ER (1994–2009): Season 2, Episode 14 - The Right Thing - full transcript
Rumour has it there's something going on between Mark and Susan while Benton questions Vucelich's study and confronts him.
[knock on door]
Oh. I was just dropping
off yesterday's post‐op notes.
That's okay. I was,
uh, I was up reading.
Didn't you have
surgery this morning?
Oh, damn!
File on Mrs. Rubadoux.
‐ You finished with it?
‐ Uh, yeah.
I'll, uh, I'll drop
it off later.
Get going.
I'll take care of it.
‐ 'Hey, Carter.'
‐ Morning.
(Mark)
'And a grand one it is.'
Yeah, easy
for you to say.
I'm not on until noon.
(Mark)
'Yeah, it's more fun to
ride in together.'
Don't you usually drive to work?
Well, my car's in the shop.
What if like, did you
drive around like
for two three weeks with that
'brake warning light on?'
No. A week, at most.
Is your apartment on this line?
No. I'm on the
Congress‐O'Hare line.
Just taking Ravenswood today?
‐ Yeah. It's Mark's line.
‐ Uh, this is us.
Stop and shop
at Davey's liquor depot.
‐ What?
‐ Tequila shopping.
Doug Ross' birthday.
Yeah. Margaritas at
my apartment after work.
‐ 'Okay'
‐ See you later.
‐ Bye.
‐ Right.
I'm doing an
endarterectomy at 11
if any of your residents
wanna observe.
Give them an excuse
to miss my rounds?
How thoughtless of me.
‐ Peter.
‐ Morning.
‐ Peter, so good of you to wait.
‐ I'm sorry.
‐ I was working late last night.
‐ And you overslept?
‐ Uh, it won't happen again.
‐ I certainly hope not.
If you'd been responsible
for this patient, I think
he might have questioned
your professionalism.
I stayed up reading some
of the research study files.
Well, that's very impressive,
but diligence is no excuse.
There now.
The lecture is over.
Mrs. Rubadoux, Mr. Roth
Warrington, Dorgan, McFarlan.
And these patients
have what in common?
You used Lazerol in the
clamp and run technique
on all of them.
We used the clamp and run.
I went through the charts.
I'm just trying to understand
why all of these
patients were excluded
'from the study.'
Each had complications which
made them unsuitable candidates.
Shouldn't we have determined
that before the clamp and run?
They were emergent cases.
Would you've let them die?
Well, of course not.
Now, this is the
first research project
you participated in, isn't it?
‐ Yes.
‐ Well, then it's my fault.
Obviously, I failed to
communicate the magnitude
and scope of this kind of study.
No, I understand the scope‐‐
No, Peter, I don't think you do.
Mrs. Rubadoux
had pulmonary disease
renal insufficiency
and congestive heart failure.
She was never
a candidate for the study.
No, thank you, Claire.
I'll sign those later.
But with Mr. Roth‐‐
Ah, with Mr. Roth
we changed surgical procedure
in mid‐course, which was
to the benefit of the patient.
Now, would you have
us continue the clamp and run
just to include him
in the study?
No, but there are rules
for compiling data, right?
We're talking
about saving lives.
You and I have talked
about risks before
particularly when related
to this extra‐ordinary
level of medicine.
We'd never take the first step
if we didn't take risks.
Now, I hope that, as we go
along, you can grasp that.
I'll try to.
Perhaps I was foolish
to bring you in on the team.
No, sir. I don't think so.
Third‐year residents rarely
have the maturity.
You are very lucky
to have this opportunity.
Perhaps, you don't
realize how lucky you are.
Maybe you ought to take
a day to consider that.
[theme music]
[music continues]
‐ Oh.
‐ Sorry.
Thanks.
‐ 'Carter?'
‐ Yeah?
Since you have so much
time on your hands
I have a knee lac on
a six year old in two.
Can't do it. We are observing
a thyroidectomy at 11.
And we got rounds with
Dr. Vucelich at 10.
‐ You've got time.
‐ What?
‐ Make yourself useful, Carter.
‐ But, Dr. Benton..
‐ About that knee lac, Carter?
‐ Doug, do you mind?
Paramedics are pulling
out but they're apparently
intoxicated in the shoveled
street individual.
Be my guest.
Man..
Come on.
I've missed you, Carter.
By the way,
happy birthday, Dr. Ross.
It's not my birthday.
That's an ugly rumor.
And, Jerry,
groundhog day is over
so let's get rid of that guy.
I am so sorry, Marguerite.
I just can't understand
how this happened.
My foot hit the ice,
my bum hit the bricks.
I thought I'd shoveled
all the steps
but there it was,
a third from the top
a small, yet undeniably
slick patch of ice.
I'm gonna live, Edward.
Don't worry about it.
Yes, but why.
Why did this happen?
It was an accident.
There are no accidents.
He tends to overthink things.
Studying to be an analyst.
‐ Psychoanalyst?
‐ Scary, huh?
I still can't believe
my daughter married him.
Nathan Conley, 27‐years‐old.
ETOH intoxication,
ALOC, ataxic.
‐ Oh, man!
‐ Nystagmus, BP 90/40.
Resps 14.
‐ I'm just gonna move upwind.
‐ Who called it in?
He and his girlfriend were
bunking with a deadbeat guy.
Got him through Madison's Lake
and couldn't stop throwing up.
Said he drank a gallon of vodka.
‐ Took some Xanax.
‐ Some Xanax?
Some being the only
number he could think of.
Oh, man!
Did you make up
today's schedule?
Like every day.
‐ Where is it?
‐ That is it.
Well, I was assisting Dr. Zarem
on a parathyroidectomy at 11:00
and Dr. Enari on
a nephrectomy at 3:00.
This says Bachtel's assisting.
Dr. Vucelich said
you were going
to be tied up in
the ER, so I reassigned.
Mark and Susan? Really?
Carter said that they
were very chummy.
On the EL?
I thought Susan drove to work.
I saw them in the
lounge yesterday.
Hey, I saw them
in the cafeteria.
Susan, how are you
this morning?
I am fine. Thank you, Doug.
Haven't I already
seen you today?
Yes. You know, you have.
You have seen me today.
'So, Carol, what do you say
we get to that earache in one?'
‐ Oh, right. Earache.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
Did you lose
consciousness?
Uh, not this‐this
time, she didn't.
This time?
Two months ago
I stumbled over his new puppy
and hit my head
on the driveway.
'My wife and I,
we want children, but..'
Okay. Let's just..
We'll get it out in the open.
I have some problems
with commitment
'accepting responsibility.'
We thought a puppy might help.
Any blurry vision this time?
No. Just the cut.
Do you think
that I could somehow
be causing these accidents?
I know that we've been
having some difficulty
since you moved in.
Let the doctor
work, Edward.
Are you allergic to
lidocaine, Mrs. Janeway?
'I wasn't before.'
Got stitches on
my arm last summer.
Edward sliced me
with the weed whacker.
Oh, my God, I did.
I did, didn't I?
'I can't believe this.'
I'm experiencing displacement.
That's an immature
defense mechanism
wherein your feelings
of hostility are inapproly..
'Pro.. And.. Inap..
Inappropriately redirected.'
(Janeway)
'Sorry about this.'
My daughter,
the only one with a job
had to go to work today.
So Edward brought me in.
That's okay. Have you
had a tetanus booster?
Three months ago.
Cut my leg
on the basement stairs.
Tripped over
Edward's golf clubs.
Banana bag's going.
Are we done?
What's the deal, Carter?
Surgery withdrawal?
I ordered a blood alcohol
level and a tox screen.
Okay, get a CBC.
Stick him for a glucose
and let's get a chem‐20.
His lytes gotta be
all screwed up.
Got it.
Scattered rales bilaterally.
[beeping]
Did you check his pupils?
Equal, round and reactive.
(Haleh)
'Saline's going.'
Let's give him naloxone,
two IV push.
And why are we
doing that, Carter?
To reverse the narcotic effect.
Are we boring you,
or is it the way he smells?
‐ Sorry.
‐ Okay.
Check his head for contusions.
(Haleh)
'Glucose is 40.'
Give him an amp of glucose
and 100 migs of thiamine.
Why are we giving him thiamine?
I don't know.
Given his poor nutritional state
glucose could precipitate
Wernicke's encephalopathy.
Symptoms which include ataxia
and paralysis of eye movement.
Isn't it nice to know
you can learn something new?
Mm‐hmm.
Prep for a gastric lavage.
I'll be back.
Okay.
Oh, and Carter, I want
you to do a neuro check
every 15 minutes.
And don't forget to
do a stool guaiac.
Good to see you
back down here, Carter.
We missed you.
‐ Hey, Mark. How's it going?
‐ I am ready for a margarita.
‐ Little celebration?
‐ What do you mean?
‐ It's your birthday.
‐ No, about you and Susan.
I want you to know,
I think it's great.
What?
I understand you two
went home together last night.
What‐what are
you talking about?
‐ We‐we arrived this morning.
‐ You know what..
You can fill me in later.
[chuckles]
(male #1)
'Dr. Greene.'
Hi. I'm Reilly Brown.
We haven't met.
‐ You are doctor..
‐ Mark Greene.
Shouldn't you be
in high school somewhere?
I'm a lot older
than I look, 21.
‐ What do you got, Reilly?
‐ Wilson Wolfe, 50.
Stuck his right hand in
a snow blower, and ouch!
BP 120/80, pulse 106.
‐ I think he's a little nervous.
‐ Lose any fingers?
Uh, no. Got them right here.
Ah. Good work there, Reilly.
‐ Dr. Benton?
‐ What is it, Carter?
I can understand
if you're still upset
about my claiming
that aneurysm
but I don't see why
my surgical education
should suffer.
There's no surgical service
today. Get back to work.
‐ Who needs help in here?
‐ Carter, get back to work!
‐ I'll get back to work.
‐ Hi, I'm Reilly Brown.
‐ We haven't met yet.
‐ Mark, can I talk to you later?
Yeah, sure. Everything okay?
Yeah, yeah. No big deal.
Alright, Reilly,
that's all. You can go now.
BP's 120/80.
Mr. Wolfe here seems
to have put his hand
into a snow blower.
Yeah. Some‐something
was blocking it.
I cannot believe
I was that stupid.
‐ Ah, lots of people are..
‐ Whoa!
Okay, we got a pumper.
Okay, Lydia.
Inflate the BP cuff.
We have the two fingers.
Mr. Wolfe, are you right‐handed?
Yes.
Not anymore, you're not.
Haleh said
Nathan's waking up.
Yay.
Hey! Hey!
What are you doing?!
No! Leave us alone.
‐ Haleh, call security.
‐ No.
No. No!
You cannot be here.
I've got to take care of him.
‐ Uh, Carter.
‐ It's okay, baby.
I'm gonna take
care of you.
Must be the girlfriend.
What exactly
do you suspect?
‐ I'm not quite sure.
‐ But you do have suspicions?
I think he's not
including any bad outcomes.
‐ And you're certain?
‐ Yeah.
And when you confronted him?
‐ He said it wasn't true.
‐ But you think it is?
Well, he explained two of them
but there are three others.
So at first, there were five,
and now, there are only three?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Well, I'd make sure.
Well, I'm going over
the charts again.
Maybe he can explain
all of them.
He took me off the
surgical service.
Well, he could have
dozens of reasons to do that.
Look, if I was gonna, uh,
talk to somebody
I mean, officially.
‐ Who would it be?
‐ The dean.
Going up against
a guy like Vucelich
he's one of the top
cardiovascular surgeons
in the country. What if it comes
down to your word against his?
You don't think I
should pursue it?
If you do and you're wrong,
your career's over.
I can't believe you made
me eat that chili.
‐ Oh, I didn't make you eat it.
‐ Yes, you did.
You held a gun to my head..
Whoa, watch out!
[screaming]
Oh, man!
Help! Help! My leg!
‐ We're gonna help you.
‐ Now, don't move, man, alright?
‐ What's your name?
‐ Paul. He's gonna kill me.
We're gonna lift this up.
You just relax, got it.
‐ 'Yeah.'
‐ We're gonna get this bike off.
Thanks, Jerry.
Let's just back it up here.
‐ It's a cool bike.
‐ 'Hmm, kinda heavy.'
Please, don't tell
him I'm here.
'Don't tell who?
Is someone after you?'
‐ He's gonna kill me.
‐ Who's gonna kill him?
My father. He won't let me
have a motorcycle.
He doesn't think they're safe.
Yeah, well, I guess
you didn't listen to him.
‐ Alright, lie back down.
‐ I‐I bought it this morning.
It was great until
the throttle stuck.
‐ I couldn't stop it.
‐ 'Lie down. Lie down.'
‐ Dr. Benton.
‐ What is it, Carter?
Well, I know now that
you have the utmost
lack of respect for me.
If you wanna quit the study,
that's your business
but you should have told me.
Who told you I quit the study?
Everybody I've run
into in the last hour
I think I have
the right to know
before they did.
It's more complicated
than that, Carter.
I did not quit the study.
Right.
I've got to get
rid of the bike.
Settle down, Paul.
No really. I've got
the pink slip in my pocket.
Maybe somebody here will buy it.
It's a little damaged.
How much you want for it?
Mark..
I'm just trying to help him out.
His father's gonna clobber him.
‐ Yeah, sure.
‐ Ah, ouch!
‐ I got it.
‐ Looks like a fractured fibula.
I can take him from here, Susan.
Yeah. Take him is right.
Okay. See you later.
You don't have to
tell my dad, right?
‐ How old are you?
‐ Seventeen.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
You're a minor.
Maybe he'll be grateful
that you didn't kill yourself.
I doubt it.
Ms. Boulet.
Ruby. What are you doing here?
'I just wanted
to thank you again'
for all your help.
You are welcome.
(Ruby)
'And to let you know'
my sweetheart
passed away yesterday.
Oh, Ruby.
I'm so sorry.
How are you doing?
Oh, okay.
Not great.
I knew it was gonna happen but
I guess you really
never believe it
until it does.
Anyway, what the‐the
services are this afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
At the Mount Sinai Cemetery,
in lieu of grand.
I‐I know you're busy..
but if you'd like to come,
it's okay.
Thank you, Ruby.
I would like to come.
Okay, then.
Guess, I'll see you later.
I'll see you later.
(Susan)
'Carter?'
Nathan's back asleep
having puked three more times.
Angel's awake, weepy
and full of regret.
Never gonna drink
another drop, she says.
Great couple of
SHPOS, these two.
‐ What did you just say?
‐ SHPOS! It means subhuman‐‐
No. I know what
it means. Thank you.
Well, I gotta get
these X‐rays to OR.
Carter's been hanging
around Benton too much.
Haven't we all?
Bad day at Black Rock,
Dr. Ross.
Multiple 7‐year‐olds
on their way in, animal bites.
Something about
a petting zoo run amok.
♪ Happy birthday dear Doug ♪
[Susan chuckles]
‐ Hi.
‐ Hi.
How's Ruby? Mr. Rubadoux.
He's hanging in.
His wife died yesterday.
The service is at
4 o'clock today, Mount Sinai.
I'm going, if you
wanna go with me.
I don't think
I can make it.
I'm pretty
jammed up today.
These elevators take forever.
I'm gonna take the stairs.
[elevator bell dings]
[coughing]
Oh, how long have you
had that cough?
Oh, I don't know.
A while.
Well, your chest X‐rays
will show us more.
Do they show everything?
Why?
Maybe they'll show
I have AIDS.
Do you?
Yeah.
Look, you don't have to tell
Nathan about me, right?
Have you been sick
with anything else?
Fevers, rashes, night sweats?
No.
Just the cough.
Okay, get a CBC,
ABG, chem 20, a UA
Hepatitis titers,
place a PPD
and get a CD‐4.
I'm concerned that
you might have pneumonia
so I'm gonna keep you
here for a while
and run some tests, okay?
Look, um..
...you don't have to tell
Nathan about me, right?
It's against the law
for me to tell him.
You should.
He has a right to know.
And if he is sick
he should be getting treatment
and so should you.
I just think he might
get mad at me, you know.
And, uh..
He might wanna
take off or something and..
...he's all I have.
[sobbing]
Hey, can you make
that out to cash?
‐ You got a deal.
‐ You got robbed.
I‐I'm doing this as a favor.
He still have to explain
what happened to your leg.
Oh, God.
We'll tell your dad that
you were hitchhiking
and you got picked up
by a motorcycle, and then bam!
‐ Mark!
‐ Oh.
Well, he hates hitchhiking
too but you know
at least, still
I'll only be grounded.
Oh. Watch out
for the throttle.
So I got lucky.
In more ways than one, I hear.
‐ What?
‐ Nothing.
Lydia, what did you hear?
‐ Oh.
‐ Does it pain anywhere else?
Only my stomach.
‐ Okay, okay. Sit back.
‐ Uh.
‐ What do you got?
‐ Oh!
[grunting]
T‐ball, is that you?
I haven't seen you in a while.
My stomach, it
hurts for real.
‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ 'It does!'
I ain't lying to you.
Yep. Jeanie.
I can't remember his real name
but he's under T‐ball
in the Turkey file.
‐ Frequent flyer, drug‐seeking.
‐ 'Are you sure?'
He really seems to be in pain.
You'll get used to these guys.
They'll do anything for valium
Percodan, preferably Demerol.
Let him moan and groan
for about an hour.
He'll get bored,
go somewhere else.
Carter.
I asked you to wake Nathan
Conley up every 15 minutes.
‐ Ah, I had something to do.
‐ Yeah, you had that to do.
‐ And you didn't do it.
‐ Okay. I'm sorry.
I want chest films on him
PA and lateral. Jerry!
I need you to
call social services.
I've got an AIDS patient.
Who's gonna need placement.
This thing's still here?
(Jerry)
'Belongs to Dr. Greene now.'
Mark bought a motorcycle?
Got it cheap.
There's only one helmet, though.
You're gonna have
to get your own.
What?
When spring comes
you guys will be
riding in on this
instead of the EL.
I know, I would.
What are you
talking about?
You and Dr. Greene. I think
it's terrific, by the way.
‐ You make a great couple.
‐ 'Excuse me.'
I'm looking for
Dr. Douglas Ross.
Uh, he's with
a patient right now.
Can I tell him who's here?
Alright. Now, you, over there.
I wanna sit by Joseph.
I don't want her next to me!
Bet you can't wait
to have that baby.
Hmm. The baby part's fine.
It's when they get
to be this age.
Hey, hey! You know what, guys?
Uh, Nurse Hathaway.
Will you give us a hand
over here, please.
I wanna sit by Joseph.
Get her away from me.
I didn't even want you
to come to my birthday party!
Alright, take‐off.
You got it?
Come sit over here, yeah?
‐ Dr. Ross?
‐ Yeah.
A guy at the desk
wants to see you.
Who is it?
He said you'd know him.
‐ Surprise for your birthday.
‐ A what?
Doug?
Who is it?
My father.
[instrumental music]
‐ Carol?
‐ Yeah?
I looked up T‐ball's card
in the file. He's always
claimed back pain.
This time, it's his
stomach, not his usual MO.
Guess he's branching out.
Maybe, but I ran some additional
blood tests, just in case.
I wanted one in high school
but my parents wouldn't let me.
Then, I wanted after med
school, my wife wouldn't let me.
Uh. Got a good one here.
You know about motorcycles?
Five brothers? Had them
all over the backyard.
You better get a lock and chain.
E. Ray got his stolen.
Keep it in your apartment.
Third floor, no elevator.
Susan could keep it
at her place.
Jerry, I'm looking for Carter.
‐ I haven't seen him.
‐ Alright.
Have you seen Carter?
Is he missing again?
Angel's chest films are back.
It looks like pneumocystis
and I asked him
to order a bronchoscopy.
Angel.
'Oh, man, I was afraid
this would happen.'
I had a feeling
she was gonna leave.
That girl was too scared.
If you need to help, I can wait.
I'm a pediatrician, Ray.
This is a damn exciting
job you got here.
Only if you're unlucky,
which I happen to be today.
Don't they need this?
They got plenty
of those inside.
Yeah? Come on.
Go on out, Doug.
‐ Come on, Dougie, go on.
‐ Okay.
You know I think my name isn't
Dougie anymore.
Is that why you came here?
Play ball with your boy?
Hmm. Not with this.
Now if this were a basketball‐‐
We don't have a basketball.
Remember when you
were a kid I used to
put you on my shoulders, uh,
and you'd slam dunk?
Two points, two points,
you'd scream.
How's your mother?
She's fine.
She's happy.
God love her.
She deserves it.
‐ I'll tell her you said so.
‐ No, you won't.
You wouldn't even
tell her you saw me.
Afraid it'll upset her.
'Afraid she'll get
all melancholy.'
[engine revving]
People never gave
her enough credit.
She's a strong woman.
She kind of had to be,
didn't she?
She walked out on me once.
Compared to the 12 times
you walked out on her?
You mean walked
out on you, don't you?
What are you doing here, Ray?
What do you want from me?
'I don't want
anything from you.'
You're all over
the airwaves. You're a big hero.
'I was feeling proud of you.'
I do have regrets.
Okay. I gotta go to work.
Yeah.
Uh, Doug?
Happy birthday, son.
Uh..
I'm all turned around.
Is the EL this way?
It's that way.
Dr. Vucelich?
Mr. Carter. You look winded.
Yeah, I was hurrying.
Dr. Vucelich, I know
Dr. Benton left the study
and I just wanted to say that
I've learned more under
you than in four years
of medical school.
And uh, I'd very much like
to continue on the team.
Well, there's initiative,
wouldn't you say?
For better or worse,
there seems to be
a plethora of students
on the team right now.
I can't see that I would have
anything of substance
for you to do.
Since you're way
beyond scut work.
Best of luck.
Excuse me.
Did you ask Nathan if
you take an AIDS test?
He says it gives
him the creeps.
Bilateral perihilar
infiltrates there.
He needs to know
that Angel has AIDS
and that he might too.
Well, you can't tell him.
The law protects her privacy.
I could if they were married.
And they're not.
Who's protecting Nathan?
And if he has AIDS
who's protecting all the women
that he might have sex with?
Ethically, I
agree with you.
But the law's
the law, right?
Even if it's not right.
Hey, T‐ball,
you giving up?
CBC showed
microcytic anemia.
Blood smear showed
red cell stippling.
Got a blood lead level
80 micrograms per deciliter.
Erythrocyte protoporphyrin
confirmed lead poisoning.
I was just sleeping
in that old building at night.
I didn't care they was
fixing it up during the day.
‐ Dust from the renovation.
‐ Full of lead.
I didn't need validation
on this one.
I called medicine.
They're admitting him.
You seen Doug? He's still
got that birthday boy in one.
‐ The llama bite?
‐ Mm‐hmm.
He's out talking
to his dad.
Probably, he'll
never come back.
Have you seen Benton?
Uh, he's looking for you
to check on some patients.
‐ I can't right now.
‐ What?
There's an arm lac in six,
rule out appendicitis in three
and Dr. Lewis wanted to talk
to you about that girl, Angel.
‐ She split, AMA.
‐ Shit.
Uh, I can't deal with those
right now, Jerry.
Oh, man.
[laughing]
(Angel)
'You tell me.'
‐ Hey.
‐ What the hell are you doing?
They‐they're wine coolers.
They're really good.
You want some of my..
‐ I fell.
‐ You fell?
Couldn't be 'cause you were
drunk again, could it?
‐ Hey, man, you leave her alone.
‐ Get up.
'There's nothing
wrong with her.'
Get up!
‐ Nathan, make him stop.
‐ Carter.
You guys are the ones
that won't stop.
You're sick and you get drunk.
And you both rip out your IVs.
‐ Carter, that's enough.
‐ What's the matter with you?
Oh, man. Look what you did.
Look what I did?
‐ The what I did?
‐ Carter, out of here.
Out of here now.
Okay. You, back in bed.
Haleh, can you help
Angel out of here?
Come on, back in bed now.
‐ So, what's going on?
‐ You saw what was going on.
No, not with them. With you.
These people come in here
on drugs and booze
and they don't listen to us.
And we're supposed
to treat them.
‐ We're supposed to treat them.
‐ What good is it?
Tomorrow, they're gonna
be back on the street
doing the same thing.
After that, they're
gonna be back in here
doing the same thing to us.
Well, that's what the job is.
‐ If you don't like them needy‐‐
‐ I don't like the abuse.
Well, none of us do.
Well, at least, you're
used to it, with your sister.
You know,
when you first got here
we were a little
concerned about you.
'You seemed to
care too much.'
'We're not worried
about that anymore.'
What happened to you, Carter?
‐ Loretta.
‐ Hi, Dr. Greene.
'How you been?
We've been looking for you.'
Jimmy was dying to see
"The Lion King" again.
No, I wasn't.
Hey, how about some ice cream
in the cafeteria?
I was just going on a break.
It's a little cold
for ice cream.
Hot chocolate?
Oh, uh,
I couldn't hear you.
Thank you.
We need to talk.
Exam one?
Connie?
Could you take Loretta
to exam one?
‐ Sure.
‐ Thanks.
How'd he do it?
Playing soccer.
I thought you said he was 60.
With his grandchildren.
Large joint effusion.
I'll do an arthrocentesis.
Tell him to stick
to the sidelines.
Do you have another minute?
Certainly.
Dr. Vucelich is telling people
that I left the study.
I wasn't sure you'd
wanna talk about it.
I didn't exactly leave.
Oh, Carl's very discreet.
He didn't think
it would look good
that he had to
fire his star pupil.
Is that what he said?
I believe the
euphemism was
we're experiencing
a difference in style.
Hell, I'd have
just fired you.
Our differences
had to do with the data.
Who's left in
and who's left out.
Well, that's a matter
of interpretation.
It's his research study.
He did get the grant
on the strength
of his reputation
and accomplishments.
Do you know how much money he
brings into this hospital?
If you've had a
disagreement with Vucelich
I suggest you retreat
immediately and apologize.
It wasn't a disagreement.
Peter, you have the arrogance
of a great surgeon, the ego
and someday one hopes,
the talent
but what you don't have is
the ability to get along.
To be a member of the team.
Once you're a Carl Vucelich
you don't need that but
you can't be a Carl Vucelich
without it.
Here you go, Joseph.
I'll give your dad another call.
Mark, you got a minute?
Someone check out that bite?
Yeah, it's okay but he could use
someone to talk to.
His dad was supposed
to be here two hours ago.
Sure. In a few minutes.
Please, sit down.
I have some difficult news.
Yeah. I've been tired but
what do you expect
from an old hooker?
The new job's going great,
kids are doing well at school.
Everything's good,
Dr. Greene.
Your biopsy last time
was positive for
cervical cancer.
'It's stage 1‐b which
is relatively early'
'in the spread
of the disease.'
Although, that can only be
confirmed through surgery.
Treatment...is radical
hysterectomy
with removal
of the uterus and cervix.
Sometimes, radiation
therapy is done.
[dramatic music]
Statistics show,
with treatment
the five year survival rate
is over 90%.
Five years.
My kids won't even be teenagers.
[indistinct chatter]
[praying in foreign language]
[praying continues]
Mr. Rubadoux
I'm very sorry
about your wife.
I made a mistake.
Not in the way
I treated her, but..
...in the way I treated you.
I wasn't honest.
Wasn't fair.
I was wrong.
And I'm very, very sorry.
This day isn't
about you, Mr. Carter.
[dramatic music]
How's Angel?
She's still asleep.
Are you kicking us out now?
Um, not quite yet.
Oh, God, I gotta
stop this, you know.
Angel's better at it.
She can stop drinking
for a while, you know
but then I just
drag her right back in.
I don't know why she stays.
Nathan, there's something that
'Angel's scared to tell you but'
it's something that I think
you have a right to know.
She has AIDS.
She has AIDS?
You mean, the whole thing?
Yes, which means
you could have it too.
Have you ever been tested?
Could I have given it to her
or could she
have given it to me?
Well, if you test positive,
there's no way to know.
Loretta needs a little
time to let it settle in.
Is she going to
have the surgery?
Yeah, she's just worried about
who's gonna take
her kids for five days.
Al and I can take them.
He thinks,
after we get married
we should adopt
three or four.
This'll get him
off that kick.
Where have you been?
On the longest walk known to man
and I'm freezing.
Start the margaritas
in an hour.
Mark, thank you,
and thank Susan
but I'm gonna have to pass.
Things went that well
with your dad, huh?
No, that was fine.
Same old thing.
He just wanted to
borrow 100 bucks.
Llama birthday boy
is still here.
‐ What?
‐ Bite's been treated.
But his father is running late.
Joseph?
Hey, how's the arm?
Alright, did you know
that you are my first
llama bite in my entire
pediatric career‐ish?
Makes this a very special day.
Also because it happens
to be my birthday.
‐ I hate my birthday.
‐ Yeah, me too.
My dad's always late.
So's mine.
He gave me a trip to that zoo
and then he didn't even come.
What did you get?
Uh...I got a card.
And I got, and I got..
[chuckling]
I got two tickets
to the bulls game.
[chuckles]
Alright, get this.
There are some brownies
in the refrigerator,
in the lounge.
They are not birthday cake,
and they are not mine.
But I think we should
steal them. Yeah?
‐ Yep.
‐ Yep.
Peter.
Well, I'm sorry we couldn't
meet in my office.
I can't get rid of that
endarterectomy team
from Philadelphia.
I, uh..
I went over
the charts again.
All of them.
Well, I can see that spending
a day thinking about this
hasn't helped you,
so let's stop right here.
Agree to disagree,
and you can move on.
Apparently, I already have.
Oh, I didn't fire you.
I just let people
know that you quit.
Which I hadn't.
Well, I felt you needed
help making that decision.
I don't understand.
At least three
of those patients
should not have been
excluded from the study.
I determine who's in
and who's out.
I thought the protocol
determined that.
If you're
manipulating the data
how can the study be valid?
How dare you question me?
I give you the opportunity
of a lifetime
and you have the temerity
to challenge my reputation.
The results won't be accurate.
Aren't lives at stake here?
Yes, Peter, lives are at stake.
Lives that I save.
Mothers, fathers,
grandparents
are living because
I made choices.
I risked everything to do
what I know is right.
The rules are there
for a reason.
Grow up, Peter.
You're not some
junior chemist at the FDA.
You're a surgical resident
in a struggling county hospital.
Now, how do you think
money comes into this place?
Takes more than a please
and I promise to do what's
right for my country.
It takes results and that,
at any cost, is what I produce.
Now, you screw with that
and you will be off
surgical service
for a hell of a lot
longer than one day.
[coughing]
Boy, when they made you stupid,
they made you really stupid.
That's the only funny
thing I've heard all day.
I'm gonna die and
you're gonna tell me
I should give these up.
Actually, the cold's
doing more damage.
You do have pneumonia.
Maybe quicker's better.
I told Nathan.
I know it's illegal,
but I did it anyway.
He's really worried about you.
He's worried that maybe
he gave it to you.
He wants to go
through this together.
Yeah. Sure. If he has it.
'But...if he's clean,
and I'm sick.'
Why is he gonna
wanna stick around?
Which option are you hoping for?
It's cold out here.
[clearing throat]
I'm gonna go inside.
Sorry about this.
The dean's staff meetings
usually don't take this long.
That's okay.
Does the dean know
what it's regarding?
No, he doesn't.
[intercom beeping]
Yes?
Mm‐hmm. Of course.
It'll just be another
minute or two.
[sighs]
[whirring]
(Mark)
'I don't know, I
just really think'
'I've turned into a cliche.'
Don't do this, Mark.
Yeah, I mean, don't you
think I've got that guy
about to be divorced
look all over me?
I mean, here I am,
in a very attractive
single woman's apartment
drinking like I'm
still in my twenties
with a brand new
used motorcycle.
You are a guy about
to be divorced.
Yeah, but I don't like
to act like one.
‐ Here. Try this.
‐ Hmm.
Yeah. Not as good as the first,
better than the second.
Does it matter?
People at work are making up
stories about you anyway.
About us, you mean.
Mmm. Yeah. And what is that,
can I ask you?
My car's in the shop
I drop Suzy off at my parents'
meet up with you
to go tequila shopping
and all of a sudden,
we're having a torrid affair.
Who said it was torrid?
No one. I'm just
assuming it would be.
That's not what I meant.
That's okay.
I know what you meant.
I'm sure it would be too.
Why wouldn't it be?
No reason at all.
There's not enough
lime in this.
[whirring]
[whistling]
Hey, bro.
Hey, what's up, Walt?
Same old thing.
What happened?
You look like you
lost your tenth patient.
I don't know, man.
I don't know.
I'm off that research
study I told you about.
I thought the
main man loved you.
Yeah, well, he was
breaking some rules
and I called him on it.
Were you right?
I just thought it'd
be different, man.
I mean, the work we
were doing, where I was going.
Different from what?
Different from everything
that got me here.
You know, scratching
my way through med school
playing this game and that game
and I just, you know,
you angle for the best residency
no matter what, and..
(Walt)
'You did what
you had to do.'
What we all have
to do every day.
Yes? Why do we keep doing it?
Well, that's up to you, man.
The world doesn't
change just because
you're moving up in it.
I went to the dean to, uh
tell him what was
going on and, uh
I don't know,
I waited around
20 minutes, and I left.
I just left.
I'm stupid enough
to ruin my career
but I don't even have the..
...courage to do it
the right way.
You don't understand, Walt, I..
I always thought
when the time came
I'd do the right thing.
[chuckles]
That's...hey.
[theme music]
Oh. I was just dropping
off yesterday's post‐op notes.
That's okay. I was,
uh, I was up reading.
Didn't you have
surgery this morning?
Oh, damn!
File on Mrs. Rubadoux.
‐ You finished with it?
‐ Uh, yeah.
I'll, uh, I'll drop
it off later.
Get going.
I'll take care of it.
‐ 'Hey, Carter.'
‐ Morning.
(Mark)
'And a grand one it is.'
Yeah, easy
for you to say.
I'm not on until noon.
(Mark)
'Yeah, it's more fun to
ride in together.'
Don't you usually drive to work?
Well, my car's in the shop.
What if like, did you
drive around like
for two three weeks with that
'brake warning light on?'
No. A week, at most.
Is your apartment on this line?
No. I'm on the
Congress‐O'Hare line.
Just taking Ravenswood today?
‐ Yeah. It's Mark's line.
‐ Uh, this is us.
Stop and shop
at Davey's liquor depot.
‐ What?
‐ Tequila shopping.
Doug Ross' birthday.
Yeah. Margaritas at
my apartment after work.
‐ 'Okay'
‐ See you later.
‐ Bye.
‐ Right.
I'm doing an
endarterectomy at 11
if any of your residents
wanna observe.
Give them an excuse
to miss my rounds?
How thoughtless of me.
‐ Peter.
‐ Morning.
‐ Peter, so good of you to wait.
‐ I'm sorry.
‐ I was working late last night.
‐ And you overslept?
‐ Uh, it won't happen again.
‐ I certainly hope not.
If you'd been responsible
for this patient, I think
he might have questioned
your professionalism.
I stayed up reading some
of the research study files.
Well, that's very impressive,
but diligence is no excuse.
There now.
The lecture is over.
Mrs. Rubadoux, Mr. Roth
Warrington, Dorgan, McFarlan.
And these patients
have what in common?
You used Lazerol in the
clamp and run technique
on all of them.
We used the clamp and run.
I went through the charts.
I'm just trying to understand
why all of these
patients were excluded
'from the study.'
Each had complications which
made them unsuitable candidates.
Shouldn't we have determined
that before the clamp and run?
They were emergent cases.
Would you've let them die?
Well, of course not.
Now, this is the
first research project
you participated in, isn't it?
‐ Yes.
‐ Well, then it's my fault.
Obviously, I failed to
communicate the magnitude
and scope of this kind of study.
No, I understand the scope‐‐
No, Peter, I don't think you do.
Mrs. Rubadoux
had pulmonary disease
renal insufficiency
and congestive heart failure.
She was never
a candidate for the study.
No, thank you, Claire.
I'll sign those later.
But with Mr. Roth‐‐
Ah, with Mr. Roth
we changed surgical procedure
in mid‐course, which was
to the benefit of the patient.
Now, would you have
us continue the clamp and run
just to include him
in the study?
No, but there are rules
for compiling data, right?
We're talking
about saving lives.
You and I have talked
about risks before
particularly when related
to this extra‐ordinary
level of medicine.
We'd never take the first step
if we didn't take risks.
Now, I hope that, as we go
along, you can grasp that.
I'll try to.
Perhaps I was foolish
to bring you in on the team.
No, sir. I don't think so.
Third‐year residents rarely
have the maturity.
You are very lucky
to have this opportunity.
Perhaps, you don't
realize how lucky you are.
Maybe you ought to take
a day to consider that.
[theme music]
[music continues]
‐ Oh.
‐ Sorry.
Thanks.
‐ 'Carter?'
‐ Yeah?
Since you have so much
time on your hands
I have a knee lac on
a six year old in two.
Can't do it. We are observing
a thyroidectomy at 11.
And we got rounds with
Dr. Vucelich at 10.
‐ You've got time.
‐ What?
‐ Make yourself useful, Carter.
‐ But, Dr. Benton..
‐ About that knee lac, Carter?
‐ Doug, do you mind?
Paramedics are pulling
out but they're apparently
intoxicated in the shoveled
street individual.
Be my guest.
Man..
Come on.
I've missed you, Carter.
By the way,
happy birthday, Dr. Ross.
It's not my birthday.
That's an ugly rumor.
And, Jerry,
groundhog day is over
so let's get rid of that guy.
I am so sorry, Marguerite.
I just can't understand
how this happened.
My foot hit the ice,
my bum hit the bricks.
I thought I'd shoveled
all the steps
but there it was,
a third from the top
a small, yet undeniably
slick patch of ice.
I'm gonna live, Edward.
Don't worry about it.
Yes, but why.
Why did this happen?
It was an accident.
There are no accidents.
He tends to overthink things.
Studying to be an analyst.
‐ Psychoanalyst?
‐ Scary, huh?
I still can't believe
my daughter married him.
Nathan Conley, 27‐years‐old.
ETOH intoxication,
ALOC, ataxic.
‐ Oh, man!
‐ Nystagmus, BP 90/40.
Resps 14.
‐ I'm just gonna move upwind.
‐ Who called it in?
He and his girlfriend were
bunking with a deadbeat guy.
Got him through Madison's Lake
and couldn't stop throwing up.
Said he drank a gallon of vodka.
‐ Took some Xanax.
‐ Some Xanax?
Some being the only
number he could think of.
Oh, man!
Did you make up
today's schedule?
Like every day.
‐ Where is it?
‐ That is it.
Well, I was assisting Dr. Zarem
on a parathyroidectomy at 11:00
and Dr. Enari on
a nephrectomy at 3:00.
This says Bachtel's assisting.
Dr. Vucelich said
you were going
to be tied up in
the ER, so I reassigned.
Mark and Susan? Really?
Carter said that they
were very chummy.
On the EL?
I thought Susan drove to work.
I saw them in the
lounge yesterday.
Hey, I saw them
in the cafeteria.
Susan, how are you
this morning?
I am fine. Thank you, Doug.
Haven't I already
seen you today?
Yes. You know, you have.
You have seen me today.
'So, Carol, what do you say
we get to that earache in one?'
‐ Oh, right. Earache.
‐ Mm‐hmm.
Did you lose
consciousness?
Uh, not this‐this
time, she didn't.
This time?
Two months ago
I stumbled over his new puppy
and hit my head
on the driveway.
'My wife and I,
we want children, but..'
Okay. Let's just..
We'll get it out in the open.
I have some problems
with commitment
'accepting responsibility.'
We thought a puppy might help.
Any blurry vision this time?
No. Just the cut.
Do you think
that I could somehow
be causing these accidents?
I know that we've been
having some difficulty
since you moved in.
Let the doctor
work, Edward.
Are you allergic to
lidocaine, Mrs. Janeway?
'I wasn't before.'
Got stitches on
my arm last summer.
Edward sliced me
with the weed whacker.
Oh, my God, I did.
I did, didn't I?
'I can't believe this.'
I'm experiencing displacement.
That's an immature
defense mechanism
wherein your feelings
of hostility are inapproly..
'Pro.. And.. Inap..
Inappropriately redirected.'
(Janeway)
'Sorry about this.'
My daughter,
the only one with a job
had to go to work today.
So Edward brought me in.
That's okay. Have you
had a tetanus booster?
Three months ago.
Cut my leg
on the basement stairs.
Tripped over
Edward's golf clubs.
Banana bag's going.
Are we done?
What's the deal, Carter?
Surgery withdrawal?
I ordered a blood alcohol
level and a tox screen.
Okay, get a CBC.
Stick him for a glucose
and let's get a chem‐20.
His lytes gotta be
all screwed up.
Got it.
Scattered rales bilaterally.
[beeping]
Did you check his pupils?
Equal, round and reactive.
(Haleh)
'Saline's going.'
Let's give him naloxone,
two IV push.
And why are we
doing that, Carter?
To reverse the narcotic effect.
Are we boring you,
or is it the way he smells?
‐ Sorry.
‐ Okay.
Check his head for contusions.
(Haleh)
'Glucose is 40.'
Give him an amp of glucose
and 100 migs of thiamine.
Why are we giving him thiamine?
I don't know.
Given his poor nutritional state
glucose could precipitate
Wernicke's encephalopathy.
Symptoms which include ataxia
and paralysis of eye movement.
Isn't it nice to know
you can learn something new?
Mm‐hmm.
Prep for a gastric lavage.
I'll be back.
Okay.
Oh, and Carter, I want
you to do a neuro check
every 15 minutes.
And don't forget to
do a stool guaiac.
Good to see you
back down here, Carter.
We missed you.
‐ Hey, Mark. How's it going?
‐ I am ready for a margarita.
‐ Little celebration?
‐ What do you mean?
‐ It's your birthday.
‐ No, about you and Susan.
I want you to know,
I think it's great.
What?
I understand you two
went home together last night.
What‐what are
you talking about?
‐ We‐we arrived this morning.
‐ You know what..
You can fill me in later.
[chuckles]
(male #1)
'Dr. Greene.'
Hi. I'm Reilly Brown.
We haven't met.
‐ You are doctor..
‐ Mark Greene.
Shouldn't you be
in high school somewhere?
I'm a lot older
than I look, 21.
‐ What do you got, Reilly?
‐ Wilson Wolfe, 50.
Stuck his right hand in
a snow blower, and ouch!
BP 120/80, pulse 106.
‐ I think he's a little nervous.
‐ Lose any fingers?
Uh, no. Got them right here.
Ah. Good work there, Reilly.
‐ Dr. Benton?
‐ What is it, Carter?
I can understand
if you're still upset
about my claiming
that aneurysm
but I don't see why
my surgical education
should suffer.
There's no surgical service
today. Get back to work.
‐ Who needs help in here?
‐ Carter, get back to work!
‐ I'll get back to work.
‐ Hi, I'm Reilly Brown.
‐ We haven't met yet.
‐ Mark, can I talk to you later?
Yeah, sure. Everything okay?
Yeah, yeah. No big deal.
Alright, Reilly,
that's all. You can go now.
BP's 120/80.
Mr. Wolfe here seems
to have put his hand
into a snow blower.
Yeah. Some‐something
was blocking it.
I cannot believe
I was that stupid.
‐ Ah, lots of people are..
‐ Whoa!
Okay, we got a pumper.
Okay, Lydia.
Inflate the BP cuff.
We have the two fingers.
Mr. Wolfe, are you right‐handed?
Yes.
Not anymore, you're not.
Haleh said
Nathan's waking up.
Yay.
Hey! Hey!
What are you doing?!
No! Leave us alone.
‐ Haleh, call security.
‐ No.
No. No!
You cannot be here.
I've got to take care of him.
‐ Uh, Carter.
‐ It's okay, baby.
I'm gonna take
care of you.
Must be the girlfriend.
What exactly
do you suspect?
‐ I'm not quite sure.
‐ But you do have suspicions?
I think he's not
including any bad outcomes.
‐ And you're certain?
‐ Yeah.
And when you confronted him?
‐ He said it wasn't true.
‐ But you think it is?
Well, he explained two of them
but there are three others.
So at first, there were five,
and now, there are only three?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Well, I'd make sure.
Well, I'm going over
the charts again.
Maybe he can explain
all of them.
He took me off the
surgical service.
Well, he could have
dozens of reasons to do that.
Look, if I was gonna, uh,
talk to somebody
I mean, officially.
‐ Who would it be?
‐ The dean.
Going up against
a guy like Vucelich
he's one of the top
cardiovascular surgeons
in the country. What if it comes
down to your word against his?
You don't think I
should pursue it?
If you do and you're wrong,
your career's over.
I can't believe you made
me eat that chili.
‐ Oh, I didn't make you eat it.
‐ Yes, you did.
You held a gun to my head..
Whoa, watch out!
[screaming]
Oh, man!
Help! Help! My leg!
‐ We're gonna help you.
‐ Now, don't move, man, alright?
‐ What's your name?
‐ Paul. He's gonna kill me.
We're gonna lift this up.
You just relax, got it.
‐ 'Yeah.'
‐ We're gonna get this bike off.
Thanks, Jerry.
Let's just back it up here.
‐ It's a cool bike.
‐ 'Hmm, kinda heavy.'
Please, don't tell
him I'm here.
'Don't tell who?
Is someone after you?'
‐ He's gonna kill me.
‐ Who's gonna kill him?
My father. He won't let me
have a motorcycle.
He doesn't think they're safe.
Yeah, well, I guess
you didn't listen to him.
‐ Alright, lie back down.
‐ I‐I bought it this morning.
It was great until
the throttle stuck.
‐ I couldn't stop it.
‐ 'Lie down. Lie down.'
‐ Dr. Benton.
‐ What is it, Carter?
Well, I know now that
you have the utmost
lack of respect for me.
If you wanna quit the study,
that's your business
but you should have told me.
Who told you I quit the study?
Everybody I've run
into in the last hour
I think I have
the right to know
before they did.
It's more complicated
than that, Carter.
I did not quit the study.
Right.
I've got to get
rid of the bike.
Settle down, Paul.
No really. I've got
the pink slip in my pocket.
Maybe somebody here will buy it.
It's a little damaged.
How much you want for it?
Mark..
I'm just trying to help him out.
His father's gonna clobber him.
‐ Yeah, sure.
‐ Ah, ouch!
‐ I got it.
‐ Looks like a fractured fibula.
I can take him from here, Susan.
Yeah. Take him is right.
Okay. See you later.
You don't have to
tell my dad, right?
‐ How old are you?
‐ Seventeen.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
You're a minor.
Maybe he'll be grateful
that you didn't kill yourself.
I doubt it.
Ms. Boulet.
Ruby. What are you doing here?
'I just wanted
to thank you again'
for all your help.
You are welcome.
(Ruby)
'And to let you know'
my sweetheart
passed away yesterday.
Oh, Ruby.
I'm so sorry.
How are you doing?
Oh, okay.
Not great.
I knew it was gonna happen but
I guess you really
never believe it
until it does.
Anyway, what the‐the
services are this afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
At the Mount Sinai Cemetery,
in lieu of grand.
I‐I know you're busy..
but if you'd like to come,
it's okay.
Thank you, Ruby.
I would like to come.
Okay, then.
Guess, I'll see you later.
I'll see you later.
(Susan)
'Carter?'
Nathan's back asleep
having puked three more times.
Angel's awake, weepy
and full of regret.
Never gonna drink
another drop, she says.
Great couple of
SHPOS, these two.
‐ What did you just say?
‐ SHPOS! It means subhuman‐‐
No. I know what
it means. Thank you.
Well, I gotta get
these X‐rays to OR.
Carter's been hanging
around Benton too much.
Haven't we all?
Bad day at Black Rock,
Dr. Ross.
Multiple 7‐year‐olds
on their way in, animal bites.
Something about
a petting zoo run amok.
♪ Happy birthday dear Doug ♪
[Susan chuckles]
‐ Hi.
‐ Hi.
How's Ruby? Mr. Rubadoux.
He's hanging in.
His wife died yesterday.
The service is at
4 o'clock today, Mount Sinai.
I'm going, if you
wanna go with me.
I don't think
I can make it.
I'm pretty
jammed up today.
These elevators take forever.
I'm gonna take the stairs.
[elevator bell dings]
[coughing]
Oh, how long have you
had that cough?
Oh, I don't know.
A while.
Well, your chest X‐rays
will show us more.
Do they show everything?
Why?
Maybe they'll show
I have AIDS.
Do you?
Yeah.
Look, you don't have to tell
Nathan about me, right?
Have you been sick
with anything else?
Fevers, rashes, night sweats?
No.
Just the cough.
Okay, get a CBC,
ABG, chem 20, a UA
Hepatitis titers,
place a PPD
and get a CD‐4.
I'm concerned that
you might have pneumonia
so I'm gonna keep you
here for a while
and run some tests, okay?
Look, um..
...you don't have to tell
Nathan about me, right?
It's against the law
for me to tell him.
You should.
He has a right to know.
And if he is sick
he should be getting treatment
and so should you.
I just think he might
get mad at me, you know.
And, uh..
He might wanna
take off or something and..
...he's all I have.
[sobbing]
Hey, can you make
that out to cash?
‐ You got a deal.
‐ You got robbed.
I‐I'm doing this as a favor.
He still have to explain
what happened to your leg.
Oh, God.
We'll tell your dad that
you were hitchhiking
and you got picked up
by a motorcycle, and then bam!
‐ Mark!
‐ Oh.
Well, he hates hitchhiking
too but you know
at least, still
I'll only be grounded.
Oh. Watch out
for the throttle.
So I got lucky.
In more ways than one, I hear.
‐ What?
‐ Nothing.
Lydia, what did you hear?
‐ Oh.
‐ Does it pain anywhere else?
Only my stomach.
‐ Okay, okay. Sit back.
‐ Uh.
‐ What do you got?
‐ Oh!
[grunting]
T‐ball, is that you?
I haven't seen you in a while.
My stomach, it
hurts for real.
‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ 'It does!'
I ain't lying to you.
Yep. Jeanie.
I can't remember his real name
but he's under T‐ball
in the Turkey file.
‐ Frequent flyer, drug‐seeking.
‐ 'Are you sure?'
He really seems to be in pain.
You'll get used to these guys.
They'll do anything for valium
Percodan, preferably Demerol.
Let him moan and groan
for about an hour.
He'll get bored,
go somewhere else.
Carter.
I asked you to wake Nathan
Conley up every 15 minutes.
‐ Ah, I had something to do.
‐ Yeah, you had that to do.
‐ And you didn't do it.
‐ Okay. I'm sorry.
I want chest films on him
PA and lateral. Jerry!
I need you to
call social services.
I've got an AIDS patient.
Who's gonna need placement.
This thing's still here?
(Jerry)
'Belongs to Dr. Greene now.'
Mark bought a motorcycle?
Got it cheap.
There's only one helmet, though.
You're gonna have
to get your own.
What?
When spring comes
you guys will be
riding in on this
instead of the EL.
I know, I would.
What are you
talking about?
You and Dr. Greene. I think
it's terrific, by the way.
‐ You make a great couple.
‐ 'Excuse me.'
I'm looking for
Dr. Douglas Ross.
Uh, he's with
a patient right now.
Can I tell him who's here?
Alright. Now, you, over there.
I wanna sit by Joseph.
I don't want her next to me!
Bet you can't wait
to have that baby.
Hmm. The baby part's fine.
It's when they get
to be this age.
Hey, hey! You know what, guys?
Uh, Nurse Hathaway.
Will you give us a hand
over here, please.
I wanna sit by Joseph.
Get her away from me.
I didn't even want you
to come to my birthday party!
Alright, take‐off.
You got it?
Come sit over here, yeah?
‐ Dr. Ross?
‐ Yeah.
A guy at the desk
wants to see you.
Who is it?
He said you'd know him.
‐ Surprise for your birthday.
‐ A what?
Doug?
Who is it?
My father.
[instrumental music]
‐ Carol?
‐ Yeah?
I looked up T‐ball's card
in the file. He's always
claimed back pain.
This time, it's his
stomach, not his usual MO.
Guess he's branching out.
Maybe, but I ran some additional
blood tests, just in case.
I wanted one in high school
but my parents wouldn't let me.
Then, I wanted after med
school, my wife wouldn't let me.
Uh. Got a good one here.
You know about motorcycles?
Five brothers? Had them
all over the backyard.
You better get a lock and chain.
E. Ray got his stolen.
Keep it in your apartment.
Third floor, no elevator.
Susan could keep it
at her place.
Jerry, I'm looking for Carter.
‐ I haven't seen him.
‐ Alright.
Have you seen Carter?
Is he missing again?
Angel's chest films are back.
It looks like pneumocystis
and I asked him
to order a bronchoscopy.
Angel.
'Oh, man, I was afraid
this would happen.'
I had a feeling
she was gonna leave.
That girl was too scared.
If you need to help, I can wait.
I'm a pediatrician, Ray.
This is a damn exciting
job you got here.
Only if you're unlucky,
which I happen to be today.
Don't they need this?
They got plenty
of those inside.
Yeah? Come on.
Go on out, Doug.
‐ Come on, Dougie, go on.
‐ Okay.
You know I think my name isn't
Dougie anymore.
Is that why you came here?
Play ball with your boy?
Hmm. Not with this.
Now if this were a basketball‐‐
We don't have a basketball.
Remember when you
were a kid I used to
put you on my shoulders, uh,
and you'd slam dunk?
Two points, two points,
you'd scream.
How's your mother?
She's fine.
She's happy.
God love her.
She deserves it.
‐ I'll tell her you said so.
‐ No, you won't.
You wouldn't even
tell her you saw me.
Afraid it'll upset her.
'Afraid she'll get
all melancholy.'
[engine revving]
People never gave
her enough credit.
She's a strong woman.
She kind of had to be,
didn't she?
She walked out on me once.
Compared to the 12 times
you walked out on her?
You mean walked
out on you, don't you?
What are you doing here, Ray?
What do you want from me?
'I don't want
anything from you.'
You're all over
the airwaves. You're a big hero.
'I was feeling proud of you.'
I do have regrets.
Okay. I gotta go to work.
Yeah.
Uh, Doug?
Happy birthday, son.
Uh..
I'm all turned around.
Is the EL this way?
It's that way.
Dr. Vucelich?
Mr. Carter. You look winded.
Yeah, I was hurrying.
Dr. Vucelich, I know
Dr. Benton left the study
and I just wanted to say that
I've learned more under
you than in four years
of medical school.
And uh, I'd very much like
to continue on the team.
Well, there's initiative,
wouldn't you say?
For better or worse,
there seems to be
a plethora of students
on the team right now.
I can't see that I would have
anything of substance
for you to do.
Since you're way
beyond scut work.
Best of luck.
Excuse me.
Did you ask Nathan if
you take an AIDS test?
He says it gives
him the creeps.
Bilateral perihilar
infiltrates there.
He needs to know
that Angel has AIDS
and that he might too.
Well, you can't tell him.
The law protects her privacy.
I could if they were married.
And they're not.
Who's protecting Nathan?
And if he has AIDS
who's protecting all the women
that he might have sex with?
Ethically, I
agree with you.
But the law's
the law, right?
Even if it's not right.
Hey, T‐ball,
you giving up?
CBC showed
microcytic anemia.
Blood smear showed
red cell stippling.
Got a blood lead level
80 micrograms per deciliter.
Erythrocyte protoporphyrin
confirmed lead poisoning.
I was just sleeping
in that old building at night.
I didn't care they was
fixing it up during the day.
‐ Dust from the renovation.
‐ Full of lead.
I didn't need validation
on this one.
I called medicine.
They're admitting him.
You seen Doug? He's still
got that birthday boy in one.
‐ The llama bite?
‐ Mm‐hmm.
He's out talking
to his dad.
Probably, he'll
never come back.
Have you seen Benton?
Uh, he's looking for you
to check on some patients.
‐ I can't right now.
‐ What?
There's an arm lac in six,
rule out appendicitis in three
and Dr. Lewis wanted to talk
to you about that girl, Angel.
‐ She split, AMA.
‐ Shit.
Uh, I can't deal with those
right now, Jerry.
Oh, man.
[laughing]
(Angel)
'You tell me.'
‐ Hey.
‐ What the hell are you doing?
They‐they're wine coolers.
They're really good.
You want some of my..
‐ I fell.
‐ You fell?
Couldn't be 'cause you were
drunk again, could it?
‐ Hey, man, you leave her alone.
‐ Get up.
'There's nothing
wrong with her.'
Get up!
‐ Nathan, make him stop.
‐ Carter.
You guys are the ones
that won't stop.
You're sick and you get drunk.
And you both rip out your IVs.
‐ Carter, that's enough.
‐ What's the matter with you?
Oh, man. Look what you did.
Look what I did?
‐ The what I did?
‐ Carter, out of here.
Out of here now.
Okay. You, back in bed.
Haleh, can you help
Angel out of here?
Come on, back in bed now.
‐ So, what's going on?
‐ You saw what was going on.
No, not with them. With you.
These people come in here
on drugs and booze
and they don't listen to us.
And we're supposed
to treat them.
‐ We're supposed to treat them.
‐ What good is it?
Tomorrow, they're gonna
be back on the street
doing the same thing.
After that, they're
gonna be back in here
doing the same thing to us.
Well, that's what the job is.
‐ If you don't like them needy‐‐
‐ I don't like the abuse.
Well, none of us do.
Well, at least, you're
used to it, with your sister.
You know,
when you first got here
we were a little
concerned about you.
'You seemed to
care too much.'
'We're not worried
about that anymore.'
What happened to you, Carter?
‐ Loretta.
‐ Hi, Dr. Greene.
'How you been?
We've been looking for you.'
Jimmy was dying to see
"The Lion King" again.
No, I wasn't.
Hey, how about some ice cream
in the cafeteria?
I was just going on a break.
It's a little cold
for ice cream.
Hot chocolate?
Oh, uh,
I couldn't hear you.
Thank you.
We need to talk.
Exam one?
Connie?
Could you take Loretta
to exam one?
‐ Sure.
‐ Thanks.
How'd he do it?
Playing soccer.
I thought you said he was 60.
With his grandchildren.
Large joint effusion.
I'll do an arthrocentesis.
Tell him to stick
to the sidelines.
Do you have another minute?
Certainly.
Dr. Vucelich is telling people
that I left the study.
I wasn't sure you'd
wanna talk about it.
I didn't exactly leave.
Oh, Carl's very discreet.
He didn't think
it would look good
that he had to
fire his star pupil.
Is that what he said?
I believe the
euphemism was
we're experiencing
a difference in style.
Hell, I'd have
just fired you.
Our differences
had to do with the data.
Who's left in
and who's left out.
Well, that's a matter
of interpretation.
It's his research study.
He did get the grant
on the strength
of his reputation
and accomplishments.
Do you know how much money he
brings into this hospital?
If you've had a
disagreement with Vucelich
I suggest you retreat
immediately and apologize.
It wasn't a disagreement.
Peter, you have the arrogance
of a great surgeon, the ego
and someday one hopes,
the talent
but what you don't have is
the ability to get along.
To be a member of the team.
Once you're a Carl Vucelich
you don't need that but
you can't be a Carl Vucelich
without it.
Here you go, Joseph.
I'll give your dad another call.
Mark, you got a minute?
Someone check out that bite?
Yeah, it's okay but he could use
someone to talk to.
His dad was supposed
to be here two hours ago.
Sure. In a few minutes.
Please, sit down.
I have some difficult news.
Yeah. I've been tired but
what do you expect
from an old hooker?
The new job's going great,
kids are doing well at school.
Everything's good,
Dr. Greene.
Your biopsy last time
was positive for
cervical cancer.
'It's stage 1‐b which
is relatively early'
'in the spread
of the disease.'
Although, that can only be
confirmed through surgery.
Treatment...is radical
hysterectomy
with removal
of the uterus and cervix.
Sometimes, radiation
therapy is done.
[dramatic music]
Statistics show,
with treatment
the five year survival rate
is over 90%.
Five years.
My kids won't even be teenagers.
[indistinct chatter]
[praying in foreign language]
[praying continues]
Mr. Rubadoux
I'm very sorry
about your wife.
I made a mistake.
Not in the way
I treated her, but..
...in the way I treated you.
I wasn't honest.
Wasn't fair.
I was wrong.
And I'm very, very sorry.
This day isn't
about you, Mr. Carter.
[dramatic music]
How's Angel?
She's still asleep.
Are you kicking us out now?
Um, not quite yet.
Oh, God, I gotta
stop this, you know.
Angel's better at it.
She can stop drinking
for a while, you know
but then I just
drag her right back in.
I don't know why she stays.
Nathan, there's something that
'Angel's scared to tell you but'
it's something that I think
you have a right to know.
She has AIDS.
She has AIDS?
You mean, the whole thing?
Yes, which means
you could have it too.
Have you ever been tested?
Could I have given it to her
or could she
have given it to me?
Well, if you test positive,
there's no way to know.
Loretta needs a little
time to let it settle in.
Is she going to
have the surgery?
Yeah, she's just worried about
who's gonna take
her kids for five days.
Al and I can take them.
He thinks,
after we get married
we should adopt
three or four.
This'll get him
off that kick.
Where have you been?
On the longest walk known to man
and I'm freezing.
Start the margaritas
in an hour.
Mark, thank you,
and thank Susan
but I'm gonna have to pass.
Things went that well
with your dad, huh?
No, that was fine.
Same old thing.
He just wanted to
borrow 100 bucks.
Llama birthday boy
is still here.
‐ What?
‐ Bite's been treated.
But his father is running late.
Joseph?
Hey, how's the arm?
Alright, did you know
that you are my first
llama bite in my entire
pediatric career‐ish?
Makes this a very special day.
Also because it happens
to be my birthday.
‐ I hate my birthday.
‐ Yeah, me too.
My dad's always late.
So's mine.
He gave me a trip to that zoo
and then he didn't even come.
What did you get?
Uh...I got a card.
And I got, and I got..
[chuckling]
I got two tickets
to the bulls game.
[chuckles]
Alright, get this.
There are some brownies
in the refrigerator,
in the lounge.
They are not birthday cake,
and they are not mine.
But I think we should
steal them. Yeah?
‐ Yep.
‐ Yep.
Peter.
Well, I'm sorry we couldn't
meet in my office.
I can't get rid of that
endarterectomy team
from Philadelphia.
I, uh..
I went over
the charts again.
All of them.
Well, I can see that spending
a day thinking about this
hasn't helped you,
so let's stop right here.
Agree to disagree,
and you can move on.
Apparently, I already have.
Oh, I didn't fire you.
I just let people
know that you quit.
Which I hadn't.
Well, I felt you needed
help making that decision.
I don't understand.
At least three
of those patients
should not have been
excluded from the study.
I determine who's in
and who's out.
I thought the protocol
determined that.
If you're
manipulating the data
how can the study be valid?
How dare you question me?
I give you the opportunity
of a lifetime
and you have the temerity
to challenge my reputation.
The results won't be accurate.
Aren't lives at stake here?
Yes, Peter, lives are at stake.
Lives that I save.
Mothers, fathers,
grandparents
are living because
I made choices.
I risked everything to do
what I know is right.
The rules are there
for a reason.
Grow up, Peter.
You're not some
junior chemist at the FDA.
You're a surgical resident
in a struggling county hospital.
Now, how do you think
money comes into this place?
Takes more than a please
and I promise to do what's
right for my country.
It takes results and that,
at any cost, is what I produce.
Now, you screw with that
and you will be off
surgical service
for a hell of a lot
longer than one day.
[coughing]
Boy, when they made you stupid,
they made you really stupid.
That's the only funny
thing I've heard all day.
I'm gonna die and
you're gonna tell me
I should give these up.
Actually, the cold's
doing more damage.
You do have pneumonia.
Maybe quicker's better.
I told Nathan.
I know it's illegal,
but I did it anyway.
He's really worried about you.
He's worried that maybe
he gave it to you.
He wants to go
through this together.
Yeah. Sure. If he has it.
'But...if he's clean,
and I'm sick.'
Why is he gonna
wanna stick around?
Which option are you hoping for?
It's cold out here.
[clearing throat]
I'm gonna go inside.
Sorry about this.
The dean's staff meetings
usually don't take this long.
That's okay.
Does the dean know
what it's regarding?
No, he doesn't.
[intercom beeping]
Yes?
Mm‐hmm. Of course.
It'll just be another
minute or two.
[sighs]
[whirring]
(Mark)
'I don't know, I
just really think'
'I've turned into a cliche.'
Don't do this, Mark.
Yeah, I mean, don't you
think I've got that guy
about to be divorced
look all over me?
I mean, here I am,
in a very attractive
single woman's apartment
drinking like I'm
still in my twenties
with a brand new
used motorcycle.
You are a guy about
to be divorced.
Yeah, but I don't like
to act like one.
‐ Here. Try this.
‐ Hmm.
Yeah. Not as good as the first,
better than the second.
Does it matter?
People at work are making up
stories about you anyway.
About us, you mean.
Mmm. Yeah. And what is that,
can I ask you?
My car's in the shop
I drop Suzy off at my parents'
meet up with you
to go tequila shopping
and all of a sudden,
we're having a torrid affair.
Who said it was torrid?
No one. I'm just
assuming it would be.
That's not what I meant.
That's okay.
I know what you meant.
I'm sure it would be too.
Why wouldn't it be?
No reason at all.
There's not enough
lime in this.
[whirring]
[whistling]
Hey, bro.
Hey, what's up, Walt?
Same old thing.
What happened?
You look like you
lost your tenth patient.
I don't know, man.
I don't know.
I'm off that research
study I told you about.
I thought the
main man loved you.
Yeah, well, he was
breaking some rules
and I called him on it.
Were you right?
I just thought it'd
be different, man.
I mean, the work we
were doing, where I was going.
Different from what?
Different from everything
that got me here.
You know, scratching
my way through med school
playing this game and that game
and I just, you know,
you angle for the best residency
no matter what, and..
(Walt)
'You did what
you had to do.'
What we all have
to do every day.
Yes? Why do we keep doing it?
Well, that's up to you, man.
The world doesn't
change just because
you're moving up in it.
I went to the dean to, uh
tell him what was
going on and, uh
I don't know,
I waited around
20 minutes, and I left.
I just left.
I'm stupid enough
to ruin my career
but I don't even have the..
...courage to do it
the right way.
You don't understand, Walt, I..
I always thought
when the time came
I'd do the right thing.
[chuckles]
That's...hey.
[theme music]