ER (1994–2009): Season 1, Episode 13 - Luck of the Draw - full transcript

‐ Good morning.
‐ I wouldn't go that far.

You can't be crabby.
You were off yesterday.

I got a call from Morgenstern
about Vennerbeck.

That MI that crumped?

Kayson claims I presented
the case incompetently.

Morgenstern wants me
in his office in an hour.

I wanna throw up.

Yeah, well, Kayson's just
trying to cover his ass.

Morgenstern knows that.

Hey, maybe, I'll get lucky

and Kayson will fall
in front of a bus.



Ix‐nay on
the Ayson‐Kay.

‐ Morning, Dr. Greene.
‐ Morning.

‐ Carol, you seen Carter?
‐ Took a DB to four.

‐ Pathology's backed up.
‐ Yeah, well, what else is new?

(female #1)
'Oh, I'm sorry.'

Oh, sorry.
Excuse me.

Dr. Benton?

Carter.
Carter!

‐ What are you doing?
‐ Sleeping.

Okay, well, you sleep when I
tell you to sleep. Now, Come on.

Get up. I got a new student
I need you to break in. Yo! Yo!

‐ Come here. What's your name?
‐ Deb.

Yeah, right.
Well, this is Carter.

He's gonna show you around.
Hi, she's all yours.



Uh, Dr. Benton.
You're not going up to the‐‐

Yes, I am and
no, you can't.

I've got wall to wall surgeries
with the Prima Donna

from Boston and I don't think
I need to do is baby‐sit you.

Is he really dead?

Five bucks gets you
Super Lotto and Insta‐pic.

‐ Timmy?
‐ Pass.

‐ Carol.
‐ Oh, why not?

Morning, gang.
Timmy, what do we got?

Our specials for today are,
suicidal junkie in four.

‐ Going Once.
‐ I'll take it.

I could use
a little cheering up.

Hamster versus finger
in the suture room.

Ross took it.

HIV positive kid with a busted
tooth in one. Lots of blood.

What's an
LL owie?

That's a scissors in the left
leg. A Medical term.

‐ Ubaldo's back, stinky as ever.
‐ Oh, man.

He's drunk, possible seizure.
I could use a hand.

Double‐glove time.

‐ So, is this the perp?
‐ His name is Royden B.

I thought you might wanna
check him for rabies.

Oh. Well, the only way that
Royden B. could have rabies

is if he's bitten
by a wild animal.

Given his lifestyle,
that's pretty unlikely.

The finger's infected.

It's probably because
Lucy's been sucking on it.

We'll clean it up and
give her some antibiotics

and your daughter is gonna
be good as new.

‐ Niece.
‐ Niece, Sorry.

There was a family
resemblance.

You go to the Fifth Street Gym,
don't you?

No, I've never been.

Hmm, my mistake but
you work out, though.

I can tell.

(Greene)
'Excuse me.'

Uh, well, you know, I play a
little basketball now and then.

‐ Bulls fan?
‐ Yeah, I'm a bulls fan.

I have a friend who can
get tickets. Courtside

That is, if
you're interested.

You know, I have tickets. So
maybe, I'll just see you there.

Care for a drink?

After you.

So, you get away
for the weekend?

Yeah, Tag and I
rented a cottage

in Door County
right on the lake.

‐ Went ice fishing.
‐ That was a highlight?

The one I can
tell you about.

Have you guys set
a date yet?

Why does everyone
keep asking me that?

‐ I mean, what's the big rush?
‐ Sorry I asked.

No, it's just I feel like I've
finally gotten my life in order

and now it's all
shaken up again.

You having doubts?

Well, it's a big step.

I mean, It's natural
to have some doubts, right?

Maybe, it's the forever part.
You know, it's like infinity.

It's hard to get a handle.

‐ Ah.
‐ What?

Oh.

[sighing]

[theme music]

[music continues]

Bye‐bye.

That was more than an invitation
to a basketball game.

I know. I've been invited
to basket ball games.

‐ Yeah, so what?
‐ So, I want an explanation.

Mark, grow up.

Does this mean that
you and Linda are that serious?

Serious? Our longest phone
conversation is

"Get over here."

Yeah. So, then what
happened in there?

‐ Hey.
‐ Hey, I've been summoned.

Don't worry.
It'll be fine

I'm just curious how
you can turn down practically

guaranteed sex with
an undeniably attractive woman.

If that's all there is,
I'd rather play tennis.

This is very disappointing
coming from you.

Nine times I've been stuck and
never caught so much as the flu.

‐ I've been lucky so far.
‐ This makes five for me.

Isn't the chance
of getting HIV

from a needle stick
like a one in a hundred?

One out of every 250,
if the patient's infected.

When Ubaldo wakes up,
I'll try and consent him

so we can test him.

And I'll get his
T‐cell count regardless.

‐ Thanks, Lydia.
‐ It says here to be safe.

You shouldn't have
unprotected sex

until after the follow‐up
in six months.

Thanks, Wendy.

‐ Hi, I'm Dr. Greene.
‐ Serena. U. S. Customs service.

Yeah, we're going his way.
What's the problem?

We picked him up at O'Hare,
coming in from La Paz.

Source ID'd him
as a body packer.

He's got half a kilo
of cocaine is in his belly

wrapped in condoms.

‐ Here. Sit right here.
‐ Sientese.

Uh, what's your name?

Jorge. He doesn't
speak English.

He's been retaining
the evidence, so to speak

since we picked him
up eight days ago.

Eight days? Sounds like one for
"The Guinness Book Of Records."

Well, you can't blame him for
trying. He's facing 20 years.

No obvious signs
of toxicity.

The condoms must
still be intact.

If you can give him a laxative
it'd make my job easier.

I can't give him any
medication without his consent.

Borrow a pen? We'll work
him up, x‐ray him

hope that nature takes its
course before a condom breaks.

Jorge, si un condom con coca
romper, uh, sera muy mal.

Tu voy, a morir
muy rapido.

‐ Entiendo?
‐ Si.

‐ Where'd you learn Spanish?
‐ Here.

We work Benton's hours, sleep
when he sleeps which is never.

We've been on call
since yesterday morning

and he hasn't
sat down yet.

This is one of four IV carts.
Most patients get an IV

the second they
come through the door.

Angiocath 16 needle.
Large bore if they're bleeding.

‐ You know how to start an IV?
‐ Yeah. Uh, actually, no.

‐ I thought you were third year.
‐ Carter.

we got a body packer
in four. Work him up.

‐ KUB, drug screen, urinalysis.
‐ Ever do a urinalysis?

‐ Carter, do a rectal.
‐ This is your lucky day.

[indistinct chattering]

What do we got?

Came in with
respiratory distress.

We were taking vitals
when he crashed.

From bradycardic at 35 to flat
line. Temp's 104.

‐ Blood cultures sent.
‐ Sounds like septic shock.

Let's give him an amp of epi,
a mig of atropine.

1.5. of each Erythro
and Cefotaxime.

(male #1)
'What's going on?'

‐ Are you his father?
‐ Yes.

We're giving him drugs
to stimulate his heart.

Epi and atropine on board.

‐ Any heart sounds?
‐ Negative.

Alright, let's piggyback
an Isuprel drip.

This ever happened before?

(male #1)
'Once, when he was hospitalized
for pneumonia.'

‐ Cerebral palsy?
‐ 'No, he's brain damaged.'

‐ Got a pulse.
‐ Alright, heart's back.

‐ He's in V‐tach.
‐ What the hell?

Alright, hold the Isuprel now,
and give him lidocaine.

50 milligrams
IV Push.

‐ 'What's happening?'
‐ His heart is racing.

‐ 'Why?'
‐ I don't know.

Let's get the 12‐lead in there.
I need to see what's going on.

Move that. Mm‐hmm, Move it.
Draw petrillian.

(male #2)
I tried to convince Kayson that
this kind of finger‐pointing

runs contrary to the spirit
of a teaching hospital.

Juice?

No, thank you.

He failed to see my point.

He's bringing disciplinary
charges against you.

What does that
mean exactly?

You'll come before
the committee next week

defend yourself,
we'll make a determination

and steps will be
taken accordingly.

Dr. Morgenstern, I want you
to know that I tried to present

Mr. Vennerbeck's
history.

Dr. Kayson cut me off
and ordered him release.

Susan, the specifics
don't concern me

nearly as much as your
inability to assert yourself.

Excuse me?

You allowed Kayson to intimidate
you. Not the first time.

I seem to recall a similar
incident with Benton

about a retrocecal appendix.

I was right about that.

But you deferred to Benton's
judgment. That's my point.

You seem to lack the authority
to put forward your own opinions

to act as an aggressive
advocate for your patients.

I guess..

...I have to work on that.

Yes, you do.

Confidence.

Composure under pressure,
assertiveness.

These are the
requisite qualities

of a good
ER Specialist.

I'm willing to give you
the chance to develop them.

If you don't, we're gonna
have a future discussion

about which specialty might
best match your temperament.

Peaked T‐waves, unstable rhythm.
Gotta be potassium, right?

‐ Are his lytes back?
‐ Not yet.

Can't wait. Let's just give him
calcium gluconate, 15 mils.

‐ It could kill him.
‐ Just do it.

(female #1)
Asystole.

(Ross)
'Alright, repeat epi
and atropine.'

Doctor?

Sir, it looks like your
son's potassium is too high.

Probably from renal failure.

We're gonna do everything
we can to bring it down.

‐ I think I got a pulse.
‐ Weak but it's there.

‐ 'BP's 35 palp.'
‐ I'll take it.

His lytes are back.
Potassium's high, 7.5.

Alright, we're
on the right track

Stand by with
glucose and insulin.

Is he gonna live?

It looks like
he's gonna make it.

Carol, I heard
you got stuck again.

‐ What is it, number four?
‐ Count them.

Five? Wow, I've
only got three.

Timmy, why don't
you put me down

for emptying
the sharps containers.

I need to catch up.

Don't tempt the fates.

Have you and Tag
set a date yet?

Not yet.

‐ Hey, how did it go?
‐ How'd it go?

Well, it's‐it's
hard to describe.

Timmy, where's
Petrofsky's chart?

Why, what happened?

You know, if I told you right
now, I think I'd lose it.

Go down to exam two.

And you live at
the Marymount Home?

For the emotionally
disabled.

That's what society
has labeled me.

‐ Timmy, what's open?
‐ Trauma room.

‐ Everything else is full.
‐ Thanks.

When did this shortness
of breath start?

About a month ago. But
this week, it got worse.

Are you on
any medications?

Uh, Yes. this is
my medical binder.

I've kept it
since I was 14.

Medications are
in orange.

Actually, It'd be
more of a pumpkin.

And you take lithium,
Depakote and Synthroid.

Yes, I've taken these.

Uh, my allergy section.
These pages are mauve.

Vaccinations are gray.

Uh, doctors' names
and numbers are plum

and past medical records
are in various shades of red

from vermillion to puce.

‐ Very colorful.
‐ Thank you.

And you're dressed
all in blue.

Yes. It's Monday.

Ah.

Come on in, Alan.

I can't.

‐ 'Why not?'
‐ It's green.

Is that bad?

Very.

‐ He asleep?
‐ Yeah.

I went and got
a few of his things.

Ben's pretty sick,
Mr. Gaither.

He's got a bad
case of pneumonia

which caused his heart
problems earlier today.

Hopefully, the antibiotics
will turn him around.

The last time, the doctors
put him on a ventilator.

Well, we may have to do that if
his blood gases don't improve.

‐ When will you know?
‐ We'll check in an hour or so.

[ticking]

He likes rhythm.

You know, before the accident,
he was taking trumpet lessons.

Used the metronome
to practice.

I think he remembers.

(Mr. Gaither)
'The kid had
a hell of a bat.'

Now, if that picture isn't
there when he wakes up

he gets this look.

What happened?

He's riding his bike
to school

and this 85‐year‐old man
waves Ben across the street

then gets confused between
the brake and the accelerator.

Look, I got a job interview.

You got kids?

‐ I have a son.
‐ How old?

He's eight.

That's a nice age.

Okay, Deb, as we say
around here, quite often

glove up and dig in.

Carter, isn't that
your job?

Deb's gotta learn.

Um, exactly what
am I looking for?

Uh, obstructions, masses.
anything out of the ordinary.

Uh, but I‐I don't have
anything to compare it to.

Mm‐hmm, you will soon.

(Deb)
'Uh, Mr. Jorge, could you
turn on your side, please?'

(Jorge)
'A tu lado.'

(Deb)
'Thank you.'

‐ 'Ai!'
‐ 'I'm sorry.'

(Jorge)
'Ai!'

Everything okay?

(Deb)
'Well, he seems
a little tense.'

Show him
who's boss.

‐ 'Ai!'
‐ 'Sorry.'

(Jorge)
'Ai, Santa Maria!
Ayudame, por favor!'

How's it going
in there, Deb?

'I'm stuck.'

‐ Deb?
‐ 'Yes?'

Did you use
any lubricant?

(Deb)
'Was I supposed to?'

Breathe.

Fever's 101.

Have any of your doctors
ever told you

you have a heart murmur?

Uh, I don't think so.

I could check
my book though.

Have you had
a cough lately?

Yes.

Loose cough?
Bringing up sputum?

Yes.

What color?

Well, sort of a sulphur yellow
with saffron mixed in.

Kind of like these tiles
here but more of a yellow..

These are more
of a yellow‐beige, I do suppose.

Alan's into colors.

I see.

Alan, I wanna run some tests.
Do a chest x‐ray.

Did you have
red hair as a child?

No.

I thought I saw a touch
of russet in your hair.

It was probably
ketchup from lunch.

'Zeidenberg's going to
a lecture series'

in Detroit all
next week.

You want
to cover for him?

Sure.

You have to take
over all the scheduling.

Risk management, BS,
shift reports.

No problem.

It'll be good training for when
I'm chief surgical resident.

That's what
I like about you, Peter.

Naked ambition tempered
by arrogance.

Dr. Benton, you have
an emergency phone call.

Your brother‐in‐law.

Telling him I'm scrubbing
in for surgery.

He said your
mother's missing.

Go. I'll get Schneider
to scrub in.

Peter, go.
It's your mother.

Okay, I'll, I'll be back this
afternoon in time for the pheo.

(Timmy)
'Uh, hold on.'

Dr. Lewis, you took care of
Ms. Callahan who went up to OB?

Dr. Bernardi,
upstairs, for you.

‐ Her chart still around?
‐ Yeah, uh..

Yeah, this is Dr. Lewis.

Uh, yeah, we gave her...
Thanks..

...magnesium sulfate,
a six gram bolus

right before
we sent her to you.

Uh‐huh.

Yeah, no problem.

Hey, Timmy, any idea
why Mark signed this chart?

Uh‐uh.

‐ Where's Greene?
‐ Exam room four.

Huh, must be at least
a hundred in there.

‐ Are they moving along?
‐ Not really.

How long is this gonna take?

Oh, you're gonna have
to ask Jorge that.

Why're you co‐signing
all my charts?

Excuse me.

Every chart I worked on today
has your signature on it. Why?

‐ Morgenstern told me to.
‐ You think I'm incompetent?

You think you need to oversee
every decision I make?

‐ No, of course not.
‐ Did you tell Morgenstern that?

Well, he didn't ask my opinion.
He just told me to do it.

Why didn't you
stand up for me?

You seem to forget that
a patient died, Susan.

Your patient.

I know, it could have
happened to any one of us

but it happened to you.

And now, there's a lawsuit
and an inquiry.

And because I'm chief resident,
it becomes my problem too.

So, if Morgenstern wants me
to co‐sign your charts

I'm gonna do it.

You knew what he was gonna
say to me today, didn't you?

‐ Yes.
‐ You talked about me.

I have conversation with
Morgenstern

about every resident‐‐

What did you say?

I told him that Kayson
gives you a hard time.

And the way he rides you,
it's no wonder this happened.

And when you go head‐to‐head
with strong‐willed guys

like Benton and Kayson,
you tend to back down.

Son of a bitch.

[groaning]

Hey, Ben. How are you?

I got it.

Dr. Ross?

Wendy, look who's up.

O‐2 sats' falling. To be safe,
let's get him on a ventilator.

You better
look at this.

"Do not resuscitate"?

‐ His father did this?
‐ Mm‐hmm.

Wendy, give Mr. Menkens
350 milligrams a minute

of dopamine.

Uh, I think
you mean micrograms.

That's what I said,
isn't it?

‐ No.
‐ Oh.

Have Ubaldo's T‐cells
come back yet?

Not yet.
Lab's backed up.

Get this little smidge
out of my face.

‐ What's wrong with him?
‐ Who cares?

Uh, Carol, can you get
a chart going?

‐ Sure.
‐ What did you do to her?

I questioned
her sexual orientation.

‐ Oh, well, that's rude.
‐ No malice intended.

‐ Did she do this?
‐ Uh‐uh.

‐ Newsstand guy on Rush Street.
‐ What did you say to him?

A few derogatory comments about
his Middle Eastern heritage.

Didn't take much.

Do you any other injuries
anywhere else?

I think I've got
a cracked rib.

Yeah, newsstand guy?

Florist in Wicker Park.
Sensitive about his hair weave.

Malik, why don't
you give me a hand here.

We'll take him down
to the suture room.

What do you do? Go around
the city insulting people

until they hit you?

Uh‐huh, I'm a sociologist
at the University of Chicago

specializing in violence.

I select a subject, ask
two questions to probe

for insecurities then
I use the information

to antagonize them
until they assault me.

‐ Sounds like dangerous work.
‐ Tell me about it.

My insurance company
charges me the same premiums

as NASCAR drivers.

We'll be moving him
to intensive care soon.

I see that you've
made a decision.

Mr. Gaither, Ben's blood
gases are not good.

He's not getting
enough oxygen.

If he's not put
on a ventilator, he could die.

When?

It's difficult to say.
It could be a matter of hours.

With the proper care,
he could live a long time.

Are you sure that
you wanna give up?

(Benton)
'I can't believe Mrs. Lukey.'

That woman shouldn't
have taken my money

if she was too senile
to do the job.

Myatt kid saw someone,
It could have been your mom

down here at the corner.

I can't believe she waited
two hours to call us.

She didn't call us,
she called me.

She made me look
like an idiot‐‐

Look, look Peter. I left
a station full of cars

that need service.

All of this because you insisted
on hiring some old woman

to take care of your mom instead
of putting her in a home.

‐ She's not going in a home.
‐ Oh, like hell she isn't.

Wh‐what? Don't go
telling me what‐‐

Look, I'm telling you man, I'm
not letting you put me

and your sister through
this anymore.

No, I'm sorry if it makes you
feel sad but there's no choice.

She's my mother so, who are you
to tell me how to handle it?

I'm the man who's paid for
her food, her clothes

and her care
for the last six years.

Oh. A‐a‐and she lets
you live in her house‐‐

Who pays the damn mortgage?
Who pays the bills?

Oh, you don't get anything out
of it, huh?

How many high‐school student
dropouts do you know

have a $100,000 business
just dropped in their laps?

High‐school dropout?

I cared for your family
for six years.

I carried your family
for six years.

I'm responsible
for your mother, your sister

the house and the station.

The only one that Peter
is responsible for is Peter.

I'm gonna look
by the firehouse.

Okay, Mr. Desmond.

I'm gonna clean
your abrasions.

We will start
with your wrist.

It may sting a little.

‐ That's a big engagement ring.
‐ Isn't it?

Kind of ostentatious,
don't you think?

‐ No, I‐I don't.
‐ Can I ask you two questions?

Alright.

Excuse me.

‐ What does your fiance do?
‐ He's a doctor.

So, you're gonna be a doctor's
wife. When's the date?

We haven't set one yet.

Why not?

Your two questions
are up.

What's the matter?
Somebody can't commit?

Based on the ring, I don't think
it's him. So, what is it?

Think you're too
good for him.

Scared of spending
the rest of your life

with someone who doesn't
quite meet your standards.

Got a pretty high opinion of
yourself, don't you princess?

"Sure, I'll marry you.

Just don't tie me down to
anything definite like a date."

‐ Ah! That stings.
‐ Really?

Yes, it does.
Oh, God!

21 second PAI.

Puts you in the top percentile
in the hostility index.

PAI is..

Provocation‐to‐assault
interval.

You're good.

My God, you're good.

‐ John, what's this?
‐ It's a laryngoscope.

No, no, second shelf
from the top.

Hey, can you teach me
how these work?

Some other time.

Carter. We need this
crash cart in four.

Body packer
popped a condom.

Got it? Let's go.

(Carter)
'Out of the way.'

‐ Give me some room, huh?
‐ There you go.

You stay here. Try not
to get in the way.

Can't you cut him open
and pull out the coke?

No, we gotta stabilize
him first.

He's having
multi‐focal PVC's.

Yeah. Okay, lidocaine,
150, IV push.

He's in fib.
Paddles.

(Deb)
Oh, my God!

What was that set on?

‐ Two hundred.
‐ Oh, he should be okay.

Thank you. Why don't
you check on him, okay?

‐ Alright, clear.
‐ 'Clear.'

[screaming]

Oh, that's not good.
Let's go again.

Three hundred.

‐ No, no, por favor.
‐ Clear.

[screaming]

Normal sinus. Let's take
him upstairs.

Notify the OR. Tell them
they got a laparotomy.

We gotta get these
condoms out of him.

Don't worry, honey.
He just bumped his head.

Alan, the guy
with the colors?

His films came back.

Radiology had a bunch of them
from a few years ago too.

Susan?

[sighing]

[coughing]

I can stay in
this room all day.

It's warm like flannel.

I wish I could wear it.

Alan, when you gave me your
medical history this morning

you didn't say you had cancer.

What's nice about
this room is that..

...it's not,
it's not too bright.

When yellow's too bright,
it's not welcoming.

Alan, you have
a tumor in your chest

encasing your heart
and infiltrating your lungs.

On the other hand

if yellow is too pale,
it feels cold and, and clammy.

There are
treatments, Alan.

Chemotherapy, radiation.

Dr. Lewis and I think
you should see an oncologist.

I'll tell
you one thing

whoever made this room
sure knew his yellow.

Can I be alone, please?

Sure.

Ma.

Ma, what are you
doing out here?

Who is that?

‐ Peter?
‐ Yeah, ma, It's me.

Aren't you supposed
to be in school?

Ma, I work at the
hospital, remember?

I'm a doctor.

I know that.

Why do I feel I don't
get a chance to see you?

Well, Because they keep
us pretty busy.

But we see each other
sometimes, don't we?

So serious.

I remember you sitting
in that green chair

by the window
reading your books.

So serious.

You know, ma..

...with Jackie at
work all day

and the kids
in school..

...we worry about
you being alone.

Oh, I don't
like it that way, either.

I like a full house.

Well, that's why we‐we
were thinking maybe..

Maybe, you'd be happier in a
place where, you know, there's..

...where there're other
people your age.

People that can
take care of you.

I used to bring Jackie to take
skating lessons right here.

And your father
and I watched you

in the, in the little league
right on this field.

Remember?

Yeah, I remember.

Your father's dead.

(Benton)
Yeah.

(Benton)
Yeah, he's dead.

Uh..

Peter..

I don't want to go
into a nursing home.

[sobbing]

(Benton)
Alright.

It's alright, ma.

It's alright.

Spin a crit, type and
cross match four units

and get some O‐negative
down here now!

‐ Man, you gotta do something.
‐ Out of the way.

You gotta do something.
She didn't do nothing.

Stay here. We're gonna
take care of her.

‐ 'BP's 40 palp.'
‐ Someone call a surgeon.

I see the entrance.
Who sees the exit?

‐ 'Here, on her back.'
‐ Cop said it was a drive‐by.

‐ She was a bystander.
‐ Yeah, her brother's a banger.

‐ 'Look at his clothes.'
‐ What do we got?

Gunshot to the chest. Looks
like it's through and through.

She's hyper‐resonant.
Tracheal shift to the left.

‐ She needs a chest tube.
‐ I'll do it.

Yeah, heart sounds funky. Let's
get a cardiologist down here.

Damn it, where's all
this coming from?

‐ Pressure's crashing.
‐ She's taching.

Bullet must have tumbled
into the heart.

Okay, let's crack her.
Clamp the bleeder.

‐ Thoracotomy tray!
‐ I'll do it.

‐ 'Okay.'
‐ What's the problem?

We have a bleeder.
It sound like a murmur.

‐ Better open her quick.
‐ Give her O‐neg, wide open.

Damn it! I need suction.
I can't visualize the lungs.

‐ 'Hurry up!'
‐ How about now?

‐ I can't see the pleura.
‐ Her cut's not deep enough.

Susan?

Yes, the cut is deep enough.
I‐I just can't see anything.

Okay, calm down.
You'll get it.

She's bleeding out.

How much longer you're gonna
let her do this?

‐ Susan?
‐ More suction.

‐ We're losing her.
‐ She can't do it.

Damn it, I can't
see anything. You try.

Scalpel.

Okay, I'm in.

Yeah, I see the bleeder.
Pulmonary artery. Clamp.

No, Stadinsky.

Got it. Let's get
her to OR.

Good job, Dr. Greene.

(Greene)
'Okay, let's go.'

Peter, we've got a possible
appendectomy in six.

Alright, call the floor,
see who else is on.

‐ I'm late for a pheo.
‐ What?

‐ You got his picture in there?
‐ It's in there.

‐ How about the metronome?
‐ It's there.

We can take him from
here, Dr. Ross.

It's okay. I'm going
to take him up.

I didn't know
you had a son.

Well, we're not
exactly close.

What's his name?

I don't know, Wendy.
I've never seen him.

Here we go.

Watch yourself.

‐ The DNR sticker's on there.
‐ Thanks.

[sniffling]

[sighing]

(Benton)
Are we doing an anterior
abdominal approach

or we're excising
the adrenal laterally?

Oh, Peter, there's
no need to scrub in.

I couldn't wait,
so I asked Schneider

to assist
Dr. Kenner and me.

Hey, Peter, how's it going?

Did you take
the Eisenhower in?

Uh‐huh.

Did you ever notice that
piano showroom near Halsted?

Yeah, I got my wife's
harpsichord there.

(Morgenstern)
'Wait. You've been inside?'

(Schneider)
'Oh, yeah. They've got
a Steinway collection'

'in there that'll
knock your socks off.'

(Morgenstern)
'How long ago did
you notice this place?'

‐ 'About two years.'
‐ 'Two years ago?'

Where is he?

We took Ben up
to intensive care.

Intensive care.

They're aware
of your decision. You okay?

Yeah.

I just got
offered a job

managing a recycling
plant in Detroit.

I gotta pick up
and move.

Coming back, I just
couldn't help thinking..

...how much easier it would
be if Ben were dead.

What kind of a man
thinks like that?

What kind of a father prays
for his own boy to die?

And for two years,
it's been just me and Ben.

It's been no work.

No friends.

Nobody.

He needs me 24 hours a day..

...to turn him..

...and feed him..

...sing to him
when he cries.

I love my boy.

I've given Ben
two years.

Two years.

I just can't give anymore.

I need for this to end.

[sobbing]
I need for this to end.

[sobbing]

God.

[sobbing continues]

Mm.

Well, well,
look who's back.

Oh, my head.

You took quite a fall,
Carter, but don't worry.

Deb's been
taking care of you.

She worked you up
real good.

"Blood pressure 90/60.

"Respiration,
guaiac negative stool."

"Guaiac negative st.."
you gave me a rectal?

Wh‐Haleh thought
it would be good practice.

Good practice?
Good practice?

Oh, no, no, settle down, Carter.
She has to learn, doesn't she?

Oh, Deb, another thing.

The proper term isn't
"average male genitalia."

It's "normal male genitalia."

What?
Where does it say that?

Oh, you guys are just kidding?

‐ So, you didn't?
‐ Mm‐mm.

You didn't?

Told you we'd get him.

Um..

(Carol)
'Do you know where
you are, Mr. Parnell?'

Yeah. In the chump cellar.

Three knockout losses
in a row.

Damn!

(Mr. Parnell)
'And I had him
against the ropes too.'

'I stepped
into that cross.'

I thought you might like
some company, Mr. Desmond.

This is Mr. Parnell.

Hello.

What happened
to you?

Don't want
to talk about it.

Huh.

Can I ask you
two questions?

I should have warned you
about Morgenstern.

And I should have
been more up front

about the co‐signing
business.

I didn't know
how to tell you.

Susan, no one could have
done that thoracotomy

under the circumstances.

With Kayson breathing
down your neck

and the hearing
next week‐‐

Are you trying
to make me feel better?

I'm trying
to apologize.

So, you can feel
better yourself?

Some of us are going to
Doc Magoo's after work.

If you wanna come..

Alan?

You know, my buddy, Max moved
out of the home last summer

got an apartment.

Been trying to get me
to split the rent.

Problem is,
the bathroom.

Celadon green.

I asked him to retile.

Now, I'm thinking,
what the hell.

Sometimes you gotta take
the plunge, you know?

Well, You don't want
to forget your book.

There's a section missing.

Guess which color?

Green.

Lydia, you going
to Magoo's?

‐ I'll be over in a few minutes.
‐ Anyone seen Carol?

Oh, just went upstairs.
I'll let her know.

Try and see if you can
get Susan to come.

‐ What a day.
‐ Yeah.

[punching]

That answers
your two questions.

Uh, Lydia, somebody should
probably check on Mr. Desmond.

[indistinct chattering]

‐ Who's got the tequila?
‐ Give me your glass, Dr. Ross.

Oh, thanks, Kenny.

No, no, you have to sit at the
counter with what's‐her‐name.

Hey, I'm not kidding.
Sit at the counter.

They just announced
the $40 million jackpot

went to a dry cleaner
in Winnetka.

Aw, man. I was counting
on that money too.

You didn't
even kick in.

You get a second chance
with the Insta‐pic.

(Greene)
'Guess how many condoms
he had in his belly.'

‐ 50?
‐ Hundred and eighty‐five.

(Ross)
'And he lived?'

Hey, B.

I got your double burger,
double cheese right here.

Yeah, you can keep your
lard‐burgers to yourself.

Alright, everybody. Listen up.
Carol has an announcement.

Oh, it's no big deal.
Just keep May 18 open.

That's when Tag and I
are getting married.

[cheering]

‐ Is Susan coming?
‐ Couldn't find her.

‐ Dr. Benton, how's your mother?
‐ She's fine.

How was
your rectal?

‐ 'Hey, I won ten bucks.'
‐ Great. You pick up the check.

‐ What are the odds?
‐ How can you tell?

Just flip it over.

Let me get
a fruit plate.

Let's see, ten dollar win,
one in 250. Sounds familiar.

Yeah, don't even
think about it.

What are the odds you're gonna
win $10, set a wedding date

and get HIV
on the same day?

You got yoghurt?

A bran muffin?

Okay. Hey, everybody,
I wanna propose a toast.

To Carol.

May your upcoming marriage
bring you laughter and happiness

and kids and most of all, love.

'God knows, you deserve
all of those things.'

‐ 'Hear, hear!'
‐ Alright.

Congratulations, girl.

To Carol.

‐ About time, Hathaway.
‐ 'Where's the stripper?'

(Lydia)
'I had a May wedding.'

(Ross)
'What month did you divorce?'

(Timmy)
'Hey, B, looks like
you put on some weight.'

When you say that,
smile, brother.

(Carol)
'l think you're right, Timmy.'

(Greene)
'Rudy and l also have
an announcement.'

(Rudy)
'That we got married
last week.'

[laughing]

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