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[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

MAN: Dr. Carter?

MAN 2: Dr. Carter, are you there?

CARTER: Mm-hm.

MAN: I'm so sorry, but we...

MAN 2: Hey, we're locked out.

CARTER: Uh, hang on.

Hang on. I'm coming.

Yes?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

What's up?

Dr. Carter, I'm so sorry.

I know it's really late...

Really early, but we...

We're locked out.

We were in the library,

but I thought he had his key,

and he thought I had mine...

No, I did have a key, okay?

But it wasn't my old dorm key.

I had my old apartment key,

but my sister threw me out.

Okay, I got a master key.

Sorry to wake you.

It's my job.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Oh, Peter.

Hey, hi.

I hope I'm not disturbing you.

Mm. No, no. I...

I didn't expect you to finish so soon.

Well, I, uh...

It was just a spleen...

Mm-hm.

And I was thinking about you.

Mm-hm.

So I thought I would come over...

Mm-hm.

Come over and finish what we started.

Mm-hm. Peter. Peter, I, uh... I, uh...

What?

Before you jump to any conclusions...

[DOOR OPENS]

You're not alone.

Right. I was...

MAN: Sorry to wake you so early, darling.

This jet lag...

Oh, excuse me.

I didn't realize anyone had arrived.

Allow me, uh, this is Peter Benton,

a, uh, work colleague.

Obviously, a friend.

Uh, Peter, this is... Charles Corday, my father.

Oh. Um...

nice to meet you.

[CHUCKLES]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

The toilet's overflowing.

What?

In the women's bathroom.

It's going all over the floor.

That sounds like a call for Maintenance.

I'm just the R.A.

Well, they're not on until 7.

You better come. It's getting bad.

HATHAWAY: I'm calling to confirm an 8 a.m. appointment.

[GROANS]

Carol Hathaway.

A/C working?

I'm on with them now.

Thank you.

Hey, don't worry, you'll knock 'em dead.

Uh-oh. What'd she do wrong?

Me?

See a med student in two hours early,

she must have screwed something up.

No, she's checking her labs that were pending yesterday.

Yeah. Just for fun.

I just wanna make sure nothing slips

through the cracks. Don't burn out.

She's already the Resident's pet.

I am not.

She got an IV solo her first day.

So I was lucky.

Morning, all.

ALL: Good morning.

Can somebody look at my grandson?

He's not right.

Take a seat. Someone will be with you.

It's okay, I can take a look at him.

Lucy, you want to join me? Sure.

A month ago, he was starting to walk.

Now, he just lays there.

I'll join you as soon as I stow my stuff.

There's no need.

Let's take him to Exam 4.

Well, if you need me to sign off

on any procedures...

ROSS: Well, check your calendar, Kerry.

My probation was for 30 days.

I'm a free man again.

30 working days, Doug.

I don't think so.

I'll check on that.

I'm sure you will. I got him.

Good luck upstairs. Come on.

[PHONE RINGS]

[GROANS]

John Carter.

Dad, hi. How's the sailing?

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh, I think, I think Gamma's being dramatic.

[LAUGHING] Because it's not a slum.

It's a... A dorm.

Well, Dad, it pays the rent.

I said, it pays the rent.

No, I'm not turning my back.

Because I'm still a doctor.

It's just not cl... It's just not clear

whether they're going to be able to pay me or not this year.

The R.A. position is for Residents.

No. There's... There's, um...

student advising and... And counseling.

It's, you know, practically a faculty position.

And it feels good to pay my own way.

Dad?

Dad?

Hello?

Hello?

[♪♪♪]

[ELEVATOR RINGS]

Oh! Yosh, I'm so sorry.

I'm so excited, they said yes.

They said yes?

They said yes!

You're hot stuff! Thanks.

Mark, thank you so much, they said yes.

To your proposal?

Thanks to Mark's great letter of support.

Oh, I just told the truth.

I just said that your clinic deserved a salaried RN.

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

Oh, there you go, baby.

Why's the number flashing?

They're calling on the landline.

Mark's learning the new radio.

You're gonna take the EMS job?

Well, I-I haven't decided yet.

Just touch the screen.

On the number?

It won't bite.

[DIAL TONE]

What...? What I'd do?

Well, when you touch it twice, you hang up on them.

Don't worry, they'll call back.

Jerry, what is going on with the A/C in here?

They were just here.

Takes a couple minutes for it to cool down.

T-they're on Med 9.

I gotta take this up to the lab.

I'll take over.

Okay. Go ahead.

Just once.

Check volume.

WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: Pulse 120. Gave 500 cc's

[LOWER VOLUME]: of normal saline. Copy?

Uh, County General on Med 9.

We didn't catch the first part.

Can you repeat?

You have to step on the pedal

when you speak, Dr. Greene.

[GROANS]

County General on Med...

Mark, you're not switched over.

You gotta switch over to Med 9 first.

Now.

County General on Med 9.

Can you please repeat the information...?

I said, pulling up now.

Single-vehicle MVA.

62-two-year-old restrained driver.

What's with the radio?

Well, Mark Greene is considering a future in EMS.

We were just teaching him the ropes.

Uh-huh. BP's 100/60, tachy at 120, diaphoretic.

Air bags deployed.

Wife was a passenger in the front seat.

He just groaned and slumped over the wheel.

Thank goodness we were barely moving.

I didn't know you were on today.

Uh, I'm not. I'm here to talk to paramedics.

When you're done.

Yeah, we're going to take very good care of your husband.

So if I can't persuade my daughter,

you'd be interested in the job?

Oh, you know.

I have considered a cardiothoracic fellowship.

I mean, as a specialty, it has it all.

The heart, the most magnificent machine in creation.

I'm flattered you came all this way to have another go

at convincing me to join your practice.

It was on my way.

I can't appear too eager with this one.

And I can't be so picky.

It isn't as if I have other options.

Darling, isn't that him? Romano?

CORDAY: Oh, God, don't let him spot us.

He keeps leaving messages

about some dreadful lap choly this afternoon.

Well, he still is your sponsor.

He only wants me because he's got a potential partner

keen on seeing the Aesop in action,

and he's not certified.

The Aesop robot? Brilliant.

It galls me to help him in any way.

I wouldn't even give him the satisfaction of seeing that.

I expect my daughter to go out fighting.

Dive in there.

Impress the hell out of Romano.

Make the bugger rue the day he terminated you.

[ALL LAUGH]

Yeah. Go for it.

I feel ganged up on.

Lizzie, Peter.

Mr. Corday, what a surprise.

I bet you're on your way to UCSF.

I came to visit my daughter while she was still here.

Hm. You know, I'm sorry we were...

unable to continue the fellowship.

I was never fond of her working with you in the first place.

I recall that.

You got my message about assisting on the Aesop?

Wouldn't miss it.

Although, um, uh, technically, you'll be assisting me, right?

[FORCED LAUGHTER]

Well, uh... you got me on that one.

You know, I haven't seen this gadget in action.

If that's all right with Dr. Romano.

I'd be honored.

I should have brought him in before,

but last week, we visited his cousin

and he seemed better.

Temp's still 100.5.

Where's his cousin live?

Waukegan, right on the lake.

Sounds nice and cool.

Miss Knight, what tests would you order?

I'd do a full metabolic workup.

WOMAN: That sounds bad.

Well, I'm gonna try something else first.

Yosh, you wanna see if you can find an electric fan.

There's one in the lounge.

We'll cool the room down,

see how that affects your grandson.

I turn the lights out sometimes, and that seems to help.

Okay, we'll try that too.

Uh, we'll be right back.

You wanna keep an eye on him?

Any questions?

An infant losing milestones,

it sounds like a metabolic disorder to me.

Ordinarily, you'd be right to check there first.

But he's got a fever,

and in this heat, he's not even damp.

Why are, uh, the lights out in Exam 4?

We are cooling a young boy down

with anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

No sweat glands.

It's just a hunch. I think it's the right hunch.

You wanna look it up?

Hold on, are you telling me that the EMS Medical Director

is a real person? He's an ER doc.

I thought it was just a name they stuck on the top of memos.

Not when I do it.

Somebody page me?

Yeah. Abdominal mass in Trauma 1

and it sounds like a triple-A.

What? I pay attention.

Oh, and, uh, Carla called,

she might not make it to Reece's ear appointment.

She wants you to leave her a message if that's a problem.

Oh. No, that's cool.

Damn, Jerry, what is it, 100 degrees in here?

I'm on it, I'm on it.

Dr. Carter, I'm sorry. I was with Dr. Ross.

Coffee. For me?

Can you imagine me on caffeine?

One sugar, right?

Right. Thanks.

Hey, why am I already signed up for, uh, two patients?

Oh, I hope you don't mind.

The right arm weakness could be really interesting.

I ordered up the previous charts,

reviewed them and did the H & P.

Already?

If you wanna get a good Residency,

you gotta come out of the gates flying.

Well, you got a little time

before you need to worry about that sort of thing.

It's the same for you, isn't it?

Residents start bucking for Chief when they're Interns?

Right. You've probably been

laying the groundwork since day one.

Oh, yeah.

At school, they say that's how you build a career.

Right, Dr. Carter?

Please don't call him "Dr. Carter,"

we'll never be able to live with him.

What should I call you?

He's just Carter.

Dr. Carter will be fine.

[LAUGHS]

Oh, God, yeah. Right there.

I was so tense talking to Admin.

I guess you didn't need to be.

No, I should have asked for two nurses.

Are you gonna hire yourself?

No, I'm the only volunteer. I don't mind asking.

Besides, it'll be fun to hire someone.

Good for the clinic.

There you go. I get it? Yeah!

Double GSW coming in, two 16-year-olds.

One shot through the head, one through the flank.

Mark, did you answer the radio?

All by myself.

Ugh!

Single GSW to the left temporal scalp.

BP is 120/78. Pulse 80.

No neurodeficits, unless being a macho jerk

and attacking your friendly paramedic counts.

She was going for my piece.

I was going for your pulse.

Okay, you can bleed out next time.

Get that lac taken care of.

All right, Doris, I'll look at it. Let's go.

Yeah, there's no palpable bullet.

What's your name, son?

Looks like he's been shot before.

This is my first time above my neck.

Oh, well, you the man.

Pupils are equal and reactive.

Do you know where you are?

MAN: 16-year-old African-American male.

Lil Toine, what's up, man? Where you been?

MAN: Gunshot to the right buttock.

Single entrance wound.

Oh, they capped you in the ass?

Oh, that's whack.

Nothing but a thang, B.G.

On my count: one, two, three.

There oughta be something for us to do.

Maybe a central line, maybe a chest tube.

Oh, I don't know if I'm ready for that yet.

Oh, you aren't.

Pain here?

Naw, man, I ain't shot there.

Normal sinus on the scope.

Need any help here?

Dr. Carter, so glad you asked.

Get some Surgilube and a fresh pair of gloves.

[CHUCKLES]

We'll check next door.

Tighter so I can't open them up.

CARTER: Anything we can do in here?

I don't need no sister with no attitude

putting a shot in my head.

Close your eyes, sir.

We haven't finished checking your cranial nerves.

Mm, looks like they got it under control.

Don't worry. There'll be lots of chances.

I know.

Sure, the guidelines say wait until the cops get there,

you know, wait until the scene is secured.

But you get there

and some kid is lying in the street bleeding.

What are you going to do?

The reason why I'm curious is the department's looking

for a new district medical director.

You're gonna leave the ER?

No, no. It'd be part of my job here.

I thought it'd be a good way to approach continuity of care.

Oh, I hate to see it happen to such a decent guy.

What do you mean?

Seven years, I've been working on a rig.

Seven years, we've known that what we need

is more paramedics.

Every year, for seven years...

Right, right, right.

They cut the budget.

Uh-huh.

That part of the job would not be new.

[CHUCKLES]

Am I gonna have a scar?

Naw, I'm too good at this.

ROSS: Get an abdominal CT

with oral IV and rectal contrast.

If the bullet hit his colon,

you'd think he'd be hurting more.

No, the kid was masking, he's in pain.

Hey, how's yours doing?

Oh, he's stable. No blood in the urine,

stool trace positive for heme.

You know, I checked on your probation,

and it ended yesterday.

Yeah? I guess the party's over.

The committee required me

to sign off on your patients.

I did not ask for the job.

Yeah, but you kind of got off on it, though.

I do not relish babysitting.

It'd make my life a lot easier

if everyone did their jobs on their own.

Oh, Kerry, I'm sorry to be a burden.

You know what? This whole thing,

it just meant nothing to you, did it?

It's just, uh, water under the bridge, right?

Oh... I wouldn't say that.

Do you know how many calls I'm still getting

from people who want ultra-rapid detox?

Forward them to me. I'll take their calls.

Yeah. Can't do that.

God knows what you'd say.

You know, I think it's a wise move for you.

Great research opportunities in EMS.

I'm actually more interested in coordinating paramedic care.

For once, you and I would not be in competition.

Field work was never my forte.

You wouldn't want this job, Kerry.

There's no money, no power, no glory.

You're right. It doesn't fit into my Machiavellian scheme

to rule the Emergency Department.

You heading out?

Yeah, Rachel's got a soccer game.

Dr. Weaver, do you have a minute?

Absolutely.

Jerry, it is freezing in here.

I know.

I don't know if you noticed

I put in a salary request.

I did.

My finances have changed of late,

and it's no longer gonna be feasible...

Yeah. I approved it.

And frankly, I was glad to see it.

Someone who practices medicine as a hobby

runs the risk of looking like a dilettante.

Ah, yes. Well, that's not me. That's not me.

And that's what's been worrying me

is that while I was unpaid, it held me back

from stating my long-term goal.

Which is?

I want to be Chief Resident.

You don't have to worry about that quite yet, do you?

No? I wanna come out of the gates strong.

You know, it's the only way to really build a career.

Well, you're off to a good start with your student.

Miss Knight is organized and in control.

Yeah. Lucy's right on top of it.

A good student is usually evidence of a good teacher,

and that's the first step toward being a Chief.

I say, Jerry...

I'm on it, okay?

They're turning it up now.

Actually, I was going to ask you if you paged me.

WEAVER: Yeah, that was me.

Where's the gentleman with the gunshot wound?

Uh, bangers to Curtain 3.

You know what? Don't lead her

by the nose too much, your student.

I will keep that in mind.

Jerry, it's like a meat locker in here.

ANSPAUGH: Nice work.

Triple-A on an anterior left renal vein

is never a picnic.

Yeah, divide and conquer.

What are you doing at 4:00?

I've got a tricky retroperitoneal sarcoma.

I was gonna run my son upstairs

for an audiology exam,

but I guess I could reschedule.

Your son have a hearing problem?

Uh, there was concern.

Turns out he had fluid in his ears.

I'm just following up.

But he tested normal at birth?

Mm-hm.

Wasn't he a preemie?

Yeah. That's right.

They sometimes give gent to preemies.

It can be ototoxic.

No, no, no. He's fine.

He... I-I'll be there.

Well, if you're sure.

How would you like to follow up

on Mr. Specchierla in Recovery?

Our triple-A?

Oh. Yeah.

I'm on it.

The CT scan showed a hole in your rectum.

Look like they ripped you another one, Little T.

My belly's hurtin'.

I gave him six of morphine.

Hey, man. Hey, come check me out too.

I don't want no dents left in this pretty head of mine.

Your head too big, anyway.

Are you gonna do my operation?

You don't want no Chinese fag messing down there.

Japanese.

Your friend could use a little support.

This isn't a joke.

After the surgery,

you're going to have to wear a colostomy bag.

Do you know what that is?

No.

Lil Toine gonna be crapping in a bag?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Lil Toine, you gonna be crapping in a bag, man.

Not me, man.

This is not an accurate picture of a colostomy.

Oh, baby, I heard they shot you.

What you doing here, Moselle?

She come to see Lil Toine.

Man, I don't think so.

What business is it of yours who I see?

Oh, this is my business, girl!

B.G.: Chill, girls, chill!

Take it outside, both of you, now. Go, go.

We'll explain the process to you

when your mother arrives, okay?

B.G.: That's what happens when you run, man.

Booty call.

Yosh, get these two in separate rooms.

Gonna miss that, I bet.

Actually, I will.

He's just a boy.

You know, I was really sorry to hear

that nothing worked out for you.

Had my fingers crossed for a faculty spot.

Well, it wasn't meant to be.

You know, I have heard of foreign doctors

who were willing to start over as Interns.

Oh, God.

Ugh, I know. I-I can't even imagine.

Actually, I do have one last-ditch,

desperate chance in half an hour,

so, uh, wish me luck.

GIRL: I said stay away from him!

GIRL 2: You stay away!

Hey, call Security!

Hey! Hey!

I said, take it outside!

Who you talking to? Shut up!

Take it out now. Go.

She crazy, man!

I called Security.

I'm calling the police, so move fast. Go!

Shut up!

HATHAWAY: Nice work, Kerry.

I'm glad I stayed on your good side.

Excuse me, nurse.

I'm Mr. Savage. I know you're busy here,

but I've been waiting a long time.

Yeah, well, Mr. Savage, I am a doctor,

and you have to wait your turn.

You're not a nurse?

Rob Savage? Yeah.

I have your chart right here.

You can't smoke that in here.

Follow me.

Jerry, get this mess cleaned up

and call Climate Control

to send down some parkas.

[CHEERING]

Do you know where the Rowdies/Crush game is?

Just started.

I'm looking for my daughter.

MAN: There's girls on this league.

She's not playing on a coed team. Rachel!

MAN: Go!

Go all the way, Brandon!

Take her.

Take her! She can't stop you!

Easy as pie!

Hang in there, Rach! You'll be fine.

Take her! Take her!

Tough D!

MAN: Go!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Where's the flag?

Flag? Flag's right there.

Penalty kick!

This one's yours, son. Easy point.

She can't stop you.

Goalie's a girl! Put her away!

Hang in there, Rach!

This guy's got nothing!

Don't worry, Rachel. Hang in there. You'll do fine!

Hang tough!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[CROWD GASPS]

WOMAN: Is she all right?

[MURMURING]

I need a first-aid kit.

Sorry to kick so hard.

It wasn't that hard.

Hey, you okay?

Dad, you're here.

Yeah.

That was a great save.

That, uh, first-aid kit was empty.

Does she want some ice?

Uh... naw. Naw, she's tough.

Hey, you got leaves in your hair.

[CROWD APPLAUDING]

I've had it before, I... I just can't pee.

How long has it been this time?

About two and a half days.

It's pretty uncomfortable.

Put this gown on.

I'm gonna go and check with the doctor.

Last time they had to stick this tube...

Foley catheter? Yeah.

What are you doing?

Having a smoke.

You can't smoke.

Not even in here?

No. Get undressed.

I'll be right back.

[GIRL CRYING]

CARTER: Hold on, I got you, sweetheart.

What's up?

Multiple stab wounds.

Happened out in the bay.

Ah, man, Weaver kicked her out of Chairs.

God.

Uh, do you know where she is?

No, I don't know.

Page her.

Peter. How have you been?

Oh, good.

I was just checking something on Reece's chart.

Is he having a problem?

No, he's fine.

Well, he did have an ear infection,

but I know he was given furosemide

when he was a neonate.

Hm. He had pulmonary edema.

Yeah, and gentamicin when he was here, right?

That's right.

Was his hearing tested then?

Uh...

Right here. OAE, normal screening.

Was that testing done before or after

he received the ototoxic drugs?

Both.

And dosages were in the safe therapeutic range.

Does your son have a hearing loss?

No, no. I was just double-checking.

Sorry to bother you.

Not a bother.

BP's up to 85.

CARTER: Chest tube's in.

Thora-Seal to suction.

Why do we put a chest tube in, Miss Knight?

To re-expand the lung.

Pulse ox is falling, 86.

What the hell?

WRIGHT: Three hundred cc's of blood out the chest tube.

All right. Let's, uh, check another hemoglobin.

Lucy, draw the blood.

Me? Yeah.

Damn. Look at that.

Air bubbles.

She's got Sub-Q emphysema.

Air bubbles from that wound.

We're not getting any oxygen to her lungs.

Lucy, get to work.

One cc of venous blood.

HATHAWAY: Pulse ox is down to 83. What's going on?

I think she lacerated her right mainstem bronchus.

Stop bagging.

What are you doing?

If I can intubate

past the laceration, we shouldn't have an air leak.

You're only ventilating one lung, Carter.

That's better than none.

Got it.

WRIGHT: I'll check the hemoglobin.

Hey,

pulse ox is 90. No air leak.

Nice work, Carter.

CARTER: Nice work all around.

All right, call Anesthesia.

Tell 'em we need a Carlen ET tube.

Hang on, hemoglobin's 8.9.

What?

CARTER: What was it before?

WRIGHT: 13.7.

CARTER: She dropped the hemoglobin five points?

Hang on.

CARTER: This one must have lacerated her liver.

Hang two units O-neg now. Let's call the O.R.

Let me do another hemoglobin.

The machine wasn't calibrated.

What does a sudden drop in crit indicate?

Uh, intra-abdominal hemorrhage?

Her vitals are okay.

Hold up on the O-neg.

Hemoglobin's 12.8.

Well, that's more like it.

Cancel the O.R. Send her to CT.

Carol, let's get that machine checked out, huh?

Yeah.

You having fun?

Oh, yeah.

I knew that. I knew it.

You never do a blood draw above an IV,

the fluid dilutes the blood.

That's right.

Thank you for covering for me.

I won't do it again.

If you don't know something, ask.

The docs know you're learning.

I know, but you're judged from the word "go."

And I just don't want to look incompetent.

You're judged because it's life or death in here.

I know.

I just didn't think I'd have so much trouble

with simple procedures.

Your problem is you want to be perfect.

Get over it.

You're a beginner.

It's not gonna be easy.

Last night, I went to the Procedures Lab,

and I practiced my IVs on a mannequin.

And I got them all right, every time on the first try.

That's good. You keep it up.

But know when to ask for help.

Hey, you guys just missed a good one.

Sent a guy straight up to the O.R.

Perfed his intestine with a carrot.

A whole carrot?

How do you swallow a whole carrot?

Didn't swallow.

Oh, I get it.

Yeah.

[LAUGHING]

Oh, God.

Swallowed a carrot.

[LAUGHS]

That is a classic, Lucy.

Hey, can you, uh, work up this shoulder injury for me?

Yeah.

I lucked out getting her, didn't I?

Yeah. I like her.

But she's still a beginner.

What do you mean?

She's still getting her bearings.

She needs guidance, especially in procedures.

Aw, come on. Relax, Carol.

Lucy's a natural.

Hell, I'm jealous too.

No, no, no. Carter, you're way off base.

I'm not jealous at all. I...

I don't believe this.

Excuse me.

Mr. Savage, exactly which part

of "no smoking" did you not understand?

I have to go now. My nurse is here.

Give it to me.

What are you, an idiot?

The doctor said I need a Foley catheter.

Yeah, I'm not so sure

you're gonna want me to put it in, though.

I'll be good. Hand it over.

Come on. The whole pack.

Why? Because I said so.

Mr. Savage, I'm not gonna wrestle you.

Give me the cigarettes.

Now, lie back.

What about a rectal?

That's next.

Will it hurt?

Only if I want it to.

Aesop, move in.

Stop.

COMPUTER: Standing by.

Move left.

Stop.

That is a perfect view.

The arm responds whenever it's addressed.

I'm going to zap this adhesion.

Hold on. Everybody protected?

ROMANO: Okay. Looks good.

Shooting.

BLEVINS: Isn't it risky to use a laser

when contact cautery would do the job?

Well, you do have to be precise shooting,

but, uh, you can avoid inadvertent burns...

Angie.

Which you can have with a Bovie.

Still, I wouldn't want a KTP laser in the wrong hands.

And elevate the gall bladder.

Mm-hm.

COMPUTER: Standing by.

Aesop.

Move back.

Stop.

You make it look easy, Dr. Corday.

Bet she can walk and chew gum at the same time too.

Oh, she can.

COMPUTER: Standing by.

You're saying she's been stridorous for a month?

The high-pitched wheezing when she breathes?

At least.

So why'd it take so long for you to bring her in?

The other hospital gave her some stuff for croup,

and they said it would help, but it didn't.

Go like this: "ah, ah."

What kind of stuff?

Was it, uh, steroids, antibiotics?

One of them was pink.

Well, I don't see edema or swelling.

Is it possible she swallowed something?

Maybe.

I can't watch her every moment.

Excuse me.

Someone wants to see you, Doug.

I'm with a patient.

WEAVER: Yeah. He's quite insistent.

Okay.

We're gonna do some x-rays of the neck and the chest,

see if we can find an obstruction.

If I don't see anything, we'll do an endoscopy,

which is, uh...

Take a look down the throat, all right?

I'll be right back.

You know, if you said that to get a reaction,

I'm not biting. Said what?

Endoscopy.

That's pretty invasive.

The kid's been stridorous for a month.

Hey, Carter.

Can I borrow Lucy for a minute?

Sure.

Mr. Savage in Exam 2 needs an IV.

Oh?

No. Don't worry.

This guy's a real pain in the ass.

Doesn't seem to feel a thing. He's perfect for you.

It's you? That's right.

I want the treatment. I got a right.

You understand that I'm a pediatrician.

You got that baby clean, I heard.

I can give you names of some clinics...

I can't afford a clinic. Did you charge the kid?

That was a special case. No, I'm special!

Maybe I don't look like it to you.

I don't treat adults.

But she said you are the only one who does it.

I don't do it. I don't do it, okay?

Have a seat. I will get you some numbers...

I don't want numbers!

I want that detox!

All right, Kerry, you made your point.

You know what? I'm not making a point, Doug.

This is the real fallout of your actions.

Send me the requests. I'll set them straight.

A journal article reaches more people.

That guy doesn't read journals.

At least you could justify your decision.

I'm not interested in justifying anything.

I am concerned if false hopes were raised.

It was one good outcome. Was it a good outcome?

Mother and baby are still doing well?

Well, as far as I know, yes.

Yeah. So follow-up care is not part

of your extraordinary measures?

I am an ER doc, just like you.

Not like me, Doug.

You acted without the consent of your colleagues.

[♪♪♪]

WEAVER: What have we got?

13-year-old karate student.

Collapsed after his instructor's demo kick to the chest.

Firefighters were first on the scene.

They started CPR.

We arrived on the scene

about eight minutes after the call.

Found him apneic and pulseless

with initial rhythm of V-fib.

Where's the teacher?

Drove behind me. Parents are on the way.

How long en route? Seven minutes,

15 minutes at the scene.

He's been down for 30 minutes.

Okay. Let's go.

One, two, three.

Yosh, take over compressions.

Get him on a monitor.

Stand by with high-dose epi.

Good breath sounds with ventilation.

WEAVER: Nice intubation, Zadro.

Okay. Hold compressions.

Is it that sudden-death condition for athletes?

Commotio cordis? Maybe.

[EKG FLATLINES]

TAKATA: Asystole.

WEAVER: Resume compressions.

Give him the epi, four milligrams IV.

Pupils fixed and dilated.

I should've just driven to the morgue.

Let's set up the external pacemaker.

Put on the pacing pad.

JERRY: Carol.

Harriet Goodwyn,

Mr. Savage's private-duty nurse.

He called from here a little while ago.

I hope I haven't missed him.

No, he's still here.

Did he already have a Foley cath?

Well, he complained of inability to urinate.

I'm sorry he did this.

Did what?

Mr. Savage has a problem.

He enjoys procedures,

especially when administered by a nurse.

Oh, my God. I sent a student in there.

Just don't scold him.

I already did that.

That's part of what he wants.

I'm sorry. I can't get it.

Try the foot.

Lucy, you can stop now.

GOODWYN: Mr. Savage.

Nurse Goodwyn.

Carol, I couldn't get it.

It turns out he doesn't need it.

Maybe if you show me again.

I'll show you later.

I think Doug Ross is looking for you.

It's not Saturday, is it?

It's Thursday.

I just saw you yesterday. Couldn't you wait?

[DIALING PHONE]

What are you doing?

I'm calling Psych down here.

Oh, I can handle this.

Yes. Hello.

I need a Psych consult to the ER.

Thank you.

Will you take me home?

We'll see.

Look, you can release him to me.

It's no sweat.

You're not a real RN, are you?

My clients like to think I am.

You might want to see Psych yourself.

[SCOFFS]

Hey, it works for me.

I'm in control.

Yeah. Right.

Coach was going crazy.

Kept saying, "I barely hit him."

13 years old.

It happened to my daughter.

About an hour ago, she got hit in the park.

No first aid anywhere.

For commotio cordis, you have to get hit

in just the right spot on the chest, right?

Yeah, and it's about timing.

There's a split-second upstroke of the T wave

when the heartbeat resets itself.

In that instant,

a blow will send the heart into fibrillation.

So by the time we got there...

Don't fire trucks carry automated defibrillators?

This one didn't.

There's something we could change.

We're moving to the higher frequencies.

Okay.

You may want to use your earplugs,

Dr. Benton.

Oh. Oh, yeah.

Thanks.

4-K at 100.

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

BENTON: It's a funny bear, huh?

Please don't speak during the test.

Oh. Sorry.

4-K at 90.

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

4-K at 80.

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

[♪♪♪]

Reece. Come on, man, pay attention.

4-K at 85.

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

Moving to the 8-K frequency.

8-K at 90.

[EXTREMELY HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

Let's try that again.

[RINGING CONTINUES]

Glad they found you.

I was on my way out when I got the page.

Not as sexy as our afternoon with Aesop, but, hey...

even a gangbanger shot in the butt has needs.

Yeah. I met him earlier.

You were outstanding with Aesop today.

Made me rethink my decision to let you go.

Did it?

I even called upstairs.

Unfortunately, the money's no longer there.

I see.

Well, maybe you should apply again next year.

Ready?

Sure.

All right. Now, why are we scoping her?

Her films were negative,

and sometimes plastics don't show up in x-rays.

Uh-huh. Did you hear the one

about the patient that swallowed a carrot?

[SIGHS]

Dr. Carter told you?

No, Jerry told me.

Great.

[DOOR OPENS]

I found the mom. She's out on the phone.

All right. We'll have to talk to her.

Take a look at that.

It's a classic case of pedunculated papilloma.

So her mother had a sexually transmitted disease

and the baby caught it through the birth canal?

Gold star.

No small bowel injuries. We're ready for the colostomy.

Hold on. The path of the bullet

is awfully close to the ureter.

Janet, I need an amp of IV methylene blue.

Looks to me like the bullet cleared the ureter.

Sometimes you can't visualize a tear

so close to the UV junction.

Fresh lap pad.

I'd argue with her, but I've seen their soccer fans.

GAA stapler, please.

If you're dreading your dinner with your dad,

there are other ways to delay.

I'm looking forward to dinner with my father, thank you.

I need suction.

Suctioning.

So I expect your father's eager to have you back.

Didn't he always want you in his practice?

He has made that offer before, yes.

Kocher.

Terrific specialty, the heart.

It's very romantic, I've always thought.

But working with a family member...

Shall I Bovie? Please do.

I couldn't do it, work with family.

Robert, you can't work with anyone.

Uh, doctor, there's blue urine in the Foley bag.

Let's check.

Well, I'll be damned.

I guess the bullet nicked the ureter

after all.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Is she okay? I want to see her.

She's fine. She's resting.

Uh, Ms. Brown, were you ever diagnosed

with genital warts?

What's that got to do with anything?

Have you ever been treated for any kind

of a sexually transmitted disease?

That's none of your business.

Didn't anybody suggest to you

that a C-section would prevent you from spreading

the illness to your child?

What the hell are you saying?

You infected your daughter

with human papilloma virus...

My daughter...

is adopted.

[ELEVATOR BELL RINGS]

Ms. Brown, I owe you an apology.

The loss is more profound at the higher frequencies.

It's a common finding.

In lower pitches,

Reece begins perception at 70 decibels,

which is considered a severe loss.

[WHINES]

But shouldn't a doctor take a look at that?

He will, and he'll want to meet with you.

But he's in surgery,

and I know you wanted to hear the results.

Yeah, I did. Look, I mean...

you're jumping to conclusions after one subjective test.

The good news is that Reece tests

within the aidable range.

With digital hearing aids,

he can be brought up into this speech banana.

In this range, he could develop language skills.

Could?

[PHONE RINGS]

Unaided, Reece can't hear talking or crying

or the telephone.

It's a severe-to-profound loss.

You're saying this after one test.

I mean, look, Reece wouldn't even wear the headset.

Most toddlers won't.

Two weeks ago, ENT said it was an ear infection.

But his ears are clear now.

Okay, look, I don't want to argue with you, okay?

I just want to talk to a doctor.

As soon as possible.

Okay. We'll set that up.

Did I miss Doug?

Uh, yeah, just.

He went up to Pedes to talk to Alex Babcock.

The pediatric anesthesiologist?

What's that about?

Kerry, you'd probably have to ask him that.

You know, you are so right.

Could you tell him

that I can't make the tee time tomorrow?

Rachel's got soccer practice. I don't want to miss it.

Good for you, Mark.

Has anybody noticed the temperature in here?

Feels like a perfect 72 degrees.

Actually, I was thinking it was a little...

Stuffy. Chilly.

Good day today, Lucy. Don't work too late.

I won't.

Someone's gotta be bright-eyed tomorrow.

I will be. Did you even eat today?

You know, if you're hungry, I didn't finish my lunch.

Oh, no. I'm okay.

Well, all I have is a carrot.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Okay. So I'm an idiot.

WEAVER: What? What's up?

Mañana.

Carol Hathaway? That's me.

Lynette Evans.

I've been working per diem up on the third floor.

And Don Anspaugh hasn't told you a word about me yet.

Oh, I'm afraid not.

What can you expect of Admin besides dropping the ball?

He was supposed to come down here

and blow my horn, so I wouldn't have to do it myself.

Well, anyway I hear you have an opening

for a nurse practitioner in your clinic.

Oh, I'd settle for an RN.

Our budget just got approved today.

Well, a nurse practitioner, which I am, by the way,

would serve you better.

Well, since I can write prescriptions,

and I know from time to time, you can't call any docs.

Have you worked here already?

No. I ran my own clinic, Southside, before it closed.

That's where I know Don.

Oh, right. I heard about that clinic.

Bye for now, suckers.

See you next time.

Are you talking to anybody in particular?

You addressing the nurses and doctors

who took care of you?

What you do, fall on that head?

No, I got shot.

I beg your pardon?

I got shot, ma'am.

Then I think you'd better say,

"Thank you for saving my sorry life."

She wasn't my nurse.

The rate you're going, she will be next time.

Just say it.

Thank you for saving my life.

You're welcome.

All that boy needs is somebody to smack him upside his head.

Um...

Here's my number.

Keep me in mind.

I will.

In fact, um...

I think you're great.

[CHUCKLES]

And, uh, actually...

I-I shouldn't waste our time.

I'm just going to, um...

I'll hire you right now.

Oh, I'm gonna like your style.

[LAUGHS]

Oh. Great.

Good.

ROSS: No, Adele Neuman thought you might know something.

Is Adele the social worker? Mm-hm.

Yeah, I called her when the mom failed

to bring baby Josh in for his follow-up appointment.

It was two weeks ago.

So they disappeared.

It's not necessarily bad news.

I don't know, the mom's a junkie.

Well, she had a sister in the Carolinas

who, uh, sounded pretty stable.

For Josh's sake,

I'm hoping that's where they wound up.

I guess I'm just lucky she doesn't want to sue me.

I think she appreciated what you did for her baby.

Mm-hm.

Enough to take care of him herself?

YOUNG MAN: Dr. Ross.

Remember me?

You're Dr. Ross, right?

Oh, yeah, you're the skateboard champ, right?

Fractured your arm.

Good thing you were wearing a helmet.

Yeah, that's me.

What are you doing here?

You should have seen Ruben two days ago.

RUBEN: My arm was killing me.

Yeah?

You couldn't even touch me like that, it hurt so bad.

Yeah. You were in rough shape.

From the fracture?

Been on morphine for months. No relief.

Sounds like neuropathic pain.

Exactly.

My brain was, like, getting its signals crossed.

Hm. Switch to gabapentin?

Yep. Got to know what kind of pain

you're dealing with.

So, what you're saying is, you saved two lives today.

Well, I saved the boy from sepsis

and a second trip to the O.R., at least.

To a wonderful doctor.

[SIGHS]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

And a partner I'd be proud to have.

Actually, Daddy, uh...

I'm gonna have to turn you down.

I know this doesn't make much sense.

But I have given it a lot of thought.

After we sewed up that gangbanger...

I mean, it wasn't a fancy save.

It wasn't high-tech.

In fact, it was the kind of surgery

one could almost do as an intern.

You're not thinking of starting all over again?

Why not?

I mean, yes, it will be a blow to my ego.

But on the other hand,

I'll be practicing medicine still.

It's not so shabby, saving lives.

And it's a means to what I really want to do,

which is to stay here.

How much does Peter Benton figure in this plan?

I have to be a little protective after he stood us up tonight.

Peter's complicated.

He had something else on his mind.

And you know I'd never make a decision based on a man.

That said...

[LAUGHS] [GIGGLES]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

I don't know what to say.

I could never have tolerated going back to the beginning...

once I'd finished the fifth year.

It'll only be for a year.

And then I'll have a license to practice here.

Does it seem like I'm giving up?

On the contrary.

I've never seen you fight harder.

Thank you.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC GROWS LOUDER]

Reece.

[MUSIC GROWS LOUDER]

[MUSIC GROWS LOUDER]

Come on, man.

[♪♪♪]