ER (1994–2009): Season 6, Episode 19 - The Fastest Year - full transcript
Carter seeks psychiatric help because he can't sleep. He then visits the wife of his attacker. Weaver returns to work after her suspension. Hathaway and Kovac share a kiss.
[David coughing]
(Mark)
'Keep it in, dad.'
I have to cough, Mark.
(Mark)
'Yeah, well, you
don't have to talk.'
Put it back in.
You want me
to bite down on it?
Dad.
End up with a mouthful
of mercury.
Dad.
Alright, say E.
E.
Once again.
‐ E.
‐ Last time.
E, cripes!
It sounds like pneumonia.
We got to get you
to the hospital
and get a chest film.
Oh, hell, Mark,
do we have to?
You have something
better to do today?
My son, I figured
we could go to church.
‐ Yeah, right.
‐ Hmm.
Temperature's 101.
[scoffs]
Big deal.
[indistinct chattering]
Morning, Randi.
Dr. Weaver,
welcome back.
Kerry, nice to see you.
Robert.
I hope a few weeks off was
enough time for you to rethink
some of your
professional choices.
Was a few weeks
long enough
for you to get
buried down here
with Mark taking
extra time off?
Not at all.
I love being
up close and personal
with my troops, and you didn't
answer my question.
I don't intend to.
Well, I'll take the fact
that you came back
to work as a yes.
After all, I didn't
appoint you chief
so you could turn
all soft and mushy on me.
‐ No. I know, you didn't.
‐ Hmm.
And I'm sure
you do realize
that I can un‐appoint you,
should you find it
too difficult
to uphold the standards
of this department.
Yes, I do.
Well, then,
top of the morning to you.
John?
‐ John.
‐ Oh, man.
What time is it?
Quarter past 7:00.
How about some breakfast?
Um...yeah, maybe
just some toast.
Did you get any sleep?
[sighs]
I gave up trying around 2:00.
I came downstairs and watched
a couple infomercials.
Hey, I ordered you
one of those machines
so you can make
your own beef jerky.
You didn't?
I didn't. Then I came in here.
This seems to be the only room
'in the house
where you can sleep.'
'Maybe we should put
a bed in here.'
[chuckles]
[thinking]
Somebody..
[metal clattering]
John?
Hmm? What?
I wish you'd talk to somebody
about your not sleeping.
I'll be fine.
‐ You want a slice?
‐ 'Absolutely.'
[theme music]
[music continues]
You want to shoot some hoops?
Wait till she's done bulking up.
‐ I'm sorry, Cleo. I'm so‐‐
‐ Hey!
I can take it. As soon
as I'm done bulking up.
[laughing]
Hey, why don't you guys
go ahead? Go, go.
‐ Yeah, go.
‐ She's so bad, it's no fun.
I'll kick your butt.
Hey, hey! Go, go.
Both of you, now!
I'd like to say,
excuse my children
but there's just
no excuse for my children.
That's okay. I grew up
with three brothers.
I'm used to the abuse.
Peter tells me you're
from Indianapolis.
‐ Is that right?
‐ Yup.
Hmm. Does your family
all still live there?
‐ Yeah, they do.
‐ 'Mom!'
Peter, could you go
shut them up, please?
Yeah, yeah, listen,
just don't grill her
with a million questions,
alright?
Go, go!
[clears throat]
So..
...any of your brothers
become doctors, too?
No, a couple of them
work for my dad.
And that would be in..
‐ Insurance.
‐ Hmm.
‐ He is in insurance.
‐ It's good line of work.
‐ And you didn't wanna do that?
‐ Hmm.
Working together,
living so close family
can get a little stifling.
I mean, not all
families, of course.
Of course.
Have another waffle.
Hmm. Thanks.
Let's transfer.
One, two, three.
Get a CBC, chem panel
and dip a urine.
Delia, do you remember
what happened?
Daddy was taking me
to Shelly's house
and this car hit us
really fast.
Mr. Chadsey, does she have
any previous medical problems?
‐ She had leukemia.
‐ Do you know what kind?
AML. She's been in remission
for eight months.
‐ How's your arm?
‐ Uh..
Uh, looks like
you're gonna need sutures.
Uh, I‐I wanna
stay with Delia.
‐ Haleh?
‐ We can do it right here.
I'll go get a chair.
‐ Are you okay, daddy?
‐ Yeah, it's just a little cut.
They're gonna fix me up.
I had stitches once.
It's not bad.
(Mr. Chadsey)
'Well, I'm gonna try
to be as brave as you are.'
‐ Okay?
‐ Okay.
All I'm saying is you can't
go wrong with a Chevy.
I've gone wrong
many times in a Chevy.
I always admired
the Subaru.
No, I say go with
something classic
like an old Mustang
convertible.
Two babies, Randi, remember?
Maybe Al could get you something
from the police auction.
What do you drive, Luka?
‐ An old Saab.
‐ No, don't go Swedish.
They've got the highest
suicide rate, you know?
‐ Oh, what's this all about?
‐ I'm gonna go buy a new car.
‐ I mean, a new, used car.
‐ What, today?
Yeah, my mom's got
the twins, so..
‐ What time are you off?
‐ About an hour. Why?
You should go to
the place I got mine.
I know the guy there.
He'll give you a good deal.
If you can wait a bit,
so I can come with you.
You should definitely take
a guy with you.
Yeah, they don't listen to me,
but they listen to Al.
(Al)
'They listen to me,
but I'm on all day.'
‐ Me, too.
‐ You sure you don't mind?
No, of course not.
I just have a few cases
to finish up.
‐ Okay, thanks.
‐ Good.
Dr. Corday CBCs back
on Delia Chadsey.
White blood count
of 60,000, 50% blasts.
Her leukemia's back.
I wonder why she never got
a bone marrow transplant.
Do you want me
to talk to the father?
‐ Uh, no, I could do it.
‐ Thanks.
[siren blaring]
Oh, Mark...I heard
your father's here.
‐ Malik's getting him settled.
‐ What is it?
Rhonchi and consolidation
in his right lung.
We can go
check on him now.
I didn't wanna be here, either
but my son has
the last word
in most things medical.
Tell me about it.
My son's a first‐year
med student.
Only thing worse is
a first‐year law student.
That would be
my daughter.
(David)
Hey, Mark, this is
Sarah Mackenzie.
We're, uh, kindred spirits
in being hospital hostages.
How do you do?
Nothing serious, I hope?
No, knocked up my
shin, got infected.
Hello, David, how are you?
Well, I'm still here, Elizabeth.
Couldn't be too bad.
(Malik)
'Want to do a portable chest?'
No, get him to radiology
right away.
Get a good PA
and a lateral.
And make sure he goes
over on O2.
This is Dr. Elizabeth Corday.
She and my son are..
I don't know what
you call it nowadays, friends?
‐ Hello.
‐ Hello.
Looks like you've got
your hands full.
‐ Yes.
‐ I can do that.
No, I got it.
Five of albuterol.
You want me to start
a saline lock?
‐ I can do that, too.
‐ Sure.
Not bad. Two doctors, huh?
No waiting.
Reese went out like a light.
Not only can she eat,
she can play.
Yeah, the kids like her.
(Jackie)
'Mm‐hmm.'
What about you?
Since when do you
care what I think?
The question is,
do you like her?
I wouldn't have brought
her here if I didn't.
Are you serious
about her?
Jackie, it's a little early
to be serious.
I hope so.
Because she's not
serious about you.
[sighs]
Alright.
What's that
supposed to mean?
I'm just sayin'.
She's havin' fun,
but that girl's
not ready to settle down.
Who says I am?
[scoffs]
Oh, right.
You're not so settled
with a three‐year‐old.
Oh, come on, Jackie,
that doesn't mean
I wanna get married.
She's nice, we have fun
but...it's not serious,
you know.
Good, glad to hear it.
Then I like her, too.
So, what is this? Your female
intuition thing again?
Certainly not.
‐ Did she say something?
‐ She had to.
I asked a million questions.
[indistinct chattering]
[Jackie chuckles]
Edgar's mother is
an ICU nurse upstairs.
She's trying to find
someone to fill in for her.
And you're thinking,
meningitis?
Fever, vomiting, headache.
I need you to help me
with the LP.
‐ Is he lethargic?
‐ A little sleepy.
Gave him versed.
Can you roll him up
in a ball?
Yeah.
(John)
Alright, Edgar, don't worry.
Everything's gonna
be just fine.
Okay, good position.
‐ Um..
‐ 'Okay, here we go.'
Steady.
[thinking]
Okay, I'm ready.
'Good, I'm in.'
Okay, I feel the pop.
‐ Do you feel the pop?
‐ No.
Keep goin'.
‐ I can't.
‐ Yes, you can!
(Paul)
Stop, please!
You're hurting me! Please!
(Lucy)
Calm down. It's alright.
(John)
Malik, give him
another two of ativan.
‐ Lucy, keep goin'.
‐ It'll be a traumatic tap.
(Lucy)
We'll get blood
in the spinal fluid..
‐ 'Let's get this to the lab.'
‐ 'Right away.'
(Luka)
'Here you go, Edgar.'
'This isn't so bad. Is it?'
[monitor beeping]
Your medication will
wear off shortly
and you won't feel
so sleepy, okay?
'Thanks, Carter.'
[beeping continues]
‐ Carter?
‐ Hmm?
Thanks.
Sure. Yeah, sure,
no problem.
Did anyone ever discuss
bone marrow transplant with you?
Uh, yeah, there was no
HLA‐matched relative.
I only matched three
out of her six antigens.
You've been through
this before, I guess.
Oh, yeah, big time.
Well, with the recurrence,
she's gonna need
reinduction chemotherapy.
Chemo again?
Oh, man.
Uh, we were so hopeful.
In about two months,
when she goes
into her second remission,
they can try a BMT.
Yeah, if they can find a donor.
There are no other
possibilities in the family?
‐ No, not exactly.
‐ "Not exactly?"
Delia has a half‐sister,
but she's not been tested.
Why not?
Daughter from my first marriage.
The divorce was pretty ugly.
My ex‐wife's not
really inclined to help.
Not even to save
another child's life?
I think that we
should just go ahead
with the chemo,
and then just go from there.
Sure.
And I'll check with the
National Registry in Milwaukee
'cause a match with an unrelated
donor's better than nothing.
Thank you.
‐ Are you ready yet?
‐ Uh, just about.
CVA is being
admitted to medicine
seizure patient
can go home
and little Edgar Braley's LP
was negative for meningitis
but we're still waiting
for his lytes
and his mother had
to go back to work upstairs.
Okay, I'll check
up on him. Good luck.
‐ Thanks.
‐ Thank you.
[sighs]]
Hey, Edgar, how you doing?
What's she got?
Why does she have
that stick?
‐ No, no, it's okay.
‐ What's she going to do?
Honey, nobody's
gonna do anything‐‐
(Edgar)
'I don't want
her to touch me.'
‐ Don't let her touch me!
‐ Okay, sweetheart.
‐ It's..
‐ 'No!'
‐ 'Wait a minute now.'
‐ Okay.
‐ Whoa! Whoa!
‐ It's alright.
‐ Sweetie, sweetie, hey!
‐ Get her away from me!
‐ Get her away from me!
‐ Oh! Okay!
‐ Get her away from me!
‐ Okay! Okay!
‐ Hey!
‐ Hey!
‐ I'm sorry, Dr. Weaver.
‐ I guess he's feeling better.
Go, go ahead
and get him, Connie.
Get Malucci if you need help!
Mark.
‐ Hey.
‐ Hey.
How is he?
Making new friends as usual.
Got the films back.
It is post‐obstruction
pneumonia.
Gave him a gram of cefotaxime,
IV piggyback.
So, are you going
to keep him here?
For a while.
Make sure he doesn't
have a bad reaction
to the antibiotics.
I'll stop in
and say, hello.
So, um, can I do
anything to help?
I'm just gonna steal
some supplies.
Don't tell anybody.
Oh, I love stealing.
Let me help.
Ah, saline flushes,
need alcohol wipes.
‐ Okay. Check.
‐ Oh.
Two by twos.
Extension tubing.
Extension tubing. Check.
Needles and syringes.
Syringes...syringes.
Mark.
[sobbing]
Uh, needles and syringes.
I'm gonna, uh..
I guess I'm gonna
need to borrow
some more, uh, fusion bottles
of cefotaxime.
My dad will be on antibiotics
for ten to fourteen days
depending on how he responds.
Yeah, of course.
I'm sorry.
It would've been faster
if I'd had my car today.
Oh, that's okay.
Unfortunately,
it's in the shop.
What?
No, just a routine checkup
nothing wrong, really.
This is a good place.
You'll like Herb.
‐ Herb?
‐ Yeah.
He and I are like
this, you know.
He's my second cousin's
wife's brother‐in‐law.
[laughing]
That would definitely
make you like this.
‐ Excited?
‐ About buying a used car? No.
My mom thinks
I should get a minivan.
Oh, yeah, they're very good,
you know, practical.
‐ Very, my life is over?
‐ No, don't say that, come on.
We'll have him put
a Porsche engine in it.
‐ Really?
‐ No.
[laughing]
I'm‐I'm sorry,
I was kidding.
I don't think bringing you along
was such a good idea.
No, you'll see. We'll get you
something really good.
Mrs. Pooler,
do you have any allergies?
Oh, what is it?
Wh‐what's wrong?
(Yosh)
'Tachy at 120.'
Pulse ox is 91 on two liters.
Are you on any medications?
Uh, just a pill
for high blood pressure
uh, propranon‐‐
‐ Propranolol?
‐ Yeah, propranolol, yeah.
You shouldn't take that
with asthma.
That can kill you.
Who's your doctor? Mr. Pooler?
It‐it's my medication
for‐for high blood pressure.
You see, Ruth has medicare
and they won't pay
for her prescriptions.
Her, uh, uh, enala‐‐
‐ Enalapril?
‐ Y‐yeah, yeah.
It costs $50.
Uh, we‐we just have
our social security
so we thought
she could take mine.
See, I'm an HMO.
I‐I get them for free.
Well, I don't understand.
Why are you in an HMO,
and your wife isn't?
Well, I‐I have heart trouble.
I take a lot of pills
but she just has the‐the asthma
and wanted to
keep her own doctor.
So, uh, the HMO
won't‐won't let her do that.
‐ Hey, found your runaway.
‐ Where was he?
Cafeteria, eating
tapioca pudding.
Says he hangs out
there with his mom.
‐ Is he okay?
‐ Yeah, he seems to be alright.
Good.
His labs came back
elevated BUN and creatinine.
Also, his potassium's
a little low.
Give him a saline bolus,
ten per kilo
and put him
on maintenance.
Ooh, you want me to take‐‐
I want you to
spiff him up, Malucci.
Sure thing, chief.
I don't think
this is right.
Uh, no, I think
you would've remembered
if it had been
across the street
from a major league
baseball field.
It doesn't seem
like a natural place
for a used car
lot, does it?
Gee, no, it doesn't.
‐ I'm hungry.
‐ Yeah, me, too.
What do you think? A hot dog?
It's here.
Sorry about this.
Mr. Chadsey.
Oh, I was just getting
Delia some water.
Uh, I spoke
to the legal department
and there's nothing we can do
to make your ex‐wife‐‐
I didn't ask you to check
on that. What are you doing?
Well, I‐I think
you should talk to her.
No. I‐I already told you
she's not gonna help.
‐ Well, then, let me try.
‐ No.
‐ Mr. Chadsey‐‐
‐ I said, no!
I just wanna be
with my daughter.
Please don't make this harder
than it already is.
Do you think this
is really necessary?
The propranolol that you gave
her lasts for 24 hours
so she needs to be on a
continuous breathing treatment.
Oh, such a fuss.
‐ I'm sorry.
‐ Don't worry, Mrs. Pooler.
The ICU will take
good care of you.
Ah, I know.
They did last time,
after my operation.
You were here
for an operation?
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ For what?
Oh, oh, dear,
let me think.
Uh, uh, wh‐what‐what
was it called, Ralph?
Oh, gee, I'm‐I'm not sure.
It was, uh, something to do
with her, uh, stomach.
Oh, yes, that's it.
Uh, they took something
out of my stomach.
Uh, wh‐what? Do you think
that'd make a difference now?
Oh, I doubt it, but I'll check
her old chart just to be sure.
Come on, here we go.
‐ Oh, thank you, doctor.
‐ You're very welcome.
Randi, if anybody needs me,
I'll be in medical records.
Okey‐dokey.
The infield fly rule..
...is, when the batter..
...hits the ball..
...and it goes,
way high up in
you know, up, like,
over the pitcher's mound.
Then, the runner on second
has to run to third
before the runner on
first can run to second.
Hmm.
I thought they weren't supposed
to run at all on a fly ball.
It's complicated.
[laughing]
You don't have any idea
on what the infield fly
rule is, do you?
Can we go now?
I mean, you may
have a new used car..
...but I don't.
My first transportation
was a tractor.
‐ A tractor?
‐ Yeah, my grandpa's farm.
He let‐let me drive
when I was about 11 or 12
until I took out a couple
of fences and one of his cows.
Was your dad a farmer, too?
No, he was a train conductor.
He let me ride on his lap
when I was little.
Sometimes, my‐my brother
and I would go
all the way to Zagreb
with him..
...and we'd run
through the other cars
looking at the passengers,
thinking, you know
my father drives the train.
You spent a lot of time
with your dad?
Yeah.
Did you come here
a lot with your father..
...learn about baseball?
[scoffs]
Why? 'Cause
I know so much?
Yeah.
No, actually..
...my dad died
when I was really little.
‐ I'm very sorry.
‐ I never really knew him.
Yeah, so am I.
It must make you think
about Kate and Tess
about their knowing
their father.
Yeah, I guess.
But you would know what
they're missing more than I do.
Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
Are we gonna buy a car
or are we gonna buy a car?
We are going to buy a car.
I couldn't find the file
on Ruth Pooler.
If it's been
more than two years
it's probably
in remote storage.
‐ I can get it in about an hour.
‐ Okay.
Oh, but I found that
other one you wanted
uh, Paul Sobriki,
psych file?
That's the one.
Sign right here.
[phone ringing]
Alright.
[door opens]
[door closes]
(Carl)
'Hey, Dr. Carter.'
Dr. Deraad, hi.
‐ How you doin'?
‐ Good, fine.
Yeah, just goin' over
an old chart, asthma patient.
Gettin' back into work okay?
Yeah, pretty well.
I have good days and bad days.
Actually,
today hasn't been, uh..
I..
Well...come on up
and we'll talk.
No, no‐no.
[chuckles]
I'm okay.
I know...but I have time.
Say, 3 o'clock.
Sure.
Thanks.
That was a hell of a time,
that's for sure.
Sam did two tours.
Wanted to do a third
but I told him
I'd kill him.
‐ 'He heard me.'
‐ Dad, what are you doing?
Mrs. Mackenzie and I
are talking.
‐ Please, call me Sarah.
‐ Pulse ox, dad.
You got to leave
it on your finger.
Oh, I didn't even know
it was off.
Her husband's
an old naval man, too.
Even served in Vietnam
although later than I did.
Is that so?
He still thinks he's a navy man
out on the lake right now
runnin' around
in his old powerboat.
'Says it keeps him sane.'
Isn't this thing supposed
to be dripping?
I understand what he means.
Try and keep your
elbow straight.
I loved being out on the water.
Sometimes,
in the middle of the night
you'd...you'd get a storm..
...thirty foot waves coming
in different directions..
[sighs]
...rocking and rolling
like you wouldn't believe.
Still...it could put you
to sleep like a little baby.
I'd wake up at dawn, go out
to the tip of the bow, and..
...the water would be
clear and calm..
the ship slicing
through it like cool air.
Calmest place on Earth,
I used to think..
...like the storm..
...never even happened.
[birds chirping]
[dog barking]
Hi, Jessamyn?
‐ Yes?
‐ Jessamyn Chadsey?
‐ Yes.
‐ Jessamyn, who is it?
Hi, uh, Mrs. Lomax?
‐ Yes?
‐ Uh, my name is Abby Lockhart.
I work at County General.
Is something wrong?
Did something happen to Terry?
Please, come in.
No, no.
Um..
I've...I've
been treating
your former
husband's daughter.
Did he send you here?
No, he didn't.
You know about
her leukemia?
Get out of here
right now.
‐ Jessamyn, upstairs.
‐ No, mom, I wanna stay.
Mrs. Lomax, she's a child
and the closest match we have
is an unrelated donor.
I said, get out.
If Jessamyn matched,
she would have
'a much better
chance of survival.'
At least, let us try.
I don't care about him or
anything to do with him.
‐ Can you understand that?
‐ Mom, calm down.
Don't tell me
to calm down, Jess.
Now, please, leave.
[Abby sighs]
Mrs. Lomax, if you could just‐‐
'I asked you to leave.'
Do I need to call somebody?
"'97 Camry.
"Power steering,
power brakes
"power windows,
power locks
"power seats
and all for only..
"...$18,000?"
‐ That's outrageous.
‐ You're enjoying this, right?
Now, here we go.
"Special deal,
very low price $3,300."
What is it?
It's, uh, "Dodge Dynasty 1989."
Excellent year,
and only 90,000 miles, huh?
Who gets a Dodge Dynasty?
Okay, okay,
it's not your thing.
How about the
'91 Mercury Sable?
For, "$2,900."
What more could you want?
They've four doors,
windshield wipers, antenna..
[laughing]
[dramatic music]
[telephone ringing]
[music continues]
Hey, Malucci.
‐ Yeah, chief?
‐ Come here.
Don't look now, but your, uh,
little runaway, Edgar Braley
is hiding down the hall.
(Malucci)
'What's he doin'?'
I don't know. My guess
is he's spying on me.
Get him back to exam two.
We're treating her
with antibiotics
but the oxygen
level is low.
Pneumonia can be a peaceful way
for an elderly person to die.
We don't want her to die.
As the oxygen level drops
she'll simply fall asleep
and eventually stop breathing.
'There's no pain
or suffering.'
Well, can't you put her on
a breathing machine
or something?
Sometimes it's best to just
let nature take its course.
When I saw her last month
she was sitting up
in a chair eating.
Well, she stopped eating
a while ago
according to the nursing home.
She's being fed through
a tube now
'directly into her stomach.'
We can't just let grandma die.
But we're not going to, honey.
‐ If you'd like some time to‐‐
‐ 'No, we don't need time.'
We need somebody
who's willing to help us
and obviously that's not you.
Um...if you'll excuse me
for a moment.
Oh, have you seen Dr. Weaver?
No.
Well, I keep having
these thoughts.
It's like I, uh,
I see moments of the accident
or something that reminds me‐‐
The accident?
I'd say it was more of an attack
'a brutal attack for which
you had no warning.'
Right.
Well, that's the thing.
See, I assisted on
the spinal tap on Paul Sobriki..
...and he was aggressive
and he was overreacting..
...and he'd had ativan
and I'd numbed him
with lidocaine
but his‐his response was..
...as if..
...we were stabbin' him.
In his mental state,
he thought you were.
I, I should have realized
that something was very wrong.
So should have Lucy
but she didn't pick up
on it, either did she?
There's always gonna be
what ifs.
What if I had gotten
down there sooner
for the psych consult?
'It'd be easier
for all of us'
'if we could think
of it as an accident'
'but none of us
have that luxury.'
I know.
I just wanna get
these thoughts out of my head.
It's gonna take some time.
Have you seen him?
Paul Sobriki?
Yeah, I was just wondering
if you'd seen him or his wife.
No, I haven't.
You're curious about
what's happening with him?
No, no. I just..
[pager beeping]
It's a 911.
I got to go.
Um...thank you.
Any time.
Come back.
It has been a pleasure,
a real pleasure.
Come back soon, although
I know you won't need to
'cause this car's gonna
last you ten years.
My name is Manny.
Uh, did you get a number?
Oh, God, I hope I'm not driving
this car in ten years.
Hey, it's a beauty. Come on.
Luka, it's a small
Station Wagon
but I thank you
for your help.
Shall we celebrate?
[laughing]
Are you stealing?
No, dad, I'm borrowing.
I think he's stealing.
Dr. Greene, I need your help
with this family.
But I'm not on today.
I know, but I can't find
Dr. Weaver.
Alright, dad,
I'll be right back.
Let's hear it.
What happened?
Syncope with blunt
head trauma, altered.
He took a fall while settling
his wife into the ICU
‐ Mr. Pooler, you alright?
‐ Lateral C‐spine and chest?
CBC, lytes, cardiac enzymes,
repeat EKG.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Look out,
look out, look out! Come on.
Let's get a head CT
after we clear the neck.
Where's all the
blood coming from?
Occipital scalp lac,
no hemotympanum.
Systolic's 95,
pulse ox 98.
Alright, bolus another
250 of saline.
Give him a gram of ancef
and update his tetanus.
Here's the 12‐lead
from upstairs.
No ST changes. At least
he's not having a heart attack.
She can't eat.
She has no quality of life.
If we intubate her
they'll take her
up to the ICU
and hook her up
to tubes and wires
and machines..
...and she'll die
in perhaps
two, three weeks.
If we leave her
as she is now..
...she'll die today,
maybe tomorrow
but peacefully.
You need to think carefully
about what she would want.
Mr. Hemmings,
your mother is letting go.
And you think
that's what we should do?
I think you should spend
some more time with her.
[machine beeping]
‐ Thank you, Dr. Greene.
‐ Sure.
Thanks, Elizabeth. I'll let you
know what the head CT shows.
Mm‐hmm.
‐ How's it going?
‐ Alright. How are you?
Oh, I think I'm gonna
pack up the old man
and take him
for a spin.
His labs haven't come back yet
neither have his films.
Okay, I'll call the lab.
You call radiology?
‐ Okay. Oh, boy.
‐ What?
Um, do you remember that
leukemia case I mentioned?
‐ Hi, Jessamyn.
‐ Are they still here?
‐ Um, this is Dr. Weaver.
‐ Hi, Jessamyn.
Yes, they're waiting
for a bed upstairs.
I wanna do this.
I wanna help out if I can.
So what do I have to do?
Uh, okay, well, um,
I don't know‐‐
Did your mother
drive you here?
No, I drove in myself.
Does she know you're here?
I'm old enough
to decide on my own.
'My mom is
a good person'
but when it comes
to this subject
there is no talking to her.
So she hasn't given consent.
Uh.. My dad wants this.
I want this.
'That has to count
for something.'
It does. I mean,
it‐it‐it counts for a lot
but I'm afraid the rules
are very clear on this.
This is your mother's decision.
She said she couldn't understand
how something like this
could happen
'with a life at stake.'
'I don't, either.'
I'm so sorry.
Abby, let me know
when those labs are back.
Um...why don't I take you
to see your father?
I don't wanna see him.
Well, I'm sure it would mean
a lot knowing
that you wanted to do this.
I don't care what he thinks.
I'm only trying
to help Delia.
Good eating today.
Hot dog, hamburger.
‐ French fries?
‐ Hmm!
Thank you.
I haven't been through
a drive‐through
in I don't know how long.
Hey, it would have been a pity
to have left the car
all alone on its first day.
Yes, I agree.
When I first
came to Chicago
I used to come
out here a lot.
You know, to look at the city.
It's so beautiful.
Did you grow up
in the city?
No, near the coast.
[foghorn blaring]
Is that where you were
during the war?
No.
Then we were
in, uh, Vukovar.
A small apartment.
And didn't have much money.
[foghorn blaring]
We kept the children in
'all the time for safety.'
They would get crazy,
what do you call it, uh..
‐ Cabin fever.
‐ 'Yeah, yeah.'
I was going to the market,
not for much
some cheese and bread..
'...and they were climbing'
all over me, "Please,
let me come, let me come."
And the answer
was the same as always
"No, it's, it's not safe."
And my wife stayed with them.
Luka..
No, it's okay.
I was only maybe, uh..
...fifty meters away when I
heard the whistle in the air.
An artillery shell
hit the building.
[foghorn blaring]
It's all redone now.
'People rebuilt
all during the war.'
One day, you are sitting
at a cafe.
The next day it's bombed
and the day after that,
they, they begin to build.
'That's what you do.'
Something happens..
...you rebuild, you go on.
[foghorn blaring]
We should probably go, huh?
Your mother will think
you've gone joyriding.
[comical music]
Hey, Randi, where
is, uh, Dr. Malucci?
Oh, he was with a patient in
exam one a little while ago.
Thanks.
Hey, Malu..
Dr. Weaver.
Abby, uh, can I speak
to you for a moment?
I don't wanna
hear your reasons.
I don't want to hear
your justifications.
D‐d‐do you know that I could
fail you for that?
Yes.
What the hell were you thinking?
I was just trying to help.
What that girl did
coming here was brave.
What you've done is stupid.
I mean, her sister's gonna be
in chemotherapy
for two months
before the transplant.
You don't think the mother's
gonna find out in that time?
She just want to take
the first step.
Yeah, and it's our sometimes
lousy job to say no.
There are rules
this emergency department
must follow and will follow.
‐ Is‐is that clear?
‐ Yes.
Make sure she's okay
to drive home.
Dr. Weaver..
...I don't think
trying to help is ever stupid.
I'm really sorry.
I hope I didn't get you
into too much trouble.
No, I'll live.
Jessamyn, while you're here
why don't you just
go see your dad?
No, I'm, I'm gonna leave.
Well, I‐I really
wish you wouldn't.
‐ Dr. Weaver.
‐ Hmm?
I'm having a little
trouble with an HMO.
Seventy six‐year‐old guy
with syncope.
They want to transfer him.
I think we should keep him here.
Any EKG changes
or ectopy on the monitor?
‐ No.
‐ What's the health insurance?
‐ Blue beacon.
‐ Okay.
They contract
with New Western.
We always transfer
their stable patients.
Well, it's a little more
complicated than that.
I admitted his wife to the ICU.
They won't authorize that.
I think it'd be best
to keep them together.
They won't authorize it, John.
Oh, I don't think he's gonna
be stable enough for transfer.
‐ He's dehydrated.
‐ So rehydrate him.
‐ Well, he's hypokalemic.
‐ Replete his potassium.
He's anemic.
‐ Actively bleeding?
‐ No.
Then it's a chronic problem.
The guy's ready to go.
He should stay with his wife,
that's what she wants.
Okay, does he also want to pay
a $2,000 hospital bill?
Alright, well,
I'm leaving pretty soon.
I don't know if I'll be able
to oversee the transfer.
Then I'll do it.
They were
filming this movie
Swedish, I think
near my grandpa's farm,
and they needed animals.
So you just rented out a whole
bunch of cows and chickens?
Sheep and horses, too,
my brother and I.
You know, made a lot of money
for teenagers
[engine sputtering]
but it was a huge mess.
‐ Luka, what's happening?
‐ I don't believe this.
I'm gonna kill Herb!
We didn't even meet Herb.
Same thing happened
when I bought my car
and herb said
it was a fluke.
You're telling me this now?
Not to worry.
I can fix it.
So you brought me
to the water.
Good boy, good boy.
It's funny, Mark.
You know how some years
seem to pass faster
than others?
Yeah.
Well, this year
has been the fastest.
I was thinking
how strange things can be.
Do you know..
...that in all the wars
I served in..
...I never watched a man die.
On some ships, you get lucky.
But I must've
told you about that time
we had an explosion
at the base motor pool.
When you were
stationed in Guam?
Yes.
I was little.
Mom and I were in San Diego.
And I remember you called
and told her
about it over the phone.
We lost seven men.
I was in the exchange
when it happened.
I was looking for some
shaving cream or something.
Everybody scrambled out.
I started to
me and this lieutenant
in the aisle next to me.
The shampoo section,
as I recall.
Next thing I know,
I hear this crash.
I turn, and...all these bottles
come flying off the shelf
and this poor son of a bitch
is collapsing on the floor.
He had a heart attack.
What did you do?
Well, I screamed for help,
but no one came
because they were all
over at the motor pool.
I got down..
...and I loosened his tie
and unbuttoned his collar.
He grabbed onto my hand..
...begged me not to leave him.
So I stayed..
'and I pulled him
into my arms'
'and I held him.'
Just the two of us.
For the next four minutes,
I watched him die.
The longest four minutes
of my life.
'But in a crazy way..'
...four of the best minutes
of my life.
There was some kind of value..
...in just being there.
Thank you, Mark..
...for bringing me
out to the water.
You're welcome, dad.
Sam..
Dr. Greene.
Sam, uh, I'd like you
to meet my father.
This is David Greene.
Dad, this is Sam Mackenzie,
Sarah Mackenzie's husband.
How do you do, sir?
What the hell?
I‐I know how hard Dr. Carter
tried to keep me here.
Yeah, it's pretty tough
with the HMOs
but they'll take
good care of you
at New Western, Mr. Pooler.
Yeah, can you get
a message to my wife?
She's in the ICU.
I'll call as soon
as I get settled.
Yeah, they don't have phones
for the ICU patients
'but if you call
their main number'
they'll put you through
to the desk
and you can ask
how she's doing, okay?
Good, good, and thanks.
Thanks again, for everything.
My wife and I
we certainly appreciate it.
You're welcome, sir.
[engine revving]
[siren blaring]
How's Paul doing?
He's at Chester.
I guess that's
the main place for Illinois.
They put him
on medication.
What did you wanna talk about,
Dr. Carter?
I don't know.
I just keep
thinking about
what happened, and..
You're not the only one.
Sometimes, the thoughts
in my head
seem to be as loud as the voices
Paul seems to hear.
I lived with him,
I slept with him
I'm about
to bear his child.
How could I not see it?
I don't know.
[engine sputtering]
(Luka)
'Keep trying.'
I am trying. It's not starting.
Keep trying, it'll start.
It'll start.
[imitating Luka]
"Keep trying. Keep trying,
it'll start."
It'll start.
It's not starting.
It has been an otherwise
a really nice day, huh?
[both laughing]
♪ Time it was and what
a time it was ♪
♪ It was ♪
♪ A time of innocence ♪
♪ A time of confidences ♪
♪ Long ago it must be ♪
♪ I have a photograph ♪
♪ Preserve your memories ♪
♪ They're all that's left you ♪
[telephone ringing]
Thank you for calling.
I'm sorry about
all this, Mrs. Lomax.
Where are they?
I think your ex‐husband
went up to the cafeteria
but I can take you
to Jessamyn.
Everybody wants
this, Mrs. Lomax.
[indistinct chatter]
[laughing]
‐ A lemonade stand?
‐ Yeah.
Me and my friends, we would
set up a card table
put it on the curb
with a sign that said
lemonade,
ten cents a glass.
Of course,
it wasn't as lucrative
as the chicken and cow trade.
If we made $1.50,
we were riding high.
But less clean‐up
than the cow and chicken trade.
True.
I look forward to that
for Kate and Tess.
You know, when that's the most
important thing in their world.
When all they think about is
did they put in enough sugar
and when the next
car's driving by.
Yeah.
[siren blaring]
I expected the tow truck
to be here by now.
Yeah, but then, nothing has gone
as expected today.
[theme music]
(Mark)
'Keep it in, dad.'
I have to cough, Mark.
(Mark)
'Yeah, well, you
don't have to talk.'
Put it back in.
You want me
to bite down on it?
Dad.
End up with a mouthful
of mercury.
Dad.
Alright, say E.
E.
Once again.
‐ E.
‐ Last time.
E, cripes!
It sounds like pneumonia.
We got to get you
to the hospital
and get a chest film.
Oh, hell, Mark,
do we have to?
You have something
better to do today?
My son, I figured
we could go to church.
‐ Yeah, right.
‐ Hmm.
Temperature's 101.
[scoffs]
Big deal.
[indistinct chattering]
Morning, Randi.
Dr. Weaver,
welcome back.
Kerry, nice to see you.
Robert.
I hope a few weeks off was
enough time for you to rethink
some of your
professional choices.
Was a few weeks
long enough
for you to get
buried down here
with Mark taking
extra time off?
Not at all.
I love being
up close and personal
with my troops, and you didn't
answer my question.
I don't intend to.
Well, I'll take the fact
that you came back
to work as a yes.
After all, I didn't
appoint you chief
so you could turn
all soft and mushy on me.
‐ No. I know, you didn't.
‐ Hmm.
And I'm sure
you do realize
that I can un‐appoint you,
should you find it
too difficult
to uphold the standards
of this department.
Yes, I do.
Well, then,
top of the morning to you.
John?
‐ John.
‐ Oh, man.
What time is it?
Quarter past 7:00.
How about some breakfast?
Um...yeah, maybe
just some toast.
Did you get any sleep?
[sighs]
I gave up trying around 2:00.
I came downstairs and watched
a couple infomercials.
Hey, I ordered you
one of those machines
so you can make
your own beef jerky.
You didn't?
I didn't. Then I came in here.
This seems to be the only room
'in the house
where you can sleep.'
'Maybe we should put
a bed in here.'
[chuckles]
[thinking]
Somebody..
[metal clattering]
John?
Hmm? What?
I wish you'd talk to somebody
about your not sleeping.
I'll be fine.
‐ You want a slice?
‐ 'Absolutely.'
[theme music]
[music continues]
You want to shoot some hoops?
Wait till she's done bulking up.
‐ I'm sorry, Cleo. I'm so‐‐
‐ Hey!
I can take it. As soon
as I'm done bulking up.
[laughing]
Hey, why don't you guys
go ahead? Go, go.
‐ Yeah, go.
‐ She's so bad, it's no fun.
I'll kick your butt.
Hey, hey! Go, go.
Both of you, now!
I'd like to say,
excuse my children
but there's just
no excuse for my children.
That's okay. I grew up
with three brothers.
I'm used to the abuse.
Peter tells me you're
from Indianapolis.
‐ Is that right?
‐ Yup.
Hmm. Does your family
all still live there?
‐ Yeah, they do.
‐ 'Mom!'
Peter, could you go
shut them up, please?
Yeah, yeah, listen,
just don't grill her
with a million questions,
alright?
Go, go!
[clears throat]
So..
...any of your brothers
become doctors, too?
No, a couple of them
work for my dad.
And that would be in..
‐ Insurance.
‐ Hmm.
‐ He is in insurance.
‐ It's good line of work.
‐ And you didn't wanna do that?
‐ Hmm.
Working together,
living so close family
can get a little stifling.
I mean, not all
families, of course.
Of course.
Have another waffle.
Hmm. Thanks.
Let's transfer.
One, two, three.
Get a CBC, chem panel
and dip a urine.
Delia, do you remember
what happened?
Daddy was taking me
to Shelly's house
and this car hit us
really fast.
Mr. Chadsey, does she have
any previous medical problems?
‐ She had leukemia.
‐ Do you know what kind?
AML. She's been in remission
for eight months.
‐ How's your arm?
‐ Uh..
Uh, looks like
you're gonna need sutures.
Uh, I‐I wanna
stay with Delia.
‐ Haleh?
‐ We can do it right here.
I'll go get a chair.
‐ Are you okay, daddy?
‐ Yeah, it's just a little cut.
They're gonna fix me up.
I had stitches once.
It's not bad.
(Mr. Chadsey)
'Well, I'm gonna try
to be as brave as you are.'
‐ Okay?
‐ Okay.
All I'm saying is you can't
go wrong with a Chevy.
I've gone wrong
many times in a Chevy.
I always admired
the Subaru.
No, I say go with
something classic
like an old Mustang
convertible.
Two babies, Randi, remember?
Maybe Al could get you something
from the police auction.
What do you drive, Luka?
‐ An old Saab.
‐ No, don't go Swedish.
They've got the highest
suicide rate, you know?
‐ Oh, what's this all about?
‐ I'm gonna go buy a new car.
‐ I mean, a new, used car.
‐ What, today?
Yeah, my mom's got
the twins, so..
‐ What time are you off?
‐ About an hour. Why?
You should go to
the place I got mine.
I know the guy there.
He'll give you a good deal.
If you can wait a bit,
so I can come with you.
You should definitely take
a guy with you.
Yeah, they don't listen to me,
but they listen to Al.
(Al)
'They listen to me,
but I'm on all day.'
‐ Me, too.
‐ You sure you don't mind?
No, of course not.
I just have a few cases
to finish up.
‐ Okay, thanks.
‐ Good.
Dr. Corday CBCs back
on Delia Chadsey.
White blood count
of 60,000, 50% blasts.
Her leukemia's back.
I wonder why she never got
a bone marrow transplant.
Do you want me
to talk to the father?
‐ Uh, no, I could do it.
‐ Thanks.
[siren blaring]
Oh, Mark...I heard
your father's here.
‐ Malik's getting him settled.
‐ What is it?
Rhonchi and consolidation
in his right lung.
We can go
check on him now.
I didn't wanna be here, either
but my son has
the last word
in most things medical.
Tell me about it.
My son's a first‐year
med student.
Only thing worse is
a first‐year law student.
That would be
my daughter.
(David)
Hey, Mark, this is
Sarah Mackenzie.
We're, uh, kindred spirits
in being hospital hostages.
How do you do?
Nothing serious, I hope?
No, knocked up my
shin, got infected.
Hello, David, how are you?
Well, I'm still here, Elizabeth.
Couldn't be too bad.
(Malik)
'Want to do a portable chest?'
No, get him to radiology
right away.
Get a good PA
and a lateral.
And make sure he goes
over on O2.
This is Dr. Elizabeth Corday.
She and my son are..
I don't know what
you call it nowadays, friends?
‐ Hello.
‐ Hello.
Looks like you've got
your hands full.
‐ Yes.
‐ I can do that.
No, I got it.
Five of albuterol.
You want me to start
a saline lock?
‐ I can do that, too.
‐ Sure.
Not bad. Two doctors, huh?
No waiting.
Reese went out like a light.
Not only can she eat,
she can play.
Yeah, the kids like her.
(Jackie)
'Mm‐hmm.'
What about you?
Since when do you
care what I think?
The question is,
do you like her?
I wouldn't have brought
her here if I didn't.
Are you serious
about her?
Jackie, it's a little early
to be serious.
I hope so.
Because she's not
serious about you.
[sighs]
Alright.
What's that
supposed to mean?
I'm just sayin'.
She's havin' fun,
but that girl's
not ready to settle down.
Who says I am?
[scoffs]
Oh, right.
You're not so settled
with a three‐year‐old.
Oh, come on, Jackie,
that doesn't mean
I wanna get married.
She's nice, we have fun
but...it's not serious,
you know.
Good, glad to hear it.
Then I like her, too.
So, what is this? Your female
intuition thing again?
Certainly not.
‐ Did she say something?
‐ She had to.
I asked a million questions.
[indistinct chattering]
[Jackie chuckles]
Edgar's mother is
an ICU nurse upstairs.
She's trying to find
someone to fill in for her.
And you're thinking,
meningitis?
Fever, vomiting, headache.
I need you to help me
with the LP.
‐ Is he lethargic?
‐ A little sleepy.
Gave him versed.
Can you roll him up
in a ball?
Yeah.
(John)
Alright, Edgar, don't worry.
Everything's gonna
be just fine.
Okay, good position.
‐ Um..
‐ 'Okay, here we go.'
Steady.
[thinking]
Okay, I'm ready.
'Good, I'm in.'
Okay, I feel the pop.
‐ Do you feel the pop?
‐ No.
Keep goin'.
‐ I can't.
‐ Yes, you can!
(Paul)
Stop, please!
You're hurting me! Please!
(Lucy)
Calm down. It's alright.
(John)
Malik, give him
another two of ativan.
‐ Lucy, keep goin'.
‐ It'll be a traumatic tap.
(Lucy)
We'll get blood
in the spinal fluid..
‐ 'Let's get this to the lab.'
‐ 'Right away.'
(Luka)
'Here you go, Edgar.'
'This isn't so bad. Is it?'
[monitor beeping]
Your medication will
wear off shortly
and you won't feel
so sleepy, okay?
'Thanks, Carter.'
[beeping continues]
‐ Carter?
‐ Hmm?
Thanks.
Sure. Yeah, sure,
no problem.
Did anyone ever discuss
bone marrow transplant with you?
Uh, yeah, there was no
HLA‐matched relative.
I only matched three
out of her six antigens.
You've been through
this before, I guess.
Oh, yeah, big time.
Well, with the recurrence,
she's gonna need
reinduction chemotherapy.
Chemo again?
Oh, man.
Uh, we were so hopeful.
In about two months,
when she goes
into her second remission,
they can try a BMT.
Yeah, if they can find a donor.
There are no other
possibilities in the family?
‐ No, not exactly.
‐ "Not exactly?"
Delia has a half‐sister,
but she's not been tested.
Why not?
Daughter from my first marriage.
The divorce was pretty ugly.
My ex‐wife's not
really inclined to help.
Not even to save
another child's life?
I think that we
should just go ahead
with the chemo,
and then just go from there.
Sure.
And I'll check with the
National Registry in Milwaukee
'cause a match with an unrelated
donor's better than nothing.
Thank you.
‐ Are you ready yet?
‐ Uh, just about.
CVA is being
admitted to medicine
seizure patient
can go home
and little Edgar Braley's LP
was negative for meningitis
but we're still waiting
for his lytes
and his mother had
to go back to work upstairs.
Okay, I'll check
up on him. Good luck.
‐ Thanks.
‐ Thank you.
[sighs]]
Hey, Edgar, how you doing?
What's she got?
Why does she have
that stick?
‐ No, no, it's okay.
‐ What's she going to do?
Honey, nobody's
gonna do anything‐‐
(Edgar)
'I don't want
her to touch me.'
‐ Don't let her touch me!
‐ Okay, sweetheart.
‐ It's..
‐ 'No!'
‐ 'Wait a minute now.'
‐ Okay.
‐ Whoa! Whoa!
‐ It's alright.
‐ Sweetie, sweetie, hey!
‐ Get her away from me!
‐ Get her away from me!
‐ Oh! Okay!
‐ Get her away from me!
‐ Okay! Okay!
‐ Hey!
‐ Hey!
‐ I'm sorry, Dr. Weaver.
‐ I guess he's feeling better.
Go, go ahead
and get him, Connie.
Get Malucci if you need help!
Mark.
‐ Hey.
‐ Hey.
How is he?
Making new friends as usual.
Got the films back.
It is post‐obstruction
pneumonia.
Gave him a gram of cefotaxime,
IV piggyback.
So, are you going
to keep him here?
For a while.
Make sure he doesn't
have a bad reaction
to the antibiotics.
I'll stop in
and say, hello.
So, um, can I do
anything to help?
I'm just gonna steal
some supplies.
Don't tell anybody.
Oh, I love stealing.
Let me help.
Ah, saline flushes,
need alcohol wipes.
‐ Okay. Check.
‐ Oh.
Two by twos.
Extension tubing.
Extension tubing. Check.
Needles and syringes.
Syringes...syringes.
Mark.
[sobbing]
Uh, needles and syringes.
I'm gonna, uh..
I guess I'm gonna
need to borrow
some more, uh, fusion bottles
of cefotaxime.
My dad will be on antibiotics
for ten to fourteen days
depending on how he responds.
Yeah, of course.
I'm sorry.
It would've been faster
if I'd had my car today.
Oh, that's okay.
Unfortunately,
it's in the shop.
What?
No, just a routine checkup
nothing wrong, really.
This is a good place.
You'll like Herb.
‐ Herb?
‐ Yeah.
He and I are like
this, you know.
He's my second cousin's
wife's brother‐in‐law.
[laughing]
That would definitely
make you like this.
‐ Excited?
‐ About buying a used car? No.
My mom thinks
I should get a minivan.
Oh, yeah, they're very good,
you know, practical.
‐ Very, my life is over?
‐ No, don't say that, come on.
We'll have him put
a Porsche engine in it.
‐ Really?
‐ No.
[laughing]
I'm‐I'm sorry,
I was kidding.
I don't think bringing you along
was such a good idea.
No, you'll see. We'll get you
something really good.
Mrs. Pooler,
do you have any allergies?
Oh, what is it?
Wh‐what's wrong?
(Yosh)
'Tachy at 120.'
Pulse ox is 91 on two liters.
Are you on any medications?
Uh, just a pill
for high blood pressure
uh, propranon‐‐
‐ Propranolol?
‐ Yeah, propranolol, yeah.
You shouldn't take that
with asthma.
That can kill you.
Who's your doctor? Mr. Pooler?
It‐it's my medication
for‐for high blood pressure.
You see, Ruth has medicare
and they won't pay
for her prescriptions.
Her, uh, uh, enala‐‐
‐ Enalapril?
‐ Y‐yeah, yeah.
It costs $50.
Uh, we‐we just have
our social security
so we thought
she could take mine.
See, I'm an HMO.
I‐I get them for free.
Well, I don't understand.
Why are you in an HMO,
and your wife isn't?
Well, I‐I have heart trouble.
I take a lot of pills
but she just has the‐the asthma
and wanted to
keep her own doctor.
So, uh, the HMO
won't‐won't let her do that.
‐ Hey, found your runaway.
‐ Where was he?
Cafeteria, eating
tapioca pudding.
Says he hangs out
there with his mom.
‐ Is he okay?
‐ Yeah, he seems to be alright.
Good.
His labs came back
elevated BUN and creatinine.
Also, his potassium's
a little low.
Give him a saline bolus,
ten per kilo
and put him
on maintenance.
Ooh, you want me to take‐‐
I want you to
spiff him up, Malucci.
Sure thing, chief.
I don't think
this is right.
Uh, no, I think
you would've remembered
if it had been
across the street
from a major league
baseball field.
It doesn't seem
like a natural place
for a used car
lot, does it?
Gee, no, it doesn't.
‐ I'm hungry.
‐ Yeah, me, too.
What do you think? A hot dog?
It's here.
Sorry about this.
Mr. Chadsey.
Oh, I was just getting
Delia some water.
Uh, I spoke
to the legal department
and there's nothing we can do
to make your ex‐wife‐‐
I didn't ask you to check
on that. What are you doing?
Well, I‐I think
you should talk to her.
No. I‐I already told you
she's not gonna help.
‐ Well, then, let me try.
‐ No.
‐ Mr. Chadsey‐‐
‐ I said, no!
I just wanna be
with my daughter.
Please don't make this harder
than it already is.
Do you think this
is really necessary?
The propranolol that you gave
her lasts for 24 hours
so she needs to be on a
continuous breathing treatment.
Oh, such a fuss.
‐ I'm sorry.
‐ Don't worry, Mrs. Pooler.
The ICU will take
good care of you.
Ah, I know.
They did last time,
after my operation.
You were here
for an operation?
‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ For what?
Oh, oh, dear,
let me think.
Uh, uh, wh‐what‐what
was it called, Ralph?
Oh, gee, I'm‐I'm not sure.
It was, uh, something to do
with her, uh, stomach.
Oh, yes, that's it.
Uh, they took something
out of my stomach.
Uh, wh‐what? Do you think
that'd make a difference now?
Oh, I doubt it, but I'll check
her old chart just to be sure.
Come on, here we go.
‐ Oh, thank you, doctor.
‐ You're very welcome.
Randi, if anybody needs me,
I'll be in medical records.
Okey‐dokey.
The infield fly rule..
...is, when the batter..
...hits the ball..
...and it goes,
way high up in
you know, up, like,
over the pitcher's mound.
Then, the runner on second
has to run to third
before the runner on
first can run to second.
Hmm.
I thought they weren't supposed
to run at all on a fly ball.
It's complicated.
[laughing]
You don't have any idea
on what the infield fly
rule is, do you?
Can we go now?
I mean, you may
have a new used car..
...but I don't.
My first transportation
was a tractor.
‐ A tractor?
‐ Yeah, my grandpa's farm.
He let‐let me drive
when I was about 11 or 12
until I took out a couple
of fences and one of his cows.
Was your dad a farmer, too?
No, he was a train conductor.
He let me ride on his lap
when I was little.
Sometimes, my‐my brother
and I would go
all the way to Zagreb
with him..
...and we'd run
through the other cars
looking at the passengers,
thinking, you know
my father drives the train.
You spent a lot of time
with your dad?
Yeah.
Did you come here
a lot with your father..
...learn about baseball?
[scoffs]
Why? 'Cause
I know so much?
Yeah.
No, actually..
...my dad died
when I was really little.
‐ I'm very sorry.
‐ I never really knew him.
Yeah, so am I.
It must make you think
about Kate and Tess
about their knowing
their father.
Yeah, I guess.
But you would know what
they're missing more than I do.
Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
Are we gonna buy a car
or are we gonna buy a car?
We are going to buy a car.
I couldn't find the file
on Ruth Pooler.
If it's been
more than two years
it's probably
in remote storage.
‐ I can get it in about an hour.
‐ Okay.
Oh, but I found that
other one you wanted
uh, Paul Sobriki,
psych file?
That's the one.
Sign right here.
[phone ringing]
Alright.
[door opens]
[door closes]
(Carl)
'Hey, Dr. Carter.'
Dr. Deraad, hi.
‐ How you doin'?
‐ Good, fine.
Yeah, just goin' over
an old chart, asthma patient.
Gettin' back into work okay?
Yeah, pretty well.
I have good days and bad days.
Actually,
today hasn't been, uh..
I..
Well...come on up
and we'll talk.
No, no‐no.
[chuckles]
I'm okay.
I know...but I have time.
Say, 3 o'clock.
Sure.
Thanks.
That was a hell of a time,
that's for sure.
Sam did two tours.
Wanted to do a third
but I told him
I'd kill him.
‐ 'He heard me.'
‐ Dad, what are you doing?
Mrs. Mackenzie and I
are talking.
‐ Please, call me Sarah.
‐ Pulse ox, dad.
You got to leave
it on your finger.
Oh, I didn't even know
it was off.
Her husband's
an old naval man, too.
Even served in Vietnam
although later than I did.
Is that so?
He still thinks he's a navy man
out on the lake right now
runnin' around
in his old powerboat.
'Says it keeps him sane.'
Isn't this thing supposed
to be dripping?
I understand what he means.
Try and keep your
elbow straight.
I loved being out on the water.
Sometimes,
in the middle of the night
you'd...you'd get a storm..
...thirty foot waves coming
in different directions..
[sighs]
...rocking and rolling
like you wouldn't believe.
Still...it could put you
to sleep like a little baby.
I'd wake up at dawn, go out
to the tip of the bow, and..
...the water would be
clear and calm..
the ship slicing
through it like cool air.
Calmest place on Earth,
I used to think..
...like the storm..
...never even happened.
[birds chirping]
[dog barking]
Hi, Jessamyn?
‐ Yes?
‐ Jessamyn Chadsey?
‐ Yes.
‐ Jessamyn, who is it?
Hi, uh, Mrs. Lomax?
‐ Yes?
‐ Uh, my name is Abby Lockhart.
I work at County General.
Is something wrong?
Did something happen to Terry?
Please, come in.
No, no.
Um..
I've...I've
been treating
your former
husband's daughter.
Did he send you here?
No, he didn't.
You know about
her leukemia?
Get out of here
right now.
‐ Jessamyn, upstairs.
‐ No, mom, I wanna stay.
Mrs. Lomax, she's a child
and the closest match we have
is an unrelated donor.
I said, get out.
If Jessamyn matched,
she would have
'a much better
chance of survival.'
At least, let us try.
I don't care about him or
anything to do with him.
‐ Can you understand that?
‐ Mom, calm down.
Don't tell me
to calm down, Jess.
Now, please, leave.
[Abby sighs]
Mrs. Lomax, if you could just‐‐
'I asked you to leave.'
Do I need to call somebody?
"'97 Camry.
"Power steering,
power brakes
"power windows,
power locks
"power seats
and all for only..
"...$18,000?"
‐ That's outrageous.
‐ You're enjoying this, right?
Now, here we go.
"Special deal,
very low price $3,300."
What is it?
It's, uh, "Dodge Dynasty 1989."
Excellent year,
and only 90,000 miles, huh?
Who gets a Dodge Dynasty?
Okay, okay,
it's not your thing.
How about the
'91 Mercury Sable?
For, "$2,900."
What more could you want?
They've four doors,
windshield wipers, antenna..
[laughing]
[dramatic music]
[telephone ringing]
[music continues]
Hey, Malucci.
‐ Yeah, chief?
‐ Come here.
Don't look now, but your, uh,
little runaway, Edgar Braley
is hiding down the hall.
(Malucci)
'What's he doin'?'
I don't know. My guess
is he's spying on me.
Get him back to exam two.
We're treating her
with antibiotics
but the oxygen
level is low.
Pneumonia can be a peaceful way
for an elderly person to die.
We don't want her to die.
As the oxygen level drops
she'll simply fall asleep
and eventually stop breathing.
'There's no pain
or suffering.'
Well, can't you put her on
a breathing machine
or something?
Sometimes it's best to just
let nature take its course.
When I saw her last month
she was sitting up
in a chair eating.
Well, she stopped eating
a while ago
according to the nursing home.
She's being fed through
a tube now
'directly into her stomach.'
We can't just let grandma die.
But we're not going to, honey.
‐ If you'd like some time to‐‐
‐ 'No, we don't need time.'
We need somebody
who's willing to help us
and obviously that's not you.
Um...if you'll excuse me
for a moment.
Oh, have you seen Dr. Weaver?
No.
Well, I keep having
these thoughts.
It's like I, uh,
I see moments of the accident
or something that reminds me‐‐
The accident?
I'd say it was more of an attack
'a brutal attack for which
you had no warning.'
Right.
Well, that's the thing.
See, I assisted on
the spinal tap on Paul Sobriki..
...and he was aggressive
and he was overreacting..
...and he'd had ativan
and I'd numbed him
with lidocaine
but his‐his response was..
...as if..
...we were stabbin' him.
In his mental state,
he thought you were.
I, I should have realized
that something was very wrong.
So should have Lucy
but she didn't pick up
on it, either did she?
There's always gonna be
what ifs.
What if I had gotten
down there sooner
for the psych consult?
'It'd be easier
for all of us'
'if we could think
of it as an accident'
'but none of us
have that luxury.'
I know.
I just wanna get
these thoughts out of my head.
It's gonna take some time.
Have you seen him?
Paul Sobriki?
Yeah, I was just wondering
if you'd seen him or his wife.
No, I haven't.
You're curious about
what's happening with him?
No, no. I just..
[pager beeping]
It's a 911.
I got to go.
Um...thank you.
Any time.
Come back.
It has been a pleasure,
a real pleasure.
Come back soon, although
I know you won't need to
'cause this car's gonna
last you ten years.
My name is Manny.
Uh, did you get a number?
Oh, God, I hope I'm not driving
this car in ten years.
Hey, it's a beauty. Come on.
Luka, it's a small
Station Wagon
but I thank you
for your help.
Shall we celebrate?
[laughing]
Are you stealing?
No, dad, I'm borrowing.
I think he's stealing.
Dr. Greene, I need your help
with this family.
But I'm not on today.
I know, but I can't find
Dr. Weaver.
Alright, dad,
I'll be right back.
Let's hear it.
What happened?
Syncope with blunt
head trauma, altered.
He took a fall while settling
his wife into the ICU
‐ Mr. Pooler, you alright?
‐ Lateral C‐spine and chest?
CBC, lytes, cardiac enzymes,
repeat EKG.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Look out,
look out, look out! Come on.
Let's get a head CT
after we clear the neck.
Where's all the
blood coming from?
Occipital scalp lac,
no hemotympanum.
Systolic's 95,
pulse ox 98.
Alright, bolus another
250 of saline.
Give him a gram of ancef
and update his tetanus.
Here's the 12‐lead
from upstairs.
No ST changes. At least
he's not having a heart attack.
She can't eat.
She has no quality of life.
If we intubate her
they'll take her
up to the ICU
and hook her up
to tubes and wires
and machines..
...and she'll die
in perhaps
two, three weeks.
If we leave her
as she is now..
...she'll die today,
maybe tomorrow
but peacefully.
You need to think carefully
about what she would want.
Mr. Hemmings,
your mother is letting go.
And you think
that's what we should do?
I think you should spend
some more time with her.
[machine beeping]
‐ Thank you, Dr. Greene.
‐ Sure.
Thanks, Elizabeth. I'll let you
know what the head CT shows.
Mm‐hmm.
‐ How's it going?
‐ Alright. How are you?
Oh, I think I'm gonna
pack up the old man
and take him
for a spin.
His labs haven't come back yet
neither have his films.
Okay, I'll call the lab.
You call radiology?
‐ Okay. Oh, boy.
‐ What?
Um, do you remember that
leukemia case I mentioned?
‐ Hi, Jessamyn.
‐ Are they still here?
‐ Um, this is Dr. Weaver.
‐ Hi, Jessamyn.
Yes, they're waiting
for a bed upstairs.
I wanna do this.
I wanna help out if I can.
So what do I have to do?
Uh, okay, well, um,
I don't know‐‐
Did your mother
drive you here?
No, I drove in myself.
Does she know you're here?
I'm old enough
to decide on my own.
'My mom is
a good person'
but when it comes
to this subject
there is no talking to her.
So she hasn't given consent.
Uh.. My dad wants this.
I want this.
'That has to count
for something.'
It does. I mean,
it‐it‐it counts for a lot
but I'm afraid the rules
are very clear on this.
This is your mother's decision.
She said she couldn't understand
how something like this
could happen
'with a life at stake.'
'I don't, either.'
I'm so sorry.
Abby, let me know
when those labs are back.
Um...why don't I take you
to see your father?
I don't wanna see him.
Well, I'm sure it would mean
a lot knowing
that you wanted to do this.
I don't care what he thinks.
I'm only trying
to help Delia.
Good eating today.
Hot dog, hamburger.
‐ French fries?
‐ Hmm!
Thank you.
I haven't been through
a drive‐through
in I don't know how long.
Hey, it would have been a pity
to have left the car
all alone on its first day.
Yes, I agree.
When I first
came to Chicago
I used to come
out here a lot.
You know, to look at the city.
It's so beautiful.
Did you grow up
in the city?
No, near the coast.
[foghorn blaring]
Is that where you were
during the war?
No.
Then we were
in, uh, Vukovar.
A small apartment.
And didn't have much money.
[foghorn blaring]
We kept the children in
'all the time for safety.'
They would get crazy,
what do you call it, uh..
‐ Cabin fever.
‐ 'Yeah, yeah.'
I was going to the market,
not for much
some cheese and bread..
'...and they were climbing'
all over me, "Please,
let me come, let me come."
And the answer
was the same as always
"No, it's, it's not safe."
And my wife stayed with them.
Luka..
No, it's okay.
I was only maybe, uh..
...fifty meters away when I
heard the whistle in the air.
An artillery shell
hit the building.
[foghorn blaring]
It's all redone now.
'People rebuilt
all during the war.'
One day, you are sitting
at a cafe.
The next day it's bombed
and the day after that,
they, they begin to build.
'That's what you do.'
Something happens..
...you rebuild, you go on.
[foghorn blaring]
We should probably go, huh?
Your mother will think
you've gone joyriding.
[comical music]
Hey, Randi, where
is, uh, Dr. Malucci?
Oh, he was with a patient in
exam one a little while ago.
Thanks.
Hey, Malu..
Dr. Weaver.
Abby, uh, can I speak
to you for a moment?
I don't wanna
hear your reasons.
I don't want to hear
your justifications.
D‐d‐do you know that I could
fail you for that?
Yes.
What the hell were you thinking?
I was just trying to help.
What that girl did
coming here was brave.
What you've done is stupid.
I mean, her sister's gonna be
in chemotherapy
for two months
before the transplant.
You don't think the mother's
gonna find out in that time?
She just want to take
the first step.
Yeah, and it's our sometimes
lousy job to say no.
There are rules
this emergency department
must follow and will follow.
‐ Is‐is that clear?
‐ Yes.
Make sure she's okay
to drive home.
Dr. Weaver..
...I don't think
trying to help is ever stupid.
I'm really sorry.
I hope I didn't get you
into too much trouble.
No, I'll live.
Jessamyn, while you're here
why don't you just
go see your dad?
No, I'm, I'm gonna leave.
Well, I‐I really
wish you wouldn't.
‐ Dr. Weaver.
‐ Hmm?
I'm having a little
trouble with an HMO.
Seventy six‐year‐old guy
with syncope.
They want to transfer him.
I think we should keep him here.
Any EKG changes
or ectopy on the monitor?
‐ No.
‐ What's the health insurance?
‐ Blue beacon.
‐ Okay.
They contract
with New Western.
We always transfer
their stable patients.
Well, it's a little more
complicated than that.
I admitted his wife to the ICU.
They won't authorize that.
I think it'd be best
to keep them together.
They won't authorize it, John.
Oh, I don't think he's gonna
be stable enough for transfer.
‐ He's dehydrated.
‐ So rehydrate him.
‐ Well, he's hypokalemic.
‐ Replete his potassium.
He's anemic.
‐ Actively bleeding?
‐ No.
Then it's a chronic problem.
The guy's ready to go.
He should stay with his wife,
that's what she wants.
Okay, does he also want to pay
a $2,000 hospital bill?
Alright, well,
I'm leaving pretty soon.
I don't know if I'll be able
to oversee the transfer.
Then I'll do it.
They were
filming this movie
Swedish, I think
near my grandpa's farm,
and they needed animals.
So you just rented out a whole
bunch of cows and chickens?
Sheep and horses, too,
my brother and I.
You know, made a lot of money
for teenagers
[engine sputtering]
but it was a huge mess.
‐ Luka, what's happening?
‐ I don't believe this.
I'm gonna kill Herb!
We didn't even meet Herb.
Same thing happened
when I bought my car
and herb said
it was a fluke.
You're telling me this now?
Not to worry.
I can fix it.
So you brought me
to the water.
Good boy, good boy.
It's funny, Mark.
You know how some years
seem to pass faster
than others?
Yeah.
Well, this year
has been the fastest.
I was thinking
how strange things can be.
Do you know..
...that in all the wars
I served in..
...I never watched a man die.
On some ships, you get lucky.
But I must've
told you about that time
we had an explosion
at the base motor pool.
When you were
stationed in Guam?
Yes.
I was little.
Mom and I were in San Diego.
And I remember you called
and told her
about it over the phone.
We lost seven men.
I was in the exchange
when it happened.
I was looking for some
shaving cream or something.
Everybody scrambled out.
I started to
me and this lieutenant
in the aisle next to me.
The shampoo section,
as I recall.
Next thing I know,
I hear this crash.
I turn, and...all these bottles
come flying off the shelf
and this poor son of a bitch
is collapsing on the floor.
He had a heart attack.
What did you do?
Well, I screamed for help,
but no one came
because they were all
over at the motor pool.
I got down..
...and I loosened his tie
and unbuttoned his collar.
He grabbed onto my hand..
...begged me not to leave him.
So I stayed..
'and I pulled him
into my arms'
'and I held him.'
Just the two of us.
For the next four minutes,
I watched him die.
The longest four minutes
of my life.
'But in a crazy way..'
...four of the best minutes
of my life.
There was some kind of value..
...in just being there.
Thank you, Mark..
...for bringing me
out to the water.
You're welcome, dad.
Sam..
Dr. Greene.
Sam, uh, I'd like you
to meet my father.
This is David Greene.
Dad, this is Sam Mackenzie,
Sarah Mackenzie's husband.
How do you do, sir?
What the hell?
I‐I know how hard Dr. Carter
tried to keep me here.
Yeah, it's pretty tough
with the HMOs
but they'll take
good care of you
at New Western, Mr. Pooler.
Yeah, can you get
a message to my wife?
She's in the ICU.
I'll call as soon
as I get settled.
Yeah, they don't have phones
for the ICU patients
'but if you call
their main number'
they'll put you through
to the desk
and you can ask
how she's doing, okay?
Good, good, and thanks.
Thanks again, for everything.
My wife and I
we certainly appreciate it.
You're welcome, sir.
[engine revving]
[siren blaring]
How's Paul doing?
He's at Chester.
I guess that's
the main place for Illinois.
They put him
on medication.
What did you wanna talk about,
Dr. Carter?
I don't know.
I just keep
thinking about
what happened, and..
You're not the only one.
Sometimes, the thoughts
in my head
seem to be as loud as the voices
Paul seems to hear.
I lived with him,
I slept with him
I'm about
to bear his child.
How could I not see it?
I don't know.
[engine sputtering]
(Luka)
'Keep trying.'
I am trying. It's not starting.
Keep trying, it'll start.
It'll start.
[imitating Luka]
"Keep trying. Keep trying,
it'll start."
It'll start.
It's not starting.
It has been an otherwise
a really nice day, huh?
[both laughing]
♪ Time it was and what
a time it was ♪
♪ It was ♪
♪ A time of innocence ♪
♪ A time of confidences ♪
♪ Long ago it must be ♪
♪ I have a photograph ♪
♪ Preserve your memories ♪
♪ They're all that's left you ♪
[telephone ringing]
Thank you for calling.
I'm sorry about
all this, Mrs. Lomax.
Where are they?
I think your ex‐husband
went up to the cafeteria
but I can take you
to Jessamyn.
Everybody wants
this, Mrs. Lomax.
[indistinct chatter]
[laughing]
‐ A lemonade stand?
‐ Yeah.
Me and my friends, we would
set up a card table
put it on the curb
with a sign that said
lemonade,
ten cents a glass.
Of course,
it wasn't as lucrative
as the chicken and cow trade.
If we made $1.50,
we were riding high.
But less clean‐up
than the cow and chicken trade.
True.
I look forward to that
for Kate and Tess.
You know, when that's the most
important thing in their world.
When all they think about is
did they put in enough sugar
and when the next
car's driving by.
Yeah.
[siren blaring]
I expected the tow truck
to be here by now.
Yeah, but then, nothing has gone
as expected today.
[theme music]