ER (1994–2009): Season 7, Episode 20 - Fear of Commitment - full transcript

[theme music]

(female narrator)
Previously on "ER."

Abby, your mother needs
hospitalization

not a road trip
with you and Carter.

Yeah, Luka, we're doing
it for the fun of it.

She's been suicidal?

If you count
attempted suicide.

Maggie? Maggie,
can you hear me?

[groaning]
Maggie!

‐ Did she take something?
‐ I don't know. Sit her up.

‐ 'She took something.'
‐ 'Where'd she get it?'



(Abby)
'Call the paramedics.'

Breaths are shallow,
but I think her airway's clear.

‐ She's seizing!
‐ Oh, watch the tube.

Somebody help me
keep her head steady.

Hold on, hold on.

[beeping]

[car horn honking]

Hi, I'm looking for Carl Ferris.
He's not in his room.

How much longer?

Trudy, Where's
the damn ambulance?

‐ They're on their way.
‐ What's the problem?

Oh, nothing you need
concern yourself with, sir.

‐ I'm a doctor.
‐ Well, then, get in here!

I think this guy's
having a heart attack.



Make way!
Doctor coming in!

Bernice, shake a leg.

Mr. Ferris, Mr. Ferris, are you
having pain in your chest?

He says yes.

He.. It's like someone's
squeezing his heart.

No, no, no, no, it's more like
he's been punched in the chest.

‐ When did it start?
‐ A few hours ago.

Okay, give me your stethoscope.
Let's sit him up, come on.

‐ Here we go.
‐ Easy.

[groans]

‐ He needs oxygen.
‐ We're board and care.

(woman #1)
'We don't have any.'

Jerry, I need
your oxygen.

Hey, get your
hands off that!

Hey, hey, that's mine.

'How am I supposed
to breathe now?'

Ah, he's in CHF.

‐ Oh, CHF.
‐ What's that?

Congestive heart failure.
I thought you were a nurse.

‐ I just take blood pressures.
‐ I know CPR.

‐ Dr. Benton.
‐ Ah, good, he's in rapid A‐Fib.

‐ Let's start a line..
‐ Oh, my God, there it is!

(Peter)
'...and push 20
of Diltiazem.'

We can't take
your orders unless

you stay
with us all the way.

Alright, uh, five liters
O2 on a nasal cannula.

Let's get him on the gurney,
nice and easy, nice and easy.

Hang in there, Carl.

Yeah, you're gonna be fine,
Carl.

Lungs are wet,
we need to treat his failure.

I want another nitro spray
in five minutes.

Forty of Lasix and titrate
up to ten of morphine.

Let's keep his
pressure above a 100.

[siren wailing]

Lasix and MS.

‐ What's happening?
‐ You got fluid in your lungs.

‐ So I'm giving you a diuretic.
‐ Ten of morphine.

This morphine might make you
a little drowsy, okay?

Pressure's holding
at 110, pulse down to 100.

Am I gonna make it?

You're doing
just fine Mr. Ferris.

You're gonna be..

[bang]

Anybody hurt?

‐ Uh, no, I don't think so.
‐ 'No.'

Are you okay?

Yes.

‐ What happened?
‐ He came out of nowhere.

‐ Sir, does your neck hurt?
‐ A little.

Alright, let's get
a collar for him.

He pulled out right
in front of me.

‐ I didn't see you.
‐ 'Alright, sir.'

Don't move your head.

I had my lights
and sirens on.

I'll go call
another rig.

No, no, get another backboard,
we'll take him with us.

[theme music]

(Winona)
'I don't wash my hair.'

'I‐I‐I never wash my hair.'

You shouldn't? You should've
wash your hair every day.

It gets rid of
the natural oils.

Hi, Mom.

(Maggie)
'Abby.'

‐ What are you doing here?
‐ I'm on break.

If you comb it too much

you'll damage the ends.

How're you feeling?

Better.

Now it's full
of static electricity.

Winona, your hair
looks fine, really.

I don't think she knows
where she is.

Time for your meds, Maggie.

I think Winona needs
to go to the bathroom.

She gets agitated
when she has to pee.

'Thanks.'

You need to use
the bathroom, Winona?

I need
to fix my hair.

Okay, I'll be right back.

Um.

You're gonna have to stay
here for a little while.

They're keeping you
on a 90 day hold.

I'm sorry.

No.

No, it's me.

I should never have put
you through all of that.

It's me.

I'm sorry.

Trauma panel, C‐spine,
chest and pelvis.

Let's prep the left chest.

Where does it
hurt, sir?

My chest and stomach.

‐ Any headache or neck pain?
‐ 'No.'

He was helmeted.
No loss of consciousness.

Sir, is there someone you'd
like us to call?

'My mom.'

Okay, let's infiltrate
with lidocaine, Malucci.

‐ 'Where're you going?'
‐ I'll be right back.

CBC, chem panel,
cardiac enzymes

12 lead EKG
and a portable chest.

He was in A‐Fib with a rapid
ventricular response.

Heart rate's 88
and irregular.

He's in CHF.
How about some Lasix?

We gave him 40.

How are you doing,
Mr. Ferris?

You tell me.

Don't worry, you're
gonna be okay.

Listen, I've got
to go and work

on the crash victim,
but Dr. Kovac here's

gonna take care
of you, okay?

Yeah, thanks.

Let me see that EKG
as soon as it comes back.

Lidocaine's on board,
second liter of saline is up.

‐ Do the ultrasound, Malucci.
‐ 'Pulse ox 89 on two liters.'

Okay, you up it to five.
32 French, thank you.

(Dave)
'Open a chest tube tray. Set up
Thoraseal to low suction.'

'Get serial crits,
due 20 minutes, okay?'

Uh, damn it.

‐ What's wrong?
‐ Nothing.

(Chuny)
'Pulse ox down to 85.'

‐ 'Hurt yourself?'
‐ 'No.'

I can give it a try
if you want.

I'm fine, I'm fine.
Just open up another tube.

Can you shove this
under the desk for me?

It belongs to Mr. Simpson
in Exam Four.

You don't want to know.

Abby, shouldn't you
be at the courthouse?

Huh?

Your mother has
just been transported

to her commitment hearing.

Aren't you supposed
to testify?

Uh, what commitment hearing?

The State Attorney's office
was supposed to call you.

Well, nobody
called me.

Okay, um, your mother
has contested

her certificate
of commitment.

By law, she's entitled

to a hearing
in front of a judge.

And what, he could
release her?

Technically, I mean
The attempted suicide is

a really good argument
for a 90 day hold

but, uh, since
you witnessed it‐‐

Wait‐wait‐wait, when
is this happening?

‐ 11:15, county courthouse.
‐ Wait..

(Peter)
'Tube placement looks good.'

‐ Pressure's up to 120.
‐ I'll meet you at the elevator.

How are we doing in here?

Chest pain is zero
after two more nitros.

Where are you
admitting him?

He's fifth in line
for tele admit.

How long will
that take?

Sometimes,
we rule out MI

and send them
home from here.

He spent two days
in ER last time.

It's okay, Mr. Ferris.

I'll sort this out
and get you a bed

as soon as I'm done
in the OR.

Thank you, Peter.

Yeah. Sure.

(Abby)
'She sat there and let me
apologize to her'

and she knew she was
going to court today.

Maybe she didn't want
to get you involved.

Maybe she doesn't want me
to testify against her.

‐ Are you?
‐ I don't know.

I have to find this, uh,
state's attorney

who‐whoever that is.

‐ I'll go with you.
‐ No.

I can get somebody
to cover for a few hours.

I‐I can't wait.

You shouldn't have
to do this by yourself.

I shouldn't have
to do this at all.

You'd rather Carter
go with you?

What's that
supposed to mean?

He helped you deal
with her before.

I'll call you later.

Hey, nice basket.

Is that for
Greene and Corday?

Yeah, and you
still owe $50.

Fifty, for that?

We got them a baby
video monitor.

Nurses pitched in 20,
doctors 50.

I have to pay the same
as Benton and Weaver?

You're a doctor,
aren't you?

That's debatable.

Cleo, can you take
a lady in Exam Two?

I'm already juggling
seven patients.

Well, I'll trade
you one.

Well, then, can you
lend me 50 bucks?

Hey, Jing‐Mei,
I got a woman in exam two

says she hasn't had
a bowel movement

in over a week,
she needs a rectal.

So? Do it.

Uh, she threatened
to Mace me.

Then you should be
used to that.

I'm serious, you have
to take this one.

No, forget it.

What's the problem here?

Uh, I don't know,
maybe it's your BS.

Or maybe it's PMS.

‐ Excuse me?
‐ Look, I'm just saying that‐‐

You're just saying
that it's okay for you

to dump a patient on me
and it's okay for you

to refuse any handoffs,
but the minute I do

it's because
I'm a bitch.

Or it's because it's
that time of the month.

Well, you know what?
Screw you, Dave.

‐ I'll leave, yeah.
‐ I'm tired of your crap.

‐ Another 2‐0 silk.
‐ Pressure's holding at 120.

Dr. Benton, what are you
still doing in here?

The gastro splenic
and splenorenal

were very vascular.

Are you suturing
with your left hand?

Yeah, I'm ambidextrous.

The hell you are.

I've seen third‐year
medical students sew faster.

Let me see you use
your right hand.

Uh‐huh.

Sterile gloves.
What happened?

I may have bruised
my wrist.

‐ How?
‐ Fell to an outstretched hand.

Ah! Perfect mechanism
for a fracture.

Get your hands out
of the field, Peter.

What?

Hold them out, like this,
fingers spread.

[sighs]

The radius
and ulna feel okay.

I'm fine.

Ouch.

Point tenderness
at the snuff box.

We call that a scaphoid
fracture, scrub out.

I can finish this case,
I'm almost done.

No, Peter, you are done.

If this poor devil
had some acceptable complication

'and his lawyers discovered
his surgeon was operating'

with his wrong hand,
we both might as well bend over.

Be thankful you're not
a racehorse, Peter.

I'd have to take you out
and shoot you.

Dr. Benton,
your wife's here.

What? I'm not married.

I'm sorry. Carla.

Where is she?

How long have you
had the pain?

A few hours.

When was your
last period?

Seven weeks ago.

When I didn't get it, I did
a home pregnancy test.

It was positive.
That was two weeks ago.

Have you seen
your gynecologist?

Do you have a history
of migraines, Mr. Grainger?

Yeah.

And are you on
any medication?

Inderal and Sumatriptan,
but they're not helping.

It just keeps
getting worse.

Hmm.

So, where's the pain?

Uh, it's‐it's
all around my right eye.

How many other
pregnancies?

This is my first.

Am I having
a miscarriage?

I can't tell that
until we do some tests

and a pelvic exam as well.

And it pounds
with every heartbeat.

I‐I think it's
the numbers.

What, you're
an accountant or something?

No, no, binary numbers, ones
and zeroes, electronic data.

80, 146, 72, 109

80, 146, 72, 109..

‐ Deb?
‐ What?

(Mr. Grainger)
'80, 146, 72, 109,
80, 146, 72, 109..'

Freaky.

[Dave yelling]

[groaning]
'I warned.'

‐ What happened?
‐ 'Patient Maced him.'

You happy now?

Yosh, flush out
his eyes with saline.

Call security.

Give me that pepper spray.

Hey! Give it to me.

Do you want me to
have you arrested?

I told him not
to touch me

or my personal possessions.

Dr. Malucci was
only trying to help you.

You seriously injured him.

Yeah, well, I hope I taught
him some manners.

Have you been
in this ER before?

I've been in a lot of ERs.

'And to be honest,
this one's substandard.'

Oh, well, maybe you'd
feel more comfortable in jail.

You know they used
to drown redheaded babies

in the old days 'cause they
thought they were evil.

And they used to burn
crazy people

who they thought were witches.

I just need something
to help me go to the bathroom.

Is that too much to ask?

She's historically
non‐med compliant?

Well, she has phases
but this time she's been off

for about, um,
about six months.

How many serious
suicide attempts?

Um, this one..
This one makes three.

Don't you‐don't you
know this stuff?

I'm just reviewing
before we go in.

I‐I got the case
this morning.

‐ Hey, Marty, you got Wynenski?
‐ Wyczenski.

‐ Wyczenski, sorry.
‐ Oh, yeah, drug overdose.

Oh, so you're
stipulating

to an attempted
suicide, right?

No, but nice try.

No intent.

I'm sorry, what
was your name again?

Um, Abby.

Did you witness
the attempt, Abby?

I was with her.

She took the pills
in a gas station bathroom.

‐ Who‐Who was that?
‐ Your mother's public defender.

Since they're not willing to
stipulate, I'll have you testify

to the intention
and lethality of the attempt.

No‐no‐nobody called me
to testify.

That's why
you're here, right?

You want your mother
to stay committed?

Well, yes, but‐but‐but
somebody should‐‐

Okay, you're here now.

Come on.

Just answer all the questions
that we talked about.

(female #1)
'Alright.'

(Carla)
'Peter.'

'I thought you would
never get here.'

‐ What happened?
‐ I was carrying Reese.

I stepped in a grate
in the sidewalk

and twisted my ankle
so bad

I thought I was going
to pass out.

Was he hurt?
Hey, were you hurt?

He scraped his elbow.
He's okay.

Carla, you were carrying him
while you were wearing these?

They said they
wanna operate.

I kept telling them
to call you.

I do not want
an operation.

Yeah, well, you have
a trimalleolar fracture.

They're going to have to
put a screw in it to align it

'to make sure that
it heals properly.'

Can't you do it?

No, you need
an orthopedic surgeon.

(Carla)
'Well, how long am I going to
have to stay in the hospital?'

‐ A couple of days.
‐ I can't.

Roger's out of town.

Yeah, is he ever around?

We haven't been getting along
too well lately.

Which is one of the reasons
why I cannot deal

with this right now.

I'll tell you what, I'll take
Reese off your hands

for a couple of days
till you get back on your feet.

I don't think that's gonna be
a very good idea.

Why not?

Jackie told me that you
moved in with that girlfriend.

And that's a problem?

I don't think it's a very good
environment for our son.

Carla, give me a break.

She's a pediatrician. Ah.

I'm just saying she don't seem
like the motherly type.

(Carl)
'She was admitted to the ward
following a suicide attempt.'

That's not what I asked,
Dr. Deraad.

Has Mrs. Wyczenski shown
any signs of suicidality

since her admission?

(Carl)
'Not that I'm aware of.'

And she's voluntarily
submitted for all treatments

'and medications recommended
by your department.'

‐ Is that correct?
‐ Yes, I believe that's correct.

No further questions,
Your Honor.

Thank you, Doctor.

Does the state have
anymore witnesses?

(Rifkin)
'Yes, Your Honor.
People call Abby Lockhart.'

(Tommy)
'Uh, hold on.'

'Uh, I was next,
I was next.'

‐ It's‐it's my‐it's my turn.
‐ 'That's enough.'

The testimony you shall give
in the case now pending

before this court
shall be the truth

the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth so help you God?

‐ Yes.
‐ 'Please have a seat.'

It's my turn.

Miss Lockhart, you're
Mrs. Wyzcenski's daughter.

I've been waiting and now
this bitch takes my turn?

‐ 'Settle down.'
‐ 'No.'

‐ Miss Lockhart?
‐ Yes.

(Marty)
'And as such you support'

'a mandatory hold
for your mother'

'because you believe
she might attempt'

'to kill herself again.'

‐ 'Objection. Leading.'
‐ 'Sustained.'

Miss Lockhart, do you feel
that your mother should be

involuntarily committed?

Yes.

(Rifkin)
'Why?'

Oh, no, no, there are
no such things as cuts.

‐ There's no such thing as cuts.
‐ Russell?

No back cuts, no front cuts.
No, no, it's my turn.

No, that bitch stole my spot.
You take her. You take her out!

'I didn't do anything.
I didn't do anything!'

'She took my spot!
No! No!'

Approximately 38 year old male
pushed down in an altercation.

No LOC, point of tenderness
to midshaft clavicle.

I thought you said
there was no LOC.

He's faking, vitals
are completely normal.

There's no chest
or belly pain.

‐ What's his name?
‐ Refused to give us his name.

Said it was O. Possum.

Ow!

His name's Brett Paxton,
and he's crazy.

‐ What's this?
‐ Human bite to the left hand.

‐ No other injuries.
‐ I'm going to need stitches.

‐ Thanks to this freak.
‐ Hey, hey, hey!

Cool it, cool it.
Okay, okay.

Take the possum
to exam one

and get the kangaroo
to sutures, come on.

‐ Ah! God! Okay, okay, okay.
‐ You need to flush them out.

Yeah, well, you flushed
enough already, okay?

Here you go.

You know I've never worn
one of those.

Well, maybe it's time

you at least start dressing
like a doctor.

Come on.

‐ Yeah.
‐ Hmm.

[giggles]
What? What?

Carter, your pregnancy's
bleeding out.

‐ Where is she?
‐ Passed out in the bathroom.

Noni?
Oh, God!

Hey, Noni, can you hear me?
Wake up.

‐ I can't find a radial pulse.
‐ She's got a weak carotid.

Go get a gurney.

You're divorced,
Mrs. Lockhart?

(Rifkin)
'Objection. Irrelevant.'

(Marty)
'Goes to living arrangements,
Your Honor.'

I'll allow it.

Yes.

And when was
your divorce finalized?

Last summer.

Have you been dating anyone?

(Rifkin)
'Your Honor..'

(Moses)
'Get to the point, Mr. Nesmith.'

Your mother can be...eccentric

maybe a little embarrassing
at times.

She suffers from a debilitating
mo‐mood disorder.

Having her live with you
when trying to date would be

a major inconvenience,
wouldn't it?

I‐I‐I've tried having her live
with me before several times.

‐ It doesn't work.
‐ It doesn't work?

No, she stops taking
her medication

she loses control
and she disappears.

Does she look out
of control to you?

She's on her meds now.

So sometimes she does
take her medication.

She's only been taking them
for a week.

(Marty)
'But as long as she's
med compliant'

she's not a danger to herself
or anyone else.

She doesn't stay
med compliant.

That wasn't
my question.

Have you known your mother
to be a danger to herself

while med compliant?

No, not usually.

And you think that locking her
up in a psychiatric facility

would be better for her
than living with you?

‐ 'I can't take care of her.'
‐ Can't or won't?

She tried to kill herself
when she was with me.

Nonresponsive, your honor.

Please...just answer

the questions, Miss Lockhart.

Well, tell him
to ask them!

(Moses)
'Miss Lockhart.'

‐ Are you okay?
‐ Yes.

‐ Would you like some water?
‐ No, thank you.

(Lily)
'BP 60 palp.'

‐ What's the HemoCue?
‐ 10.8.

Good. She's got
a little reserve.

No fetal pole, no heartbeat.
Just blood and POCs.

(Lily)
'That's an incomplete
miscarriage.'

Call OB, tell them
she needs an D & C.

I'm gonna do a pelvic, see if I
can find some tissue in the OS.

Carter...this is
her boyfriend.

What happened?

Your girlfriend
had a miscarriage

but it's incomplete.

She needs a D & C
to stop the bleeding.

But she's gonna be okay?

We need to get her pressure up.
She might need a transfusion.

I will speak with you
but after I get her stabilized.

Oh, God!

Chuny, can you take him outside?

Let's call
for packed cells.

If her pressure's not
up after two liters

HemoCue every
30 minutes.

Is it true human bites
are worse than dog bites?

Yeah, because of the virulence
of the bacteria.

If germs infect a joint,
it can cause scarring

which can limit
your range of motion.

You don't want to lose
your opposable thumb.

So...you guys rival mascots
or something?

No, we were at
the Futurama Show.

It's a convention
for furries.

People who like to dress
in animal costumes.

He started it.
I think he'd been drinking.

One minute he was skritching me,
the next minute‐‐

Skritching?

Scratching,
mock grooming.

It's sort of our version
of a handshake.

Next thing, you know,
he's got his hand in my pouch

so I decked him.

I'm not into the weird stuff.

It makes me sick.

Uh, I never felt like myself.

I told the doctors that

and they never
really listened to me.

They just keep
giving me more pills.

(Marty)
'And how do you feel now?'

‐ Better.
‐ So you're no longer depressed?

No.

Did you try to kill yourself

during your last
depressive episode?

I...took an overdose
of sleeping pills, yes.

But I never meant
to kill myself.

‐ She's lying.
‐ Shh.

Why did you take so many pills?

Who in their right mind
wants to

drive from Oklahoma
to Chicago, really?

I get carsick.

I just thought if‐if‐if
I could sleep.

I'd be alright.

‐ I‐I took some pills.
‐ She took 900 milligrams.

(Maggie)
'I didn't know they
didn't work right away.'

You know, I foolishly then
took some more pills.

She took 900 milligrams.

That's 36 pills.

(Maggie)
'I‐I know it‐it was stupid.'

I just thought if
I could sleep, and, uh

the next thing I know,
I‐I woke up in the hospital

but I‐I never meant to hurt
myself or‐or anyone else.

Abby. I'm so sorry.

'I never meant
to put you through that.'

Ask her where she got the pills.
She stole the pills.

Mr. Rifkin, could you please
ask your witness to be quiet?

If your daughter's
not prepared to take you in

are you able
to take care of yourself?

I always have.
I've always worked, always.

Do you have any money?

‐ I have a few credit cards.
‐ They're all canceled.

I mean it, Miss Lockhart.

HemoCue every 20 minutes.

Send up with D & C panel
and call me with the results.

(Victor)
'What's happening?'

She's going up to the OR.

I removed some tissue
from her cervix

and she's still bleeding
but it's slowed to the point

where her pressure's okay.

Did you have to give her
a blood transfusion?

We had to give her plasma
'cause her blood

wasn't clotting properly.

Why isn't her blood clotting?

Uh, it could be a sign
of liver disease.

Liver affects
the clotting factors.

Has she ever
had hepatitis?

No.

She drink alcohol
every day?

No.

Tylenol?
Any other medications?

Maybe some herbal stuff.

(John)
'Mm‐hmm.'

'What kind of herbal stuff?'

Root extracts.

They're supposed
to induce miscarriages.

Oh, I thought she, uh

I thought she
wanted this baby.

She didn't know.

How could she not know?

I gave 'em to her.

You what?

I put them in her tea
for the last few days.

She didn't even ask me
if I wanted the baby.

So you poisoned her?

I wasn't ready.

I thought she'd just‐‐

What?
Bleed to death?

I didn't mean
to make her sick.

Ugh.

No, man, you just meant
to kill her baby.

You have a large tumor
on your left ovary.

(Taffeta)
'I came in here
because I couldn't poop.'

Oh, the tumor is large enough

that it's blocking
your bowel movements.

Cancer, huh?

Well, well, well.

Every day comes
with its own surprises.

What?

Nothing.

That's how I know you.

You're Princess Taffeta.

And‐and you had
that children's show

I used to watch all the time
when I was little

and you always
used to say

"Every day comes
with its own surprises."

I don't think so.

It was you, and you worked

with those great puppets.

There was, um, Mojo

'and‐and Mr. Whiskers
and then, what was it?'

Coconuts, the chimpanzee
in the sailor uniform.

We got that monkey
from a lab

and we had to dress him
in that stupid outfit

to hide his open sores.

We'll need to
admit you and..

...a gynecologist
will want to see you

and start treatment
right away.

No, thanks.

‐ I don't like hospitals.
‐ Look.

The tumor will only get worse,
and you'll feel sicker.

Is there someone
that we can call

a‐a family member, perhaps,
who will talk to you about this?

Nope, don't have
any brothers or sisters

and never got married.

I was engaged once

to a man named
Christopher Clemens.

He was gonna be
a‐a famous jazz musician.

I was gonna be
a movie star.

Doesn't really matter now.

In the end,
everybody dies alone, right?

[Cowboy Junkies singing
"Good Friday"]

Excuse me?
Do you have a light?

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ooh ♪

♪ Ooh hoo ♪

Hey.

♪ Sat at my window ♪

♪ Watched the world wake up.. ♪

This is turning
into a freaking disaster.

You did fine.

[laughs]

Whose covering for you?

Don't worry about it.

I'm not hungry.

She was asking
for you.

Maybe you should talk to her.

What for?

You're the one that didn't
want me to deal with her.

No.

I thought she needed
hospitalization.

Well, why do you think I'm here?

'Cause you know
she needs your help

even if she doesn't want it.

♪ Or do you just
wake up one day ♪

♪ And say I am goin' ♪

[indistinct chatter]

I thought you
should eat something.

Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

[sighs]

You lied.

You want
to kill yourself.

I can't be
committed.

Well, you need help, mom.

And I obviously don't know
how to help you.

I understand.

I don't want to be a burden
to you, Abby.

I...I swear that's the truth.

But I can't be committed.

So, what, you're
just going to go out

and do this to yourself
all over again?

You're just gonna roll
through the whole cycle?

‐ No.
‐ Then what?

What‐what‐what are you gonna
do differently this time?

I don't know.
I don't want to make any pro..

I don't want to break
any more promises to you, Abby.

I've put you
through so much‐‐

If you believed that,
you would seek treatment.

I will.
I just‐‐

Can't be committed.

Right. Well..

Well...just forgive me
if I don't trust your judgment.

I would have found
a way to try, Abby.

It's not your fault.

Nothing I do
is your fault.

My company has this
Christmas charity event.

One year, the guy who always
dresses up for the kids

got sick.

My boss made me put
on this reindeer suit.

The kids went nuts.

The adults thought
it was great

everybody was getting their
picture taken with me.

‐ Sounds almost fun.
‐ It was a blast.

I used to be so shy.

But the suit
gives you freedom.

It let's you do things
you normally wouldn't do.

But I'm not a plushie
or a fervert.

A what?

Ferverts like to wear
their suits during sex

and plushies are overly
fond of stuffed animals.

What?

But not me,
I just like the suit.

Some people still disapprove
and think it's wrong

but the truth is,
I'm never happier

than when I'm a kangaroo.

You have to rule out
appendicitis, biliary disease

food poisoning.

Does she have a fever?

Uh, no, 98.8.

Good breath sounds.

What's that smell?

Oh, my God.

I've seen this before.

Get a surgical consult.

‐ I'll call DCFS.
‐ No, it's a folk cure.

They heat a coin over a candle
and drag it across the back.

Sometimes they dip the coins
in essential oils.

Just because it's
an ancient tradition

doesn't mean it's
not child abuse.

'The minty smell is
probably oil of wintergreen.'

It's got a high concentration
of salicylates

could have caused
aspirin toxicity.

Let's get a blood gas
and a salicylate level, okay?

You do that, I'm calling
family services.

Will I be able to
have more children?

Yes.

[sobbing]

Noni, what your boyfriend
did was really wrong.

Well, you need to consider
whether or not

you want to file
criminal charges.

Victor loves me.

He just got scared.

That doesn't justify
what he did.

I was so excited
to be pregnant.

What do you wanna do?

Mrs. Wyczenski, are you familiar
with reading directions

and warnings
on over the counter medications?

Yes, I suppose so.

Would you please read
the label on this?

I'm sorry, I don't have
my reading glasses.

I can't see.

‐ 'Allow me then.'
‐ 'Okay.'

"One tablet at bedtime

"may repeat in four hours
if necessary.

"Do not exceed
four tablets

"in a 24‐hour period."

You took 36 tablets,
did you not?

I didn't have my reading glasses
with me then either.

You took...36 pills

and you didn't intend
to kill yourself?

I was depressed

'but I didn't want
to kill myself really.'

Where did you get the pills?

Um, I got them
at a convenience store.

(Rifkin)
'How did you
pay for them?'

‐ I didn't.
‐ You stole them?

Objection.

'Shoplifting has nothing
to do with suicidality.'

(Rifkin)
'Goes to intent.'

(Moses)
'Get to it quickly.'

Why did you have to steal them?

Why didn't you ask your daughter
to pay for them?

‐ She wouldn't have.
‐ 'Why not?'

She was worried.

Worried that you'd try
to kill yourself?

She worries
when I get depressed.

(Rifkin)
'Because during other
depressions'

'you have attempted suicide?'

In fact, you've been committed
on two other occasions

for attempted suicide,
haven't you?

‐ In '83 and 1974?
‐ Yes.

What method did you use
for those attempts?

Carbon monoxide poisoning.

In '83.

What about
in '74?

I took some pills.

Did you coin Lynda
because she's sick?

[speaking in Cantonese]

No, can.. I don't understand
what you're saying.

Could someone get me
a translator?

Where's Chen?

(male #1)
'Hey, look who's here.'

Your cardiac enzymes
are back, Mr. Ferris.

‐ Yeah?
‐ You had a small heart attack.

What did I
tell you, huh?

I know my heart attacks.

I guess I'm lucky
you showed up when you did.

Hey, we kept you alive
till he got there.

Well, if there are
any blockages around the heart

we'll open it
with an angioplasty balloon

and we'll keep it open
with a stent.

Thank you, Peter.

Not bad for a guy who blew up
a rubber in your classroom, huh?

[laughing]

Alright, I'll
check on you later.

Hi, Reese.
What are you doing here?

His mother
broke her ankle

so she's waiting to be
admitted to surgery.

Ouch, could you take
a look at a belly?

‐ Sure.
‐ Uh, excuse me.

(Cleo)
'You hurt your hand?'

[speaking in Cantonese]

(Dave)
'I don't understand
what you're saying.'

I don't understand
what you're saying.

Could you just..
Just calm down, alright?

‐ She seems pretty upset.
‐ You think?

[speaking in Cantonese]

Hey, you speak
Cantonese?

You think?
I was a translator in the Army.

Well, Could you ask her
what she used

to treat her granddaughter?

I think I can manage.

Malucci.

Her labs are back.
Electrolytes are normal.

No anion gap.
pH 7.4.

Salicylate level's
10 milligrams per deciliter.

That's not in the toxic range.

Nope.

And her liver function tests

and her head CT
are also normal.

Well, she's got one hell
of a case of gastroenteritis.

I mean we've already given her

10 of Compazine
and she's still puking.

Well, Peter's
looking at her now

I'll let you know
what he finds.

Well, anything?
About your daughter.

She says she used hot
coins and liniment.

Yeah, I know that,
but did she say why?

Uh, she's possessed.

Grandma or the girl?

Well, what are we talking here,
demonic spirits?

No, more like
evil thoughts.

Sinful behavior,
you know, S‐E‐X.

(Kerry)
'Faye? Faye?'

Hey, Faye,
where are you going?

Where are you going?

‐ I got a garden party at 6:00.
‐ Yeah.

Yeah, you need to be
admitted to the hospital

so you can
start treatment.

Now, we both know that's
not gonna happen, don't we?

You can't leave.

Fine, I've never been
one for hospitals.

They smell funny.

Besides, I already
signed the papers.

Will you at least speak
to a psychiatrist?

Mr. Whiskers.

Take it.

No, I can't, really.

Look, honey.

I'm gonna be dead
in a few months

you said so yourself.

It'd make me feel better
knowing he's with someone

who'll appreciate him.

Stupid puppet ended
my acting career.

But it did buy
my first house.

Thank you.

Every day comes
with it's own surprises.

A statement from a former
employer of Mrs. Wyczenski‐‐

(Moses)
'Sit down, Marty, I don't
need any more statements.'

But, Your Honor,
the employer affirms‐‐

We've spent enough time
on this one already.

'Let's move on.'

Mrs. Wyczenski's released
on her own recognizance.

‐ 'What's next, Mike?'
‐ Willie Goldman, ten day hold.

‐ Wait.
‐ 'Is this yours, Marty?'

‐ Yes, it is, Your Honor.
‐ So I can just go?

‐ Yes, you can go now.
‐ Wait a minute, that's it?

‐ I'm sorry.
‐ No, she‐she's letting her go?

‐ 'Is the respondent here?'
‐ 'Yes, he is, Your Honor.'

She needs hospitalization.

I'm not debating
it with you, Miss.

You've had a chance
to counsel your client?

‐ 'I have.'
‐ Yeah, but I‐I mean‐‐

We did all we can, I'm sorry.
We have to move on.

You're done. It's good.

Just go back to the hospital
and sign out.

Oh‐oh‐oh, okay.

That's good, move on.
All of you should just move on.

We wouldn't want to waste
one more minute on this.

I've only been dealing
with her for 30 years.

Russell.

You know and you didn't have to
drive her to the hospital

or pour charcoal down her throat
or breathe for her.

‐ This way please.
‐ I'm getting my coat.

Just don't
touch her.

She's not your mother, right?
What do you care?

The rest of us will just
take care of her and maybe..

...maybe if you're
really lucky next time

you won't have to hear the case
at all because

maybe next time,
you'll do it right

and then it'll be
the Coroner's problem.

(Peter)
'No evidence of appendicitis
or pancreatitis.'

‐ Biliary colic?
‐ 'No.'

I'm about ready to give up.

‐ Did you check for pyelo?
‐ Yes, and hepatitis.

You should get an X‐ray of that
wrist if it's bothering you.

No, I'm fine.

What are you going
to do with Reese?

I left a message
on Jackie's machine.

Hopefully, she'll be able to
pick him up on her

way home from work.

Well, why don't
you take him home?

You can't doing anything
with that hand.

Yeah, I know,
but I wanna stick around

until Ferris gets a room.

Then I'll take him
home with me.

I'm off in an hour.

No, I don't want you
to have to do that.

I don't mind.

We'll have fun, right?

Alright, yeah, thanks.

But, you have to let me take
an X‐ray of that wrist.

Oh, come on, you're resorting
to blackmail?

What the hell's that?

Hey, I remember Mr. Whiskers.

Where'd you get him?
On eBay?

Princess Taffeta was
the patient who Maced you..

Wow, that's probably
worth some money.

Looks like road kill.

Malucci.

There's a priest
in with Lynda An?

Uh, yeah, he's doing
an exorcism.

Excuse me?

Actually, he's a chaplain

and it's more of a blessing,
but it should work.

I think her problem's
psychosomatic.

Based on your vast knowledge
of psychiatry?

That and the fact that her
grandma caught her

messing around
with her boyfriend.

‐ It's all about guilt.
‐ Really?

Hey, how's it
working out with Lynda?

‐ I think she's gonna be fine.
‐ 'Excellent.'

‐ 'How we feeling, Lynda?'
‐ 'Hungry.'

‐ No more nausea?
‐ Nope. I'm starving.

If she's eating solid
foods and not vomiting

she's ready to go home.

I'd like to admit you,
keep you in overnight

for observation
and rehydration.

Could I get a pizza
or something?

We'll see what we can
work out, okay?

Nice catch, huh?

I'd still like to
do some more tests.

Why, because you can't
admit that a surgeon

and pediatrician got
outsmarted by a Goomba?

Yeah. And don't sweat it.

You're not the first
to be deceived

by my rugged good looks
and boyish charm.

(Kim)
'"By signing, you acknowledge
that your doctors feel'

'"it's in your best interest
to remain hospitalized'

'"and that you accept
and understand'

'"by leaving against
medical advice'

you risk a deterioration
of your psychiatric symptoms."

What about my‐my meds?

'Can I have a prescription?'

(Kim)
'I will give you
three days worth.'

I wanna see you Monday.

If you're doing well then
I'll give you a week's worth.

‐ Okay.
‐ Okay, what?

What does that mean?

Could I, could I call you?

‐ Sure.
‐ Alright.

You can call me anytime.

You can call me
just to talk.

Okay.

I brought some stuff
from that motel room

and some stuff you left
in my apartment.

Thank you.

Figured out where
you're goin'?

Yeah, um

Dr. Legaspi gave me
the name of a shelter.

I'm‐I'm gonna go there
for a few days.

‐ Okay.
‐ Okay.

Good luck, Maggie.

See you next time.

Next time?

Yeah, whenever it is.

Wherever it is.

Maybe there won't be
a next time.

You're gonna walk
out of here on your own

one week after
swallowing a pharmacy

as close to death
as I see people get

and you think there's not
gonna be a next time?

I hope not.
I‐I don't know.

I‐I promised myself
I wouldn't make any promises.

You know...when I saw you

seizing on that table

I thought...this is it,
this is it.

This is how it's
all going to end.

I am going to watch
my mother die.

And I still might not
be wrong about that.

It could still end that way

and there's not one thing
I can do about it.

But I'll show up..

...because you will always
have that power over me.

I'll will show up,
and I will try to stop it.

I love you, mom.

[instrumental music]

How long is she going
to be in the hospital?

We're going to keep her
overnight for observation.

Can I see her?

‐ I don't think so.
‐ I wanna talk to her.

Well, she prefers to be
alone, and you need

to speak to the police.

‐ Is this the guy?
‐ This is the guy.

Wait a second.
This is between me and Noni.

What did you do,
talk her into pressing charges?

Didn't have to.
Murder's a felony.

‐ Come on to me, sir, let's go.
‐ It wasn't even a baby.

Yeah, can I speak
with Dr. Quaid?

Hmm, Daryl Quaid.

Well, he gave me his card
and it has this number on it.

Right.

Okay. Thanks.

‐ One of those days, huh?
‐ Hmm.

Hey, did you ever find out

what happened
with your numbers guy?

Was he some kind
of a savant or something?

[sighs]
Don't know, you know

he left with this doctor
from the VA

and I just called to follow up
but there's no record

of my patient or the doctor
that I let him leave with.

What are you gonna do?

Same thing I always do,
you know, hit a bar, get drunk

go home with some stranger
and have wild sex

until I pass out
from sheer exhaustion.

‐ Takeout and a hot bath?
‐ Yeah.

Hey, Randi, have you seen
my puppet?

‐ Your what?
‐ Mr. Whiskers.

I didn't touch it,
trust me.

I can't believe that
somebody would steal that?

So where do you guys
want Super Larry?

Uh, exam one.

Oh, the possum guy's
still in there.

Okay, well, let's get
rid of him.

Mr. Paxton?

Mr. Paxton,
you still playing possum?

[snarling]

‐ Mr. Whiskers?
‐ Meow!

Hey, whatever happened
to Mrs. Linstrom?

Retired.

‐ She was mean.
‐ That woman was born mean.

[laughs]

Even the other teachers
were afraid of her.

[sighs]

I'm sure you thought
the same of me

with all those detentions
I gave you.

Hey.

Your detentions steered me
towards medicine, so..

Well, I'm glad to have played
a small role in it.

I'm proud of you, Peter.

Yeah, well, thanks a lot.

And you should be
proud of yourself.

I am.

Look, don't get me wrong
but sometimes it's hard

when people's lives
depend on your success

and...you're not
always successful.

Sometimes you..

[sighs]

Sometimes you get
so tired that you start..

...forgetting
what's important.

And what is that?

Two things in this world
I'm certain of.

My love for my son
and my skills as a surgeon.

I'm a father.

I'm a doctor.

At the end of the day,
that's enough for me.

And what about a teacher?

Ah, please, that was never one
of my greatest skills.

The only skill you need
to be a good teacher

is to care.

That's all.

And who knows..

...maybe one of your students

will wind up saving
your ass one day.

[door opening]

‐ Hi.
‐ Hi.

I, uh, heard you were here,
but I haven't seen you.

Uh, yeah.

Most of my day's spent
in the jail ward.

I'm sorry.

I was glad to hear
that the charges were dropped.

Shannon Wallace decided
to tell the truth

after she got the treatment
that she needed.

That's good.

What do you want, Kerry?

I thought you might be hungry.

No.
No, I'm not.

And I have a ton
of work to do, so..

Right, well, uh,
if your change your mind

here's some Kung Pao chicken
from George's.

[The Bangles singing
"I Will Take Care Of You"]

(Luka)
'Abby?'

'Are you okay in there?'

'You want some dinner?'

'You need to eat.'

♪ When the daylight ♪

♪ Disappears ♪

♪ When you're haunted ♪

♪ I'll be near ♪

♪ When the shadows.. ♪

You've been watching
Martha Stewart again?

‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Mm‐hmm.

Thank you.

‐ For what?
‐ For being there.

And here.

Everything.

[knocking on door]

Is the food here?

What food?
I'm making dinner by myself.

‐ 'Why are you laughing?'
‐ Okay.

I just hope you didn't order
from that Thai place again.

(Luka)
'Who is it?'

'Abby?'

♪ Long as you
want me to ♪

[theme music]