All language subtitles for ER.S15E15.The.Family.Man

(female narrator)
Previously on"ER.."

How about your husband?

I'm not married.

Boyfriend?

I don't have one.

Anything changes
with Jody, call me.

- Or just call me.
- I will.

It's not over with Sam.
Not for me, anyway.

Did you realize that before
or after you had sex with Daria?

It was a mistake.

Oh, you still love him?

And at some level,
the faculty will

always see you
as little Neela.

You go somewhere new,
you'll be taken seriously

in a way that will not
happen if you stay.

Food's here!

I have never had so much
takeout in my life.

Well, I thought
you liked Vietnamese.

Yeah, I like it,
but there are places in Chicago

with chairs and tables
and, uh, food on plates.

Ah, but no bed.

- Now that's an excellent point.
- Yes.

Now we're not on
for another two hours

so we should ride in together.

Unless someone might see you.

Hmm. Being covert
is more exciting, isn't it?

Yeah.

[telephone ringing]

- Oh, wait.
- No, no, no, no.

Leave it, leave it. Ah!

'Hello?'

'Yeah.'

'Really?'

Yeah, that's great.
Can I, uh, can I take a number?

'Yep, thank you.'

That was Duke. The department
chair wants to meet me.

What, uh, about
the attending position?

Yeah, I can't believe it.

I thought I'd sunk myself
in the interview.

Well, Dr. Corday must have been
very impressed. When is it?

This weekend.

This, uh..

[chuckles]
Wow, that-that's soon.
That's-that's great.

'Can you actually imagine me
being in North Carolina?'

I mean, I only took
the interview

to get the banker off my back.

I didn't actually consider
moving there.

Well, that is the risk

of being
a brilliant surgeon, Neela.

Everyone's gonna be interested.

Are you leaving?

Yeah, I should, um..

I should get back
to my apartment

and grab some clothes
before my shift.

Yeah, but I thought
we were gonna..

You save me a spring roll, yeah?

(Archie)
'No fractures of
the alveolar ridge.'

I knew better than to play
that shady-ass club last night.

Belly's soft, no obstruction.

Lost my health insurance.
401k's in the gutter. Now look.

(Archie)
'Tell me about it.'

Two teeth in
the small intestine.

Thank God.
Can you get 'em out?

They should pass
on their own in a day or two.

Um, here.

Flush discriminately.

- Poor guy.
- That's disgusting.

I gotta call my accountant.

Okay, tooth guy's goin' home.

Botox lady's up in psych..

...and Mr. Lam's
sleeping it off in two.

You talking to me?

- No. Where's Brenner?
- Break room, suiting up.

Come on, come on! I gotta go!

So what did you decide on?
Gibson's or Divina Cucina?

None of the above.
Claudia made the plans.

- What?
- Ooh, I like the sound of that.

Yeah, I'm meeting her
at some address

in Elmhurst. I'm going in blind.

I'll bet
it's something romantic.

- A river walk under the stars.
- Or wine tasting?

I bet it's hot cop
fantasy role-play stuff.

Handcuffs and whatnot.

No. Grady!
I'll let you know.

What kind of operation
you run around here, doc?

- My back's killing me.
- Sorry, Mr. Jensen.

I'm so sorry,
we're still waiting

on HMO approval for your MRI.

- Someone should be down soon.
- Well, hurry it up.

If I'm gonna rot,
I'd rather do it in my La-Z-Boy.

That's the last
of the Marcaine.

Alright, thanks, Cecilia.

Dilantin level on your
seizure guy came back low.

Alright. Push 500 milligrams,
and I'll get him ready to go.

- That's it?
- For now.

Alright, you know what,
this-this is still weird for me.

- What are you talking about?
- Us. We've broken up.

We're working together,
it's weird.

We said we weren't gonna
screw up our schedules.

Some-some, awkwardness..

...while we're finding
our bearings is, uh..

- Weird.
- It's expected.

- That's what you say.
- Okay, guys, listen up.

Banfield is out sick,
but she left instructions

to get patient
satisfaction scores up.

Tony, congratulations.

Yours are the worst
in the department.

What can I do? She's had me
on geriatrics study for weeks.

They're not the most
enthusiastic bunch.

No excuses. Just rub their feet

work a jigsaw puzzle,
whatever it takes.

78-year-old male passed out..

...home, combative in the rig.
Ten minutes out.

- Bingo.
- Oh, come on.

Banfield's not here. Give me
someone a little less salty.

I got a kid mixing X
and valerian root.

Okay, fine, Dawn, you get
Dr. Gates' numbers up this shift

it's dinner at Gibsons.
I'll foot the bill.

Don't blow this for me.

Sam, you're with me.

Hey, you know
department policy

about switching weekend
shifts at short notice?

Depends on Banfield's mood.

You going out of town?

No. Well, maybe. Uh,
North Carolina maybe.

Hey, Dr. Brenner,
my delivery was short.

You mind if I steal some
Kerlix from your supply room?

- Yeah, sure, you go ahead.
- I'll grab it for you. Here.

- What's in North Carolina?
- Uh..

N-not.. Not sure really.
Nothing, no-nothing definite..

[laughing]

- What?
- Nothing.

[chuckles]
Alright.

- I get it. Secret getaway.
- Yeah.

Well, whoever it is, my advice,
keep it casual, keep it fun.

- You think?
- Believe me.

- It's a long way down.
- Is that the rig?

(Samantha)
'They said it was
ten minutes out.'

Stop, stop!

[tires screeching]

[alarm blaring]

[theme music]

- 'Mom!'
- 'Hmm..'

- What happened?
- Check on Zadro!

- I'm Dr. Brenner.
- Joanie.

Okay, Joanie,
any trouble breathing?

Um, Lucy, are you okay?

- I-I think so.
- Honey.. Ow, ow, ow!

- Oh, mom, mom.
- What is it?

- My hip, my hip, my hip.
- Don't move, Joanie.

That goes for you too.
Okay, Lucy?

I want you to take
a big, deep breath.

- Pulse rate 120.
- I'm okay.

- I-I can get out.
- Lucy, Lucy, you stay there.

Let us check you first, okay?

I need a collar!

Ugh, hit my head.

We got to get you
on a backboard.

- Are you serious?
- Look at this rig.

You're lucky to be alive, man.

'C-spine, chest, and pelvis.'

Clear bilaterally,
sternal contusion.

- The seatbelt hurt your chest.
- Okay. Ouch.

Right hip tender
with internal rotation.

- Mom!
- Your daughter's here.

- Are you okay?
- We cleared her neck outside.

Listen to what
the doctors say, sweetie.

She just has a minor forearm
burn from the car's airbag.

Put her in sutures.
I think mom has a broken hip.

Could have an
intra-abdominal bleed.

They were separated outside.
Just give 'em a minute, okay?

Okay, fine, we need a HemoCue.
Check curtain two.

- Alright, you got this.
- I want to go home.

Frank has my sign-outs.

Make sure the back pain
gets an MRI.

- 'His HMO won't approve it.'
- 'What do you want me to do?'

- Talk them into it.
- No, Archie, no, not today.

Look, you stay if you feel
that strongly about it.

- But I can't.
- I'm sorry.

Pulse ox 97 on two liters.

Set up for a FAST.

Alright, your neck is fine.

I just need
to sew up your forehead.

What about Steri-Strips?

Ah, it's well into the subcue.

Well, how about that super glue?

You'll have much better
results with sutures.

You should listen
to your doctor.

Hey, Sam, drunk driver?

Mom and daughter. Not sure why.

Huh. Well, I hope they're okay.

Dr. Gates, that old guy
with syncope is here.

Go. Someone else
can stitch me up.

Okay, I'll come back
to check you out.

I need a signature for Dr. Gates

on this patient satisfaction
form before you go.

- It's already filled out.
- Just sign it.

This is Leo Malcolm,
found down at home

unconscious on the scene, woke
up in the rig after a liter.

Mr. Malcolm, I'm Dr. Gates.
Do you know where you are?

Some fleabag hospital,
looks like.

Tachy at 118,
BP 98/40, sats 97.

(Dawn)
'Heart's beating pretty fast.'

- Does anything hurt?
- I'm fine.

Man can't take a nap without

Big Brother
knocking at the door.

'Family installed some kind of
motion detector in the house.'

No movement for an hour,
paramedics get a call

from the monitoring company.

Alright, let's go, Mr. Malcolm.

- May as well get it over with.
- I feel the same way.

Dr. Gates.

I mean, welcome to County, sir.

We're so glad you're here.

- Acetabular fracture.
- That's bad?

You broke the socket
of your hip joint.

We can reconstruct
it surgically

but you'll need to stay at
the hospital while it mends.

How long will that take?

A week, another month of rehab.

No, I can't. I have Lucy.

If the pelvis
doesn't heal properly

you'll develop arthritis,
chronic pain.

You could need a total
hip replacement.

All set.

I got a tetanus shot, mom.

Your daughter is very brave.

[chuckles]
She's my angel.

I don't know what happened.

I mean, one minute
we were driving along

singing with the radio,
and the next, my car won't stop.

(Samantha)
'You're lucky it happened
in front of the hospital.'

Yeah. God's plan, right?

Right, right, mom.

Excuse me.
Dr. Fazzio is on the phone.

Is he approving the MRI?

Fork over the four grand

he says you can do
anything you want.

Unbelievable.

- I'm ordering it.
- Be careful, Archie.

Let's not stick a patient
with a huge bill

for an unauthorized procedure.

Hey, Lucy. Have you ever
seen a newborn baby close up?

Come on. I'll take you
to where they're sleeping.

- It's okay.
- 'Okay.'

'I'll be right back.'

I've been looking after her
alone for so long.

You never expect something
like this to happen.

Well, we can hold off on surgery

while you find someone
to take her home.

Do you have any family nearby?

Uh, my mom died
when I was in college.

Do you have any friends
that can take her, uh, siblings?

I have a brother, Stuart, but
we haven't talked in a while.

Last I heard,
he works a bar on Cicero.

I can call him if you want.

If he's reachable,
we need to try.

Look, Lucy was three
the last time we saw him.

He shows up late one night,
and he says he's in trouble

he needs a place to stay,
regroup, whatever.

When we woke up,
he was long gone.

He'd stolen a bunch of cash
from my wallet

and my mom's wedding ring.

My family's gotten
pretty small since then.

I have a neighbor
that looks after her sometimes.

We-we can just ask her.

Okay.

What labs do you want?

CBC, BMP, and a blood culture.

Oh!

Alright, midepigastric
tenderness.

Ah, yeah, your stomach
would hurt like this too

if I pushed you like that.

- There's nothing wrong with me.
- Systolic only 88.

- Alright, so this doesn't hurt?
- Uh, don't be so disappointed.

- Little stick here.
- Oh, uh, uh.

That's it.
That's it. I'm outta here.

- Where are you going?
- I'm going home.

- Oh, no, no. Come on, come on.
- Get out of my way, kid.

No, you're not going anywhere.

Do you want me
to call Dr. Brenner?

- I got this.
- Yeah, that's it.

- Leo, put this back.
- Goodbye.

The paramedics would not
have brought you in here

if they thought
nothing was wrong with you.

Your heart's beating
way too fast

your blood pressure is very low.

Let me help you.

I'm fine, you know. I'm fine.

Finger?

Now, doctor,
every man wants to help me.

Draw some blood, will you?

What? Wait, hold it.
Wait a minute, man.

- My-my daughter, you know?
- Mm-hmm.

She had these computers
all over my house.

Couldn't even go to the can
without this little..

...light blinking at me.

She's probably just
worried about you.

Yeah, well, she should
have let me

go to the assisted-living place.

At least there I wouldn't
be bothering nobody.

Alright, let's order
an abdominal series.

- What's that?
- Take X-rays of your belly.

- I'm fine.
- No, now, come on.

Look, if it's clear,
I'll call you a cab. Deal?

Ah! Um..

Deal.

No fever, no neuro deficit.

An epidural abscess
is a long throw.

Worsening pain for weeks,
not relieved with Vicodin.

Don't you think we should
image him before he's paralyzed?

Of course I do,
but it's not our call.

Dr. Brenner, somebody called
this guy about his sister.

You're Stuart Moore?

You're the one said
Joanie was asking about me?

Yeah, I called you, yeah.

Must be bad, man.
I'm the last person she'd call.

Okay, she's back here.

Uh, Dr. Brenner?

Frank, his sister,
his sister's in Trauma one.

- Would you mind?
- I'll be with you in a minute.

Look. Look, Dr. Fazzio promised

he'd be down
in the next hour, okay?

I-if he doesn't
approve it, call my cell.

- I'll deal with it.
- Fine.

Really? I can go?

Hallelujah! Thank you.

- Ha!
- 'Hey, Sam!'

I, uh, talked to Dubenko
about the Roux-en-Y

with the robotic surgery
system next week.

- Oh, yeah?
- Mm-hmm.

Cool. Thanks.

We've seen you upstairs
quite a bit lately.

Yeah, I'm taking
as many OR shifts as I can.

I'm not really having
a great time down here.

Tony, breakup.

Oh. You seem to be managing.

For the most part.

You know him.

- Yeah.
- We had coffee.

He apologized. I yelled.

Then we both decided we didn't
want it to affect our jobs.

- So that's that.
- I'm sorry.

It's okay, for now,
I'm keeping

my work life out
of my life life.

Well, sounds like a plan.

I figured you were done
loaning me money.

- So you rob me?
- Wh.. My car was in the shop.

- How was I to get to work?
- Calm down.

I'm talking about
what you did to me.

What do you want? You want
your half of mom's ring?

- That ring was a joke anyway.
- What is he doing here?

I told you that
I did not want him called!

Alright, I'm sorry, but we
called your neighbors.

They're out of town. Stuart's
the only family Lucy has.

It's him or foster care.

She'd be better off
with strangers.

We're fine.

CT can take her.
Everything okay?

My brother here needs to leave!

Okay, call CT. We're gonna
take her upstairs.

Wait, wait, if something's
happening with Lucy

I should know.

Why?

Why should you know?

You don't deserve anything!

Okay. You know what?

Your problem.

- Have a nice life.
- Get out!

Stuart, look, I'm sorry about
all this. I didn't realize--

Yeah, look.
It was my mistake to come.

Okay, look.
Your sister's sick.

Now someone needs to take
care of Lucy for a while.

- That ain't me.
- Hey.

- Sam, he's not interested.
- I'm leaving, alright?

- Just leave me the hell alone.
- Just gonna walk away?

Believe me, it's what she wants.

It's not what your niece wants.

What do you know about it?

She needs someone.

Stuart?

[indistinct chatter]

Lucy's not my niece.

She's my daughter.

So Joanie's not her mother?

I don't know where her mom is.

She took off when,
uh, Lucy was three.

And Lucy has no idea?

I haven't exactly been around.

Yeah, I know.

Look, I didn't know
what I was doing.

I wasn't supposed to have a kid.

I figured leaving
her with Joanie

was the best I could do.

No.

Asking your sister
to raise your child

that's a pretty big favor.

Guess that's why I didn't ask.

Joanie's in trouble.

She needs your help now.

[sniffles]

I got a tiny apartment.

I-I play guitar at a bar.

I can't take care
of a nine-year-old kid.

Hey, maybe you'll..
Maybe you'll surprise yourself.

[scoffs]
Doubt it.

[sniffles]

Yeah, look, I got to go.

So, uh..

Tell Joanie
I had to go to work.

Uh, maybe I'll come visit later.

Sure.

So?

He's not gonna do it.

Call foster care
when you're done with the CT.

It's been over an hour. You said
you were going to call me a cab.

- The results are on their way.
- Huh.

Hey, look, I got
light-headed, and I fainted.

It's no big deal. Well, why
can't you understand that?

Whatever you have, Leo,
let us try to fix it.

Ah. I'm sure you will.

Hi, I'm Dr. Rasgotra.
I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

Got tied up.
I've got the OR standing by.

[sighs]
Free air under the diaphragm.

Yeah, it's most likely
a perfed ulcer.

He's been taking large doses
of Ibuprofen for his arthritis.

Do you have any belly pain?

No.

Well, the NSAIDs could
be masking the symptoms.

Um, Mr. Malcolm, air
in the abdomen is not normal.

We need to go in, find
the perforation, and repair it.

- Go in?
- Mm-hmm.

Lady, I'm 78-years-old.

Well, it's true there's some
increased risk associated

with surgery at your age, but
there's every reason to believe

there'll be a good outcome.

If you don't do
this operation..

...you could die.

What are we waiting for?

Cancer?

I've seen that.

No, thank you.

You sure this is your decision?

Yes.

No, thank you.

His daughter's here.

(Tony)
'Alright, have 'em
hold on a second.'

Look, Leo, this is one
relatively routine operation.

You could be home in a few days.

Oh, yeah, that's what
they told my wife.

Two years later
she was still in the hospital

tied to-to the hoses
and machines.

I can't do that, ma'am.

You get to stay here
and watch all the action.

We're going to see
inside my mom?

Yeah, it's pretty cool.

I can do a 3D reconstruction.

Wow!

(Samantha)
How are you doing?

A little dizzy.

It's probably the morphine.

Will I be able to meet the
foster family before she goes?

Of course.

And she can visit me here?

Yeah. Every day.

Two weeks are gonna fly by.
You'll see.

She deserves better than Stuart.

Does she remember him at all?

She knows that she has an uncle,
she knows that she met him once

that he lives in the city.

My brother..

He wasn't always like this.

But I'm worried
that if I'm stuck here

he'll use it against me.

He could use custody
to blackmail me for money.

It's what he does.

But you're her mom now.

Not legally.

I always thought adoption
was just a formality.

I never thought
that I could ever really..

...lose her.

You won't.

Joanie, he's not coming back.

So what happens now?

Well, he's refusing treatment.
There's nothing we can do.

Nothing?

This is a hospital.
You can't just let someone die.

It's his choice.

It's been one battle
after another

since my mom died.

Trying to move him
out of his house.

Give up his car.

Feels like I should know
how to do this.

Well, you know,
sometimes people make this

kind of decision
when they're depressed.

Maybe we can have him
talk to somebody.

- Like a psychiatrist?
- Yeah.

They can offer
counseling, medication.

I know he's not ready
to say goodbye.

Hi, Archie.

- I'm late. I'm sorry.
- Don't worry about it.

- Come on in.
- Oh.

Nice place.

- Here, these are for you.
- Aww.

- I have a surprise for you.
- Oh, yeah?

What kind of surprise?

- Hey, are those cupcakes?
- Yes.

And balloons.
I like balloons I guess.

Archie, this is my mom, Olga.

'My sister, Lorraine,
my cousins'

'Bianca, Javier,
Gabriella, Jose.'

'And these are my grandmothers,
Carmen and Alicia.'

Hi.

- Hey, I'm having psych see Leo.
- What? Why?

Well, if we can have him
declared incompetent

then we can have power of
attorney transferred

to his daughter
and have the operation.

But he's not incompetent. He
simply doesn't want treatment.

Well, if not incompetent,
then depressed.

It's natural at his age. Part
of the process of letting go.

You know what, if a 25-year-old
kid came in and refused surgery

you'd get psych involved
just like that.

He's not 25, and it's
his right to decide

whether he wants
his last years spent

in and out of hospital beds.

- Neela..
- You've to respect his wishes.

Here you go, Frank.

Frank, isn't it a bit
ridiculous to file

four different copies
of the base station report?

Gee, that thought has
never occurred to me.

Neela, um, look, just put the
rest of them in the break room.

I'll deal with them sometime.

Also, your father-of-the-year
is out there in waiting.

Stuart Moore? He came back?

Yeah, I'm watching my wallet.
Suggest you do the same.

Car crash in the ambulance bay.
Dysfunctional family drama.

- A little bit of everything.
- Yeah.

Well, listen, I was,
uh.. About Duke..

Yeah, I'm sorry about that.

I don't know why I was going on.

I guess I got caught off guard.

Well, it's a big move.

You're probably right
to be a little hesitant.

Listen, I was thinking
maybe we could--

- I booked my flight.
- You did?

Yeah, Lucien
switched my schedule.

He said if I couldn't come up

with a better reason
than nerves--

Well, of course.
That-that's good.

Well, it's just
an interview, right?

No need to make any
big life decisions.

- Absolutely.
- Alright.

- I'll see you later.
- Alright. Bye.

Need some help here!

Mom!

- I need some help!
- Mom, wake up!

I need a doc. Dr. Brenner!

- Mom? Mom!
- She needs to rest now, honey.

Dropped her pressure in CT,
dropped her sats.

- What are you guys doing?
- Lungs are wet.

Pink, frothy sputum,
pulmonary edema.

- What is that?
- Congestive heart failure?

Okay, we're helping
her breathe, Lucy.

She might have bruised
her heart in the crash.

- Mommy, are you okay? Mom!
- BiPAP, 40 of Lasix.

- I got the airway!
- Mom, tell me you're okay!

- You need to calm down, okay?
- But what are you guys doing?

- Please help her!
- 30 on 15, Tony.

Let's see if we
can avoid intubation.

- Multifocal PVCs.
- 100 of Lidocaine.

Mommy, please talk to me! Mommy!

She's sleeping, Lucy,
because her oxygen level's low.

Sometimes, when the heart
isn't pumping

well the lungs fill with fluid.

- Alright, BiPAP's on.
- Damn. Diffuse hypokinesis.

Ejection fraction 20 percent.

Looks like a dilated
cardiomyopathy.

That can't be from the crash.

What's happening?

Your mom's heart
isn't doing its job.

- We're trying to find out why.
- Run of six on the monitor.

- Did she present in failure?
- No, she was compensating.

She couldn't handle the two
liters of saline we gave her.

- Mommy! Mommy!
- V-tach.

Charge to 300.

- Stop!
- We're charged.

Alright, clear!

Can someone get her
out of here, please!

- Alright, clear.
- 'Stop!'

- No change.
- No, no! Mommy! Mommy!

I want to stay!

[screaming]
I want to stay!

[Lucy screaming]

She was down for two minutes.
Came back after the third shock.

Yeah, okay, that sounds good.
You call me when you're ready.

- Was that cardiology?
- Fulminant myocarditis.

A heart biopsy is gonna tell us
if it's treatable with steroids.

What about the hip surgery?

We'll keep her in traction
for a couple of days

give her lungs
a chance to dry out

before we subject her
to general anesthesia.

Hey, uh, I put the little girl
in the break room.

Social Service
is on their way down.

Jeez, poor kid.

Two weeks is scary enough,
but a month?

And then if the biopsy
shows scarring..

Well, the brother's
out in waiting.

I'm going to speak to him.
Maybe he'll reconsider.

Whoa, we're not sending her
home with that guy.

Sam, he's the father,
he deserves to know

if his child's going to be sent
off to live with strangers.

He didn't mind abandoning her
in the middle of the night.

That was six years ago.
Sam, this is different.

You think?

[buzzing]

Hey, it was a slow night.

How'd the surgery go?

She hasn't had it yet.

We discovered Joanie
was in heart failure.

I-I don't.. From the car crash?

No, it's something else,
I think.

We're running a test now
to assess the damage.

Stuart, your daughter was with
Joanie when she needed CPR.

And she's scared

and she needs
a place to stay tonight.

Yeah.

Well, alright.

I-is my mom okay?

Uh, she might be upstairs
for a little while.

Lucy, there's someone
here to see you.

This.. This is, uh, Stuart.

Your, uh, mom's told you
about me, I think.

A little.

You're my uncle?

You probably don't remember,
but we met when you were little.

Yeah, it was a long time ago.

Uh, I've been busy.
Yeah, I, uh..

Stuart here is a musician.

Really?

That's cool.

What kind of music?

Um, rock mostly.
You like music?

I like The Police.

What? Come on.
The Police? Really?

My mom and I like the song
about dinosaurs.

You ever, uh, you ever
listen to The Clash?

They're alright.

Liz Dade's here.

Okay, um, Lucy,
do you mind if I, um

leave you guys alone
for a minute?

- No, it's okay.
- Okay.

You know, your mom
and I used to listen

to The Police
when we were kids.

We had it on a cassette tape.
You know what that is?

We used blast it so loud,
it drove your grandma crazy.

[laughing]

- That's Stuart Moore?
- Yeah.

- He's the father.
- Technically.

Well, that's what the
birth certificate says.

He has no criminal record,
no history

of violence, no record of abuse.

So given the gravity
of Joanie's condition

he's a candidate
for temporary custody.

- If he wants it.
- I think he will.

What? You can't just
show up after six years

and act like nothing's happened.

I'll interview him first.

Try to get a sense
if he can handle it.

But yeah, he's the father.

- What about Joanie?
- She knows Lucy best.

She'll need to sign off.

And, Sam, we are not gonna add
to the stress of her illness.

I think it's a mistake.

* Won't you send it southbound *

* Give it a cool
bluesman name like Lucy *

[chuckles]
Check this out.

[guitar music]

Here it comes.
Alright, you ready?

* But on the south side
of heaven *

* Won't you take me home *

* 'Cause I been broke
down for so long *

* Lord it's getting cold *

(Stuart)
'Sing that part with me.'

* But on the south side
of heaven *

* Won't you take me home *
* Won't you take me home *

(Stuart)
'That's it!'

* 'Cause I been broke
down for so long *

* Lord it's getting cold **

[instrumental music]

[indistinct chatter]

So, uh, her nephew's
seventh birthday party.

Seven years.

Boy, what a..
What a fun age, huh?

Just running around
with other seven-year-olds.

Disculpeme, abuelitas,
le voy a ensenar

la casa a Archie
antes de irnos.

Come on. Come on!

They don't speak English.
Kinda wish I knew that.

Yeah, why? You speak Spanish?

No, not really.

- 'Ay, Rogelio.'
- I'm fine! I'm fine!

That's my cousin, Rogelio.
He always does this.

Lorraine, don't worry.
It'll be fine.

- We'll just serve the cake.
- No.

Superhero Gary is like
Philip's favorite TV character.

If he sees this, he'll freak.

- What can we do?
- I don't know.

(together)
Superhero Gary! Superhero Gary!

- Greetings, small children!
- You're not..

Gary?

- 'Nice tights.'
- 'Mom?'

It's, uh, a beautiful day
in the neighborhood.

A beautiful day
for...a birthday!

- Somebody's birthday, right?
- 'It's Philip's birthday.'

It's somebody's birthday!
Philip! Yes!

What a rip-off.

Ah! How old are you, Philip?

You're not Superhero Gary.

Of course I am.
Yeah, I'm-I'm Superhero Gary.

I'm the strongest
man in Chicago.

With, uh, behold
my biceps of superness!

- 'Ooh, those are fake.'
- Your hair looks different.

- And his legs.
- Superhero Gary has man legs.

(Archie)
'These are my bionic legs!'

Yes, for-for leaping buildings
in a single bound.

- What's a bound?
- 'It's..'

- 'Oh, nice shot!'
- Don't throw that.

- 'Hit him! Get him!'
- Okay, Phillip, seriously.

- 'Hit him in the eye!'
- You guys, come on.

[screaming]

Stop! Stop!

- 'Get him!'
- 'Yeah, yeah!'

- How are you feeling, Joanie?
- Better.

Satting well on BiPAP. Switching
her to ten liters by mask.

I felt like I was drowning.

Over a liter of urine
output with the Lasix.

You get the results?

Joanie...most
of your heart muscle

has been replaced
by scar tissue.

I don't understand.

A virus attacked your heart.

A virus? What kind of virus?

Well, it could have
been a cold or flu.

Something in the last
12 months, perhaps.

How does something
like this happen?

I-it's extremely rare.

Now, unfortunately,
the damage is irreversible.

'Now, we'll wait to see
if your heart'

responds to IV medication.

But if it doesn't,
we may have to

put you on the transplant list.

[heavy breathing]

Mom.

What about Lucy?

I'm gonna take her, Joan.

No.

Just for a couple of weeks
till you're better.

That's a lot of responsibility.

- Every day.
- He knows that.

It's more than
just watching her.

There's an old woman
who lives in my building.

She baby-sits,
she can help out if I need it.

Is that cool, kiddo?

(Lucy)
'It's cool.'

We'll catch up for lost time.

Stuart..

Hey..

I can do this.

Let me prove it to you.

You don't have to
if you don't want to.

I want to.

Here we go again.

What did the psychiatrist say?

He says you're not suicidal

you're not
clinically depressed

and you have the right
to refuse treatment.

Finally, a doctor
around here who listens.

But, you know, refusing
treatment is just

the first step, we need to
walk you through the rest.

- The rest of what?
- He means the hospice.

If that's the path
you're choosing.

Yeah, it is.

You know, contents of your bowel
could spill into your abdomen

and, uh, cause
a massive infection.

Get through your bloodstream,
infect your lungs.

Which we'll treat
with antibiotics.

Fine.

Blood pressure could drop so low

that fluid could
get in your lungs.

We'll give you medication
to keep you comfortable.

- If you have to.
- Morphine.

Which will, you know,
make you out of it.

You won't be able to see.
You can't talk.

Daughter will be there
watching you lose

the ability to breathe,
you want that?

You wanna put your daughter
and granddaughters through that?

Tony.

Can you step outside, please?

- The hell was that?
- He's making a mistake.

So you think scaring him
into it is the best solution?

- What other choice do I have?
- Let it go.

Ah..

Hey.

What is it?

I want to apologize for earlier.

I watched my wife..

...turn into a corpse
before my very eyes.

[scoffs]

What makes you think
that I can't handle

a little, uh,
shortness of breath?

Hey, you, uh..

...you religious or something?

Uh, you afraid that
God's gonna get mad at me?

- It's not about that.
- Huh.

Well, why-why can't I, uh..

...show my family
that I'm still strong?

That, uh, I can, uh..

...leave this world
with some kind of dignity?

You want to protect
your family. I get it.

You know, I sat..

...with my wife..

...for two years.

Waiting, watching her..

..disappear.

I did that so that
my family didn't have to.

Two years.

And then when it was over..

...she didn't even
remember who I was.

Now, what kind of
cruel joke is that?

Leo, you don't have cancer.
We could fix this, man.

Ah, you did what you need to do.

Now you just...let me do mine.

I was talking to
your granddaughter Alyssa.

Yep.

She's going to, uh..

...Wisconsin in the fall, huh?

Civil engineering.

Building cities.

Mm-hmm.

Must be, uh, tough field
to get into, huh?

Yeah.

She said she
talked about it

uh, when she was
a kid with you

that you wanted to
do the same thing.

Yeah, well, they never
had anything like that

when I was in the navy.

She's got more
opportunities than I ever had.

- You must be proud.
- Oh.

I'm proud of all
my grandchildren.

They always remember
what they come from.

You know, I have a daughter.

- Oh, yeah?
- Hmm.

Haven't always done the right
thing, that's for sure.

Seeing you with
your family, meeting them

and the way they look up to you

all that you've
accomplished, it's..

You figure it out as you go.

Yeah.

The college,
the classes, the career.

You-you've talked to her
about that your whole life.

That's cool.

- And she's doing it.
- 'Mm-hmm.'

She's doing it,
and she's doing it

not just for herself,
but for you.

She's gonna graduate
and she's gonna look out there..

...and you're
not gonna be there.

That how you want it to be?

[buzzing]

You're buying me dinner.

- Holy Moses!
- Morris?

Dislocation of the left elbow.

Needs post-reduction films
and an ortho consult.

Come on, kids.

I'll show you where they
reattached Evil Staxx's arm

after I threw him
off the Sears Tower.

These are from the county, state
and DCFS saying that you agree

to the terms of the four
week custody arrangement.

There's a lot of forms.

Here's a map and directions
to Lucy's school.

You're responsible for getting
her to and from every day

and her pediatrician's office.

'She's got an annual physical
scheduled in two weeks.'

Wait, uh, can't some of this
wait until Joanie's better?

No, it's important
to keep her routine stable

'during the transition.'

'Now, you need to bring
her here every day.'

Contact with Joanie is vital.

How am I supposed to work?

You'll figure it out.

Call me if you
have any questions.

You okay?

Yeah.

Now, this is nothing
you can't handle.

[chuckles]

Listen, uh..

Lucy's with your sister
until we take her upstairs.

Why don't you go down the, uh,
street and pick up some food?

Ike Ryan's is a block down,
shouldn't take you too long.

Grab yourselves some, uh,
dinner, maybe a couple of sodas.

- Alright.
- Alright?

- Okay.
- You need some money?

No, man, I got money.

[chuckles]

I'll see you in half an hour.

(Archie)
'And, um, this is'

a-a bench, yeah,
where-where people wait

to hear matters
of life and death.

Oh,oh,and this,
this is one of Superhero Gary's

favorite nurses, Sam Taggart.

Sam, this is Claudia
and her whole family.

Hi.

- Superhero Gary?
- Kid's birthday party.

Morris, Gates has got
Neurosurgery

coming down on your patient.

- What patient? I'm not on.
- Your back pain guy.

His BP dropped
and he can't move his legs.

He's still here?
Excuse me.

Two liters of saline wide open.

- Temp spiked to 103.
- BP 85/50.

(Tony)
'Oh, good, here he comes.'

[beeping]

What the hell?

Can you feel this?

No. I can't move my legs.

- Spinal shock.
- Probably septic too.

I'll throw in a central line.

Why can't I move my legs?

You have an infection that's

pressing on your spinal cord.

- Costume party?
- Seventh birthday.

(Dawn)
'Sats are down 87 percent.'

100% non-rebreather.

'Mix Levophed,
four migs in 500 cc's.'

(Dawn)
'Vanco and
Ceftriaxone are hanging.'

(Archie)
'Introducer and guidewire.'

(Samantha)
'Neurosurge will
meet us in MRI.'

(Tony)
'Holding an OR.'

We need to take you
up to surgery

to prevent permanent paralysis.

Oh, God,
I'm going to be paralyzed?

No, we hope not.

Don't worry. I've got you.

'Okay, let's roll.
The clock is ticking.'

- You're our hero.
- Coming through!

- Lucy, Luce..
- Yeah? Yeah, Mom?

Listen, do you have your
backpack and your sweatshirt?

- Yeah. Don't worry, mom.
- Okay.

Hey, listen.

You be a good girl, okay?

Alright?

I'll see you tomorrow.

[chuckles]

Okay.

I-I love you.

I love you more.

Come on.

- Goodnight, guys.
- Bye, Dr. Morris.

Happy birthday, Philip.

You know impersonating
a superhero's a misdemeanor?

- It is?
- Mm-hmm.

And resisting arrest
will only make it worse.

- I guess I'm in big trouble.
- I guess you are.

* When I die Lord
oh won't you *

* Put my soul
up on a train *

* Won't you send it southbound *

* Give it a cool
bluesman name *

* 'Cause I've been lost
on 'em back roads *

* So many times
I've gone blind *

* Losing faith in my family *

* Had put me
out of my damn mind *

* On the south side of heaven
won't you take me home *

* 'Cause I've been broke
down for so long *

* Lord it's getting cold *

[guitar music]

* I've been a desperado
in West Texas for so long *

* Lord I need a change *

* Ten long years
this old place ain't *

* Seen a drop of rain *

* Now the wind blows
every day Lord *

* Oh like a desert snow *

* Like a lost bound train *

* Running on cocaine
and out of control *

* But on the south side
of heaven *

* Won't you take me home *

* 'Cause I've been broke
for so long *

* Lord it's getting cold.. *

He probably went to get
his place ready for you.

We can wait out here
for a few minutes, if you like.

He's not coming.

How do you know that?

I could tell.

It's kinda cold out here.

I'm okay.

How long is she
gonna be here?

It's hard to say.

I hope it's not too long.

Me too.

* On the south side of heaven
won't you take me home *

* 'Cause I been broke
for so long *

* Lord it's getting cold **

[theme music]