All language subtitles for ER.S14E11.Status.Quo

Previously on ER:

Until further notice,
the acting chief
of the ER will be

Dr. Wexler.
What?

You'll get your shot.
Really?

How long do I have to wait?

You seen Skye?
I need to take
a leave of absence.

I figured she's
the one to talk to.

Someday, you're going
to meet the right girl,

you're going to fall in love,
and your first time

is going to be special.

Ethan McInerney,
and you are?

Sam Taggart.

I'm feeling real invisible
around here.

Be proactive.

Show Anspaugh
and the administration

you can make
their lives easier.

So we've got Bulls games
to go to,

and deep dish pizza
to eat at Arnie's.

Hey, they've got some cool band
playing at Climax Lounge, too.

How about the hospital lounge?

I have to go to work today.

Oh, well, I can
come with you.

And we can hit the
streets after that.

Listen, Jaspreet,
that sounds fun,

but I don't party
when I'm working.

What about
last night?

Last night
was an exception.

Yeah. Well, there's
going to be plenty of those

because, while I'm here,
we're going to be partying.

And how long
is that anyway?

Just until my parents
give up on the idea

of me marrying Chemmel Narayan.

Who's that?

Some creepy doctor that my dad

actually wants me
to procreate with.

Honestly, he's got
a bigger muffin top
than Humpty Dumpty,

and every time I even think
about shagging him,

I get throw-up in my mouth.

Your dad wants you to have
an arranged marriage?

I thought he was cool.

He's a bloody wanker!

He tries to act
like the family man,

but the truth is he has

some chick half his age
living in Notting Hill.

Jaspreet, your parents don't
know you're here, do they?

I'm sure American Express
will tell them.

Hey, come on, everybody!
Keep it going!

We're almost there.
Keep it going.

Come on, Sam. You're doing good.

Come on.

I was at mile five.

This is a
little too much.

You got to run on your toes.

You're landing on the
side of your feet.

Are you seeing
stars yet?

No. I'm seeing a bench.

A bench with a pillow!

Great job, everybody.
Same drill tomorrow,

5:00 a.m. Next week,
we add the bicycle.

No. No on
the bicycle.

This is triathlon training, Sam.

Bike, swim, run.

How about shower,
drink, nap?

That's more
my speed.

Sam, you okay?

I need a gurney.

All right. I'll tell them
to send one out for you.

And some O2!

Don't hold back.

Tell them everything
you ever implemented--

document compliance,
medication reconciliation.

Think I should mention
when I went to Africa?

Of course. And make sure
you tell them how good
you are in bed, too.

I should have worn
that other suit.

This one's fine.

These pants wrinkly?

All right,
I'm wigging out.

I don't know why
I'm wigging out.

You are going to rock this.
I know it.

Hey Pratt,
can you give me a hand?

Nope. I got a meeting
with Anspaugh.

Get Skye.

This is Beth Ackerman, 22.

Fell down the escalator
at Bloomingdale's.

It was 50% off suede boots.

I'm Dr. Gates.
You in any pain?

Yeah. My ankle's killing me.

Deformity and
point tenderness

over the
distal tib fib.

She said her stomach hurts, too.

We'll take
a look at that.

She took a pretty good fall.

I didn't break that glass vase
for my mom, did I?

Sam, you're running
a little late here.

I'll be ready in a minute.

You okay?
Oh, she's fine.

Yeah? You're
fine, right?

Shut up.

And the truth is,
I'm not some Ivy League import.

I trained here as
a med student and a resident,

and I know that ER better
than any other candidate.

I've been nominated for
a med school teaching award.

I'm efficient,
and I understand the need

to balance teaching
with productivity.

And I'm the fastest
attending on the floor,

and I have the records
to prove it.

What else would you want
in a chief?

Experience.

Come on. You've
hired experience,

and all you got out of it
was a mental breakdown,

and another guy who
didn't last three months.

I love your chutzpah.

I've told you this,

but I don't see it.

You don't see what?

Some people are leaders,
Dr. Pratt.

Some people aren't.

Dr. Anspaugh, with all due
respect, I've been here...

I've talked with
your supervisors.

Yes, Kovac told you to go
to Africa, and you did it.

Kovac also told you
what to change in the ER.

You did that, too.

But, without prompting,
what have you done here?

In order for me
to overlook all

these other candidates,
I would have to see

that you are
an undeniable choice,

and I'm not convinced.

Then maybe I shouldn't
be here at all.

Dr. Pratt.
No. I've been busting

my butt.
Now, if you don't see that,

why should
I waste my time here?

So you're going to give up
if you don't get this?

No. I'm going to go somewhere
I'm respected,

and my efforts
aren't in vain.

Consider this
my two weeks' notice.

I think you're overreacting.

They're so hung up
on sticking to
the status quo.

Why spend
another day here?

This is your family.

No. My Aunt
Ellen's family.

This is business.

Look, Morris, I love you guys,

I really do,
but this isn't right.

What happened?

Your people getting
oppressed again?

Shut up, Frank.

They didn't say
you'll never get it.

They just said not now.

You not still thinking

Anspaugh's going
to make you chief?

If I leave now, and
jam at another hospital,

he'll change his mind.

And then what?
You'll come back?

Hell, no.
Fight the power!

Shut up, Frank.

Dr. Pratt, can you jump on this?
Yeah.

Eight-year-old, head lac.
Seems altered.

And you are?

Teacher's aide.
He fell in gym class.

Did he pass out?

I wasn't there.

They just told me
to bring him in.

Hey, little man,
I'm Dr. Pratt.

What's your name?

My head hurts.
We're going to get you

checked out.
Exam three. Come on.

What labs do you want?

CBC for a baseline.

We were leaving the store
when she fell.

She wanted me
to take her home,

but she was in too much pain.

Where do you live?

In Harvey. Jack got us

a weekend special
at the Marriott.

We saw Jersey Boys
last night,

capped it off
with a couple of martinis.

Six, to be exact.

Sounds like fun.
Special occasion?

Beth, can you take
a deep breath for me?

She got back from a tour
in Iraq two weeks ago.

How long were you there?

13 months.
Going back in six weeks.

You military, too?

Marines. After 9/11,
I wanted to go to Iraq,

but they sent
me to Guam.

What's happening in Guam?

Not enough.

Any allergies?

Walnuts. That's about it.

Okay, a little stick here.

You're looking better
than the last time I saw you.

I was a little winded.

Winded? You were sucking air
like a dry guppy.

Ooh!

She has some tenderness
in the left lower quadrant.

Follow serial exams, and make
sure Trauma takes a look.

Okay.

I need you to go to Admit

and fill out some paperwork
for registration.

No problem.
Honey, I'll be right back, okay?

I'm not going anywhere.

The ICON's positive.

What does that mean?

You're pregnant.

One, two, supermodel!

Oh, that's fabulous!

Neela's, like, my hero.

She moved to America,

and she took it
by the balls
and worked it.

Oh, she does have a way.

I mean, the rest
of our family,

they have a stick
up their bottoms,

but Neela said bollocks
to tradition, and she moved
to the States.

She's, like,
our very own Mick Jagger.

Oh, I don't know.

I think of her as more
of a backup singer.

You know, like a Pip--

I being Gladys,
she being a Pip.

Hi. Sorry.

Radiology
wanted me to stay

in CT with our
diverticulitis guy.

Uh-huh.

We don't handhold
here, Harold.

Next time, let Radiology
do their own job.

Harold, uh, I'd like you
to meet my cousin Jaspreet.

Hi...

I'm, uh...

Harold.
You're Harold.

Right, Harold.

Hey, some people call me
Jazz.

I love jazz.

Uh, Miles Davis,
Dizzy Gillespie.

Gillespie.

Green Mill's the place
for that here.

Oh, well,
we should go sometime.

Really?

(wheezing):
So, you and...

(wheezing):
and me...

(wheezing)

What's wrong with this guy?

He's having an
asthma attack.

Somebody get this kid
an inhaler!

You're gonna feel a little bit
of a sting here.

Ow!

This is the numbing shot
for your stitches.

It hurts.

It'll get easier after this.

Where do you think
you'll go?

Call Northwestern.

They wanted me once.

Maybe they'll want me again.

Feel that?

Feel what?

Good.

I'll start stitching you up now,
okay?

How many will I get?

About five.

Can you make it six?

I want to have one more
than my friend Lucas.

All right,
I'll see what I can do.

CT's backed up.

They said to call back
in a half hour.

This place needs
a second scanner.

Carlos, you remember
how this happened?

I don't know.

I was playing kickball
and fell.

Were you feeling sick today?

No.

Are you taking any medicine?

Epzicom, didanosine and Kaletra.

Those medicines are for HIV.

How long has your asthma
been acting up anyway?

I think it happened because
of my psychosexual stress.

Psychosexual what?

It's rare. They don't teach it
in med school.

So, she's single?
She ran away from an
arranged marriage.

Sweet.
Harold.

She's not for you.
She's a sex-crazed maniac.

Okay, come on,
enough with the babying.

Neela and I have
a rectal abscess,

an infected picc line,

and a woman versus escalator
calling our names.

Let's go.
Can I do the I and D?

No. No.
Sure.

Neela and I are gonna
cover the ER today.

I got a lot of consults
piling up and just

want to keep the team
lean and mean.
Well, what should I do?

You can deflate
your little balloon

and then take Bollywood
out there for a tour.

(sighs)

Okay,
this is the uterus,

and there's the baby.

Are you sure?

Mm-hmm, look, there's
the heartbeat right there.

Hey,

I called your sister and told
her everything's gonna be okay.

What's up?
What are they doing?

An ultrasound.

Why? What's
going on?

I'm pregnant.

You're what?

Oh, my God!

We're pregnant!

Yeah, okay.

Adorable baby,
I can tell already.
Oh.

What, are these the...
are these the arms right there?

Yeah, there's the fingers,
and toes are starting to form

so it's about

eight weeks old.

Eight weeks?
Mm-hmm.

At least.

The OB will do
a formal ultrasound,

give you a more
accurate estimate.

Trauma's here.

Is the escalator fall
Beth Ackerman?

Hello, I'm Dr. Rasgotra
from Surgery.

Does anything hurt?

DEJESUS:
Sounds like
he wants you to be

more proactive
with your own ideas.

Yeah, well, I'll take my ideas
to another hospital,

thank you very much.

You know, I never
liked Anspaugh.

If you need help looking,
I can make some calls.

You know, if I can't
find a job fast enough,

I might need a sugar mama
to take care of me.

Maybe we can
work something out.

I can cook and clean.

I'll take that
into consideration.

Hey, Dawn, did Carlos Moore's
mom get here yet?

I left a message.

Her phone keeps going
to voice mail.

Try it again.

She needs to know
her kid is here.
Just because

a boy steps to me doesn't mean
I'm gonna tell him my status.

That is not right.

What would you do, Sydney?

You got to be upfront.
Tell him what's up.

Because he asked
for your number?

This is about being honest.

Well, damn,
if that's the case,

I'll be telling people all day
that I'm HIV-positive.

(chuckling)

You know, the truth is,
you're both right.

It is important
to be honest.

But every guy you meet doesn't
need to know your status.

However, men you plan
to be intimate with

do need to know.

Even if he just wants
to kiss you?

Jeanie, it's Carlos.

What?
They just called.

He's at County.

Ladies, I need
to cut this short.

Miss Boulet, is there
anything we can do?

No, thanks, sweetie.

I left Sydney's
prescription on my desk.

No problem, I got it.

We got a 52-year-old
diabetic

with a non-healing ulcer
on the foot.

What's his glucose?

89. Last insulin
was two hours ago.
Excuse me.

Is triage still in here?

Yeah, check in
at the desk.

Excuse me, my kid was
brought in about an hour ago.

You have to sign in.
His name's Carlos Moore.
He fell during gym.

I just need to know
what room he's in.

Have a seat. I'll be
with you in a few minutes.

This guy needs a foot
series and a CBC.

Please just look it up for me.

Hey.

Hey, get back...!

Put him in sutures.

What room is Carlos Moore in?

Carlos Moore...

Uh, ma'am,
you need to sign in.

Jeanie?
Hey, Chuny.

What are you doing here?

It's Carlos.
He fell during gym.

You know her?
Yeah, she used
to work here.

How are you?
I'm good. I'm good.

Will you help me
find him?
Yeah.

Exam 3.
He's Dr. Pratt's case.

Come on,
I'll show you.

The ER has
changed a bit.

How have you been?
I've been good.

You look the same.

Oh, you look great, too.

Hey, there you are.

Hey.

You okay?

Were you spacing out
during kickball again?

I guess, it's so boring.

Yeah, I know.

Doesn't look too bad.

Jeanie Boulet.

She's Carlos' mom.

She was a PA on staff.

Oh, good,
I'm Dr. Pratt.

We're about to take him up
to get a head CT right now.

Really,
he needs a CT?
Blunt head trauma,

possible loss of
consciousness.
Possible?

Doesn't the school know?

Well, the aide wasn't sure.

And I want to play it safe
and get the scan anyway.

Is Dr. Weaver here?

I know her.

No, she doesn't
work here anymore.

Carlos is a bit more
complicated than other kids.

Yeah, I know, he
told me about the HIV.

No offense, but I'd feel better

with the most senior person
taking care of him.

He hit his head.

And I have a lot of experience
managing head trauma.

I'm not trying to be
disrespectful,

but would it be possible for me
to speak to your attending?

Ma'am, I am the attending.

Hemoglobin's
stable at 15.2.

I'm not getting
anything here.

Beth, your fractured bones

are blocking the blood
flow to your foot.

I'm gonna need to try and
realign them now, okay?

Whatever.

I just don't get it.

Jack, we'll talk about this

when it's over.

Propofol is kicking in.

Good sats.
All right, let's
stabilize posteriorly.

Okay, ready?

On three.

One...

two...

three.
Whoa!

Whoa, what's going on,
Dr. Rasgotra?

Displaced tib fib.

You may be my favorite
trauma surgeon,

but I don't recall you
having any orthopedic training.
Well, no.

Typically, the ER waits
for the ortho team

before reducing
unstable fractures.

She had no choice.

We lost the dorsalis pulse.

And now it's back.

Really?

Wow, you must have
some set of hands, girl.

All right, call us when
you got post-reduction film.

Let's go. We got
a femur in 2.
I would really

prefer an MRI.

A CT will give us
the information we need.

Maybe, but it
involves radiation.

He doesn't need
that right now.

An MRI takes much longer,

and it's not as good
for finding a traumatic bleed.

It's gonna be okay.

I know, honey.

I just want to do
the right thing.
This is the right thing.

We can do the CT

quickly and without sedation.

And if you want to
stay in the room,
you have to wear

one of these lead aprons.

If not, you can wait
in the control room.

I'm not going anywhere.

This isn't gonna hurt.

I know.

You ready, Carlos?

I'll be right here.

It'll be over
before you know it.

That reduction was impressive.

Let's not congratulate ourselves
until we see the film.

(murmurs):
Is it over?

Your bones are
back in place.

We need to wrap your splint
and repeat the X-ray.

How do you feel?

I'm okay.

Who is he?

It's not what you think.

Was it someone
in your squad?

Was he an officer?

Was it a journalist?

The guy you wrote me about?

Now's really not
the time for this, man.
No, Jack.

Explain to me how you've been
home for two weeks

and you're two months pregnant!

Because I was raped.

(sobbing)

Kyle...

Kyle Peterson raped me.

Your sergeant?

You were laughing with him

when you got off the plane,
I saw you.

He did it, Jack.

You're lying.

It's true.

You need
to stay still.
You're covering

because you
screwed somebody.

You know what?
Why don't you go outside.

Hey, get off of me!

(screams)

Jack!

I'd wait a year or so.

Jobs are tight out there.

No, the housing
market's tight.

People always
need doctors.

Hey, I'd pimp my dog
if it'll get you to stay.

Why don't you pimp a few charts
and clear the board.

We're packed.

You should put Abby
back on the schedule.

She's taking
some personal time.

Still?
It's been weeks now.

So what?
She'll come back
when she's back.

I saw your nephrotic
syndrome patient.

Consult's
on the chart.
Thank you, Dr. Daniels.

Oh, hey.
Hey, hey.

How'd he do?

He handled it like a champ.

Oh, good.
Well, I'll come find you

as soon as I get
the results.

Pratt, it's Michael Grant
from Northwestern, line 2.

Hey.
Whoa, whoa.

You called already?

You snooze, you lose.

Hello?

I'll take the neck
in Trauma.

You talk some sense
into him.

ZELINSKY:
Oh, and this is the desk.

It's kind of like
the epicenter where...

Where...

senior attendings like myself
create the action.

More like the chaos.
Hi.

Hi.

I'm Jaspreet, Neela's cousin.

Oh. I'm Archie Morris,
Neela's friend.

Not to be confused
with "boyfriend"

because we never dated
if you know what I'm saying.

Why wouldn't I know
what you're saying?
Okay,

Dr. Morris, Jaspreet and I
need to go finish the tour.

Oh, uh, tour?

Tour, well, where has
young Henry taken you?

It's Harold.
Whatever.

Well, we went to the OR

and saw this guy carrying
a heart in an ice chest.

It was so cool.
And then we saw

this awesome MRI scan

and saw pictures
of this chick's brain.

Then we went

to the morgue
and saw this dead body.

And this thing was dead.

As in dead-dead.
Wow.

Did he take you
to the trauma room?

Where senior attendings
like myself save lives?

No.

But I'd love to see that.

Would you?

My pleasure.

Wait.
Excuse me.

Wait. But...

But, uh...

I haven't even taken you
to the pathology lab yet.

I must've been asleep about
two hours when he came in.

First I thought
we were being attacked.

(sobs):
That's why he was there, but...

Then he got on top of me and

put his hand
over my mouth

and told me
to be quiet.

And I froze.

Did you tell anyone?

The next day we were
out on patrol

looking for insurgents.

What was I supposed to do,
file a complaint?

I needed those guys
to have my back.

Still, they should be punished.

It's too late.

I pretended like
it didn't happen.

Just like Jack said,
I was laughing with him.

Doesn't matter.

I've been through it.

Holding it in gives you nothing

but nightmares
and panic attacks.

I heard Jeanie Boulet
was in the house.

Hi. Hi.
Look at you.

You look great.
Oh, you do, too.

Thanks.
You remember Carlos?

You were this small
when we met.

How you feeling?
Okay.

I got a CT.

About 45 minutes ago.

Wonder if they processed
the films yet.

Who was helping you?

Dr. Pratt.

Let's go find out
if the radiologist has them.

Okay, I'll go with you.

You all right?

Be back in a few minutes.

So what's going on?

Are you still running
the same clinic?

Two now-- one on
the South Side,
one on the North.

How's Reggie?
Did he finally
make detective?

Yeah, he sure did.

We separated
two years ago.

No, don't tell me that.

He just... it was
too much for him.

I'm at the clinic 24/7.

So you're still close?

Joint custody.

It's good for all of us.

Have you heard
from Doug and Carol?

Oh, they are still
loving Seattle.

Dr. Ross sent
a picture of the twins.

They just started
third grade.
Wow.

I keep saying
I'm gonna visit.

And how's Carter?

Is he still in Africa?

I heard he might be coming home
for a visit in the spring.

You know what?
I should have everybody over

for gumbo and etouffee.
Do that.

We'll get together
like the good old days.

Has anyone seen Dr. Pratt?

He's at the Jumbo Mart
having coffee.

I was just hoping I could
get my son's CT results

and get him home.

I'll give them a call.

Name's Carlos Moore.

Line's busy.
They've been slow all day.

I'll go upstairs and see what's

taking so long.

Thanks a lot.

DANIELS:
I started making up
the schedule myself.

Before I knew it, I was
arranging teaching conferences,

reorganizing
the appointment grids.

Yeah, well,
that's just great.

But Anspaugh
doesn't believe in me.

You heard it yourself.

It's not about Anspaugh.

It's about you.

Make it so they
can't deny you this.

Look, there's some physician
leadership programs over

at U of C coming up
in about a month.

They might give you
some ideas.

And why would I have
to jump through hoops

when Northwestern
already said

they'd die to have
someone like me?

You think you're just gonna

walk in there
and run the place?

The head of the
department is looking

for someone to mentor
to replace him.

He wants to meet tomorrow.

You know, Dr. Pratt,

when a fighter
gets knocked down,

in the first round,

he doesn't throw in the towel.

I'm not throwing in the towel.

I'm getting into
another ring.

(cell phone ringing)

Excuse me.

Dr. Pratt.

Yeah.

Why is she up there?

No.

Yeah. Okay, thanks.

Hey, I gotta take care of this.

Dr. Pratt,
think about what I said.

Having you run
this department--

that would be phenomenal.

Have you seen our
soldier's boyfriend?

The guy who
body-slammed me?

I'm not sending a
search party out for him.

Yeah, you need
to toughen up.

Maybe you should come running
with us in the mornings.

I lift weights, Sam.

I'm not into torture.

So why are you doing
all this anyway?

I don't know. I'm trying to get
out there a little bit more.

I'm taking wine tasting, too.

(chuckles)

What's funny, Gates?

Oh, I don't
know. Just

remembering a dream
I had last night.

Sam was in it.

I was?

What was I doing?

Hey, Sam, have you
seen Dr. Wexler?

Not in a while.

Hey, what was I
doing, Gates?

Hey! Hey!

Are those my films?

Yeah. I went to light
a fire under their butts.

Yeah, you should
have paged me first.

I was trying to help.
Well, that wasn't

the way to do it.
Miss Boulet?

Dr. Pratt, we
should talk first.
Yeah, later.

But, Dr. Pratt...

What is it?

Uh...

Do you mind if we go talk
in the doctors lounge?

No, I-I've waited long enough.

Just give me
the results.

There's a lesion by the frontal
horn of the left ventricle.

From the fall?

It's contrast-enhancing
with surrounding edema.

No, it's not from a head injury.

Then what is it?

There are a few possibilities.

It could be toxoplasmosis.

CNS lymphoma,
histoplasmosis.

Meaning AIDS.

My son has AIDS.

I never would have
told her like that

had you not
gone up there.

You're blaming this on me?

You went behind my back.

You're acting like I slept
with your girlfriend.

I was helping you out.

I don't need your help.

Had I gotten the
results myself,

I would have pulled
into the family room.

Or if you had taken a second
to talk to me first...

Because of you, what should have
been a private conversation

happened out here
on the floor.

You know what, Dr. Pratt?

You don't get it.

What don't I get?

That you're a micromanager
in complete denial?

This should be a team.

We shouldn't be
working autonomously.

Please, give me a break,
okay? I came up

on this team.

Now, the next time
you're bored

and you need
something to do,

try treating a patient--
your own...

Chief.

He'd done so well for so long.

Then, over the last year,
his CD4 counts dropped.

They've changed
his retrovirals twice...

(door opens)

...because the virus
became resistant.

HALEH:
Let's just see what
the doctors have planned.

There are all types
of new treatments now.

Haleh's right.

Even if it means
Carlos has AIDS,

survival has improved
over the last decade.

Please don't lecture me.

I'm HIV-positive.
I know all about it.

But it's different
when it's your own kid.

I know that.

It's so surreal happening here.

It's where I met Carlos.

We decided to adopt him.

We don't even know what

this brain lesion is.

If it's toxoplasmosis,

he'll get better
with antibiotics.

And if it's
a lymphoma?

Then there's chemo.

You know that doesn't work.

If it's a lymphoma,
he's got months.

Why don't we just find out
what it is first?

How will we do that?

There is no simple way.

The only way
to know for sure

is to do a biopsy.

Cut into his brain.

The neurosurgeon

can do it stereotactically,
with a needle

under CT guidance.

I don't know.

It's the best way.

DAWN:
Miss Boulet?

A Reggie Moore is here
to see you.

That's Carlos's father.

I got to go.

Bam! You're out.

Harold, what are you doing?

Playing four square.

Whoa!
Hey!

Oh! Okay! All right!

Let's keep it
moving, people.

Go inside, guys!

Game's over.

What? They're not patients?

I pulled them
from the waiting room.

You whip that thing
at them one more time,

I'll be sewing up
their head lacs.

Get in.

What?

The box. Get in.

Get in.

What is your problem?

Why are you so agitated?

Morris stole my girl.

Your girl?

Jaspreet?

Two guys have taken my women
in the past two months,

and I'm sick of it.

(sighs)
MORRIS:
Across the way,

we have the Jumbo Mart.

Down the street is Ike's,

a very fine establishment,
and there's the El,

which can take you
anywhere in the city.

JASPREET:
That's so cool.

Hey, Neela! Jaspreet
and I were gonna

grab some drinks
after work.

You down?

Well, actually, I was...

Yeah. We're in.

Uh... double date.

Be there.

Howard, come
on. Let's go.

Come on.

How are we gonna tell him?

Let's just talk
about the mass.

What about the AIDS?

You want to tell him

about that?

We should take it...

just one step at a time.

You want to start
lying to him now?

It's not lying.
Miss Boulet,

with all due respect...
I know what
I'm doing.

Right. Right. You're
the specialist.

You have all
the answers.
Do you think

this is easy for me?
Patients have

the right to know.
He's my kid.

He's mine, too.

You don't think he
reads the pamphlets?

You don't think he
listens to your calls?

Carlos knows what
an AIDS-defining illness is.

Just give her
a minute.

Yeah.

She's stubborn.

It's either her way or no way.

Hey, Sam.

Did Ortho see the
post-reduction film

on the pregnant soldier?

They signed off on it.

Good.

I'm sorry to hear about
what you've been through.

Uh... Yeah. Well.

I appreciate that.

But, FYI, I don't think
it's appropriate

to share that type of personal
stuff with the patients.

Excuse me?

They're dealing with
their own crisis.

They don't need
to listen to ours.

Hey.

Hey, Doc.

I thought you split.

How's Beth?

How do you think?

I don't believe her.

Well, you think
she's telling the truth?

Yeah, I do.

Doesn't matter what I think.

You know, I was always afraid
of her stepping on an IED

or getting killed
by a sniper, but...

Something like this?

You know, we shouldn't have
to worry about our own guys.

We're all supposed to be over
there defending our country.

You're right
about that, but...

start by defending her.

What kind of spot?

Well, we're not sure.

It could be caused
by some germs.

Or it could be something else.

Can you take it out?

It's not that easy.

We have to do some
more tests first.

What kind of tests?

Well, what we want to do is
just take a little piece out

and look at it
under a microscope.

You mean I have a tumor?

Remember I told you,

God helps us through
the good times...

and the bad.

We have to have faith.

He's gonna hold our hands
through this.

All of us together, buddy.

Carlos.

Hey, Carlos.

Carlos.

What's happening?

All right, push two
of lorazepam right now.

The second two didn't touch him.

He's maxed out
on lorazepam.

What next?

Pentobarb.

You wanna go straight
to pentobarb?

Yeah, we have to stop this.

Pulse is up to 165.

Oh, God.
BOULET:
Try Depakote.

No, it takes too long.

Get Pedes neuro down here.
Ugh. Why?

He's got elevated ICP and
he's failed first-line drugs.

It's a no-brainer.

I'd like to get a neuro consult

before you induce
a coma in this kid.

A coma? No. No way.

We should avoid intubation.
He's going to need

general anesthesia
for the biopsy anyway.

HALEH:
Sat's dropping, 87.

All right, call Respiratory,
prep a 6-0 ET tube.

I think that's excessive, Greg.

He needs an anticonvulsant.

Pentobarbital 300 milligrams IV.

Haleh, now.

All right, I'm in.

Bag him up.
What about an EEG?

Nope, they'll do it in the OR.
Pentobarb drip at 30 migs

per hour and...
Does he need steroids?

I was ordering
six of Decadron.

What's that for?
It's to reduce the swelling
around the lesion.

Are you staying
while he's in surgery?

Yeah, I'm not going anywhere.

Well done, Greg.

They're ready
for him in OR.

TAGGART:
Hey.

What's up?

I guess Beth's boyfriend
never made it back, huh?

I saw him outside.
I tried to talk to him,

but I guess I wasn't
that persuasive.

You not persuasive?

Come on. I thought
you were a sweet-talker.

I guess even this situation
was beyond me.

Guess again.

Hmm, he came back.

Well, I knew he would.

I just wanted to make sure

that you knew that I knew
that, you know...

How you doing?

I'm better now.

How's the ankle?

The splint's
really helping.

TAGGART:
Got to keep it
elevated at home, okay?
Okay.

Speaking of which,
when can we get her out of here?

GATES:
Soon. I just want
to talk to you

about the
pregnancy options.

I can make a call
to the gynecologist

and you could have a D&C done
as early as tomorrow.

I'm not getting an abortion.

You want to have this baby?

Beth, I don't understand.

Let me call a counselor
down here to talk to you.

I'm gonna keep it.

Pregnant soldiers
don't get sent back.

I love Earth and,
and Veer-Zaara.

They're epic.

NEELA:
Since when did you follow
Bollywood movies?

Since he went on the Internet
20 minutes ago.

Truth is I don't really watch
Indian films.

Well, surely, when you go home
to the motherland

you've caught a few.

I've never actually been
to India.

You know, not every Indian
person's been to India, Morris.

It's like assuming
every African-American

has been to Africa.

Yeah, well, I just assumed
arranged marriages-India, hello.

You assumed wrong, butthead!

Bite me!

Rasgotra, you buying?

Dr. Grossman.

Be right back.

Um, I hope you're cool
about earlier.

What, about how
you stole our case?

I was trying
to be proactive.

That's what my girlfriend
said when she moved out.

I'm joking, Rasgotra.

Sorry.

I love proactivity.

In fact, how would you feel
about an ortho rotation?

Really?
Mm-hmm.

Um, well, I'm flattered,

but I have to talk
to Dr. Dubenko first.

Yeah, I already
did that.

You have a surgical elective
requirement,

so now you're all mine.

Really?
Mm-hmm.

And he's gonna just let me out
that easily?

You're gonna be with
the cool kids next week.

Be ready.

I'm pretty tough.

Having the baby's
not the answer.

Right, Beth, there are
other ways to handle this.

I'm not going
back over there.

I don't believe
in it anymore.

All right,
so report him.

I can't prove anything.

What if he's hurting
other people, too?

Think about that.

Yeah, he's right.

I know it's scary,
but you can do it.

I love you

and I support you,

and the last thing

I'm gonna do is let anything
else bad happen to you...

including going back over there.

I promise.

(sobbing)

Okay.

(laughing)

What are you
looking at?

You fools.

Neela's crazy cousin
took these.

We are the most idiotic,
dysfunctional family ever.

(laughing)

Frank, if anybody's looking
for me, I'll be upstairs.

Yeah, okay.

Hey.

They're still
working on him.

I was gonna go
get some coffee.

You okay?

That's our boy.

She can sit there
and watch it. I can't.

I know it's tough seeing
your kid in there like that.

You would think her getting HIV
would have crippled her,

but she turned it
into a mission:

the clinics,
the patients.

If she's not mentoring
someone,

she's following up
with a teenager,

make sure they're taking
their medicine.

She seems pretty committed.

Yeah, she sure is.

If you have any questions
or you need anything,

don't hesitate to page me.

Aren't you supposed to tell me
everything's gonna be all right?

Hang in there,
my friend.

Ice is all you can do.

Are you sure
you can't give me

some more tips
over dinner?
(snickers)

What? I thought
it was pretty good

when we were hanging out
before Christmas.

It was, but, uh...

Don't tell me.
You hooked up
with an elf?

No, I was kind bummed
you didn't call, that's all.

I went home to DC
for the holidays.

Got tied up
with the family.

But look, this weekend,
we could catch a movie,

get some drinks.

Hmm, sounds good.

What happened
to the cop?

I thought he was
your new lover.

We're dating.
We're not married.

So this is
a modern thing,

juggle more
than one guy?

Men do it
all the time.

Want to hear
about my dream?

Not particularly.

Earlier, you were
begging for it.

I don't beg.

In my dream you did.

Ew! Was is it sexual?

Ew! No, it wasn't.

You were begging
to do my laundry.

Bye, Tony.

You washed one load
eight times.

You're insane.

What do you think
that means?

You think you're like
a clean freak or something?

The biopsy's going well.

They localized the lesion
and they're getting tissue.

His vitals are great.

He hasn't had

any more seizure activity.

Jeanie, that's good news.

It's just
the beginning.

He'll fight.

He's a tough kid.

When I tested positive

12 years ago...

people were
so freaked by it.

Some of the doctors
didn't think

I should work here anymore.

The nurses had problems
with it, too.

Even my family.

I would go home
for Christmas and...

I'd hear my aunts talking.

"Well, at least she
doesn't have AIDS, girl.

I have to sit her
in the other room to eat."

I don't want Carlos
to go through that.

He doesn't deserve it.

You'll make sure
that doesn't happen.

You know what scares
me about all this?

What if everything
I've been fighting for

is a bunch of bull?

It's not.

I tell my patients
they won't end up here,

but they do.

My ex, Al, died
two years ago.

He was 78 pounds.

Didn't even recognize me.

My friend Paulette

was the first person I met

in support group.
Miss Boulet...

If I lose him...

I'm done with it.

Don't say that.

It's true.
I won't do it anymore.

You have to.

Do it for Carlos.

Do it for yourself.

But whatever you decide,
you keep doing it.

Because you are
exactly what we need.

You're not so bad, Dr. Pratt.

I know.

(chuckles)

It usually takes
people a while, but...

I eventually win 'em over.

I'm going to say
a prayer for him.

Say one for us both.

All right.

(sighs)

Dr. Daniels.

Yeah, it's Dr. Pratt.

I was thinking about
what you said earlier, and...

yeah.

I'm gonna stick around
for round two.

Good. I'll be right up.