ER (1994–2009): Season 3, Episode 22 - One More for the Road - full transcript
Anspaugh is furious when Carter tells him he wants to quit surgery. Charlie is brought in with an overdose. Mark keeps struggling with his beating.
[theme music]
(Kerry)
Previously on "ER".
Please tell me
what's going on.
‐ What happened?
‐ 'Stabilize his neck.'
‐ Where do I find a C‐collar?
‐ I'll get it.
A garage door opener.
Go ahead, try it.
You carry a gun?
Under the front seat of my car.
So, Doug, what's all this about?
This little dance you did today.
(John)
'If I can find a way to do
what my patient wants'
that's medically acceptable,
then I think that's what
I should do,
and I don't believe
I should cut somebody open
just because I can.
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder rumbling]
Argh!
It's still raining,
I see.
It's Bangladesh out there,
Jerry.
‐ Hi.
‐ Hey.
‐ How are you?
‐ You go for a swim?
Something like that.
‐ You're in early.
‐ I couldn't sleep.
The couple next door
at the motel
were working on
some kind of record.
Motel?
Yeah. I haven't had time
to find a place.
I heard the West Side's nice.
Not too pricey.
Internship's still
at poverty wage?
‐ Twenty seven grand.
‐ Yeah.
But see second year, it jumps
all the way to 30 grand.
Uh‐uh. Twenty eight.
Carol grew up
on the West Side.
Talk to her.
She'll tell you where to look.
‐ Thanks.
‐ Okay.
Dr. Benton?
Dr. Benton?
‐ What time is it?
‐ It's five.
'How long since
you've been home?'
Has Tabash been down yet?
He rounds at seven.
Why don't you go home
and take a shower?
I scrub in in 30 minutes.
Do me a favor.
If there are any changes,
page me, okay?
Hey.
Hey.
What are you doing?
Watching you sleep.
For how long?
I don't know.
It's raining.
You're beautiful.
Good morning, doctor.
Early bird catches the worm,
huh?
I was actually
waiting for Mrs. Ginsburg.
I was hoping to catch a couple
of minutes with you today.
Well, Marla doesn't get in
until seven.
What's on your mind, doctor?
Uh, now? I was hoping for
an appointment this afternoon.
Well, there's no time
like the present.
Uh, you know,
I'd prefer to come back later
if that's okay with you.
Are you intentionally trying
to irritate me, Dr. Carter?
No, sir.
Then speak up.
Um..
...I've been contemplating
leaving the surgical program.
I've been considering it
for quite some time
and‐and I feel that,
um...I've made an error
in selecting surgery
as my specialty.
Uh...for‐for the most part,
the training has been excellent
but I just feel that, uh..
...ultimately, uh..
...I don't belong in surgery.
And‐and I would suspect that you
would agree with me.
I certainly do not!
You don't?
You entered into a contract,
doctor.
A contract
with this institution.
We agreed to give you
the finest surgical training
available in the nation
in exchange
for six years
of your best effort.
I understand, I understand that,
but I just think that‐‐
I do not give a damn
what you think!
This is not summer camp.
You cannot just run home
to mommy.
'You're going to suck it up
and stick to it!'
'That's what men do.'
‐ But I‐‐
‐ Are we communicating here?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Good!
And if I ever hear
this kind of crap
coming out of your mouth again
the only kind of medicine
you'll be practicing
is picking out
a cough suppressant for yourself
down at the Jewel!
[theme music]
Hey, Dr. Greene,
Dr. Weaver's looking for you.
Dr. Greene, you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm fine, Jerry. Thanks.
West Town's great, you know,
lot of it has been bought up
lawyers, investment bankers.
You can still find a nice place.
‐ How much do you wanna spend?
‐ Uh, six hundred tops.
Wow. Have you ever thought of
finding a roommate?
You'll get a lot more space.
I'm looking forward to
living by myself.
Four years of undergrad,
four years of med school
three years of Peds, shared
a bathroom the entire time.
I grew up with two sisters,
one sink. It was a nightmare.
Seven brothers.
‐ Seven?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Where are you in the lineup?
‐ Oldest.
I wrap a mean diaper.
You?
Youngest.
Wow, eight kids.
Was your dad
independently wealthy?
Mailman.
So, Mrs. Martinez, Chuck has
some pain in his right hip?
Yes. He's been home
from school all week.
He's just getting over a cold.
Okay, Chucky boy, let's take
a look at this, okay?
You like sports?
Yeah?
You slide into home
trying to beat the throw
from center field?
‐ No.
‐ His temp's 99.8.
Ow!
Did you fall off
your skateboard or your bike?
Anything that might've
hurt your hip?
I don't have a skateboard
anymore.
He wouldn't wear his elbow and
wrist pads, so I took it away.
Uh‐oh.
Your mom's right about that.
‐ Licorice? Huh?
‐ Yeah.
Uh, has he had any kind
of penetrating wound or injury?
No.
Been in the woods camping
nature hikes at school,
anything?
No.
Um, CBC with a diff,
chem‐7, sed rate
ultrasound, blood cultures.
And let's get
an arthrocentesis.
I'm gonna
have to call down Ortho.
Okay.
I don't think it's any big deal,
Chuck
but we just gotta make sure.
Hey, Dr. Greene.
I talked to Dr. Weaver
a couple of days ago.
‐ Did she tell you about it?
‐ Talked to her about what?
I'm hoping to leave
my surgical residency.
You're what?
I'd like to be considered for
a spot in emergency medicine.
‐ What did Anspaugh say?
‐ He was less than enthusiastic.
Mark, Doyle has a chest pain
in curtain two.
You've already missed
this year's match.
I was hoping for a spot
outside the match.
And that you'd put in a
good word for me with Anspaugh.
‐ Was Dr. Weaver supportive?
‐ Mm‐hm.
You know, Weaver
has a better relationship
with Anspaugh than I do.
She could probably be
more persuasive.
(Connie)
'Mark.'
‐ Okay. Thanks.
‐ Tell me how it goes.
Sure.
Retract the liver inferiorly,
and rotate it medially.
Peter?
‐ The coronary ligament.
‐ Right.
Mobilize the right lobe,
exposing the vena cava.
‐ You alright?
‐ A vascular clamp. Yeah.
[pager beeps]
Yours?
Shirley, can you check that page
over there on the table, please?
I'll suture. You retract.
Six two three seven.
Problem, Peter?
Uh...Dr. Hicks, uh, look
I'm sorry, but I‐I've gotta go.
‐ What?
‐ I'm sorry.
Shirley, call Dr. Pitard
to assist.
'I think he's in Recovery.'
Thirty nine‐year‐old male
working out at the gym
when he experienced
the onset of chest pain.
Mr. Munder has a family history
of coronary disease.
My dad died at 36.
Vitals are normal,
BP's 100/50, pulse is 48.
Pulse ox 99.
So you were at the gym,
Mr. Munder?
Yeah, weight circuit. I was on
the bench press when it started.
Uh‐huh.
What happened when you stopped?
It went away.
‐ Do you smoke?
‐ Hell, no!
‐ His BP and pulse are low.
‐ Yeah, but he's an athlete.
Oh, God.
Am I having a heart attack?
It's probably
just muscle strain, Mr. Munder
but with your family history,
we're not gonna take any risks.
‐ Dr. Doyle?
‐ Uh, Hep‐Lock, CBC, chem‐7.
Cardiac enzymes,
portable chest and an EKG.
Don't forget
the low‐tech approach.
Give him an aspirin.
Your husband looks
a little thin, Mrs. Curwane.
Has he been eating?
Whatever he wants,
I give to him.
Abdomen's distended.
See if there's a surgeon around.
'No guarding or rebound.'
No palpable organomegaly.
I can't find a vein.
Was your husband
on any medications?
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
CBC, lytes, LFTs..
...amylase
and an abdominal series.
Tenormin, hydrochlorothiazide,
Altace, Thorazine.
Burt. Burt, honey.
You be strong now.
You be strong.
Mommy's here.
Mommy's here.
‐ Hey, Carol.
‐ Yeah.
Somebody may call you. I put you
down as a character reference.
‐ You're kidding, right?
‐ It's this Big Brother thing.
‐ The thing with the kids?
‐ One kid.
‐ You don't see enough here?
‐ A couple hours a week.
‐ Good for you, Doug.
‐ What are you doing tonight?
You wanna get some, some oyster
shooters at Shaw's Crab House?
Oh, sorry. I have a date.
Oh, yeah?
Who's the lucky guy?
Toby Minz up in Hemo/Onc.
Yeah, Toby. Good.
He‐he's a great guy.
A little lacking
in the hair department.
Except for his arms.
You ever seen his arms?
[chuckles]
Carol, uh, Ortho called.
They're gonna be at least
an hour before
they can come down
and do the arthrocentesis.
‐ Thanks.
‐ Arthrocentesis?
Oh. Eight‐year‐old kid
with hip pain.
Del Amico's worried that
it might be septic arthritis.
It's an awful lot of tests
for a kid
just getting over
an upper respiratory infection.
I think she was just being
overly cautious.
You know what, hold everything
except for the CBC and diff
and I'll check him out.
‐ Okay.
‐ Alright.
Toby Minz?
Hey.
You get any sleep
last night?
On and off.
He's off the oscillating vent.
Hmm. The nitric oxide worked
so we were able to move him
onto the respirator.
And?
The ultrasound showed
no hemorrhage
or dilatation of ventricles.
And the CT revealed no evidence
of periventricular leukomalacia.
What's he saying?
The structures
of the brain are okay.
Thank God.
So most likely there'll be
no developmental problems
or disabilities, right?
Well, there can be problems
associated with anoxia.
What's anoxia?
Your baby was deprived of oxygen
in the womb.
So there's always
the possibility
'that there could be
brain damage.'
Will he be able to play with
other kids and learn to read?
If you're asking me will he
be a doctor or a lawyer..
...I can't say. Chances are,
your baby will be fine.
'But a certain percentage
do have'
'neuro developmental problems
and/or learning disabilities.'
What percentage?
Infants delivered at 32 weeks
with no complications
have a better than 98% chance
of being normal.
Well, well..
...what about the ones born
with complications?
Your child had several
serious complications at birth.
No one can give you
an accurate percentage.
It's not an exact science.
Babies are resilient.
We'll just have to wait and see.
‐ You're buying a gun?
‐ Yeah, I think I'll feel safer.
‐ What are you getting?
‐ SIG Sauer 9 mm.
The guy at the pawnshop's
trying to sell me a Colt .45.
A lot of weapon for a beginner.
Stick to the SIG.
I'm gonna
check on her chest pain.
Okay.
‐ Hey, how's the hand?
‐ Itches like hell.
I thought you weren't gonna
let anybody sign it.
‐ Rachel's Brownie troop.
‐ Hey, Dr. Greene.
A detective
from Chicago PD called
and said he's gonna come by
later with some pictures.
I thought this circus
was over.
‐ Maybe they caught somebody.
‐ Yeah, right.
Hey, how's Rachel doing?
Jennifer's back,
so Rachel's with her.
Listen, Doug, could you write me
a script for some Percodan?
‐ Your ribs still sore?
‐ Pain's keeping me up at night.
When are you seeing
that hand guy again?
Monday.
I could write you
for five or six, tide you over.
Mark, we need you over here.
I could use
a few more than that.
ST elevation in II, III,
and AVF.
Malik, 1/150 nitro sublingually.
What's happening?
Is he having a heart attack?
‐ It really hurts!
‐ How's his BP?
(Malik)
'BP's 125/80.'
Alright, 5 mgs morphine
IV push every 15.
‐ Start a nitroglycerine drip.
‐ Is he having a heart attack?
Is he having a heart attack?
‐ Mrs. Munder.
‐ I'm afraid so.
‐ Oh, God! I knew it.
‐ Heart rate's down to 45.
‐ 'Looks like a block.'
‐ Second‐degree Mobitz type II.
Atropine .5 mgs.
‐ Please don't let me die!
‐ I'm hearing rales.
Lasix 40 mgs IV push.
He's going into failure.
Let's set up for
a transcutaneous pacemaker.
‐ What's up?
‐ Ninety two‐year‐old man.
History of vomiting
and dehydration.
He's agitated, abdomen's
distended. No bowel sounds.
Could be a small bowel
obstruction. Meds?
Hydrochlorothiazide, Thorazine,
Altace and Tenormin.
Kerry.
‐ It's bedsores.
‐ Sacral area too.
(John)
'He's coming in
from a nursing home?'
No, his wife's been
taking care of him at home.
Not very well.
Abdominal series back yet?
Should be any minute.
Dr. Weaver, can I talk
to you for a minute?
Uh, sure.
I, uh, I talked to Dr. Anspaugh
this morning.
Oh. Is he gonna let you out?
I think a few words
from you would be helpful.
You're still interested
in pursuing emergency medicine?
Mm‐hm. Yeah. I asked Dr. Greene
about it. He seemed supportive.
But, uh, with the match over
he thought it might be difficult
to find a spot.
Kerry, I've got an LOL in six.
Weak and dizzy all over.
I'll be right there.
Dr. Greene's probably right
about finding a slot.
We only have so much salary
budgeted for next year.
I'm sure
it's already been committed.
That's okay.
You don't have to pay me.
You‐you don't need a salary?
No. No, I'm fine.
So you'll put in a good word
with Dr. Anspaugh for me?
‐ Sure.
‐ Thanks.
Hey, did the kid
with the hip get moved?
I don't know. Check the desk.
Carol, do you know where
Chuck Martinez and his mom
got moved to?
Doug Ross released him.
He didn't talk to you
about it first?
Uh, no. Do you have any idea
where he is?
I think he's in the lounge.
I tell the guy,
"You gotta put your head down."
So he looks me in the eye,
and he pukes.
Everywhere.
Pukes on the floor.
‐ He pukes on my shirt‐‐
‐ He was my patient.
You had no right to release him
without consulting me first.
What are we talking about here?
Chuck Martinez. Eight‐year‐old
with the sore hip.
You ordered $4000 worth of tests
for a child
with toxic synovitis.
He was my patient!
I sent him home
with two Advils.
You are working
under my supervision.
How do you know
it wasn't septic arthritis?
'Cause I looked at the CBC.
I looked at the diff.
It was synovitis.
What if it's early stage?
Dr. Del Amico, you wanna put
an eight‐year‐old boy
through a painful
orthopedic procedure
'on the remote possibility
that he's suffering'
from a rare diagnosis that
your tests do not even indicate?
You know what? If you wanna
gamble with your patients' lives
that's fine,
but don't do it with mine.
‐ He's in complete heart block!
‐ Pulse ox?
‐ Eighty eight.
‐ Is he dying? He's dying.
We need you to stand over here,
Mrs. Munder.
It's not capturing.
Connie, get
the transvenous pacemaker
and the portable fluoroscope
down here now.
‐ E‐Ray, what's open?
‐ Trauma One.
(Mark)
'Alright. Let's go!'
You want me to call Cardiology?
Tell them we can't wait.
If they want the procedure,
they'd better run.
Abdominal series
doesn't show obstruction.
So it's not surgical.
Mm‐mm.
Probably an ileus.
Crit's 51. Potassium's 2.1.
Okay, let's get
some potassium going.
Put 40 milliequivalents
in a liter of saline
run it over two hours.
What about the bedsores,
malnutrition, dehydration?
Yeah, does she have
any help at home?
No.
She doesn't even look strong
enough to take care of herself.
I know.
Mrs. Curwane?
I don't think your husband's
going to require surgery.
‐ Oh.
‐ He has an ileus.
A section of his intestinal
tract is paralyzed.
And that's making him sick.
Paralyzed?
It could've been caused by
one of his medications.
So..
...we're gonna work on that.
Does your husband
get enough to eat?
I cook for him every day.
All his favorites.
We're sure that you do,
but does he eat it?
He's fine.
We're just getting older,
that's all.
We're also concerned
that he might not be
getting enough exercise.
Does he have a walker so he can
get out of bed and move around?
He's been sick.
When he's feeling better, he's
out in the yard all day long
with his roses..
...his vegetables.
We had the most lovely beets
and beans last season.
Just, just lovely.
Mrs. Curwane..
...I think..
...maybe it's time
to consider
placing your husband
in a nursing home..
...or a rehabilitation facility.
I take good care of him.
You've done a wonderful job
but now he needs
more than you can give.
We've lived in our house
for 48 years.
Burt loves that house.
You just fix him up..
...and I'll take him home.
That's where he belongs.
Found her at Grant Park
face down in the mud
in the pouring rain.
Fourteen, maybe fifteen.
BP's 90/50. Pulse 56.
Temp's 101.
Skin clammy, cool, slightly
dusky. We got two IVs going.
Glucose 120
and two of Narcan.
Vomited all over herself,
track marks.
Any ID?
No way was I stickin' my hands
into this kid's pockets.
Jerry, what do we got open?
They're just clearing somebody
out of Trauma Two.
Alright.
Lot of kids squatting over there
by the baseball fields.
Carol, better take a look.
Oh, damn it!
Lilly, get Dr. Ross!
Tell him to come to Trauma Two
as soon as he can.
‐ I can handle it.
‐ Coming through!
‐ Get out of the way!
‐ O2 10 liters by mask.
Two more milligrams Narcan IV.
Prep for gastric lavage.
I've run hundreds
of adolescent ODs.
I don't need Ross down here
holding my hand.
I didn't call him
down here to babysit.
She's a patient of his.
Her name is Charlie.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
We picked up a guy
over at Mercy.
Mugged a doctor in the parking
lot, knocked him around.
We thought it might be
your guy.
I‐I don't remember much.
Just look them over,
and tell us what you can.
He was black?
Just tell us if you recognize
any of these men.
Take your time.
I don't know.
'I think maybe this guy.'
I‐I've seen him before.
He could've been a patient
or something.
Okay, doc,
thanks for your help.
Is that the right guy?
You know, I remember the pants.
I‐I saw the pants.
They‐they were dark blue,
and the shoes were black.
Yeah.
We got that in the report.
You know, that might be
the right guy.
I just...I didn't see much.
It happened so fast.
Is there a pop machine
around here somewhere?
Yeah, that's across the hall
by the chairs.
Thanks.
You want anything, Ford?
No, thanks. I'm okay.
You know, this guy knocked you
around pretty good.
I can give you a couple of
names. Some victims' groups.
People that handle
this sort of thing.
I'm fine. Thanks.
Sure.
Son of a bitch!
Damn!
[panting]
Goddamn it!
Paramedics found her face down
in the mud, OD'd.
She's got track marks,
skin pops, cellulitis.
We're lavaging her.
‐ CBC, chem‐20, tox screen?
‐ And blood alcohol.
‐ Foley's in.
‐ Get the antibiotics going.
Be my guest.
Alright Ancef 1 gram.
Gentamicin 50 milligrams IV.
How old?
Fourteen.
Going on 40.
I'll call her mother.
A miracle, huh?
Have you held him yet?
Uh...No.
Small..
...but strong.
You name him?
You know, actually
we haven't even had time
to talked about it.
I think we both thought
it would be bad luck.
I think it's safe now.
I gotta get back.
You coming?
‐ In a bit. In a bit.
‐ Okay.
[telephone ringing]
‐ Someone gonna get the phone?
‐ I got it last time.
‐ You did not.
‐ Did too.
‐ You never answer the phone.
‐ I always answer it.
ER.
Carter, it's Gerontology.
How's it coming
with Mr. Curwane?
I got somebody
from Social Work coming down.
Somebody for PT and Nutrition.
‐ This is Dr. Carter.
‐ Yeah, I'm still holding.
I hate talking
to these caseworkers.
So Mark busted a chair
in the lounge?
Yeah.
Smashed the coffee pot,
bunch of mugs.
It was a real mess.
‐ Where is he?
‐ Said he had to run an errand.
I need to talk to you.
Anybody wanna
help me out over here?
‐ What's up, sport?
‐ I'm looking for somebody.
The ambulance guys brought her
in over here from Grant Park.
Does she have a name?
Yeah, Charlie.
I don't know her last name.
‐ Who are you?
‐ A friend. A close friend.
You're close friend and you
don't know her last name?
I'm not that kind of friend.
'So, look, you gonna
tell me where she is?'
No, her mom's coming.
You can ask her.
Oh, her mom.
She ain't coming.
She's in jail. Possession.
Well, then Charlie goes to DCFS.
Fine, whatever.
Just tell her
Tommy stopped by, will you?
I'll be on the corner after ten.
I'll make sure
she gets the message.
Doc, Charlie's coming around.
Oh, uh, okay. Jerry,
I'm on the line with DCFS.
You page me in Trauma Two
if they ever pick up.
Ah. Jeanie, Gerontology's
all backed up.
I'm gonna go up there and see
if I can grab somebody.
Dr. Weaver?
You should've warned me
about Dr. Anspaugh.
‐ What happened?
‐ He wouldn't even discuss it.
I'm sorry. I thought maybe
you could turn him around.
Personally, I would love to
have you in emergency medicine
but whatever your difficulties
with Dr. Anspaugh are
you have to solve them
yourself.
Tox screen came back.
Uh, positive for cocaine,
benzos, opiates.
Blood alcohol's .23.
CBC shows a white count of 15.5.
Hemoglobin's 9.8.
Crit 28.
Elevated AST and bilirubin.
‐ Hepatitis?
‐ Restraints?
I don't want her to bolt.
Can you take them off
for me, please?
‐ She's still my patient.
‐ I understand that.
I need to talk to her,
she's not gonna wanna talk
if she's wearing restraints.
Just don't leave her
in the room alone.
You know what,
I'll deal with it.
Hey, you.
I saw your bellybutton ring
was infected.
Did you do a do it yourself
with a rusty nail?
I don't feel so good.
Yeah, well,
we pumped your stomach..
...found more chemicals in there
than a toxic waste dump.
I was just partying
with some friends.
Mm‐hm. So you graduated
to smack now, did you?
When can I go home?
Where's that?
With my mom.
We hear your mom's in jail.
I won't go back
to foster care.
Is that where you were?
The guy was trying to do me
all the time
and his wife was a drunk.
Sounds rough.
‐ You gonna let me go?
‐ Where?
‐ I've got friends.
‐ I know.
Friends you can share
a dime bag with if you want.
‐ Who's the cheerleader?
‐ Hmm.
That's Dr. Del Amico.
She took care of you
when you first came in.
Is she the one
who ruined my high?
Mm‐hm.
You like her?
Okay, I'm gonna get ahold
of your caseworker
and we'll try and get you
into rehab
get you dried out.
Or you can keep
screwing up your life
and you can end up dead
in some alley.
That's gonna be your choice.
I'm pretty tired.
Jeanie.
Hey, hi.
What are you doing here?
Well, our new job site's just
on the other side of Wells.
I thought I'd find out what time
you're gonna be home for dinner.
‐ Uh..
‐ Jeanie, an MVA pulling up.
A guy got T‐boned
by a semi on the Kennedy.
Uh, Kerry, this is Al Boulet.
We met last year. Hi.
Here they come!
Okay. Uh, I gotta go.
I'll be home around eight.
You're not cooking, right?
I've got all sorts of surprises
lined up for you tonight.
‐ No frozen dinners, please.
‐ I'll see you at eight.
Home by eight, huh?
I guess we got some
catching up to do.
When did you start smoking?
I bummed one from Doyle.
So I hear
you had a meltdown today.
You picked a fight
with the lounge.
Yeah.
Feel better?
Not really.
Mark, I'm not
gonna write you
that prescription
for the Percodan.
I think you gotta
get some help.
I'm fine.
Taking a chair to the lounge
isn't fine. You gotta‐‐
It's never happened to you,
Doug. You don't know.
I'll get someone else
to write me the Percodan.
Okay.
Alright.
If you ever wanna talk, you know
where to find me, right?
‐ Dr. Carter.
‐ Dr. Anspaugh.
Dr. Weaver just dragged me down
here for a surgical consult
on a traffic accident.
It seems you were nowhere
to be found.
I came as soon as I was paged.
Want me to take it?
No, thank you, doctor. I'll see
you upstairs for rounds.
Carter,
you got a bunch of people
waiting on you in curtain three.
Said you called them down
for a consult on an old man.
Right, right. Thank you.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
John Carter.
‐ Carla Kramer, Social Work.
‐ How do you do?
Daniel Shaw, Dietary.
Ann Ferguson, Physical Therapy.
Hello. So you've all
had a chance to, uh
see Mr. Curwane,
review the chart?
Why don't we
take a step outside, then?
Hey, Peter.
Move over.
‐ How'd you find me?
‐ It wasn't hard.
It's what you used to do
when you were little.
Whenever you got in trouble,
you'd go down to the church.
You knew if daddy
found you there
he'd figure you were
already repenting
and wouldn't have the heart
to take the belt to you.
You're saying I was
that calculating as a kid?
Mommy thought so.
Me, I think daddy was right.
You were harder on yourself than
any of us could have ever been.
Carla said she hasn't seen you
since first thing this morning.
I didn't know
it was gonna be this hard.
What?
The baby may have brain damage..
...developmental problems,
autism, mental retardation.
They can't even say.
Or he might be fine, right?
Either way, you're
gonna love him more
than you can even imagine.
I can't handle it.
Sure you can.
You'll have to.
That's your son up there, Peter.
'The world is hard sometimes.'
It can't always go
the way you want it to go.
I miss dad.
By the way, is there any chance
there might be someplace
that can take both of them,
let them live together?
Does she need nursing care?
She may have a little dementia.
She seems a bit out of it to me.
Carter, time for rounds.
Alden‐Lakeland has rooms
that will accommodate couples.
Oh, great! Great!
Dr. Carter?
Um...I'm sorry.
I have to go.
‐ What?
‐ Rounds.
I'll be back in an hour.
Doctor, you're the one with
the relationship with the wife.
We're not likely to get very far
without your involvement.
This is ridiculous.
Dr. Carter!
‐ Uh...I'm not coming.
‐ You're what?
I have a patient
who needs my attention.
Rounds are a requisite
for this program, doctor.
So is patient care.
You come to rounds today
or don't ever
come to rounds again!
I'll be there
if and when I can!
Alright, doctor.
Anyone thinking cocktails?
I gotta pick the kids up
at my sister's.
‐ I'm in.
‐ Me too.
You got any money?
Better than money, girl.
Credit.
Hey, Charlie's caseworker
finally showed up.
She's waiting out in chairs.
Oh, this ought to be fun.
Whoo‐wee!
Girl, you look great!
Thank you.
Hey, E‐Ray, if Dr. Minz calls,
let him know I'm on my way out.
Okey‐dokey.
‐ Goodnight.
‐ Goodnight.
‐ Uh, Dr. Ross?
‐ Yeah. Yeah.
(Anna)
'Uh, you know Miss Newman
from DCFS, right?'
‐ Yes, I do. Hi, how are you?
‐ Hey.
‐ Charlie's resurfaced again?
‐ Mm‐hm.
Yeah. Poly‐drug OD.
Cocaine, meth, heroin.
She ran away from the
foster home about a month ago.
Yeah, she said that
she was molested.
Well, Charlie says
a lot of things.
Yes, she does.
Goddamn it!
I'm out of here, E‐Ray.
If anybody asks, I left hours
ago and you haven't seen me.
(Maggie)
'Dr. Greene.'
Pacer's capturing,
vitals are normal
tapered off the dopamine.
Mr. Munder
is headed upstairs
to get a permanent pacemaker
tomorrow.
Doing better, Mr. Munder?
Much. Thanks.
Great. Take care.
‐ Doctor?
‐ I'm sorry. I'm off duty.
If you need a physician,
I'm sure someone at the desk‐‐
No, doctor,
I'm Judy Munder.
I just wanted to thank you
for saving my husband's life.
It must be incredible making
a difference in people's lives.
Goodnight, E‐Ray.
Goodnight.
I hate this.
She's gonna need money
to get high.
This is the fastest way.
That pimp guy
said he'd be on a corner?
Yeah. He didn't say what corner.
And how do you know he's a pimp?
Dealer, whatever. He's out here
somewhere if she is.
‐ Pull over.
‐ What?
Pull over.
We'll ask around.
Someone's gonna
know a dealer named Tommy
hangs out
with a kid named Charlie.
[car alarm beeps]
What?
If someone wants
to steal your car
that alarm ain't gonna stop 'em.
So what are we doing out here?
She reminds me of somebody.
Who's that?
Me.
So you headed home for a special
dinner and some surprises?
Probably just a pot pie
and a video.
Al's not much
of a romantic.
So you guys are back together?
You don't approve.
I don't know.
Does it matter if I approve?
It does to me.
It would help
if I understood.
I don't know if I do.
You know,
it's funny, Kerry.
I'm happy.
I'm happier than I've ever been.
How can that be?
And that's because of Al?
No, it's because of me.
I'm not afraid anymore.
Of death?
Of living my life.
I see things now
I didn't see before.
I know what's important.
I know what isn't.
And I've been in love
with Al Boulet
since the first time I saw him.
I was 16 years old.
I know he's been
in love with me.
Jeanie..
...goodnight.
Goodnight.
[indistinct chatter]
‐ Hey, baby! What's up!
‐ Can I have your name?
This party gonna be booming.
(male #1)
'Hey, what's up
with that party, yo?'
[chatter continues]
Let's go, man.
Let's go, man.
[rap music]
Hey, hey, yo, look who's up.
You're not sleeping.
I seen you.
Wakey‐wakey.
Wake up!
He's awake now.
Yo, bro. Lend me 20 bucks.
‐ I don't have any money.
‐ Sure you do, man.
I don't have any money.
Come on, man, we gotta
get us something to eat.
‐ 'Yo, man, let's go.'
‐ 'Shut up, ese.'
I'm talking to my friend here.
Glasses Man, we're hungry.
'You don't want us hungry,
do you?'
This is my stop.
You don't wanna give me
some money, man?
‐ Yo! We're getting off.
‐ What?
This is our stop.
We're getting off.
[music continues]
Back off!
Back off!
Hey, hey!
It's cool, man.
Get on the train!
Get on the train!
‐ Get back on the train!
‐ Be cool, man!
‐ Shut up!
‐ Be cool!
Shut up!
‐ Be cool, Glasses Man.
‐ Shut up!
Chill out, Glasses Man.
Be cool. Chill out.
‐ Hey.
‐ Later.
‐ Uh, anything?
‐ No. You?
Yeah. That kid with the wild
hair saw Charlie yesterday.
Said this guy Tommy's
usually around
but she hasn't seen him tonight.
Heard he and Charlie scored
some hash and a good squat.
‐ Anything else?
‐ Oh, yeah.
That 15‐year‐old
with leather pants
said she'd do you for nothing.
That's something.
‐ So what now?
‐ Come back tomorrow night.
If they got a decent squat,
they're not gonna come out again
until they need to score.
Alright. Well, you wanna get
something to eat?
Uh, as in something to eat
or as in maybe something to eat
that leads to something else?
As in something to eat.
How long ago did you and that
nurse Carol Hathaway break up?
A long time ago.
How about this?
How about you,
uh, drop me back at my motel
and we hit some takeout
drive‐through on the way?
Sounds romantic.
[car alarm beeps]
Dr. Anspaugh.
I'm late for dinner, Dr. Carter.
Goodnight.
Please.
It'll only take a minute.
This is not the time
or the place.
It's not that I dislike surgery.
It's been
incredibly challenging.
The training has been excellent.
You're a wonderful surgeon
and a fine teacher.
Get to the point, doctor.
I admire surgeons
and surgery
but it's not the type
of medicine I wanna practice.
I can be a competent surgeon.
I can learn the techniques,
the mechanics..
...but I'll never be
a great surgeon.
Dr. Anspaugh,
I can be a great doctor.
A doctor who spends time
with his patients.
Who's there for them.
I'm good at it.
Really good.
I can make a difference
in people's lives.
Don't make me give that up.
Please don't make me waste it.
[sighs]
I've often wondered
over the years..
...if I made
the right decision..
...in becoming a surgeon.
But you seem so...certain.
What are you? Twenty six?
‐ Twenty five.
‐ Twenty five.
What happened
to your patient?
The one you missed rounds for?
Mr. Curwane. I got him and his
wife into a nursing home.
Together.
It's supposed to be very nice.
I'm sure it is.
You find me in the morning.
We'll see if we can work
something out.
[panting]
[train chugging]
So Toby doesn't get to
come inside?
Doug, God, you scared me!
I was...I was hiding over there
under the El tracks.
You're lucky one of
the neighbors didn't see you.
They would've called the cops.
What are you doing here?
So Toby doesn't
get to come inside?
It was only the third date.
Toby definitely
does not get to come inside.
What?
What?
Sit in the rocker.
All you have to do
is hold him.
Support his head.
There you go.
There.
Now just rock.
[chuckles]
[instrumental music]
[theme music]
(Kerry)
Previously on "ER".
Please tell me
what's going on.
‐ What happened?
‐ 'Stabilize his neck.'
‐ Where do I find a C‐collar?
‐ I'll get it.
A garage door opener.
Go ahead, try it.
You carry a gun?
Under the front seat of my car.
So, Doug, what's all this about?
This little dance you did today.
(John)
'If I can find a way to do
what my patient wants'
that's medically acceptable,
then I think that's what
I should do,
and I don't believe
I should cut somebody open
just because I can.
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder rumbling]
Argh!
It's still raining,
I see.
It's Bangladesh out there,
Jerry.
‐ Hi.
‐ Hey.
‐ How are you?
‐ You go for a swim?
Something like that.
‐ You're in early.
‐ I couldn't sleep.
The couple next door
at the motel
were working on
some kind of record.
Motel?
Yeah. I haven't had time
to find a place.
I heard the West Side's nice.
Not too pricey.
Internship's still
at poverty wage?
‐ Twenty seven grand.
‐ Yeah.
But see second year, it jumps
all the way to 30 grand.
Uh‐uh. Twenty eight.
Carol grew up
on the West Side.
Talk to her.
She'll tell you where to look.
‐ Thanks.
‐ Okay.
Dr. Benton?
Dr. Benton?
‐ What time is it?
‐ It's five.
'How long since
you've been home?'
Has Tabash been down yet?
He rounds at seven.
Why don't you go home
and take a shower?
I scrub in in 30 minutes.
Do me a favor.
If there are any changes,
page me, okay?
Hey.
Hey.
What are you doing?
Watching you sleep.
For how long?
I don't know.
It's raining.
You're beautiful.
Good morning, doctor.
Early bird catches the worm,
huh?
I was actually
waiting for Mrs. Ginsburg.
I was hoping to catch a couple
of minutes with you today.
Well, Marla doesn't get in
until seven.
What's on your mind, doctor?
Uh, now? I was hoping for
an appointment this afternoon.
Well, there's no time
like the present.
Uh, you know,
I'd prefer to come back later
if that's okay with you.
Are you intentionally trying
to irritate me, Dr. Carter?
No, sir.
Then speak up.
Um..
...I've been contemplating
leaving the surgical program.
I've been considering it
for quite some time
and‐and I feel that,
um...I've made an error
in selecting surgery
as my specialty.
Uh...for‐for the most part,
the training has been excellent
but I just feel that, uh..
...ultimately, uh..
...I don't belong in surgery.
And‐and I would suspect that you
would agree with me.
I certainly do not!
You don't?
You entered into a contract,
doctor.
A contract
with this institution.
We agreed to give you
the finest surgical training
available in the nation
in exchange
for six years
of your best effort.
I understand, I understand that,
but I just think that‐‐
I do not give a damn
what you think!
This is not summer camp.
You cannot just run home
to mommy.
'You're going to suck it up
and stick to it!'
'That's what men do.'
‐ But I‐‐
‐ Are we communicating here?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Good!
And if I ever hear
this kind of crap
coming out of your mouth again
the only kind of medicine
you'll be practicing
is picking out
a cough suppressant for yourself
down at the Jewel!
[theme music]
Hey, Dr. Greene,
Dr. Weaver's looking for you.
Dr. Greene, you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm fine, Jerry. Thanks.
West Town's great, you know,
lot of it has been bought up
lawyers, investment bankers.
You can still find a nice place.
‐ How much do you wanna spend?
‐ Uh, six hundred tops.
Wow. Have you ever thought of
finding a roommate?
You'll get a lot more space.
I'm looking forward to
living by myself.
Four years of undergrad,
four years of med school
three years of Peds, shared
a bathroom the entire time.
I grew up with two sisters,
one sink. It was a nightmare.
Seven brothers.
‐ Seven?
‐ Yeah.
‐ Where are you in the lineup?
‐ Oldest.
I wrap a mean diaper.
You?
Youngest.
Wow, eight kids.
Was your dad
independently wealthy?
Mailman.
So, Mrs. Martinez, Chuck has
some pain in his right hip?
Yes. He's been home
from school all week.
He's just getting over a cold.
Okay, Chucky boy, let's take
a look at this, okay?
You like sports?
Yeah?
You slide into home
trying to beat the throw
from center field?
‐ No.
‐ His temp's 99.8.
Ow!
Did you fall off
your skateboard or your bike?
Anything that might've
hurt your hip?
I don't have a skateboard
anymore.
He wouldn't wear his elbow and
wrist pads, so I took it away.
Uh‐oh.
Your mom's right about that.
‐ Licorice? Huh?
‐ Yeah.
Uh, has he had any kind
of penetrating wound or injury?
No.
Been in the woods camping
nature hikes at school,
anything?
No.
Um, CBC with a diff,
chem‐7, sed rate
ultrasound, blood cultures.
And let's get
an arthrocentesis.
I'm gonna
have to call down Ortho.
Okay.
I don't think it's any big deal,
Chuck
but we just gotta make sure.
Hey, Dr. Greene.
I talked to Dr. Weaver
a couple of days ago.
‐ Did she tell you about it?
‐ Talked to her about what?
I'm hoping to leave
my surgical residency.
You're what?
I'd like to be considered for
a spot in emergency medicine.
‐ What did Anspaugh say?
‐ He was less than enthusiastic.
Mark, Doyle has a chest pain
in curtain two.
You've already missed
this year's match.
I was hoping for a spot
outside the match.
And that you'd put in a
good word for me with Anspaugh.
‐ Was Dr. Weaver supportive?
‐ Mm‐hm.
You know, Weaver
has a better relationship
with Anspaugh than I do.
She could probably be
more persuasive.
(Connie)
'Mark.'
‐ Okay. Thanks.
‐ Tell me how it goes.
Sure.
Retract the liver inferiorly,
and rotate it medially.
Peter?
‐ The coronary ligament.
‐ Right.
Mobilize the right lobe,
exposing the vena cava.
‐ You alright?
‐ A vascular clamp. Yeah.
[pager beeps]
Yours?
Shirley, can you check that page
over there on the table, please?
I'll suture. You retract.
Six two three seven.
Problem, Peter?
Uh...Dr. Hicks, uh, look
I'm sorry, but I‐I've gotta go.
‐ What?
‐ I'm sorry.
Shirley, call Dr. Pitard
to assist.
'I think he's in Recovery.'
Thirty nine‐year‐old male
working out at the gym
when he experienced
the onset of chest pain.
Mr. Munder has a family history
of coronary disease.
My dad died at 36.
Vitals are normal,
BP's 100/50, pulse is 48.
Pulse ox 99.
So you were at the gym,
Mr. Munder?
Yeah, weight circuit. I was on
the bench press when it started.
Uh‐huh.
What happened when you stopped?
It went away.
‐ Do you smoke?
‐ Hell, no!
‐ His BP and pulse are low.
‐ Yeah, but he's an athlete.
Oh, God.
Am I having a heart attack?
It's probably
just muscle strain, Mr. Munder
but with your family history,
we're not gonna take any risks.
‐ Dr. Doyle?
‐ Uh, Hep‐Lock, CBC, chem‐7.
Cardiac enzymes,
portable chest and an EKG.
Don't forget
the low‐tech approach.
Give him an aspirin.
Your husband looks
a little thin, Mrs. Curwane.
Has he been eating?
Whatever he wants,
I give to him.
Abdomen's distended.
See if there's a surgeon around.
'No guarding or rebound.'
No palpable organomegaly.
I can't find a vein.
Was your husband
on any medications?
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
CBC, lytes, LFTs..
...amylase
and an abdominal series.
Tenormin, hydrochlorothiazide,
Altace, Thorazine.
Burt. Burt, honey.
You be strong now.
You be strong.
Mommy's here.
Mommy's here.
‐ Hey, Carol.
‐ Yeah.
Somebody may call you. I put you
down as a character reference.
‐ You're kidding, right?
‐ It's this Big Brother thing.
‐ The thing with the kids?
‐ One kid.
‐ You don't see enough here?
‐ A couple hours a week.
‐ Good for you, Doug.
‐ What are you doing tonight?
You wanna get some, some oyster
shooters at Shaw's Crab House?
Oh, sorry. I have a date.
Oh, yeah?
Who's the lucky guy?
Toby Minz up in Hemo/Onc.
Yeah, Toby. Good.
He‐he's a great guy.
A little lacking
in the hair department.
Except for his arms.
You ever seen his arms?
[chuckles]
Carol, uh, Ortho called.
They're gonna be at least
an hour before
they can come down
and do the arthrocentesis.
‐ Thanks.
‐ Arthrocentesis?
Oh. Eight‐year‐old kid
with hip pain.
Del Amico's worried that
it might be septic arthritis.
It's an awful lot of tests
for a kid
just getting over
an upper respiratory infection.
I think she was just being
overly cautious.
You know what, hold everything
except for the CBC and diff
and I'll check him out.
‐ Okay.
‐ Alright.
Toby Minz?
Hey.
You get any sleep
last night?
On and off.
He's off the oscillating vent.
Hmm. The nitric oxide worked
so we were able to move him
onto the respirator.
And?
The ultrasound showed
no hemorrhage
or dilatation of ventricles.
And the CT revealed no evidence
of periventricular leukomalacia.
What's he saying?
The structures
of the brain are okay.
Thank God.
So most likely there'll be
no developmental problems
or disabilities, right?
Well, there can be problems
associated with anoxia.
What's anoxia?
Your baby was deprived of oxygen
in the womb.
So there's always
the possibility
'that there could be
brain damage.'
Will he be able to play with
other kids and learn to read?
If you're asking me will he
be a doctor or a lawyer..
...I can't say. Chances are,
your baby will be fine.
'But a certain percentage
do have'
'neuro developmental problems
and/or learning disabilities.'
What percentage?
Infants delivered at 32 weeks
with no complications
have a better than 98% chance
of being normal.
Well, well..
...what about the ones born
with complications?
Your child had several
serious complications at birth.
No one can give you
an accurate percentage.
It's not an exact science.
Babies are resilient.
We'll just have to wait and see.
‐ You're buying a gun?
‐ Yeah, I think I'll feel safer.
‐ What are you getting?
‐ SIG Sauer 9 mm.
The guy at the pawnshop's
trying to sell me a Colt .45.
A lot of weapon for a beginner.
Stick to the SIG.
I'm gonna
check on her chest pain.
Okay.
‐ Hey, how's the hand?
‐ Itches like hell.
I thought you weren't gonna
let anybody sign it.
‐ Rachel's Brownie troop.
‐ Hey, Dr. Greene.
A detective
from Chicago PD called
and said he's gonna come by
later with some pictures.
I thought this circus
was over.
‐ Maybe they caught somebody.
‐ Yeah, right.
Hey, how's Rachel doing?
Jennifer's back,
so Rachel's with her.
Listen, Doug, could you write me
a script for some Percodan?
‐ Your ribs still sore?
‐ Pain's keeping me up at night.
When are you seeing
that hand guy again?
Monday.
I could write you
for five or six, tide you over.
Mark, we need you over here.
I could use
a few more than that.
ST elevation in II, III,
and AVF.
Malik, 1/150 nitro sublingually.
What's happening?
Is he having a heart attack?
‐ It really hurts!
‐ How's his BP?
(Malik)
'BP's 125/80.'
Alright, 5 mgs morphine
IV push every 15.
‐ Start a nitroglycerine drip.
‐ Is he having a heart attack?
Is he having a heart attack?
‐ Mrs. Munder.
‐ I'm afraid so.
‐ Oh, God! I knew it.
‐ Heart rate's down to 45.
‐ 'Looks like a block.'
‐ Second‐degree Mobitz type II.
Atropine .5 mgs.
‐ Please don't let me die!
‐ I'm hearing rales.
Lasix 40 mgs IV push.
He's going into failure.
Let's set up for
a transcutaneous pacemaker.
‐ What's up?
‐ Ninety two‐year‐old man.
History of vomiting
and dehydration.
He's agitated, abdomen's
distended. No bowel sounds.
Could be a small bowel
obstruction. Meds?
Hydrochlorothiazide, Thorazine,
Altace and Tenormin.
Kerry.
‐ It's bedsores.
‐ Sacral area too.
(John)
'He's coming in
from a nursing home?'
No, his wife's been
taking care of him at home.
Not very well.
Abdominal series back yet?
Should be any minute.
Dr. Weaver, can I talk
to you for a minute?
Uh, sure.
I, uh, I talked to Dr. Anspaugh
this morning.
Oh. Is he gonna let you out?
I think a few words
from you would be helpful.
You're still interested
in pursuing emergency medicine?
Mm‐hm. Yeah. I asked Dr. Greene
about it. He seemed supportive.
But, uh, with the match over
he thought it might be difficult
to find a spot.
Kerry, I've got an LOL in six.
Weak and dizzy all over.
I'll be right there.
Dr. Greene's probably right
about finding a slot.
We only have so much salary
budgeted for next year.
I'm sure
it's already been committed.
That's okay.
You don't have to pay me.
You‐you don't need a salary?
No. No, I'm fine.
So you'll put in a good word
with Dr. Anspaugh for me?
‐ Sure.
‐ Thanks.
Hey, did the kid
with the hip get moved?
I don't know. Check the desk.
Carol, do you know where
Chuck Martinez and his mom
got moved to?
Doug Ross released him.
He didn't talk to you
about it first?
Uh, no. Do you have any idea
where he is?
I think he's in the lounge.
I tell the guy,
"You gotta put your head down."
So he looks me in the eye,
and he pukes.
Everywhere.
Pukes on the floor.
‐ He pukes on my shirt‐‐
‐ He was my patient.
You had no right to release him
without consulting me first.
What are we talking about here?
Chuck Martinez. Eight‐year‐old
with the sore hip.
You ordered $4000 worth of tests
for a child
with toxic synovitis.
He was my patient!
I sent him home
with two Advils.
You are working
under my supervision.
How do you know
it wasn't septic arthritis?
'Cause I looked at the CBC.
I looked at the diff.
It was synovitis.
What if it's early stage?
Dr. Del Amico, you wanna put
an eight‐year‐old boy
through a painful
orthopedic procedure
'on the remote possibility
that he's suffering'
from a rare diagnosis that
your tests do not even indicate?
You know what? If you wanna
gamble with your patients' lives
that's fine,
but don't do it with mine.
‐ He's in complete heart block!
‐ Pulse ox?
‐ Eighty eight.
‐ Is he dying? He's dying.
We need you to stand over here,
Mrs. Munder.
It's not capturing.
Connie, get
the transvenous pacemaker
and the portable fluoroscope
down here now.
‐ E‐Ray, what's open?
‐ Trauma One.
(Mark)
'Alright. Let's go!'
You want me to call Cardiology?
Tell them we can't wait.
If they want the procedure,
they'd better run.
Abdominal series
doesn't show obstruction.
So it's not surgical.
Mm‐mm.
Probably an ileus.
Crit's 51. Potassium's 2.1.
Okay, let's get
some potassium going.
Put 40 milliequivalents
in a liter of saline
run it over two hours.
What about the bedsores,
malnutrition, dehydration?
Yeah, does she have
any help at home?
No.
She doesn't even look strong
enough to take care of herself.
I know.
Mrs. Curwane?
I don't think your husband's
going to require surgery.
‐ Oh.
‐ He has an ileus.
A section of his intestinal
tract is paralyzed.
And that's making him sick.
Paralyzed?
It could've been caused by
one of his medications.
So..
...we're gonna work on that.
Does your husband
get enough to eat?
I cook for him every day.
All his favorites.
We're sure that you do,
but does he eat it?
He's fine.
We're just getting older,
that's all.
We're also concerned
that he might not be
getting enough exercise.
Does he have a walker so he can
get out of bed and move around?
He's been sick.
When he's feeling better, he's
out in the yard all day long
with his roses..
...his vegetables.
We had the most lovely beets
and beans last season.
Just, just lovely.
Mrs. Curwane..
...I think..
...maybe it's time
to consider
placing your husband
in a nursing home..
...or a rehabilitation facility.
I take good care of him.
You've done a wonderful job
but now he needs
more than you can give.
We've lived in our house
for 48 years.
Burt loves that house.
You just fix him up..
...and I'll take him home.
That's where he belongs.
Found her at Grant Park
face down in the mud
in the pouring rain.
Fourteen, maybe fifteen.
BP's 90/50. Pulse 56.
Temp's 101.
Skin clammy, cool, slightly
dusky. We got two IVs going.
Glucose 120
and two of Narcan.
Vomited all over herself,
track marks.
Any ID?
No way was I stickin' my hands
into this kid's pockets.
Jerry, what do we got open?
They're just clearing somebody
out of Trauma Two.
Alright.
Lot of kids squatting over there
by the baseball fields.
Carol, better take a look.
Oh, damn it!
Lilly, get Dr. Ross!
Tell him to come to Trauma Two
as soon as he can.
‐ I can handle it.
‐ Coming through!
‐ Get out of the way!
‐ O2 10 liters by mask.
Two more milligrams Narcan IV.
Prep for gastric lavage.
I've run hundreds
of adolescent ODs.
I don't need Ross down here
holding my hand.
I didn't call him
down here to babysit.
She's a patient of his.
Her name is Charlie.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
We picked up a guy
over at Mercy.
Mugged a doctor in the parking
lot, knocked him around.
We thought it might be
your guy.
I‐I don't remember much.
Just look them over,
and tell us what you can.
He was black?
Just tell us if you recognize
any of these men.
Take your time.
I don't know.
'I think maybe this guy.'
I‐I've seen him before.
He could've been a patient
or something.
Okay, doc,
thanks for your help.
Is that the right guy?
You know, I remember the pants.
I‐I saw the pants.
They‐they were dark blue,
and the shoes were black.
Yeah.
We got that in the report.
You know, that might be
the right guy.
I just...I didn't see much.
It happened so fast.
Is there a pop machine
around here somewhere?
Yeah, that's across the hall
by the chairs.
Thanks.
You want anything, Ford?
No, thanks. I'm okay.
You know, this guy knocked you
around pretty good.
I can give you a couple of
names. Some victims' groups.
People that handle
this sort of thing.
I'm fine. Thanks.
Sure.
Son of a bitch!
Damn!
[panting]
Goddamn it!
Paramedics found her face down
in the mud, OD'd.
She's got track marks,
skin pops, cellulitis.
We're lavaging her.
‐ CBC, chem‐20, tox screen?
‐ And blood alcohol.
‐ Foley's in.
‐ Get the antibiotics going.
Be my guest.
Alright Ancef 1 gram.
Gentamicin 50 milligrams IV.
How old?
Fourteen.
Going on 40.
I'll call her mother.
A miracle, huh?
Have you held him yet?
Uh...No.
Small..
...but strong.
You name him?
You know, actually
we haven't even had time
to talked about it.
I think we both thought
it would be bad luck.
I think it's safe now.
I gotta get back.
You coming?
‐ In a bit. In a bit.
‐ Okay.
[telephone ringing]
‐ Someone gonna get the phone?
‐ I got it last time.
‐ You did not.
‐ Did too.
‐ You never answer the phone.
‐ I always answer it.
ER.
Carter, it's Gerontology.
How's it coming
with Mr. Curwane?
I got somebody
from Social Work coming down.
Somebody for PT and Nutrition.
‐ This is Dr. Carter.
‐ Yeah, I'm still holding.
I hate talking
to these caseworkers.
So Mark busted a chair
in the lounge?
Yeah.
Smashed the coffee pot,
bunch of mugs.
It was a real mess.
‐ Where is he?
‐ Said he had to run an errand.
I need to talk to you.
Anybody wanna
help me out over here?
‐ What's up, sport?
‐ I'm looking for somebody.
The ambulance guys brought her
in over here from Grant Park.
Does she have a name?
Yeah, Charlie.
I don't know her last name.
‐ Who are you?
‐ A friend. A close friend.
You're close friend and you
don't know her last name?
I'm not that kind of friend.
'So, look, you gonna
tell me where she is?'
No, her mom's coming.
You can ask her.
Oh, her mom.
She ain't coming.
She's in jail. Possession.
Well, then Charlie goes to DCFS.
Fine, whatever.
Just tell her
Tommy stopped by, will you?
I'll be on the corner after ten.
I'll make sure
she gets the message.
Doc, Charlie's coming around.
Oh, uh, okay. Jerry,
I'm on the line with DCFS.
You page me in Trauma Two
if they ever pick up.
Ah. Jeanie, Gerontology's
all backed up.
I'm gonna go up there and see
if I can grab somebody.
Dr. Weaver?
You should've warned me
about Dr. Anspaugh.
‐ What happened?
‐ He wouldn't even discuss it.
I'm sorry. I thought maybe
you could turn him around.
Personally, I would love to
have you in emergency medicine
but whatever your difficulties
with Dr. Anspaugh are
you have to solve them
yourself.
Tox screen came back.
Uh, positive for cocaine,
benzos, opiates.
Blood alcohol's .23.
CBC shows a white count of 15.5.
Hemoglobin's 9.8.
Crit 28.
Elevated AST and bilirubin.
‐ Hepatitis?
‐ Restraints?
I don't want her to bolt.
Can you take them off
for me, please?
‐ She's still my patient.
‐ I understand that.
I need to talk to her,
she's not gonna wanna talk
if she's wearing restraints.
Just don't leave her
in the room alone.
You know what,
I'll deal with it.
Hey, you.
I saw your bellybutton ring
was infected.
Did you do a do it yourself
with a rusty nail?
I don't feel so good.
Yeah, well,
we pumped your stomach..
...found more chemicals in there
than a toxic waste dump.
I was just partying
with some friends.
Mm‐hm. So you graduated
to smack now, did you?
When can I go home?
Where's that?
With my mom.
We hear your mom's in jail.
I won't go back
to foster care.
Is that where you were?
The guy was trying to do me
all the time
and his wife was a drunk.
Sounds rough.
‐ You gonna let me go?
‐ Where?
‐ I've got friends.
‐ I know.
Friends you can share
a dime bag with if you want.
‐ Who's the cheerleader?
‐ Hmm.
That's Dr. Del Amico.
She took care of you
when you first came in.
Is she the one
who ruined my high?
Mm‐hm.
You like her?
Okay, I'm gonna get ahold
of your caseworker
and we'll try and get you
into rehab
get you dried out.
Or you can keep
screwing up your life
and you can end up dead
in some alley.
That's gonna be your choice.
I'm pretty tired.
Jeanie.
Hey, hi.
What are you doing here?
Well, our new job site's just
on the other side of Wells.
I thought I'd find out what time
you're gonna be home for dinner.
‐ Uh..
‐ Jeanie, an MVA pulling up.
A guy got T‐boned
by a semi on the Kennedy.
Uh, Kerry, this is Al Boulet.
We met last year. Hi.
Here they come!
Okay. Uh, I gotta go.
I'll be home around eight.
You're not cooking, right?
I've got all sorts of surprises
lined up for you tonight.
‐ No frozen dinners, please.
‐ I'll see you at eight.
Home by eight, huh?
I guess we got some
catching up to do.
When did you start smoking?
I bummed one from Doyle.
So I hear
you had a meltdown today.
You picked a fight
with the lounge.
Yeah.
Feel better?
Not really.
Mark, I'm not
gonna write you
that prescription
for the Percodan.
I think you gotta
get some help.
I'm fine.
Taking a chair to the lounge
isn't fine. You gotta‐‐
It's never happened to you,
Doug. You don't know.
I'll get someone else
to write me the Percodan.
Okay.
Alright.
If you ever wanna talk, you know
where to find me, right?
‐ Dr. Carter.
‐ Dr. Anspaugh.
Dr. Weaver just dragged me down
here for a surgical consult
on a traffic accident.
It seems you were nowhere
to be found.
I came as soon as I was paged.
Want me to take it?
No, thank you, doctor. I'll see
you upstairs for rounds.
Carter,
you got a bunch of people
waiting on you in curtain three.
Said you called them down
for a consult on an old man.
Right, right. Thank you.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
John Carter.
‐ Carla Kramer, Social Work.
‐ How do you do?
Daniel Shaw, Dietary.
Ann Ferguson, Physical Therapy.
Hello. So you've all
had a chance to, uh
see Mr. Curwane,
review the chart?
Why don't we
take a step outside, then?
Hey, Peter.
Move over.
‐ How'd you find me?
‐ It wasn't hard.
It's what you used to do
when you were little.
Whenever you got in trouble,
you'd go down to the church.
You knew if daddy
found you there
he'd figure you were
already repenting
and wouldn't have the heart
to take the belt to you.
You're saying I was
that calculating as a kid?
Mommy thought so.
Me, I think daddy was right.
You were harder on yourself than
any of us could have ever been.
Carla said she hasn't seen you
since first thing this morning.
I didn't know
it was gonna be this hard.
What?
The baby may have brain damage..
...developmental problems,
autism, mental retardation.
They can't even say.
Or he might be fine, right?
Either way, you're
gonna love him more
than you can even imagine.
I can't handle it.
Sure you can.
You'll have to.
That's your son up there, Peter.
'The world is hard sometimes.'
It can't always go
the way you want it to go.
I miss dad.
By the way, is there any chance
there might be someplace
that can take both of them,
let them live together?
Does she need nursing care?
She may have a little dementia.
She seems a bit out of it to me.
Carter, time for rounds.
Alden‐Lakeland has rooms
that will accommodate couples.
Oh, great! Great!
Dr. Carter?
Um...I'm sorry.
I have to go.
‐ What?
‐ Rounds.
I'll be back in an hour.
Doctor, you're the one with
the relationship with the wife.
We're not likely to get very far
without your involvement.
This is ridiculous.
Dr. Carter!
‐ Uh...I'm not coming.
‐ You're what?
I have a patient
who needs my attention.
Rounds are a requisite
for this program, doctor.
So is patient care.
You come to rounds today
or don't ever
come to rounds again!
I'll be there
if and when I can!
Alright, doctor.
Anyone thinking cocktails?
I gotta pick the kids up
at my sister's.
‐ I'm in.
‐ Me too.
You got any money?
Better than money, girl.
Credit.
Hey, Charlie's caseworker
finally showed up.
She's waiting out in chairs.
Oh, this ought to be fun.
Whoo‐wee!
Girl, you look great!
Thank you.
Hey, E‐Ray, if Dr. Minz calls,
let him know I'm on my way out.
Okey‐dokey.
‐ Goodnight.
‐ Goodnight.
‐ Uh, Dr. Ross?
‐ Yeah. Yeah.
(Anna)
'Uh, you know Miss Newman
from DCFS, right?'
‐ Yes, I do. Hi, how are you?
‐ Hey.
‐ Charlie's resurfaced again?
‐ Mm‐hm.
Yeah. Poly‐drug OD.
Cocaine, meth, heroin.
She ran away from the
foster home about a month ago.
Yeah, she said that
she was molested.
Well, Charlie says
a lot of things.
Yes, she does.
Goddamn it!
I'm out of here, E‐Ray.
If anybody asks, I left hours
ago and you haven't seen me.
(Maggie)
'Dr. Greene.'
Pacer's capturing,
vitals are normal
tapered off the dopamine.
Mr. Munder
is headed upstairs
to get a permanent pacemaker
tomorrow.
Doing better, Mr. Munder?
Much. Thanks.
Great. Take care.
‐ Doctor?
‐ I'm sorry. I'm off duty.
If you need a physician,
I'm sure someone at the desk‐‐
No, doctor,
I'm Judy Munder.
I just wanted to thank you
for saving my husband's life.
It must be incredible making
a difference in people's lives.
Goodnight, E‐Ray.
Goodnight.
I hate this.
She's gonna need money
to get high.
This is the fastest way.
That pimp guy
said he'd be on a corner?
Yeah. He didn't say what corner.
And how do you know he's a pimp?
Dealer, whatever. He's out here
somewhere if she is.
‐ Pull over.
‐ What?
Pull over.
We'll ask around.
Someone's gonna
know a dealer named Tommy
hangs out
with a kid named Charlie.
[car alarm beeps]
What?
If someone wants
to steal your car
that alarm ain't gonna stop 'em.
So what are we doing out here?
She reminds me of somebody.
Who's that?
Me.
So you headed home for a special
dinner and some surprises?
Probably just a pot pie
and a video.
Al's not much
of a romantic.
So you guys are back together?
You don't approve.
I don't know.
Does it matter if I approve?
It does to me.
It would help
if I understood.
I don't know if I do.
You know,
it's funny, Kerry.
I'm happy.
I'm happier than I've ever been.
How can that be?
And that's because of Al?
No, it's because of me.
I'm not afraid anymore.
Of death?
Of living my life.
I see things now
I didn't see before.
I know what's important.
I know what isn't.
And I've been in love
with Al Boulet
since the first time I saw him.
I was 16 years old.
I know he's been
in love with me.
Jeanie..
...goodnight.
Goodnight.
[indistinct chatter]
‐ Hey, baby! What's up!
‐ Can I have your name?
This party gonna be booming.
(male #1)
'Hey, what's up
with that party, yo?'
[chatter continues]
Let's go, man.
Let's go, man.
[rap music]
Hey, hey, yo, look who's up.
You're not sleeping.
I seen you.
Wakey‐wakey.
Wake up!
He's awake now.
Yo, bro. Lend me 20 bucks.
‐ I don't have any money.
‐ Sure you do, man.
I don't have any money.
Come on, man, we gotta
get us something to eat.
‐ 'Yo, man, let's go.'
‐ 'Shut up, ese.'
I'm talking to my friend here.
Glasses Man, we're hungry.
'You don't want us hungry,
do you?'
This is my stop.
You don't wanna give me
some money, man?
‐ Yo! We're getting off.
‐ What?
This is our stop.
We're getting off.
[music continues]
Back off!
Back off!
Hey, hey!
It's cool, man.
Get on the train!
Get on the train!
‐ Get back on the train!
‐ Be cool, man!
‐ Shut up!
‐ Be cool!
Shut up!
‐ Be cool, Glasses Man.
‐ Shut up!
Chill out, Glasses Man.
Be cool. Chill out.
‐ Hey.
‐ Later.
‐ Uh, anything?
‐ No. You?
Yeah. That kid with the wild
hair saw Charlie yesterday.
Said this guy Tommy's
usually around
but she hasn't seen him tonight.
Heard he and Charlie scored
some hash and a good squat.
‐ Anything else?
‐ Oh, yeah.
That 15‐year‐old
with leather pants
said she'd do you for nothing.
That's something.
‐ So what now?
‐ Come back tomorrow night.
If they got a decent squat,
they're not gonna come out again
until they need to score.
Alright. Well, you wanna get
something to eat?
Uh, as in something to eat
or as in maybe something to eat
that leads to something else?
As in something to eat.
How long ago did you and that
nurse Carol Hathaway break up?
A long time ago.
How about this?
How about you,
uh, drop me back at my motel
and we hit some takeout
drive‐through on the way?
Sounds romantic.
[car alarm beeps]
Dr. Anspaugh.
I'm late for dinner, Dr. Carter.
Goodnight.
Please.
It'll only take a minute.
This is not the time
or the place.
It's not that I dislike surgery.
It's been
incredibly challenging.
The training has been excellent.
You're a wonderful surgeon
and a fine teacher.
Get to the point, doctor.
I admire surgeons
and surgery
but it's not the type
of medicine I wanna practice.
I can be a competent surgeon.
I can learn the techniques,
the mechanics..
...but I'll never be
a great surgeon.
Dr. Anspaugh,
I can be a great doctor.
A doctor who spends time
with his patients.
Who's there for them.
I'm good at it.
Really good.
I can make a difference
in people's lives.
Don't make me give that up.
Please don't make me waste it.
[sighs]
I've often wondered
over the years..
...if I made
the right decision..
...in becoming a surgeon.
But you seem so...certain.
What are you? Twenty six?
‐ Twenty five.
‐ Twenty five.
What happened
to your patient?
The one you missed rounds for?
Mr. Curwane. I got him and his
wife into a nursing home.
Together.
It's supposed to be very nice.
I'm sure it is.
You find me in the morning.
We'll see if we can work
something out.
[panting]
[train chugging]
So Toby doesn't get to
come inside?
Doug, God, you scared me!
I was...I was hiding over there
under the El tracks.
You're lucky one of
the neighbors didn't see you.
They would've called the cops.
What are you doing here?
So Toby doesn't
get to come inside?
It was only the third date.
Toby definitely
does not get to come inside.
What?
What?
Sit in the rocker.
All you have to do
is hold him.
Support his head.
There you go.
There.
Now just rock.
[chuckles]
[instrumental music]
[theme music]