ER (1994–2009): Season 3, Episode 5 - Ghosts - full transcript

(female narrator)
Previously on "ER.."

So, tell me, how much longer
we're gonna put up with this?

‐ With what?
‐ With Benton.

You went to Malcolm X?

Hey, they've got
a very prestigious

pre‐med night school.

Pre‐med?

You're Benton, aren't you?
Abby Keaton.

‐ Why don't you come with me?
‐ Yeah, you're right.

I was wonderin' if, uh,
I don't know, maybe

you wanted to go out dancing
sometime, you know.



‐ Grab a bite.
‐ I can't.

You've got great hands. Now,
you've gotta show some heart.

[thundering]

[children laughing]

‐ Oh!
‐ We were here first.

[girl screaming]

‐ 'Shut up, Beanie.'
‐ You shut up.

‐ Move it, butthead.
‐ It's my turn, Brian.

Okay, okay.
I'll knock.

[knocking]

Al? Al, you there?

[yelling]

[screaming]

‐ I got you.
‐ Trick or treat!



Okay, alright, alright.
Here's some for you

and for you, and for you.

‐ Thank you.
‐ Thank you.

‐ Happy Halloween.
‐ Happy Halloween!

‐ Treat?
‐ 'Look what I got.'

Chocolate bars, chocolate mints,
chocolate kisses.

We'll be seeing half these kids
in the ER By tomorrow morning.

Yeah, beats all the apples
and boxed raisins

we got when we were kids.

‐ You can take that off now.
‐ Take what off?

[chuckling]

Did you find
last year's 1040s?

Yeah, they're around here
somewhere

but here are the loan papers.

You know, I‐I thought
takin' out a second mortgage

would be easier than this.

Only if you've already
got the money.

I couldn't finish
some of it.

I think you'll need,
uh, an accounting degree

to figure out our net worth.

I'll go over it.

I, uh, I've got to get it

to the bank tomorrow by 10:00.

I'll work on them tonight.

'I've got a break at 10:30.'

Meet me at Doc Magoo's.
You can pick them up then.

Okay.

Benton hates my guts.

No, I think he likes you.

He just has difficulty
showing it.

[chuckles]
Yeah, right.

He bagged me
on my evaluation.

"Technical skills, fair.

"Diagnostic skills, fair.

Attitude, needs improvement?"

"Intern shows
lack of discipline.

"Judgment is often suspect.

Fails to complete work
in a timely fashion."

‐ Shall I continue?
‐ W‐w‐wait, you saw this?

He wrote the same
exact thing on mine.

‐ Does he Xerox them?
‐ I think it's a rubber stamp.

Jerry! What are you?
A rat?

Um, a kangaroo suit.

It's, the head's too hot
and itchy.

Kangaroo?
You're kidding, right?

Abdominal pain in three.
Gangrenous toe in two.

Hey, Jerry, can you send these
back to medical records?

I'm runnin' late.

Oh, Carol, uh, I've got
the schedule changes.

I'll check when I'll get back.
I'm late for an appointment.

Hey, don't forget you're right
on the Healthmobile tonight.

Yeah, I know.
I'll be back in time.

What is going on?

Uh, maintenance
is doing repairs.

It's probably that ghost
from the fifth floor.

Oh, please,
don't even talk about him.

‐ Talk about who?
‐ The ghost up on five.

Yeah, he took a bite out
of that lab technician.

Ghosts don't bite. He just
knocked the wind out of him.

No, he sent a rush of cold air
straight through him.

‐ That's all.
‐ Help! My friend's been shot.

‐ He's outside in the car.
‐ Jerry, alert the OR.

And clear trauma one.
Lydia, let's go!

[thundering]

Susan get back
from Hawaii today?

Yeah, tonight around 6:00.

Orange carnations?

Yeah, you know, Halloween.

‐ Orange carnations.
‐ Yeah.

Doug, got a pumpkin carver
in five.

Ate too many seeds.

Chuny, what are you
supposed to be?

Myself,
getting ready for work.

Oh, um, Jerry's trying
to get a count for tonight.

Are you going to the party
at the Jazz Note?

Haleh's singing.

I'm a definite I don't know.

Yeah, I'm going if I can.

Chuny, is‐is there anything
wrong with orange carnations?

No, I gave them to one
of my teachers once.

Second grade.

Lydia, get that 12 lead
out of here.

Take this clown
with you, okay?

(Gant)
'On my count,
one, two, three'

[grunting]

‐ Cyanotic. John, intubate.
‐ BP's 40.

‐ Pulse 30 at 180.
‐ 'Pulse ox is 80.'

Someone call maintenance
about these lights, please?

What do you think?

Increased breath sounds on
the left. Possible hemopneumo.

‐ Good, so what do you wanna do?
‐ Chest tube.

‐ Right again.
‐ Chest‐tube tray. 36 French.

[thundering]

‐ I'm in. Bag him.
‐ I got the O‐neg.

‐ Pump in two.
‐ He's flatline.

Gimme an amp of epi,
two of atropine.

Set the external compressions.
Pump in two more of O‐neg.

Come on, let's hurry up.
We're losin' him.

Alright, who's got the bullet?

(Gant)
'GSW left chest. Carter
intubated. Put in a chest tube.'

When he flatlined, gave him an
amp of epi and two of atropine.

‐ Okay. So, what now?
‐ Uh, we should crack him?

Yes, we should crack him
before he ends up

more dead than he already
is, Dr. Gant.

Okay. Thoracotomy tray.
Scalpel.

It's the fifth intercostal
space, right?

That's right.

And the left
anterolateral incision?

Look, do you know
what you're doing or not?

‐ Yeah, I'm just confirming‐‐
‐ You have to keep confirming.

You don't know what you're
doing? Carter, get in here.

Carter, move. Now!

[ECG monitor beeping]

Rib spreader.

Suction.

Looks like the upper lobe.

Alright, cross‐clamp
the hilum.

[grunting]

‐ 'Nurse, paralyze him!'
‐ 'Pavulon now!'

Alright, hold him down!

Come on!

(Benton)
'Get him down!
Get it in.'

Right there.

[grunting]

Whoa!

[grunting]

[ECG monitor beeping]

Happy Halloween, everybody.

[thundering]

[theme music]

(female #1)
'The first thing you do
is calibrate your apparatus.'

Collect your data properly and
use the root mean square to‐‐

Excuse me. Is this, uh,
pre‐med physics 101?

‐ For the past 15 minutes.
‐ Sorry.

(female #1)
'Do you have a lab assignment?'

Uh‐uh.

Okay, who's working solo?

There's your lab partner.

'The relationship
we're looking at here'

is conservation of momentum
in an elastic collision.

'The first thing you do
is calibrate your apparatus.'

‐ Hi, I'm William.
‐ Carol Hathaway.

I was kinda worried I'd be the
only one without a lab partner.

Did you bring
your graphing calculator?

Graphing calculator‐‐

That's okay.
We can both use mine.

Neat costume.

(female #1)
'...principles of momentum..'

The pacemaker's acting up.

(Jerry)
'Okay, a nurse
will be right with you.'

I thought maintenance
was done.

Well, some people
are saying

it's that G‐H‐O‐S‐T
up on the fifth floor.

Jerry, I hate to break it to you

but there's no such thing
as ghosts.

Jerry, who put me
in that damn Healthmobile?

‐ Our very own Anspaugh.
‐ It's Halloween.

Every freak in the city
is gonna be out there.

Not true. Half of them
are here already.

Healthmobile is not so bad.
I was on it last Monday.

‐ Although, we did get shot at.
‐ Oh, man.

It was no big deal.
They missed.

Carol's on it. She's not
gonna wanna go with me.

Doug, it's Anspaugh's baby.
Community access.

It's out of my hands.

Sir, we got a little old lady
coming in unconscious, a DNR.

I'll take it.

(Jerry)
'Actually, you were due
in Anspaugh's office.'

‐ About ten minutes ago.
‐ Okay, fine.

Uh, get Jeanie. Uh, ask her
to take the LOL.

‐ And get Doyle to assist.
‐ Okay.

Oh, uh, Jer..

Any word from Susan?

She's not due until 6:00,
remember?

Thank you, Jer.

You are getting to be
a big boy, Reggie.

Okay, developmental
milestones.

Dr. Benton, when do we first
see a social smile?

‐ Oh, uh, three weeks.
‐ Dr. Carter?

Mm, it's more like
three months.

(Keaton)
'Right. Using a spoon
and fork?'

Seven months.

Is that correct, Dr. Carter?

Average is more like 13.

(Keaton)
'Don't worry, Dr. Benton.'

Dr. Carter's just a lot closer

to his pedes rotation
than you are.

You'll just need to study up
a bit, won't you?

'Here.'

Why don't you hold Reggie?

[crying]

Okay, Dr. Carter,
what's the problem here?

‐ Stranger anxiety?
‐ And what would you do?

Reggie was clearly
responding to you.

So..

Hi.

'Oh.'

Being able to keep
a baby calm for examination

is half the battle.

'Some doctors
have an instinct for it.'

'A natural affinity
for children.'

Uh, you, Dr. Benton, might
wanna get some props.

‐ She the "do not resuscitate"?
‐ Yeah.

Husband's name is Mitchell.
Sweet old guy.

‐ Seems really upset.
‐ Is he on his way in?

‐ Yep.
‐ Okay.

(Jeanie)
'Found her in bed, comatose.
End‐stage Lou Gehrig's.'

Ready? Go.

‐ PAs run these cases?
‐ Yep.

‐ Not at Southside.
‐ Dr. Greene asked me to.

‐ Pressure's falling. 50 palp.
‐ Her lungs are wet.

'She's in respiratory distress.'

I don't wanna intubate.
She's a no‐coder.

It could be pneumonia.
We can treat with antibiotics.

Treat her?
She's a veggie.

(Lydia)
'Pressure's crashing.
What do you wanna do?'

Ten migs of dopamine.
Titrate to a BP of 100.

Put her on Bi‐Pap ten over five
and a gram of ceftriaxone.

Why are you doing this?

Do not resuscitate
doesn't mean do not treat.

You're the PA.

Shouldn't it have epaulets
on the shoulders?

No, those are
the‐the dress uniforms.

‐ Oh, of course.
‐ Mark, come on in.

‐ Cup of tea?
‐ No, thank you.

Kerry and I
were just celebrating

the final stamp of approval
on her research study.

(Kerry)
'It's quite simple, really.'

Free‐radical scavengers
prevent celluloid damage.

So, why not study
their effect on asthma?

It just occurred to me while
treating a patient in the ER.

Nothing like a research
from the trenches.

NIH Grant shouldn't take long
at all.

Well, I'm keeping
my fingers crossed.

[pager beeping]
Yeah, that's me.
Gotta go.

I'll see you all
at the party tonight?

Wouldn't miss it.

Good decision bringing Kerry
in as, uh, an attending.

'Her research ideas
are inspired.'

I don't need to tell you
that this free‐radical study

is gonna give her quite
a leg up on that tenure track.

'Not that you necessarily
wanna teach'

or even stay here at county.

No, I do. O‐of course,
I'm interested in tenure.

As for research,
I was thinking

fluid resuscitation
in penetrating trauma.

Yes, well, a lot of attendings
are pursuing that one.

There's one that Kerry discarded
that's quite interesting.

Have you thought about the, uh,
microbiology of abscess flora?

Pus?

Well, you don't have to commit
right now.

Just explore it,
get back to me.

End of the week
should be fine.

‐ 'Check your data.'
‐ It's not working.

Your variable air source
is not on.

My air source.

'You've never taken physics
before, have you?'

‐ You have?
‐ Just introductory.

We don't have AP Physics
at Jefferson.

‐ Jefferson High School?
‐ 'Yeah.'

'I wanna be a doctor
or mechanical engineer.'

‐ What about you?
‐ 'Um..'

I'm not sure what I wanna
be when I grow up, William.

My mom got her
real estate license at 40.

I helped her
with her homework.

I can help you with yours
if you want.

Sure. Thanks.

Tina Hargrove,
eight years old.

Hit and run while
trick‐or‐treating with dad.

Loss of consciousness. Pretend
meds GCS 13, BP 130/80.

'Multiple facial lacs,
blunt trauma to the abdomen.'

My stomach hurts.

Dad's on his way.
He got hit too.

Double trauma coming in!
We need the room, clear!

Suture room.

Gant, call Radiology.
Get a head CT and a c‐spine.

Alright, everybody. On my count.
Nice and gentle, here we go.

One, two, three.

CBC, type and cross‐match
five units.

(Gant)
'Radiology's coming down.'

Alright, her abdomen is rigid.

Gant, what's the best incision
for an ex‐lap?

‐ Midline.
‐ Ow! Please, it hurts.

‐ BP's holding steady, 130/80.
‐ Toes downgoing.

Which organs are injured most
in blunt abdominal trauma, Gant?

‐ Spleen and liver.
‐ 'My stomach still hurts.'

‐ Please, where's my daddy?
‐ Clear breath sounds.

Carter, get up here
and hold her hands.

‐ What?
‐ Hold her hand.

Stranger anxiety, remember?
Calm her down.

'Gant, check her reflexes.'

Hi, Tina, I'm Dr. Carter.
Don't be scared, okay?

'Don't be scared. We're gonna
take such good care of you.'

The tendon reflexes
two plus and equal.

Thank you, Dr. Gant. Now,
where the hell is Radiology?

I'll call them.

‐ 'High dose epi.'
‐ No pulse, no resp.

‐ How long has he been down?
‐ Paramedic says half hour.

‐ That his daughter next door?
‐ 'Yeah, Tina, eight years old.'

Abdomen's distended,
probably bled out.

Just give him
a few more minutes.

Alright, I'm gonna check
on the girl.

What causes left shoulder pain
in blunt abdominal trauma?

Blood irritating
the diaphragm.

‐ How's she doing?
‐ 'She's stabilizing.'

We need to hang 500 of Ancef
and get her up to CT.

(Benton)
'Such enthusiasm, Gant.'

Why don't you run upstairs
and tell them what she needs?

Now?

Well, if you're confident
you know what she needs.

Labs are back on Mrs. Jennings.
Not good.

What do you mean?

She tested positive
for tricyclics.

‐ What's her level?
‐ Eight hundred.

She's a suicide.

She must have taken
the whole bottle.

‐ Is her husband here?
‐ Not yet.

Give me an NG and 50 grams
of activated charcoal.

‐ Why? She's a no‐code.
‐ She tried to kill herself.

‐ She has a fatal disease.
‐ We resuscitate suicides.

‐ She wanted to die.
‐ All suicides.

Add an amp of bicarb
to her IV.

So, you dressed up
like a cat, huh?

My dad made the costume.

‐ Is he okay?
‐ I'll check for you. Okay?

So, did you get a lot of good
trick‐or‐treating stuff?

My dad's got it. So, I won't
eat it all at once.

‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ 'Ruptured spleen.'

Could've injured her kidney
and bladder too.

'We'll get a CT
and explore her up in ER.'

Mark.

Carter, got a minute?

‐ Uh, yeah.
‐ Can't you stay with me?

Oh, they're gonna take some
pictures of your head and tummy

'and then I'll be
right there, okay?'

‐ Tell my dad where I am, okay?
‐ Okay.

‐ Is this the father?
‐ You ever pronounce anyone?

No, I've called time of death.

The monitor shows
no electrical activity.

Check the pupils.

‐ Fixed and dilated.
‐ Feel for a pulse.

‐ No palpable pulse.
‐ Listen for a heartbeat.

Give it a minute.

‐ That's it?
‐ That's it.

[instrumental music]

‐ Can I help you?
‐ Oh, yeah. I'm Carol Hathaway.

‐ I'm on tonight.
‐ Gus Jackson, your pilot.

‐ Did you bring the cookies?
‐ Was I supposed to?

The patients
kind of expect them.

‐ You got any valuables?
‐ No.

Good. Make yourself at home.

Hey! Hey, hey.

‐ You're late.
‐ Yeah, I know, uh‐‐

‐ You bring the cookies?
‐ What? The cookies?

‐ Get in.
‐ Yup. Yup.

‐ Hey, Doug.
‐ Hey, Carol.

I didn't know
you were on tonight.

Yeah, well, God knows
I tried not to be.

Okay, listen up.
Few things you should know.

If we come under fire,
that back window pops out.

And if anyone tries to steal
anything, let them take it.

‐ Remember to stay clear of‐‐
‐ Wait, wait, bulletproof vest.

I'm supposed to wear this?

Remember to stay clear of
the cabinets while we're moving.

'And sit down.'

Ah, this is great.

[engine revving]

‐ 'Mr. Jennings.'
‐ Yes?

I'm Jeanie Boulet.
This is Dr. Doyle.

‐ Hello.
‐ How is Sophie?

Is she alright?

She's in extremely
serious condition.

'Has your wife
been depressed lately?'

The past few months.

Sophie's gotten so weak,
she can barely sit up now.

She won't talk to her friends.

I have to beg her to eat.

Does she take anti‐depressants?

They don't help anymore.

We found a significant level
in her blood and urine.

We think she attempted suicide.

I've been praying..

...what to do,
how to help her..

...but..

...she's been praying to die.

Oh!

‐ Hi, Susan, welcome back.
‐ Hey.

Hey, whoa, Dr. Lewis,
how you doing?

Hi. Good.

‐ Hi, Dr. Lewis. Welcome back.
‐ Thank you.

How are you?
What are you?

A kangaroo
without the head part.

‐ Nice.
‐ Susan, hi.

‐ Oh, Mark.
‐ Welcome back.

‐ You look, uh..
‐ Hi. Yeah, oh, I look wet.

‐ But I feel great.
‐ Well..

‐ Susan, good to have you back.
‐ Thank you.

Mark, you signed up for that
asthma patient in four?

‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ Do you mind if I‐‐

‐ Your research study?
‐ I‐I really appreciate it.

‐ Good week?
‐ Ha‐ha‐ha‐ha..

Fractured her spleen.

Yeah, and ruptured
her left kidney.

Did you find my dad?
Is he coming to see me?

Ssh. Try not to talk
right now, okay?

Where am I going?

We're gonna to take you
in for an operation

to make you all better.

Please, I want my dad.
Is he okay?

Yeah, he's okay.

We'll talk about it
later though, alright?

‐ Will you come see me?
‐ Yeah, I will.

But right now, try and relax
and get some sleep.

'You're gonna be fine.'

Phew, I didn't know
what to say.

I didn't wanna upset her
before the surgery.

Patient should have
been told the truth.

Which could have upset her
to the extent

that we may have had
to delay surgery.

Good instincts, Carter.

Why don't you go on in and look
after her till we're ready?

Dr. Benton, I've got
a diaphragmatic hernia

scheduled in two hours.

‐ Are you free?
‐ Yeah.

Good, 'cause I have a conflict.

I promised some of the children
on the ward

I'd take them
trick‐or‐treating.

Could you handle that for me?

‐ Yeah. Yeah.
‐ Great.

(Mark)
'I can't believe
you never made it to Hawaii.'

[chuckles]
Turns out the fear of flying
cannot be conquered.

Man, when we landed in Phoenix

the attendants had to carry
me off the plane.

The thought of getting on
another plane was unbearable.

Thanks. Anyway,
Phoenix was great.

Chloe's still sober, still
working as a claims adjuster

six months now,
and little Susie was fabulous.

You know, she just..

She made me laugh.

Anyway, how are you?

Ah, I don't wanna
talk about it.

Pretty bad, actually.

Kerry's got Anspaugh
wrapped around her finger.

I mean, he went gaga
over her research project.

‐ He wants me to do one on pus.
‐ Pus?

Not to mention the fact
that he's practically given her

the one and only tenure slot.

'So, I have no career
and no future.'

You know.

Really, I, I don't wanna
talk about it, okay?

Sure, Mark. Whatever.

Uh, so, you hungry?

You wanna get something to eat?
We can go over to Doc's.

Oh, gosh, I ate the whole
way home on the train.

So, there's a Halloween party
tonight at the, uh, Jazz Note.

Thinking, maybe,
if you're not too tired..

Oh, well..

Hey, the whole staff's going.

That sounds great.

Great.

'Yikes.'

Where did these come from?

[chuckles]
Some drug rep
was giving them away.

Here you go.
This is helpful, right here.

'Alright, get it.'

You got your gauze,
you got your penicillin.

When was this stuff stocked?
Look at this.

'Expiration, 1989?'

Yeah, well, this Healthmobile's
from Southside, remember?

Their budget's
even tighter than ours.

[tires screeching]

(Carol)
Whoa!

Do you get the feeling
he doesn't care about us?

Hey, Carol.

What are you doing with a
physics book in your backpack?

It's not mine.
It's a friend's.

Yeah, you just borrowed it
for a little late night reading?

‐ Very funny. Give it back.
‐ Oh, man, look at this.

‐ Doug!
‐ This is truly hateful.

‐ I'm getting flashbacks.
‐ You two ready?

Yes, thank you, Gus.
We're ready.

Welcome to gonorrhea land.

(Doug)
Ah, this is..

...truly depressing.

(Carol)
'Yup, it's like a county
on a slow night.'

Here's your first customer.

Uh, come on in.
Alright.

What seems to be the problem?

Where are the cookies?

Sir, if you could
just tell us what's wrong?

Where are the cookies?

Is she in pain?

I don't think so.

First time in two years.

I love you, Sophie.

I love you.

This morning..

...she was different.

'Smiling like she used to.'

She wanted me to comb her hair.

Help her with some lipstick.

Then, she looked at me
and said..

"...I'm ready."

She begged me.

I counted them out,
crushed them up

put them in some milk.

I held the glass
to her mouth.

'She said,
"I love you"'

[sobbing]
And the next thing you know..

...she's asleep.

'But I got scared.'

'Called the ambulance.'

Her whole life,
she helped me.

'I wasn't strong enough
to help her.'

I can't lose her.

'I can't.'

‐ Can I help you?
‐ Uh, yeah.

Uh, you have those,
uh, animal things

that pediatricians use?

Pocket peek‐a‐boos.

Oh, no..

Well, maybe the beanbag bunnies.

Uh, we also have
dinosaur pencils.

Those are my favorites.

Brontosaurus,
stegosaurus, dimetrodon.

Just the paper.

So, Dr. Keaton got you down
here buying props, eh?

No, no, no, I'm just, uh,
down here looking around.

Yeah, well, she sends down
all the residents

who don't much like kids.

‐ I like kids.
‐ 'Sure, you do.'

We all like kids.

Ha, Bears are playing
Tampa Bay this weekend.

[scoffs]
Hardly need to watch that one.

Tyrannosaurus Rex?

‐ Debby, your lungs are clear.
‐ Thank heavens.

I'm always so worried
about germs.

Don't I know you?

No, you don't.

‐ You sure we haven't met?
‐ Yep, I'm sure.

I know, it was
at the Club 99, right?

Debby, you're done.
Got it?

[chuckling]

I was just kidding around.

‐ Anybody else out there?
‐ 'Only about 20 or 30 more.'

[grunting]
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

‐ Please, help me, help me.
‐ 'Hang on! Hang on!'

(Doug)
We're not equipped
for a stabbing.

Gus, call an ambulance.

[grunting]
Help me!
Oh, it hurts!

Just give me some gloves.

Larger, give me larger.
Bigger.

[laughing]

Trick or treat.

That's not funny.

‐ Where's my treat?
‐ You know, we're all out.

Can I get a couple of condoms?

‐ How old are you?
‐ Eighteen.

Eighteen. Why don't you
come back when you're 15?

Screw it. My dates don't
like them anyway.

Hey, wait a minute.
What's your name?

Charlie.

Charlie, you working
the streets?

What do you think?

I think that you're at risk
for, uh, AIDS.

(Carol)
'Charlie, where are you living?'

In a penthouse
on Lake Shore Drive.

Hey.

Hey! Hey.

[thundering]

Be careful out there, alright?

Thanks, old man.

Little Susie was so cute.

She thinks the word
for cactus is ouch.

So, we'd go on a walk,
and she'd point everywhere

going, "Ouch, ouch, ouch."

[laughing]

(Mark)
Jerry.

I've called maintenance four
times. They're working on it.

(Susan)
Oh, maybe, it's the ghost
up on the fifth floor.

‐ Not you too.
‐ It's a true story, Mark.

‐ He's up there.
‐ Poor guy.

Still pining away
for the woman he loved.

I thought he broke her heart.

Broke his own heart
is more like it.

And how do you know this?

Because that's the story.

It was Halloween night,
the 1930s, or something.

Up on the fifth floor.

There was rain, and thunder,
and lightning.

He was a doctor.
She was an intern.

She loved him, didn't she?

But a really wealthy,
handsome patient

had fallen in love with her,
and asked her to marry him.

‐ What did she say?
‐ 'She didn't know what to say.'

So she told the doctor.

‐ What did he say?
‐ He said nothing.

(Lily)
'I thought he loved her.'

(Susan)
'He did love her,
but he just stood there.'

'He couldn't get the words out.'

And then, after she walked
across the room

she turned back
and looked at him.

'She put her hand to her lips'

'and blew him what would be
their first and only kiss.'

They say it blew through him

like a rush of cold wind.

‐ 'That is so sad.'
‐ 'Well, what happened?'

Unfortunately, the doc fell out
the fifth floor window

so that's kind of it.

I'm sure they worked on him
in the OR for a while.

[laughing]

Hey, John, you seen Benton?

No, not for a couple of hours.

He's got me
pulling journal articles

on Dieulafuoy's lesions.

Dieula, what?
Never heard of it.

‐ Here's your chance.
‐ No, thanks.

Dr. Keaton?

Hi.

‐ How's she doing?
‐ Pretty well.

Pressure's 100/75.

Kidney is still working.

I'll stay with her
until she comes out of it.

I thought you had
a lot of discharges.

Oh, they're done.
Mostly.

Call me when she wakes up.

I need to tell her
about her father.

'Dr. Keaton.'

I think I need to tell her
about her father.

(Carol)
'What you're saying,
it's none of your business.'

(Doug)
I'm just curious,
you know

if you're thinking
about medical school.

You're done.

It's just a physics class, Doug

which I doubt
I'll even make it through

much less go to medical school

which I'm not
even thinking about yet.

Hey, doc. We got a guy
staggering out here.

Help! Help me!

‐ Move, move, move.
‐ Look out.

(Gus)
'Hey, what is it?'

(Doug)
'Alright, call 911.
He's been stabbed.'

‐ God.
‐ Set up an IV.

Anybody see what happened here?

‐ Did anybody see what happened?
‐ 'No, man.'

‐ 'I don't know.'
‐ 'Look out, look out!'

I couldn't find an angiocath
but I got an 18‐gauge needle.

Jab it into his antecubital vein
and tape his arm down.

‐ 'Come on, buddy.'
‐ Okay, I'm in.

Tape this down.

[car engine revving]

What's going on?

We got company.

(Doug)
'Okay, we're losing him.'

‐ I'm gonna do a cut down.
‐ Out here?

We gotta get more fluids
in him.

You got a scalpel,
anything sharp in there?

‐ Uh, no. Wait, wait.
‐ Anything, anything sharp.

Here. Use these.

Alright.

(Gus)
'Hey, doc.'

The ambulance will be here
in 15 minutes.

He's not gonna make it
that long.

How fast will that thing go?

(Gus)
'Faster than waiting
for the ambulance.'

Let's do it, come on.

Let's go. Pick him up.

(Jeanie)
'Mr. Jennings.'

Mr. Jennings, I need to turn off
the monitor now.

[flatline]

Time of death, 8:53.

Would you like to stay
with her for a while?

Thank you.

What I did..

...I don't know
if it was right or wrong.

She was in a lot of pain.

But..

...our whole marriage, it..

...it was never
about giving up on life.

This is not who we were.

You stayed with her.

'You helped her
when she needed you.'

I think that's who you were.

[sighs]

Got an ET Tube, but I can't find
the laryngoscope.

I don't mind
if I have to go in blind.

Alright, Gus,
you made your point.

You wanna get there, don't you?

Alright, he's tubed.

‐ Give the Ambu bag.
‐ Right here.

Hit it.

‐ Alright, we're in.
‐ What are you doing?

I'll put him in Trendelenburg.

‐ Oh, I'm having trouble.
‐ What?

My Ambu bag's got a leak.
I need some tape.

‐ Thanks.
‐ Yep.

Dr. Keaton asked me to tell you

the trick‐treaters
are waiting.

Alright. Thanks.

And I have the journal articles
when you want them.

Mm‐hmm. You write
the post‐op notes?

Yes.

Good.

If you can, uh..

...pull the drains
on the pyloroplasty.

Why are you riding me?

You're an intern.

I mean, I bust my ass

and you give me
a mediocre evaluation.

Well, most interns
do mediocre work.

I don't.

Well, you could do better.

[scoffs]
So can Carter.
So can everyone.

Yeah, well,
you have to do better.

I have to do better.

Is that because I'm Black?

Is‐is that your message here?

Let me ask you something.

'When you applied
to medical school'

'did you check the box?'

Did you check African‐American?

I worked just as hard as
everyone else to get in here.

'Yeah, well, that's not
what most people think.'

They assume you checked the box
to get preferential treatment.

'They assume you exist
to fill a quota.'

Now, if you wanna prove them
wrong, you have to work

twice as hard, stay twice
as late to be twice as good.

You think I need you
to tell me that?

Oh, well,
so we understand each other

so we don't have a problem now,
do we?

Did you check the box?

No.

'Maybe you should
just tell people.'

That way, you won't
have to go around

keep proving it all the time.

[ECG monitor beeping]

Hi, there.

You stayed.

You did really well.

You're going to be fine.

'I wanted to talk to you.'

I have something
I need to tell you.

About my dad?

Yes.

He died, didn't he?

'Is that it?'

Yes.

[instrumental music]

‐ What do we got?
‐ Knife wound to the abdomen.

He's stabilizing, needs a lap.

(Kerry)
Okay, let's get him
up to the OR.

And how is it out there?
I'm going next week.

Oh, no big deal.
Real smooth, Malik.

Bring cookies.

Well, that's it.

Alright.
Have a good night, Gus.

[engine starts]

You know what?

I'm not gonna say anything
about that physics book.

Oh, God, it was probably
a stupid idea anyway‐‐

Hey, if it's what
you wanna do..

Look, if I can make it,
anybody can.

Thanks.

You're going
to the Halloween party?

No, can't make it.

I hear Haleh's really good.

Yeah, she is.
I heard her sing last Christmas.

That case
with Mr. Jennings today?

When I saw him watching her..

'...and holding her hand.'

'Kinda saw what
their whole life had been.'

Made me wish
that we could save her

'just so that
we could save him.'

What do you mean?

He's alone,
left with all the pain.

'She fell asleep
in her husband's arms.'

I'll see you.

Ah, Dr. Greene, I'm gonna
remind you one more time.

I'm on my way.

I'm gonna take Susan with me
for protection.

Protection from what?

Ghost on the fifth floor.

Why do we have to go up there?

A guy corked off.
I have to pronounce him.

You're not scared,
are you?

Of course not.

[elevator rumbling]

‐ 'Mark?'
‐ 'Susan.'

(Susan)
'Oh, good.
You're still there.'

(Mark)
'Where would I go?'

(Benton)
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
slow down, slow down. Alright.

That's it, that's it. Come on,
come on, we're going back.

It's past your bedtimes,
anyway. Let's go.

Please, can we go
to one more floor?

Yeah, one more floor.

Be a sport, Peter.

Yeah, be a sport, Peter.

(child #1)
'Nurse Bjerke would let us.'

Bjerke. And yes, I would.

Alright, alright, look, um..

Let's, we‐we'll go‐go to the ER,
but that's it, alright?

‐ Mister, mister.
‐ What, what?

I have to pee bad.

Oh, man, alright.

The rest of you just hold hands
until I get back

and don't move, okay?

What do you think
we are, babies?

Just‐just don't move.

‐ Come on.
‐ Na‐na‐na‐na.

We really have to do this now?

Well, I guess we could wait
till daylight.

He'll only have been dead
about ten hours.

[gasps]

Oh, my!

Next bed, doctor.

Sorry.

You're not scared, huh?

[chuckles]

[dramatic music]

‐ 'Oh! Did you just feel that?'
‐ 'What?'

(Susan)
'You're gonna think
I'm crazy.'

(Mark)
'Feel what?'

(Susan)
'I swear to you,
it was just like'

'a rush of wind
went through me.'

(Mark)
'You are crazy.'

‐ 'Oh, boy!'
‐ 'Did you feel it?'

(Mark)
'No, I didn't feel anything.'

[Mark chuckles]

‐ 'Oh, boy!'
‐ 'You felt it, didn't you?'

Dr. Carter.

Did you tell her?

She knew.

She said that her father
had been with her

during the surgery
and had kissed her goodbye.

Kids know.

It's as though their parents'
spirit joins them and..

...they just seem to know.

Yeah, I knew.

My brother died
of leukemia, and..

...I was riding my bike
home from school one day.

I just knew
that he had died.

It was like
he was with me.

I could feel him.

Maybe that's why
you're good with kids.

See you in the morning.

Hey! Where are those kids at?

‐ What?
‐ The kids!

I‐I don't know where they went.

Hey, come here.
Come on.

How could you just let
them walk away like that?

I was doing some paper work.

I looked up
and they were gone, okay?

Check the ER.
I'll call upstairs.

[singing
"Love Potion Number Nine"]

♪ I took my troubles
down to Madame Ruth ♪

♪ Ya know that gypsy
with the gold‐capped tooth ♪

♪ She's got a storefront
at 34th and Vine ♪

♪ She sells little bottles of ♪

♪ Love potion number nine ♪

[indistinct chatter]

♪ I told her
that I was a flop with men ♪

Come on, Lily.

(Anspaugh)
Riyadh was like a bake oven.

(Kerry)
Oh, it sounds bad.

But Norm, he'd mix these,
uh, desert's cocktail.

Equal parts potassium,
sodium with a lemon chaser.

[laughing]

There she is, just sucking
up to him little bit more.

Mark‐‐

Disparaging me,
belittling me.

She's tightening her grip
on that tenure slot.

What's the problem?

She's making everything
so competitive.

You're a doctor.
You love competition.

You're just getting
a little obsessed.

‐ I am not.
‐ Alright, a little myopic then.

What?

♪ I held my nose
I closed my eyes ♪

Your wife divorced you.
You hardly see Rachel.

This job is all you care about.

I just spent a week
where no one

was stabbing
anyone in the back.

I could just drop everything

take a nice, little walk
with Susie.

Big decision of the day
was like what to have for lunch.

There's other stuff
out from work.

I know you don't have it now.

I just hate to see you
get so caught up in that.

♪ He broke my little bottle ♪

What are you all
doing down here?

You said
you weren't gonna move.

Found us, didn't you?

We could have really lost you,
if we wanted to.

Yeah, well, come on.
Let's go back up to the ward.

Didn't you ever go
trick‐or‐treating?

Yes, I've gone
trick‐or‐treating.

What did you go as?

I don't know. One time,
I went as a scientist.

Bet no one gave you any candy.

Let me tell you something,
see, when I was your age

'we used to have to do tricks
to get treats.'

Bet you can't do one now.

(all)
Yay! Do a trick. Do a trick.
Do a trick.

‐ 'Do a trick. Do a trick.'
‐ Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Sh‐sh‐shut up, alright?

Just one.

[sighs]

How was that?

(child #2)
'That was it?'

[claps]

Hey.

I'm sorry.
I'm late.

You know, they say those trains
run every ten minutes

but I don't believe it.

You never change, do you, Al?

What?

One unbelievable excuse
after another.

Look, I said I'm sorry.

Of course,
I never changed either.

"Just hang in there, Jeanie.

"Carry this marriage
by yourself.

"Don't think
about where he is tonight

who he's with tonight."

Jeanie, what's wrong?

[scoffs]

A man came in today..

...and sat there
and watched his wife die.

And he helped her to die
because she was in so much pain

and he loved her.

But we didn't have that kind
of marriage, did we, Al?

We didn't love.
We didn't cherish.

We didn't respect.

And now, you've killed me.

[singing "Bewitched
Bothered And Bewildered"]

This drink is strong.

I think I should've
eaten something, maybe.

Yeah, we should have grabbed
something before this.

(Susan)
'Oh, yeah.'

(in unison)
You wanna..

(in unison)
Go ahead.

You're probably too tired
after your trip to dance.

Well, kinda, but..

So maybe later.

I guess I'm up for it.

♪ Although the laugh's on me ♪

♪ I'll sing to him ♪

♪ Each spring to him ♪

♪ And long for the day ♪

♪ When I cling to him ♪

♪ Bewitched ♪

♪ Bothered and bewildered ♪

♪ Am I ♪

♪ Oh bewitched bothered
and bewildered ♪

[theme music]