ER (1994–2009): Season 14, Episode 4 - Gravity - full transcript

A former patients gives staff members a complimentary makeover. Gates makes a baseball dream come true for a terminally ill patient. Abby is distraught when baby Joe suffers a serious fall at the playground and Sam helps Abby during the ordeal. Pratt offers some unwanted help when he defends his brother. Neela returns to work.

Previously on ER:

You did this,
you selfish bitch,

so you live
with that.

And I talked to the guys
at Hopkins.

We're trying to get you
into the IGF-1 trial.

IGF-1, what's that?

Insulin-like Growth Factor.

It could slow down
the progression of the disease.

I'm applying for a part-time
job, and it'd help

if you could write
a letter or something.

What kind of work?
An EMT.



In City Fire,
you need someone
on the inside

to help you move up,
you know?

I'll help your brother out.
No worries.

The guy's an alcoholic.
Yeah, well, so am I.

Luka's father got sick.
He had to fly back to Croatia.

The chemo could take,
like, six months

and we have a life here.

It's crazy how much
he loves that book.

Yeah, he must really miss
Dr. Kovac.

Well, it won't
be too much longer.

I hope not.

Don't want him
to forget who
his dad is.

Okay, Joe-Joe,
here we go.

Try to get him
to eat some kale today.



Uh-huh.

Alright, I'll see
you guys at 5:00.

We'll be here.
Have a good day.

Bye, sweetie.
I love you.

Bye.
Bye.

Mrs. Fratelli,
that's really not necessary.

It's the least
I can do.

You people are saints.

Well, I appreciate
the thought.

Nurse Taggart, you know,
my little Paulie, my angel,

he's my only child.

So if it weren't for you
and the other doctors,

I mean, you know, he wouldn't be
here right now.

Look, that's very kind, but
we're just doing our jobs.

No, I insist!
Come on. My salon,
it's full service.

Manis, pedis, makeovers,
massages,

whatever your staff wants,
on the house all day!

Come on!

You people spend every day
taking care of other people.

Let somebody
take care of you
for once.

Okay, I guess you can set up
in the break room.

Great! You ever
thought about
going blond?

Might look great
on you.

Hey, guys.

Hey.
Hey.

Oh, my God, Dr. Lockhart, hi!

Hi.
How are you?

Good. How are you?

I'm fabulous!

And, and Paulie's doing great.

He wanted to come,
you know,

but he's got school.

Guess what?
Free makeovers today.

We'll start
with you first.

Thanks, I'm good.

No, no, no, I got
some great, wonderful,
natural treatments.

Come on. I think
you would love it.
No, really, I'm fine.

And I'm sorry, but
but, but who are you?

Angie. I came in
with my son Paulie.

Oh, look at those
brown eyes.

Oh, my God.
I can make these...

Sheila, did you see
her eyes?!

PRATT:
Alright,
talk to me.

Willy Archibald, he's 59...

Ground-level fall,
complains of hip pain.

Denies head trauma
or LOC.

Good vitals.
No meds or allergies.

How'd you fall, sir?

I must have tripped
on something.

Before you fell,
did you have any
chest pain,

shortness of breath,
palpitations?

No, nothing like that.

My hip's killing me,
though.

Alright, let's get him
four of morphine.

Let's get a full
hip and pelvis series.

So, how you doing, man?

Oh, he's doing great.

I love breaking in
rookies.

Have we met?
Zach Flaherty.

Just transferred in
from Rogers Park.

Must be nice.
Wish I had a doctor

for a brother when
I was coming up.

Please do what you can.
He's a great kid.

He really deserves this.

Okay, I'll hold. Alright.

Hi, Mr. Rios. Yes,
this is Dr. Tony Gates.

Right, yes,
from County General.

Um, yeah, unfortunately, uh...
it's true, it's terminal.

Yeah, his name is Josh Lipnicki,

and, um, well,
he's leaving tomorrow

so I guess
it would have to be today.

Yeah, I'm sorry.
I know it's short notice, but...

Yeah. Oh, thank you, sir.

I really appreciate you
trying to work this out.

Alright, thank you, sir.
Thank you.

Free makeovers, huh?

Yeah. It's a
good idea, Sam.

It'd be good
for morale.

I can't take
the credit for it.

I don't even remember
treating that lady's kid.

What?

What "what"?

Like you remember
every patient that
comes through here.

Hey, Pratt, you guys got
a hyponatremic for me?

Yep.
She's altered

and her electrolytes
are out of whack

after gastric bypass.

Curtain four.
She's almost ready.

Dr. Morris, the broken leg kid
is ready to go,

and the crackhead in two
won't keep his gown on.

The broken leg kid
can be discharged.

What about the crackhead?

I don't know.
Avert your eyes.

What do you want from me?

Everybody, this is Javier.
New desk clerk.

Hola.

Javier, this is...
everybody.

SAM: Wow.
MORRIS: Nice feather.

The next person

who says a word is dead meat.

(stifled laughter)

Mr. Grant has right flank pain
times three days.

Did you fall,
injure your back?

No, but I'm a building super.

I'm bent over all day
fixing stuff.

Never bothered me
before, though.

Any allergies
or medical conditions?

Anything make the
pain better or worse?

No, I just can't get
comfortable, you know?

I have a little pain
in my groin, too.

He had hematuria
yesterday.

Any fever?

No.

Well, sounds
like a kidney stone.

Oh, no, sweetcakes,
our trip.

Our 20th anniversary's
next week.

Well, you should
be fine by then.

We'll give you
something for the pain

while we do some tests
to confirm.

GRANT:
Okay.
Be right back.

Thanks.

What's your plan?
Morphine.

With an NSAID,
prostaglandin inhibitors

block the ureteral
spasm of renal colic.

Labs?

Uh, just UA to
rule out infection.

CT KUB, no contrast.

Got it.

And by the way,
I love what you've
done with...

Shut up, Grady.

Two more.

Okay, go.

45-year-old male,
renal colic

waiting for CT,

and our diarrhea
and fever guy's better
after hydration.

Ready to fly.

You get a stool culture?
Yep.

C-diff?
Yep.

You all set for the yearbook
pictures later?

Bite me.

(laughs)

So, uh, how we feeling,
Mr. Archibald?

Better, thanks.

Films are back.

Okay, good.

Well, you got
no fracture,
but you got

complete loss
of joint space
bilaterally.

Add a sed rate and
a rheumatoid factor.

Copy that.

What's all that mean?

It means you got bad arthritis
in your hip joints.

All your cartilage
is gone.

Basically, you got bone
grinding on bone.

Tell me something
I don't already know.

Actually, I'm surprised
you can still walk.

How the heck
do you manage
the pain?

Take little steps.
Just tough it out, I guess.

Well, we can help you
with that.

Plus I'm gonna refer you
to the orthopedics clinic.

There's a good chance that
you might need

a hip replacement.

Yeah, that's what they told me
when I was up there last time.

Can't afford the insurance
or the surgery.

How old did you say
you were again?

59. Too young for Medicare.

Frank, can I help you
with something, man?

Could I please have
an autograph, Mr. Archibald?

My pleasure.

Been years since anyone
asked me for one of these.

I used to be
from Cleveland.

The only reason I became
a Miami fan

is 'cause you got
traded down there.

I appreciate that.

Who's this to?

Frank.
F-R-A-N-K.

Uh-huh.

What, you never heard
of Wild Man Willy Archibald?

He was great.
Ate quarterbacks alive.

Run it up the middle,
you can forget that.

You played pro ball, huh?

Ten years.

They don't make 'em
like you anymore.

Thanks a lot.

No, no, thank you.

Holy mother of God,
is that what I think it is?

Super Bowl Eight--
it was a long time ago.

You got three sacks
in that game.

PRATT:
Well, I'll let you
two reminisce.

And I'll be back to talk to you
some more

about that clinic referral.

FRANK:
What was it like
playing for Shula?

Oh, my God,
my cousin used

to live in
the Ninth Ward.

Get out of here!

I can't.
I'm serious.

Dr. Pratt,

GYN has a bed

but they can't take your P.I.D.
for two hours.

Two? She's been down here
for six.

That was my
old 'hood.

DAWN:
Small world.

Telling you.

Dr. Pratt, can you hand me
that chart?

What, your arms broken?

I just got my nails done.

Oh, don't worry, girl,
I got it.

Those tips look
fierce on you.

Thank you, baby.

You're welcome.

(both laugh)

Hey, Tony.

Hey. Hey, listen,

keep the NS running at 150 an
hour till I get up there, okay?

You're back.

Yep, first day.

Every time I think
I'm out,

they pull me back in.

Well, you look good.
How you feel?

Ask me at the end
of my shift.

Thanks for the flowers
and the get well card.

Least I could do.

So how's, uh... how's Ray?

Oh, as far as I know, he's good,
you know, all things considered.

He sent me a letter last week.

Send him my best, huh, Mayday?

Hey, are you ever gonna tell me
why you call me that?

Mayday? She was my favorite
Bond girl.

Grace Jones
in A View To A Kill.

Started off
as a bad guy,

then she saved
the whole world.

Hey, you're lucky.
Could have been Pussy Galore.

I'll see you later.

Yo, Gates.

Bards, what's up, man?

I haven't see you.
Where you been?

Eh, stuck up in the ICU.

So, dude, what's up
with your boy?

Pratt's brother Chaz.

Why, what'd he do?

You didn't hear?

Wow! Love the 'do, Sam--
looks good on you.

Thank you.
Just a little somethin'.

Angie's good, huh?
Yeah. I wish
I would've known

about her when I went brunette--
I could've saved 200 bucks.

Find anybody who
remembers her kid yet?
No, not a soul.

She's taking me later--
I'm getting my pretty boy on

for my last
night with Hope.

I ordered the works
package-- I can't wait.

Gonna take more than the works
to save that mug of yours.

Oh, my God, so mean!

That's his baseline--
you'll get used to it.

I hope not.
Hey, guys.

Care package for Ray.
Whatever you want me

to send, just put in here
by the end of the day.

Oh, that's really
thoughtful, Katey.

How is he?
Oh, pretty incognito.

I think I'm gonna go see him
in a couple of weeks.

Well, look
who it is!

PRATT:
Ah, welcome back.

Hey, stranger!
RASGOTRA:
Hi, guys.

How you feeling?

Oh, a little...

sore, you know?

Oh, my God.

Hi.
I know.

Just don't.
I'll explain later.

Okay. Uh, well, I have
a few things left at your place,

so I'll just come
and pick everything up

tomorrow.
Okay.

Stop looking at me like that.

(chuckles):
I can't help it.

MORRIS:
I think it looks good!

No, I'm serious--
Farrah was my favorite.

Yeah, mine, too.
Same here.

I used to love that poster--
you know

the one I'm talking
about-- the one with
the red bathing suit.

Yeah, with the Mexican-
blanket-thing background.

FRANK: We had that up
in the locker room

at the precinct house--
I used to look

at that every day.
Oh, did I have

some boyhood
fantasies about her!

God, she was hot!
This is totally

creeping me out.
You and me both.

I'll be in the ladies' room
if anyone needs me.
I'll walk with you.

Hey, Frank, would you
please get the lab results
for Mr. Archibald?

Hey, Pratt, can I talk
to you a second?

What's up, Gates?

Uh, well, don't you think
you should've told me
about your brother?

I mean, not that it would've
made a difference--

I still would've
sponsored him--

but, uh, would've been nice
if you said something.

What are you
talking about now?

He's gay.

Yeah? So what?

Oh. You interested?

Come on, Greg.
Come on, Greg, what?

Now, what exactly
was I supposed to say?

I don't know,
"My brother's gay"?

Okay, and then what
would you have done?

Something, gave
him some advice.

Really? Like what?

I don't know, you know,

but now his whole station's
on to it, you know?

I could've done
something before,
made it easier on him.

I don't know,
I'm just saying.

Just say your way
back up to the ICU,

and mind your own
damn business.

Lab results
for Mr. Willie Archibald.

(groans quietly)

(sighs)

Mr. Archibald,
listen to me.

I cannot help you
unless you talk to me.

Now, what is it?

Percocet? Demerol?

Heroin?

Hell, no.

I don't mess with that stuff.

It's Vicodin.

(sighs)

Where'd you get
the prescription?

My mom gets it for me.

She's on Medicare.

I can't afford that stuff
on $7.50 an hour.

Mr. Archibald...

You don't know how I feel!

I can barely walk,

it hurts so much.

Got laid off 'cause I couldn't
patrol a damn warehouse.

So I get a messenger job--
figure I can still drive, right?

Now I can
barely do that.

How long have you
been on the Vicodin?

(groans softly):
Years.

I need three, four a day.

It used to knock me out,
but it doesn't do that anymore.

Mr. Archibald, painkillers
are very, very addictive.

What the hell
you want me to do, Doc?

Soon my mom is gonna be
driving me around.

She's 80, man.

Alright. I can get you
on a surgery list here.

It's free of charge.
I'm on the damn list.

It's a 18-month wait.

A private hospital
would take you tomorrow

if you had the money.

Are you saying that you
have absolutely no assets?

Just the house I bought my mom.

And I'm not selling that.

(exhales):
Well, I can't allow you

to keep popping Vicodin
like it's candy.

I'll, uh, see
what I can do

to get get you bumped
up on the county list.

(sighs)

Here.

It's worth a lot.

It's real diamonds
and gold.

Maybe someone'll take it
as a payment for the surgery.

Put it up on that eBay
or something.

Mr. Archibald, I cannot...

Please, Doc...

I can't live with this pain
any longer.

Please.

(sniffles)

(cell phone rings)

Hello?

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wh-What happened?

Is he okay?

Where are you?

Alright, I'm on my way.

GRADY:
Dr. Lockhart,

I really need...

Ask Pratt.

He told me
to ask you.

Hey, Abby, what's up
with your foot lac in two?

It's not gonna
suture itself.

TANYA (sobbing):
He... he...

He fell! He just...
GRADY:
You told me to be persistent

and that's what I'm trying to do
Give him to me,
give him to me.

Come on. Oh, God.

Get the door.

Get the door!

MARY:
Excuse me, have you
seen our doctor?

Ma'am someone'll be
right with you.
She said she'd be right back.

I got the pedes cuff.
Oh, God, come on, baby,
wake up, please.

Pupils are equal
and reactive.
How far did he fall?

From the bridge part
of the jungle gym.
How many feet?

I don't know, maybe six.

Spontaneous resps,
but have that bag ready.

Did he just move?
Morris, did you see that?
He sure did.

Extremities
look good.
Okay.

Come on, Joe, come on,
Joe, open your eyes.

He's gonna be Alright,
isn't he?
We don't know yet.

Got a BP-- 78/42.

Did he move or cry
or anything?

No.
Sats 98.
Three-centimeter lac

in the forehead.
I'll set up
to irrigate.

Did he...
did he fall on his head?

I don't know.
I didn't see.

What do you mean,
you didn't see?

Were you watching him?
I mean, that's your job,

isn't it?
I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
It's alright.

You should just go.

Oh, please, I want to stay.

I'll let you
know how he is.
Abby,

we're gonna do
everything, okay?

He's gonna get
the best that we got.

So, you sure
you got everything?

Yeah. Let's get out of here.

Hey, not so fast, speedy--
we got a few things

to discuss
before you leave.

It's Johns Hopkins.

Something went wrong,
I didn't get in.

I anticipated this.
Relax, I...

faxed your consent forms--
and I warned them about you,
you little card shark.

I got a guy over there who's
gonna win my money back.

Texas Hold 'Em
isn't your game.

Alright, I got some news.

Good news, bad news--
what do you want first?

Bad. I like to end on an up.

Alright, well,
the bad news is,

you can't go home
and pack for Baltimore--

there's something
you have to do.

And the good news is a surprise.

What is it?

Well, if I tell you,
it'll kind of ruin

the whole surprise element,
wouldn't it?

Don't worry,
you're gonna love it.

Y-You're in
on this, too?
Alright, enough yakking.

Let's go, come on,
we got stuff to do.

Look out! Clear out!

FRANK:
It's too bad they don't take
better care of the old guys.

You know, if it wasn't
for guys like Willie Archibald

putting their bodies
on the line,

there wouldn't be an NFL--
it's a damn shame.

It's a damn shame he didn't
save some of that money.

Hey, a guy was lucky to make
35 G's a year back then,

not like these
multimillion-dollar
clowns today,

half of 'em crybabies
and criminals.

May I hold it?

Yeah.

Wow.

You know, I heard Ditka himself

auctioned off
his NFC Championship ring,

help out some
of the old players.

This is priceless.

This is earned
with sweat and blood

in the trenches of the gridiron.

You can't sell it.

Dr. Pratt, chemo-boy
pulled his central line.

He's bleeding
all over curtain four.

And there's a rig
ten minutes out.
Alright.

(sighs)

(sighs)

(distant crying)

Hey, how's Joe?
You know, I can
get somebody else

to take that rig that's coming
in if you need me in there.

Woke up crying,
purposeful movements.

Morris has got him.

(Joe crying loudly)
Hey, I brought two gowns
in case he throws up again.

Six-oh nylon...
Luka, hi, it's me...

Um, Joe, uh, fell and, uh,
hit his head in the park today.

But he's awake now,
we're at the hospital.

(loud crying continues)
He, um...

Um, could you just call me
as soon as you get this message?

Bye.
It's okay, Abby--
he'll call you back.

(crying continues)

Could you hold
his head still?

Wait, wait, what are you doing,
what are you doing?

Closing the lac.
Shh. No. I'll do it.

He's an intern.
Yeah, who knows how to
Dermabond the laceration.

No, I know, I know, but what
if it gets infected or he gets

a big, giant scar-- you want
to be responsible for that?

Better me than you.

You sure about that?

He's right, Abby.

Alright, Chuny,
call CT, let 'em know

we're on our way up.
No. No CT.

We agreed we'd just observe.

Yeah, before he vomited.

Yeah, no, it's too
much radiation--
no one knows

the long-term effects.

Morris,

we over-CT kids.

We've had this discussion
a thousand times.
Yeah, LOC,

vomiting-- you know
he needs a scan.

His vitals are good,
his mental status is fine,

the LOC was transient--
observation is enough.

It's not a head bleed--
the mechanism just isn't there.

Okay, if this was your
patient and not your
son, what would you do?

(crying continues)

Alright,
no peeking.
(laughs):
I'm not.

You better not be.
Okay, you ready?

I was ready
a half hour ago.

Alright, take
your hands down.

(laughs)

Look at this-- front row,
third-base line,

right behind
the on-deck circle.

You can't afford those tickets
on your salary.

It's not how much you
make, my young friend,

it's who you know.

We'll have him in and out
as soon as we can.

I'll stay and give you
an immediate read.
Thanks.

No I.V.?
He was doing so good, we
didn't think we needed one.

We should get one in
so we can get started.

Usually a little whiff
of ketamine does the trick.

Yeah, um, I-I don't
want to sedate him.

It's only gonna take
a few seconds, right?

I've scanned a lot of toddlers--
trust me, you want the drugs.

I can do it in
one needle stick,
Abby, I promise.

No. Hypoventilation,
drug allergies--

it's just not worth the risk.
You know, we can't

get a good look unless
he holds completely still.

(crying continues)
Yeah. Can you, uh,
pass me that? Shh.

Thank you.

I just... I just want
to try something, okay?

Shh, shh. There you go.

And if it doesn't work,
you can sedate him.

Just let me try, okay?

Okay.
Hey, look.
Look at this.

Yeah. And this one, too.

(crying stops)
And what about this?

(gasps)

(whispers):
Remember this book?

Daddy Takes a Trip.

Huh?

(gasps):
"This is me

when I was your age, Joe."

What do you think?
Do you...

(gasps):
What's that?

"This is me
and your Uncle Niko.

We love the beach."

Do you see them on
the beach, right there?

(machine humming)

(gasps):
Who's that? Who's that?

"This is me,

your dad, missing you,
wishing you were here."

These seats are exceptional.

I've never sat
this close before.

You're welcome.
Man...

Excuse me. You Josh?

Stand up.

Yeah, this is Josh.

I'm Tony Gates.
How you doing?
Nice to meet you.

Josh Lipnicki.
Hey, Josh.

His mom, Serena.
Hi.
Hi.

Derrek Lee.

This is for you,
buddy.

The whole team
signed it.

Thanks, Mr. Lee.

Good luck in Baltimore.

Mr. Lee...

Yeah?

You know, I got
to tell you,

your opponents have
a statistical tendency

to pitch you high
and outside.

And the wind's blowing
out today,

so if you lay off
that stuff

you'll murder 'em.

Alright,
I'll keep that in mind.

I don't know what to say.

That's a first.

Pretty cool, huh?

Yes, this definitely
qualifies as cool.

Nice.

(murmuring)

No answer?

Well, by the time
you reach him

all you're going
to have is good news.

You know, I thought
the NICU was tough.

At least both
of us were there.

When he was brand new,
I didn't even know him yet.

But now he's...
he's Joe.

BETTINA:
Okay, so Abby...

What?

There's no subdural,
no epidural,

the grey-white junctions

and sulci look sharp,
and there's no evidence

of diffuse axonal injury.

That's good, right?

But?

There is a subtle
high-density irregularity

in the left parietal region.

It's small,

and it could be nothing,

but since it correlates with
the location of his injury

I think we're obliged
to check it out with an MRI.

So after all this, we
have to sedate him anyway?

We need him still
for at least 45 minutes.

I know.
We'll take him

back down to the ER. We'll have
Chuny start the I.V.

She's the best needle stick
in town.

I want LMX cream.

TAGGART:
Okay, I'll put it on now--

give it time to work.

He's got an 18 gauge in the
right antecubital fossa,

got 40 of lasix en route.

Alright, we got it.

Make yourself useful and go
refill the airway box, rookie.

Hey, come hit me later,
we gotta talk.

BP 194/126.

So CHF exacerbation.

He already got lasix.
What's next?

Afterload reduction?
Nitro drip?

Hey! Hey, man, what
the hell is this?
You got something

you want to say to me?
I thought you
might like them.

You can wear them
for your boyfriend.

Man, I swear to God, I'll beat
your punk ass into next week!

I'm right here, rook, come on.
Let's go, huh?

You alright?
I'm fine.

Geez, I was just kidding around.

Greg, can you
get out of here?
What?

Get out of here,
man. I'm fine.

(crying)

I always open up
a second kit.

That way I'll never
need it, you know?

Here 's your flush.
Shh.

I hate this.

I'll make it quick.

Shh, shh.

Okay, ¿listo, Joe?

No pasa nada, mi amor.
No pasa nada.

Come on, baby.

Oh, God, I don't think
I can watch this.

You don't have
to be in here, you know.

I know, but I don't want
to desert him.

You won't be the first mom
that can't watch, Abby,
you know that.

We can go right next door.
I'll sit with you, okay?

Listen, baby, I love you.

(crying continues)

(wailing)

(crying continues)

(sighs)

MARQUEZ: It's okay.
It's okay, baby.

I remember when
Alex was three...

We went to one of those bounce
houses at the carnival.

And of course he's
in there with a bunch

of five and six-year-old kids,

so he gets
knocked down, right?

Every time he goes to get up
he gets knocked down again.

And he's crying,
"Mommy! Mommy!"

And the attendant won't
let me in because

he thinks I'm some
stupid teenager, right?

So, what'd you do?

I stood there
and I cheered him on.

And every time he got
knocked down

I told him,
"I know you can get up."

But that's when it hit me.

They fall.
(crying continues)

And all you can do is be there
and hope they keep getting up.

(crying continues)
MARQUEZ:
Shh, shh.

(sighs)

Just keep some ice
on it, okay?

You should be fine.

I was just breaking
the kid's balls, you know?

It was a joke.
Jokes are supposed
to be funny.

Come back in a few days and
I'll check your eye out again.

Hey, I got empty
chairs in there.

Come on, who's up
for some pampering?

It's not really
my style.

End of my shift,
I am there, Ange.

How about you, huh?

I could wax those brows--
make you look ten years younger.

You should do it.

It's like you've got two
caterpillars over your eyes.

No, thank you.

Unlike the rest of you
good-for-nothings

I'm not vain about
my appearance.

Well, that must make
it easier.

How'd you get this
bum wing, Reggie?

Fell out
of my desk.

He dozed off
at school.

Fell out of his
desk during math.

He hasn't been sleeping
well at home.

He's afraid the boogeyman's
going to get him. Baby!

Tommy.
Does this hurt?

Boogeyman, huh?

You know there's
no such thing, buddy.

I've seen him.
You've seen him?

What does he look like?

He's green... big eyes,
crazy hair.

Oh. Well, no point tenderness.
He's got full range of motion.

I don't think it's broken.
And why didn't you say

it was a green boogeyman
in the first place?

I got something that will
fix that right up.

Dr. Morris, kidney
stone guy in Curtain
2 doesn't look so good.

Okay, I'll be right back, buddy.

What kidney stone guy?
Abby's patient.

Gross hematuria, dropped
his pressure, diaphoretic.

Where's my doctor?

BP 80/50.

MARY:
What's wrong?
He was fine.

Did he get
narcotics?

Five milligrams
of morphine three
hours ago.

Bolus a liter of saline.

What are his labs?

They only
sent a UA.

My back...
Stat hemocue,
chemistry and EKG.

Are those films?

Yeah, Abby didn't
see them.

Dr. Lockhart said it was just a
kidney stone and he'd be fine.

Uh, hello, ma'am,
I'm Dr. Morris.

I'm afraid a kidney stone
isn't the problem.
What?

Get surgery down
here right away.

Surgery? He needs surgery?

Your husband has a mass
in the kidney.

A mass like a tumor?

Hemocue 8.1.

Too soon to say, but maybe.

Type and cross two units.

Oh, my God,
she said he was okay.

(groaning)

(machine clanging)

Like I said, the program
is free of charge.

It meets three times a week
here at the hospital.

If you can commit to that,
get weaned off the Vicodin

then we can do this.

I don't know, Doc.

What if the procedure
don't work?

It will. Just promise me
you'll lay off the pills.

Okay, deal.

What do I got
to do?

I pulled some strings.

Ortho bumped you higher on the
list for a hip replacement.

But for now we're going
to put a needle

into your joint
under X-ray guidance.

Come on, I'll help you.

Yeah, team docs used to
stick us all the time.

This isn't quite
the same.

What we're going to do
is something called

an intra-articular injection.

We put in a long-acting
anesthetic and steroid,

it kills the pain
for a month.

Damn.

And if you don't get your
surgery by then,

you come back
in, we do it
all over again.

Cool?

Thanks, Doc.

You're welcome.

Now I just need you
to sign here to consent.

Alright. Now let's
get you on your side
so I can prep you.

Come on.

(groans)

I just got
to let you know

that there's a very small chance
of bleeding and infection.

But the benefits far
outweigh the risks.

Is it going to hurt?

No, we numb the skin up first.

Hey.
Hey there.

How many of these
have you done before?

Oh, I'm not doing
this, she is.

Hello, Mr. Archibald.

I'm Doctor DeJesus.

Well, in that case you may
have to leave the room, Doc.

Pressure's 75/40.

Call for another two units.

No, no, sweetie...
there's so much blood...

MORRIS:
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.

Dawn, take her in
the Family Room, please.

Is it blunt trauma?

No, renal mass eroding
into the vessels.

Hemorrhaging around
his kidney.

Yeah, we know.
He needs surgery.

Central line kit, please.

Crit's dropping
despite transfusions.

He doesn't need a
central line, he
needs the OR.

Wait. Hang a unit of FFP.
If we keep sitting on him
he's going to crash.

What's your plan, Neela?
5 French femoral
sheath, please.

I'm going to inflate the
angioplasty balloon in
the renal artery.

If I cut off the blood
supply to his kidney,

get his pressure up,
he'll have a much better chance

of success in the OR.

Ballsy.
Or stupid.

MORRIS:
Okay, let's call

for a C-arm.

Neela, you're up.

(fans cheering)

Whoo!

(cheering)

You're a good luck charm.

RASGOTRA:
The guide wire's in
the femoral artery.

Excellent.

Advancing
a six-millimeter balloon.

Last hemoglobin
is 8.5.

Dropping, he's losing
more blood.

Not for long. Morris,
can you inflate the
balloon, please?

Yeah.

Looks good.

Okay, fluoro off.

Could've done a nephrectomy
by now.

Or he could've had an MI,
or a stroke because he was
too unstable for surgery.

DAWN:
Pressure's up,
95 over 60.

Best it's been.

Rasgotra shoots and scores.
Nice job.

Move him up to the OR,
I'll be right up.

Have the blood bank

stay ahead four units.

You got lucky.

So this is about the patient,

is it?

You know...

when Ray got hurt, I was
in a lot of shock.

We all were.

Poor you.

What happened to Ray
had nothing to do with me.

He's the one that got
piss drunk at Abby's wedding.

He's the one who stumbled
in front of that truck, not me.

Even he says that.

You done?

You know, you can hate me
as much as you like.

I couldn't care less.
But I will not take the blame

for what happened to Ray,
have you got that?

So how's he doing?

He's just coming
out of it.

How about you?

I've been better.

(sniffles)

Talk to Luka yet?

You know, it's totally different
when it's your kid on the table.

And it would be a lot easier
if I wasn't doing this alone.

Baby Joe's gonna be
just fine.

And you are not alone.

(door opens)

TAGGART: I just got
this from Betina.

She apologized
for not coming down.

Normal parenchymal tissue.

No blood or edema.

Okay.

PRATT: What'd I tell
you? (chuckles)

God!

No, really, I feel much better.

I just... I have to be there
when he wakes up.

I understand.

Oh, God, what if it's malignant?

One thing
at a time.

Let's get him through
the operation first.

I'll take you upstairs.

The surgeons will answer
all your questions.

We missed a
six-centimeter mass?

You can't catch
everything.

Dr. Morris, that thing
was gigantic.

Was that my kidney
stone patient's wife?

Uh... yeah.
Yeah, I think so.

I've got some charts
I should go finish.

Where is he?

Who?

Oh, uh, well,
he needed surgery.

What?

No, it's nothing.
We caught it.

Morris!
Don't worry about it.

What, you don't have
enough on your plate today?

Morris, what is it?
Come on.

Probable renal cell carcinoma.

Oh, my God.

Abby, Abby, that guy's tumor
was not your fault.

Okay? We're not even sure
if it's malignant.

I told him he was
gonna be fine.

Well, we handled it!

We're a team.

We back each other up.

Now go home,
get some rest.

Take care of your boy.

Don't beat yourself up
over this.

See you later.

Bye. Thanks for everything.

Bye, sweetie.

Thank you.

20 minutes and I will be
in the capable hands of Angie,

upgraded to
the premium package.

What are you doing?

Oh, it's for a kid
I got who can't sleep.

Chronic boogeyman problem.

MARQUEZ: So you're
giving him candy?
No.

Well, yes, but he doesn't
know that it's candy.

I'm gonna tell him
it's boogeyman repellant.

Genius, right?
It's a lie.

Sam, let me tell you
about a little thing
that we like to call

the placebo effect.

They look like M&Ms.

Yeah, yeah,
they do that

to cover up
the taste.

The methyl chloride
anti-noxazine

is very bitter
in pure form. Ech!

It tastes like M&Ms, too.

Cool, huh?

Whoa, whoa. No, never take
more than two,

right before
you brush your teeth.

Okay, there's a three-week
supply there,

so make 'em last.

Thanks, Dr. Morris.

You bet.

Just hang for a little
while longer.

We'll get you guys moving out
as soon as we can.

Hi, uh, it's me again.

(sighs) Um...

I still don't know
where you are.

Maybe you're at the hospital.

Uh, I hope everything's okay.

But Joe is fine.

The MRI was clear,

so you can just ignore
all my other panicked messages.

Um, we're on our way home.

We'll be there in about 20
minutes, so call us. Bye.

(horn honks, tires screech)

MAN:
You stupid bitch!

What's the matter with you?!

You could have killed us!

(Joe crying)

Hey, guys.

Hey, Pratt.
Excuse me.

What's going on?

Excuse me,
Dr. Pratt.
Yep?

Is your brother
single?

You're gonna have
to check with him.

(both chuckle)

Good night.

Good night.

And I will.

MORRIS:
See you tomorrow, buddy.

Morris?

Yeah.

What are you doing
back there?

I'm getting
my treatments.

You should really stay
and have something done.

No, I'm good.
You take it easy.

Suit yourself.

Oh, hey, Dr. Moretti,
welcome back.

How was the conference?

Oh, you know, the EM Research
Symposium

is no mere conference,
Dr. Pratt.

It is a magical week
where some

of the greatest research minds
in the country get together

to exchange ideas
and knowledge and...

Big waste of time, huh?

Yeah.

Oh, hey...

your boy Gates
picked up

Von Willebrands
on a trauma patient.

ICU must be doing him
some good.

Always a pleasure
talking to you.

(sighs)

Hey.

So where's your partner?

Lunch.

Chaz, why you ignore me, man?

You really don't know?

You made me look
like a bitch, Greg.

What?

I don't need you
to fight my battles.

I can take care
of myself.

Come on, man,
it wasn't even like that.

How you gonna sit there and try
to tell me what it's like?

Do they call you faggot here?

Do they, do they

whistle at you
in the shower, too?

Listen, I just reacted, man.

I saw my little brother getting
pushed around

and a switch flipped.

Come on, man, you know what
I'm saying. You're my family.

I know you probably thought
you were helping,

and I appreciate it,

but if my big brother the doctor
comes to the rescue,

then they're gonna
respect you.

If I stand up for myself,
then they're gonna respect me.

You're right.

Whatever you need, man.

I got you.

Hey...

Dr. Morris, the asthmatic
in Exam Two dropped his sats.

I think he needs a tube.

Coming!

(man panting)

It's okay, sir.
The doctor's coming.

Start continuous albuterol,
solumedrol 125.

It's ready.

Sats down to 89.

.1 milligram epi I.V., then
infuse a milligram over an hour.

(screaming)
You don't want
to tube him?

Reg!

It's okay! Reg!

What's the matter, buddy?

You e-mail me
from Baltimore.

Let me know
how it goes,
alright?

Yeah, I'm sure a lot
of needle sticks

and a huge supply
of tests.

You'll be fine.

Fly safe.

Yeah, I hope they let me on
the plane

with a week's worth
of urine samples.

(chuckles)

Go on and pack,
sweetie.

We leave early.

Hey, thanks for today, Tony.

I had a great time.

My pleasure, buddy.

I don't know
how to thank you.

I haven't see him
that happy in so long.

It was nothing.

No, it was most definitely
something.

I'll probably be up packing
all night.

I better go home.

I have an early
shift tomorrow.

Will you keep me posted?

Yeah, I will.

Good night, Tony.

(loud clattering)

(beeps)

Hi, Abby, this is Sally
in Dr. Murphy's office.

Just a reminder that you have
an appointment

with the hygienist Friday
at 9:00 a.m.

(phone rings)

Hello?

No, no, yeah.

No, I'm not interested.

(hangs up)

(wine pouring)