ER (1994–2009): Season 2, Episode 5 - And Baby Makes Two - full transcript

[door opens]

Morning.

Morning.

Are we alone?

I'm alone.
Are you?

Thought I heard
a woman's voice

during the night.

You eavesdropping?

Eh, just, you know,
kind of hard to miss.

Didn't sound like Hulda.

You want a bagel?



Fresh?

Baked this morning
by elfin hands.

[sighs]

Works all day

entertains all night

and he gets up
at sunrise

goes to the bakery.

What's your secret?

I'm a virtuous man.

Good morning, Jer.

And a delightful
morning to you.

Fresh buttered popcorn?

Oh, I'm watching
my triglycerides.

Turfed the slip‐and‐fall
to ortho.



Well done.
Popcorn?

Oh, yum.

Hello!
Isn't it a wonderful day?

[phone rings]

Good morning.
ER.

Are the nitrous tanks
leaking again?

Better.

‐ It's Weaver's day off.
‐ Oh.

And if that's not cause
for celebration

I don't know what is.

♪ Oh happy day ♪

‐ Perfect.
‐ Hm.

‐ May I have this dance?
‐ Oh, honey.

You guys are bad.

Turn it up.

♪ Oh happy days ♪
♪ Oh happy.. ♪

Hi. Just getting on?

Yeah. You?

No. No. I spent
all night in the OR.

A woman with a bowel obstruction
crashed. Big mess.

And I floated my first
Swan‐Ganz catheter.

Wow! You've done a lot
of procedures lately.

Yeah, cut‐downs, chest tubes.

Opened a choley,
closed an appi.

Benton's bum finger's
the best thing

that ever happened to me.

I even got to staple a stomach.

And Benton just had
to stand there and watch.

'Okay. The look on his face
was classic.'

Just..

Carter.

I have a new
procedure for you.

Foreign body extraction.

What, uh, kind
of foreign body?

Flashlight.

Claims he fell on it
while changing a fuse.

Naked.

(female #1)
'Adoption proceedings
can't begin'

'until 90 days
after abandonment.'

'So, assuming we proceed'

'the Halloran's would
petition for custody'

'in early January.'

However, they would
like to take Susie

sooner than later.

[sighs]
How much sooner?

End of the week.

They feel the change would be
less traumatic now

than a month or two.

Right.

I mentioned your wish
to continue to be part

of Susie's life, as her aunt

and they are willing
to think about it.

Great.

[intercom beeps]

Yes.

I'll come out.

They're nice people,
but there's no reason

to feel that you have to comply

with their timetable
and conditions.

You need to feel comfortable
with the arrangement.

I know.

And you should take
all the time you need.

[baby cooing]

I don't think time
will make it any easier.

Ready?

Mm‐hmm.

Oh, what are their first names?

Kevin and Lisa.

(female #1)
'Lisa, Kevin'

Yeah.

(Lisa)
'Thank you.'

'Oh, I'm so excited.'

(female #1)
'I'd like you to meet
Susan Lewis.'

Hello.

It's nice
to meet you, Susan.

This is Susie.

She's so beautiful.

Thank you.

Do you want to hold her?

Oh. Yes.

‐ Yes.
‐ Oh!

Oh...you are so precious.

So precious.

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

Not my shift.
Not my shift.

Why are these old charts
still here?

Dr. Weaver usually
weeds them out.

You should tell
when she's not here.

‐ Yeah.
‐ Where's Susan?

‐ She took a personal day.
‐ Huh?

Let there be no doubt.

Flu season has arrived.

I have half the board.

‐ One more. Chia‐Chia Leow.
‐ Oh, yeah. Let me see him.

The little boy with AIDS?

Yep, he spiked a fever.

(Lydia)
He can't even sit up.
I put him in three.

Kid in two's done.

You get the French fry
out of his nose?

Yeah. I had to listen to his
mother talk for 20 minutes.

I'll be glad when his splint is
off and I'm back in surgery.

Hey, look at the bright side,
you've been given a chance

to perfect
your cozy bedside manner.

‐ Here's another.
‐ Great.

All yesterday he is
in bed, throwing up.

He stopped talking.

Mm‐hm. Well, the first thing
we need to do

is get his fever down
and stop the vomiting.

Yes.

In order to know
the right kind of medicine

to give him, we're going to have
to do a lumbar puncture.

That's where we take some of the
fluid from around his spine

and test it
to see what's wrong.

That's what we're going
to do, okay?

Yes, uh...you
make him well?

We can't cure the AIDS,
you knew that

but we'll do what we can
to make him feel better.

‐ Thank you.
‐ Yeah.

[speaking in foreign language]

It's a piercing
sort of pain

like a spike
through the temple.

Mm‐hm. How long have you
been having migraines?

All my life.
You ever get them?

‐ No.
‐ You?

‐ No.
‐ Count your blessings.

I'm gonna ask the doctor
about giving you some Imitrex.

Oh, I had that once.

Gave me chest pain.

Okay, in that case, Toradol.

(female #2)
'Can't.'

Gives me hives.

But they gave me something here
that worked wonders.

Began with a "D."

'What was it?'

Demerol?

That's it.

Okay.

We'll be right back.

‐ She's sweet.
‐ She's a junkie.

‐ What?
‐ It's a snow job.

She's faking migraines
to get a quick fix.

How can you tell?

If you hang around as long
as I have, you can smell them.

Have you ever seen
the turkey file?

Hey, Dr. Benton.

It still works.

Just kidding.
Different flashlight.

Thought that splint was supposed
to stay on till tomorrow.

You got that circled
on your calendar?

You know, I handled
a lot of dislocations

when I did my ortho rotation.

Not interested.

You're risking permanent
joint laxity.

Osteoarthritis.

‐ Goodbye, Carter.
‐ Tendinitis.

Dr. B, got a lady here
beat up bad.

‐ Can you hear me, hon?
‐ 'What happened?'

Anonymous call,
found her on the floor

of her house.
Multiple contusions.

Bruises to the face and chest.
Conscious but unresponsive.

(Peter)
Okay, let's lift her
on my count, people.

Nice and easy.
Here we go.

One, two, three.

‐ 'Do we have a name?'
‐ ID says, Vickie Mazovick.

‐ Vickie, squeeze my hand.
‐ Get this out of here.

‐ No blood in the canal.
‐ Negative babinski.

What's wrong with her?

(John)
'Maybe psychotic.'

Vickie, talk to me.

(Peter)
'Tell me who
did this to you.'

Argh! Alright.
Can you feel this?

[screams]

Responds to pain.

‐ 'Leave me alone!'
‐ Damn.

Maybe should have kept
the splint on, huh?

Extensive bruising
to the ribs.

Alright. Get X‐ray.
Carter, how's her chest?

(John)
'Good bilateral
breath sounds.'

She's crying.

It's a good sign, I guess.

It's okay, sweetie.

It's okay.

Damn!

What was her
last name again?

Krupke.

Krupke, Krupke.

Aha.

Krupke, Lottie.

Also known as Kamen, Laura.

Also known as Kimball, Myrna.

"Addicted to narcotics,
alcoholic, bipolar.."

God, this is sad.

No, what's sad is
when they con you

out of five or six doses
before you catch on.

Then you really
feel like a chump.

Nurse Hathaway?

Uh, Carol.

E. Ray Bozman.
I'm your nurse trainee.

Oh, yes, right. Come on in. Grab
a lab coat under the counter.

I'll be with you in a second.

Mark, I got to do an LP
on a four‐year‐old.

I could use a hand.

Harper, you ever
seen an LP?

No, but I'd like to.

Um, you know, I don't really
want to baby‐sit

a med student right now.

Well, it's either Harper
or the guy wearing

Morgenstern's lab coat.

Harper, let's do it.

Yeah, they seemed like
nice people, didn't they?

Yeah? Smart, funny, not so
perfect, they're obnoxious.

And they have a little boy.

Yeah, huh?

You could have a big brother.

Someone to look out for you,
teach you stuff.

Oh, Susie.

This is so hard.

I just don't think
I'd be a good enough mother.

We have ways of screwing kids up
in my family.

I just want you to be happy.

I love you.

You know that?

I do.

Oh, God.

‐ 'Orbit's okay, no fracture.'
‐ 'She's got a crack rib.'

(Peter)
'Two cracked ribs,
two healed fractures.'

'Old shoulder fracture,
humerus.'

(John)
'Hey, you put your splint
back on. Wise choice'

She said anything yet?

‐ No.
‐ Uh, actually she did to me.

She told me
she wanted to go home.

Not a good idea.

She's been here
three times before.

First time, she said
it was her husband

but wouldn't
press charges.

How about the second
and third time?

Said she fell down
the stairs.

Alright. Call
the social worker.

Give Mrs. Mazovick
some Vicodin for the pain

and tell her to follow up
with her doctor.

You're not going
to talk to her?

Not my job.

[machines beeping]

Alright, kiddo.

Let's get started.

'Okay, here we go.
Let's get going.'

Hi, Chia‐Chia.

Hold onto the back
of his thighs.

With your other hand you hold
him on the back of his neck.

Lean over.

Mm‐hmm.
Hold on tight.

‐ Mm.
‐ No. No‐‐

Now, buddy, your mom
tells me you like to play

with the neighbor's dog.

‐ No, mama.
‐ It's okay.

‐ No. No. No.
‐ You have to hold him tight.

'Mama.'

[speaking in foreign language]

Okay.

[crying]

Shh. Shh.
Chia‐Chia. Shh.

That's just to numb it.
The next one won't be so bad.

[speaking in language]

(Doug)
'Okay. When I was a kid..'

...I had a dog named Louie.

‐ No. No, mama.
‐ Louie, the dog.

[crying]

'Okay. Alright.'

[crying]

You're doing great.

[crying continues]

'There we go.'

'You're doing great.'

He stopped moving.

Yeah.

He's surrendered.

'Just a little more.'

'Not much longer.'

Jerry, if anybody
calls for me

I'll be up in the OR
with Dr. Hicks.

Okay.

[instrumental music]

Is it lighter in here?
Did they repaint?

Mm. The weaver has lifted.

‐ Ah‐ha.
‐ Cake?

Uh...sure.

Subtle.

‐ What's going on?
‐ Uh...birthday party.

Oh, yeah?
Whose birthday?

Bob's.

Bob's not working today.

(Jerry)
'Well, it's still
her birthday.'

Well, in that case,
how about a piece?

Uh, sorry. It's all gone.

Hey there.

‐ Ha! Man, was that no fun.
‐ What?

LP on a little kid.

Always rough. Uh, I'm on my way
to resect a bowel.

Want to get some lunch
after that?

Sorry. I got to ride
herd on this kid.

How about dinner?

‐ Possibly.
‐ Possibly.

Possibly.

Possibly.

‐ Carter?
‐ Mm‐hm?

You and Harper, something
extracurricular happening there?

Mm..

Dr. Greene.

Loretta,
how have you been?

Oh, lousy.
I threw my back out.

‐ How?
‐ At work.

Jerry, can you
start a chart?

Lydia?
Come on.

(Lydia)
'Coming.'

So this is like a mid‐life
career shift for you?

Yeah. I tend
to shift a lot.

I've been a UPS delivery man,
a short‐order cook

a rodeo clown and then,
in the mid '80s

I got into the human
potential movement.

Doing what?

Uh, lectures,
inspirational speeches.

I'm a nurturer,
and I like helping people

so nursing seemed like

the next logical step
in my life progression.

Okay, Mr. Keller.

You can take
a seat right here.

Oh. There you go.
Great.

Alright. I want you
to shave his head

clean and irrigate
the wound.

I'm going
to start a chart

and get a doctor
to stitch him.

‐ Okey‐dokey.
‐ 'Dr. Ross.'

I went to pick up Chia‐Chia's
lab results.

‐ Mm‐hm.
‐ They did a cell count.

Differential, protein, glucose
gram stain and culture

but they ran out of fluid before
they did the India ink stain.

I don't believe it.

Is that the test for
cryptococcal meningitis?

Yes, yes.

Okay, tell me if this hurts.
Keep your leg straight.

It's okay.

I don't see any sign
of a slipped disc

just a muscle strain.

You need to stay
off your feet.

No problem.

I mean bed rest, Loretta.
Emphasis on rest.

Gotcha.

Ooh. It still hurts
like hell, though.

Can we give
her something?

Yeah. I'll write her
a prescription for Feldene.

Ooh, that ought to do the trick.

Dr. Greene, Dr. Lewis
is here to see you.

Loretta, take care.

[sighing]

Oh...it figures this would
happen today.

I was supposed to have
a job interview.

Really?

Yeah, answering phones

for a place that makes
clothes and stuff.

Social worker
put me up to it.

Sounds like a good job.

Mm, I never get
these things though.

They take one look at me,
they know the score.

I wonder how.

We have a closet
full of clothes here.

You could see if there's
anything for an interview.

‐ What do you got clothes for?
‐ Whoever needs them.

‐ Where do you get them from?
‐ Dead people, mostly.

Oh. You gotta be kidding me.

Well, there's some nice stuff.

We get some pretty rich
dead people.

Okay.

We need to do another
lumbar puncture on Chia‐Chia.

‐ Another?
‐ Listen, I'm sorry.

And if there were any other way
I would do it.

'It's gonna be a small amount,
not as much as before.'

Okay?

I'm sorry.

[instrumental music]

I met with a lawyer today

about putting Susie
up for adoption.

Really?
Is it definite?

Before I make
my final decision

I need to know what my options
are here at work.

If I keep her, there's no way
I could continue

to do
my residency full‐time.

Could I do it part‐time?

Uh, I'll look into it.

‐ Have you heard from Chloe?
‐ No.

Look, it's been nuts
around here lately.

‐ You want to get some coffee?
‐ No, Mark. I don't.

I need to know if a part‐time
schedule's doable.

I've only heard of that
in pediatrics.

‐ So it's not?
‐ I don't know.

I'll talk to Morgenstern

and see if we can work
something out.

[exhales]
I appreciate it.

You beeped me out of a bowel
resection to sew up a drunk?

Benton said you liked
doing procedures.

Huh, very funny.

‐ Whoa.
‐ Oh, my God.

Almost done.

E‐Ray, why did you shave
his entire head

for a four centimeter lac?

Mr. Keller and I have been
talking about how to effect

positive change in one's life
and how changing the physical

can be a symbolic first step
in transforming the inner self.

‐ You Benton?
‐ Mm‐hmm.

McGillis.
Social services.

I'm confused about
your‐your chart notes

on Vickie Mazovick,
the woman who got beat up.

Mm‐hm.

You didn't note
whether she had injuries

to her hands and arms.

‐ She didn't.
‐ Could you note that please?

It could be significant.

If I thought it was significant,
I would have written it down.

It suggests she didn't
defend herself

which suggests
she's given up.

Which means, statistically,
she's reached a stage

where she's in danger
of being killed.

You didn't note what she said

when you asked her what
happened.

I didn't ask her
what happened.

Did you suspect abuse?

Of course, I did.
I saw the chart.

Then you're supposed
to ask.

‐ So, what did she tell you?
‐ Nothing.

Hm, so what makes you think

she's going
to tell me anything?

It's worth a try,
don't you think?

Oh, this would
look good on you.

Maybe not.

It doesn't really
quite fit.

What do you mean?
It looks great.

‐ You think so?
‐ Oh, yeah.

But it, uh..

...needs something.

You see some stuff
working here, I bet.

Oh, like you don't?

My clients don't die on me

except for that one guy.

That's it.

‐ You think so?
‐ Mm.

‐ You're doing another LP?
‐ Yeah.

Lab forgot to do an India ink,
so, I'll tap out

a couple cc's
and do the test myself.

How's he holding up?

Not well.

Alright, this is going
to be quick.

It's only going
to take a few minutes.

Hi, Chia‐Chia.

'How's it going?'

(Doug)
'Get him over
on his side.'

Mrs. Mazovick?

I'm Dr. Benton. I need
to ask you a few questions

about how you got hurt.

I fell.

Mrs. Mazovick. There are people
that can help you.

I don't want any help.

Okay. Uh..

I'm still going
to have to report it

to the police.

Won't do any good.

[sighs]

Put three drops in there..

...and then a drop of ink.

Then, you slide it
under the microscope.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You did really
well in there.

Better the second time
than the first.

Does it get easier?

No.

Catch that light.

[sighs]

I thought pediatrics was
the happy specialty.

Most of the time.

Okay. Look at that.

What do you see?

Mm, yeast cells.

Some large capsules
around them.

Cryptococcus.

He has cryptococcal
meningitis?

Yeah.

He's getting near the end.

I need somebody to call
the police to report

a suspected case
of domestic abuse.

You got it.

Carter, where you going?

Uh, Dr. Morgenstern is doing
a hemi colectomy.

He asked me to
make the incision.

Hmm. Mm‐mm,
Not today.

Guy in six cut his finger.

‐ Uh‐oh.
‐ Please!

‐ Please! I need help!
‐ Get a gurney!

‐ You're going to need help.
‐ 'I've got it, Carter.'

‐ What if you need a cut down?
‐ 'I've got it.'

‐ Where are you hurt?
‐ No. It's not me.

‐ My husband, he's in the car.
‐ 'What happened?'

He was on his motorcycle
outside our apartment

and a truck hit him
and took off.

Alright. Let's get him out.
Let's get him out. Come on.

Oh, man,
that's a lot of blood.

‐ Is he dead?
‐ No, he's still breathing.

I tried to get him here
as fast as I could.

‐ I ran red lights.
‐ You did the right thing.

He's hypovolemic.
He's gonna need six units.

Wait a minute.
Where's his arm?

It's in the back seat!

Oh, my God.

(Mrs. Leow)
'It is the same thing
he had before?'

Yes, he's, um..

...he's had a relapse.
He's very sick.

Now, the best way
to treat him now

is to give him
a high concentration

of medication
intrathecally.

Uh, which means?

It‐It means that we're going
to do the same procedure

as the spinal tap,
but in reverse.

Again?

It's the only way to get
a high enough dose

of the medication.

One more time.

No, it has
to be a full course.

That means two times a day..

'...for ten days.'

We'll admit him
into the hospital

'we'll put a catheter
in his back.'

That way, he won't have
to have the puncture each time.

It will stop
the vomiting and the fever?

If he responds
to the medication, yes.

Once his body has fought off
the meningitis

'he'll be able to work
harder against the AIDS.'

If you think this is
the best thing for Chia‐Chia.

I do, yes.

(Frochet)
'I work at Daley Plaza
and my wife works'

at the merchandise mart.

So we got together for
a picnic lunch by the fountain

at, uh...lunch hour.

Sounds nice.

It was until I decided
to cut the French bread

with my Swiss army knife.

I knew I should
have gotten soft crust.

How long have you had
that mole on your arm?

Oh, a while.

Actually looks
a little bigger

than the last time
I looked at it.

If you want I can excise it
and run tests on it

just to be safe.

What does that involve?

Give you an anaesthetic,
surgically remove it.

Won't take long.

‐ Alright.
‐ Yeah? Great.

I'll just run it past
the attending

and I will be right back.

Yes.

[sobbing]

Hang three units, O‐neg.
Put it on the infuser.

He's still bleeding.

(Peter)
'Inflate the BP.
Cuff to 150.'

What's going on, Peter?

Hit and run amputation.
He's hypovolemic.

(Mark)
Where's the arm?

Wrapped and on ice.

Get a vascular surgeon
down here.

Someone call
the reimplantation team.

(Carol)
'I don't get a pulse.'

‐ He's bradying down.
‐ Tube him.

Not with this finger.

E.T. Tray.

(Peter)
'Atropine.'

One milligram, IV push.

Number eight.

[machines beeping]

‐ I got a pulse.
‐ BP's 50 palp.

(Peter)
'Well, that's something.'

Okay. Hang another
two units, O‐neg.

(Peter)
'Packed. We'll move him
as soon as he's tubed.'

Alright.
Let's move him.

[sobbing]

[knock on door]

(Henry)
'Cookie, the door.'

(Cookie)
'Who is it?'

It's me, mom.

'Oh, do you
have the baby?'

Yeah.

Just a second.

[door locks clicking]

Smile.

Mom.

You bought
a video camera.

(Cookie)
'Oh, if you're gonna
be a grandma'

'you may as well
do it right.'

(Henry)
'Thing cost a fortune.'

'No wonder there's
a trade deficit.'

Mom, would you
do that later?

(Cookie)
'Don't be
such a grouch.'

'Turn around.
Oh, smile for grandma.'

Well, I‐I‐I need
to sit down.

(Henry)
'Sit. Give me
the little termite.'

‐ 'Come on. Come on.'
‐ Okay, here you go.

Right over here.
Look up, up, up.

[laughs]

I need to talk
to you guys.

‐ Look.
‐ Mom?

Hi. Oh, she's so cute.
Mom.

‐ 'Look at that.'
‐ Dad.

‐ 'Oh, honey.'
‐ I'm listening.

I met with
a lawyer today about..

...giving Susie up for adoption.

But she's not
even your baby.

Mom, Chloe is
never coming back.

Would you turn
that thing off?

I don't know how you could
even consider that.

You really don't want
to give her away, do you?

No, of course I don't. It kills
me to even think about it.

Then don't.

How am I supposed to raise her
alone and finish my residency?

People do these things
all the time, don't they?

Dad, I work 12‐hour shifts,
five days a week.

And I am not putting her
in day care for that long.

Well, there must be
something you can do.

Well, could you guys keep her

three days a week?

Maybe we could do it.
Three days a week?

Oh, sure. We all know
what that means.

‐ I'll be doing all the work‐‐
‐ Wait a minute. I'm here.

'You haven't left
this house in six years.'

'You hardly ever even
leave that damn‐‐'

I'm retired. You make me sound
like some kind of a nut.

‐ It's not normal.
‐ 'At least I don't drink‐‐'

(Cookie)
'All day long.'

‐ 'Two vodka gimlets for‐‐'
‐ 'That is a lie.'

Whose path report is this?

Finger lac in six.

I saw a growth on his arm

convinced him
to let me test it..

‐ Melanoma.
‐ Bingo.

And I found
an axillary lymph node on exam.

It needs to be excised.

I already spoke with Pereira
in surgical oncology

and he agreed to let me
do the biopsy.

Peter, cop's in
with Mrs. Mazovick

in case you want
to talk to him.

Right.

I just picked up
an interesting case, I think.

‐ Yeah.
‐ Yeah.

Excised a mole
on a 36‐year‐old male.

Turns out it's melanoma and I
get to biopsy the lymph node.

A 36‐year‐old
has cancer

and you get
to do the biopsy.

Well, congratulations.

Well, I hope you have
an easier time

convincing Mrs. Mazovick
to make a statement than I did.

‐ 'Who are you?'
‐ I'm Dr. Benton.

I was in charge
of her case, officer..

Mazovick.

(Michael)
'Come on, babe,
let's go.'

What goes through your head
when you're beating her?

Hm?

What a big man you are?

Michael, please.

Please.

Your husband just went
up to the OR.

They're trying
to reattach his arm.

‐ They can do that?
‐ Well, they can try.

With complete amputation,
the success rate's small.

We only have insurance
left for three days.

I wouldn't worry about that
right now. They'll cover it.

But Jason lost his job
three months ago. Benefits too.

And I'm a waitress,
no benefits.

Is there somebody
I can call for you?

Oh, no.
No, thanks.

I keep having this
weird thought

that Jason 's dead
and you're just not telling me.

He isn't, is he?

No. He's in the OR.

You're just feeling
the stress.

Carrie, would you like to come
and lie down in the lounge?

No. No, thank you.

How are you doing,
Mr. Forchet?

I'm starting to worry
a little bit, actually.

Is something wrong?

Dr. Carter, they said
you might need help

with a lymph node biopsy?

Uh..

A biopsy?

Do I have cancer?

Mr. Forchet, your mole
was identified

as a malignant
melanoma.

Oh, my God.

No, no, the good news
is that we caught it

which means we can start
treatment immediately.

What's the worst case
scenario?

Absolutely no way to gauge
that..

...until we stage the cancer
and see if it's...uh, spread..

...which is why
we're going to do the biopsy.

'I can't
believe this.'

I‐I mean, I came in here
for a cut on my finger and..

[snaps]
I need to call my wife.

I, uh..

How am I going to tell her?
What am I going to say?

[sobbing]

It's okay.

(Forchet)
I can't believe
this is happening.

I know. I know.

Just let it out
and work through it.

[both sobbing]

So in your opinion,
the injuries resulted

from some kind of battery?

Yup, no question.

You willing
to testify if we need you?

I guess. You think
that's gonna happen?

It's up to her. You know,
she won't make a statement.

There's no other witnesses.
Not much I can do to help her.

And the fact that he's a cop,
does that make a difference?

No, not to me.

You've seen these?

First time, she came in, missing
two teeth, broken jaw.

Second time, bruises
across her back and buttocks.

Third time, broken arm.

And these...
these are from today.

She used to work
dispatch at the 14th.

You know her?

Used to.

‐ Doug.
‐ Hey.

I signed for that
Amphotericin B you ordered‐‐

‐ I got it. Thank you.
‐ What's the plan?

The plan is to do
everything I can

to buy that kid and his mother
some more time together.

He didn't respond
to the Amphotericin the last‐‐

This time, I'm gonna give
it to him intrathecally.

That's a pretty rough procedure,
especially on a four‐year‐old.

What are you saying, Mark?

Just wondering
if the treatment's too extreme

for the best prognosis
you could hope to get‐‐

Not in my opinion.

‐ Okay.
‐ Okay.

[engine revving]

(Lisa)
'Don't tell me
if you are getting dizzy.'

'Stop. Stop.'

Yeah, hey.

Hey, can you see?

Can you see?

Do you remember the nice lady
from this morning?

Do you want
to go on to slide?

What do you think?

You designed
that yourself?

Yeah.

You can swim in it or you can
wrap a scarf around your waist

and wear it out on the town.

Who does she mean by "you"?

I'm meeting
with investors next week

about designing a whole line.

I'm gonna
call it "Randi‐wear."

Catchy.

Oh, well, if you
wanna invest

now is the time.

On that note, I'll bid
you all a fond good eve.

It's been a wonderful,
Weaver‐less day.

‐ Nighty‐night.
‐ Goodnight.

Is he single?

Yeah.

Carrie.

Your husband's out of surgery.

They were able
to reattach his arms.

[laughs]

Y‐you..

You said the chances
of that happening were small.

We're not out
of the woods yet.

We'll still have to wait
and see if the tissue

can survive
the trauma.

[sighs]
Do you have any valium
in there or something?

Well, I can't give you anything

without a prescription,
but I can start a chart‐‐

No, that's okay. No.

‐ Try a cigarette first.
‐ You can't...smoke in here.

Oh, yeah.

(Carol)
'Carrie?'

This is good news.

Yeah. It's great.

Excuse me. Mrs. Leow?

‐ Ah, yes?
‐ I'm Dr. Greene.

I'm the attending physician
here in the ER.

I'd like to talk
to you about Chia‐Chia.

Uh, something is wrong
with Chia‐Chia?

No, no, no.

I was talking
with Dr. Ross

about the treatment
you agreed to.

And I wanted to make sure
that you understood

everything that was involved.

Yes.

The side effects of the medicine
can be very painful.

Worse, sometimes,
than the symptoms

of the meningitis.

Worse?

Yes.

I want to be sure
that you know

that if you don't want to go
through that

we can give you medicine
to make him comfortable.

You can take him home.

But, um...he
will be sick.

Mrs. Leow

the fact that the medicine
failed once before

mean that there's a strong
possibility

that it may fail again.

(Mark)
'Even if we could
cure the meningitis'

'your son's AIDS
is very advanced.'

With or without treatment

realistically, we're only
looking at a matter of days.

(Mark)
'I'm sorry.'

You need to decide
how you and your son

want to spend those days.

But, uh, Dr. Ross..

'But..'

He..

He said..

[sobbing]

‐ You went over his aftercare?
‐ I did.

Mr. Lubow needs
his boil drained.

and we got a fresh
trauma pulling in.

Carter, you take him.

Lydia, did you take
the syringe in room two?

No. why?

I just lost
five milligrams of morphine.

What do we have?

This cop is beat up pretty bad.

He's missing teeth.

Look like his jaw's broke.

Busted ribs.

What's his name?

‐ 'Mazovick.'
‐ How did it happen?

He was in pursuit of a suspect
and took a bad fall.

(Peter)
'Alright, let's get
his clothes off.'

'Let's get an oral surgeon
down here and wire his teeth.'

We got a mandible fracture.

Call X‐ray.

Crepitus on the right.

Absent breath sound.

Collapsed lung?

Chest tube tray
coming up.

Alright, prep
and drape him.

See you around, doc.

[monitor beeps]

(Malik)
'Number ten blade?'

Yeah.

(Harper)
'"Christopher Robin
had wheezles and sneezles.'

"They bundled
him into his bed.

"They gave him what goes
with the cold in the nose

and some more
for the cold in his head."

A.A. Milne?

"Now We Are Six."

‐ Eeyore was my favorite.
‐ Tigger.

So it's time
to get started?

'Yeah, just slide that tray
over here for me.'

(Doug)
'Hey, I was just getting
started.'

I want to take him home.

‐ Now?
‐ Yes.

We...we discussed this.

Now, this is
a painful procedure

but it's the best shot
we have, buying him more time.

I don't want him
to have more pain.

I want him home with me.

Uh!

Okay.

Do you think
I make a bad decision?

No, I think you're making
the right decision.

Thank you.

Hmm.

I'm gonna get
you the medication to make sure

he is comfortable at home.

[speaking in foreign language]

Hm?

Carol, you gotta come
see this.

It won't stop
coming out.

It won't stop..

Uh, found my missing morphine.

I have to get
this cleaned.

It's Jason's favorite.

There was so much...blood.

I guess we'd better
find her a bed.

Yeah, and some Narcan.

(Carrie)
'He said it'd be easy,
but the axe..'

...wasn't sharp enough.

What did she say?

Something about an axe.

We only had three days left
on the policy.

‐ Oh, my God!
‐ What?

Her boyfriend's arm.

They chopped it off?

Chop, chop.

Oh, Lordy!

Five bucks says,
she's in there.

"Carlisle, Denner, Dougherty.."

"Diehl, Carrie."

Oh, man.

She's been in here
half a dozen times.

"Drug seeking, narcotics OD.."

I missed it.

And husband.

Honey, you were burned.

Five bucks.

Mark, you went behind my back.

You lost perspective.

You had no right
to go to my patient

and tell what you thought
she should do.

I have an obligation
to make sure patients

have the information
they need to make decisions

about treatment. That's my job.

Ah, tell, why don't you
just spare me

your attending oath of office?

We're talking about
a four‐year‐old.

A four‐year‐old
with end stage AIDS

who you wanted to put through
a torturous procedure

the last few days of his life.

You don't know that.
Nobody knows that!

Oh, no! Of course not.
There's always the possibility

of a miracle, Doug. I thought we
were practicing medicine here.

You know, I'll say something .
If it was your kid..

If it was your kid,
you would bet on a miracle!

[siren blaring]

‐ Lydia, I got it!
‐ The job?

‐ Yes!
‐ Oh, that's great!

You are looking at a real,
live receptionist.

Well, I knew you could do it.

I am so happy for you.

I beat out five other girls.

Of course, I had to do the guy.
But, hey! I got the job!

[sobbing]

You okay?

Oh, I'm a mess.

Me too.

You were a big help today.

Thank you.

I was going to thank you.

For what? For giving you
a front‐row seat to the..

...the limitations
of modern medicine?

For what it's worth

I think you were right
to keep trying today.

All my medical school
professors told me that

um, county was full
of burnouts that didn't care.

You got the burnout part right.

What do you do
after a day like today?

I tend to drink,
but I'm not the best role model.

[sniffling]

I wouldn't mind a drink.

[Susan singing "Broken Wings"]

♪ Take these broken wings
and learn to fly again ♪

[humming]

Hello.

Hello.

Stopped by your apartment.

Am I interrupting?

No. Pull up a swing.

Talked to Morgenstern.

He said he'd
present your request

to the residency committee.

Sounds like
he wasn't too thrilled.

You ever seen
Morgenstern thrilled?

No.

He agreed to consider it.

That's somethin'.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I'm keeping her.

That's terrific.

I'm so glad.

[instrumental music]

You need tips on parenting..

[laughing]
You're the last person I'd call!

Thank you.

‐ Uh, would you hold her?
‐ Sure.

‐ Come here.
‐ Ah...yes.

Hello.

What's she doing?
What's Susie doing, huh?

‐ Look at her.
‐ Hello!

‐ Look at her go.
‐ Hello.

She's silly, isn't she?

‐ Ah!
‐ She's silly, isn't she?

Aah!

[laughing]

Your Aunt Susie's loopy.

(Mark)
'Can you believe
she's a doctor?'

'No.'

[theme music]