1 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:08,493 So how did the meeting with Hyosuke Mihashi go? 2 00:00:08,493 --> 00:00:10,607 - It was good. - GOOD ? 3 00:00:11,002 --> 00:00:12,613 Okay, I taped it up. 4 00:00:12,613 --> 00:00:14,311 - Did he sign? - For three years. 5 00:00:14,311 --> 00:00:15,444 It's incredible! 6 00:00:15,531 --> 00:00:18,754 - We need to celebrate. - I can't, Josh. 7 00:00:19,089 --> 00:00:23,194 I want to have this presentation in New Delhi before Claxton. 8 00:00:23,194 --> 00:00:26,927 Meredith, Mihashi is the biggest client the company has ever landed. 9 00:00:27,288 --> 00:00:30,118 Before embarking on a new conquest, 10 00:00:30,118 --> 00:00:33,240 why not rest for a second and enjoy the success of this one? 11 00:00:33,241 --> 00:00:34,823 I will take advantage of it tomorrow. 12 00:00:35,127 --> 00:00:36,946 It's dawn in India. 13 00:00:37,935 --> 00:00:39,694 You know, winning isn't everything, Meredith. 14 00:00:40,081 --> 00:00:43,339 I just bought two million shares... that's better. 15 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:22,715 Madam? 16 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,113 Miss, can I help you? 17 00:01:25,453 --> 00:01:28,944 Call someone. I... 18 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,702 I can't move my... legs. I... I can't move. 19 00:02:23,300 --> 00:02:24,415 Hey, two dozen. 20 00:02:24,415 --> 00:02:25,912 And they're still warm. Great. 21 00:02:25,912 --> 00:02:27,119 What occasion is this? 22 00:02:27,119 --> 00:02:28,336 A parting gift. 23 00:02:28,336 --> 00:02:30,111 A box for each. 24 00:02:30,111 --> 00:02:31,656 I divide the team into two cases. 25 00:02:31,656 --> 00:02:34,248 Miles, Eva, you're going to Hampton, Virginia. 26 00:02:34,248 --> 00:02:36,411 - What's going on? -Raymond Air Force Base. 27 00:02:36,411 --> 00:02:38,702 Over the past three months, 6 pregnant military wives, 28 00:02:38,702 --> 00:02:40,536 all living in the same housing estate, 29 00:02:40,536 --> 00:02:43,232 had a spontaneous miscarriage during their third trimester. 30 00:02:43,232 --> 00:02:44,930 The doctors at the base hospital are overwhelmed. 31 00:02:44,930 --> 00:02:46,474 Symptoms before miscarriage? 32 00:02:46,474 --> 00:02:47,978 In each case, three days before, 33 00:02:47,978 --> 00:02:50,328 women experienced flu-like symptoms and back pain, 34 00:02:50,328 --> 00:02:52,278 which progressed into contractions and blood loss. 35 00:02:52,278 --> 00:02:53,657 Almost as if work was beginning. 36 00:02:53,657 --> 00:02:56,599 So it was 72 hours between the start of symptoms and the loss of their baby. 37 00:02:56,599 --> 00:02:58,407 I assume this is a tailor-made job for you. 38 00:02:58,407 --> 00:02:59,440 We stay in touch. 39 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:00,738 What do we have? 40 00:03:00,738 --> 00:03:02,176 A bizarre case in New York. 41 00:03:02,176 --> 00:03:05,765 A security official at Almoner Community Hospital reported a group 42 00:03:05,765 --> 00:03:08,368 of three victims suffering from spontaneous paralysis. 43 00:03:08,368 --> 00:03:09,662 Paralysis? 44 00:03:09,662 --> 00:03:12,891 The last patient, Meredith Beck, 35 years old. 45 00:03:12,891 --> 00:03:15,717 She was found in her Manhattan office, rushed to the hospital yesterday. 46 00:03:15,717 --> 00:03:18,328 - She is in intensive care with the others. - Other symptoms? 47 00:03:18,328 --> 00:03:20,448 Dry cough, severe muscle pain. 48 00:03:20,448 --> 00:03:21,831 - Any points in common? - Only one... 49 00:03:21,831 --> 00:03:23,902 they all work in the same building. 50 00:03:23,902 --> 00:03:25,961 Broad Street; north of Manhattan. 51 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,080 We injected them with every antibiotic we know. 52 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,478 - Ciprofloxacin, Ceftriaxone... - Anti-virus? 53 00:03:40,478 --> 00:03:42,136 We tried that too, but to no avail. 54 00:03:42,136 --> 00:03:44,160 We relieve pain with narcotics, 55 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,327 but so far, nothing we've tried has been able to stop it. 56 00:03:46,327 --> 00:03:47,569 What do the lab results say? 57 00:03:47,569 --> 00:03:50,019 Blood test indicates elevated muscle enzymes. 58 00:03:50,019 --> 00:03:53,145 They also all have an abnormally high number of eosinophils in their blood. 59 00:03:53,145 --> 00:03:55,283 It could be a parasitic infection like trichinosis, 60 00:03:55,283 --> 00:03:57,351 in undercooked pork, exposure to toxic oil... 61 00:03:57,351 --> 00:03:59,259 The symptoms point to an atypical Guillain-Barré syndrome. 62 00:03:59,259 --> 00:04:00,762 This could explain the increase in muscle weakness 63 00:04:00,762 --> 00:04:02,550 and there has been this kind of epidemic before. 64 00:04:02,550 --> 00:04:04,698 In any case, it's some sort of immune response at work here. 65 00:04:04,698 --> 00:04:05,791 So, steroid therapy? 66 00:04:05,791 --> 00:04:08,304 No, if it's GBS, steroids will make the patient worse. 67 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,830 The result is that I may well have three patients who will never be able to walk again. 68 00:04:11,830 --> 00:04:13,807 I hope you can help me, because I'm out of ideas. 69 00:04:13,807 --> 00:04:15,625 All right. Let's start by reviewing the patient history. 70 00:04:15,625 --> 00:04:17,848 I will study the blood for parasitic infections or toxins. 71 00:04:17,848 --> 00:04:21,460 I will examine the building they work in for possible environmental causes. 72 00:04:25,364 --> 00:04:27,889 Do you have any idea how long I'll have to spend here? 73 00:04:28,900 --> 00:04:30,578 Did I say something funny? 74 00:04:31,028 --> 00:04:35,350 No. It's just that the first thing most people want to know is the nature of their problem. 75 00:04:35,350 --> 00:04:37,505 I know the nature of my problem. My legs don't work. 76 00:04:37,505 --> 00:04:39,428 My muscles are sore 77 00:04:39,428 --> 00:04:42,007 And I also have a strategy meeting at 2 p.m. 78 00:04:42,007 --> 00:04:44,233 - You won't be able to be there. - I can give my conference from here. 79 00:04:44,233 --> 00:04:45,258 Not today. 80 00:04:45,642 --> 00:04:47,466 I have to ask you a few questions. 81 00:04:47,466 --> 00:04:48,922 Have you had treatment recently? 82 00:04:48,922 --> 00:04:50,730 No. My work is my drug of choice. 83 00:04:50,730 --> 00:04:51,727 I've heard that before. 84 00:04:51,727 --> 00:04:55,883 Any recent changes in your habits that may have contributed to your condition? 85 00:04:55,883 --> 00:04:58,903 My mortgage has quadrupled. Does it count? 86 00:04:59,223 --> 00:04:59,843 All right. 87 00:04:59,843 --> 00:05:01,507 We need to do some more analysis. 88 00:05:01,507 --> 00:05:02,889 Your condition will improve. 89 00:05:03,500 --> 00:05:06,427 Listen, Doctor Durant, you understand the issue. 90 00:05:06,427 --> 00:05:09,804 Women have to work twice as hard to be valued at half our value. 91 00:05:09,804 --> 00:05:12,918 If I could just get my PDA, my phone, my laptop... 92 00:05:12,918 --> 00:05:15,248 You need to rest, Ms. Beck. 93 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,172 As brave as I am in business, 94 00:05:24,172 --> 00:05:26,735 I roll my eyes at the sight of a single drop of blood. 95 00:05:26,735 --> 00:05:29,125 - It's a shame. - There's nothing... 96 00:05:29,125 --> 00:05:32,348 the thought of giving a PowerPoint presentation gives me hives. 97 00:05:33,458 --> 00:05:35,233 So, you know what I have? 98 00:05:35,233 --> 00:05:37,998 All we know is that you have elevated creatine phosphokinase. 99 00:05:37,998 --> 00:05:39,992 Abnormal muscle enzymes. 100 00:05:39,992 --> 00:05:43,580 One of my assistants did an internet search for this sort of thing. 101 00:05:43,580 --> 00:05:46,937 Then you're going to say you want to perform an electromyography, correct? 102 00:05:46,937 --> 00:05:49,388 An EMG. You have done your homework. 103 00:05:49,388 --> 00:05:53,615 Whatever makes me sick doesn't affect my ability to think or speak. 104 00:05:53,616 --> 00:05:55,245 I noticed. 105 00:05:56,281 --> 00:05:58,210 Help me do my job, Dr. Durant. 106 00:06:00,673 --> 00:06:02,335 I'll see what I can do. 107 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,131 Everything looked normal. 108 00:06:19,131 --> 00:06:24,462 The obstetrician said the baby was healthy, and then I started having contractions. 109 00:06:24,462 --> 00:06:28,344 I was in my 7th month, so my first thought was premature labor, 110 00:06:28,344 --> 00:06:33,144 but when I started bleeding, I knew it was more serious. 111 00:06:34,100 --> 00:06:37,170 Many mothers on base have lost their babies 112 00:06:37,170 --> 00:06:40,384 and we all had exactly the same symptoms. 113 00:06:40,384 --> 00:06:43,770 We are all part of a support group for pregnant mothers. 114 00:06:43,770 --> 00:06:46,108 How would you describe your health before your hospitalization? 115 00:06:46,108 --> 00:06:47,219 I was doing very well. 116 00:06:47,219 --> 00:06:49,945 Did you drink alcohol or smoke during your pregnancy? 117 00:06:49,945 --> 00:06:51,425 I would never have done that. 118 00:06:51,425 --> 00:06:53,965 What about soda, coffee, anything with caffeine? 119 00:06:53,965 --> 00:06:56,390 Not since the day the little stick turned blue. 120 00:06:56,390 --> 00:06:58,730 In fact she could hardly ingest anything. 121 00:06:58,730 --> 00:07:00,455 She had morning sickness throughout her pregnancy. 122 00:07:00,455 --> 00:07:02,535 I couldn't keep anything. 123 00:07:02,946 --> 00:07:08,023 Rick and I were laughing, because all I could stomach was the applesauce and ice cream. 124 00:07:09,442 --> 00:07:10,823 Excuse me for a second. 125 00:07:13,901 --> 00:07:15,216 Enter. 126 00:07:15,216 --> 00:07:17,978 These are our friends, Amy Owens and her daughter Lexi. 127 00:07:17,978 --> 00:07:19,658 Enter. Sit down. 128 00:07:20,561 --> 00:07:22,406 Amy also participates in our support group. 129 00:07:22,406 --> 00:07:27,145 When I said that the INS was going to come and talk to us, she wanted to come by. 130 00:07:27,145 --> 00:07:29,621 - I hope you don't mind. - No, no, not at all. 131 00:07:29,621 --> 00:07:30,967 What month are you in? 132 00:07:31,385 --> 00:07:33,315 7 months this week. 133 00:07:33,644 --> 00:07:38,497 Do you think what happened to Nancy and her baby could happen to me? 134 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,751 Nancy seems to have the situation under control. 135 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:49,362 Theories? 136 00:07:49,362 --> 00:07:53,655 My first idea is environmental exposure to a bacterial or parasitic pathogen, 137 00:07:53,655 --> 00:07:56,566 although I can't rule out the possibility of chemical exposure. 138 00:07:56,566 --> 00:07:58,866 This time we have too much in common. 139 00:07:58,866 --> 00:08:02,161 All the women who have had miscarriages live in the same apartment complex. 140 00:08:02,161 --> 00:08:05,567 They shop in the same stores, they swim in the same pools, drink the same water... 141 00:08:05,567 --> 00:08:08,065 You know, there have been cases where tap water in Oxford, England, 142 00:08:08,065 --> 00:08:10,503 was polluted with detergent and caused several prenatal deaths. 143 00:08:10,503 --> 00:08:15,054 The same thing happened to a group of pregnant women living in California in homes built before 1988. 144 00:08:15,051 --> 00:08:19,313 They found chlordane, a termite pesticide, in the soil. 145 00:08:19,317 --> 00:08:23,076 I will start by testing the water and soil around the houses. 146 00:08:23,445 --> 00:08:26,264 Then I will examine the public swimming pool for Escherichia coli. 147 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:33,815 Everything looks so perfect. 148 00:08:33,815 --> 00:08:36,611 And yet truly terrible things are happening here. 149 00:08:39,063 --> 00:08:40,481 So, what are you looking for? 150 00:08:40,481 --> 00:08:42,214 Whatever I can find. 151 00:08:42,214 --> 00:08:45,271 How much time did Meredith spend in this office? 152 00:08:45,613 --> 00:08:50,757 She's like Hefner in his silk pajamas... almost 24 hours a day. 153 00:08:50,757 --> 00:08:52,406 I'll be in the lobby if you need anything else. 154 00:08:52,406 --> 00:08:53,117 All right. 155 00:09:24,896 --> 00:09:26,781 - What is this ? - Silica dust. 156 00:09:26,781 --> 00:09:28,539 They're all over the building on Broad Street. 157 00:09:28,539 --> 00:09:32,066 I found it in Meredith's office as well as those of the other two victims. 158 00:09:32,066 --> 00:09:34,693 Reports mention links between silica dust and angiitis, 159 00:09:34,693 --> 00:09:36,557 as well as several degenerative muscle diseases. 160 00:09:36,557 --> 00:09:37,580 How did it get here? 161 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:41,231 The building engineer said they replaced the ceiling boards two weeks ago. 162 00:09:41,231 --> 00:09:43,260 So, in the cutting and adjustment phase, 163 00:09:43,260 --> 00:09:44,794 dust could have easily settled on their desks. 164 00:09:44,794 --> 00:09:46,739 Nat, have you found any traces of trichinosis? 165 00:09:46,739 --> 00:09:48,934 No. The serological examinations of the patients were negative. 166 00:09:48,934 --> 00:09:51,053 I still do not rule out atypical Guillain-Barré syndrome. 167 00:09:51,053 --> 00:09:52,832 All right. I'm going to start putting them on plasmapheresis. 168 00:09:52,832 --> 00:09:56,000 If it's GBS, they should show signs of improvement relatively quickly. 169 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,714 It's a good idea. For silica dust, 170 00:09:57,714 --> 00:09:59,720 I don't think it's enough to cause paralysis. 171 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,998 - Why not ? - There are only traces... 172 00:10:01,998 --> 00:10:03,263 What if they were immunosuppressive? 173 00:10:03,263 --> 00:10:06,502 They would have had to inhale the dust for months to get sick. 174 00:10:06,893 --> 00:10:10,163 If the building is contaminated, that's not the catalyst. 175 00:10:10,163 --> 00:10:13,641 If the answer is in this building, I will find it. 176 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,884 I had to pull a few strings, but here it is. 177 00:10:22,894 --> 00:10:24,325 THANKS. 178 00:10:24,325 --> 00:10:28,490 If you are tired of latex gloves and tongue depressors, I will hire you. 179 00:10:28,490 --> 00:10:32,596 No business sense. Blood samples... those are my friends. 180 00:10:32,900 --> 00:10:34,255 How are your muscle pains? 181 00:10:34,255 --> 00:10:37,372 Better... now that I can type. 182 00:10:37,777 --> 00:10:41,483 I brought you the phone thinking you might want to call your family. 183 00:10:41,483 --> 00:10:44,825 I am an only child. My parents are no longer with us. 184 00:10:44,825 --> 00:10:46,435 I'm sorry. 185 00:10:46,435 --> 00:10:49,126 I was thinking of a husband, or children. 186 00:10:49,126 --> 00:10:51,647 Oh my god, I forgot about having kids. 187 00:10:53,507 --> 00:10:55,161 And you, Natalie? 188 00:10:55,161 --> 00:10:58,302 Divorcee. Don't have a friend to call? 189 00:10:58,302 --> 00:11:02,894 My text messages are only for my clients, Natalie, but thanks for thinking about it. 190 00:11:04,866 --> 00:11:06,581 Okay, I'm going to start you on a new kind of treatment. 191 00:11:06,581 --> 00:11:09,154 - It's called plasmapheresis. - Is it painful? 192 00:11:09,154 --> 00:11:10,830 No more than a sting. 193 00:11:10,830 --> 00:11:14,161 Nat, we have another one. Rebecca English, 27 years old. 194 00:11:14,161 --> 00:11:15,195 This way! Let's go! 195 00:11:15,195 --> 00:11:18,797 I hadn't heard from my daughter in days, so I went to see, 196 00:11:18,797 --> 00:11:21,576 and I found Becky on the kitchen floor. 197 00:11:21,906 --> 00:11:24,652 She has been unconscious for three days. 198 00:11:24,652 --> 00:11:27,418 She feels her arms and legs, but she can't move them. 199 00:11:27,418 --> 00:11:31,234 I need a urine myoglobulin, sedimentation rate, electrolyte and liver sample, 200 00:11:31,234 --> 00:11:34,450 My arms and legs feel like they're burning. 201 00:11:34,450 --> 00:11:37,537 Rebecca, I'm Dr. Durant. I'm going to give you some morphine to relieve the pain, okay? 202 00:11:37,537 --> 00:11:39,349 Rebecca, we need to ask you a few questions. 203 00:11:39,349 --> 00:11:41,394 - First of all, where do you work? -National... 204 00:11:41,394 --> 00:11:44,181 She works at National One Bank on Adams. For what ? 205 00:11:44,181 --> 00:11:46,914 The Adams building is across the street from the building where Meredith and the others work. 206 00:11:46,914 --> 00:11:48,154 Is it important? 207 00:11:48,154 --> 00:11:50,982 Rebecca, have you ever been to the Broad Street building? Rebecca? 208 00:11:50,982 --> 00:11:52,917 - She is getting weaker. - Stay with us! 209 00:11:52,917 --> 00:11:54,791 That's enough of the questions... Can't you see that she's not doing well?! 210 00:11:54,791 --> 00:11:58,668 Mr. England, there are three other victims who also work on Broad Street who are exhibiting the same symptoms as your daughter. 211 00:11:58,668 --> 00:12:00,232 I'm just trying to figure out what that "something" is. 212 00:12:00,232 --> 00:12:04,222 What do you say? Are you telling me this is some kind of epidemic? 213 00:12:04,300 --> 00:12:06,568 - She is unconscious. - We need to stabilize her. 214 00:12:07,086 --> 00:12:11,269 Okay, Mr. England, let the doctors do their job. I'll explain everything to you outside. 215 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:40,547 SO ? 216 00:12:41,100 --> 00:12:43,866 No trace of Escherichia coli in the swimming pool, 217 00:12:43,866 --> 00:12:46,159 no chlordane in the soil or in the air. 218 00:12:46,159 --> 00:12:48,917 I'm going to analyze the tap water. Where are you? 219 00:12:48,917 --> 00:12:51,363 Nothing emerges from their medical history, 220 00:12:51,363 --> 00:12:55,667 and autopsies of the fetuses are negative for any bacterial infection. 221 00:12:56,118 --> 00:12:57,299 And the husbands? 222 00:12:57,299 --> 00:13:00,429 They are all in the same company, but they serve in different units. 223 00:13:00,836 --> 00:13:02,133 It's really weird. 224 00:13:02,133 --> 00:13:04,407 These women... it's as if they had come together, and during a meeting, 225 00:13:04,407 --> 00:13:06,235 had decided to have a baby at the same time. 226 00:13:06,235 --> 00:13:08,023 It's war. 227 00:13:08,564 --> 00:13:11,746 The soldiers go to fight and want to leave a memory. 228 00:13:11,746 --> 00:13:14,918 - Hey, Dr. McCabe, phone for you. - In my opinion ? 229 00:13:16,500 --> 00:13:18,284 This is Doctor McCabe. 230 00:13:21,033 --> 00:13:22,654 Okay, I'm coming. 231 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:27,501 Dr. McCabe, tell me what's wrong with my baby, please. 232 00:13:27,501 --> 00:13:29,460 Stay calm, Amy. Tell me exactly what happened. 233 00:13:29,460 --> 00:13:31,905 I started having contractions. I called Nancy. 234 00:13:31,905 --> 00:13:34,524 She picked me up with Lexi and took us straight to the hospital. 235 00:13:34,524 --> 00:13:35,701 Did the contractions feel like the start of labor? 236 00:13:35,701 --> 00:13:38,100 No. I remember how I felt with Lexi. 237 00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:41,867 It's very different. I'm bleeding, too. 238 00:13:42,850 --> 00:13:44,889 Miles, we have less than 48 hours. 239 00:13:44,889 --> 00:13:47,605 Will my mom be okay? 240 00:13:48,266 --> 00:13:51,683 Lexi, we're going to do everything we can to treat your mom. 241 00:13:53,086 --> 00:13:55,225 Obviously we're going to have to keep you for a while. 242 00:13:55,225 --> 00:13:56,914 Is there anyone who can take care of Lexi? 243 00:13:56,914 --> 00:14:00,086 Me. And about a dozen other moms in our support group. 244 00:14:00,086 --> 00:14:02,069 Okay, good. We'll have to do some testing. 245 00:14:02,069 --> 00:14:04,009 We need to find out exactly what's going on. 246 00:14:04,009 --> 00:14:08,870 Do whatever you need to do, Dr. McCabe. Please save my baby. 247 00:14:13,750 --> 00:14:16,822 It's possible I found something in the leases for the Broad Street building. 248 00:14:16,822 --> 00:14:21,234 Meredith and the victims' companies were all relocated in October 2001. 249 00:14:21,234 --> 00:14:23,470 Rebecca England's company is part of the lot. 250 00:14:23,470 --> 00:14:26,232 All the Companies in the building were previously in... 251 00:14:26,232 --> 00:14:28,046 The World Trade Center. 252 00:14:28,857 --> 00:14:31,219 The companies were relocated after September 11. 253 00:14:31,790 --> 00:14:35,079 So all of our victims are survivors of the 9/11 attack. 254 00:14:43,020 --> 00:14:46,195 All patients lived or worked near ground zero. 255 00:14:47,881 --> 00:14:50,438 They said they remembered inhaling toxic air. 256 00:14:50,438 --> 00:14:52,789 Hundreds of chemicals aerosolized that day. 257 00:14:52,789 --> 00:14:55,796 New York was literally a poisonous cloud for months. 258 00:14:55,796 --> 00:14:59,827 Yeah. Whatever poison they inhaled could kill them now. 259 00:14:59,827 --> 00:15:02,223 Benzene, mercury, asbestos... 260 00:15:02,223 --> 00:15:07,668 you said, it was in the atmosphere for weeks, even months after the attack. 261 00:15:07,668 --> 00:15:10,676 Yes, but if there were thousands of them inhaling these vapors, 262 00:15:11,086 --> 00:15:14,084 why only these 4 patients? 263 00:15:14,084 --> 00:15:15,612 Who says they are the only ones? 264 00:15:15,612 --> 00:15:18,153 There might be people out there who haven't developed anything yet. 265 00:15:18,153 --> 00:15:19,316 You're right, Nat. 266 00:15:19,316 --> 00:15:23,397 Any of these chemicals could cause delayed illness: 267 00:15:23,397 --> 00:15:26,751 autoimmune disorders, neurological weakening, cancer... 268 00:15:26,751 --> 00:15:30,767 Frank, check out the records from the Department of Health and other hospitals. 269 00:15:30,767 --> 00:15:33,329 See if you can find other victims who would present 270 00:15:33,329 --> 00:15:35,368 the same symptoms as our patients. 271 00:15:35,368 --> 00:15:36,782 I'm going there. 272 00:15:38,025 --> 00:15:41,348 When they learn that their illness could be linked to this, 273 00:15:41,909 --> 00:15:44,476 it will be as if the terror were starting again. 274 00:15:48,697 --> 00:15:52,371 The proposal for New Delhi must be completed this evening, is that understood? 275 00:15:55,516 --> 00:15:57,473 Let me save you some time, Natalie. 276 00:15:57,473 --> 00:15:59,609 My heart rate is through the roof, my blood circulates poorly, 277 00:15:59,609 --> 00:16:01,975 and my breathing is labored. 278 00:16:01,975 --> 00:16:06,058 If you're tired of graphs and expense reports, I might have some work for you. 279 00:16:08,093 --> 00:16:09,757 So how are you? 280 00:16:10,438 --> 00:16:12,404 I still can't feel my legs. 281 00:16:12,404 --> 00:16:15,332 And it's getting harder and harder to use this phone. 282 00:16:15,332 --> 00:16:18,301 No, Meredith, what I mean is... 283 00:16:18,900 --> 00:16:20,670 how are you? 284 00:16:21,101 --> 00:16:23,308 I'm fine, why? 285 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,209 Your office was in the World Trade Center, right? 286 00:16:31,289 --> 00:16:37,638 It is possible that the toxins you inhaled that day caused this illness. 287 00:16:39,944 --> 00:16:42,972 - How are you ? - Of course. 288 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:48,825 Meredith, your preliminary blood test results have come back. 289 00:16:48,825 --> 00:16:52,019 Is there a reason you didn't tell me you were taking antidepressants? 290 00:16:52,019 --> 00:16:53,904 I forgot, I guess. 291 00:16:55,137 --> 00:16:56,643 What can it do? 292 00:16:56,643 --> 00:16:57,892 Half the country takes it. 293 00:16:57,892 --> 00:17:00,614 Half the country didn't work in an office 294 00:17:00,614 --> 00:17:03,653 on the 71st floor of the World Trade Center that day. 295 00:17:03,653 --> 00:17:06,062 People have to deal with this kind of trauma. 296 00:17:06,062 --> 00:17:07,320 - I do. - Really ? 297 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,454 Have you spoken to anyone? A therapist? 298 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:14,022 Like I told you, Dr. Durant, I'm fine. 299 00:17:23,300 --> 00:17:25,039 An answer from plasmapheresis? 300 00:17:25,039 --> 00:17:26,228 It doesn't seem to work. 301 00:17:26,228 --> 00:17:27,972 It may not be Guillain-Barré syndrome. 302 00:17:27,972 --> 00:17:29,480 There is something else. 303 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,741 She lied to us about taking antidepressants. 304 00:17:31,741 --> 00:17:33,130 - She lied?! - That's my opinion. 305 00:17:33,130 --> 00:17:35,802 She also carefully evades her experience of September 11. 306 00:17:35,802 --> 00:17:36,924 Post-traumatic stress? 307 00:17:36,924 --> 00:17:39,205 Maybe ; or it could also be something more personal. 308 00:17:39,205 --> 00:17:41,560 Natalie, our priorities are her physical symptoms. 309 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:42,653 This is how we will save her. 310 00:17:42,653 --> 00:17:45,124 When I mentioned 9/11, she went silent. 311 00:17:45,124 --> 00:17:47,708 It still has no impact on how to save her. 312 00:17:48,074 --> 00:17:50,181 Ultimately, this might be the only way we have. 313 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,727 She is resting. 314 00:17:52,727 --> 00:17:54,196 The bleeding has stopped, at least for now. 315 00:17:54,196 --> 00:17:56,743 Were you able to identify environmental triggers? 316 00:17:56,743 --> 00:18:00,525 No, everything is clean... the pool, the floor, even the tap water. 317 00:18:00,525 --> 00:18:02,630 What about the husbands of women who have had miscarriages? 318 00:18:02,630 --> 00:18:03,868 Are they all part of the same company? 319 00:18:03,868 --> 00:18:05,336 Yes, but they are all in different units. 320 00:18:05,336 --> 00:18:07,714 Some are still in Iraq, others are on call at the base. 321 00:18:07,714 --> 00:18:09,740 Okay, find out everything you can about their respective tasks. 322 00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:11,736 Your answers may lie with them. 323 00:18:15,281 --> 00:18:18,168 All the husbands work in the RandD of weapons. 324 00:18:18,168 --> 00:18:19,888 Which means they can't talk about what they do? 325 00:18:19,888 --> 00:18:21,680 Exactly. But as far as I know, 326 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,766 this kind of work could have exposed them to all kinds of chemical agents, 327 00:18:24,766 --> 00:18:26,619 not to mention biological immunization. 328 00:18:26,619 --> 00:18:29,821 All of this could potentially cause genetic abnormalities. 329 00:18:30,246 --> 00:18:33,143 We'll have to analyze their sperm to see if they've been affected. 330 00:18:35,383 --> 00:18:37,432 I thought doctors didn't make house calls anymore. 331 00:18:37,432 --> 00:18:38,945 It depends on the patients. 332 00:18:38,945 --> 00:18:42,468 Yeah, I can't say I envy you being Meredith Beck's doctor. 333 00:18:42,468 --> 00:18:45,684 I'm sure she's already made her own diagnosis. 334 00:18:46,135 --> 00:18:48,905 I was hoping you could help me with this. 335 00:18:49,295 --> 00:18:51,235 Since I've been treating Meredith, 336 00:18:51,235 --> 00:18:53,806 no one, absolutely no one, came to visit him. 337 00:18:53,806 --> 00:18:58,155 Contact with friends or people she knows would cheer her up. 338 00:18:58,155 --> 00:19:00,782 I don't want to appear insensitive, Dr. Durant, 339 00:19:01,122 --> 00:19:04,544 but I work with Meredith and I don't even know her. 340 00:19:04,544 --> 00:19:06,971 I don't think that's the case for anyone anymore. 341 00:19:07,532 --> 00:19:08,960 "From now on" ? 342 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:13,962 Look, I wasn't in the Tower on 9/11, but I knew Meredith before. 343 00:19:13,962 --> 00:19:16,698 She had friends, flirtations, a life. 344 00:19:17,247 --> 00:19:20,214 It was from that day that she became what she is now. 345 00:19:21,110 --> 00:19:22,333 THANKS. 346 00:19:22,333 --> 00:19:25,271 If you think of anyone, please let me know. 347 00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:29,196 I remember Meredith talking about a certain Annie, 348 00:19:29,850 --> 00:19:32,626 but it was several years ago. 349 00:19:32,626 --> 00:19:35,554 Do you have a number? Any way I can contact her? 350 00:19:35,554 --> 00:19:38,221 I'm afraid I don't even know his last name. 351 00:19:38,551 --> 00:19:40,276 THANKS. 352 00:19:44,900 --> 00:19:46,529 What are you doing? 353 00:19:46,529 --> 00:19:49,066 I listen to your baby's heartbeat. 354 00:19:49,066 --> 00:19:51,143 I just got the test results. 355 00:19:51,143 --> 00:19:53,603 The husbands' semen samples came back negative. 356 00:19:53,603 --> 00:19:55,140 No anomaly. 357 00:19:55,140 --> 00:19:57,149 I would have liked to talk to my husband. 358 00:19:57,149 --> 00:19:58,183 Have you tried to contact him? 359 00:19:58,183 --> 00:20:02,362 Yes. His unit is in Iraq. 360 00:20:02,362 --> 00:20:05,468 I won't be able to reach him until they come back. 361 00:20:07,822 --> 00:20:11,814 - Is this my baby? - No, it's your heart. 362 00:20:11,814 --> 00:20:13,493 Your baby's beats will be a little faster. 363 00:20:13,493 --> 00:20:15,642 I just have to find the right place. 364 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,466 - Is that it? - It's faster. 365 00:20:23,024 --> 00:20:24,978 Not as fast as they should be. 366 00:20:24,978 --> 00:20:27,244 Is something wrong with my baby? 367 00:20:40,300 --> 00:20:42,400 Do you want me to answer for you? 368 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,427 Leave the answering machine. 369 00:20:47,300 --> 00:20:49,389 I wanted to tell you that I was sorry about earlier. 370 00:20:49,389 --> 00:20:53,009 It's forgotten, ok? Life is too short, isn't it? 371 00:20:53,579 --> 00:20:56,777 Especially when you want to cross it without help. 372 00:20:56,777 --> 00:20:59,292 Is there anyone I can call for you? 373 00:20:59,292 --> 00:21:01,417 - Annie, maybe? - Annie? 374 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,094 She's your friend, right? 375 00:21:04,505 --> 00:21:06,394 Where did you get this name? 376 00:21:06,865 --> 00:21:08,444 Your colleague, Josh, told me. 377 00:21:08,444 --> 00:21:11,160 Did you go looking into my private life? 378 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,012 - Meredith, I just want to help you. - Who do you think you are?! 379 00:21:14,012 --> 00:21:16,537 Get away from me! I said: outside! 380 00:21:16,922 --> 00:21:20,182 I don't want Dr. Durant back here again. 381 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,023 Nurse, tube, immediately! 382 00:21:31,109 --> 00:21:33,424 - What's going on? - His oxygen saturation drops. 383 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,909 Chest massage. 384 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,615 Stay with us. Go! Go! Go. 385 00:22:01,796 --> 00:22:03,547 Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead. 386 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,654 Natalie, we lost her. 387 00:22:15,300 --> 00:22:16,670 Becky... 388 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,733 Oh, my god... 389 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,002 We're still trying to find the source of what's making you sick. 390 00:22:36,866 --> 00:22:40,174 Look, I know it must have upset you to have witnessed what happened to that woman last night, 391 00:22:40,174 --> 00:22:42,801 but we are not far from finding the answer. 392 00:22:47,769 --> 00:22:53,023 I'll be watching you myself, so if you have any questions, ask me, okay? 393 00:23:04,802 --> 00:23:06,495 She doesn't speak. What happened? 394 00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:09,718 I'm sure seeing Rebecca's death brought back terrible memories. 395 00:23:09,718 --> 00:23:11,342 I mean between the two of you. 396 00:23:11,342 --> 00:23:13,303 I told you not to dwell on September 9th. 397 00:23:13,303 --> 00:23:14,963 Stephen, I just asked if she wanted me to call a friend... 398 00:23:14,963 --> 00:23:16,992 her friend Annie... and it made her hysterical. 399 00:23:16,992 --> 00:23:20,846 I've clearly hit something that's causing Meredith serious distress. 400 00:23:20,846 --> 00:23:22,081 Natalie, forget it. 401 00:23:22,081 --> 00:23:25,430 If she doesn't confront the source of her distress, Stephen, 402 00:23:25,430 --> 00:23:27,725 she will have no way out of this spiral. 403 00:23:27,725 --> 00:23:30,604 This is the domain of a psychologist. 404 00:23:31,347 --> 00:23:33,326 - How long has it been since you slept? - That's not the problem. 405 00:23:33,326 --> 00:23:34,264 48 hours? 406 00:23:34,264 --> 00:23:36,289 Look at you... You can stand on your legs more. 407 00:23:36,289 --> 00:23:38,056 Go and rest. I'll take care of you. 408 00:23:38,056 --> 00:23:40,933 I don't want to see you here for 5 hours. 409 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:49,797 It doesn't make any sense. 410 00:23:49,797 --> 00:23:53,098 6 pregnant military wives, living in the same complex, miscarry, 411 00:23:53,098 --> 00:23:55,856 but one of the pregnant women who is sick, Amy, lives off base. 412 00:23:55,856 --> 00:23:57,750 - It doesn't stick. - Amy lives off base... 413 00:23:57,750 --> 00:24:00,773 This does not mean that there is no connection with the environment of others. 414 00:24:00,773 --> 00:24:02,808 Focus on the facts. Simplify them. 415 00:24:02,808 --> 00:24:03,551 All right. 416 00:24:04,311 --> 00:24:08,107 Okay, from what we know, Amy got sick after leaving the Hains, 417 00:24:08,107 --> 00:24:10,925 which means she may have been exposed to something in the neighborhood. 418 00:24:10,925 --> 00:24:15,388 Okay, so what did she do between the time she arrived at the Hains and the time she left? 419 00:24:15,738 --> 00:24:17,842 - She drank water. - From the tap. 420 00:24:17,842 --> 00:24:20,240 But no contaminants were found in the water. 421 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,927 Have you come into contact with strange animals or food; 422 00:24:22,927 --> 00:24:24,561 unpasteurized dairy products? 423 00:24:24,561 --> 00:24:28,296 But Nancy said milk was part of her diet. 424 00:24:28,296 --> 00:24:30,472 Maybe Amy drank milk and forgot to tell you. 425 00:24:30,472 --> 00:24:31,304 I really doubt it. 426 00:24:31,304 --> 00:24:34,429 Amy maintained that all she drank at the Hains was water. 427 00:24:34,429 --> 00:24:37,066 What time did she say she left the Hains that day? 428 00:24:37,066 --> 00:24:39,050 Around 11 a.m. 429 00:24:39,050 --> 00:24:40,614 It's a quarter past eleven now. 430 00:24:40,614 --> 00:24:43,350 Look around you. What do you see? 431 00:24:43,900 --> 00:24:46,723 Nothing unusual. Someone is mowing their lawn. 432 00:24:47,234 --> 00:24:49,098 A guy walks his dog. 433 00:24:51,949 --> 00:24:53,218 An ice cream truck. 434 00:24:53,218 --> 00:24:55,794 And listeria can be found in dairy products. 435 00:24:55,794 --> 00:24:58,125 I bet that's it. Listeria is very resistant. 436 00:24:58,125 --> 00:25:00,005 It can survive temperatures below zero 437 00:25:00,005 --> 00:25:02,312 and may have crossed the fetal placenta. 438 00:25:02,312 --> 00:25:04,016 Frozen milk. 439 00:25:04,567 --> 00:25:05,785 It's the damn ice cream. 440 00:25:05,785 --> 00:25:07,780 Okay, thanks Connor. We have to go. 441 00:25:11,251 --> 00:25:12,262 What do you have? 442 00:25:12,262 --> 00:25:15,489 Most diseases linked to the World Trade Center that I have been able to detect 443 00:25:15,489 --> 00:25:18,117 concern chronic respiratory problems, no muscle pain. 444 00:25:18,117 --> 00:25:21,215 Most of the time those who respond are the reconstruction workers, the volunteers. 445 00:25:21,215 --> 00:25:23,242 But like I told you, there are really hundreds of cases. 446 00:25:23,242 --> 00:25:24,330 People come here for anything: 447 00:25:24,330 --> 00:25:27,770 acute asthma, musculoskeletal problems, chronic migraines. 448 00:25:27,770 --> 00:25:30,724 I found two undiagnosed cases that had symptoms of severe muscle pain, 449 00:25:30,724 --> 00:25:32,960 breathing problems and paralysis. 450 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,971 One is dead... the other is a firefighter. 451 00:25:34,971 --> 00:25:37,709 - He's waiting for us downstairs. - Let's go see him. 452 00:25:38,576 --> 00:25:41,329 - When did you get sick? - A few months later. 453 00:25:41,329 --> 00:25:42,787 And your first symptoms? 454 00:25:42,787 --> 00:25:46,388 When it started, I just had pain everywhere, like arthritis. 455 00:25:46,388 --> 00:25:49,436 Then I started coughing a lot and... 456 00:25:49,436 --> 00:25:51,917 one day my leg stopped working. 457 00:25:52,257 --> 00:25:54,013 What did your doctor say? 458 00:25:54,657 --> 00:25:57,363 If he had answers, I wouldn't be here. 459 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,309 Can you get me out of this thing? 460 00:26:03,794 --> 00:26:05,494 I'm not sure. 461 00:26:05,494 --> 00:26:07,312 But the good news is that thanks to you, 462 00:26:07,312 --> 00:26:10,201 we will be able to make progress in discovering what exactly causes this. 463 00:26:10,201 --> 00:26:12,212 And, hopefully, find treatment for you and others. 464 00:26:12,212 --> 00:26:13,124 How many others? 465 00:26:13,124 --> 00:26:16,670 Including you... 5 in total... all with a connection to September 9th. 466 00:26:16,670 --> 00:26:17,577 What do you mean ? 467 00:26:17,577 --> 00:26:20,690 All those afflicted by it were at ground zero that day. 468 00:26:21,081 --> 00:26:22,928 Not me. 469 00:26:24,199 --> 00:26:25,437 Wait a minute. What did you say? 470 00:26:25,437 --> 00:26:27,944 Weren't you at the Trade Center on September 11? 471 00:26:27,944 --> 00:26:29,799 No, I was downtown. 472 00:26:29,799 --> 00:26:33,882 My fire station, Ladder 62, was responding to a fire in a warehouse. 473 00:26:33,882 --> 00:26:35,536 You see, we lacked manpower, 474 00:26:35,536 --> 00:26:38,444 and we had to take care of all non-WTC emergencies. 475 00:26:38,444 --> 00:26:41,302 I'm one of the only ones who didn't come down... 476 00:26:41,302 --> 00:26:43,031 even after the fact. 477 00:26:43,714 --> 00:26:45,348 I lost a lot of friends. 478 00:26:45,849 --> 00:26:47,272 I'm sorry. 479 00:26:47,804 --> 00:26:50,306 - Thank you, Mr. Metcalf. - It was nothing. 480 00:26:56,534 --> 00:26:58,912 A New York firefighter with the same symptoms. 481 00:26:58,912 --> 00:27:01,425 The presumption that he was a victim of 9/11 was completely wrong. 482 00:27:01,425 --> 00:27:03,581 If it wasn't at ground zero, we would find ourselves back at square one. 483 00:27:03,581 --> 00:27:05,594 Maybe it was unprofessional. 484 00:27:05,944 --> 00:27:07,117 Maybe it was personal. 485 00:27:07,117 --> 00:27:08,661 I'm going to investigate their lives again. 486 00:27:08,661 --> 00:27:10,991 There has to be an answer somewhere. 487 00:27:18,655 --> 00:27:19,858 THANKS. 488 00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:43,542 "June 29, 2003. 489 00:27:43,542 --> 00:27:45,976 Dear Annie, I am sitting on the roof today..." 490 00:27:45,976 --> 00:27:47,954 "January 10, 2004. 491 00:27:48,355 --> 00:27:51,335 Dear Annie, I walked by and saw Katlin playing..." 492 00:27:51,335 --> 00:27:53,025 "October 2003" 493 00:27:53,335 --> 00:27:56,404 "May 2004. Dear Annie..." 494 00:27:56,906 --> 00:28:00,607 "October 2002. Dear Annie..." 495 00:28:12,601 --> 00:28:13,984 Look, I think I found something. 496 00:28:13,984 --> 00:28:16,962 Each patient took the same brand of herbal sleeping pills. 497 00:28:16,962 --> 00:28:19,449 They bought them all at the drug store on Broad Street. 498 00:28:19,449 --> 00:28:21,921 This is a new product...it has only been on the market for 3 months. 499 00:28:21,921 --> 00:28:23,515 It doesn't say what's in these pills. 500 00:28:23,515 --> 00:28:26,074 Most of the time, manufacturers don't even list the ingredients. 501 00:28:26,074 --> 00:28:27,552 I'm going to do a mass spectrograph. 502 00:28:27,552 --> 00:28:28,861 That'll tell us what's inside. 503 00:28:28,861 --> 00:28:29,446 GOOD. 504 00:28:29,446 --> 00:28:31,790 If you find a contaminant, we will know how to treat it. 505 00:28:33,843 --> 00:28:35,803 I did special culture. 506 00:28:35,803 --> 00:28:39,233 The truck's ice was contaminated with a bacteria called listeria. 507 00:28:39,233 --> 00:28:40,746 I found it in your blood too. 508 00:28:40,746 --> 00:28:43,574 All the other women remember eating ice cream from the same truck. 509 00:28:43,574 --> 00:28:46,080 I just licked Lexi's cone a little. 510 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,258 Sometimes that's enough. 511 00:28:47,258 --> 00:28:48,617 Listeria is a unique bacteria. 512 00:28:48,617 --> 00:28:51,550 We don't know why for sure, but it particularly affects fetuses and pregnant women, 513 00:28:51,550 --> 00:28:53,585 - that's why no one else got sick. - Can it be cured? 514 00:28:53,585 --> 00:28:55,704 I'm going to give you an antibiotic called Gentamicin. 515 00:28:55,704 --> 00:28:57,168 This should cure your infection. 516 00:28:57,168 --> 00:29:00,643 - And for my baby? - We have... 517 00:29:02,397 --> 00:29:04,190 The baby's heart rate drops. 518 00:29:04,625 --> 00:29:07,103 - What does that mean? - The baby is in distress. 519 00:29:07,103 --> 00:29:08,488 I'm afraid he's becoming septic. 520 00:29:08,488 --> 00:29:10,112 There is something you can do. 521 00:29:10,112 --> 00:29:12,889 Yes. I can treat the baby with intravenous ampicillin and rifampin. 522 00:29:12,889 --> 00:29:13,745 So do it! 523 00:29:13,745 --> 00:29:15,911 Amy, the only way we have to control the precise dosage 524 00:29:15,911 --> 00:29:18,498 and monitor its effects is to have full access to the baby. 525 00:29:18,498 --> 00:29:20,589 - What does that mean? - We're going to have to call your obstetrician. 526 00:29:20,589 --> 00:29:22,174 - Nurse. - Why? 527 00:29:22,174 --> 00:29:25,025 We need to perform an emergency cesarean section immediately. 528 00:29:31,363 --> 00:29:32,575 Good morning. I can help you ? 529 00:29:32,575 --> 00:29:36,031 Good morning. I'm looking for Annie Ronson. 530 00:29:37,405 --> 00:29:40,554 My... my mother is dead. 531 00:29:41,115 --> 00:29:44,243 She died in the World Trade Center... 532 00:29:44,814 --> 00:29:46,989 on September 11. 533 00:29:57,700 --> 00:30:00,833 The last thing I want to do is invade your privacy, Mrs. Ronson. 534 00:30:00,833 --> 00:30:04,286 My daughter's memories are never an intrusion, doctor. 535 00:30:04,286 --> 00:30:07,329 The more I talk about Annie, the more she stays alive... 536 00:30:07,329 --> 00:30:10,086 for me and for his granddaughter. 537 00:30:11,761 --> 00:30:14,528 This Meredith you're telling me about... 538 00:30:14,528 --> 00:30:16,974 -Beck. - I'm afraid I don't know her. 539 00:30:16,974 --> 00:30:20,105 I don't even think Annie ever mentioned her. 540 00:30:20,435 --> 00:30:21,858 She's a patient I'm treating. 541 00:30:21,858 --> 00:30:24,842 I said she was Annie's friend. 542 00:30:24,842 --> 00:30:27,069 Your daughter never worked at Latham and Dunn? 543 00:30:27,069 --> 00:30:32,111 Annie was an apprentice to a jewelry designer on the 71st floor of Tower One. 544 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,687 She made these earrings. 545 00:30:35,409 --> 00:30:38,196 She gave them to me that morning. 546 00:30:38,196 --> 00:30:40,953 Unexpectedly, right before going to work. 547 00:30:40,953 --> 00:30:43,983 For me, it was like any other morning. 548 00:30:43,983 --> 00:30:47,290 But Annie has always believed in destiny. 549 00:30:47,290 --> 00:30:51,259 I'm sure she knew something was going to happen that day. 550 00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:57,494 I was lucky to have been able to speak to him one last time. 551 00:30:57,494 --> 00:30:59,817 Were you talking to him during the attack? 552 00:31:00,998 --> 00:31:03,124 She knew it was bad. 553 00:31:03,755 --> 00:31:07,040 She was so shaken by the first shock, 554 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,419 that she twisted her ankle when she fell. 555 00:31:11,081 --> 00:31:12,699 She fell so hard 556 00:31:12,699 --> 00:31:16,732 that she could no longer walk with this ankle. 557 00:31:17,322 --> 00:31:19,022 She didn't speak for long. 558 00:31:19,022 --> 00:31:23,102 She just wanted to tell me she was okay. 559 00:31:23,864 --> 00:31:28,155 She said she had been promised help. 560 00:31:28,155 --> 00:31:32,923 Exactly like destiny, Annie believed a lot in promises. 561 00:31:35,908 --> 00:31:38,500 I know that having come here to ask you all these questions 562 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:41,638 about this stranger and your daughter must seem very strange to you. 563 00:31:42,379 --> 00:31:44,794 Just know that you helped me understand something 564 00:31:44,794 --> 00:31:47,687 which will help Meredith Beck a lot. 565 00:31:47,687 --> 00:31:49,721 I'm happy about it. 566 00:31:49,721 --> 00:31:53,099 Thank you for sharing your daughter Annie. 567 00:31:59,744 --> 00:32:03,448 Do you think this Meredith girl might have something to do with Katlin's money? 568 00:32:03,448 --> 00:32:04,689 Money ? 569 00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:16,169 A few months after 9/11, $2,000 a month started arriving in the mail for Katlin. 570 00:32:16,169 --> 00:32:19,463 I never found out who sent them or why. 571 00:32:34,118 --> 00:32:35,190 What did you find? 572 00:32:35,190 --> 00:32:38,076 First of all, the pills contained L-tryptophan. 573 00:32:38,076 --> 00:32:39,399 L-tryptophan. 574 00:32:39,399 --> 00:32:41,770 The FDA removed it from the market in 1990. 575 00:32:41,770 --> 00:32:43,614 Exactly; that's why it wasn't mentioned 576 00:32:43,614 --> 00:32:45,930 in the ingredients of the pills the victims took to sleep. 577 00:32:45,930 --> 00:32:49,578 This L-tryptophan was contaminated with a binding agent called "Peak E." 578 00:32:49,578 --> 00:32:50,746 - Where did he come from? - I don't know. 579 00:32:50,746 --> 00:32:52,605 I called our researchers at the INS. 580 00:32:52,605 --> 00:32:56,735 There is no way to tell if this is an error or a shipment of defective products. 581 00:32:56,735 --> 00:32:59,693 - Well, who is the manufacturer? - A Company called Kama Fuku. 582 00:32:59,693 --> 00:33:00,725 Oh, please. 583 00:33:00,725 --> 00:33:02,238 Don't tell me they're from Hong Kong. 584 00:33:02,238 --> 00:33:03,800 No, try Canada. 585 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,486 Kama Fuku has a wholesaler here in New York. 586 00:33:06,486 --> 00:33:07,680 Good job, Frank. 587 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,042 Hey, listen, warns the state attorney general's office. 588 00:33:10,042 --> 00:33:13,062 Since it is illegal to smuggle L-tryptophan into the USA, 589 00:33:13,062 --> 00:33:14,741 they can shut down the wholesaler immediately. 590 00:33:14,741 --> 00:33:15,903 Okay, I'll call them right away. 591 00:33:15,903 --> 00:33:17,594 And for the patients? 592 00:33:17,964 --> 00:33:21,413 Contaminated L-tryptophan can cause Myalgic Eosinophilia Syndrome... 593 00:33:21,413 --> 00:33:25,364 muscular abnormalities associated with this form of spontaneous paralysis. 594 00:33:25,364 --> 00:33:28,711 Corticosteroid therapy can be extremely effective in treatment. 595 00:33:28,711 --> 00:33:30,373 And the sooner the better. 596 00:33:30,373 --> 00:33:32,981 I would like to provide treatment to Meredith. 597 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:36,232 I'm afraid. 598 00:33:36,232 --> 00:33:38,175 I will stay there all the time, 599 00:33:38,175 --> 00:33:39,893 I have already spoken to your obstetrician, 600 00:33:39,893 --> 00:33:41,297 she knows exactly what we are dealing with. 601 00:33:41,297 --> 00:33:43,101 I wish Tim was here. 602 00:33:43,101 --> 00:33:46,335 His unit is not expected to return from Iraq for another 11 months... 603 00:33:46,335 --> 00:33:48,770 Dr. McCabe called a specialist, a neonatologist. 604 00:33:48,770 --> 00:33:52,069 He will be there to begin treatment as soon as the baby is born. 605 00:33:52,069 --> 00:33:54,099 I'll wait. 606 00:34:03,575 --> 00:34:06,362 We found what caused your illness. 607 00:34:06,362 --> 00:34:08,668 It should start to work. 608 00:34:08,668 --> 00:34:11,514 I told Dr. Connor I didn't want you here. 609 00:34:12,476 --> 00:34:20,834 Meredith, I know it's hard to admit that strangers can sometimes affect our lives. 610 00:34:28,170 --> 00:34:30,505 I spoke to Annie's mother today. 611 00:34:31,330 --> 00:34:33,954 I spoke to his daughter, Katlin, too. 612 00:34:43,305 --> 00:34:46,814 I don't know exactly what happened between you and Annie Ronson 613 00:34:46,814 --> 00:34:48,709 when your paths crossed that day. 614 00:34:50,852 --> 00:34:56,195 But I'm sure that whatever happened, her mother and daughter don't blame you. 615 00:34:58,038 --> 00:34:59,768 You need to stop feeling guilty. 616 00:34:59,768 --> 00:35:05,503 And you need to talk about it, because if you don't, it will kill you. 617 00:35:19,300 --> 00:35:24,630 Annie lay injured in the stairwell. 618 00:35:25,151 --> 00:35:27,617 People were running past. 619 00:35:28,479 --> 00:35:30,914 I stopped and looked at her... 620 00:35:32,837 --> 00:35:36,357 and she asked me if I could help her. 621 00:35:40,626 --> 00:35:42,541 I told him... 622 00:35:43,312 --> 00:35:50,592 No, I promised her that I would find a rescuer or a firefighter to come pick her up. 623 00:35:50,592 --> 00:35:52,487 It was total chaos that day. 624 00:35:52,487 --> 00:35:54,879 You did everything you could. 625 00:35:55,295 --> 00:35:56,707 No. 626 00:35:58,181 --> 00:36:01,861 All I could think about was getting out of this building. 627 00:36:02,481 --> 00:36:04,226 I could barely breathe. 628 00:36:05,183 --> 00:36:08,381 - I could barely see. - You were in shock. 629 00:36:08,381 --> 00:36:12,540 Finally, I found the light... 630 00:36:14,604 --> 00:36:18,304 I found myself in the street... 631 00:36:18,406 --> 00:36:20,752 in the noise and chaos... 632 00:36:23,190 --> 00:36:26,539 Between the moment I left Annie and the moment I reached the street, 633 00:36:26,539 --> 00:36:30,813 I must have passed or seen a dozen firefighters. 634 00:36:30,813 --> 00:36:33,373 And I didn't tell any of them about Annie. 635 00:36:33,373 --> 00:36:35,640 It'll be OK. 636 00:36:44,607 --> 00:36:46,562 - How do you feel? - Tired. 637 00:36:46,562 --> 00:36:49,680 Other than that, better than I expected. 638 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,924 - You were great. - How is the baby? 639 00:36:51,924 --> 00:36:55,053 She has a little jaundice, but that's normal for a premature baby. 640 00:36:55,053 --> 00:36:56,506 We put her in an incubator. 641 00:36:56,506 --> 00:36:58,181 Here we are. 642 00:37:01,733 --> 00:37:05,393 The important thing is that the treatment with IV antibiotics works. 643 00:37:07,126 --> 00:37:08,921 She will recover. 644 00:37:09,461 --> 00:37:11,526 THANKS. 645 00:37:13,184 --> 00:37:14,827 Both of you. 646 00:37:18,072 --> 00:37:19,489 Are you ready to see your little sister? 647 00:37:19,489 --> 00:37:21,553 Is she going to cry? 648 00:37:22,321 --> 00:37:24,361 I don't know. We'll see. 649 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:59,167 She's so small. 650 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,049 - Can I touch her? - Go for it. 651 00:38:02,049 --> 00:38:03,691 It's not going to break. 652 00:38:11,165 --> 00:38:13,605 She's pretty. 653 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,040 Mom, this is for you. 654 00:38:26,113 --> 00:38:28,628 Tim... Oh, my god. 655 00:38:29,628 --> 00:38:31,281 It's a girl. 656 00:38:32,341 --> 00:38:34,545 She's going to be fine. 657 00:38:37,024 --> 00:38:39,267 I can't wait for you to see it. 658 00:38:41,931 --> 00:38:44,677 You can do it, just focus. 659 00:38:47,685 --> 00:38:50,118 It will take time for the effects of the EMS to wear off. 660 00:38:50,118 --> 00:38:54,456 and for you to regain full mobility, but it's a good start. 661 00:38:54,456 --> 00:38:57,208 - Rest. - See you later? 662 00:39:05,700 --> 00:39:06,826 Okay, let's go. 663 00:39:06,826 --> 00:39:08,800 The helicopter is loaded and ready to go. 664 00:39:09,302 --> 00:39:10,554 Where is Natalie? 665 00:39:10,554 --> 00:39:11,890 She said we were leaving without her, 666 00:39:11,890 --> 00:39:13,856 she will join us in Maryland tomorrow. 667 00:39:13,856 --> 00:39:15,007 Did she say why? 668 00:39:15,007 --> 00:39:16,946 Yeah, something about going through Bellevue. 669 00:39:16,946 --> 00:39:18,197 Bellevue Hospital? 670 00:39:20,900 --> 00:39:22,590 Listen why don't you go back in a helicopter, 671 00:39:22,590 --> 00:39:24,231 I'll join you later. 672 00:39:24,551 --> 00:39:25,953 All right. 673 00:39:44,300 --> 00:39:49,106 Jill Anastasio was a patient of mine when I was at St. John. 674 00:39:49,556 --> 00:39:52,437 She was on a plane that crashed. Her husband is dead. 675 00:39:53,020 --> 00:39:56,067 His injuries were serious. 676 00:39:57,784 --> 00:39:59,923 Eventually, his body healed. 677 00:39:59,923 --> 00:40:03,579 It looked like new. 678 00:40:04,952 --> 00:40:06,314 How did she end up here? 679 00:40:09,008 --> 00:40:11,193 I was so busy watching her body heal, 680 00:40:11,193 --> 00:40:14,199 that I completely missed what was really broken. 681 00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:23,216 So Jill suffered from post-traumatic stress. 682 00:40:25,148 --> 00:40:27,021 She came here for post-recovery checks, 683 00:40:27,021 --> 00:40:28,435 and told me about his life... 684 00:40:29,156 --> 00:40:32,615 that she worked 18 hours a day, without sleeping, and had difficulty going out. 685 00:40:32,615 --> 00:40:35,542 She had gone out. 686 00:40:36,577 --> 00:40:38,102 Sound familiar? 687 00:40:39,674 --> 00:40:41,369 Meredith Beck. 688 00:40:42,375 --> 00:40:44,339 And one day I received a call. 689 00:40:45,902 --> 00:40:48,648 She crossed a highway. 690 00:40:50,728 --> 00:40:52,482 She has been here ever since. 691 00:40:53,898 --> 00:40:57,056 But she practically begged me to help her. 692 00:40:58,268 --> 00:40:59,410 Listen... 693 00:40:59,410 --> 00:41:01,495 We do the best we can as doctors. 694 00:41:02,075 --> 00:41:03,874 And if there's one thing I know for sure, 695 00:41:03,874 --> 00:41:06,130 is that Natalie Durant is one of the best. 696 00:41:06,550 --> 00:41:09,036 Stephen, I... I wasn't listening. 697 00:41:11,785 --> 00:41:13,529 You listened to Meredith Beck. 698 00:41:26,410 --> 00:41:29,804 Look, we should probably go back. 699 00:41:29,804 --> 00:41:32,235 I'm going to hang around here for a while. 700 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:51,000 Subtitles: No Way Team Transcripts: Raceman