ER (1994–2009): Season 12, Episode 11 - If Not Now - full transcript

Previously on ER:

Your East Coast
squeeze is here.

She's kind of a looker

in an interstate off-ramp
kind of way.

I'm here now, baby.

( moaning )

Bobby hit me.
What?

Broke a rib.

I'm sorry. I didn't know,
but you didn't say anything.

Why didn't you go
to the police?

He is the police.



A compass?

Seeing as how we always
find each other.

Can we talk?

What?

I'm pregnant.

What are you doing?

Christmas was
three weeks ago.

I figured it's time
to put it away.

Leave it. I like it.

You want to be one
of those people

dragging some dead brown
tree out into the street

in the middle of April?

I like those people.

They don't give up easy.



I made this for Maggie
when I was...

I think, six.

We were living in a motel:
the Minnetonka.

Don't you have a search
committee meeting this morning?

I could skip it.

We can talk some more.

No, you should go.

I have to be
in soon, so...

I guess we haven't figured
anything out yet.

Yeah, I really...

don't want
to get into it again.

Have you made a decision?

Well, we don't even know
what we are to each other.

No one ever knows that.

Oh, come on.

We've been friends
for a long time.

Good friends.
Yeah.

Been through a lot together.

That doesn't mean
we could take care of a child.

It has to be your choice.

I know that.

Ground-level fall
in the ambulance bay!

No head trauma,
no LOC.

Okay, it's all right.
I'm fine.

Complains of right hip
pain, can't bear weight.

Would you stop it.
I'm just trying

to be professional.
It's annoying.

Whose job is to
de-ice the entrance?

Just get back to work.

It's only a bruise.
I'm fine.
You know what?

I'm going to go
find you a bed.

No, no, I don't
need all that.

Acetaminophen OD--
should I give Mucomyst

before the level's back?

Dr. Weaver,
can you look over...

( all talking )

WEAVER:
I'm not even on today.

Guys, easy, easy.

Look, she had a nasty little
slip on the ice,

so let's give her
some space.

Okay?

Thank you.

All right, what?

What, what?
What do you want?

I need a few weeks off.

Why?

My band got a recording deal.

We're going to L.A.

Back away from the gurney,

or I will impale you
with my crutch.

Kerry...

Back off, Elvis.

Ah! This damn salt
ruined my shoes.

Yeah, well, New York's
been snow-free all year.

Why don't you go back there?

These are Jimmy Choos.

Timmy who, and why are
you wearing his shoes?

Choos and they cost me

about 400 bucks.

A: Number one: you
shouldn't be wearing shoes

that cost more than
other people's rent,

and B: Number two:

it's January in Chicago.
Get some damn boots.

Hey, let me
tell you something, Vic.

You're not a morning person.

No, I'm not.

Hey, excuse me.

Can I get some
more coffee please,

and some Splenda,
about a fistful?

What?

Shut up.

All I'm saying is you're
not really prepared

for winter here, are you?

So?

So?

So?

( chuckles )

So, so, so why don't you
stay at my place today?

( laughs )

I want to see Michigan Avenue.

All right, fine, just
don't buy it, will you?

I can shop
if I want to here.

On whose credit card?

( groans )

( chuckles )
You're still worried
about Bobby.

I told you

that I severed
all ties with him.

Just because you severed
all ties with Bobby

doesn't mean he severed
all ties with you, okay?

He has no idea
where I went.

No, of course not.
He has no idea.

Of course, he would never think
of you being with me.

He doesn't know where you are.

No, no.

He's a freakin' cop.

How hard you think that is, huh?

What, are you stupid?

How stupid
do you have to be?

What?

Give me some money.

What for?
For a cab.
Give me some money.

Oh, come on. Don't do this.

Don't be ridiculous, okay?
Just don't.

Give me the money.

Yeah, I need another 20.

Come on.
Don't do this.

And you know what
you should think about?

Don't touch me.

You should think about

getting into
some meditation classes

or maybe some Pilates
or something,

because you, Vic,

are getting very ugly.

And I mean that in the most
metaphorical sense, okay?

Come on, don't
walk away mad.
( laughs )

What? Now I got to go get myself
some boots, you jerk-off.

Oh, come on.

Come back here. Jody?

I'm sorry, I'm having trouble
clearing a bed.

You know, this really
isn't necessary.

I'm sure I can
get to my office.

Oh, you should let me
examine you.

All right.

Just treat me like
any other patient.

You sure?
Yeah. Get me out
of the hall.

Neela, let's run the board.
I have to take
my broken hip lady...

Hey! Not broken.

EMT Ted Cunningham, 23.

Lost his Shiley
at the nursing home.

Found him cyanotic,
put a 7-O in the neck.

Okay, Pratt,
go with them.

WOMAN:
He had a lot of mucus.

We tried to suction him,
but his trach tube came out

and he turned blue.

You from the home?
No, I'm his mother.

Ted, can you open your eyes?

He can't follow commands.

Okay, excuse us.

PRATT:
NG tube and a #6 Shiley.

94 and 15 liters.
He needs an NG?

You use it as a guide
to change the airway.

How long has he been like this?

Two years.

Ever since the night
he turned 21.

His friends took him to a bar
and made him drink 21 shots.

On the way home,
he stepped into traffic

and got clipped
by a pickup truck.

You spend your whole life
raising a kid right, and then

one... stupid night
turns him into this.

LUKA:
Where are you?

It's time
to open the presents.

Just making sure.

Well, I think
you can stop now.

We could find a way
to make it work.

If that's what you want.

I don't know
what I want.

I am 37 years old.

If not now, when?

You know how I feel
about it.

Everything happens
for a reason.

It scares me, Luka.

Having it
or choosing not to?

Yeah.

PRATT:
Pull the NG and bag him.

Abby.

Bag him.

Is he all right?

He should be much better
now that he has a new tube.

Thank you.

PRATT:
Sats up to 99.

What's Coburn doing here?

Oh. Kovac's got her down
on this lady

with ovarian torsion.

Someone seems to
have left this.

So... how's
married life?

It's very nice,
thank you.

We're looking for a place
of our own.

That sounds exciting.

The army wants Michael
to finish his residency

at a military hospital.

And where's the
closest program?

Fort Hood, Texas.

I'm hoping he can end up
somewhere not too far away.

Tenderness over
the greater trochanter?

Yeah, it's probably
just a contusion

from where I hit the ground.

I'm going to check
your range of motion.

Ow!

Oh, God.

Pain with internal rotation.

You know.
That's happened before.

I just need an ice pack
for ten minutes,

and it'll stop.

And something
for the pain, perhaps?

Percocet, Vicodin?

No. No, I have
too much work to do.

800 of ibuprofen, and
call for a hip series.

Well, I'll have to run it
past my attending fir...

I'm sorry.

Hey, pull the
curtain, please.

How's she doing?

A bit cranky
at the moment.

Yeah, well, you'll soften
her up for me, right?

What?
For my TO request.

What do you need
time off for?

Neela, do you know
who Barry Ginsberg is?

Gynecologist
on fourth floor?

No. No, he's
a record producer,

a mogul, an idol-maker.

He took a listen to
a couple of tracks

my boys laid down,
and, bang, we are
going to L.A.,

and we have a gig
at the Key Club.

And if all goes well,
we get to record a demo

at his studio in Venice.

Italy?
California, on the beach.

Congratulations, Ray.
That's really awesome.

Here, super-infected
foot fungus in Four.

Uh, only thing is I'm going
to need a little time off.

How much is a little?

Eh, just a month.

That's not a little.

Hey, can you check out
this patient for me?

Amanda Ramsey, 15,
presented with vague pain.

I'm sorry, I have
to get some ibuprofen

and a hip series
for Dr. Weaver.

Please?
I'll trade you.

I didn't tell her yet.

Thanks a lot.

Amanda, I'm
Dr. Rasgotra.

How much longer
do you think it'll be?

'Cause I didn't mean
to make a big deal.

I probably just need some Motrin
or something.

We ran a test
on your urine.

Do I have a bladder infection?

You're pregnant.

Did you know that?

You didn't tell my parents,
did you?

They've been told
that you were here,
but that's all.

Who's the father?

Some guy from school.

Boyfriend?

No.

I can get our
adolescent clinic

to come down
and talk to you.

No, my parents won't like that.

There are a number
of options.

Yeah, I can keep it,
or put it up for adoption.

Or you could choose
not to have it.

I could never do that.

It'd be against God.

They stabbed me in the heart!

PP Perkins,
mugging victim.
They stabbed me...

Stab wounds to
the chest, arms
and abdomen.

His name's PP?
I got blood coming out
everywhere!

He's only satting 82.

You guys need a hand?
No, we're on it.

Chest tube in here. Come on now.
Come on, let's move it!

Okay, we're gonna need
to remove an ovary, Sara,

but that's why
God gave you a spare.

It's gonna be fine.
Um, prep her in two.

I should be up in...
15 minutes.

How's it going?

Oh, well, good.
She's young,

and the other ovary
looks good, so...

Uh, no, I-I meant...

Oh, "How's it going?"

Oh, well, fine. You?

Good.

I just got paged
for an ultrasound.

Do you know anything
about that?

Uh, no. No.

Um, but I remember hearing

that you started
your own practice?

Yeah, yeah.

It's going, uh,
very well, you know.

The only problem's
the boss.

Ooh, what a bitch.

I'm the boss, Abby.

Right.
( laughs )

( laughs ):
Now you're
patronizing me.

No. I... um...
I just...

I just, uh, might want
to come and see you.

I need an OB.

( gasps ):
Congratulations.

Wow. I had no idea.

I'll shut up.

Yeah. It wasn't
something I expected.

Is it something you want?

I'm not sure

I'm at the right place

in my life for this, so...

So, you don't want
to keep it?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Okay. I'm always prepared.

Yeah.

Thanks.
( sniffles )

Listen, um, I've got
office hours every afternoon.

Just come by any time.

I can help you,
whether it's prenatal care

or termination,
whatever you decide.

Thank you.

And whatever you do, Abby--
it's gonna be

the right thing.

Thanks.

( quietly ):
Oh, God.

Systolic's only 86.

Almost there. Get the thoraseal.

Okay, a little pressure now.

All right, so who really
jacked you, PP?

It was some-some guys
I know, man.

Sats coming up.

We was drinking
by this fire in this alley.

Right. Must be some real
good friends; they avoided

stabbing you in
the heart, huh?
Hey, Malik,

did somebody call the cops?

Yeah, they're on their way.

Don't call no cops.

I'm sure they're rushing
right over right now.

No cops, man.
BP's better: 110/75.

No cops? These guys
could have killed you.

Yeah, I got
problems, yo.

I got problems.

Cops only gonna make it worse.

I feel you, bro.
Trust me, I feel you.

Then do me a solid, man.

Anything for you, PP. Anything.

More lube.

It's cold.

Oh, sorry about that.

( sighs ):
Dr. Coburn.

I called OB.

AMANDA:
Could there have been a mistake
with that other test?

COBURN:
Mm, I don't think so.

Here. You see this?

That's the
heart beating.

( sighs )

It's about seven weeks old,
I'd say.

They won't understand.

Your parents?

They'll say I've sinned.

I can help you talk
to them if you want.

Can I have
a minute?

You were in with a patient, so
I thought it was best to just...

Yeah. It would
be better if you
presented to me first.

Well, either way,
I had to call an OB.

She's 15 and scared.

Family on the way in?

They're very religious people.

Call me when
they get here.

LOCKHART:
How'd you do this?

Tried to hop a bus.

Did you slip on the ice?

I was skitching.

Fell off the fender.

Ah.

Might be easier
just to pay the fare.

Do I look like I got
surplus income to blow?

Can I get
another 3-0 ethilon?

Were you, uh,
on your way home?

I haven't been
home in a while.

Since, like, May.

Well, your folks must be worried
about you.

Yeah, they worry a lot.

Always wanting to know what
I'm doing, what I'm up to.

Gets to be a real
drag, you know.

Doesn't sound so bad.

I'm an independent spirit,
you know?

I want to be on my own.

Do they even know where you are?

No.

Just left one day.

What if I don't know
how to love it right?

KOVAC:
Abby.

( Kovac sighs )

Maybe I'm not strong enough.

Being a parent
makes you stronger.

And it breaks your heart.

You told me that.

That's not what I meant.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean...

No. Don't-Don't use that
as a reason.

( exhales )

I'm sorry.

( sniffles )

What if I go shopping and
leave it in the supermarket?

Don't worry.
I'll do all the shopping.

( exhales heavily )

I'm afraid I'd
mess it up, Luka.

( exhales loudly )

We won't.

Okay, um...

keep the wound clean and dry,

come back in a week
to have the stitches removed.

That's it?

Yeah.

Unless you want to talk
to somebody from social work.

Your daughter's right in here.

Mandy, are you okay?

I'm fine, Mom.

I'll, uh, leave you
all to talk.

Could you stay?

Sure.

Mom...

Daddy...

something happened,
and, um...

I'm real sorry.

What happened,
sweetie?

We ran a test

and did an ultrasound.

Amanda's pregnant.

We're waiting for
some blood results.

As soon as
they arrive...
That's fine.

There are a number
of places

we can refer you to
for counseling.

We'd like to be alone
with our daughter now.

Thank you.

No free fluid on ultrasound,

waiting on surgery
to evaluate.

Not anymore, Red.
What have you got?

Morning,
sunshine.

Who are you?

Clemente. Who are you?

I'm surgery.
See the badge?

Oh, yeah.

You must be the
bedside manner coach

I heard so much about.

Uh, multiple stab wounds--
stable after the chest tube.

Anything enter the peritoneum?

Uh, not sure.
Ultrasound's negative.

Doesn't answer my question.

Hey, I got the cops
out here.

Relax, relax.

I got your back.

If you can get a smile
out of surgery here,

I'll pay for the date.

You're right on
the cusp of sexual
harassment, Clemente.

The cusp.

That would be a new position
for me.

Hey, guys.

I'm the attending physician
on this case.

Clemente?
Yeah.

Now, the thing is,
this dude is very sick.

He's out of it,
completely out of it.

So, he's not gonna be able

to give a statement today, okay?
I'm sorry.

Hold on a sec.

You're Victor Clemente?

Yeah. Were you listening
to me?

He's not gonna be able to
give you a statement. I'm sorry.

Easy... We're not
here on your patient.

We're here for you.

MALIK:
Dubenko's feisty gofer

is at it again.

What?

The Chief Resident
from the Death Star--

she's down
on a consult.

Albright?

MORRIS:
He's hemodynamically stable

with no peritoneal signs.

So why'd you
call me?

Look, missy,
it's protocol, all right?

You didn't really just
call me missy, did you?

Okay, look, the-the case meets
trauma criteria.

Next time, call me when you know
what you got in your hands.

Are you Dr.
Albright?

He was stabbed in the belly.

I need to know
if he needs surgical repair.

Neela Rasgotra. I
heard you were here.

I wanted to catch
you about doing a
surgery elective?

Right.

Work up your patient.

Image the belly,

explore the wounds, figure
out how deep they are.

If they enter
the peritoneal

cavity, call me.

I'll be more than happy

to get involved.

One third of stab
wounds enter the
peritoneal cavity

and damage the viscera.

One third go in, and
don't hit anything.

And one third...

are shallow and tangential.

The trajectory was suggested
by the hilt mark of the knife.

He won't need surgery.

You should pay
more attention to
your interns, Red.

I'm an R2, actually.

Okay, R2.

Call me about
that elective.

We might be able to
work something out.

Ooh, hoo.

Parking violations. Come on,
you got to be kidding me, right?

Okay. But you had
some other problems
back East, didn't you?

What kind of problems
you talking about?

You left Newark General

under some very
serious allegations.

I never... I never, never, never

compromised a patient's care.

Do you understand me?

I never...
( laughs ):
Okay, okay.

Let's just get back
to Mrs. Kenyon.

She had some issues...
What do you want me to say?

Issues? What issues?
She had no issues.

She was a nurse.

I'd ask her for 6-0 Vicryl,
and she'd bring it to me.

No issues.

Can I go now?
Thank you.

Not yet.

All right, you...
all right, you do realize

that son of bitch hits her,
right?

So, you have seen her?
You realize that?

No, I haven't seen her.

But I can see what's going on
here, and it's pretty low.

To sic you on me

'cause he can't keep
his own wife happy.

That's pretty pathetic.

Right now,
all we know is,

Mrs. Kenyon's a
missing person who
might be in trouble.

Well, she'll be in more trouble
if you find her.

Meaning what?

Meaning, sometimes
people go missing

because they feel safer
that way.

My advice to you:
stop looking for her.

Well, don't you
go missing,

okay, Vic? 'Cause I want
to talk to you.

Why would I go missing?
Why would I go missing? Why?

Are you confusing me for one of
your lowlife, fascist scumbags

you spend your days with?

Hey, you might want
to settle down

before it gets
embarrassing, huh?

You know, I hope
this conversation
doesn't throw me

off my game today,
especially after all

the cops' lives I've saved,

I'd hate to be less than 100%
when one of your brothers

comes in with a bullet
through his belly.

I think we're
done for now.

Take it easy.

( panting )

Hey, we got any
loperamide in stock?

Yeah, I'm sure he has.

( sighs )

Well, I got you
the good stuff.

Today was...

Hey.
Oop, sorry.

It's turkey day
in the cafeteria.

No.

No what?

Is the answer to your question.

Can I at least state
my case first?

Okay.

This is big.

This is a big
opportunity

for my band
and for me.

And you never know

when you're going to get
another shot like this

My recollection is that
you were warned last year

about your commitment
to this job.

Yes, I was.

And to your credit,
you've done an excellent job

showing us that
you want to be here.
I do.

You're a good doctor.

Thank you.

We don't need to discuss this
any further.

You're valuable,
you're valued.

Conversation over.

Have you tried
the stuffing?

It's great stuffing.

And, you know, I got you
an extra piece...

Dr. Barnett.
Look, Kerry...

Dr. Weaver.

Um...

Have you ever dreamed
about something

without ever believing
it would actually happen?

Because that's
what this is.

I've...

This is so huge to me
that if I couldn't do this,

I would seriously
consider quitting.

Far be it from me to stand in
the way of the next Springsteen

or K.C. and
the Sunshine Band.

Resignation accepted.

What?

Why do you want
to do surgery anyway?

I'm curious about it.

The hours suck,

the attendings
are slave drivers,

and the residents stab
each other in the back.

Oh, not like down here

where we're just
one big, happy family.

What's wrong with you?

Ashlee Simpson get caught
lip-synching again?

I think I just quit.

Quit?

To go to California
with my band.

Oh, great. Yeah.
No, bold move.
I like it.

Keeping that
music dream alive.

Nah, you'll love
California.

Everybody--
Ray Barnett,
rock god!

Morris, I've already sent
my paperwork up to surgery.

Well, get it back.

I can't spare you,
especially now,

with Ray
on his way out.

If we're not
fully staffed,

you're not going
anywhere.

I don't care what
Dr. Cruella says.

Um... 3:45.

That'll work.
Yeah, thank you.

Ray's on his way out?

Yeah, just
up and quit,

not going to let The Man
keep him down.

I don't think
he meant to.

Hey, guys?

Guys, guys, come here.

You know the girl
I been hanging out with?

Jodie?
Yeah, we love Jodie.

She taught me
how to tie a knot
in a cherry stem

using only my tongue.
Really?

All right, come on,
come on, guys.

Anybody ask
for her?
No.

You never saw her, okay?

And is anybody asks,
the same goes for me.

What?

Pretend you never
heard of me.

Lockhart, Pratt's
bringing in a patient.

Get with him, okay?
Okay.

He gets weirder every day.

Look, Morris,

you heard what
Dr. Albright said...

So what? She's the
chief resident upstairs.

I'm the chief down here.

You work for me.

Oh, come on.
That's not fair.

Fair? What's fair?

Excuse me, Doctor?

Mr. Ramsey.

I can sign
whatever I need to

and we'll
get out of your way.

Would you like me to call anyone
for further treatment?

Thank you. I think we'll arrange
our own prenatal care.

Amanda decided
to keep it?

The, uh... baby.

It's just that
she's young,

and it was
an accident.

No. No.

I don't believe in accidents.

Now, I know you may not
understand this,

but it is God's will
for her to have this child.

I only mean, you may want to
consider the long-term effects.

And you might want to consider
the spiritual effects

of what you're suggesting.

It's my job to make sure
the patient understands

all the options
available to her.

A human life has
just been created,

and, I'm sorry, but anything
that interferes with that

is morally indefensible.

MAN ( weakly ):
Finished a cycle of chemo
two days ago.

BARDELLI:
Couldn't get an IV.
He's too dry.

MARQUEZ:
Pratt? OR needs
an attending to sign off

on your pancreatic
pseudo cyst.

Where's Clemente?

On the roof.

We getting
a chopper patient?

No. He just says that
his cell phone

gets better reception
up there.

All right,
place a subclavian
and bolus him.

I'll be back.
Okay.

Triple lumen tray
and 1% lido.

He's tachy
at 132.

Little bit cold here.

I was never the sickly type,
you know?

Yeah?

Always very healthy.

Used to do triathlons,
you believe that?

Me, too.

Really?

Smoking, drinking
and watching TV.

You should stop that.

I have.

Six years ago,

I find out I inherited
the Philadelphia chromosome.

Ran on my mother's
side of the family.

I never knew.

Screwed by
genetics.

LOCKHART:
The first time,

I was panicked
the baby would be bipolar.

And I'm not so sure
I've changed that much.

KOVAC:
Well, the chances
are slim,

you know that.

Crossing the street
is a risk.

If you let it
get to you,

you'd never
have children.

Nobody would.

Well, maybe some people
aren't supposed to.

Well, I don't think
you're one of them.

( sighs )

Yeah, well, you don't know
what it was like...

with Maggie and Eric.

You're looking
for reasons again.

And what are you looking for?

Someone to have a baby with?

Is that
what you think?

Because if it is, then
what the hell are we doing here?

( sighs )

Happy New Year.

A whole cascade of things have
to happen to cause CML.

Philadelphia chromosome
doesn't mean instant cancer.

No.

Just that you're born
with a big strike against you.

As soon as you get this message,
you call me, okay?

I want to talk to you.

Immediately. Right away.

Maybe you're trying me
right now,

so I'm just going to hang up,
and...

and you got to call me.

You going to jump?

It's not
a trick question.

Yeah, sure, it's not.

Here, I need you
to sign off on this.

What the hell
you doing up here, man?

It's freezing.

Yeah, well, I got
a very high core temp.

It's a Latin thing.

You want to talk
or something?

No. Why would I?

I don't know.

You seem a little ragged.

Yeah, well, I just got

some chick trouble,
that's all.

Then I'm your man.

Except I don't like
to share.

You know, I heard
you never stick anyplace.

Maybe people don't
go to the mat for you

because they have
no idea who you are.

All right.

All right,
so there was...

there was this crazy nurse
at my last hospital.

In Newark?

Yeah. She's just
a piece of work,

and it just...
just ended bad.

( scoffs )

It usually does.

So, you know, I came here...

I came here just to focus,

and stay on the straight
and narrow, you know?

Sounds like
a good idea.

Yeah... one would think.

Except it's easier said
than done,

'cause this girl...

she's got my number,
if you know what I mean--

and a very
pissed-off husband.

( laughing )

Yeah.

See? I'm starting
to like you more already.

Yeah.

Damn, so many patients.

God...

Don't you
feel better now?

Not really, no.

Can't say that I do.

Type and Rh are
back on Amanda.
Oh.

Then we're done.

You off already?

Yeah.

I have a doctor's
appointment.

Oh.

I'm going to see
Coburn.

Coburn?

At her practice.

Uh...

I'll, uh, I'll get
Clemente to cover.

It's okay.
You're working.

No, I should
come with you.

It probably would be
easier if you didn't.

Hey...

Hey?

When I say I want us
to keep it,

you don't like
the way it sounds.

But anything else
is a lie.

Luka? Neela's waiting
for you to sign off

on the Ramsey
girl.

KOVAC:
Get Clemente
to do it.

He's MIA.

I don't know
what else to say.

Don't say anything.

Take one of these
every day.

It'll help keep you
and your baby healthy.

Okay.

Where are your parents?

My mom's making
some calls,

and my dad had to go
to a meeting.

Okay, if it
makes you nauseous,

try taking it at night
before you go to bed, okay?

This is some more information
that might be useful.

And we got this for you

from the
ultrasound.

( sighs )

I wish this didn't happen.

I wish I could
make it go away.

Well, everything happens
for a reason.

There was this party...
at my friend Ginny's house.

And I drank some beer
and I did some other stuff

with a couple of guys, and...

And I must have passed out
in a bedroom because...

when I woke up...

my jeans were on the floor

and there was blood
all over the sheets.

( sobbing ):
I tried to change
the covers...

RASGOTRA:
Amanda...

were you raped?

I always thought
the first time would be

with someone I loved.

Why didn't you say something?

I don't want this.

Please.

You need to explain
to your parents what happened.

They'll understand.

You have to tell them.

I did tell them.

Mrs. Ramsey.

I'll call you back.

Amanda told you
what happened to her?

Yes.

And you still
want her to do this?

That baby can't be punished
for how it was conceived.

It's not up to us to determine
who gets to be born.

We're talking about
a 15-year-old girl,

your daughter, who was raped.

Neela.
You'd force her
to carry this to term

and change the course
of her life?

I-I wouldn't force
her to do anything.

She believes the same
things that we believe.

This is an inappropriate
conversation.

Inappropriate?

She's terrified.
She doesn't want to keep it.

Okay, let's take a walk.

Think for one minute

about what's in
your daughter's best interests.

KOVAC:
Neela!

You think it's in her best
interest to kill the baby?

Because I can assure you

that in the eyes of God,
it most certainly is not.

Excuse me.

Okay, leave these
people alone now.

They've made a decision.

The parents have
no legal rights.

The pregnancy emancipates her.

There's nothing else you can do.

That girl's head
is so far twisted

she doesn't understand
she has a choice.

She doesn't want an abortion.

She doesn't want
to have the baby either.

Anyone can see that.

What about misoprostol?

It's used as an abortifacient
all over the world.

She won't consent to that.

Just let it go, Neela.

You're the wrong person
to talk to about this.

Excuse me?

I would like your permission
to consult another attending.

Someone who's not Catholic.

Listen to me very seriously.

I'm a doctor first,
above and beyond anything else.

And I don't let
my personal beliefs

get in the way
of a patient's best interests.

Ever!

Now give me that chart
and move on to the next one.

I'm sorry.

It's just that there's got to be
something that we can do.

You're done here.

KOVAC:
Do you want to have this baby?

I have to.

Is it what you want?

No.

No, it isn't.

This is called a laminaria.

It goes into the cervix

where it absorbs water
and swells,
( baby crying )

creating a larger opening.

( children laughing )

After that happens,

it's possible that the fetus
might fall out.

Possible?

You might have a miscarriage.

Does it hurt?

A little.

There might be some cramping.

Is it a sin?

It's just a medical way
we have of, uh...

giving God a chance
to reconsider.

WOMAN:
Abigail Lockhart?

Oh, my God!
Nobody was out today.

I had a pick of the litter!

Hey, come on.
You've got to leave.

Hey, what the hell
is wrong with you?
Hey!

Cops are on me.
They're on my ass.

And why? Because your ...
of a husband Bobby's

put out a missing persons
report, that's why.
He did?

Yeah. How long you think we got
till he traces you to me?

How long you think
before I'm walking around

with my testicles in a jar?

Vicky, Vic, Vic...

Ooh. I love you.

But sometimes you can be
such a little faggot.

Oh, yeah?
Mm-hmm.

Well, I'm gonna get
a big boyfriend

who's gonna kick
your maniac of a husband's ass.

How do you like that, huh?

Huh?! How do you like that?

Hey... ow!

You're ripping the leather!

Just quiet, will you?
( laughs )

Yeah, that's great.

This is just great.

You got to pay your tickets.

Just great, damn it.

Hey, Vic, what's going on?

Hey, X-Ray, how's it going?

So this must be Jodie, huh?

Who, her?

That's not Jodie.

Hi.
Hi.

You know what's weird?
I've parked here a lot of times,
I never had a problem.

Yeah, that's really weird, huh?

But we're gonna take the el.

All right.
Nice meeting you.

Likewise.

BRET:
Yo, Ray.

Bret.

Hey, how was practice?

Thanks for meeting me, man.

Can we grab some coffee?

Yeah. So I took care
of everything.

Schedule's all cleared up.

I thought we were gonna talk
before you did anything.

Did something happen?

Don't tell me Ginsberg
isn't interested.

No, it's still on.

Here's the thing, Ray--
you've been pretty busy

with this whole
doctor thing lately

and kind of distracted,
you know?

Oh, true, true.

But I'm 100%
on board now, okay?

110, actually.

Well, we all got together
and talked about it.

Who did?

The guys. This morning.

Kind of decided the band's
got to make some changes.

Changes?

What do you mean changes?

You'll need to come back to
have the laminaria removed.

Probably feel a little pain,

but nothing to worry about.

You can take ibuprofen.
That should help.

"Before I formed thee
in the belly,

"I knew thee.

"And before thou camest forth
out of the womb

"I sanctified thee

and ordained thee a prophet
unto the nations."

Jeremiah 1:5.

"Man was born of dust.

"It was only when God
breathed life into Adam

that he became a living soul."

Genesis.

You're a Christian.

What do I tell my mom?

She'll think
you're having a miscarriage.

And you will be.

All done.

You can take her home now.

Okay. Thank you,
doctor.

Weaver's MRI results are back.

What happened?

Sorry?

What were you doing in there?

Taking care
of the patient, Neela.

( dialing )

Hey, Abby, it's me.

Um... I guess I've missed you.

Um... nothing.

I'll... I'll see you soon.

Okay?

Advanced degeneration
with a cartilaginous flap.

At least that explains the pain.

I've seen
that kind of thing heal

with enough bed rest
and physical therapy.

I've been putting this off
for years.

Maybe it's time
to face the music.

I'll need
a total hip replacement.

Not necessarily.

Just when Henry's starting
to run around like a crazy man.

How is he?

He's great.

You should see him.

He looks just like Sandy.

I went by your place,

but I figured you might
come home this way.

I don't want
everything we have

to come down to
this one decision.

We can get past it.

You did what
you had to do.

Doesn't mean
we can't be together.

I didn't do it.

I couldn't.

I want to keep it.

I want us to have this baby.