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[Conrad] Previously on The Resident…

[Dr. Petrosian] Babies cry, Padma.

Just hold them as much as you can.

This is hard, do you understand?

[crying]

This isn't about your emotional fortitude.

It's about your MS.

The stress is bad for you.

My twins aren't even crawling, and I am terrified for them already.

Never truly realized how fragile we are

until I held my own flesh and blood in my arms.

You're not really selling the parenthood thing here.

-Thank God I don't have twins. -That's not helping either.

[all laughing]

["Hip Hug-Her" playing]

A little fuel to start the day.

-Ugh. Does it come in an IV? -[chuckles]

I was up all night. Neighbor had a party.

Nothing like EDM blasting through the walls

to lull you to sleep.

-Who said I was trying to sleep? -Hmm?

I got right in there and taught those fools the wobble.

Hey…

[laughs]

Hello, I'm not ordering French fries here. Can I get some damn help?

What do we think, ATV accident or cow tipping gone wrong?

Uh, 20 bucks these two make their own fireworks.

Thank you.

Hi, I'm Dr. Feldman. This is Nurse Hundley. What happened?

Uh, my buddy, Wolf, here is in a bit of pain, that's all.

We'll take care of him, and your name?

-Cricket. -All right, Wolf and Cricket.

[Wolf groaning in pain]

[grunts]

Let's get you checked out.

Don't need an exam.

[panting] Just… Just something for the pain.

[Irving] Hmm.

Well, I can't prescribe

any medication without a full exam.

So, where exactly is this pain?

[Wolf] All over.

Looks like you've got some blood on your arm.

-Let us take a look. -[Wolf exclaims]

[splutters] He don't like to be touched.

Well, then we're not gonna get very far today.

Told you. This was a bad idea.

Let's go somewhere else.

-Hold on-- -Do not touch me!

[Conrad] Whoa, whoa, whoa.

-What's going on here? -Well, they won't let us leave.

If you let us take a look at your arm, we'll give you something for the pain.

[breathes shakily]

All right.

Come on, take a seat.

Lie down.

[grunts]

[winces]

[Conrad] Ooh…

That looks like it hurts.

-It does. -[Conrad] Yeah?

-Okay, what did this to you? -[breathes shakily]

Nothing.

A cat.

Maine Coon.

Big sucker.

-Must've been ginormous. -[Cricket] Yes, sir.

Forty pounder. We don't call her Girlzilla for nothing.

-[squealing] -[Austin] Good morning.

The cavalry has arrived.

Hey, hey, little fellas.

Mama's getting you all squeaky clean, huh?

-[baby squealing] -Trying.

I got them wristbands

because they're so hard to tell apart, especially at this age.

Hey, I'll tag in.

I can't believe the sitter bailed last-minute.

-Maybe I should stay home. -[Austin] Hey.

No, that is nonsense, Padma.

You have been overwhelmed for months, and you deserve the day off.

[baby squealing]

Thanks.

Oh, I just want to feel like myself again.

Hopefully, this self-care day does it.

[baby cooing]

I really appreciate you stepping up. I know today's a big day for you.

Hey, no worries. I have a couple hours before the surgery,

and Chastain nursery will take them.

I'm sure they'll like it there.

I'll be back by 8:00.

Oh, and, um,

Elijah is the green wristband, and Arjun is the blue.

-Got it. -[babies cooing]

Oh…

Maybe, uh…

Hey, Padma.

[opening theme music playing]

Wow. Sam, this is amazing.

[Sam] Another hour, and your patient

will have a brand-new titanium ribcage tailored to fit her chest wall.

And this only took three days to build.

Well, at Inman Park Tech, we make the impossible possible.

Well, if anyone deserves it, it's Tessa.

She was one of my clinical trial patients,

and sadly, the meds didn't work,

and so the cancer spread to her ribs.

If the surgery goes well today, this could be the start of a new life for her.

And the beginning of a beautiful new partnership

between Inman Park Tech and Chastain.

You know, I have to be honest, Dr. Pravesh,

I was skeptical about doing business with Chastain.

Everyone knows you're getting your funding cut.

Don't count us out. We're fighting hard to stay in business,

while still delivering care with the same level of excellence.

You see, that spunk right there is why we decided to support Chastain

in being the first hospital in America to implant a titanium ribcage.

-Ah, come over here. -Hey, Sam.

-Dr. Pravesh, this is Gina. -Hi.

-She's making a documentary about our lab. -Hi. Nice to meet you.

They've already received early interest from Sundance.

Yeah, now it's just about finding a great story,

and Sam thinks your patient has one.

We'd like Gina and her crew to film the implantation surgery.

Um…

[sighs]

Well, I would need to get clearance first

and the consent of the patient, of course.

It would be great publicity for us both,

and you'd be getting the word out that Chastain is still a cutting-edge hospital.

All right, um, let me see what I can do.

Great.

[taps on door]

So, I have some good news. I just spoke with Dr. Pravesh,

and your surgery will definitely happen today.

Oh, Dr. Pravesh is an angel.

Your titanium ribs will be here within the hour.

Wow.

A titanium rib cage.

-Will they let me through TSA? -[both chuckle]

I'm worried.

We thought the last surgery would fix everything.

Oh, please, don't question the doctors, Wendy.

They made no promises when they operated. It wasn't a cure-all.

No, it's okay. After the trial failed,

Dr. Austin and I succeeded in removing the sarcoma

from your mom's chest wall, breast, and the affected ribs, but,

it left her lungs and her heart without protection.

[Tessa] I don't have much of a choice, dear.

It has to be done.

We have to replace them.

Well, the surgery is risky,

I won't lie.

A full implantation of 3D printed ribs like this has only been done once before,

but we have a multidisciplinary team of experts ready to make that happen

as safely as possible.

Will Dr. Austin be joining you in the surgery?

Yes, of course. He should be here soon.

[Wolf grunting]

What's wrong with him, doc?

Lacerations, fever,

pain in the right upper area of his belly.

Gonna order some labs and get a CT of his abdomen to find out.

Cat-scratch fever is at the top of our list,

assuming it really was a Maine Coon that mauled you.

It was a cat, okay?

[Irving] "A cat."

Interesting word choice.

I need to impress on you how important it is you tell us the truth.

We can't diagnose and treat you if we don't have the right information.

Talk to me. Our ribs, how do they look?

Futuristic, like something out of a Marvel movie.

Tessa's in great spirits. Her daughter, little less so.

She watched her mom struggle long enough.

Tessa's husband died tragically, my trial failed her, then cancer,

and now, she needs new ribs.

This poor woman, she's suffered.

Then let's hope this surgery is a win for her.

[sighs] Actually, there's something that I need to run by you.

A documentary crew has been following the robotics lab at Inman Park Tech,

and… they want to film Tessa's surgery.

That's a big ask.

There are liability issues and privacy, too, for Tessa.

And will we have any creative say in how Chastain is represented?

I imagine we will not.

Then, there's your answer. I'm sorry, Devon, hard pass.

Respectfully, Dr. Voss, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity,

and if it all goes well, it could put Chastain back on top.

This documentary could be very good publicity for us.

Well, and if not, it could have the opposite effect.

We… We'd need creative say, pending the outcome.

Okay. We make it very clear that

we need creative say, or we don't move forward with the documentary.

Under those circumstances, I'll allow it,

but you're in charge, Devon.

Don't let a camera crew get in the way

of achieving the best outcome for our patient.

-[clears throat] -[Devon] Okay.

Dr. Voss.

Could I have a word?

[tense music plays]

Have you seen the front page of the Atlanta Metro Daily?

It's about Bell, and it is not good.

It's despicable. Anonymous sources. Gutter journalism.

This has Governor Betz's fingerprints all over it.

But is it true?

There are nuggets of truth, but it's blown way out of proportion.

[sighs] Well, I heard that, long ago, the staff used to call him

HODAD, hands of Death and Destruction.

He operated when he shouldn't have, when he had a physical problem.

He's a different man now, a different doctor.

Well, they sure made his MS an issue.

Randolph has some of the best outcomes in the hospital.

He's top of his field. I have total faith in him.

He has a rib implantation in a few hours. What are you going to do?

The implantation is high profile.

The publicity will be good for Randolph's image

when he's successful.

And what if it isn't?

I have to believe in our surgeons.

Until then,

I do damage control.

Wolf's lab results are in.

Positive for severe pancreatitis, but negative for cat-scratch fever.

Which means his symptoms aren't caused by whatever scratched him on the arm.

Definitely not.

Well, I'll start him on fluids, make sure his pain is under control.

-And I'll send off some more labs. -[sighs]

I think he has an exotic cat at home.

Yeah, with scratches like that, it makes the most sense.

Well, no one's gonna confess to a crime that easily.

We'll have to pull the truth out.

-I need you two in here, now! -[monitor beeping rapidly]

[labored breathing]

Pulmonary edema.

-The pancreatitis is getting worse. -Getting him on oxygen.

I'm done playing. Tell me what's going on.

You need to tell us. Now.

[Wolf screams]

Two of lorazepam and get me an intubation kit.

[Wolf screaming]

Can't you just make an exception?

Chastain recently changed their policies.

We can no longer accept babies under ten months.

Laura, I am needed for a groundbreaking surgery.

Help me out here, please. Just for a few hours.

Dr. Austin, I wish I could, but there are rules,

and violating them is gonna put Chastain in legal jeopardy.

I'm really sorry.

Right.

Make sure they get my good side, Dr. Pravesh.

All sides of you are good, Tessa.

[Tessa laughs]

I want to go on record.

I think this documentary is a bad idea.

It could only distract everyone in surgery.

Listen, if there are any issues at all, I will pull the plug.

That is a promise.

Your mom is the priority.

Always.

Okay.

Thanks.

I come bearing ribs.

[Gina] Let's get you in. Come on. We need to get this.

Wow. I really will be the bionic woman.

[chuckles]

[Bell] Yeah. So, this will be your new sternum,

and these curved pieces will replace the ribs that we removed.

They're beautiful.

So, historically,

patients like Tessa ended up with a flat metal plate

to cover their vital organs, which might've kept them safe,

but also left them unable to move.

So, their ability to live full lives was drastically curtailed.

But all that changes now with Tessa.

With these new ribs, we'll give her full mobility

and a new life.

Isn't there another surgeon?

I'd love to get a profile on him and his consent to film.

Yes, Dr. Austin, he'll be the lead surgeon.

He's triple board-certified.

He's got nerves of steel and great hands,

and he is arguably

the best cardiothoracic surgeon in the nation.

And a new father.

[Gina] Oh, here he is.

Hey, uh, my apologies.

Sitter cancelled.

What's this?

Um, these guys are filming the surgery as part of a documentary.

Um, have you sorted out your childcare?

I've been calling Padma, she's not been answering.

-I'm still working it out. Hey. -[cell phone chimes]

[cell phone buzzes]

Tessa, I read your report, and your pre-op exam is clear.

You are as healthy as possible and ready for surgery.

You have any questions before we take you to the OR?

[tense music plays]

The article is a political smear job

by a governor trying to destroy Dr. Bell because he dared speak truth to power.

[cell phone ringing]

Yes, he's my husband, and I couldn't be more proud of him at this moment.

That's all I'm going to say.

-[cell phone continues ringing] -[sighs]

[cell phone beeps]

Dr. Stanley.

I wasn't expecting to hear from you till our next board meeting.

-Oh, come on. It's slander. -[cell phone chimes]

-You and I both know that-- -Ma'am, you can't go in there.

-I'm gonna have to call you back. -You're Kit Voss, the CEO of the hospital?

The person in charge?

-I tried to stop her. -It's all right, Tabitha.

I am.

My mother is Tessa Perez.

She's about to have her chest cracked open for this dangerous new operation.

Okay.

I'm here to help you. Tell me what's wrong.

I read the article online.

You can't possibly let some butcher

do this operation on my mom.

[Kit] These allegations are false.

Remember, Dr. Bell was the one

who successfully removed your mother's cancer just weeks ago.

Yeah, after the Chastain clinical trial should've cured it.

Clinical trials are experiments. There are no guarantees.

And this is also experimental.

Maybe this could kill her.

I'm sure you were both told,

the risks are high, but so are the rewards.

I'm… I'm sorry, but your mother is out of options.

She chose this.

Then get her another doctor.

I would trust my life to Dr. Bell.

I'd want him if I were going into this surgery your mother is facing.

You're his wife!

You're not impartial.

Look, my mom is my best friend.

Okay? She's the kindest person I know, and she's too trusting.

I have to be careful for her.

I've watched her suffer long enough.

From now on, I protect her.

Either Dr. Bell is out,

or we are.

[sighs]

You're taking me off the surgery, aren't you?

I'm sorry, but the patient's daughter insists.

No, I heard about the article, and… [sighs]

…well, I get that it's a risk to Chastain.

The… cameras running, a… surgeon who's been

publicly outed as incompetent.

You can't be allowed to do a high-risk operation on a patient.

It's possible that even your best effort could still result in a failed outcome.

[sighs] No, it's… it's clear what we have to do.

-I'm out. -You don't deserve this.

You are a brilliant surgeon and even better man.

We're in a war with Betz, and he launched a nuclear weapon.

We're gonna fight it.

Okay.

Hands of Death and Destruction.

[Bell sighs]

[Kit] Now, what can I do to help?

Well, AJ can't do the surgery on his own.

There's no one I trust more than you.

-Can you step in for me? -Of course.

-I'm familiar with what was planned. -Okay, good, good.

So I'll run through the specifics with you so you are ready.

[man over pa system] Dr. Lopez, come to the pharmacy for a consult.

Dr. Lopez to the pharmacy…

Your friend is dying.

You need to tell us what did this, or we can't save him.

Well, the truth is we…

we get kicked, bit, and scratched all the time by a lot of things.

Kicked? Bit?

-By what? -We, um…

[sighs]

We have a home zoo.

That, uh, the show about that guy who made a great living raising tigers

made a big impression.

You know it didn't end well for him, right?

-[chuckles] He's famous. -He's in prison for murder.

Okay. [laughs] What's your point?

How do you not understand the danger you're putting yourselves in?

Wild animals can carry many diseases, not to mention maul you.

Hey, people pay big money

to pet a king cobra, feed an ape,

take a photo next to an African lion.

We're animal lovers, I swear.

What you're doing is illegal.

Your friend's on a vent. [taps on glass] He's hanging on by a thread.

-Okay. What… what can I do? -What savaged his arm?

That was a lion. Maude.

She's normally real gentle, but, uh, we got careless.

We're getting someplace. What else could've bitten or scratched him?

[sighs] We got so many animals. It… it could've been any of them.

Well, then you and I are gonna make a list.

[tense music plays]

-[high-pitched ringing] -[groans]

[gasping]

[tense music continues]

[panting]

[melancholy music plays]

[sniffles]

[crying]

Oh. [laughs]

-Hey. -Aw, look at those cheeks.

[Hundley] Mm. Just the babies I wanted to see.

Oh, that's great, Hundley.

That's just the reaction the three of us were hoping for.

Listen, I hit a bit of a logistical snafu,

and I need a babysitter.

Billie gave me a heads-up. I'll take one.

-Hand him over. -Thank you. One is a great start.

Yeah. [grunts] That's why God made two hands.

One for charting, and one for snuggling. [laughs]

Wait. Is this Elijah or Arjun?

Well, we also had a mishap with the wristbands and the tub,

so I'm not quite sure who's who at the moment.

-Mm-hmm. -[Austin] But do not judge.

Even Mommy has trouble telling them apart.

[Hundley] Having a baby with a friend complicates everything.

Two of them is another level entirely.

Or did you miss that in the parenting instruction manual?

Uh, there's a parenting instruction manual?

Hey, Feldman!

You are great with the boys, they love you, and I need childcare.

Oh, of course. Hundred bucks an hour.

Done! Thank you, my man.

He was gonna do that for free.

Pancreatitis,

delirium, seizures.

None of Wolf's symptoms are consistent with injuries

caused by any animals on this list. Got to be something else.

No, that's all the big animals we got, I swear it.

All the big animals? You got any small ones?

We got critters, but Wolf mostly takes care of 'em.

You know, snakes, spiders, scorpions.

Ugh. You are killing me here, man.

You didn't think it would be useful to mention this earlier?

It's a side hustle.

By the way, you would not believe what some dude in China will pay

for a little Brazilian scorpion venom.

[sucks air through teeth] Hurts to milk 'em, though.

And they bite. Stings like a bitch.

Brazilian scorpions?

Tityinae serrulatus, to be specific.

[Conrad sighs]

Tityustoxin.

Was Wolf, by chance, siphoning the venom this morning?

I hope so. We got a deadline to meet.

-That's it. -[Cricket] Where you going?

Tityustoxin from the scorpion venom was causing Wolf's pancreas

to inflame and auto-digest itself.

What the hell does that mean?

It means your business partner needs antivenom, or he dies.

Hey, what's taking Bell so long? He should be here by now.

-I've taken him off the surgery. -[sighs]

Because of the article?

I'm stepping in for him.

Well, I'm disappointed for Bell, but I'm good with it.

-Pravesh? -[Devon sighs]

Given the circumstance, it's the best option we have.

-Aah! -[monitors beeping rapidly]

-Hey, what's wrong? Talk to me. -[labored breathing]

My back. The pain.

And… and my legs, they're numb.

-Keep rolling. -[Wendy] What's going on?

Is she okay?

New lower extremity weakness.

Cauda equina syndrome.

-What does that mean? -We need to go now!

-I'll meet you in the OR. -Go, go. Go!

-[Wendy] Anybody? -Wendy. Wendy.

What's going on?

[Devon] We have to get your mother to the OR.

She has a complication that we have to deal with first.

We have to stabilize her before we can implant the ribs.

I can't promise you that the rib surgery is gonna happen today.

[tense music plays]

[rhythmic beeping]

[Austin] How did we not see this in imaging?

We couldn't have.

The cancer must have metastasized rapidly

during her time in the ICU, even between scans.

What's going on?

Our patient has a dangerous complication.

Should we be filming?

No, this has nothing to do with the rib implantation.

What are the odds that Tessa's story has a happy ending now?

A lot less than they were this morning.

[alarm sounding]

-We're losing nerve signal. -[Kit] The tumor has eroded the bone.

Pathologic spinal fracture leading to cord compression.

[Austin] All right, if we don't get rid of this tumor,

new set of ribs aren't gonna make a difference.

[Kit] You're right. She needs a decompression.

Should I page Billie?

Right away.

Our neurosurgeon is on the way.

You can go. We won't be filming any more.

I'm thinking that this is great stuff.

-You know, conflict is drama. -No.

There's a woman down there whose life hangs in the balance.

Filming it would be a distraction.

I'm not gonna let you continue. The patient comes first.

Okay, but you're missing out on a golden opportunity.

I'm sorry, but please leave.

[Kit over speaker] The vertebrae is crumbling.

[Austin over speaker] Any word on Billie, Pravesh?

She's coming.

[Kit] Well, she better hurry.

[tense music plays]

[rhythmic beeping]

-[Billie] What have we got? -[Kit] An emergent spinal decompression.

[alarm sounding]

When did you lose SSEPs to the lower extremities?

Five minutes ago.

Time is spine.

All right, osteotome to me.

[cell phone ringing]

Hi. Sam, how are you?

What the hell is going on over there, Pravesh?

There's been an unforeseen complication with the surgery.

I'm not talking about the surgery.

I'm talking about this article.

[Devon] The article, it…

It's a mixture of exaggeration and outright lies.

You told me Chastain was the best.

This guy, Dr. Bell, he's on Tessa's medical team.

Well, not anymore. We took him off the surgery.

If the article's a lie, why take him off the case? It's either one or the other.

At this point, it's moot. We don't even know if we can move forward.

And if you can, who operates?

Dr. Voss. She's our CEO.

Top ortho surgeon. She can do it. There's no one better.

But Sam, there won't be any more filming.

Fine. I can live with that.

We've worked hard, too late to pull the plug.

But Inman Park Tech better come out of this looking like rock stars.

If not, our new partnership is over.

[line disconnects]

Hey, I got your page. How bad is it?

Um, unclear.

Apparently, one of Conrad's patients was stung repeatedly by a scorpion

and developed severe pancreatitis.

I think I speak for the whole hospital when I say,

we know how good you are, and we're all behind you.

Well, I appreciate that.

You taught me so much. This will pass.

I hope so.

All right, so, here's the deal.

I dosed him with antivenom.

But he's already developing necrotizing pancreatitis.

With worsening organ dysfunction.

His urine output's trailing off, tough to ventilate.

-[Leela] What's his bladder pressure? -[Conrad] Mid-20s.

He's got abdominal compartment syndrome.

If the pressure in his abdomen gets higher,

he's gonna go into shock.

Well, he needs a laparotomy.

-Should I book an OR? -Um, no, not yet.

We need to maximize medical management first.

Let's start with paracentesis,

drain the fluid at bedside and then reassess.

[Leela] Okay, I'll prepare the paracentesis now.

As an internist, I appreciate the nonsurgical approach,

but is this you or the article talking?

This is about the patient.

I… I know you might find it hard to believe,

considering that nickname has come back to haunt me, but I…

I am long past the days

of letting outside influence dictate the way I do my job.

[sighs]

There's a ton of ascites fluid in his abdomen.

-No wonder he's so distended. -Yeah, there's quite a bit.

Well, do you want to do the procedure? Technically, Conrad consulted you.

Uh, nope, nope.

You can handle it.

[Leela sighs softly]

[tense music plays]

[rhythmic beeping]

[Billie] Spinal cord is decompressed. The tumor is resected.

And our nerve signal is back, but weak.

[Kit] Now we have to stabilize the spine,

rebuild it, vertebrae by vertebrae.

[Billie] I'm trying. These screws won't hold.

Her bones must have been compromised from the tumor.

[Kit] We have to fuse more levels.

But I'm not sure if Tessa can hold up.

[alarms sounding]

[Austin] Her blood pressure's dropping. She's going into Afib.

We need more IV fluids, and we need another amio bolus ready.

[soft, rhythmic beeping]

[sighs]

[alarms sounding]

Hey, doc?

His blood pressure's low.

[Conrad sighs]

And his abdomen is tense.

Paracentesis wasn't enough.

-Can you do it again? -It won't solve the problem.

He's too sick. Hamad, page Bell and Devi.

Have 'em meet us in the OR now.

[rhythmic beeping]

[Billie] Okay.

Spinal fusion is a success.

Thanks to our brilliant neurosurgeon, Tessa is stable.

Yeah, but is she stable enough to make it through the rib implantation?

[Kit] That's for us to figure out.

Dr. Sutton, we'll take it from here. Thank you.

I'll leave you to it.

-Good luck, everyone. -[Kit] All right.

Let's close up her back.

Now, do we proceed with the implantation or…

Or do we stop and give her a rest from anesthesia,

return to the ribs another day?

Her Afib hasn't recurred, but if it does…

It's a risk.

But every day without those ribs brings another risk.

Heart and lungs exposed.

Pravesh, you made this a reality. You know Tessa. You make the call.

Let's do it.

[tense music plays]

[sighs] This is on me.

I thought the paracentesis would be enough.

It was the right call,

but now the compartment syndrome is compressing his IVC.

-Not enough blood to his heart. -We should go.

-Get your stuff. -[Bell] His MAPs are in the 40s.

He could code before we get to the OR.

Well, then he needs a decompressive laparotomy right here, right now.

Dr. Devi's on her way to the OR. I think it's best we do it there.

[sighs]

[Bell sighs]

Listen to me. I knew that man they wrote about in that article,

and that's not you. Not now.

I'm not so sure about that anymore, for a number of reasons.

I'd trust you with my life. After everything we've been through,

that has to mean something to you because it means something to me.

I know you can save this man's life right now.

Come on. Let's do it.

[tense music plays]

I need Betadine and a ten blade.

[alarm sounding]

No pulse. Just hold off on the compressions.

Ten blade.

[breathes deeply]

-[alarm stops] -[rhythmic beeping]

He's got a pulse, and it is strong.

[elevator bell dings]

That was amazing, man!

You see that?

[Gina] And we filmed all of it.

Congrats, Dr. Bell. You brought the drama.

Wow. That was awesome. I just, uh… I need…

I just need you all to sign a release, of course.

Um, I'm not sure that--

Footage doesn't lie.

[Gina] Amazing. So good.

-[rhythmic beeping] -[solemn music plays]

Let's rotate.

Removing the prosthetic.

All right.

Ready to implant the titanium.

[solemn music plays]

Fits like a glove.

[alarms sound]

[Austin] She's back in Afib and hypotensive.

We can bolus her amio again, but we're running out of time.

Let's bring this home. Attaching the ribs in place.

[tense music plays]

[alarm continues sounding]

[alarms sounding]

[sounding stops]

[Austin sighs]

[rhythmic beeping]

[soft music plays]

I mean, it's like a piece of armor.

Utterly amazing.

[Austin laughs]

[Austin and Kit laugh]

How's my mom?

She came through beautifully. What a fighter.

The ribs fit perfectly.

As you see, the surgery was a long one.

Recovery's going to be tough, but we're optimistic.

Okay. Thank you.

Um, thank you, Dr. Pravesh.

I'm sorry that I ever doubted you.

It's not over yet.

But we've done our best, and now we'll do our best

to make sure she gets back on her feet

and living her new life.

-Thank you. -Of course.

[indistinct chatter]

[phones ringing in distance]

[sighs]

-[baby cooing] -Hmm.

Hey.

Irving and Hundley bailed?

There was a multiple injury crash, and they got overwhelmed in the ER.

[Austin mutters]

I was leaving and couldn't handle this cuteness,

so I kidnapped them.

Hey. Hey, little man.

Aw. Did you miss Papa?

You know, I never held my son, Trevor.

Well, you know, you were a child yourself when he was born.

-[Billie] Mm. -[baby babbling]

Well, because of where he came from, I didn't want to.

Couldn't do it.

This is what I missed, hmm?

You know, you can still be a great mom if you want to.

And, hey, you found a way to make a new bond with Trevor.

Yeah, he's a good guy.

He's working hard to develop new drugs.

Chemistry is his first passion,

so he moved to Baltimore.

-But we're still in touch. -Mm-hmm.

Mm, but this is something else.

Oh, you got that right.

These two bring me a special kind of joy.

Even when Elijah's just staring daggers at me.

-[coos] -Yeah.

-You know, I think he's hungry. -[babbles loudly]

Seems like you can tell your twins apart after all.

Ah, well, I forgot that their distinguishing features

are their personalities.

Well, you're gonna have a lot of fun watching these two grow up.

They're gonna love their papa.

[Austin] Mm.

I do not even know what I'm feeling right now.

You should have been there, right? This… this doctor,

he cut into your stomach right in the hallway.

Your guts started oozing out all over the place like--

Okay, okay, enough.

Dr. Bell saved your life.

You're going to need another trip to the OR once your belly's less swollen

to get that abdominal wound closed,

but you'll be okay.

-How you feeling? -Better.

A lot better.

You underestimated that scorpion.

Repeated exposure to scorpion venom, yeah, that wreaks havoc on your body.

I feel like a damn fool.

-It won't happen again. -[Conrad] Good.

Let this be a lesson. Don't lie to your doctors.

We didn't lie. We just didn't tell the whole truth.

Yeah, which almost got you killed.

Well, we will take precautions from now on, right?

Wear gloves, be the safest unauthorized zoo in the state.

[Conrad] Trafficking in exotic animals is illegal in the state of Georgia,

and having any wild animal requires a permit.

Well, sure,

but, I mean, who's really paying attention?

-[both laughing] -I am.

Reported you both to the state animal control.

-What? -Wait. What the hell, man?

What about doctor-patient privilege?

I didn't tell them anything about your health history.

Here you go.

Pravesh?

Congratulations.

You have every right to be proud of yourself.

And you pulled off that surgery like a boss, Voss.

We proved something here.

Huge leaps in medicine can happen in unexpected places.

-Yeah. -Doctors?

I hear the patient is in recovery, doing beautifully.

-Job well done. -Thank you.

And I can't wait to see what Chastain and Inman Park Tech partner on next.

Me, too.

Nice going, Pravesh.

Still love your spunk.

Spunk.

I thought we were meeting at home.

Well, couldn't wait.

Is something wrong?

Oh, I told you I wasn't gonna read the article.

-But of course you did. -But I… I didn't finish.

Um, my heart started racing,

and there was a ringing in my ears,

and then the room started to spin.

-Like an anxiety attack? -It's the MS, Kit.

It's probably made worse from the stress.

And it cleared up, and I got through the day.

But…

it's not the only time since I returned from the clinic.

Well, let me see if Conrad's still around.

-He can examine you. -Hey.

I think we both know this is not something Conrad can manage.

And maybe it is the stress.

But it… it could also be the side effects of my new meds.

They worked for a while.

Maybe they're not working so well anymore.

My MS could be progressing.

Then we'll find another treatment, a… a clinical trial.

I think I need to get back to Minnesota.

Whatever you need, you just say the word.

All I want is you by my side, whatever it takes.

[footsteps approaching]

[Austin sighs]

-All right, home sweet home. -[babies babbling]

-Oh. -[babies crying]

Okay.

Where…

is Mommy, guys?

-I'll be right back. -[babbling]

She's supposed to be home by now.

[babies babbling]

Padma?

[babies fussing]

Padma?

[baby crying]

[babies crying]

Hi. You've reached Padma. Leave a message.

-[beep] -[babies crying loudly]

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