ER (1994–2009): Season 1, Episode 11 - The Gift - full transcript
It's Christmas-time and the expected range of emotions is to be found among the ER staffers. Susan Lewis treats a middle-aged woman who is overjoyed at finally getting pregnant. Susan is also shocked to hear that her boyfriend Div...
[theme music]
[John whispering]
'Santa.'
[snoring]
[normal tone]
'Santa.'
'Santa?'
'Mr. Claus, wake up.'
Santa, you okay?
[snoring]
'Santa.'
I must've dozed off.
I woke up feeling
a little dizzy.
Must be those
double shifts.
Come on back.
We'll check you out.
Alright. Up you go.
Oh, my gosh,
it's 10 o'clock.
Kids will be lined up
for blocks. I‐I gotta go.
Whoa, I think you
ought to see a doctor first.
I'm already late.
At least, let me check
your pressure, okay?
Are you taking
any medications?
I‐I'm feeling a lot better.
Th‐thanks, young man.
Thanks anyway.
[Dr. Greene chuckling]
Okay, I've got skates
for Rachel. That's easy.
But I never know
what to get Jen.
Only six shopping hours
left till Christmas.
I can't believe I'm waiting
till the last minute.
I gotta make up
for last year.
What'd you
get her?
A dustbuster.
Ow.
Hey, get her a broom.
It's cheaper.
I'm running
out of ideas.
Okay, go to Field's.
Fill me on your patients.
‐ I'll cover for you.
‐ Are you sure?
Yeah.
Just be back in an hour.
‐ Can I borrow your car?
‐ Chloe has it.
Dr. Greene.
Freeman, Zimberg and Woo
are waiting to be discharged.
Sounds like
an international law firm.
‐ Here.
‐ Thanks.
Okay. Be careful
going in here.
Regina's busy
hallucinating.
Mr. O'Neill. He
opened up his hand
along with a can
of mixed nuts.
Incoming head trauma
on the chopper.
Okay.
Susan, take
over for me.
‐ Uh...sure.
‐ Oh, Susan.
There's an electrical
burn in 1.
A "weak and dizzy
all over" in 2.
Uh‐huh.
And torn cartilage
waiting in 3.
Ah, Dr. Lewis, from
your secret Santa.
Oh, you know..
Uh, okay.
Suz, I'm tied up
here with an LP.
Will you Gram stain
that for me?
Alright.
There. Thanks.
Merry Christmas.
Yeah.
Haleh's fudge?
You're spoiling me,
Jerry.
(man)
Help me! Help me! Help me!
Somebody help me!
My son's dying!
I'm a doctor.
Give me your kid.
Come on. I got him.
I got him.
‐ He fell in the lake.
‐ Yeah?
‐ Please help him.
‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ Murray! Murray!
‐ Near drowning!
Murray!
This kid's frozen.
Trauma 1.
It's all my fault.
Murray, don't die, please.
‐ Please don't die.
‐ Sir, you got to back up.
Sir, ba..
Get him out of here.
‐ Get him out.
‐ Sir, you gotta come with me.
Sir.
You got to wait back here.
‐ No, no.
‐ You got to wait back here.
I want to stay right here.
He's not breathing.
Start pulmonary suction.
Laryngoscope.
Five‐and‐a‐half ET tube?
Yeah, perfect.
Alright.
Come on, little guy.
Tube's in.
Let's suck the water
out of him, then bag him.
Connie, I want
blood studies
a coag panel
and a chest film.
What happened?
I took him ice fishing.
Murray ran ahead and fell in.
How long was he under?
How long?
‐ 'I don't know.'
‐ Let's bag him.
Five minutes, maybe.
I couldn't find him.
BP's 30 palp,
pulse is weak.
He's bradycardic,
heart rate's 32.
‐ What's his temp?
‐ Eighty.
Let's warm him up,
or we're gonna lose him.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art Thou
among women.
Blessed is the fruit
of Thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary,
mother of God
pray for us sinners
now and at the..
[sobbing]
Oh, God, don't take
my little boy.
Please don't
take my son.
[theme music]
[microwave beeps]
[intense music]
Put him on heated,
humidified O2.
I need the suction cath.
The warmed IV's are here.
How about a pleural lavage
to warm up his heart?
Yeah. That's a good idea.
Lydia, grab me two
36 French thoracostomy tubes.
Right.
We may have to do
a cardiopulmonary bypass.
Alright?
[chopper blades whirring]
Alright, Carter.
You know the drill. Come on.
And keep your
head down.
What do you got?
25‐year‐old male.
Crashed his snowmobile
on the golf course.
No helmet.
Found him comatose.
Pulse 110.
Normotensive,
140 over 90.
Reps 12 and agonal.
Tubed him
in the field.
Neuro exam?
GCS 4,
right pupil blown.
Decerebrate posturing.
(Mark)
'Ready?'
He's in asystole.
How about atropine?
Body temp's too low.
I'm not getting a pulse.
Come on, Murray.
Don't give up
on me now.
Come on, pal.
Let's get the
crash cart over here.
Come on, Murray.
Hold on.
Stay with us.
(Peter)
Alright.
Let's go.
Carter, diagnosis.
Hematoma,
right side of brain.
Same side
as the blown pupil.
Uh‐huh. Prognosis?
‐ Poor.
‐ Yeah.
Well, with a Glasgow
score of four
I say, he's doing
about as good as a rock.
Let's go, people!
Move, move, move. Let's go!
Alright, hurry up,
unstrap him.
We've gotta move him.
We've gotta move him quick.
Alright. Here we go.
Come on, people, let's move.
One, two, three.
Move.
Here we go.
Alright, Carter, how do you
decrease intercranial pressure?
Burr hole decompression.
Uh‐huh?
Spoken like a true surgeon.
But I don't like
to drill holes
in people's heads,
unless I have to.
Hyperventilate him.
Pressure's holding.
130 over 90.
Alright, Malik. Rapid bolus him
with 75 g's of mannitol.
Positive Babinski.
Mm‐hmm.
He's got fluid
draining from his ear.
All that
cerebral spinal fluid.
Basilar skull
fracture?
Alright, Malik..
Get a head CT
and nuclear scan.
Let's see how much brain
he's got left.
Haleh, try and track down
the next of kin.
Carter, get the blood type.
Anybody know his name?
License says Teddy Powell.
[monitor beeping]
(Mark)
'He's back!'
Good boy.
'Let's start a warm
peritoneal lavage.'
Kid's clotting factors
look normal.
Let's keep those
heated IV's going.
I'll watch
for rewarming shock.
Good.
So, Hathaway's
engagement party?
Uh, I heard.
You going?
Not invited. I'm gonna
be in Winnetka
with Linda's parent's
eating goose, in a tux.
Life could be worse.
Look, you won't need me
here anymore.
I am off page.
Where are you going?
(Mark)
Shopping.
Doctor.
Doctor.
Thank you
for helping my son.
I'm Dr. Greene.
I'm Dante Valerio.
I'll never forget you.
Mr. Valerio, your son's
condition is stable
but he's not
out of danger yet.
Now, we're still
warming up his body
and it's a little too early
to know how
he'll respond.
Can I see him now?
Yeah. Yeah.
Shoot!
Regina's still agitated.
Would you take a quick peek?
Do I have a choice?
Claims a grinch
spiked her eggnog.
[groans]
It's my party.
It's my party!
It's my party.
♪ And she'll cry
if she wants to ♪
♪ Cry if she wants to ♪
♪ Cry if she wants to ♪
♪ You would cry too
if it happened to you ♪
♪ Give her five Haldol ♪
[crying]
The ER is no place
for a case like this.
ICU is maxed out.
Okay, well,
can't Neuro take it?
Soon as there's an opening.
Until then, it stays
in your service.
Alright. Alright.
He's got a big
right‐sided bleed.
‐ Midline shift. Herniated.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
No uptake activity
in the brain stem.
Can we do anything?
Carter, he's brain dead.
Let's keep his
heart going until we can..
...locate a relative
and get permission
to recover his organs.
Oh good.
We already got that.
He signed the back
of his license.
He's got family,
get consent.
♪ It's my party ♪
Mark! Head lac
in the suture room.
Well, call Susan.
She's covering for me.
Susan's tied up and your name's
still on the board.
Come on.
You should have seen it.
The Trib called it
"A masterpiece
of electrical ingenuity.
86,239 bulbs
of scintillating brilliance."
Hmm?
Uh..
Enough wattage
to light ten city blocks.
It takes me two months
to put all the lights up.
People travel from
all across this state
just to see it.
That's how famous we are.
Connie, get a
CBC lytes and CPK
to make sure there's
no muscular damage.
My wife said I should
charge admission this year.
I‐I said no.
We‐we‐we take and we take. Well,
you should give something back.
You know, bring some joy
to the neighborhood.
I'm sure it's beautiful, Mr.
Kaminski.
Beautiful? No.
It‐it was breathtaking.
Did you know we took first place
five years in a row
in the amateur division?
Right.
You know, that's a record.
This year was the topper.
It was an alpine Christmas.
We had everything.
We had mountains and chalets.
We had a miniature ski lift
that went all the way
to the roof.
All I needed was just
a little more juice.
The power company
said no.
I tried to tap into
the main power box.
Heh.
Now..
Now look at me.
We'll give you
a topical antibiotic
and keep you on the EKG
to make sure the power surge
didn't hurt your heart.
My heart?
What can that machine
tell about a broken heart?
‐ How's his temp?
‐ Up to 88.
BP's steady.
Still got
a long way to go.
‐ Brain damage?
‐ It's hard to say.
If you're gonna drown,
do it in cold water.
Murray?
Hey, buddy.
Merry Christmas, Murray.
Oh, Mark. Mark.
Merry Christmas.
[laughing]
(Susan)
Hey, you're
five minutes late.
What'd you get?
I haven't even gone yet.
What happened?
Too many patients,
not enough residents.
So, your offer still stand?
Oh, yeah, just be back
by lunch. I'm starving.
‐ Okay, thanks.
‐ Bye
Malik, can you erase
my name off that board?
Stabbing coming in.
68‐year‐old male,
mugged in a parking lot.
Penetrating stab wounds
to mid‐abdomen.
‐ Mark?
‐ 'Pressure crashed at 60.'
Brought him up to 130
with 1,000 cc's normal saline.
Any blood loss?
200 cc,
bleeding contained.
Give me six units
of o‐negative. Notify the OR.
Let them know they may have
a laparotomy coming up.
‐ Are you his wife?
‐ Yes.
Does he have any history
of medical problems?
No, no.
Heart problems?
Hypertension?
No, no. No, he's
in perfect health.
Okay, you got to stay
right here, ma'am.
The ventilator will keep
his blood hyper‐oxygenated
and his heart, kidneys
and liver perfused
until we're ready for surgery.
He may be going
into DIC.
Alright, give me
ten packs of platelets
and two units
fresh frozen plasma.
I am not losing his organs
to a bunch of
damn blood clots.
'I've located
Mr. Powell's wife.'
‐ She's on her way over.
‐ Good.
‐ He's in V‐fib.
‐ Alright.
Come on, let's spark him.
I need this heart.
Come on, Carter, let's move.
One hundred.
‐ Charging.
‐ Good.
Alright.
‐ Clear?
‐ Clear.
He's in sinus rhythm.
(Peter)
'Carter, call cardiology
for an echo.'
I just resuscitated a dead man.
Pretty nasty cut, Patrick.
How'd you hurt yourself?
[childishly]
Can‐can I have
some ch‐chocolate milk?
Sure.
Patrick, what happened
to your helmet?
I lost it.
Okay.
Did your father
bring you here?
Wh‐wh‐why did the cat
walk on sand?
Why?
To...to get sandy claws.
Jerry, is the
organ network online?
Yeah, I linked you up
with local and regional.
Alrighty, let me get in.
Carter, did you get
the blood type?
Yeah, I did.
It's B‐negative.
Okay, here we go.
Age, 25.
Male.
Height, 5'10.
Weight, 70 kilos.
Blood type, B.
[printer humming]
Alright, let's see what we got.
What've we got, what've we got?
Okay, here we go.
Cincinnati general's
got a guy needs a heart
and there's a woman in Altoona,
dying for a liver.
Both perfect matches.
Good.
It's gonna be
a Merry Christmas
for a few lucky people, huh?
I feel ridiculous coming here.
But Aaron insisted.
He's worried. His cousin died
of a ruptured appendix.
Ooh, that's pretty tender.
Do you think it's
anything serious?
I wanted Aaron
to be here with me
but his plane's been delayed.
Look, if there's anything wrong,
I‐I don't wanna hear it alone.
I'm not too concerned,
Mrs. Goldberg.
But I wanna do a few more tests
just to be sure. Okay?
Okay, thanks.
I got this from Neuro.
This is the best
they could do.
Ah, thanks, Malik.
Look, Patrick,
I have a new helmet for you.
No, I d‐don't want it.
Why? If you don't wear it
you'll hurt your head
when you fall.
And I'll have
to c‐come back?
Do you wanna stay
here for a while?
Okay.
Look, Patrick,
no one answers at your home.
Does anyone know
you're here?
Hmm.
(Mrs. Goldberg)
'Do you see anything yet?'
I don't see any gallstones.
Oh, my.
It's my appendix.
I knew it.
No, actually, it's‐‐
It's something worse?
Is it a tumor?
It's a baby.
About 12 weeks old
with a steady heartbeat.
A baby?
My baby?
[laughing]
We tried for years.
They said it was impossible.
Well, you proved
them wrong.
I'll have obstetrics come down,
but everything looks fine.
[softly]
Oh, look at that.
It's a miracle.
Aaron's gonna flip!
Thank you, Dr. Lewis.
Thank you.
Well, be sure
to send me a picture.
Oh, a baby!
We have been waiting
over an hour.
Kirby could have died.
He'd have to eat
an entire poinsettia plant
to be sick, Mrs. Bower.
Even then, he'd only have
a bad stomachache.
This is my colleague,
Dr. Carter.
He's gonna examine him.
Please hurry.
We have
company coming.
Need any help?
I think I can
handle this one.
Merry Christmas.
Thanks.
Merry Christmas.
Carter, you might
wanna wait a minute.
I'm just having
a little trouble
getting Kirby here,
to open his mouth.
(Doug)
'Carter, watch it.'
‐ Almost got it.
‐ Carter!
‐ What?
‐ Oh!
Doug!
[burps]
Buddy, gotta know
when to jump.
Ooh.
You heading home,
Mr. Kaminski?
Yeah, yeah.
Try and rescue
as many bulbs as I can.
The power surge probably
blew out most of them though.
Well, just remember
to change the dressing daily
and apply
the antibacterial ointment.
Okay.
Hey, these are beautiful.
Thank you, Dr. Lewis.
Just use them safely.
These are old,
antique twinklers.
I mean, they're.. they're
a real collector's item.
It would be perfect for next
year's old‐fashioned theme.
Where'd you find 'em?
Oh, man.
First, somebody eats all the
popcorn off the Christmas tree
and now the lights are missing.
Have you had
any trouble sleeping
or with your appetite?
I'm been waking up
very early
and I.. I can't seem
to get back to sleep.
'Mm‐hmm. How have
your spirits been?'
I don't know.
'Have you ever suffered from
depression, Mrs. Abernathy?'
Well, the holidays are
always pretty rough for me.
And this year is worse.
How much worse?
Sometimes..
...I can barely get out of bed.
I've made some..
...terrible mistakes
with my life.
Christmas just seems
to bring them back.
(Peter)
'He was injured this morning
in a snowmobiling accident.'
He never regained
consciousness.
The medical examiner determined
that your husband is..
...is brain dead.
I'm...I'm sorry.
I don't understand.
Why is he hooked up
to all these machines
if he's dead?
(Peter)
'Well, because
he could help others'
'by donating his organs.'
His face...it's so warm.
And his hands..
I've heard of people
waking up from comas.
There was this man
in our church
who was in a coma
for six months
and everybody
said it was hopeless.
And then one day he woke up.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Powell
but...there is absolutely
no possibility
of your husband ever recovering.
Well, I want a second opinion.
Look, I know..
I know...he looks like
he's alive.
But the only reason he's hooked
up to this ventilator
is to keep his heart pumping.
I want a second opinion.
Hi. Have you seen Doug?
Sorry.
Oh. Dr. Greene,
are you a skier?
Uh...no.
My company is sponsoring
an emergency physician's
conference in Aspen.
Tax deductible.
Continuing medical
education credits, free lessons.
Oh, hi, sweetie.
Linda's drumming up
business.
Residents don't buy
pharmaceuticals.
They just like
your freebies.
You like my freebies?
That's a whole
other story.
I left the tux
in your locker.
Any luck finding bargains?
I haven't been
able to go out, yet.
Do you have any idea
what all I can get Jen
in 15 minutes or less?
Oh, I'm a killer shopper.
You wouldn't mind?
Well, I've got some
last minute shopping to do.
What's your price range?
Huh.
[laughing]
I get it.
Strictly budget basement.
Same as Doug.
Nice tie.
Oh, thanks.
I got it from Haleh,
my Secret Santa.
Oh.
Have you opened your
Secret Santa gift yet?
Oh. No, I haven't had a chance.
♪ I'll face the unknown ♪
♪ I'll build a world of my own ♪
♪ No one knows ♪
Miss Cavanaugh.
♪ Than I myself ♪
♪ I'm by myself alone ♪
Miss Cavanaugh,
can I help you?
I'd like a suite with
a view of the lake.
And would you take
my bag up, please?
[monitor beeping]
He's developing neurogenic
pulmonary edema.
Lydia..
give him
renal range dopamine
and 40 milligrams of Lasix.
‐ How much time do we have?
‐ I don't know.
About an hour before
we start losing organs.
Also, increase the
vent pressure to ten.
Peter, Dr. Hicks is outside.
She'd like to speak to you.
[sighs]
Alright.
Why are you
holding Powell?
Cardiac and liver
transplant teams
are waiting upstairs.
Uh, I..
I ran into a little problem
with the patient's wife.
What?
His wife won't sign
the consent.
You called the team before
you had his wife's consent?
His driver's license
gave us permission.
I told you to contact
the family.
It's his wife's decision,
not yours.
If she doesn't want it,
we don't do it.
You've got eight
transplant surgeons
flying into this hospital
with patients
and their families
waiting at the other end.
If we can't harvest
what are you gonna tell
these people?
You may need
an antidepressant.
I'm going to give you
the name of a therapist.
You know, I think my sadness
may be connected to something
that happened
a long time ago.
Mm‐hmm.
On Christmas?
Forty years ago
a young man proposed to me,
and I said no.
It was the biggest
mistake of my life.
Why'd you say no?
He was Jewish.
My parents didn't approve.
And last year
after my mother died,
I found his letters.
She'd kept them
hidden from me.
He wanted to know why I
wouldn't answer his letters.
Why I stopped loving him.
He lived in Tulsa.
So I got his number
and I called him
and a beautiful voice
that I hadn't heard
in 40 years answered.
It was his son.
Sammy died three years ago.
(Peter)
'Hey, Mark.'
Could I borrow your pen?
Great save on that
mesenteric rupture.
Thanks.
Listen, I've got a problem.
I've got a gork's wife
who won't sign a consent
and if she doesn't
change her mind soon
I'm gonna start
losing organs.
I was hoping, maybe
you could persuade her.
Sometimes you can't.
Yeah. But...I already
called the chop
and the transplant teams
are on their way.
That wasn't very smart.
I'll see what I can do.
He's not breathing.
(Susan)
'Crash cart to Trauma 1.'
‐ Call a code! Fill me in.
‐ I don't know what happened.
(John)
'He complained of dizziness
this morning.'
(man over PA)
'Code blue, to Trauma 1.'
You let him go?
He left against
medical advice.
Alright, I'm gonna need
some muscle in here!
Okay, got it. Thanks.
(Malik)
'Behind you, Dr. Lewis.'
Alright, let's move him.
One, two, three.
[grunting]
‐ Has he taken any medication?
‐ No.
How'd he bleed?
‐ Get the Santa suit off.
‐ And his belt.
‐ I can't find a pulse.
‐ Is that a blood gas?
Okay.
‐ Is he breathing?
‐ I don't know. Keep trying.
'I'll try Respiratory.'
He's in arrest.
Malik, give him
an amp of epi.
Atropine. One milligram IV.
Mrs. Powell,
I'm Dr. Greene.
I'm the chief resident here.
Are you taking over
the case?
Dr. Benton just asked me
to come speak to you.
To sign the consent.
I want you to do
what you think
your husband
would have wanted
and what's right for you.
I don't know what Teddy
would have wanted.
I haven't spoken to him
in five months.
But you are his wife?
We were separated
last summer.
He called me yesterday.
He wanted us to spend
Christmas together.
I told him no.
I wanted to hurt him
as much as he'd hurt me.
I wanted him
to come crawling back.
I wanted him
to beg for forgiveness.
Now all I wanna do
is hold him.
I just want him to know
that I still love him.
[monitor flat lining]
Mark it 19:22.
Do we get an ID?
No wallet,
no driver's license. Nothing.
Carter.
Oh, God.
I killed Santa.
Any word from Neuro?
They haven't been down yet.
I hope he's the same kid
he was before.
Yeah.
(Doug)
'Did he say anything?'
Hasn't made a sound.
♪ We three kings
of orient are ♪
♪ Bearing gifts we travel far ♪
♪ Field and fountain
moor and mountain ♪
♪ Following a yonder star ♪
♪ Star of wonder
star of light ♪
♪ Star of royal beauty bright ♪
♪ Westward leading
still proceeding ♪
♪ Guide us
to the perfect light ♪
His parents went away
on vacation.
Left him
with the neighbors.
Her family left her
with a cousin.
Guess they needed a break.
Her Alzheimer's
gotten a lot worse.
‐ Hey, Jerry.
‐ Yeah.
I've paged Div twice.
Are you sure
he hasn't called?
Yeah. Sorry, Dr. Lewis.
Yeah. He probably just forgot
to turn on his beeper again.
But, I thought Cvetic quit.
What?
(Malik)
'I thought he quit.'
Yes, Dr. Cvetic, please.
Okay. Thank you very much.
Is everything alright,
Dr. Lewis?
What?
Is everything okay?
I don't know.
When do you get off?
Just signed out.
‐ Would you do me a favor?
‐ Sure.
Could I have a ride?
Prom night?
Something like that.
Linda picking you up?
No, I'm meeting
her there.
Cocktails at
Jack's place
then on to Winnetka
for 200 of her parents'
close, personal friends.
Do I detect
a lack of enthusiasm?
It beats putting
in chest tubes.
Mark, we got a bunch of choir
kids and a minor fender bender.
(Mark)
'Anything serious?'
Only cuts
and scrapes.
Merry Christmas, guys.
‐ Merry Christmas.
‐ Merry Christmas.
See ya.
You okay?
Thought I was.
I think about her
all the time.
Do you ever tell her that?
‐ No, no, no.
‐ 'Why not?'
'Cause I was afraid.
Afraid of what?
She might say no?
Afraid she might say yes.
Uh...it's too late.
She's not married yet.
You spoke to Dr. Greene.
Yes.
Mm‐hmm.
We're running out of time.
So what?
Okay.
Okay.
Hey.
Where's the form?
[phone ringing]
[knocking on door]
Div?
[ringing continues]
Div?
[ringing continues]
[ringing continues]
[intense music]
He moved out.
Hello.
They hung up.
♪ Dashing through the snow ♪
♪ In a one horse open sleigh ♪
[phone ringing]
Bob.
Did you take those
Christmas lights down?
No. It is not true.
Whoever says this,
is a liar.
I was asking a question.
So you're gonna be okay?
Thanks, Carter.
You're a really good
friend to me.
Good Secret Santa too.
You're my Secret Santa.
Oh, I‐I haven't even
opened it yet.
It's a music box.
Thank you.
So, uh...you're sure
you're gonna be okay?
Yeah, I'm always okay.
'Cause I could
come in for a while.
Keep you company.
Uh..
I don't.. I don't
think we should do this.
I'm sorry.
No.
Don't be.
‐ Ahem.
‐ Oh.
Well, this was
for Div, but..
Thanks, I guess.
Well, I gotta get back
to the hospital.
I got to check
on Miss Cavanaugh, so..
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
[gift paper rustling]
‐ Excuse me.
‐ Hi.
[neighbors laughing]
Hey, buddy.
We're here.
What?
We're here, the cafe.
Change your mind?
No. Here you go.
[woman laughing]
'Hurry up, it's late.'
[car engine revving]
Hey, no, hang on!
Hey, hang on, hey.
Hey!
Hey, come on!
Linda Farrell brought
this in for you.
Oh, thanks.
Oh, is that
for Jennifer?
‐ You got good taste.
‐ Thanks.
All my ex ever gave me
was a vacuum cleaner.
Okay.
Organs look good.
Let's proceed with the harvest.
Stop the heart first.
Insert the catheter
into the brachiocephalic artery.
Okay.
(Peter)
'Catheter's in.'
Now, cross‐clamp the aorta,
right above the diaphragm.
Okay.
Aorta cross‐clamped at 20:48.
Now infuse cardioplegia
solution quickly.
(Peter)
'Heart rate's falling.'
Heart stopped.
Let's get these
organs out now.
Ah.
[chime music]
[woman whispering]
'Susan.'
'Susan.'
'Susan!'
'Where's Div?'
I don't know.
Wasn't he supposed to come home
with you?
Well, his apartment's
empty and he's gone
so I guess not.
Aw, man, cheer up.
I've been dumped
by lots of guys.
I got over it.
You'll get over it too.
Hey, that's my robe.
May I borrow it?
Yes, you may.
Thank you.
That music's pretty.
It was a gift.
Ooh.
You know,
it reminds me of that..
that merry‐go‐round
we used to ride.
[laughing]
That looks so..
Oh, I got you
something.
Oh.
Oh, it's pretty.
(Chloe)
'"Susan."'
Thank you.
You'll have to share it
with the baby.
We're naming it
after you.
What baby?
I'm pregnant.
[Chloe squeaking]
Oh, Chloe.
[distant chatter]
‐ Go home, Doug!
‐ I love you.
You love some
old idea of me.
‐ And you love me.
‐ No, I don't.
‐ Yes, you do.
‐ No, I don't.
You haven't changed, Doug
and the sad thing is
you don't even know it.
Alright. Then I will change.
I am not asking
you to change.
Carol, listen to me!
I don't wanna listen to you.
I don't want you, Doug.
Leave me alone.
What the hell's
he doing here?
‐ Leaving.
‐ No, I'm not.
‐ What's going on?
‐ You're coming home with me.
You need to get some help.
You just get out
of here, okay?
Okay, go ahead and tell him
that you don't love me.
Tell him you don't
think about me
when you're with him.
Hey, hey, hey.
Stop, stop. Please. God.
Stay out of
my life, Doug.
Tag. Tag, please.
Come on, please.
Let's get the liver
and kidneys
up to the copters.
Thanks, everyone.
That's it, Benton,
nice work.
The heart's only good
for three hours
so get it on ice
then pray the weather
clears in Cincinnati.
Vinnie, could you
sew him up?
Ah, if you don't mind,
I'd like to..
I'd like to sew him up.
Okay.
(Vinnie)
You want staples?
(Peter)
'No, I'll sew him up right.'
Give me a number one silk
on a swedged needle.
♪ Have yourself a merry
little Christmas ♪
♪ Make the yuletide gay ♪
♪ From now on our troubles ♪
‐ Going home, Dr. Greene?
‐ Soon as I'm finished.
♪ Miles away ♪
♪ Here we are
as in olden days ♪
His EEG is normal.
What does that mean?
It means his brain function
wasn't affected.
Murray?
Murray, it's papa.
Can you hear me?
Daddy.
That's my guy.
Come here.
♪ Hang a shining star ♪
♪ Upon the highest bough ♪
♪ And have yourself ♪
♪ A merry
little Christmas now ♪
Cincinnati's
cleared for landings.
Chopper's
on its way.
‐ Hey.
‐ Hey.
Here you go.
Thanks, man.
It worked out, huh?
Yeah, it did.
Merry Christmas.
Thanks.
Merry Christmas.
[copter blades whirring]
♪ Through the years ♪
♪ We all will be together ♪
♪ If the fates allow ♪
♪ Until then we'll have
to muddle through ♪
♪ Somehow ♪
♪ So have yourself ♪
♪ A merry
little Christmas now ♪
[theme music]
[John whispering]
'Santa.'
[snoring]
[normal tone]
'Santa.'
'Santa?'
'Mr. Claus, wake up.'
Santa, you okay?
[snoring]
'Santa.'
I must've dozed off.
I woke up feeling
a little dizzy.
Must be those
double shifts.
Come on back.
We'll check you out.
Alright. Up you go.
Oh, my gosh,
it's 10 o'clock.
Kids will be lined up
for blocks. I‐I gotta go.
Whoa, I think you
ought to see a doctor first.
I'm already late.
At least, let me check
your pressure, okay?
Are you taking
any medications?
I‐I'm feeling a lot better.
Th‐thanks, young man.
Thanks anyway.
[Dr. Greene chuckling]
Okay, I've got skates
for Rachel. That's easy.
But I never know
what to get Jen.
Only six shopping hours
left till Christmas.
I can't believe I'm waiting
till the last minute.
I gotta make up
for last year.
What'd you
get her?
A dustbuster.
Ow.
Hey, get her a broom.
It's cheaper.
I'm running
out of ideas.
Okay, go to Field's.
Fill me on your patients.
‐ I'll cover for you.
‐ Are you sure?
Yeah.
Just be back in an hour.
‐ Can I borrow your car?
‐ Chloe has it.
Dr. Greene.
Freeman, Zimberg and Woo
are waiting to be discharged.
Sounds like
an international law firm.
‐ Here.
‐ Thanks.
Okay. Be careful
going in here.
Regina's busy
hallucinating.
Mr. O'Neill. He
opened up his hand
along with a can
of mixed nuts.
Incoming head trauma
on the chopper.
Okay.
Susan, take
over for me.
‐ Uh...sure.
‐ Oh, Susan.
There's an electrical
burn in 1.
A "weak and dizzy
all over" in 2.
Uh‐huh.
And torn cartilage
waiting in 3.
Ah, Dr. Lewis, from
your secret Santa.
Oh, you know..
Uh, okay.
Suz, I'm tied up
here with an LP.
Will you Gram stain
that for me?
Alright.
There. Thanks.
Merry Christmas.
Yeah.
Haleh's fudge?
You're spoiling me,
Jerry.
(man)
Help me! Help me! Help me!
Somebody help me!
My son's dying!
I'm a doctor.
Give me your kid.
Come on. I got him.
I got him.
‐ He fell in the lake.
‐ Yeah?
‐ Please help him.
‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ Murray! Murray!
‐ Near drowning!
Murray!
This kid's frozen.
Trauma 1.
It's all my fault.
Murray, don't die, please.
‐ Please don't die.
‐ Sir, you got to back up.
Sir, ba..
Get him out of here.
‐ Get him out.
‐ Sir, you gotta come with me.
Sir.
You got to wait back here.
‐ No, no.
‐ You got to wait back here.
I want to stay right here.
He's not breathing.
Start pulmonary suction.
Laryngoscope.
Five‐and‐a‐half ET tube?
Yeah, perfect.
Alright.
Come on, little guy.
Tube's in.
Let's suck the water
out of him, then bag him.
Connie, I want
blood studies
a coag panel
and a chest film.
What happened?
I took him ice fishing.
Murray ran ahead and fell in.
How long was he under?
How long?
‐ 'I don't know.'
‐ Let's bag him.
Five minutes, maybe.
I couldn't find him.
BP's 30 palp,
pulse is weak.
He's bradycardic,
heart rate's 32.
‐ What's his temp?
‐ Eighty.
Let's warm him up,
or we're gonna lose him.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art Thou
among women.
Blessed is the fruit
of Thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary,
mother of God
pray for us sinners
now and at the..
[sobbing]
Oh, God, don't take
my little boy.
Please don't
take my son.
[theme music]
[microwave beeps]
[intense music]
Put him on heated,
humidified O2.
I need the suction cath.
The warmed IV's are here.
How about a pleural lavage
to warm up his heart?
Yeah. That's a good idea.
Lydia, grab me two
36 French thoracostomy tubes.
Right.
We may have to do
a cardiopulmonary bypass.
Alright?
[chopper blades whirring]
Alright, Carter.
You know the drill. Come on.
And keep your
head down.
What do you got?
25‐year‐old male.
Crashed his snowmobile
on the golf course.
No helmet.
Found him comatose.
Pulse 110.
Normotensive,
140 over 90.
Reps 12 and agonal.
Tubed him
in the field.
Neuro exam?
GCS 4,
right pupil blown.
Decerebrate posturing.
(Mark)
'Ready?'
He's in asystole.
How about atropine?
Body temp's too low.
I'm not getting a pulse.
Come on, Murray.
Don't give up
on me now.
Come on, pal.
Let's get the
crash cart over here.
Come on, Murray.
Hold on.
Stay with us.
(Peter)
Alright.
Let's go.
Carter, diagnosis.
Hematoma,
right side of brain.
Same side
as the blown pupil.
Uh‐huh. Prognosis?
‐ Poor.
‐ Yeah.
Well, with a Glasgow
score of four
I say, he's doing
about as good as a rock.
Let's go, people!
Move, move, move. Let's go!
Alright, hurry up,
unstrap him.
We've gotta move him.
We've gotta move him quick.
Alright. Here we go.
Come on, people, let's move.
One, two, three.
Move.
Here we go.
Alright, Carter, how do you
decrease intercranial pressure?
Burr hole decompression.
Uh‐huh?
Spoken like a true surgeon.
But I don't like
to drill holes
in people's heads,
unless I have to.
Hyperventilate him.
Pressure's holding.
130 over 90.
Alright, Malik. Rapid bolus him
with 75 g's of mannitol.
Positive Babinski.
Mm‐hmm.
He's got fluid
draining from his ear.
All that
cerebral spinal fluid.
Basilar skull
fracture?
Alright, Malik..
Get a head CT
and nuclear scan.
Let's see how much brain
he's got left.
Haleh, try and track down
the next of kin.
Carter, get the blood type.
Anybody know his name?
License says Teddy Powell.
[monitor beeping]
(Mark)
'He's back!'
Good boy.
'Let's start a warm
peritoneal lavage.'
Kid's clotting factors
look normal.
Let's keep those
heated IV's going.
I'll watch
for rewarming shock.
Good.
So, Hathaway's
engagement party?
Uh, I heard.
You going?
Not invited. I'm gonna
be in Winnetka
with Linda's parent's
eating goose, in a tux.
Life could be worse.
Look, you won't need me
here anymore.
I am off page.
Where are you going?
(Mark)
Shopping.
Doctor.
Doctor.
Thank you
for helping my son.
I'm Dr. Greene.
I'm Dante Valerio.
I'll never forget you.
Mr. Valerio, your son's
condition is stable
but he's not
out of danger yet.
Now, we're still
warming up his body
and it's a little too early
to know how
he'll respond.
Can I see him now?
Yeah. Yeah.
Shoot!
Regina's still agitated.
Would you take a quick peek?
Do I have a choice?
Claims a grinch
spiked her eggnog.
[groans]
It's my party.
It's my party!
It's my party.
♪ And she'll cry
if she wants to ♪
♪ Cry if she wants to ♪
♪ Cry if she wants to ♪
♪ You would cry too
if it happened to you ♪
♪ Give her five Haldol ♪
[crying]
The ER is no place
for a case like this.
ICU is maxed out.
Okay, well,
can't Neuro take it?
Soon as there's an opening.
Until then, it stays
in your service.
Alright. Alright.
He's got a big
right‐sided bleed.
‐ Midline shift. Herniated.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
No uptake activity
in the brain stem.
Can we do anything?
Carter, he's brain dead.
Let's keep his
heart going until we can..
...locate a relative
and get permission
to recover his organs.
Oh good.
We already got that.
He signed the back
of his license.
He's got family,
get consent.
♪ It's my party ♪
Mark! Head lac
in the suture room.
Well, call Susan.
She's covering for me.
Susan's tied up and your name's
still on the board.
Come on.
You should have seen it.
The Trib called it
"A masterpiece
of electrical ingenuity.
86,239 bulbs
of scintillating brilliance."
Hmm?
Uh..
Enough wattage
to light ten city blocks.
It takes me two months
to put all the lights up.
People travel from
all across this state
just to see it.
That's how famous we are.
Connie, get a
CBC lytes and CPK
to make sure there's
no muscular damage.
My wife said I should
charge admission this year.
I‐I said no.
We‐we‐we take and we take. Well,
you should give something back.
You know, bring some joy
to the neighborhood.
I'm sure it's beautiful, Mr.
Kaminski.
Beautiful? No.
It‐it was breathtaking.
Did you know we took first place
five years in a row
in the amateur division?
Right.
You know, that's a record.
This year was the topper.
It was an alpine Christmas.
We had everything.
We had mountains and chalets.
We had a miniature ski lift
that went all the way
to the roof.
All I needed was just
a little more juice.
The power company
said no.
I tried to tap into
the main power box.
Heh.
Now..
Now look at me.
We'll give you
a topical antibiotic
and keep you on the EKG
to make sure the power surge
didn't hurt your heart.
My heart?
What can that machine
tell about a broken heart?
‐ How's his temp?
‐ Up to 88.
BP's steady.
Still got
a long way to go.
‐ Brain damage?
‐ It's hard to say.
If you're gonna drown,
do it in cold water.
Murray?
Hey, buddy.
Merry Christmas, Murray.
Oh, Mark. Mark.
Merry Christmas.
[laughing]
(Susan)
Hey, you're
five minutes late.
What'd you get?
I haven't even gone yet.
What happened?
Too many patients,
not enough residents.
So, your offer still stand?
Oh, yeah, just be back
by lunch. I'm starving.
‐ Okay, thanks.
‐ Bye
Malik, can you erase
my name off that board?
Stabbing coming in.
68‐year‐old male,
mugged in a parking lot.
Penetrating stab wounds
to mid‐abdomen.
‐ Mark?
‐ 'Pressure crashed at 60.'
Brought him up to 130
with 1,000 cc's normal saline.
Any blood loss?
200 cc,
bleeding contained.
Give me six units
of o‐negative. Notify the OR.
Let them know they may have
a laparotomy coming up.
‐ Are you his wife?
‐ Yes.
Does he have any history
of medical problems?
No, no.
Heart problems?
Hypertension?
No, no. No, he's
in perfect health.
Okay, you got to stay
right here, ma'am.
The ventilator will keep
his blood hyper‐oxygenated
and his heart, kidneys
and liver perfused
until we're ready for surgery.
He may be going
into DIC.
Alright, give me
ten packs of platelets
and two units
fresh frozen plasma.
I am not losing his organs
to a bunch of
damn blood clots.
'I've located
Mr. Powell's wife.'
‐ She's on her way over.
‐ Good.
‐ He's in V‐fib.
‐ Alright.
Come on, let's spark him.
I need this heart.
Come on, Carter, let's move.
One hundred.
‐ Charging.
‐ Good.
Alright.
‐ Clear?
‐ Clear.
He's in sinus rhythm.
(Peter)
'Carter, call cardiology
for an echo.'
I just resuscitated a dead man.
Pretty nasty cut, Patrick.
How'd you hurt yourself?
[childishly]
Can‐can I have
some ch‐chocolate milk?
Sure.
Patrick, what happened
to your helmet?
I lost it.
Okay.
Did your father
bring you here?
Wh‐wh‐why did the cat
walk on sand?
Why?
To...to get sandy claws.
Jerry, is the
organ network online?
Yeah, I linked you up
with local and regional.
Alrighty, let me get in.
Carter, did you get
the blood type?
Yeah, I did.
It's B‐negative.
Okay, here we go.
Age, 25.
Male.
Height, 5'10.
Weight, 70 kilos.
Blood type, B.
[printer humming]
Alright, let's see what we got.
What've we got, what've we got?
Okay, here we go.
Cincinnati general's
got a guy needs a heart
and there's a woman in Altoona,
dying for a liver.
Both perfect matches.
Good.
It's gonna be
a Merry Christmas
for a few lucky people, huh?
I feel ridiculous coming here.
But Aaron insisted.
He's worried. His cousin died
of a ruptured appendix.
Ooh, that's pretty tender.
Do you think it's
anything serious?
I wanted Aaron
to be here with me
but his plane's been delayed.
Look, if there's anything wrong,
I‐I don't wanna hear it alone.
I'm not too concerned,
Mrs. Goldberg.
But I wanna do a few more tests
just to be sure. Okay?
Okay, thanks.
I got this from Neuro.
This is the best
they could do.
Ah, thanks, Malik.
Look, Patrick,
I have a new helmet for you.
No, I d‐don't want it.
Why? If you don't wear it
you'll hurt your head
when you fall.
And I'll have
to c‐come back?
Do you wanna stay
here for a while?
Okay.
Look, Patrick,
no one answers at your home.
Does anyone know
you're here?
Hmm.
(Mrs. Goldberg)
'Do you see anything yet?'
I don't see any gallstones.
Oh, my.
It's my appendix.
I knew it.
No, actually, it's‐‐
It's something worse?
Is it a tumor?
It's a baby.
About 12 weeks old
with a steady heartbeat.
A baby?
My baby?
[laughing]
We tried for years.
They said it was impossible.
Well, you proved
them wrong.
I'll have obstetrics come down,
but everything looks fine.
[softly]
Oh, look at that.
It's a miracle.
Aaron's gonna flip!
Thank you, Dr. Lewis.
Thank you.
Well, be sure
to send me a picture.
Oh, a baby!
We have been waiting
over an hour.
Kirby could have died.
He'd have to eat
an entire poinsettia plant
to be sick, Mrs. Bower.
Even then, he'd only have
a bad stomachache.
This is my colleague,
Dr. Carter.
He's gonna examine him.
Please hurry.
We have
company coming.
Need any help?
I think I can
handle this one.
Merry Christmas.
Thanks.
Merry Christmas.
Carter, you might
wanna wait a minute.
I'm just having
a little trouble
getting Kirby here,
to open his mouth.
(Doug)
'Carter, watch it.'
‐ Almost got it.
‐ Carter!
‐ What?
‐ Oh!
Doug!
[burps]
Buddy, gotta know
when to jump.
Ooh.
You heading home,
Mr. Kaminski?
Yeah, yeah.
Try and rescue
as many bulbs as I can.
The power surge probably
blew out most of them though.
Well, just remember
to change the dressing daily
and apply
the antibacterial ointment.
Okay.
Hey, these are beautiful.
Thank you, Dr. Lewis.
Just use them safely.
These are old,
antique twinklers.
I mean, they're.. they're
a real collector's item.
It would be perfect for next
year's old‐fashioned theme.
Where'd you find 'em?
Oh, man.
First, somebody eats all the
popcorn off the Christmas tree
and now the lights are missing.
Have you had
any trouble sleeping
or with your appetite?
I'm been waking up
very early
and I.. I can't seem
to get back to sleep.
'Mm‐hmm. How have
your spirits been?'
I don't know.
'Have you ever suffered from
depression, Mrs. Abernathy?'
Well, the holidays are
always pretty rough for me.
And this year is worse.
How much worse?
Sometimes..
...I can barely get out of bed.
I've made some..
...terrible mistakes
with my life.
Christmas just seems
to bring them back.
(Peter)
'He was injured this morning
in a snowmobiling accident.'
He never regained
consciousness.
The medical examiner determined
that your husband is..
...is brain dead.
I'm...I'm sorry.
I don't understand.
Why is he hooked up
to all these machines
if he's dead?
(Peter)
'Well, because
he could help others'
'by donating his organs.'
His face...it's so warm.
And his hands..
I've heard of people
waking up from comas.
There was this man
in our church
who was in a coma
for six months
and everybody
said it was hopeless.
And then one day he woke up.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Powell
but...there is absolutely
no possibility
of your husband ever recovering.
Well, I want a second opinion.
Look, I know..
I know...he looks like
he's alive.
But the only reason he's hooked
up to this ventilator
is to keep his heart pumping.
I want a second opinion.
Hi. Have you seen Doug?
Sorry.
Oh. Dr. Greene,
are you a skier?
Uh...no.
My company is sponsoring
an emergency physician's
conference in Aspen.
Tax deductible.
Continuing medical
education credits, free lessons.
Oh, hi, sweetie.
Linda's drumming up
business.
Residents don't buy
pharmaceuticals.
They just like
your freebies.
You like my freebies?
That's a whole
other story.
I left the tux
in your locker.
Any luck finding bargains?
I haven't been
able to go out, yet.
Do you have any idea
what all I can get Jen
in 15 minutes or less?
Oh, I'm a killer shopper.
You wouldn't mind?
Well, I've got some
last minute shopping to do.
What's your price range?
Huh.
[laughing]
I get it.
Strictly budget basement.
Same as Doug.
Nice tie.
Oh, thanks.
I got it from Haleh,
my Secret Santa.
Oh.
Have you opened your
Secret Santa gift yet?
Oh. No, I haven't had a chance.
♪ I'll face the unknown ♪
♪ I'll build a world of my own ♪
♪ No one knows ♪
Miss Cavanaugh.
♪ Than I myself ♪
♪ I'm by myself alone ♪
Miss Cavanaugh,
can I help you?
I'd like a suite with
a view of the lake.
And would you take
my bag up, please?
[monitor beeping]
He's developing neurogenic
pulmonary edema.
Lydia..
give him
renal range dopamine
and 40 milligrams of Lasix.
‐ How much time do we have?
‐ I don't know.
About an hour before
we start losing organs.
Also, increase the
vent pressure to ten.
Peter, Dr. Hicks is outside.
She'd like to speak to you.
[sighs]
Alright.
Why are you
holding Powell?
Cardiac and liver
transplant teams
are waiting upstairs.
Uh, I..
I ran into a little problem
with the patient's wife.
What?
His wife won't sign
the consent.
You called the team before
you had his wife's consent?
His driver's license
gave us permission.
I told you to contact
the family.
It's his wife's decision,
not yours.
If she doesn't want it,
we don't do it.
You've got eight
transplant surgeons
flying into this hospital
with patients
and their families
waiting at the other end.
If we can't harvest
what are you gonna tell
these people?
You may need
an antidepressant.
I'm going to give you
the name of a therapist.
You know, I think my sadness
may be connected to something
that happened
a long time ago.
Mm‐hmm.
On Christmas?
Forty years ago
a young man proposed to me,
and I said no.
It was the biggest
mistake of my life.
Why'd you say no?
He was Jewish.
My parents didn't approve.
And last year
after my mother died,
I found his letters.
She'd kept them
hidden from me.
He wanted to know why I
wouldn't answer his letters.
Why I stopped loving him.
He lived in Tulsa.
So I got his number
and I called him
and a beautiful voice
that I hadn't heard
in 40 years answered.
It was his son.
Sammy died three years ago.
(Peter)
'Hey, Mark.'
Could I borrow your pen?
Great save on that
mesenteric rupture.
Thanks.
Listen, I've got a problem.
I've got a gork's wife
who won't sign a consent
and if she doesn't
change her mind soon
I'm gonna start
losing organs.
I was hoping, maybe
you could persuade her.
Sometimes you can't.
Yeah. But...I already
called the chop
and the transplant teams
are on their way.
That wasn't very smart.
I'll see what I can do.
He's not breathing.
(Susan)
'Crash cart to Trauma 1.'
‐ Call a code! Fill me in.
‐ I don't know what happened.
(John)
'He complained of dizziness
this morning.'
(man over PA)
'Code blue, to Trauma 1.'
You let him go?
He left against
medical advice.
Alright, I'm gonna need
some muscle in here!
Okay, got it. Thanks.
(Malik)
'Behind you, Dr. Lewis.'
Alright, let's move him.
One, two, three.
[grunting]
‐ Has he taken any medication?
‐ No.
How'd he bleed?
‐ Get the Santa suit off.
‐ And his belt.
‐ I can't find a pulse.
‐ Is that a blood gas?
Okay.
‐ Is he breathing?
‐ I don't know. Keep trying.
'I'll try Respiratory.'
He's in arrest.
Malik, give him
an amp of epi.
Atropine. One milligram IV.
Mrs. Powell,
I'm Dr. Greene.
I'm the chief resident here.
Are you taking over
the case?
Dr. Benton just asked me
to come speak to you.
To sign the consent.
I want you to do
what you think
your husband
would have wanted
and what's right for you.
I don't know what Teddy
would have wanted.
I haven't spoken to him
in five months.
But you are his wife?
We were separated
last summer.
He called me yesterday.
He wanted us to spend
Christmas together.
I told him no.
I wanted to hurt him
as much as he'd hurt me.
I wanted him
to come crawling back.
I wanted him
to beg for forgiveness.
Now all I wanna do
is hold him.
I just want him to know
that I still love him.
[monitor flat lining]
Mark it 19:22.
Do we get an ID?
No wallet,
no driver's license. Nothing.
Carter.
Oh, God.
I killed Santa.
Any word from Neuro?
They haven't been down yet.
I hope he's the same kid
he was before.
Yeah.
(Doug)
'Did he say anything?'
Hasn't made a sound.
♪ We three kings
of orient are ♪
♪ Bearing gifts we travel far ♪
♪ Field and fountain
moor and mountain ♪
♪ Following a yonder star ♪
♪ Star of wonder
star of light ♪
♪ Star of royal beauty bright ♪
♪ Westward leading
still proceeding ♪
♪ Guide us
to the perfect light ♪
His parents went away
on vacation.
Left him
with the neighbors.
Her family left her
with a cousin.
Guess they needed a break.
Her Alzheimer's
gotten a lot worse.
‐ Hey, Jerry.
‐ Yeah.
I've paged Div twice.
Are you sure
he hasn't called?
Yeah. Sorry, Dr. Lewis.
Yeah. He probably just forgot
to turn on his beeper again.
But, I thought Cvetic quit.
What?
(Malik)
'I thought he quit.'
Yes, Dr. Cvetic, please.
Okay. Thank you very much.
Is everything alright,
Dr. Lewis?
What?
Is everything okay?
I don't know.
When do you get off?
Just signed out.
‐ Would you do me a favor?
‐ Sure.
Could I have a ride?
Prom night?
Something like that.
Linda picking you up?
No, I'm meeting
her there.
Cocktails at
Jack's place
then on to Winnetka
for 200 of her parents'
close, personal friends.
Do I detect
a lack of enthusiasm?
It beats putting
in chest tubes.
Mark, we got a bunch of choir
kids and a minor fender bender.
(Mark)
'Anything serious?'
Only cuts
and scrapes.
Merry Christmas, guys.
‐ Merry Christmas.
‐ Merry Christmas.
See ya.
You okay?
Thought I was.
I think about her
all the time.
Do you ever tell her that?
‐ No, no, no.
‐ 'Why not?'
'Cause I was afraid.
Afraid of what?
She might say no?
Afraid she might say yes.
Uh...it's too late.
She's not married yet.
You spoke to Dr. Greene.
Yes.
Mm‐hmm.
We're running out of time.
So what?
Okay.
Okay.
Hey.
Where's the form?
[phone ringing]
[knocking on door]
Div?
[ringing continues]
Div?
[ringing continues]
[ringing continues]
[intense music]
He moved out.
Hello.
They hung up.
♪ Dashing through the snow ♪
♪ In a one horse open sleigh ♪
[phone ringing]
Bob.
Did you take those
Christmas lights down?
No. It is not true.
Whoever says this,
is a liar.
I was asking a question.
So you're gonna be okay?
Thanks, Carter.
You're a really good
friend to me.
Good Secret Santa too.
You're my Secret Santa.
Oh, I‐I haven't even
opened it yet.
It's a music box.
Thank you.
So, uh...you're sure
you're gonna be okay?
Yeah, I'm always okay.
'Cause I could
come in for a while.
Keep you company.
Uh..
I don't.. I don't
think we should do this.
I'm sorry.
No.
Don't be.
‐ Ahem.
‐ Oh.
Well, this was
for Div, but..
Thanks, I guess.
Well, I gotta get back
to the hospital.
I got to check
on Miss Cavanaugh, so..
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
[gift paper rustling]
‐ Excuse me.
‐ Hi.
[neighbors laughing]
Hey, buddy.
We're here.
What?
We're here, the cafe.
Change your mind?
No. Here you go.
[woman laughing]
'Hurry up, it's late.'
[car engine revving]
Hey, no, hang on!
Hey, hang on, hey.
Hey!
Hey, come on!
Linda Farrell brought
this in for you.
Oh, thanks.
Oh, is that
for Jennifer?
‐ You got good taste.
‐ Thanks.
All my ex ever gave me
was a vacuum cleaner.
Okay.
Organs look good.
Let's proceed with the harvest.
Stop the heart first.
Insert the catheter
into the brachiocephalic artery.
Okay.
(Peter)
'Catheter's in.'
Now, cross‐clamp the aorta,
right above the diaphragm.
Okay.
Aorta cross‐clamped at 20:48.
Now infuse cardioplegia
solution quickly.
(Peter)
'Heart rate's falling.'
Heart stopped.
Let's get these
organs out now.
Ah.
[chime music]
[woman whispering]
'Susan.'
'Susan.'
'Susan!'
'Where's Div?'
I don't know.
Wasn't he supposed to come home
with you?
Well, his apartment's
empty and he's gone
so I guess not.
Aw, man, cheer up.
I've been dumped
by lots of guys.
I got over it.
You'll get over it too.
Hey, that's my robe.
May I borrow it?
Yes, you may.
Thank you.
That music's pretty.
It was a gift.
Ooh.
You know,
it reminds me of that..
that merry‐go‐round
we used to ride.
[laughing]
That looks so..
Oh, I got you
something.
Oh.
Oh, it's pretty.
(Chloe)
'"Susan."'
Thank you.
You'll have to share it
with the baby.
We're naming it
after you.
What baby?
I'm pregnant.
[Chloe squeaking]
Oh, Chloe.
[distant chatter]
‐ Go home, Doug!
‐ I love you.
You love some
old idea of me.
‐ And you love me.
‐ No, I don't.
‐ Yes, you do.
‐ No, I don't.
You haven't changed, Doug
and the sad thing is
you don't even know it.
Alright. Then I will change.
I am not asking
you to change.
Carol, listen to me!
I don't wanna listen to you.
I don't want you, Doug.
Leave me alone.
What the hell's
he doing here?
‐ Leaving.
‐ No, I'm not.
‐ What's going on?
‐ You're coming home with me.
You need to get some help.
You just get out
of here, okay?
Okay, go ahead and tell him
that you don't love me.
Tell him you don't
think about me
when you're with him.
Hey, hey, hey.
Stop, stop. Please. God.
Stay out of
my life, Doug.
Tag. Tag, please.
Come on, please.
Let's get the liver
and kidneys
up to the copters.
Thanks, everyone.
That's it, Benton,
nice work.
The heart's only good
for three hours
so get it on ice
then pray the weather
clears in Cincinnati.
Vinnie, could you
sew him up?
Ah, if you don't mind,
I'd like to..
I'd like to sew him up.
Okay.
(Vinnie)
You want staples?
(Peter)
'No, I'll sew him up right.'
Give me a number one silk
on a swedged needle.
♪ Have yourself a merry
little Christmas ♪
♪ Make the yuletide gay ♪
♪ From now on our troubles ♪
‐ Going home, Dr. Greene?
‐ Soon as I'm finished.
♪ Miles away ♪
♪ Here we are
as in olden days ♪
His EEG is normal.
What does that mean?
It means his brain function
wasn't affected.
Murray?
Murray, it's papa.
Can you hear me?
Daddy.
That's my guy.
Come here.
♪ Hang a shining star ♪
♪ Upon the highest bough ♪
♪ And have yourself ♪
♪ A merry
little Christmas now ♪
Cincinnati's
cleared for landings.
Chopper's
on its way.
‐ Hey.
‐ Hey.
Here you go.
Thanks, man.
It worked out, huh?
Yeah, it did.
Merry Christmas.
Thanks.
Merry Christmas.
[copter blades whirring]
♪ Through the years ♪
♪ We all will be together ♪
♪ If the fates allow ♪
♪ Until then we'll have
to muddle through ♪
♪ Somehow ♪
♪ So have yourself ♪
♪ A merry
little Christmas now ♪
[theme music]