ER (1994–2009): Season 6, Episode 18 - Match Made in Heaven - full transcript

Luka! What is that,
Croatian for lucky?

No, Luke.

‐ You sure?
‐ Yeah.

What's the matter, buddy?
You like you're dragging.

I worked four shifts
in the last three days.

We are 200 charts
behind in coding

and I haven't done
one QA in the last week.

Come on, man.
Pull yourself together.

Prove your mettle and I'll
anoint you temporary chief.

Or not. Anyway, listen.

There was a hole
in the schedule.



So I slugged you
into the midnight shift.

‐ Tonight?
‐ Or tomorrow morning.

Depending on how you look at it.

Nah, I‐I'm not doing this.

Luka, Luka, Luka. Listen to me.

This is important because
no truer word's

have ever been spoken.

The last four letters
in American are "I can."

Alright, let me
put it another way.

Cover this and I'll owe you.
Don't, and you're fired.

‐ When is Kerry coming back?
‐ Who says she is?

Randi, can you tell Mark
I'm running across the street‐‐

‐ Will you get me a doughnut?
‐ Yeah.

'Sixteen‐year‐old restrained
driver single vehicle'



MVA, spun out,
and crashed into a guardrail.

‐ Cleo, you need any help?
‐ I've got it.

Do you know where
they took the car?

It was still there when we left.

‐ They'll take it, won't they?
‐ We'll find out.

BP is 130 over 85.
Pulse 110. No LoC.

Complains of abdominal pain.

‐ Do you have any neck pain?
‐ No.

Okay, I'm gonna take this off
but don't move your head.

I've only had my license
two weeks.

This is first time
he let me drive it.

‐ Any pain here?
‐ No.

‐ Look at me.
‐ I'm okay.

‐ Look at the nurse.
‐ Can I use the phone?

‐ Soon as the doctor's done.
‐ Neck is clear.

Okay, roll away from me.

And we're gonna get you
off this board, alright?

‐ Pulse OX 99 on two liters.
‐ Okay.

‐ Did the airbag deploy?
‐ It's a '65 Mustang.

It doesn't have any airbag,
just has a seat belt.

‐ No shoulder strap?
‐ No. He's gonna kill me.

Okay, I'm sure your father
is more concerned about you

than he is his car.

You don't know my father.

Chest is clear.

‐ Does this hurt?
‐ No.

Here? Ah!

I‐I think the belt
caught me there.

It's a good thing
you were wearing it.

'Okay, CBC, Chem panel,
UHS chest X‐ray'

abdominal CT with contrast
and get a surgical consult.

I hit the brakes.
I‐I can't believe this happened.

Insurance will pay for it.

It's a classic.
They just can't fix it.

Sure, they can.

'Eli, look at me.'

We call them accidents
for a reason.

Now, you might think
this is really a big deal

but it's gonna be okay.

'Really.'

Can I get some extra napkins
and more water, please?

Morning, ladies.

No offence, but you
look like hell.

Yeah. If you haven't noticed,
we're short in attending.

‐ Yeah, it's been pretty quiet.
‐ For you maybe.

Come on, Kate.
You gotta finish, honey.

'So you got them
into daycare, huh?'

Yeah. They usually
don't take them this early.

I had to talk them into it.

Yeah. They're just advanced
for their age.

I just couldn't afford
a nanny anymore.

Sweetie, please,
please a couple bites.

‐ I don't blame her.
‐ What?

‐ What is that?
‐ It's rice cereal.

‐ She likes it.
‐ Yeah, I can see.

Well, she's just mad
because I fed Tess first.

‐ Uh‐huh.
‐ Come on, Kate.

We're gonna be late,
sweetie, please.

Here, let me try,
let me try.

Good luck. I swear this one's
gonna get me grey hair.

‐ Yeah, just wait till she's 14.
‐ Oh, yeah.

‐ Oh, how gorgeous.
‐ Oh, thank you.

‐ Girls?
‐ Yeah.

Oh, they look like angels.

Yeah, looks can be deceiving.

I don't believe that.
No, I don't.

You don't give your mommy
and daddy any trouble, do you?

Beautiful family.

‐ Yes, it is. Aidan, please.
‐ Quit it.

‐ He pushed me.
‐ Wyatt, stop. Wyatt!

‐ Oh, wait. Hold on a second.
‐ Are these all your children?

‐ Yes.
‐ No wonder you collapsed.

BP's a little low
at 95 over 70, tachy at 120.

Wyatt, come here, now!

There's a candy bar stuck,
I think I can get it.

‐ I said, come here.
‐ Hey, Zadro, you babysitting?

LOC in a grocery store. Couldn't
leave them in a produ section.

Here, try this.

‐ Say thank you, Wyatt.
‐ Thanks.

You're welcome.
Where we going?

Exam two. Abrasion
to the right temple.

I think I hit my head
on a shelf.

‐ Have you ever fainted before?
‐ No.

I was feeling a little dizzy,
but I think I'm just tired.

She vomited in a rig
and complains of double vision.

Mouth and lips are dry.

‐ Is that bad?
‐ Ah, probably just dehydration.

Oops! Ha‐ha, I think
his diaper's leaking.

I'm sorry. He pulls
at it sometimes.

‐ Look mom, I got two.
‐ You have to share.

‐ No, these are mine.
‐ Share it with your brother.

Dr. Greene, your dad's nurse
is on the phone.

‐ Okay. Ha, you got this?
‐ I think so.

‐ Here, you wanna get down?
‐ Yeah.

I thought Tech Support was gonna
come down here and fix this.

I paged them twice. They're
bringing out the software guy.

‐ Which line?
‐ Two.

‐ Mrs. Fredriksson.
‐ I can't get my labs.

Usually Dr. River
calls me Alston.

Don't worry what he says.
Remember, you work for me.

Mark, do you know where
the extra T‐sheets are?

There's no abdominal pain
and no shortness of breath.

I don't know,
It's Kerry's system.

How long is this
suspension going to last?

Just, uh, grab
a general adult form.

Uh‐huh, listen, I understand
all that, of course.

No one is questioning
your qualifications.

He is? Alright,
let me speak to him.

Some called
for surgical consult?

Ah, Dr. Finch,
trauma Two.

Well, tell him I wanna
speak to him.

Ah, well, tell him that
I said to knock it off.

I'm‐I'm sorry, Mrs. Fredriksson.
Just bear with me, okay?

I‐I'll be home tonight and we'll
straighten this all out.

Okay. Thank you.

‐ Is everything alright?
‐ Yeah, it's fine.

We're out of
the general forms too.

Okay, well, go back
to the old charts.

There should be
a stack in the lounge.

Um, do we have
a forwarding address for Lucy?

‐ She got something here?
‐ Yeah.

The National Resident
Matching Program.

Oh, God, they forgot
to pull her application.

Yeah, so this made
some hospital think

that she is working
for them next year.

‐ So, when does she call 'em?
‐ Should we send it to her mom?

I don't know.

What should I do with it?

‐ I'll take care of it.
‐ Carter, are you sure‐‐

‐ No, no, no. I got it.
‐ Alright.

‐ He's so cute.
‐ I can do that really.

‐ You don't have to.
‐ It's not a problem.

I'm feeling a lot
better already.

Ian, honey, put that down.

'Come here, please.
I said, come here.'

Well, four kids under 8,
that's very ambitious.

Five, the baby's home
with the neighbor.

'I asked you to stop, didn't I?'

Wyatt, stop that.

You're probably
just exhausted

but we're still
gonna do a head CT.

Wyatt, that's enough, please.

And I'm giving you
some saline to hydrate you.

What's a CT?

A CAT scan
is picture of your brain.

Good news, a volunteer
down in Pedes ward

agreed to watch the kids
down in their play room.

‐ I don't wanna be any trouble.
‐ Oh, it's no trouble.

‐ You kids wanna go play?
‐ Yeah.

‐ No.
‐ 'Well, we've got Nintendo.'

Really? Do you have
Super Smash Brothers?

Oh, I don't know, they've got
something with a gorilla.

‐ Come on, sweetheart
‐ Wyatt, hold Emily's hand.

‐ Ian, follow your brother.
‐ Bye‐bye.

Okay, guitar, guitar.
I need the guitar. Thank you.

You're lucky.
We're gonna have a lot of fun.

Okay, here you go.

'Let's go.'

How do you do it?

One day at a time.

'Good bowel sounds.
Any nausea?'

'No.'

There's no guarding
or rebound.

There was rebounding before.

Eli, what happened?

‐ I had an accident.
‐ With the car?

‐ I lost control, I'm sorry‐‐
‐ How fast were you going?

I don't know!
I didn't think that fast.

It's okay.
Don't worry about it.

‐ The car is bad, dad.
‐ It's no big deal.

‐ Mr. Emerson, I'm Dr. Finch.
‐ What's wrong with him?

We may need to perform
exploratory surgery

to rule out any internal injury.

‐ Oh, God.
‐ That's probably not necessary.

You don't know?

Well, we'll need to
observe him for a while.

Let's keep him NPO and check his
CBC every six hours.

‐ Sure. You have a minute?
‐ Yep.

I'll do whatever it takes
to replace it, dad. I promise.

I don't care about the car.
I can get another car.

He has a lap belt injury.

That doesn't necessarily
mean he needs surgery.

Let's wait on the CT.

CT is only 20 percent sensitive

for small bowel perforation.

You should explore him
either way.

‐ He has no peritoneal signs.
‐ He did.

Well, not that
I appreciate it.

You asked for a surgical
opinion. I've given you one.

Let me know
what the CT shows, okay?

The ICON is positive.
She's pregnant.

‐ The woman with all the kids?
‐ Yeah.

Her quant‐beta puts her
at eight weeks.

Albumin is low and there's
ketones in her urine.

No time to eat, I guess.

I take it, this wasn't
a planned pregnancy.

Who knows? Maybe she wants
her own softball team.

‐ She already go to CT?
‐ Five minutes ago.

Alright, call Radiology
and let them know.

And then talk to her
about her diet.

Um, Carol, do we have
any Materna vitamins down here?

‐ Try the drug locker.
‐ Thank you.

Mark, can you sign
a purchase order

for some central line kits
are running low?

‐ Sure. Where?
‐ Right there.

Now sign out three cases
and put two an initial.

It's a game I play with Kerry.
I need two, so I ask for three.

‐ So every time‐‐
‐ Don't ask, Mark.

She get's to manage,
I get what I need.

Okay, whatever it takes.

Thanks. Maybe I'll have you sign
off on some crash carts too.

Bring it on. I'm easy.

Hey, Carol.
Patient with pyelonephritis.

Can you give a dose
of Levaquin?

‐ Sure.
‐ Did the girls settle in?

‐ Yeah.
‐ They seem to like it?

Well, I don't know.
They're babies.

Yeah. I'd worry
about the staff.

You know, "the Hathaway twins
hit daycare."

‐ Ross. Their last name is Ross.
‐ Right.

‐ Sorry.
‐ No, don't worry about it.

‐ They're fine. They'll be fine.
‐ Good. Good.

And, uh,
run in a‐a liter of saline.

Okay.

‐ Mr. Simpson?
‐ Yes.

I'm Dr. Kovac.
You experienced some chest pain?

It's not really pain.
It just feels tight, you know?

‐ How long does it last?
‐ Uh, few seconds.

I tell ya. I think
I'm having anxiety attacks.

I can't breathe, my heart
starts pounding, I get sweaty.

Do you have history
of heart disease?

‐ No.
‐ What brings it on?

My wife, going through
a bad divorce.

I see.

Does the pain move
anywhere else?

Doc, I got aches
and pains all over.

I swear, she gets up
every morning thinking

how she can screw
with me that day.

Okay, let's get a 12‐lead EKG
and draw cardiac labs.

'You married, doc?'

‐ No.
‐ 'Stay that way.'

It's not enough she bankrupts me
and she uses my son against me.

She's putting me
in an early grave.

We'll see what we can
do about that, huh?

Yeah.

'Yeah.'

'There.'

Looks like a good heartbeat.

By the time I get one to sleep
another one's hungry

or needs changing or..

...somebody's into something
he shouldn't be.

Do you have any help?

My husband works a lot of hours.
You should see our grocery bill.

Well, you gonna have to start
taking better care of yourself.

You're seriously malnourished.

'You're gonna have
to start eating more'

'and taking pre‐natal vitamins.'

'I got you a starter pack.'

Did you know you were pregnant?

'How long have you known?'

I don't know.

Have you told your husband?

No.

And you were fasting?

No! No, I just don't
have time to eat.

You weren't, uh,
starving yourself

trying to induce
a miscarriage, where you?

We both wanted a big family.

I just thought I'd get a break

before we tried again,
that's all.

Well, your body is always gonna
protect the fetus first.

But you're putting your own
health at risk.

You could develop heart problems
or kidney trouble.

Were you trying to terminate
this pregnancy?

Well, there are safer ways
to do that.

'Have you considered
an abortion?'

I can't have another baby
right now. I just can't.

'And the Webril?'

Poor guy slips in the bath tub,
breaks his neck.

This woman falls down an entire
flight of concrete steps

and cracks her wrist.

One of the benefits
of alcohol consumption.

I could do with
a margarita myself.

Between the pregnancy
and breast feeding

I don't remember the last time
I had a drink.

It's not the "no alcohol"
it's the "no caffeine"

that I couldn't deal with.

Thanks, Mark.

Three‐inch roll.

I'm thinking of weaning them.

It's been six months. I don't
know how much longer I can deal.

I can't believe that
you've lasted this long.

So you don't think I'm being
a terrible mother?

If you planned on being
the perfect parent

you might as well fail now..

...while they can't remember.

Another three‐inch.

You okay?

They deserve a father, Mark.

Doug's been seeing them.

He asked me to move
to Seattle again.

And, uh, I think
he's serious this time.

What did you tell him?

Do you have a second?

Go ahead. I got this.

Okay.

What's up?

She was starving herself

hoping she'd miscarry.

‐ Supermom?
‐ Yeah.

I may have talked her
into having an abortion.

‐ She didn't ask for one?
‐ Well, she's scared.

Come here.

She doesn't want
her husband to know.

Apparently he's
very controlling.

You need to refer her
to the GYN clinic.

Well, I offered to arrange
things for her upstairs.

‐ Uh, today.
‐ What's the rush?

Well, this might be her
only opportunity.

She can't get
out of the house?

She's got five kids,
under age.

She needs somebody
to make it happen for her.

Meaning she might
not be in a emotional state

to make her own decision?

No, she made it.
She just needed a push.

And you pushed her?

‐ I don't know.
‐ Did you give her options?

Yeah, but adoption's not gonna
work because of the husband

and I'm just afraid
if she has another kid

'it's gonna push her
over the edge.'

If she's gone to
this much trouble

to avoid an abortion
there's a part of her

that has a problem with it.

Or her husband does.

‐ Can GYN even do it?
‐ I don't know.

‐ I haven't asked them.
‐ Alright. Talk to them.

It might not even be possible.

Thank you.

Be careful, Abby.

Make sure.

Your surgical consult is here.

‐ And who might that be?
‐ Hmm.

How about a clue?

Um, Dr. Romano?

Okay. See?

Need a doctor
to take a look, hmm?

Don't worry about me.
I'm getting some Lasix.

Lap belt injury, huh?

Yeah, CT is clear.
But he's guarding.

You know, just, uh,
discussing a patient.

I could use
a good discussion myself.

Maybe I should go
and see the patient.

Good idea.
Good idea.

Eli, Mr. Emerson?
This is Dr. Benton.

He's a surgeon.

‐ How's your belly, Eli?
‐ Same. A little sore.

‐ Okay, does this hurt?
‐ Only when you press real hard.

‐ Any back pain?
‐ No.

His white count is up.

So was the other surgeon wrong?

‐ What other surgeon?
‐ Dr. Corday.

Could you give us a second?
We'll be right back.

So, Elizabeth
already saw him?

Sorry, I didn't get
a chance to tell you.

She didn't think
an ex‐lap was warranted

I disagreed, wanted
a second opinion.

Well, his belly
is fairly benign.

There's no back
or flank pain.

He could have a leak in his
small bowel and not look sick.

He doesn't have a fever.

Delay in diagnosis and repair
can raise mortality

from 5 to 65 percent.

Okay, okay.
I'll do an ex‐lap, okay?

Thank you, Peter.

‐ One, two, three.
‐ Oh, God.

Watch my back, would you?

How far did you fall,
Mr. Fazio?

‐ I don't know, six, eight feet.
‐ Co‐workers said about four.

Four, my ass! I felt somethin'
pop. I think I blew out a disk.

Complains of leg weakness,
brief LOC.

I passed out.
Everything went black.

BP's 110 over 70. Pulse 81.

‐ Is that bad?
‐ That's normal.

Why don't you press on
my hands with your feet?

Oh! Geez.

‐ That hurt?
‐ Yeah. What do you think?

Does your employer cover
on‐the‐job injury, Mr. Fazio?

Oh, he better.

Okay, I'm gonna press down
on your head.

I want you to tell if it
increases the pain in your back.

Here we go.

Oh, oh, oh, stop, stop.

‐ Pain is MU.
‐ What's that?

We're gonna check it
all out, Mr. Fazio.

Better get a CBC, Chem‐7
and a lumbar‐spine series.

‐ What exactly is MU?
‐ Made‐up.

‐ You think he's faking?
‐ Oh, yeah.

Hey. So is it anxiety attacks?

I can't say for sure.

But your cardiac enzymes
are normal.

And I'm not seeing any
irregularities on the EKG.

Well, I didn't think
it was my heart.

You might just be
overly stressed.

I could've told you
that without the test.

I still need to monitor you
for six hours to eight hours.

But you said
everything was okay.

Yeah, damage to the heart
doesn't always

show up in the blood work
right away.

The way you came in,
I just wanna make sure.

Aha! I just got
myself all worked up.

You see, she's, uh

she's driving me crazy.

I‐I‐I never wanted a divorce.

Oh, hell..

Mr. Simpson. Mr. Simpson.

Every time. It j‐j‐just..

It just hits me.

And I‐I don't know
what I'm doing. I'm sorry.

No, don't worry. It's okay.

Everyday..

Everyday another damn letter
or phone call from her lawyer.

'More threats, more demands.'

I don't know what I did wrong.

I love my son.

'I loved her, I still do.'

I understand.

I'm sorry.

It's not your problem.

Maybe I can get
a clinical psychologist

'to come down
and talk to you, huh?'

Clinical psychologist?

That worst than
the ordinary kind?

Hi.

I checked on your kids.
They're having a great time.

They're gonna
need to eat soon.

They're eating now.

It's a great thing about kids
they don't complain

about hospital food.

Um..

Are you sure
this is what you want?

No, it's not what I want.

It's what I need.

Okay, um, well,
I worked it out with GYN.

There's a doctor who can
squeeze you in but if it's..

...gonna be today,
it has to be now.

You better take me up there
before I change my mind.

Yeah. Well, the thing is..

...I would hate for you
to change your mind later on.

No, I know.

I meant...forget it.

No, tell me.

I feel like such a hypocrite.

I know that this is so wrong.

I just keep telling myself
I'm doing this for my family.

Well, maybe you better
take some more time

and think about it.

My husband is a good man

but he would
never understand this.

'It would be better
if he doesn't know.'

Let's just get it
over with, okay?

Okay.

Thank you.

This isn't easy to do alone.

He's had steroids.

Another hour of continuous
nebs should do it.

Dr. Greene,
it's that nurse again.

Now what?

Apparently your father's
making racial slurs.

Is she's Swedish?

Well, maybe he called
her a meatball.

Tell her I'm on my way. I'll be
there in about half an hour.

Kid in Exam 4, I put
the shoulder back in.

You just need to check
the post reduction films.

Doesn't he have
an orthopedist?

Give it to the Ortho clinic.

‐ You leaving?
‐ I've been on since 5:30.

Can you take the new altered
metal status, Exam 6?

‐ Yeah, sure.
‐ Thanks.

Randi, can you pull
the old records in that?

Carter, you got a critical
value from the lab.

White count's a 150,000.
Looks like Leukemia.

‐ What patient?
‐ Fazio.

‐ The workers' comp guy?
‐ What'd he present with?

He fell off a ladder.
Look, 95 percent blasts.

‐ Get a Hema‐Onc consult.
‐ Has anyone seen Carol?

‐ She's upstairs.
‐ Again?

‐ She's on break.
‐ She was up there an hour ago.

‐ Who are you, the hall monitor?
‐ No.

I'm a resident whose patient
needs an NG tube.

‐ Okay?
‐ So do it yourself.

‐ Will you let this go on, boss?
‐ Give her a break, Malucci.

I don't think the chief
would stand for this.

Yeah, well, talk to
me after you've

raised two children
on your own.

Well, that was her choice.
Why should I have to suffer?

Oh, quit your whining.
I'll put down your damn tube.

Thank you.

‐ Hey, where's my MVA?
‐ Cleo's patient?

‐ Yes.
‐ Benton took him up to the OR.

‐ Benton?
‐ Yeah.

Hey. How are you feeling?

Something's wrong.
My back's going to spasms.

Well, your X‐ray didn't
show any fractured vertebrae.

Yeah but that doesn't mean
I don't have pain.

I'm sure that you do.

Look, doc,
I can't work like this.

I don't think you're gonna be
going back to work, Mr. Fazio.

Yeah? For how long?

You have acute
myelogenous leukemia.

Leukemia? What?
You mean like the cancer?

Yes. And it can
cause bone pain.

Oh. Come on.
Get out of here.

I fell off a freakin' ladder!

We picked it up
on your blood work.

Hematology is gonna
be coming down.

They gonna want to admit you
today and start chemotherapy.

Wait a second.
Wait a second.

‐ I'm sorry.
‐ John, we need you now.

‐ I'll be right back.
‐ Wait, Doc!

I'll be right back.

'Push 0.2 EPI.'

‐ We may need it an airway.
‐ What is it?

Ten‐year‐old in
anaphylactic shock.

She was found down
in a school field trip.

‐ No response to albuterol.
‐ Allergic reactions?

Medic‐Alert bracelet
says peanuts gave Benadryl

but her pressure's
still dropping.

‐ Draw 75 ketamine, 75 of sux.
‐ Pulse ox is 82.

Oh, can't wait,
rapid induction number 70 T2.

No, I've got it.

BP's 60 palp.

‐ Come on then, let's go.
‐ Hold on.

‐ You want cricoid pressure?
‐ Hmm, cords are swollen.

‐ I can't pass the tube.
‐ Alright.

Let's set up for
fiber‐optic intubation.

Fifty milligrams of Solu‐Medrol.
PP, EPI in 5.

‐ Okay, then, out of the way.
‐ I've got it.

‐ You've done one?
‐ Two.

Keep gentle tension
between your hands.

'I know. I'm feeding it in.'

‐ There's the epiglottis.
‐ What are you doing?

‐ Come on, keep advancing.
‐ I can't see the cord.

‐ Pulse ox down to 78.
‐ Alright, hold on, bag her.

‐ No, no, I just need to‐‐
‐ I said, get out now.

‐ Let's bag her.
‐ What are you doing?

‐ I'm gonna take over from here.
‐ I almost had it.

‐ I said, get back.
‐ John!

‐ 'Up to 82.'
‐ Alright, let's go again.

Thank you for being
so understanding.

I'm sure, he'll
be better tomorrow.

He couldn't be any worse.

'Is she gone?'

Yeah, okay.
She's gone.

'We'll be lucky if
she comes back.'

‐ Speak for yourself.
‐ Dad, we need her.

Someone has to be here
if I can't.

It wouldn't be necessary
if I went to that hospice.

Yeah, well, dad, you could just
be surrounded by strangers.

They don't get much stranger
than Nurse Von Bulow.

And look at this room.
It's like a damn hospital.

‐ How much is all this costing?
‐ Don't worry about it.

‐ And w‐what the hell is that?
‐ It's a portable toilet.

You got me a‐a
Johnny‐on‐the‐spot?

It's just for convenience.

I am not taking a‐a dump
in your living room, Mark.

God! I am not an invalid.

I can still make it
to the damn bathroom.

Dad, sit down, sit down.
Come on, sit down.

This is exactly,
exactly what I didn't want.

You don't have to use it, dad.

‐ Relax. Take deep breathes.
‐ I won't use it.

I'll get your albuterol, okay?
I'll take it back, alright?

Here. Just take a few puffs.

Nice and easy.
Calm down.

‐ Where is he?
‐ Blue suit.

Ah, Mr. Parker?
Hi, I'm Abby Lockhart.

Hi, yeah, your the one
taking care of my wife?

Yes. She was a little
dehydrated and tired.

They said she had to be
brought in by an ambulance.

Well, that's standard protocol
when the paramedics are called

when a patient has
lost consciousness.

‐ Oh, God.
‐ No, it's okay.

She has a small abrasion
on her forehead

but mostly she
just needs to rest.

She over‐does it. I tell her
she takes on way too much.

Well, you might
wanna think about

getting her
some help at home.

Yeah. Well, where is she?
Can I see her?

When she gets back. She went
upstairs for some tests.

‐ What kind of tests?
‐ She was anaemic.

So we had to check out her heart
and do some blood work.

Why don't I take you
to see your children?

Yeah.
Okay.

But I thought you said
she only needs rest.

She does and should
but we're just being thorough.

Okay, I should really
be with her.

Well, that might
be difficult.

What's all this about, Peter?

I've got an ex‐lap.

Were you planning
on calling me?

I didn't know I needed
your permission.

Did your friend
bother to tell you

that I had examined
the patient first?

Dr. Finch fully advised me
of your surgical opinion.

I bet she did.

And I made my own
clinical assessment.

That boy is
completely asymptomatic

except for
a small bruise on his belly.

His white count
rose to 18,000.

Well, then,
she should've called me.

Well, maybe she thought
you already made up your mind.

I was observing him.

Now, Dr. Finch may not be
as comfortable with me

as she obviously is with you,
but had she disclosed

the elevated white count
I might have changed my mind.

Maybe.

‐ Stop scrubbing, Peter.
‐ What?

You heard me,
I said stop scrubbing.

I'm operating on that boy.

No, you're not. I am.

Elizabeth, come on,
I'm ready to start.

Sorry to have
wasted your time.

But as associate chief
of surgery, it's my prerogative

to schedule cases especially
ones I've seen first.

You mean to tell me
you're pulling rank on me?

Absolutely.

‐ 'Doctor Carter?'
‐ Yeah.

Dan Shine, Hematology,
you sent me a patient

named Fazio for
a bone marrow biopsy.

How'd it go?

His bone marrow
is perfectly normal.

Not this guy.
He had 95 percent blasts.

Somebody else has blasts. This
guy's got a normal white count.

What?

I had the lab cross check
and they mixed up

the medical record numbers.

You have a patient down here
named, Simpson?

Uh, Randi,
can you find Dr. Kovac?

‐ Just a second.
‐ No, now!

Did you talk to Fazio?

Yeah. Uh, you might wanna go up.

I had to stick him
with a cork screw

then when I told him
the diagnosis might be a mistake

that he wasn't gonna
be dying next month

he threatened to sue.

Oh, I'm sure that he did.

Excuse me?
They took my wife upstairs.

I just wanted to see
if she was back.

'The last name's Parker.'

'Uh, Gynecology Clinic.'

Wait. Gynecology Clinic?
I‐I thought she was anaemic.

I'm sorry, I didn't
take care of her.

You wanna have a seat,
you can wait right over there.

Call me after you talk
to the real guy.

Yeah.

‐ Excuse me, what's your name?
‐ Abby.

Abby, yeah. It says "GYN" by
my wife's name, is that right?

Mr. Parker, why don't
you have a seat?

And I'll check on her.

Is there something wrong with my
wife you're not telling me?

No, she's fine.

Then why is she in Gynecology?
Is she pregnant?

You should just wait
until she gets back.

Look, I don't wanna
wait anymore!

I want you to tell me
what's wrong with my wife?

‐ Uh, I can't.
‐ Why?

Sir, medical information
has to remain private.

This is my wife.

‐ What can't I know?
‐ Mr. Parker‐‐

She's not having
an abortion, is she?

Is she?

I can't say.

What floor is Gynecology on?

‐ What floor is Gynecology on?
‐ Ninth floor.

‐ You needed me, Carter?
‐ Yeah.

You're sure it's
not another mistake?

No, we double‐checked.

How long?

‐ It's hard for me to say.
‐ Ballpark, best guess.

With a successful bone‐marrow
transplant there is uh..

...60 percent
survival rate at five years.

Without one?

Chemotherapy alone?

About half of that.

But we'll do everything
we can to find you a match.

They'll type your entire family.
Brothers, sisters‐‐

I don't have any
brothers or sisters.

Are your parents living?

‐ I have an uncle.
‐ That's good.

And there's your son.

He's only 8.

'Probably the best chance.'

I should call my wife in.

Yeah.

You called for
surgical consult?

Yeah, nine‐year‐old
with right‐sided abdominal pain.

I think it's a hot appy.

You didn't bring them
to the OR yourself?

Temp's 101.

I just closed
Eli Emerson's belly.

‐ I thought Peter was‐‐
‐ No, he was my consult.

My responsibility.

Fortunately,
there was no perforation.

That's a relief.

Pity I had to cut him open.

Better to know
than regret it later.

Yes.

Well, I know you have
special access to Peter

but in the future I'd
appreciate it if you come to me

if you have a problem
with one of my calls.

Obviously, you agreed with him

or you wouldn't have
performed the surgery.

A simple yes,
Elizabeth, will do.

Do you want
this appy or not?

‐ Which room?
‐ Four.

‐ Hey, what's going on, Pablo?
‐ Oh, they took all my stuff.

The city swept his street.
Cleaned everything out.

Yeah, when was your
last drink, Pablo?

They pushed me down.

I tried to climb up
on this dumpster.

They pushed me down.

Right. And, uh,
how much have you had to drink?

They took my pillows,
my blanket.

I had a tarp for
when it rain, you know?

‐ Right. Have you been eating?
‐ I have no money.

Let's get a banana bag going.

CBC, Chem panel
and blood alcohol.

‐ Did you hit your head, Pablo?
‐ What?

I said, did you
hit your head?

Pablo, hold still.

‐ No, let me go.
‐ Hold still, Pablo.

‐ No!
‐ Alright.

‐ Soft restraints.
‐ 'It's okay. It's okay.'

‐ Call Security.
‐ It was an accident.

‐ Pablo, hold still.
‐ 'No, leave me alone.'

‐ What is that?
‐ Haldol.

‐ What? No!
‐ 'Let me go.'

'Carter, what are you doing?
What? No. Carter.'

‐ What's the matter with you?
‐ He's violent.

It was an accident.
This is Pablo.

They don't come any gentler.

‐ Are you going to help me?
‐ No! I am not.

Alright, fine. Why don't you
call me when he calms down then?

Hey, you got any
four‐by‐fours in here?

Uh, let me check.

Xeroform, Adaptic.

If they're not in here, they're
definitely in the suture room.

Hold on, Carter,
I'm still looking.

Here we go.

‐ What's going on with you?
‐ What do you mean, Pablo?

I mean, your
overreaction to Pablo.

Or am I now overreacting
to your overreacting?

I was just trying
to be being careful.

Maybe it was a bad call.

‐ Are you okay?
‐ Yeah, I think so.

I know what it's like
to have your life

change up on you, you know?

I mean, a year ago
I was living with Doug.

Now I'm living alone
with two babies.

Go figure.

Yeah.

Takes a while
to deal with it.

To get used to it.

I think you still need
to get used to it.

Lucy matched.

Oh, God. Where?

Here. Got a spot in Psych.

Go figure.

There's always gonna be
something, Carter.

Well, what are you gonna do?

Go back to work.

‐ She's not really Swedish.
‐ What?

Miss Fredriksson.

She's married to a Swede
but she's Dutch.

So you did actually
talk to her.

No, Mark, I didn't
do the talking.

She yapped and yapped
and yapped.

Finally, about halfway through
watching Rosie O'Donnell..

...I told her to stick
her damn thumb in her dike

and shut the hell up.

‐ You didn't.
‐ Sure, I did.

You told to stick her
damn thumb in her dike?

Right, she got what I meant.

And it kind of worked.
Not another word.

‐ What is this?
‐ Meatloaf.

It's the only recipe
of Mom's I can ever remember.

Where's the egg?

What egg?

Your mother used to cook it
with an hard boiled egg

in the middle and then you'd
get a sliver with each slice.

I didn't remember that.

I never much liked the egg
anyway, always ate around it.

Okay.

Work was pretty decent today.

That's good.

So anything happen here?

‐ Like what?
‐ I don't know.

Maybe you and Mrs. Fredriksson
did something.

What the hell would we do, Mark?
Play Parcheesi?

Dad, forget it. Okay?

I was just, uh,
trying to make conversation.

Yeah, okay.
Whatever.

Your mother used to serve us
with peas, I think.

Not‐not with string beans.

Yeah. I guess so.

‐ Hey, Abby.
‐ Hey.

How's she doing?

Pretty well.
She's gonna be okay.

That's good.

I do wanna apologize to you.

I let my emotions
get the best of me downstairs.

Of course.

Lynn let herself
get a little rundown.

She just got depressed.

I guess I didn't see it.

Well, it's easy
for that to happen.

She's resting now,
so I'm gonna..

...go check on my kids again.

Sure.

Hi, how are you doing?

I'm okay.

I saw your husband
down the hall.

He was pretty upset
but he's better now.

He forgave me.

He forgave you?

We all make mistakes sometimes.

And‐and what you did today,
that was a mistake?

He didn't call it that.
Just a moment of weakness.

Well, what do you think?

And he talked to the doctor
and I'm going to be fine.

We'll be able to try
again soon.

For another baby?

Ken's a wonderful father.

We both love kids, we always
wanted a big family.

Kids are great.

Why don't you try
and get some rest, okay?

Thanks.

Oh, look at Kate
in the little hat.

‐ She's so cute.
‐ Isn't that Tess?

Nope, Kate.
Tess is the one eating the hat.

‐ Hey, Luka. You off?
‐ Uh, no.

Heading out to meet
the trauma coming in. You?

‐ After I pick up the girls.
‐ Look at this.

Isn't that adorable?

Yeah. Very beautiful.

‐ See ya.
‐ Bye.

‐ Has anyone seen Benton?
‐ He's on call.

I think he crashed.

Oh, God, I just realized
Dr. Kovac..

‐ What?
‐ He had two children.

‐ It was two, wasn't it?
‐ Yeah.

‐ Hey.
‐ Hey.

Where are the girls?

I'm on my way up
to get them now.

How much longer
are you on?

If Romano has his way,
probably forever.

Listen, Luka, I just realized,
looking at those pictures..

I've, um, I've never seen
any pictures of your children.

‐ You wanna see one, now?
‐ Yeah, that'd be great.

Jasna. That was
her birthday party.

She was 4.

She's beautiful.
So is your wife.

Yeah, she was.

Can I see one of your son?

Nah, I don't have any.

You don't have any on you,
or you don't have any at all?

I'm lucky to have this one.

Now, to see Marco I just..

...have to close
my eyes and he's there.

Usually with chocolate ice cream
on his face and hands.

I'm sorry.

No, no, no,
thank you for asking.

Oh, here I go.
Back to work.

‐ See you tomorrow.
‐ Bye.

‐ What is it?
‐ It's me.

Cleo.

‐ What's wrong?
‐ Nothing.

Lie down. Lie down

I thought you were going home.

Maybe later.

‐ This is okay for now.
‐ Hmm.

Dr. John.
I thought the dog got in.

No, it's just me, Corrine.

‐ Couldn't sleep?
‐ No.

You want me to make
something to eat?

No, no, no.
I'm fine. Thanks.

Okay.

‐ Goodnight.
‐ Goodnight.

'Mark!'

'Mark!'

Dad?

'Mark!'

Just a second.
What's wrong, dad?

'I told you this damn stuff
would get in the way.'

‐ What happened?
‐ Oh.

I was trying to get
to the bathroom.

I got tangled up in these
wires and the tubes.

‐ Damn!
‐ I'm sorry.

I should've moved this stuff.

I should be able
to get up

and go to the bathroom
by myself.

It's my fault, dad.
I should've left the lamp on.

I tried but I got tangled up.

It's no big deal, Dad.

Oh, my pajamas are soaked!

Well, don't worry.
We'll get you a fresh pair.

I haven't wet the bed
since I was five!

Alright, dad.
Just sit down here, okay?

You wanna put the shower on,
let it warm up?

You shouldn't
have to do this, Mark.

Think how many times you did
this for me when I was little.

Oh, I'm a grown man.

Whoa, whoa,
wait, wait, wait.

This isn't right, Mark.

It just isn't right.

I know, dad. I know.

Let's rest for a minute.