Code Black (2015–2018): Season 2, Episode 16 - Fallen Angels - full transcript

The doctors of Angel's Memorial partner with Center for Disease Control and Prevention to find an antidote for the viral outbreak.

It has been over 24 hours since

the Centers for Disease
Control and the National Guard

quarantined Angels Memorial Hospital...

here in Downtown.

This could be the worst
U.S. viral outbreak in years.

Comparisons are being
drawn to SARS in '03,

or the H1N1 flu pandemic in '09.

Sources are reporting
that six people have died,

with many more sick.

CDC officials are
working around the clock

to determine the source of the virus,



stop its spread, and find a treatment.

If you think you've been exposed,

please call the number on your screen.

Symptoms include high
fever, spontaneous bruising,

bleeding, and loss of mental capacity.

Can't just leave her like this.

She's not a piece of medical waste.

No. She's not.

Yeah, she, uh...

she wanted me to take yoga with her.

You and yoga.

Yeah.

She said it would mellow him out.

Hmm.



It didn't seem to work
for her, though, did it?

Definitely not.

I miss her.

Me too.

Me too.

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Feeling okay?

You care so much now.

What's that supposed to
mean? Of course I care.

Is that why you called the
foster care people on me?

I called them, Ariel,

because you are 13 and you need a home.

Well, I guess I don't
need a home now, do I?

Everyone that gets this dies.

I'm going to figure this out.

If anyone thought this
could be figured out,

there wouldn't be men
with guns everywhere.

Listen to me.

Sometimes...

Sometimes things happen to us

that can make us smaller,

but sometimes it can make you bigger.

I need you to choose bigger right now.

Whatever that means.

Ariel.

Ariel, please come back.

Ariel!

What'd I miss?

Reddick is having a meeting
we weren't invited to.

It's us against them.

And we're not losing another one of us.

No, we are not.

So... what do we know?

Yolanda was infected.

48 hours later, she's dead.

By divine virtue, cast into hell Satan.

Of the five known people
Yolanda came in contact with,

four are dead.

Including Heather.

Ow!

Yolanda also infected Alicia Dias,

who's the only one still alive

from the first circle of exposure.

Yeah, she's the one who
infected my waiting area.

Which started the second
circle of exposure.

Ow! You inject like a first-year.

Yeah.

It's now 1:51 a.m.

Patients in the second circle,

including Elliot,
Mario, Malaya, and Ariel,

have about 10 hours left to live.

And what don't we know?

The identity of patient zero,

who could be the key to the cure.

Where did Yolanda get sick?

She doesn't have any registered address.

She had to live somewhere.

Maybe Alicia knows.

Doctors, you better get in here.

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Ativan is in.

Alicia!

Alicia?

Can you hear me? Alicia.

- Is she conscious?
- Her blood pressure's tanking.

Alicia, can you hear me?

- Alicia.
- Malaya! Give her pressors.

- Ask her where Yolanda lived!
- Right now? Why?

'Cause your life depends on it.

Malaya! Ask her!

Alicia, where did your
friend Yolanda live?

Raul Gomez.

- Where?
- Arlington Heights.

Arlington Heights, good.

Look up a Raul Gomez
from Arlington Heights.

- Check that address.
- Already on it.

I'm going with you.
It's not a discussion.

We need the Level One suits.

Raul?

Raul, are you in there?

That's one of our vans.
What's it doing here?

The CDC keeps strains in this container

when in transport to the lab facility.

It's empty.

They must've stolen it while in transit

then accidentally infected themselves.

That's why Gareth's keeping
secrets. They lost the virus.

All right, we got to find this
container. What's it look like?

Small Plexiglass box with tumbler locks,

about the size of a shoe box.

Lights don't work.

Raul?

Raul?

Are you here?

Something's not right.

You mean like the blood
all over the floor?

There's something here.

That's part of the container.

That means we're at
ground zero of the virus.

But where's the rest of the container?

Garbage truck!

Ugh.

Here.

This label means that the virus

was in the third phase of testing.

What does that mean?

Part one is the virus,

part two is antibodies to the strain,

and part three is...

The vaccine.

Wait. Are you saying that
Reddick has a possible cure?

What was that?

Where'd that coming from?

Raul?

Raul!

Are you here?

Raul?

Leanne! Get off of her!

Leanne!

_

Get those people back!

_

How bad is it?

You should see the other guy.

Leanne, you may not be infected.

Sure. A patient with a highly
aggressive fluid-borne contagion

drips his blood into my open wound...

I'm sure you're right.

It should've been me.

Then I'd be the one worrying,

and you'd be the one headed to the tent.

I'm not worried.

We're gonna figure this out.

Hey, step back, sir! That's my house!

Move back off the curb! Move!

If anyone thought we
could figure this out,

there wouldn't be men
with guns everywhere.

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I saw the sample container, Gareth.

There's a vaccine in the works.

Potential vaccine.

We need rapid blood tests on everyone.

Anybody with symptoms comes with us.

- And get a respirator on.
- You lied to us.

You knew this virus came from the CDC.

- You knew that there was no...
- We knew...

that we had a stolen vehicle,

and we were handling it.

You, however... you broke quarantine,

- and you got another doctor infected.
- Handling it?

People are dying, and
you have the vaccine!

It is pre-clinical.

The animal testing, it has
gotten very mixed results.

We both know how hard it is

to test a virus like this on animals.

Millions of people get the flu.

How many of their pets get it? Zero.

The answer is no.

I'm sorry, Ethan.

- It's not over yet.
- What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna go call in a favor.

Hey, what's your temp?

It's up... but not too bad.

- Any abdominal pain yet?
- Would you shut up?

You're the patient right now.

We're all the patients now.

Oh, my God.

He's just a kid.

How are you feeling?

It's okay to be scared.

- I'm not scared.
- Really?

Well, what's your secret?

Because... I'm terrified.

I've been through worse.

What, bubonic plague?

Smallpox.

Ah. Yeah, I had Black Death once,

but it turned out to
be bad Mexican food.

Leanne?

- Dr. Rorish.
- Stand back.

Let me talk to her, please.

- I'm not moving.
- Me neither.

This isn't necessary, okay?

Just everyone calm down.

I'm okay. Thanks.

Is it true?

I don't... I don't have any symptoms.

I'm fine... so far.

Mama...

you look like a pineapple in that thing.

Me?

You look like a...

you look great.

Jesse, make a joke.

I can't.

Leanne...

You know, Dr. Rorish
says that you can be...

scared and brave at the same time.

Dr. Rorish?

Why doesn't Leanne have
one of those space suits on?

I was feeling a little left out.

How's everyone doing? You okay?

Ariel.

You're sick, too, aren't you?

Don't worry.

We're gonna be okay.

I know when someone's
lying to me, you know.

I will never lie to you.

You can count on that.

I feel like I'm making
a deal with the devil.

Technically, you're making
a deal with an angel.

What's going on?

They found me a new heart.

- And it's in Los Angeles.
- What about the quarantine?

I'm having it flown in by ambu-flight.

They drop it on the roof and go.

Should be fine.

Thank God.

Some good news.

Have you been able to find
out anything about Jeremy?

No, I'm... I'm sorry.

Still no word from inside
the quarantine tent.

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How did you get in here?

I thought Reddick ordered all...

I talked to General Hutchens.

The vaccine's on the way.

And our people can
come back in here now.

Dr. Willis!

Oh, this is the best part.

Who do you think you are?

Just a girl, standing in front of a boy,

- asking him to love her.
- What?

Not a big movie fan?

Who have no idea what
you're dealing with.

This vaccine has never been tested.

She's losing her airway!

Dr. Pineda, bring the ultrasound.

- Pulse is thready.
- No, no, no, no.

She's drowning in her own sputum.

- I need a laryngoscope.
- Breathe, Ariel, breathe.

- I need an intubation tray.
- No, no, no.

If we intubate, she may
never get off the vent.

Her airway's not intact.

Then suction her.

She can do it, Ethan.

She's a tough kid.

Okay, hold the meds. Suction.

Ariel, look. Look at me, look at me.

Okay, don't take your eyes off me, okay?

All right, I want you to just breathe.

That's it. Through
your nose, just breathe.

Okay, this is a little bit scary,

but just breathe.

Okay, I'm right here with you.

Just breathe. Slow down. It's okay.

Almost done. Breathe slowly.

You've got this.

Sats and pressure are up.

There we go.

That's it.

That was great.

- Good job.
- Thanks.

You want to know why
I went over your head?

'Cause there's a brave young girl
over there fighting for her life,

and you're watching from a window seat.

Willis, listen to me.

Gretchen thinks that the animal testing

was compromised because of biology,

but... there were fatalities.

In some cases, the vaccine,

it sped up the progression of the virus.

If it can kill a pig,

it can kill a human.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

I understand.

The vaccine is too
risky to test on a child.

But you can test it on me.

Breathing is labored.

His lungs are filled with fluid.

- His pulse is weak.
- Come on, Bill. Hang in there.

- The chopper's coming.
- I hope you're right.

Take this patient back to his room.

This is my department.

I'm prepping my patient for surgery,

so you step back.

The transport helicopter,
it's not coming.

It can't. You know that.

We're not prisoners!

Dr. Campbell, I-I understand
you're taking this personally

because of the loss of your colleague.

But this is a federal quarantine.

There is a reason that we...

No pulse. I'm starting compressions.

- Get the crash cart over there.
- Give me a hand.

Come on, Bill.

Ready.

Clear.

No pulse. Do it again.

Clear.

No pulse.

Come on, Bill!

Come on, come on, Bill.

- Come on. Shock him again, Rollie.
- He's flatlining.

Shock him again, Rollie. Shock him!

Will, we cannot get an
impulse on dead myocardium!

You know that!

Come on.

His heart is gone.

Dr. Campbell, I'm sorry.

Gareth, the vaccine is here.

Time of death...

8:37 a.m.

I'm fine.

Obviously.

Mind if I say something?

Yes.

Of all the doctors at Angels...

you're the one I aspire to be.

Watching you is...

is a lesson in being
the calm in the storm

but not the storm.

- Until now.
- No.

Now you taught me it's
okay to be human, too.

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I don't want you taking
the vaccine, Leanne.

You heard them. It's dangerous.

You said Ariel doesn't belong to anyone.

We seem to have that in common.

There's no one waiting
at home for me, Jesse.

Don't... don't say
that. That's not true.

It is true.

Maybe that's why I'm here...

to test this antidote so
that other people could live.

People at the start of their lives.

You think you don't belong to anyone?

I mean, how can you say that to me?

You belong to me, Leanne,

just as much as I belong to you.

Tu eres mi familia! Entiendes?

Tu eres mi familia.

Sí, entiendo. Entiendo.

Leanne, you ready?

Yes.

Jesse...

I love you, too.

Come on.

If there's even a chance that
I could save someone's life...

save her life...

I have to try.

It's in.

I want updates on vitals
and serial blood samples

every 15 minutes.

Now that you've done it,
there's a protocol to follow.

Ms. Chislett...

your father suffered an aortic rupture.

Um, his heart stopped.

- No.
- We, um...

- Anna...
- No, no, no.

I-I-I don't understand.

- We're so sorry. Your father died.
- No, no, no!

No, y-you told me there was a heart!

- You said that there was a heart.
- Yes, th-there was a heart.

But because of the quarantine,

we couldn't get it in the hospital.

I'm sorry.

No, I-I need Jeremy!

I-I want to see Jeremy! Please?

Ms. Chislett, I-I'm
very sorry, but Jeremy...

he's in the quarantine tent.

- I-I want to see Jeremy, please!
- You can't see...

- You can't see him right now.
- I don't care!

- I'm sorry.
- Please, I just want to see Jeremy!

- No, no, no.
- No!

- Anna, please, please. Listen to me.
- Please!

Look at me.

Anna, look at me.

I know how alone you
feel right now, I do.

But you are not alone.

Trust me.

Now, we need you to be
strong for Jeremy, okay?

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Hello?

I'm right here, Elliot.

Mom?

Is that you?

No, Elliot.

It's Malaya.

I don't feel so great.

I'll increase your fluid rate.

Mom? Is that you?

Yes, honey.

It's Mom.

_

I'll get this right off to the lab.

I've been living in a
graveyard these last four years.

I don't want her to die alone.

What do you mean, "a graveyard"?

I haven't been in my
sweet children's room

in all these years.

They're frozen in time,
exactly as they were.

Ariel has been sleeping...

on a sofa in my home.

And not 20 feet away,

there are 2 unused beds.

What the hell is wrong with me?

Am I that afraid of those memories?

Maybe it's not the
memories you're afraid of.

Maybe it's...

replacing them...

with something new,

because that might be a betrayal.

Leanne?

I, uh... I'm okay.

I'm okay.

- It's not working!
- We need more time!

Temperature's 103.

That's higher than
it was 15 minutes ago.

If she was going to
respond to the vaccine,

she would've by now.

I told you all that the
vaccine wasn't ready,

but you insisted on
raising this false hope.

You should've known better.

So, now what?

Dr. Reed will take blood
samples of the exposed

back to our lab in Atlanta

to generate new immunoglobulins
and refine the vaccine.

I'm so sorry.

What are you saying?

What about our people?

Right now, we've contained the outbreak.

The last circle of exposure is
confined to that hot-zone tent.

It is nearly impossible to find a cure

within the incubation period.

We'll make them as
comfortable as we can.

I'm sorry.

Did he just say that...

We can't save them.

Gretchen!

Don't go back.

I know you're upset. I'm really sorry,

but there is nothing more we can do.

There is something we can do.

- We can test the samples ourselves.
- Oh.

You said the original vaccine
was derived from a person

with a natural immunity.

What if we can find someone
within our exposure circles

with a similar immunity to this strain?

The chances of that are so slim.

Yes, they're slim to none, I know.

But it's better than
what happens if you go.

Where are you techs?

You're lookin' at them.

We're not giving up yet.

There are hundreds of samples.

This is your whole team?

You ever worked in a
hospital during a code black?

This is the only team you need.

Okay.

Anna?

I have someone who'd like to see you.

Anna, God, it's good to see you.

Jeremy!

What?

Dad, he...

He didn't make it.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I wish I... I wish I
could be there with you.

You will be.

You... you have to be.
I can't lose you, too.

I'm here.

I am right here, and I'm gonna be okay.

And I am gonna watch
you walk down the aisle

in that beautiful dress.

And I'm...

I'm gonna read you those vows
that I-I still have to write.

And we are gonna live a long,
happy life together, okay?

I love you.

- I need some help over here!
- Jeremy?

Jeremy? Jeremy, what's happening?

He's got blood in his airway.

His pulse is dropping.
We need suction, now!

Mario, w-what's happening?

- Hang in there, Jeremy.
- Mario, talk to me.

Come on, I need that suction n...

What do you got?

Severe hyperkalemia with EKG changes.

Already got meds.

Okay, he needs dialysis now.

- We already checked.
- There aren't any more machines.

- He's in V-tach.
- Peritoneal dialysis.

We can use the lining of his
abdomen to filter his blood.

I need a PD kit! I'll get it myself.

Here you go.

Okay.

And here's the catheter. All right.

And making the incision.

Go ahead and place the catheter.

Starting flow now.

It's not working. We lost pulse.

Start compressions please,

- and push another amp of calcium.
- Okay.

- I'll bag.
- Great.

- Elliot.
- Mario, stay with your patient.

Don't stop compressions.

Dr. Pineda, keep bagging.

Anybody?

Come on, Elliot. I need some...

Okay, come on, Elliot.

I can't see the cords!

I can help.

Okay.

Go to that cart right over there

and get me a lighted stylet.

It... it's a long wire with
a light on the end of it.

It looks like a-a-a book light.

- Like this?
- That's it. Bring it over.

Great. Take it out.

- I'm scared.
- Don't be scared.

We can do this together, okay?

Hold that.

- I want you to look at me.
- Okay.

Look me in the eyes.

Don't be scared. We've got this.

Look at me.

We're gonna do this together, okay?

- Okay.
- Okay?

What I want you to do, Ariel, see this,

- see the light on the end of it?
- Yeah, yeah.

I want you to follow the light

when I put it down his throat.

Okay.

Pulse check.

No pulse.

Pushing one more amp.

I can't.

You take over.

Okay.

- Okay, I see the light.
- Okay. Okay.

Now...

squeeze it gently.

No, ge-gently.

- Okay, about every five or six seconds.
- Okay.

Squeeze.

Three, four, five.

Three, four, five. Squeeze.

Two, three, four, five.

Squeeze. Two, three,
four, five. Squeeze.

Two, three...

... four, five.

Squeeze. Two...

- Three, four...
- Please, please, please.

... five.

Bilateral breath sounds.

You did it. You saved him.

No.

You saved him.

Give me another pulse check?

Pulse check.

- Got a pulse.
- He's stabilizing.

We're not even halfway
through the samples.

It's been over two hours. I have to go.

No, no. We need another hour.

I'm really sorry. I have
to get on that plane.

Willis.

I found something.

Look at these two here.

Both of these colors...

they're matching.

Is he right? Is it a match?

Damn right, it's a match.

Right?

Looks like a match to me.

It's a m... it's a...

It's a match.

It's a match.

- Have you seen Anna?
- No, she was just here.

I need to get in. I
need to see my fiancé.

Ma'am, I can't let you in.
No one goes in this room.

Please, please.

- I want to see Jeremy.
- I can't let you in.

Stand aside, Private. That's an order.

Respectfully, Colonel,
you're not my C.O.

Move now.

- Anna!
- Hey! Stop right there!

- I said stop!
- No, no, no, no!

Don't shoot! Don't shoot!

No!

Stop, stop right now!

Back up! Back up!

Oh, my God.

Was that a gunshot?

Mario, what's going on?

I can't see anything.

Dr. Rorish. Dr. Rorish! Mario!

Leanne!

- Ariel, you need to get back to your...
- No, I am not leaving her.

We'll take care of her.

No, I promise I won't
get in the way, please!

I need pressors over here!

Are you okay?

No, Leanne! Please look at me.

Please look at me.
Open your eyes, please.

Please open your eyes.
It's okay, it's okay.

Please, please open your
eyes. It's okay, it's okay.

Please, please.

Scalpel and thoracotomy tray now!

Gloves! We need gloves!

Slide into three.

Dr. Kean, airway.

Still no pulse.

Continue compressions until I'm cutting.

Tube is in.

Rib spreader, please.

Well, then, more people are gonna die.

Okay, that's enough.

You got to tell them to put their
weapons down and let us through.

What the hell happened?

You should be on a plane to Atlanta.

Your soldier shot someone.

She's in Center Stage right now.

- What?
- There's a man in that tent

who has the antibodies
to fight this virus.

And we're going in
there and draw his blood

so we can synthesize the antibodies.

We can stop this whole thing.

It ends right now.
Nobody else gets hurt.

Nobody else dies.

It's true. We can save everyone.

Stand down, Private. Go.

Thank you.

Go!

Come on.

Mama says...

you either come here to die
or to get one last miracle.

You want a miracle today?

You be the miracle.

Noa, grab those heavy scissors.

You're gonna cut through this rib.

Come on. Come on.

I can't get through.

Okay, here. Let me help you.

All right, open it up.

Dr. Kean, pericardium's
filling with blood.

Heart can't beat. What's your next move?

Cut through the pericardium
and find the bleed.

Exactly.

All right, let's do
it. Dr. Leighton, cut.

Found the bleed. It's a
hole in the left atrium.

I've got 3-0. Tying down now.

Work fast, now.

Tack it. Here we go.

Got it.

Come on. Be the miracle.

Be the miracle.

Be the miracle.

Cardiac activity.

Somebody call CT surg.

Pedro Chavez!

I need Pedro Chavez.

I'll do the ulterior cut-down.

Sir...

are you ready to save your son?

Follow me.

I'll do a venous on Leanne.

What's going on?

We don't have time to synthesize
the antibodies into a serum.

You got the same blood type.

We're gonna do a
person-to-person transfusion.

Put his antibodies into her system.

What do you need from me?

4-0 prolene, I.V. bags. Let's go.

Where is Ariel?

Where's Ariel?

She's right there.

She's next.

You're gonna be okay, daddy.

You guys, too.

Can I get a hand with Dr. Savetti?

Somebody help Dr. Pineda!

Lay her down! Let's go!

Hey, there's my girl.

Hey.

Is everyone okay?

Always the hero.

We didn't lose anyone else.

Oh, thank God.

How you feeling?

As bad as you look.

Someone else is here to see you.

I'm glad you're here.

Even if I did have to
catch a deadly virus.

Shut up.

Still not flirting.

Right.

Leanne, that torn femoral you
sent up made it through surgery.

Awesome.

... On the rapid infuser when we land.

My patient needs a trauma
panel and a head CT.

I say it's an A-fib with aberrancy.

I say V-tach. Dr. Rorish, which is it?

Oh, AV dissociation with a capture beat.

- That's V-tach.
- Ah! Told you.

Type and cross him in Four.

I need a 5-0 nylon.

Don't even think about it. Go home.

We're in Code Black.

- Hello, residents.
- Good night, Risa.

I'm Jesse Sallander, senior ER nurse.

But for the next three years,

I'm your mama.

Hey.

- Time to get up.
- I don't want to get up.

Everybody goes to school.

Come on.

I'll see you downstairs.