ER (1994–2009): Season 9, Episode 4 - Walk Like a Man - full transcript
Carter is concerned when he learns that Abby is drinking socially when the girls from work get together. Abby however doesn't appreciate his concern. Dr. Weaver embarrasses herself on ...
Previously on ER:
CARTER:
I want to help you.
You want to fix me?
No, I want it to work.
Yeah, well, I'm not broken.
I'm Glass Half-Full,
I'm Silver Lining Girl
I'm an optimist.
Um... I guess I do
get a little blue sometimes.
CARTER:
Gallant, what did I just tell
you about Stella?
I still need to rule
out ..., don't I?
Yes. Do it.
Get her out of here.
Screen her before she presents
with something else.
She's going to
suck him dry.
Yes, she is.
Time of death: 7:36 A.M.
Oh, your fish coded?
Yup, third
time this week.
Every afternoon
I restock the
little pond here
and every morning,
it's like the Exxon
Valdez blew through.
Why don't you get somebody else
to do this for you?
No, I'm committed now.
Committed fish killer.
Don't, don't, don't, don't...
Thank you.
Been meaning to cut
down on my caffeine.
How come I have
to wait out here now?
Uh, so you won't kill us.
I never even touched you.
Whose idea was
this, anyway?
Hospital Beautification
Committee.
Years to get a
decent security system.
Two weeks to
get an aquarium.
Yeah, metal detectors,
bulletproof glass.
We'll all be much safer.
Gang go out again
last night?
It's not a gang;
it's a club.
Not another stage-diving
incident, I hope.
First rule of girls' club
is you don't talk
about girls' club.
You're not going
to tell me
what you did?
The usual.
Crank calls, pillow fights,
lesbian experimentation.
They're going live
in a minute.
We need your outlet.
What channel
is it on?
Four, and you guys
are going to keep it down
once we're rolling,
right?
Nothing new on the board, huh?
It's been three
hours since we
had a real patient.
Five hours since the
last ambulance run.
What's that all about?
Mission General reopened.
Oh, don't sound
so depressed.
I'm waiting
on some action.
When I was in school
we ate dried eel
and bitter almond.
Uh, I think I'll live
with the headache.
CARTER:
Eel?
Yeah, for Susan's hangover.
Ah. Kudzu.
PRATT:
What?
Asian root;
you make a tea with it.
Hair of the dog
that bit you.
Yeah, it feels
like a pack of dogs
and they all had a Mexican tag.
Thank you
for getting me home.
I'm so sorry
about your shoes.
Wow, sounds
like some party.
They're starting.
MAN:
Okay, folks,
a little quiet.
We're coming
to you from the
ambulance bay
of County General Hospital.
( everybody laughing )
We've asked Dr. Kerry
to demonstrate
how easy it can be
to get your flu shot.
SUZY:
Tell us, Dr. Kerry, any risks
associated with this?
Yes. You may experience
some mild flu-like symptoms
muscle ache, low fever
but it's really a very safe
prophylactic measure.
Now, a week or more of
misery is a lot worse
than one little shot,
isn't it, Dr. K?
Yes, and that's why we recommend
flu shots for the elderly,
those with chronic illnesses
and anyone taking care of
or exposed to sick people.
Wow, that
was like butter.
So... what's the
other one for?
Tell me she didn't forget
to switch needles.
She forgot to switch needles.
Pretty nice setup
you got here.
Ought to keep the riffraff out.
So, how did you
manage to score
opening day triage duty?
You know, I'm thinking
some nice doctor
put in a good word for you.
Mmm, I hate triage.
Nothing to do, Pratt?
I'm orienting Lola.
Mona.
Melanie Shepherd?
Yes.
Take you in now.
Mommy, Mommy...
I'll be back in a minute, hon.
He can come if you want.
No, we'll wait here.
Bobby, come
over here.
Where's Mommy going?
Stop whining
and sit down.
When can we go home?
I want to go home.
What, are you
a baby, huh?
Is this what
big boys do?
( whimpering )
Hey, shut up!
( whimpering )
Mommy's not going
to get any better
if you don't
knock it off.
Excuse me, sir,
do you need anything?
No, not anymore, thanks.
( whimpering ):
I want Mommy.
I want Mommy.
Hey, hey.
If you do
not shut up...!
Sir, look, I don't mean
to interrupt you...
Then don't,
okay, pal?
You're real
helpful now.
Where were you three hours ago
when we got here?
( crying )
Stop it.
I said stop it.
Are you a
baby? Huh?
See you almost
earned yourself
a badge there, Mikey.
Excuse me?
I'm guessing Eagle Scout.
Look, I didn't want to make
it any worse than it was.
Well, did you make it
any better?
At least I tried.
Karate-- really?
but I want something
a little more aggressive.
Oh, so, you like
it rough, huh?
A gun to the head brings out
the fighter in a girl.
Oh, so, now you're
showing off.
Gallant, your
girlfriend's
asking for you.
Girlfriend?
Stella Willits, 45
frequent flyer, going on 60,
with a borderline personality.
Yes, that sounds
about right.
Asking for Michael
Gallant, M.D.
I've had to see her four times
in the last week.
Well, you're doing
an excellent job.
Get her exam going.
I'll be there in a minute.
The tests
are just a precaution.
They should take
about an hour.
And then I'll know
if she infected me
with anything.
Don't be such a jerk.
She used to date a bisexual.
He wasn't a bisexual.
He was just open-minded.
Great, I'll, uh,
be back when the
results are in.
You wanted to do
the freaking medical spot.
Shut up, Leland.
You shut up!
No, you shut up.
No, you shut up!
Shut up!
Is anyone aware that
according to this
there aren't enough
nurses on duty
to reach the
maximum patient-
to-nurse ratios?
LEWIS:
I'll take a look at it.
And there's not even
an MICN scheduled for Friday.
Randi, get Haleh
on the phone.
She's off today.
I don't care.
She's the Nurse Manager.
Nope. She resigned
in September.
Well, have they appointed
a replacement?
Yeah. She resigned
last week.
Why wasn't I informed of this?
Because you haven't
been around that much.
Dr. Weaver
your makeup
looked great.
Abby.
Could you come by
my office later?
Sure. Dr. Romano's office?
1:30.
Why?
Let's make it 2:00.
GALLANT:
Breathe in deep.
( breathing deeply )
Good. Again.
( breathing deeply )
I gave up cholesterol, Michael,
after our little talk.
You'll thank me later.
I'll thank you now.
CARTER:
Find anything?
Some chest pain
reproducible
by palpation.
Hey, you know Howdy Doody?
You look like
Howdy Doody.
Thanks.
I hate Howdy Doody.
Sorry to hear that,
Miss Willits.
Call me Stella.
It means "star,"
you know.
Listen, what I'm concerned about
is her dyspnea on exertion.
My what?
Uh, it's your shortness
of breath.
Congestive
heart failure?
Or her lungs are dry.
It could be
symptomatic ischemia.
Flat T waves in
her lateral leads.
Yeah, but I'd still
recommend O2, aspirin
nitropaste,
and a cards consult.
She should go upstairs
for monitoring.
I think that
might be
a little
premature.
Why don't we send off
some enzymes?
Get her old chart
take a look
at her previous 12 lead.
If the changes are acute?
Have Cardiology
come down.
So
you going to run some tests now?
Yes, ma'am.
Can I go out
and grab a smoke first
How long have you
been retired, Thomas?
I ain't retired.
I'm not.
Oh.
A nurse's work is never done.
Thank you.
How's the hangover?
Oh, I'm going with aspirin
and caffeine.
Ow!
Sorry.
Yeah.
Abby said it
was a good time.
Don't worry,
she hasn't cheated on you
since that stripper
named Thor.
I can be concerned, right?
Don't be. He was wearing
an American flag thong.
No, I mean about
her drinking.
Did I bring my lunch?
We'll get you
something.
I'm the one who barfed.
Yeah, but she's
the alcoholic.
It's not easy to
stay in the program
when you're out
bar hopping.
Uh, "the program"?
Yeah, I thought you knew.
Would you take Mr. Evans
upstairs to CT?
She doesn't drink
that much.
I never even thought
about it.
What's "not that much"?
Well, if you're worried,
you should talk to her.
Carter, films are back
on your patella fracture.
What's wrong?
Nothing. The same one?
Oh, what's the best way
to rule out PE--
a spiral CT
or a VQ scan?
( chuckling )
Okay, I'm only going
to say this once.
I hate surprise
parties.
Carter assumed
I was in the loop.
What loop?
The drinking loop.
Oh...
He's concerned...
which I think is very sweet.
I'm, I-I didn't
want you to feel
weird about it.
It's none
of my business.
And I just wanted us
to have a good time.
I understand.
It's not like
I'm, I'm...
It's between you
and Carter.
I'm sorry he got you into it.
No, it was an accident.
He thought I knew.
Yeah. Well, it's, it's
not like it's a big
secret, either. It's...
( clattering )
( sighing softly )
Kerry.
Susan.
Abby.
You don't think
she could be...
No chance.
That's what it
looked like.
Weaver?
The straightest gay
woman since Janet Reno?
I don't think so.
Yeah, you're
right.
She was probably
just practicing
her flu shot
technique.
Yeah, she could use
the practice.
My turn now?
Not yet.
When is my turn?
Later.
I was here before.
Go back to your
seat, Phil.
( sighs )
We should have left
him in Triage.
The other patients
were complaining.
Abby--
the junkie in Four
fell out of bed
and lost his IV.
Okay, I'll be right there.
Listen...
it's just not something
I talk about much.
We're friends, Abby.
If you want to talk,
you know where I am.
And if not, that's
okay, too.
Thank you.
So, did you get some meat loaf
this trip, Miss Willis?
I'm a vegan now.
Good for you.
It's a simple case
of costochondritis.
Look, I think the
DOE could be
her anginal
equivalent.
Or it could be simply be
that the only exercise
the old bird gets
is lifting a match
to her cigarettes.
Send her home on Naprosyn.
Do you still work here?
Last time
I checked.
Shouldn't we be
concerned with the
progressive dyspnea?
When you become
an actual doctor, Mr. Gallant
then you can make
the diagnosis.
Just thought you might want
to monitor her in cardiology.
You know, I don't know
why your student
calls me in
for a consult
and then refuses
to accept my advice.
He's just trying
to be thorough.
She's had ten unnecessary
admissions for rule-out MI
in the last two
years alone
and she has always
had flat T-waves.
Next time, check the records.
I did.
Ah--
then you know
I already cathed her.
So much for thoroughness.
Did you check the chart?
No, there is no record
of a cath in there.
I looked at volumes eight
and nine, everything since 2000.
Maybe he cathed her before that.
Well, a lot could
have changed since then.
Well, if he won't admit
her, there's not much
we can do about it.
Dr. Carter, can we keep her
for observation?
No, we cannot;
we don't have any beds.
We've got ten
patients waiting.
She needs to be
on a monitor.
Do you
have a minute?
Yeah, I can give you two.
The best we can do
is park her in the hall
until a bed opens up--
until her Treponin
comes back from the lab.
I talked to Susan.
Hey, Abby, 11-year-old girl
with possible UTI.
Okay, I'm coming.
HARMS:
A little help, folks?
Unidentified Latino found
seizing at a phone booth.
Head atraumatic.
Pulse ox 99, glucose 110,
GCS five on scene.
Dude's post-ictal
but he's got
a good DBI.
DBI?
Dirt Ball Index.
Big dog, lots
of tattoos.
Oh, so he's going
to be all right
'cause he's got tattoos?
Good guys die,
bad dogs walk.
This one looks
like he's going
to be okay.
He's got a little
abrasion to his chin.
No prison tats;
too bad, they
count double.
He's military.
Sats 98, BP 110/76.
MAN:
I don't know
if I'm supposed to.
Slow down.
Sorry about
that.
It's all right, Thomas,
it's all right.
Now, how about
that signature?
Margaret usually signed.
Yes, well, she
can't right now
that's why I need
you to do it.
Dr. Corday,
she's waking up.
Oh, okay.
Thomas, I want you
to stay right here
for a moment, okay?
Third unit going in.
Have them hold the FFP
until we're upstairs.
Margaret... Margaret
I'm Dr. Corday.
You were in an accident.
Is Thomas okay?
Yes, he's fine
but you've suffered
a splenic laceration
and your husband feels unable
to sign the consent
for your surgery.
Operation? I can't.
There is some risk involved,
but it needs to be done.
I can't stay in
bed so long.
He couldn't cope
without me.
I'm sure he'll make do.
He's has Alzheimer's.
Well, you shouldn't be
incapacitated very long
but you need to sign this
so we can help you.
Please.
Can't we just wait
and see?
Margaret... splenic fractures
can form clots
that may hold for awhile,
but if the clot breaks
you might bleed to death
before we can fix it.
Meds are in.
P.E.R.R.
What?
Pupils equal, round,
and reactive.
( chuckles )
Airway's good.
Gato, you okay, man?
We've given him
some medication
to prevent him
from having seizures.
So, has he been
sick recently?
We were out late last
night going hard
but he seemed fine.
We just got back
on leave.
He hasn't even seen
his girl yet.
Nothing involved besides
alcohol, right?
Coke, Ecstasy?
Just beer and bourbon.
No liberty stunts, right?
How's that?
He shows signs
of toxicity; you guys
didn't play any pranks on him,
did you?
Roofies, Quaaludes?
Hey, he's our buddy,
all right?
Look, easy, Sergeant;
we just need to be sure.
We wouldn't do that.
Okay.
You guys can wait
in the hall.
Gallant
send off a Dilantin
level in 15 minutes.
Got it.
( coughs )
So, you guys
are rangers?
75th Regiment,
Special Forces Group.
Where are they taking him?
He needs a CT to check
for any sign of a tumor
or intercranial
bleeding.
So, you guys see
any action?
Nothing
to talk about.
I did a summer duty
down at Fort Houston
a few months back.
You Army?
Yeah, Medical Corps.
Why are you here?
I'm finishing med school.
( scoffs ):
Must be rough.
We spent the last three months
jumping out of Blackhawks
on the Pakistani border.
Hey, let us know when
our buddy's back.
It burns when she pees
she's achy and sick
to her stomach.
Low-grade fever.
I think it's from
the trip.
On vacation?
No, just
a weekend away.
We're supposed to go
to the Shadd Aquarium.
Has she had any
UTIs before?
Yeah, a bunch.
It usually clears up
with antibiotics.
Her doctor gave us
some Bactrim
but I left it
in Milwaukee.
Okay, let's dip
a urine.
I don't want a catheter, okay?
You're the boss.
So, what kind of accent is that?
What accent?
Come on,
where are you from?
Um, I don't think
you've heard of it.
Place called
"Idaho."
( chuckles )
Well, that explains it.
You like potatoes?
Who doesn't?
Mom...
I'm hungry.
Oh, okay. Let me, uh...
go get you a sandwich.
Here you go, Abby.
Why are you giving
me this?
Next Friday,
I need it off.
Oh. Well, I'd like a
month in the Bahamas.
I'll settle for
a long weekend
at my cousin's.
Jerry, are the labs
back on my UTI girl?
No. But look--
I made origami.
It's a swan.
No, it's not.
I think it is.
Then we should hang it
on the refrigerator
next to your
report card.
Thanks, Mom,
you're the best.
Hello.
We are waiting
for your labs.
I got bored in there,
there's too many
sick people.
Mmm.
Where's your mom?
She went to the
cafeteria.
To get food?
That's not a good idea.
We were supposed to
do all this fun
stuff today.
I wanted to see
the aquarium.
The aquarium?
Really?
Well, you should have said so
in the first place.
Hey, Abby,
open room?
Try Exam Two.
How was his CT?
It was all clear.
Hey, what's going
on, Stella?
Nicotine fits
are a bitch.
Hey, look, we're
checking on a bed
for you, okay?
How about a decent
cup of coffee?
How's he doing?
There's no sign
of a tumor; that's good.
What's up
with his mouth?
We gave him a
charcoal slurry to
soak up any drugs
that might be in
his GI tract.
Look, I already
told you guys...
Look, there's
something toxic
in your buddy's system, okay?
We're just trying to fix him up.
Hey.
How you feeling, bro?
( breathing weakly )
Perk?
Hey, man.
Who's that?
It's Sammo.
Hey, is-is Elena here?
No, we called her,
she wasn't home.
Where are we?
I'm Dr. Gallant.
Felix, you're in
County Hospital.
Hey, my eyes...
are my eyes open?
Shut up, fool.
No, I can't see you.
Cut it out.
No, I can't see anything!
Okay, okay, hold still.
Okay, uh, bring me a scope,
page Optho, find Carter.
Not quite the Shadd Aquarium
but it's the best
we got.
You could be
overfeeding them.
Do you think the
water smells weird?
Or someone
else could be.
Or maybe it's just
our funny way of
warning people
they're entering
the house of death.
Are you really
a good nurse?
( sighs )
I'm technically proficient
despite certain
attitude issues.
Well, then maybe I should have
stayed in Milwaukee.
Is that where
your dad is?
He moved away.
My parents are getting
divorced.
Sorry.
It sucks big-time.
Mmm.
Well, you know,
you get to double up
on presents, right?
Christmas,
and your birthday.
I guess.
Then there's always the fun
of playing one
against the other.
Well, actually,
I did that before, anyway.
Now I just live with my mom.
You know, moms can be cool.
I grew up with just a mom.
And it was good?
Yes.
Have you seen Phil?
No.
Her labs aren't back?
Not yet.
Whatever she says about pet care
disregard.
Yeah, I kind of
got that idea.
Thanks.
Hey, Ken
where do you keep
the oral contrast?
What, did you lose
a drunk again?
Try the hall.
Oh... uh...
( clears throat ):
...excuse me.
( sighs )
I, uh, misplaced an x-ray.
Did you find it?
I've checked everywhere.
Boy, I keeping walking
through the wrong doors today.
Luka and UTI mom?
Yeah. Is this
kind of thing
normal in Croatia?
Oh, yeah.
They call it
alternative medicine.
( laughs )
I'm not supposed to laugh.
It's a patient's mother.
Where did you find them?
In the storage
closet in radiology.
That's so strange.
Neuro's so much
more cozy.
Is that what
you two were like?
No. We stuck to beds mostly.
Too bad.
I think you should talk to him.
Me? Forget it.
You know him better.
You walked
in on him.
I'm not the sex police.
Do we have
the labs back
on Hernandez?
Optho can't
give a good assessment
until we've identified
the cause of vision loss.
Here you go.
What's his blood
alcohol level?
None detected.
I'm going
for coffee.
Does anybody
want anything?
Uh-uh.
No, I'm good. Thanks.
No methanol
or ethanol in his system.
What about
tricyclics?
Tox screen's negative.
Well, I did think
of something else.
There's an antimalarial used
in the service.
Quinine.
Yeah. Something
he might
have access to,
and it wouldn't
be detectable in a tox screen.
He'd have to take
a lot of quinine
to get that sick.
I know.
You want me to talk to him?
No.
Why don't you let
Gallant handle it?
Mm.
Give it your best shot, Mikey.
( chuckling )
You may actually come
see Milwaukee sometime.
Yeah, I hear
they have good beer.
( chuckling )
You're very
informed
about U.S.
regional
consumables.
Excuse me, Dr. Kovac?
Yeah.
Um, I'll be back
when her labs are in.
Yeah, okay.
Can we discharge
this patient?
They've been here
for over four hours.
Yeah, we're still waiting
on a chem seven.
I saw the chart.
It looks like
a simple UTI.
I'm concerned
about vesicoureteral reflux.
Luka, come on.
What?
Well, let's clear
this patient
as soon as possible.
Her workup is
not finished.
Well, her mother's is.
And unless
you have unusual stamina
there's no further reason
to keep them here.
The girl's at risk for
renal insufficiency.
( sighs )
Okay, what I'm trying
to say is
that when you're waiting
on a patient's results
it's not necessary
for you to boff
that patient's mother
in the storage closet.
Oh.
Get the labs back.
Write a scrip.
Dispo the girl.
Chemistries
on your little girl.
Is she a renal patient?
Oh.
She is now.
Did my girl call back?
Not yet.
I guess she won't then.
How's your vision?
I'm starting
to see shapes.
You get my peepers going,
I'll be fine.
So, you were
in the Philippines, right?
Before Pakistan, yeah.
You ever hear of quinine?
What about it?
The service
gives it out
to prevent malaria.
So?
It also induces blindness
when ingested
in large quantities.
Maybe they gave me too much
overseas.
This would have been something
you ingested
in the last
12 hours, Felix.
Maybe because
you found out something
when you got home.
Like about your girl maybe.
You don't know anything
about me.
Look, I know that
when you're in combat
home is the only thing
that keeps you going.
Okay, you want
everything to
be the same
when you get back.
Are you a shrink or a doctor?
Only it's not,
and it's like
what's the point?
Felix, man, to
make you better
I got to know
what made you sick.
When you're in country
it's easy to forget
that life keeps going.
Sometimes without you.
Elena?
She waited for me a long time.
I guess she got tired
of waiting.
Just fix me up, okay?
Just fix it.
All right.
We'll get you some
bicarbonate to, uh...
( clears throat )
...eliminate
the toxins.
And I'll, uh, get
somebody down here
to talk to you.
I'm Special Forces.
This gets out,
I'm through.
Look, Felix, I'm-I'm concerned
about getting you healthy.
It was a split second.
Please.
Okay. Um...
( clears throat )
If I can put you
in touch with a clinic...
I'll do the counseling,
I promise.
Look, I'll follow
it up, Felix.
You won't have to.
I'll be okay this time.
Hey, have they croaked yet?
Your fish?
Honey.
I'm much better
with human patients.
You must not
be a Pisces.
Okay, just for that
you're getting meat loaf
for lunch today.
JANET:
Oh, we were wondering
where you went.
Marlene's blood tests
are back.
They show a high
creatinine level
consistent
with chronic renal failure
and we need to send her
for an ultrasound.
But I thought you said
it didn't look like anything.
No. It's still not clear.
That's why we need
to image the kidneys
and bladder.
A renal ultrasound is fast.
It's very easy,
and it'll help us
figure out what
the problem is.
But I thought it was
just an infection.
That's what we
were hoping for.
And...
it's completely painless
so you don't have
to be afraid of anything.
Well, that's as long
as I'm not a fish.
( laughing ):
That's right.
Ready to go
for a spin?
It's okay, Mom.
They're just going
to take some
pictures.
Okay.
You better call Dad.
All right.
Hey, can you pop
a wheelie again?
Sure, if you'll hold on tight.
Okay.
Should I be scared?
It won't make it any easier.
It's going to be
like a ride, right?
Kind of.
I bet you say that
to all the kids.
( laughs )
Can I have some
Brevital in two?
Sure.
Dislocated elbow?
Mm-hmm.
How long you on for?
I have to stick around
for the shift change.
I can hang around.
How does, uh...
a couple of burgers,
some shakes
and maybe see
if you get lucky sound?
I haven't had an
offer that good
since the
eighth grade.
Yeah, but I'm treating.
13-year-old girls
never treat.
In boarding school they do.
Well, make me
a counter-offer.
Are you, uh...
out of Brevital?
Only Versed.
Plus 200 of Fent.
We going to talk
about this?
Carter?
I got a patient
waiting.
Okay, is this, uh,
"backing off"
because if I get to choose,
I prefer "butting in."
Yeah, I think
I took care of
that this morning.
Who?
I think I blew
your cover.
I don't care about that.
Then what?
I just want us
to be clear, that's all.
Well, I think
it's pretty clear.
My time sheet.
Why are you giving me that?
You're the Nurse Manager,
right?
No, I'm not.
Oh, uh, guess again.
Memo from Weaver.
What?
Weren't you
supposed to
see her today?
Yeah, I kind of dodged that.
Oh, funny how
that happens.
I had rounds.
You kids fighting?
Shut up, Jerry.
You should
talk to her.
What? I'm just
trying to help navigate
love's wavy waters.
What do you people
have against paper?
Hey, Jerry, what's
the guard there for?
Uh, psych hold.
What? Why?
The guy's suicidal.
They're moving him up
to a locked ward.
Do you have his chart?
Yeah, it's right here.
Where's Pratt?
Try Curtain two.
I'll be right back,
Mr. Geary.
Don't throw up just yet.
Do you know where Dr. Pratt is?
Uh, Exam one
with the Valium OD.
PRATT:
ABG results?
MALIK:
Yeah, it's on
the clipboard.
You re-did the Hernandez chart?
Get RT to
drop to 80%
and check her
gas in an hour.
Because you marked it
accidental.
So what?
So?
Nobody takes
that many pills
without meaning
to off themselves.
Look, that was not
your call to make.
What's your problem,
brother man?
I'm trying to
watch your back.
You know, I have a lot
of brothers.
I don't need another one.
Don't need a malpractice suit,
either.
Why are you always riding me?
You need to learn
when to stick up for yourself.
( scoffs )
I told Kayson
what I thought.
You didn't make him hear you.
Look, okay,
you know what?
I do things
the way I do things, okay?
You and me--
we're different.
No, no, no. We're
not that different.
We're both trying
to fit in here.
The only difference
is that I'm doing it
by being a man.
Hey, Gallant,
Stella's crashing.
Come on, Stella.
Watch it.
Hey, help me
get her up.
Watch it, watch it!
One, two, three.
( grunting )
GALLANT:
Come on, Stella, wake up.
Gal's looking a little white.
Abby go get
a crash cart.
Shouldn't we move her
to a room?
Get a cart. Start
compressions.
GALLANT:
Come on, Stella,
wake up.
Wake up.
What was her diagnosis?
Unstable angina.
Shouldn't she have been
on a monitor?
CARTER:
Gallant, take
the paddles.
Pardon me.
Excuse me.
V-fib.
Charging to 200. Clear.
LOCKHART:
No change.
300.
Clear.
Jerry, page Kayson.
Okay, should we push epi?
You really want to do this here?
CARTER:
Can you start a line?
Carter.
Uh, all right, yeah,
let's move her.
Go, go, go, go, go!
Come on, man.
Come on, man,
we got to roll.
Out of the
way, everybody.
Watch it, watch it.
Lidocaine's on board.
Second bolus
of 50 going in.
Still V-fib.
360 again.
LOCKHART:
Charged.
Clear.
Resume compressions.
Hang a gram
of Pronestyl?
You should push it.
He's right.
Decreased breath sounds
on the left.
You put the tube in
too far.
22 centimeters at the lips.
It's in the right mainstem.
I just put the balloon
past the cords.
Pull it back to 20.
That might pull it out.
Just do it.
Ah, the girl who cried wolf.
PRATT:
V-fib arrest.
How long she been down?
CARTER:
12 minutes.
Charge to 360.
Charged and ready.
Clear.
Dermabond
looks good.
That's nice.
CT?
Negative.
Negative?
Is that okay?
You're fine, Thomas
but we had to remove
Margaret's spleen.
She has some
liver damage.
It caused a lot
of bleeding
and for a while
her blood pressure
was very low.
Hmm. Oh, that's not good.
No. We had to put her
on a breathing machine.
A ventilator.
We're not sure
when she'll be able
to come off it.
Oh, dear.
Would you like
to go and see her?
I can take you up.
See who?
Margaret, your wife.
My wife couldn't come today.
Yes, Thomas.
She's upstairs.
Margaret.
Margaret? Margaret who?
Thomas, do you remember
why you're here?
Oh, I remember.
I remember everything.
GALLANT:
Charge to 360.
LOCKHART:
Good to go.
Clear.
( zap and flatline alarms )
Asystole.
Okay.
It's been
39 minutes.
360 again.
360!
It's done.
Call it.
Time of death, 16:57.
Is there any
family we need
to talk to?
Uh... nobody.
She didn't have nobody.
Frequent flyer with
atypical presentation.
99 times out of 100
nothing happens to this patient.
You go with the odds.
If you like to gamble.
Sometimes there's nothing else
you can do.
You'll learn that soon enough.
Progressive
symptoms of,
uh, dyspnea
suggesting
cardiac ischemia.
Gallant.
I let you miss the signs.
She was a batty
self-medicating
hypochondriac.
Who you did not feel
like dealing with.
Let it go now.
If she had been admitted
we could have
picked up the V tach.
We could have gotten her back
with early cardioversion.
If you felt
that strongly
about it, maybe you should
have spoken up.
He tried to.
Is anyone to talking to you?
Dr. Kayson,
with all due respect
you're the Chief
of Cardiology.
Gallant is a fourth year
medical student.
Exactly, and I offered him
my expertise and guidance.
And what did it get me?
What did it get her?
Nothing!
She is dead!
Easy, son.
I am not your son.
Pratt, take him for a walk.
Come on, let's go.
All right.
PRATT:
You said everything.
Are you training doctors
or pit bulls?
You're pissed off,
that's okay.
He's upset with her loss.
Maybe you should
have put her on a monitor.
Maybe you should
have paid
a little bit
more attention.
Patient care is all about
taking calculated risks.
Go and fight
the man?
I thought it was about
taking care of the patient.
Let it go,
and learn from it.
GALLANT:
Get up off me.
I'm on your side.
It's really something
the way you guys
stick together down here.
Mikey, listen, what
you did in there--
that was a man.
That's what
being a man is.
Come here,
listen to me.
Guys, come on.
CARTER:
Let's all calm down.
Oh.
Do not call me Mikey.
Lucky I know
how to take a punch.
So that's what you
were doing on the floor.
Hey, how's that feel?
You should see
the other guy.
Maybe I should
go talk to him.
I'd wait a bit on that.
WEAVER:
Susan, can you get
the nursing schedules together
for Abby to work on.
I was hall monitor for
a day in fifth grade
and they fired me for selling
passes to the other kids.
Well, I'm sure
you've matured since.
Not that much, really.
It's my understanding that
the position comes with a raise.
It's not the money.
If it was about the money
why would I be working here?
Look, the Director of Nursing is
on board with my recommendation.
The job is yours,
like it or not.
"Like it or not"?
I don't care to argue about it.
Okay, how much?
Excuse me?
How much is the raise?
I'll get back to you.
LEWIS:
Kerry.
Romano sent this.
What'd it say?
"Your 15 minutes
is up."
( chuckling )
Hey, Pratt wants you to hit him
on the other side of his face
kind of even it out.
You know, she had
a daughter who died
in a car crash
and she's been
alone since then.
You know, Kayson knows
what happened in here today.
Yeah, he was right,
I backed down.
That's not
how I saw it.
Well, I always
back down.
We're supposed to be
saving people's lives
and sometimes
it just seems like
we end up
fighting each other.
I mean, I should...
I should
have fought for her.
I could have tried harder
with Kayson, too.
Nah, she was
my patient.
You know,
she trusted me.
And she'd be
alive now
if I wasn't so scared
of being wrong.
Everybody gets scared.
Not Pratt.
( chuckles )
Sure he does.
Why do you think he acts
so cocky all the time?
Everybody that
comes in here does
but you learn
to work through it.
And when does that happen?
As soon as
you've killed a patient.
Well, I just did.
No, you didn't.
Maybe you won't have to.
Don't stay in here for too long.
Marlene's ultrasound
came back positive
for bilateral
renal scarring.
Are her kidneys shot?
I don't know.
She definitely needs surgery.
All those UTIs
back in Milwaukee
and nobody
ever caught it?
( sighs )
Yeah.
Somebody should have.
VCUG first?
Let's start her on Gentamycin.
And the moral
of the story is...
Never sleep with
a patient's mother.
At least not until
the labs are back.
Oh...
You know, a little girl's sick.
Next to that,
nothing much matters.
Yeah.
Janet?
Yeah?
Can I speak
to you?
Hey, Chuni, can you do me a
favor and mix me a bag of Gent?
Sure, what room?
I'll take it there
if you just get me started.
All right.
Thanks.
Hey.
Hey.
I thought
you were on till 7:00.
Deb's covering the shift change.
I'll call you later.
Okay, hey.
I'm not really sure
what we're not talking about.
Can't this wait until
we're both off duty?
Who's angry at who?
I'm not angry
at you.
Okay, and I never lied to you.
Well, then I guess I must have
talked myself into something.
Well let's figure it out.
No, I agreed
not to rescue you
or help you
or fix you
so I'm just going to shut up
and wait for the car wreck.
Wait a minute.
What is that supposed to mean?
Come on, Abby, we both
know where this is going.
No, I don't.
And, you know, everything
would have been fine
if you had just come to me...
in the first place.
Well, then I'm the
overprotective boyfriend.
ABBY:
You know, I'm not drinking
to get drunk.
I'm hardly drinking at all.
Good night.
Okay, wait.
Do you want to know how much
I've been drinking?
Last night I had two beers.
Wednesday I had a cosmo.
Last week I had nothing.
The week before that
I had a beer and a pink drink.
I don't know what it was.
You're keeping
very close track.
Yeah, because
it's under control.
Well... I just
don't understand
why you'd want
to go back to that?
I was drinking last year,
you knew that.
Well, it was
a little different then.
Yeah, now it's not about
being scared and alone.
It's still drinking.
Look, look, wait.
I used to drink
because I was miserable.
I was in a lousy marriage
and a life I didn't want,
and now I'm happy.
With you, things are good.
And being able to have
a casual drink with my friends
just makes me feel like
I'm past the bad part.
Okay.
You know, maybe...
maybe I just have a little bit
more faith in me than you do.
Oh, is that how
you translate my concern--
as not having faith?
I don't know.
Yeah.
Carter.
Forget it,
let's not do this.
All right, look,
I'm a pro at walking away.
I've done it one million times
and I'm asking you,
please, don't do this.
Stay here
and talk to me.
CHEN:
Uh, what about the girl in one?
LOCKHART:
Alisha Murphy,
she's off the vent.
And the guy in two?
He's still puking up
his shrimp platter.
Oh, uh, mm.
KOVAC:
A transplant would
only be a last resort.
I should, um...
I should call my husband.
There's a phone right there.
I'm sorry.
Could I have
some privacy, please?
Yeah, sure.
Hello there.
If you want to know
what I want for my last meal
the answer's pizza.
Well, your kidney
is sick.
We're going to give
you some medicine
to help stop
the infection
then the doctors are
going to figure out
exactly what they need
to do to make it better.
How did I get like this?
It's a genetic
condition, probably.
From my parents?
A combination
of their DNA.
Maybe that's why.
They had a fight one night
and my dad left.
They never told me why,
they just gave up.
Well, I'm sure it
seemed that way.
I think they made a mistake.
Maybe the reason I'm sick is so
I can bring them back together.
I'm going
to give you some medicine...
in your vein.
Might sting
a little bit.
I'm not scared.
I really think
this could fix everything.
Glad to see Romano hasn't
lost his sense of humor.
I've made Abby
the new nurse manager.
Yeah, I heard.
I'd like you to let me know
if she's not satisfying
the responsibilities
of the position.
Okay.
I'd also like you to make sure
that there are
at least two MICN's
and no more than three LVN's
on duty
on any
given shift.
Kerry, is everything okay?
Look, I made a small mistake
on a television program.
I wish everyone
would just get over it.
That's not
what I meant.
In the ladies' room?
Yeah?
You dropped a syringe.
What? No.
Kerry, I know what I saw.
I'm taking hormones.
Good night.
Good night.
Pratt, Jing Mei.
Mm, night.
Watch out for
the paparazzi, Dr. K.
Hey, Gallant,
I understand that
you were involved in
an altercation today.
Uh, yes, ma'am.
You hit another doctor?
Yeah, Dr. Pratt.
Oh.
Well, in that case
I'll overlook it.
Night, Dr. Chen.
Take it easy, Iron Mike.
Hey.
Gallant.
Hey.
Hey, look.
I'm sorry about Hernandez.
Well, you should have
stayed out of it.
Well, you were going from
the gut, which I respect
but for once, I was
the one thinking clearly.
So he went up to Psych?
I'll check on him
before I leave.
How's your face?
Ah, don't even sweat it.
I know it wasn't really me.
You were
punching Kayson.
Uh, actually, no,
it was you.
Hey.
Next time
I hit back.
Yeah.
Tell Leon I said hey.
Ah, all right.
Daddy's back and it's chow time.
Come on. Come on.
Come on, come get some.
You should have
your keys already out.
You never know
who might be lurking.
Look, the drinking...
The drinking is the drinking;
you know where I stand on that.
It's just how far
are we going to go
if we keep
hiding from each other?
I won't hide anymore.
( train passing )
Look, I didn't mean
to leave like that.
It just seemed
kind of complicated
and I wanted
a little time
to figure out where we were.
Here we are.
CARTER:
I want to help you.
You want to fix me?
No, I want it to work.
Yeah, well, I'm not broken.
I'm Glass Half-Full,
I'm Silver Lining Girl
I'm an optimist.
Um... I guess I do
get a little blue sometimes.
CARTER:
Gallant, what did I just tell
you about Stella?
I still need to rule
out ..., don't I?
Yes. Do it.
Get her out of here.
Screen her before she presents
with something else.
She's going to
suck him dry.
Yes, she is.
Time of death: 7:36 A.M.
Oh, your fish coded?
Yup, third
time this week.
Every afternoon
I restock the
little pond here
and every morning,
it's like the Exxon
Valdez blew through.
Why don't you get somebody else
to do this for you?
No, I'm committed now.
Committed fish killer.
Don't, don't, don't, don't...
Thank you.
Been meaning to cut
down on my caffeine.
How come I have
to wait out here now?
Uh, so you won't kill us.
I never even touched you.
Whose idea was
this, anyway?
Hospital Beautification
Committee.
Years to get a
decent security system.
Two weeks to
get an aquarium.
Yeah, metal detectors,
bulletproof glass.
We'll all be much safer.
Gang go out again
last night?
It's not a gang;
it's a club.
Not another stage-diving
incident, I hope.
First rule of girls' club
is you don't talk
about girls' club.
You're not going
to tell me
what you did?
The usual.
Crank calls, pillow fights,
lesbian experimentation.
They're going live
in a minute.
We need your outlet.
What channel
is it on?
Four, and you guys
are going to keep it down
once we're rolling,
right?
Nothing new on the board, huh?
It's been three
hours since we
had a real patient.
Five hours since the
last ambulance run.
What's that all about?
Mission General reopened.
Oh, don't sound
so depressed.
I'm waiting
on some action.
When I was in school
we ate dried eel
and bitter almond.
Uh, I think I'll live
with the headache.
CARTER:
Eel?
Yeah, for Susan's hangover.
Ah. Kudzu.
PRATT:
What?
Asian root;
you make a tea with it.
Hair of the dog
that bit you.
Yeah, it feels
like a pack of dogs
and they all had a Mexican tag.
Thank you
for getting me home.
I'm so sorry
about your shoes.
Wow, sounds
like some party.
They're starting.
MAN:
Okay, folks,
a little quiet.
We're coming
to you from the
ambulance bay
of County General Hospital.
( everybody laughing )
We've asked Dr. Kerry
to demonstrate
how easy it can be
to get your flu shot.
SUZY:
Tell us, Dr. Kerry, any risks
associated with this?
Yes. You may experience
some mild flu-like symptoms
muscle ache, low fever
but it's really a very safe
prophylactic measure.
Now, a week or more of
misery is a lot worse
than one little shot,
isn't it, Dr. K?
Yes, and that's why we recommend
flu shots for the elderly,
those with chronic illnesses
and anyone taking care of
or exposed to sick people.
Wow, that
was like butter.
So... what's the
other one for?
Tell me she didn't forget
to switch needles.
She forgot to switch needles.
Pretty nice setup
you got here.
Ought to keep the riffraff out.
So, how did you
manage to score
opening day triage duty?
You know, I'm thinking
some nice doctor
put in a good word for you.
Mmm, I hate triage.
Nothing to do, Pratt?
I'm orienting Lola.
Mona.
Melanie Shepherd?
Yes.
Take you in now.
Mommy, Mommy...
I'll be back in a minute, hon.
He can come if you want.
No, we'll wait here.
Bobby, come
over here.
Where's Mommy going?
Stop whining
and sit down.
When can we go home?
I want to go home.
What, are you
a baby, huh?
Is this what
big boys do?
( whimpering )
Hey, shut up!
( whimpering )
Mommy's not going
to get any better
if you don't
knock it off.
Excuse me, sir,
do you need anything?
No, not anymore, thanks.
( whimpering ):
I want Mommy.
I want Mommy.
Hey, hey.
If you do
not shut up...!
Sir, look, I don't mean
to interrupt you...
Then don't,
okay, pal?
You're real
helpful now.
Where were you three hours ago
when we got here?
( crying )
Stop it.
I said stop it.
Are you a
baby? Huh?
See you almost
earned yourself
a badge there, Mikey.
Excuse me?
I'm guessing Eagle Scout.
Look, I didn't want to make
it any worse than it was.
Well, did you make it
any better?
At least I tried.
Karate-- really?
but I want something
a little more aggressive.
Oh, so, you like
it rough, huh?
A gun to the head brings out
the fighter in a girl.
Oh, so, now you're
showing off.
Gallant, your
girlfriend's
asking for you.
Girlfriend?
Stella Willits, 45
frequent flyer, going on 60,
with a borderline personality.
Yes, that sounds
about right.
Asking for Michael
Gallant, M.D.
I've had to see her four times
in the last week.
Well, you're doing
an excellent job.
Get her exam going.
I'll be there in a minute.
The tests
are just a precaution.
They should take
about an hour.
And then I'll know
if she infected me
with anything.
Don't be such a jerk.
She used to date a bisexual.
He wasn't a bisexual.
He was just open-minded.
Great, I'll, uh,
be back when the
results are in.
You wanted to do
the freaking medical spot.
Shut up, Leland.
You shut up!
No, you shut up.
No, you shut up!
Shut up!
Is anyone aware that
according to this
there aren't enough
nurses on duty
to reach the
maximum patient-
to-nurse ratios?
LEWIS:
I'll take a look at it.
And there's not even
an MICN scheduled for Friday.
Randi, get Haleh
on the phone.
She's off today.
I don't care.
She's the Nurse Manager.
Nope. She resigned
in September.
Well, have they appointed
a replacement?
Yeah. She resigned
last week.
Why wasn't I informed of this?
Because you haven't
been around that much.
Dr. Weaver
your makeup
looked great.
Abby.
Could you come by
my office later?
Sure. Dr. Romano's office?
1:30.
Why?
Let's make it 2:00.
GALLANT:
Breathe in deep.
( breathing deeply )
Good. Again.
( breathing deeply )
I gave up cholesterol, Michael,
after our little talk.
You'll thank me later.
I'll thank you now.
CARTER:
Find anything?
Some chest pain
reproducible
by palpation.
Hey, you know Howdy Doody?
You look like
Howdy Doody.
Thanks.
I hate Howdy Doody.
Sorry to hear that,
Miss Willits.
Call me Stella.
It means "star,"
you know.
Listen, what I'm concerned about
is her dyspnea on exertion.
My what?
Uh, it's your shortness
of breath.
Congestive
heart failure?
Or her lungs are dry.
It could be
symptomatic ischemia.
Flat T waves in
her lateral leads.
Yeah, but I'd still
recommend O2, aspirin
nitropaste,
and a cards consult.
She should go upstairs
for monitoring.
I think that
might be
a little
premature.
Why don't we send off
some enzymes?
Get her old chart
take a look
at her previous 12 lead.
If the changes are acute?
Have Cardiology
come down.
So
you going to run some tests now?
Yes, ma'am.
Can I go out
and grab a smoke first
How long have you
been retired, Thomas?
I ain't retired.
I'm not.
Oh.
A nurse's work is never done.
Thank you.
How's the hangover?
Oh, I'm going with aspirin
and caffeine.
Ow!
Sorry.
Yeah.
Abby said it
was a good time.
Don't worry,
she hasn't cheated on you
since that stripper
named Thor.
I can be concerned, right?
Don't be. He was wearing
an American flag thong.
No, I mean about
her drinking.
Did I bring my lunch?
We'll get you
something.
I'm the one who barfed.
Yeah, but she's
the alcoholic.
It's not easy to
stay in the program
when you're out
bar hopping.
Uh, "the program"?
Yeah, I thought you knew.
Would you take Mr. Evans
upstairs to CT?
She doesn't drink
that much.
I never even thought
about it.
What's "not that much"?
Well, if you're worried,
you should talk to her.
Carter, films are back
on your patella fracture.
What's wrong?
Nothing. The same one?
Oh, what's the best way
to rule out PE--
a spiral CT
or a VQ scan?
( chuckling )
Okay, I'm only going
to say this once.
I hate surprise
parties.
Carter assumed
I was in the loop.
What loop?
The drinking loop.
Oh...
He's concerned...
which I think is very sweet.
I'm, I-I didn't
want you to feel
weird about it.
It's none
of my business.
And I just wanted us
to have a good time.
I understand.
It's not like
I'm, I'm...
It's between you
and Carter.
I'm sorry he got you into it.
No, it was an accident.
He thought I knew.
Yeah. Well, it's, it's
not like it's a big
secret, either. It's...
( clattering )
( sighing softly )
Kerry.
Susan.
Abby.
You don't think
she could be...
No chance.
That's what it
looked like.
Weaver?
The straightest gay
woman since Janet Reno?
I don't think so.
Yeah, you're
right.
She was probably
just practicing
her flu shot
technique.
Yeah, she could use
the practice.
My turn now?
Not yet.
When is my turn?
Later.
I was here before.
Go back to your
seat, Phil.
( sighs )
We should have left
him in Triage.
The other patients
were complaining.
Abby--
the junkie in Four
fell out of bed
and lost his IV.
Okay, I'll be right there.
Listen...
it's just not something
I talk about much.
We're friends, Abby.
If you want to talk,
you know where I am.
And if not, that's
okay, too.
Thank you.
So, did you get some meat loaf
this trip, Miss Willis?
I'm a vegan now.
Good for you.
It's a simple case
of costochondritis.
Look, I think the
DOE could be
her anginal
equivalent.
Or it could be simply be
that the only exercise
the old bird gets
is lifting a match
to her cigarettes.
Send her home on Naprosyn.
Do you still work here?
Last time
I checked.
Shouldn't we be
concerned with the
progressive dyspnea?
When you become
an actual doctor, Mr. Gallant
then you can make
the diagnosis.
Just thought you might want
to monitor her in cardiology.
You know, I don't know
why your student
calls me in
for a consult
and then refuses
to accept my advice.
He's just trying
to be thorough.
She's had ten unnecessary
admissions for rule-out MI
in the last two
years alone
and she has always
had flat T-waves.
Next time, check the records.
I did.
Ah--
then you know
I already cathed her.
So much for thoroughness.
Did you check the chart?
No, there is no record
of a cath in there.
I looked at volumes eight
and nine, everything since 2000.
Maybe he cathed her before that.
Well, a lot could
have changed since then.
Well, if he won't admit
her, there's not much
we can do about it.
Dr. Carter, can we keep her
for observation?
No, we cannot;
we don't have any beds.
We've got ten
patients waiting.
She needs to be
on a monitor.
Do you
have a minute?
Yeah, I can give you two.
The best we can do
is park her in the hall
until a bed opens up--
until her Treponin
comes back from the lab.
I talked to Susan.
Hey, Abby, 11-year-old girl
with possible UTI.
Okay, I'm coming.
HARMS:
A little help, folks?
Unidentified Latino found
seizing at a phone booth.
Head atraumatic.
Pulse ox 99, glucose 110,
GCS five on scene.
Dude's post-ictal
but he's got
a good DBI.
DBI?
Dirt Ball Index.
Big dog, lots
of tattoos.
Oh, so he's going
to be all right
'cause he's got tattoos?
Good guys die,
bad dogs walk.
This one looks
like he's going
to be okay.
He's got a little
abrasion to his chin.
No prison tats;
too bad, they
count double.
He's military.
Sats 98, BP 110/76.
MAN:
I don't know
if I'm supposed to.
Slow down.
Sorry about
that.
It's all right, Thomas,
it's all right.
Now, how about
that signature?
Margaret usually signed.
Yes, well, she
can't right now
that's why I need
you to do it.
Dr. Corday,
she's waking up.
Oh, okay.
Thomas, I want you
to stay right here
for a moment, okay?
Third unit going in.
Have them hold the FFP
until we're upstairs.
Margaret... Margaret
I'm Dr. Corday.
You were in an accident.
Is Thomas okay?
Yes, he's fine
but you've suffered
a splenic laceration
and your husband feels unable
to sign the consent
for your surgery.
Operation? I can't.
There is some risk involved,
but it needs to be done.
I can't stay in
bed so long.
He couldn't cope
without me.
I'm sure he'll make do.
He's has Alzheimer's.
Well, you shouldn't be
incapacitated very long
but you need to sign this
so we can help you.
Please.
Can't we just wait
and see?
Margaret... splenic fractures
can form clots
that may hold for awhile,
but if the clot breaks
you might bleed to death
before we can fix it.
Meds are in.
P.E.R.R.
What?
Pupils equal, round,
and reactive.
( chuckles )
Airway's good.
Gato, you okay, man?
We've given him
some medication
to prevent him
from having seizures.
So, has he been
sick recently?
We were out late last
night going hard
but he seemed fine.
We just got back
on leave.
He hasn't even seen
his girl yet.
Nothing involved besides
alcohol, right?
Coke, Ecstasy?
Just beer and bourbon.
No liberty stunts, right?
How's that?
He shows signs
of toxicity; you guys
didn't play any pranks on him,
did you?
Roofies, Quaaludes?
Hey, he's our buddy,
all right?
Look, easy, Sergeant;
we just need to be sure.
We wouldn't do that.
Okay.
You guys can wait
in the hall.
Gallant
send off a Dilantin
level in 15 minutes.
Got it.
( coughs )
So, you guys
are rangers?
75th Regiment,
Special Forces Group.
Where are they taking him?
He needs a CT to check
for any sign of a tumor
or intercranial
bleeding.
So, you guys see
any action?
Nothing
to talk about.
I did a summer duty
down at Fort Houston
a few months back.
You Army?
Yeah, Medical Corps.
Why are you here?
I'm finishing med school.
( scoffs ):
Must be rough.
We spent the last three months
jumping out of Blackhawks
on the Pakistani border.
Hey, let us know when
our buddy's back.
It burns when she pees
she's achy and sick
to her stomach.
Low-grade fever.
I think it's from
the trip.
On vacation?
No, just
a weekend away.
We're supposed to go
to the Shadd Aquarium.
Has she had any
UTIs before?
Yeah, a bunch.
It usually clears up
with antibiotics.
Her doctor gave us
some Bactrim
but I left it
in Milwaukee.
Okay, let's dip
a urine.
I don't want a catheter, okay?
You're the boss.
So, what kind of accent is that?
What accent?
Come on,
where are you from?
Um, I don't think
you've heard of it.
Place called
"Idaho."
( chuckles )
Well, that explains it.
You like potatoes?
Who doesn't?
Mom...
I'm hungry.
Oh, okay. Let me, uh...
go get you a sandwich.
Here you go, Abby.
Why are you giving
me this?
Next Friday,
I need it off.
Oh. Well, I'd like a
month in the Bahamas.
I'll settle for
a long weekend
at my cousin's.
Jerry, are the labs
back on my UTI girl?
No. But look--
I made origami.
It's a swan.
No, it's not.
I think it is.
Then we should hang it
on the refrigerator
next to your
report card.
Thanks, Mom,
you're the best.
Hello.
We are waiting
for your labs.
I got bored in there,
there's too many
sick people.
Mmm.
Where's your mom?
She went to the
cafeteria.
To get food?
That's not a good idea.
We were supposed to
do all this fun
stuff today.
I wanted to see
the aquarium.
The aquarium?
Really?
Well, you should have said so
in the first place.
Hey, Abby,
open room?
Try Exam Two.
How was his CT?
It was all clear.
Hey, what's going
on, Stella?
Nicotine fits
are a bitch.
Hey, look, we're
checking on a bed
for you, okay?
How about a decent
cup of coffee?
How's he doing?
There's no sign
of a tumor; that's good.
What's up
with his mouth?
We gave him a
charcoal slurry to
soak up any drugs
that might be in
his GI tract.
Look, I already
told you guys...
Look, there's
something toxic
in your buddy's system, okay?
We're just trying to fix him up.
Hey.
How you feeling, bro?
( breathing weakly )
Perk?
Hey, man.
Who's that?
It's Sammo.
Hey, is-is Elena here?
No, we called her,
she wasn't home.
Where are we?
I'm Dr. Gallant.
Felix, you're in
County Hospital.
Hey, my eyes...
are my eyes open?
Shut up, fool.
No, I can't see you.
Cut it out.
No, I can't see anything!
Okay, okay, hold still.
Okay, uh, bring me a scope,
page Optho, find Carter.
Not quite the Shadd Aquarium
but it's the best
we got.
You could be
overfeeding them.
Do you think the
water smells weird?
Or someone
else could be.
Or maybe it's just
our funny way of
warning people
they're entering
the house of death.
Are you really
a good nurse?
( sighs )
I'm technically proficient
despite certain
attitude issues.
Well, then maybe I should have
stayed in Milwaukee.
Is that where
your dad is?
He moved away.
My parents are getting
divorced.
Sorry.
It sucks big-time.
Mmm.
Well, you know,
you get to double up
on presents, right?
Christmas,
and your birthday.
I guess.
Then there's always the fun
of playing one
against the other.
Well, actually,
I did that before, anyway.
Now I just live with my mom.
You know, moms can be cool.
I grew up with just a mom.
And it was good?
Yes.
Have you seen Phil?
No.
Her labs aren't back?
Not yet.
Whatever she says about pet care
disregard.
Yeah, I kind of
got that idea.
Thanks.
Hey, Ken
where do you keep
the oral contrast?
What, did you lose
a drunk again?
Try the hall.
Oh... uh...
( clears throat ):
...excuse me.
( sighs )
I, uh, misplaced an x-ray.
Did you find it?
I've checked everywhere.
Boy, I keeping walking
through the wrong doors today.
Luka and UTI mom?
Yeah. Is this
kind of thing
normal in Croatia?
Oh, yeah.
They call it
alternative medicine.
( laughs )
I'm not supposed to laugh.
It's a patient's mother.
Where did you find them?
In the storage
closet in radiology.
That's so strange.
Neuro's so much
more cozy.
Is that what
you two were like?
No. We stuck to beds mostly.
Too bad.
I think you should talk to him.
Me? Forget it.
You know him better.
You walked
in on him.
I'm not the sex police.
Do we have
the labs back
on Hernandez?
Optho can't
give a good assessment
until we've identified
the cause of vision loss.
Here you go.
What's his blood
alcohol level?
None detected.
I'm going
for coffee.
Does anybody
want anything?
Uh-uh.
No, I'm good. Thanks.
No methanol
or ethanol in his system.
What about
tricyclics?
Tox screen's negative.
Well, I did think
of something else.
There's an antimalarial used
in the service.
Quinine.
Yeah. Something
he might
have access to,
and it wouldn't
be detectable in a tox screen.
He'd have to take
a lot of quinine
to get that sick.
I know.
You want me to talk to him?
No.
Why don't you let
Gallant handle it?
Mm.
Give it your best shot, Mikey.
( chuckling )
You may actually come
see Milwaukee sometime.
Yeah, I hear
they have good beer.
( chuckling )
You're very
informed
about U.S.
regional
consumables.
Excuse me, Dr. Kovac?
Yeah.
Um, I'll be back
when her labs are in.
Yeah, okay.
Can we discharge
this patient?
They've been here
for over four hours.
Yeah, we're still waiting
on a chem seven.
I saw the chart.
It looks like
a simple UTI.
I'm concerned
about vesicoureteral reflux.
Luka, come on.
What?
Well, let's clear
this patient
as soon as possible.
Her workup is
not finished.
Well, her mother's is.
And unless
you have unusual stamina
there's no further reason
to keep them here.
The girl's at risk for
renal insufficiency.
( sighs )
Okay, what I'm trying
to say is
that when you're waiting
on a patient's results
it's not necessary
for you to boff
that patient's mother
in the storage closet.
Oh.
Get the labs back.
Write a scrip.
Dispo the girl.
Chemistries
on your little girl.
Is she a renal patient?
Oh.
She is now.
Did my girl call back?
Not yet.
I guess she won't then.
How's your vision?
I'm starting
to see shapes.
You get my peepers going,
I'll be fine.
So, you were
in the Philippines, right?
Before Pakistan, yeah.
You ever hear of quinine?
What about it?
The service
gives it out
to prevent malaria.
So?
It also induces blindness
when ingested
in large quantities.
Maybe they gave me too much
overseas.
This would have been something
you ingested
in the last
12 hours, Felix.
Maybe because
you found out something
when you got home.
Like about your girl maybe.
You don't know anything
about me.
Look, I know that
when you're in combat
home is the only thing
that keeps you going.
Okay, you want
everything to
be the same
when you get back.
Are you a shrink or a doctor?
Only it's not,
and it's like
what's the point?
Felix, man, to
make you better
I got to know
what made you sick.
When you're in country
it's easy to forget
that life keeps going.
Sometimes without you.
Elena?
She waited for me a long time.
I guess she got tired
of waiting.
Just fix me up, okay?
Just fix it.
All right.
We'll get you some
bicarbonate to, uh...
( clears throat )
...eliminate
the toxins.
And I'll, uh, get
somebody down here
to talk to you.
I'm Special Forces.
This gets out,
I'm through.
Look, Felix, I'm-I'm concerned
about getting you healthy.
It was a split second.
Please.
Okay. Um...
( clears throat )
If I can put you
in touch with a clinic...
I'll do the counseling,
I promise.
Look, I'll follow
it up, Felix.
You won't have to.
I'll be okay this time.
Hey, have they croaked yet?
Your fish?
Honey.
I'm much better
with human patients.
You must not
be a Pisces.
Okay, just for that
you're getting meat loaf
for lunch today.
JANET:
Oh, we were wondering
where you went.
Marlene's blood tests
are back.
They show a high
creatinine level
consistent
with chronic renal failure
and we need to send her
for an ultrasound.
But I thought you said
it didn't look like anything.
No. It's still not clear.
That's why we need
to image the kidneys
and bladder.
A renal ultrasound is fast.
It's very easy,
and it'll help us
figure out what
the problem is.
But I thought it was
just an infection.
That's what we
were hoping for.
And...
it's completely painless
so you don't have
to be afraid of anything.
Well, that's as long
as I'm not a fish.
( laughing ):
That's right.
Ready to go
for a spin?
It's okay, Mom.
They're just going
to take some
pictures.
Okay.
You better call Dad.
All right.
Hey, can you pop
a wheelie again?
Sure, if you'll hold on tight.
Okay.
Should I be scared?
It won't make it any easier.
It's going to be
like a ride, right?
Kind of.
I bet you say that
to all the kids.
( laughs )
Can I have some
Brevital in two?
Sure.
Dislocated elbow?
Mm-hmm.
How long you on for?
I have to stick around
for the shift change.
I can hang around.
How does, uh...
a couple of burgers,
some shakes
and maybe see
if you get lucky sound?
I haven't had an
offer that good
since the
eighth grade.
Yeah, but I'm treating.
13-year-old girls
never treat.
In boarding school they do.
Well, make me
a counter-offer.
Are you, uh...
out of Brevital?
Only Versed.
Plus 200 of Fent.
We going to talk
about this?
Carter?
I got a patient
waiting.
Okay, is this, uh,
"backing off"
because if I get to choose,
I prefer "butting in."
Yeah, I think
I took care of
that this morning.
Who?
I think I blew
your cover.
I don't care about that.
Then what?
I just want us
to be clear, that's all.
Well, I think
it's pretty clear.
My time sheet.
Why are you giving me that?
You're the Nurse Manager,
right?
No, I'm not.
Oh, uh, guess again.
Memo from Weaver.
What?
Weren't you
supposed to
see her today?
Yeah, I kind of dodged that.
Oh, funny how
that happens.
I had rounds.
You kids fighting?
Shut up, Jerry.
You should
talk to her.
What? I'm just
trying to help navigate
love's wavy waters.
What do you people
have against paper?
Hey, Jerry, what's
the guard there for?
Uh, psych hold.
What? Why?
The guy's suicidal.
They're moving him up
to a locked ward.
Do you have his chart?
Yeah, it's right here.
Where's Pratt?
Try Curtain two.
I'll be right back,
Mr. Geary.
Don't throw up just yet.
Do you know where Dr. Pratt is?
Uh, Exam one
with the Valium OD.
PRATT:
ABG results?
MALIK:
Yeah, it's on
the clipboard.
You re-did the Hernandez chart?
Get RT to
drop to 80%
and check her
gas in an hour.
Because you marked it
accidental.
So what?
So?
Nobody takes
that many pills
without meaning
to off themselves.
Look, that was not
your call to make.
What's your problem,
brother man?
I'm trying to
watch your back.
You know, I have a lot
of brothers.
I don't need another one.
Don't need a malpractice suit,
either.
Why are you always riding me?
You need to learn
when to stick up for yourself.
( scoffs )
I told Kayson
what I thought.
You didn't make him hear you.
Look, okay,
you know what?
I do things
the way I do things, okay?
You and me--
we're different.
No, no, no. We're
not that different.
We're both trying
to fit in here.
The only difference
is that I'm doing it
by being a man.
Hey, Gallant,
Stella's crashing.
Come on, Stella.
Watch it.
Hey, help me
get her up.
Watch it, watch it!
One, two, three.
( grunting )
GALLANT:
Come on, Stella, wake up.
Gal's looking a little white.
Abby go get
a crash cart.
Shouldn't we move her
to a room?
Get a cart. Start
compressions.
GALLANT:
Come on, Stella,
wake up.
Wake up.
What was her diagnosis?
Unstable angina.
Shouldn't she have been
on a monitor?
CARTER:
Gallant, take
the paddles.
Pardon me.
Excuse me.
V-fib.
Charging to 200. Clear.
LOCKHART:
No change.
300.
Clear.
Jerry, page Kayson.
Okay, should we push epi?
You really want to do this here?
CARTER:
Can you start a line?
Carter.
Uh, all right, yeah,
let's move her.
Go, go, go, go, go!
Come on, man.
Come on, man,
we got to roll.
Out of the
way, everybody.
Watch it, watch it.
Lidocaine's on board.
Second bolus
of 50 going in.
Still V-fib.
360 again.
LOCKHART:
Charged.
Clear.
Resume compressions.
Hang a gram
of Pronestyl?
You should push it.
He's right.
Decreased breath sounds
on the left.
You put the tube in
too far.
22 centimeters at the lips.
It's in the right mainstem.
I just put the balloon
past the cords.
Pull it back to 20.
That might pull it out.
Just do it.
Ah, the girl who cried wolf.
PRATT:
V-fib arrest.
How long she been down?
CARTER:
12 minutes.
Charge to 360.
Charged and ready.
Clear.
Dermabond
looks good.
That's nice.
CT?
Negative.
Negative?
Is that okay?
You're fine, Thomas
but we had to remove
Margaret's spleen.
She has some
liver damage.
It caused a lot
of bleeding
and for a while
her blood pressure
was very low.
Hmm. Oh, that's not good.
No. We had to put her
on a breathing machine.
A ventilator.
We're not sure
when she'll be able
to come off it.
Oh, dear.
Would you like
to go and see her?
I can take you up.
See who?
Margaret, your wife.
My wife couldn't come today.
Yes, Thomas.
She's upstairs.
Margaret.
Margaret? Margaret who?
Thomas, do you remember
why you're here?
Oh, I remember.
I remember everything.
GALLANT:
Charge to 360.
LOCKHART:
Good to go.
Clear.
( zap and flatline alarms )
Asystole.
Okay.
It's been
39 minutes.
360 again.
360!
It's done.
Call it.
Time of death, 16:57.
Is there any
family we need
to talk to?
Uh... nobody.
She didn't have nobody.
Frequent flyer with
atypical presentation.
99 times out of 100
nothing happens to this patient.
You go with the odds.
If you like to gamble.
Sometimes there's nothing else
you can do.
You'll learn that soon enough.
Progressive
symptoms of,
uh, dyspnea
suggesting
cardiac ischemia.
Gallant.
I let you miss the signs.
She was a batty
self-medicating
hypochondriac.
Who you did not feel
like dealing with.
Let it go now.
If she had been admitted
we could have
picked up the V tach.
We could have gotten her back
with early cardioversion.
If you felt
that strongly
about it, maybe you should
have spoken up.
He tried to.
Is anyone to talking to you?
Dr. Kayson,
with all due respect
you're the Chief
of Cardiology.
Gallant is a fourth year
medical student.
Exactly, and I offered him
my expertise and guidance.
And what did it get me?
What did it get her?
Nothing!
She is dead!
Easy, son.
I am not your son.
Pratt, take him for a walk.
Come on, let's go.
All right.
PRATT:
You said everything.
Are you training doctors
or pit bulls?
You're pissed off,
that's okay.
He's upset with her loss.
Maybe you should
have put her on a monitor.
Maybe you should
have paid
a little bit
more attention.
Patient care is all about
taking calculated risks.
Go and fight
the man?
I thought it was about
taking care of the patient.
Let it go,
and learn from it.
GALLANT:
Get up off me.
I'm on your side.
It's really something
the way you guys
stick together down here.
Mikey, listen, what
you did in there--
that was a man.
That's what
being a man is.
Come here,
listen to me.
Guys, come on.
CARTER:
Let's all calm down.
Oh.
Do not call me Mikey.
Lucky I know
how to take a punch.
So that's what you
were doing on the floor.
Hey, how's that feel?
You should see
the other guy.
Maybe I should
go talk to him.
I'd wait a bit on that.
WEAVER:
Susan, can you get
the nursing schedules together
for Abby to work on.
I was hall monitor for
a day in fifth grade
and they fired me for selling
passes to the other kids.
Well, I'm sure
you've matured since.
Not that much, really.
It's my understanding that
the position comes with a raise.
It's not the money.
If it was about the money
why would I be working here?
Look, the Director of Nursing is
on board with my recommendation.
The job is yours,
like it or not.
"Like it or not"?
I don't care to argue about it.
Okay, how much?
Excuse me?
How much is the raise?
I'll get back to you.
LEWIS:
Kerry.
Romano sent this.
What'd it say?
"Your 15 minutes
is up."
( chuckling )
Hey, Pratt wants you to hit him
on the other side of his face
kind of even it out.
You know, she had
a daughter who died
in a car crash
and she's been
alone since then.
You know, Kayson knows
what happened in here today.
Yeah, he was right,
I backed down.
That's not
how I saw it.
Well, I always
back down.
We're supposed to be
saving people's lives
and sometimes
it just seems like
we end up
fighting each other.
I mean, I should...
I should
have fought for her.
I could have tried harder
with Kayson, too.
Nah, she was
my patient.
You know,
she trusted me.
And she'd be
alive now
if I wasn't so scared
of being wrong.
Everybody gets scared.
Not Pratt.
( chuckles )
Sure he does.
Why do you think he acts
so cocky all the time?
Everybody that
comes in here does
but you learn
to work through it.
And when does that happen?
As soon as
you've killed a patient.
Well, I just did.
No, you didn't.
Maybe you won't have to.
Don't stay in here for too long.
Marlene's ultrasound
came back positive
for bilateral
renal scarring.
Are her kidneys shot?
I don't know.
She definitely needs surgery.
All those UTIs
back in Milwaukee
and nobody
ever caught it?
( sighs )
Yeah.
Somebody should have.
VCUG first?
Let's start her on Gentamycin.
And the moral
of the story is...
Never sleep with
a patient's mother.
At least not until
the labs are back.
Oh...
You know, a little girl's sick.
Next to that,
nothing much matters.
Yeah.
Janet?
Yeah?
Can I speak
to you?
Hey, Chuni, can you do me a
favor and mix me a bag of Gent?
Sure, what room?
I'll take it there
if you just get me started.
All right.
Thanks.
Hey.
Hey.
I thought
you were on till 7:00.
Deb's covering the shift change.
I'll call you later.
Okay, hey.
I'm not really sure
what we're not talking about.
Can't this wait until
we're both off duty?
Who's angry at who?
I'm not angry
at you.
Okay, and I never lied to you.
Well, then I guess I must have
talked myself into something.
Well let's figure it out.
No, I agreed
not to rescue you
or help you
or fix you
so I'm just going to shut up
and wait for the car wreck.
Wait a minute.
What is that supposed to mean?
Come on, Abby, we both
know where this is going.
No, I don't.
And, you know, everything
would have been fine
if you had just come to me...
in the first place.
Well, then I'm the
overprotective boyfriend.
ABBY:
You know, I'm not drinking
to get drunk.
I'm hardly drinking at all.
Good night.
Okay, wait.
Do you want to know how much
I've been drinking?
Last night I had two beers.
Wednesday I had a cosmo.
Last week I had nothing.
The week before that
I had a beer and a pink drink.
I don't know what it was.
You're keeping
very close track.
Yeah, because
it's under control.
Well... I just
don't understand
why you'd want
to go back to that?
I was drinking last year,
you knew that.
Well, it was
a little different then.
Yeah, now it's not about
being scared and alone.
It's still drinking.
Look, look, wait.
I used to drink
because I was miserable.
I was in a lousy marriage
and a life I didn't want,
and now I'm happy.
With you, things are good.
And being able to have
a casual drink with my friends
just makes me feel like
I'm past the bad part.
Okay.
You know, maybe...
maybe I just have a little bit
more faith in me than you do.
Oh, is that how
you translate my concern--
as not having faith?
I don't know.
Yeah.
Carter.
Forget it,
let's not do this.
All right, look,
I'm a pro at walking away.
I've done it one million times
and I'm asking you,
please, don't do this.
Stay here
and talk to me.
CHEN:
Uh, what about the girl in one?
LOCKHART:
Alisha Murphy,
she's off the vent.
And the guy in two?
He's still puking up
his shrimp platter.
Oh, uh, mm.
KOVAC:
A transplant would
only be a last resort.
I should, um...
I should call my husband.
There's a phone right there.
I'm sorry.
Could I have
some privacy, please?
Yeah, sure.
Hello there.
If you want to know
what I want for my last meal
the answer's pizza.
Well, your kidney
is sick.
We're going to give
you some medicine
to help stop
the infection
then the doctors are
going to figure out
exactly what they need
to do to make it better.
How did I get like this?
It's a genetic
condition, probably.
From my parents?
A combination
of their DNA.
Maybe that's why.
They had a fight one night
and my dad left.
They never told me why,
they just gave up.
Well, I'm sure it
seemed that way.
I think they made a mistake.
Maybe the reason I'm sick is so
I can bring them back together.
I'm going
to give you some medicine...
in your vein.
Might sting
a little bit.
I'm not scared.
I really think
this could fix everything.
Glad to see Romano hasn't
lost his sense of humor.
I've made Abby
the new nurse manager.
Yeah, I heard.
I'd like you to let me know
if she's not satisfying
the responsibilities
of the position.
Okay.
I'd also like you to make sure
that there are
at least two MICN's
and no more than three LVN's
on duty
on any
given shift.
Kerry, is everything okay?
Look, I made a small mistake
on a television program.
I wish everyone
would just get over it.
That's not
what I meant.
In the ladies' room?
Yeah?
You dropped a syringe.
What? No.
Kerry, I know what I saw.
I'm taking hormones.
Good night.
Good night.
Pratt, Jing Mei.
Mm, night.
Watch out for
the paparazzi, Dr. K.
Hey, Gallant,
I understand that
you were involved in
an altercation today.
Uh, yes, ma'am.
You hit another doctor?
Yeah, Dr. Pratt.
Oh.
Well, in that case
I'll overlook it.
Night, Dr. Chen.
Take it easy, Iron Mike.
Hey.
Gallant.
Hey.
Hey, look.
I'm sorry about Hernandez.
Well, you should have
stayed out of it.
Well, you were going from
the gut, which I respect
but for once, I was
the one thinking clearly.
So he went up to Psych?
I'll check on him
before I leave.
How's your face?
Ah, don't even sweat it.
I know it wasn't really me.
You were
punching Kayson.
Uh, actually, no,
it was you.
Hey.
Next time
I hit back.
Yeah.
Tell Leon I said hey.
Ah, all right.
Daddy's back and it's chow time.
Come on. Come on.
Come on, come get some.
You should have
your keys already out.
You never know
who might be lurking.
Look, the drinking...
The drinking is the drinking;
you know where I stand on that.
It's just how far
are we going to go
if we keep
hiding from each other?
I won't hide anymore.
( train passing )
Look, I didn't mean
to leave like that.
It just seemed
kind of complicated
and I wanted
a little time
to figure out where we were.
Here we are.