Hawthorne (2009–2011): Season 2, Episode 3 - Road Narrows - full transcript

, hi, mom.

Hi. Here... wait.
Let me just help you with that.

Hold it, hold it.
Take this.

Okay?

Oh, sorry.

Uh, usually
you take the chair...

Pull into the door,
not through it.

Right.
I was gonna try that next.

Right.

Now, what in the world
are you doing here?

Volunteering.



For what, patient crushing?

Marcus thought it would be
a good idea. For college.

Marcus?

Yeah. I'm doing
10 hours a week.

What about studying?

It's for college!

College? Or Marcus?

We have to get to radiology.

All right. We're gonna
talk about this, okay?

Mm-hmm.

And back into the doors!

Thanks.

Man, this is so good.

I can see why the Japanese
wanted to enslave you.



I told you Koreans
could contribute
to society sometimes.

Hyun, the only thing Korean
about you is your last name.

I was born in rock island,
Illinois. What do you want?

A little more authenticity.

Tell me something,
Korean pride...

Why isn't cat Stevens
played more often?

I don't know.

'cause he's not some untalented
16-year-old.

Isn't that what passes
for music these days?

Well, think about it...

Restaurants, airports,
hospital waiting rooms.

When's the last time you heard
cat Stevens in those places?

The world's a more cynical place
these days.

Life would be more pleasant

With a little "wild world,"
my friend.

I think Christina's the one.

I think I'm actually
ready to commit,

Have what you have.

Korean marinated beef
wrapped in a burrito?

jerk.

Oh, you mean,
uh, sleepless nights,

Screaming kids,
20 pounds in the gut,

Sex in the shower...
Alone?

Well, you know what?
A few years ago,
I would've said no way.

But...Today?

Wow, I'm weepy.

do you have any balls?

You know what?
Here's to you, man.

All that stuff you hear
about life ending

When you decide
to make a commitment...

It's all true.

But it's worth it.

So, uh, you think it's too soon

For me ask her
to go away for a weekend?

Not if it's someplace remote.

That way she can't run off.

Oh, and about my balls?

What, the, uh, hairless ones?

uh, that's
an Asian thing.

Doesn't make us
less masculine, bro.

You're gonna be okay.
You're gonna be okay.

Oh, uh, actually, that goes, uh,
down the hall and to the right.

Sorry about that.

What's up?

Him.

Oh, if we could only
clone that kid.

I can't tell you how many times
he's saved my ass.

This E.R. Would be
a real mess without him.

Plus, he knows
how to handle Gail.

You know Camille is volunteering
because of him.

Camille's volunteering?
Mm-hmm.

Well, I guess they are dating.

She's not allowed to date.

Maybe they're just
hooking up then.

What the hell's
that supposed to mean?

Uh, making out.

These days... blow jobs.

Yeah.
Blow jobs, hummers.

It's like a handshake to kids.

She better not
be shakin' nothin'.

I guarantee
whatever they're doing,

It's way more than what
you and Tom are doing.

Is everything all right?

Everything's fine.

Uh, we just got a phone call in

About an accident
near the hospital.

We're not the paramedics.

People, we need some help!

A car just slammed into a crowd!

There's a lot of hurt people!
Some of them are ours!

Call 911.

No, no, no.
We're going.
You can't.

This is ridiculous.

Gail, those are our people
out there!

This is off of hospital
property! It's a liability!

Get some backboards,
some "c" collars, and some kits!

Let's make it!
It's a mistake!

I'll take that chance.

Grab that bag?

Go, go, go, go!

Why is this crate here?
Hey, get this
out of here!

There's an hour's wait
at your loading dock!

Hey, you're blocking
everything.

When you're done with this
patient, meet us down there.

Move this now!
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Looks like
she's got a broken ankle.

Check her abc's,

Make sure she doesn't have any
head injuries or neck injuries.

When you're done,
check out the dad, okay?

All right, baby, we're gonna
take care of you, okay?

Bobbie, grab the k.E.D. We need
to get her out of the car.

K.E.D. And gurney
to the passenger side.

Bobbie, grab a backboard.

Hey, don't move him, okay?
Wait for the emts for that.

Let's get some oxygen going.

She's got agonal respiration.

Christina, we need some help
over here!

Excuse me.

Tom! Tom!

I need someone over here
right away!

Okay.

Okay, come on, sweetie,
wake up!

Tom, can you hear me?
Oh, God. Okay.

Come on.

Hey. Hey.

Do you know where you are?

Where's Paul?

Tell the blood bank

We need to type and cross
multiple victims.

Come on, move it! Move!

Marcus, make sure
the trauma Bay's open. Go!

Heart is regular rate
and rhythm.

No murmurs, gallops, or rubs.

What's going on in there?

Tom, I don't know.

Christina, go check on him.

No, we got to worry about you
right now, okay?

No, no, I'm fine.
Christina, go check on Paul.

Please.

We got a probable hemothorax.

We should check
his pleural cavity for blood.

Let's get a ct scan
for his head and neck.

Pupils are fixed and dilated.

Looks like a compound fracture
on his leg.

Let's keep that stabilized

And get a portable X-ray
in here right away.

Let's get his vitals.

So?

They're working on him, okay?

"working on him"?
Wh...

Working on what?
What's the diagnosis?

Is he... is he alive?
Is he conscious?

Tom, listen to me, all right?
I need for you to relax.

Okay?

He's aspirating!

Roll him!

No blood in his belly.
Morrison's pouch is clean.

We should repeat the exam
in an hour.

Check for any
possible occult bleeder.

The coughing up of blood
was probably micro tears

In his oropharynx or esophagus.

They should heal on their own.

Should we get him to ct?

Yeah.

I'll take him.

oh, man!

Bobbie, don't take him anywhere.
I'll be right back.

If you don't have business here,
please step outside.

I'm sorry.

It's... it's okay.
I got it.

Don't bother.

We don't administer medication
that falls on the floor.

Camille,
what happened?
Oh, you know this girl?

I do.
She's my daughter.

A patient on seven
left his glasses.

They asked me to bring them up.

Actually, I got them over here.

Thank you.
Come here.

It's all good, all right?
Things happen.

Go ahead.

Did his lung collapse?

He had blood
fill his pleural cavity.

The doctor had to put
a chest tube in and sedate him,

But he's stable now.

What about ct scans
for his head

Or even x-rays for his tibia
and other fractures?

You read my mind.

Dr. Campbell to the E.R.

Dr. Campbell to the E.R.

Thank you.

Where's Christina?

I'll go find her.

How you feeling, Tom?

Like I've been hit by a car.

Well, the follow-up
exams show no sign of
any occult bleeder.

But your elbow
has significant fractures.

Just...
just tell me about Paul.

We're monitoring him.

Monitoring him for what?

He's a patient now, Tom.

You know we can't divulge
any of that information.

Oh, come on. You can't
or you... you don't want to?

Hey.

Okay, see you in a bit.

Charge nurse to the
second-floor nursing station.

Charge nurse to the
second-floor nursing station.

What's going on
with the grandmother?

Oh. What's not
going on with her?

Fractured sternum,
ruptured diaphragm,

Pulmonary edema,
cardiac contusion.

I'm afraid that ventilator's
her new best friend.

Talk about wrong place,
wrong time.

I heard she was the one
that ran into Tom and Paul.

She caused the whole thing.

No one ran into them first?

Did she have a heart attack,
seizure?

Any evidence of drugs?

Still looking into it.

What about the boy?

He hit his head on the window.

He's experiencing
some dizziness,
looks like concussion.

We should get him up to peds.

Hey, hey!

There can only be
one at a time.

You go first.
You go in there.

Come on.

Everything okay?

Yeah.
We're doing what we can.

I heard what happened.

How are our people?

Doctor hyun underwent
a successful thoracostomy.

He's stable.
Thank God.

But he's still unconscious.

I'll call his family.

How's Tom?

How's still needs
some follow-up exams.

Micro tears in his esophagus
are healing.

Severe elbow fractures.

Could be nerve damage,
but we got him in scan, so...

What do you need from me?

A traffic cop.

Idiots!

Get that thing out of here!

Come on, get out!
Pick it up!

I hear there's a problem with
the ambulances out front.

Yeah, there's a new MRI scanner

That the delivery guys
will not move out of the way.

That's Erin Jameson's
pet project.

I'll take care of that.

How you holding up?

I'm fine, thanks.

I'm glad you're here,
Christina.

Christina!
Yes.

Kelly's here to take the boy up
from...The accident.

Good.
How's Tom?

Hey! I just heard
what happened.

Where...
where's Wakefield?

He's upstairs
getting his arm scanned.

His arm?
How... how bad is it?

That's what
I'm about to find out.

Listen, I need for everybody
to stay focused, okay?

Just get to your floors.

We've got a lot of patients
to see, okay?

Bobbie, I need you to call in
the night shift early, okay?

Thanks.

Oh, Christina!

You're gonna
want to go outside.

Look, we didn't pay top dollar

For you to install a crate
in front of our E.R. Entrance.

Hey, that's not my problem,
smithers.

Installation... that's
the buyer's responsibility.

Move the crate.

You know, this hospital does
hundreds of thousands of dollars

Worth of business
with your company!

I don't know
anything about that.
Well, your boss does!

Why don't I call him and
tell him we're gonna pull all
of our accounts immediately?

And I thought
I left Afghanistan.

My God.
What are you doing here?

You weren't supposed to be here
for another three months!

Is it always this crazy?

Yes, it is.

Why are you back so early?

Just am.

So, I was hoping
I can get my job back.

Technically, your job went away
with Richmond trinity.

But don't worry,

Morrissey knows I need
some "extra hands,"

And I'll tell him
I have a qualified applicant,

So when he's done
charming those guys out there,

I'll talk to him.

Thank you.

Tom, leave your arm alone,
okay?

You know better than that.

They said there's possible
nerve damage.

Well, we got good people.
They'll fix it.

They don't know
if I'll regain full mobility.

We've seen worse cases
than this where there
was full recovery.

Nerve damage could affect
my fine motor skills.

Tom, you'll operate again.

Why... why won't anyone tell me
what is going on with Paul?

They treated his hemothorax.

His head ct scans are normal.

He's stable.

He hasn't
regained consciousness yet.

But listen...
it's only a matter of time.

It's Paul.

What's wrong?

He's awake.

I told you
I hate Korean food.

Racist.

I'm sorry. I forgot.

Rock island, Illinois.

At least
it's not a complete loss.

Now you can pretend you know
everything about our culture.

yeah,
your sister would be impressed.

Must be real tough,

Living as a white male
in America.

I wouldn't know.
You tell me.

We were lucky.

Yeah.

Very.

Hey, it's a good thing
you're chief of surgery.

You'd probably still be
in the waiting room.

Being chief here's not so bad.

I got my own parking spot.

I know.
I'm in it.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Nursing supervisor,
call the critical care unit.

Nursing supervisor,
call the CCU.

Calvin Klein?

Excuse me?

Your fragrance...
is it Calvin Klein?

Actually,
I'm not wearing any cologne.

Ray!

Candy?

I've been looking
everywhere for you!

Is it really you?

What are you doing here?

I came to ask Christina
for a job.

Oh, God. Come on.

Wait. I thought you were still
there for three more months.

Were you hurt?
Are you AWOL?

no, I'm not AWOL.

You military?
Army.

Me too.
Vmi graduate.

Oh. So, were you
a combat nurse, as well?

I'm afraid that's classified.

Candy, are you sure
everything's okay?

Because I heard
when people come back early,

It's 'cause
something went wrong.

Not always.

The doctor said
you're gonna be okay.

Just a slight bump
on your head,

And we're gonna
keep you overnight.

Your grandmother's
gonna be okay.

It's my grandmother's fault
everyone's here.

No.

It was a terrible accident.

It's no one's fault.

she wasn't
paying attention.

She's done it before.

She...Stepped on the gas
instead of the brake.

Are you sure?

We've been waiting
for hours.

I know, and I apologize,
but it's a war zone.

Let me see what I can do.

Hey, Bobbie, I finally got a bed
for her in the I.C.U.

You better take it.

That's great.
Good job.

Look what I found.

You're back.

Apparently.

It's not 'cause she's AWOL,
if that's what you're thinking.

Sing a tune for them later,
backstreet.

The bed's going fast.

Okay.

What?

I want to hear everything
about your time over there.

We have a lot
to talk about.

Bobbie.

Her test results came back.

Negative for troponins.

No sign of drugs, a stroke,

Or anything else
that could have distracted her.

Kelly's looking after
the grandson.

He thinks grandma got confused

And hit the gas
instead of the brake.

Aren't there supposed to be

Annual driving tests
for old people or something?

I'm Justin Adams'
father. Is he okay?

Where is our son?
Can we see him?

Yes. He's in pediatrics.
He's fine.

He's had a bump on the head,

So we want to keep him
overnight.

I'll page his doctor for you.

What about my mother?
Is she with Justin or...?

Your mother
suffered a contused lung.

She requires
a mechanical ventilator.

A mechanical...

For how long?

I'm afraid
there's no way to tell.

She just
went to I.C.U.

I'll call up and
let them know you're here.

Who ran into her?
How'd this all happen?

We're not sure,

But Justin thought that perhaps

Maybe your mother got confused

And hit the gas
instead of the brake.

Is that possible?

I mean, it's never
happened before.

Did she have a heart attack
or something?

No, no. There was no evidence
of a heart attack.

You on strike?

I'm glad you're here.

Me too.

Somebody help!

Please!
He's not breathing!

Code blue... E.R.
Code blue... E.R.

I-is it Paul?

Yeah.

Oh, please.
What are they doing to him?

What are they doing?
...Make sure
that he's breathing.

Listen...
Tom, just relax.

You can hardly walk!
What are you doing?!

Just let go of me, okay?

Tom, please!

Tom! Come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on.

Stop, stop, stop.

Christina,
I need to get to him.

Help me. Please.

Everybody, clear the way!

Coming through!

I should go with him!

No, no, no.
You can't do that.

Your mom is 64, so she doesn't
qualify for Medicare.

Is she a dependent on your
health-insurance coverage?

We don't have
any health insurance.

I've been out of work
for a year now,

And our cobra just ran out.

What about personal health
insurance or auto insurance?

Can't afford it.

But I swear we'll pay
for everything eventually.

Just put us on some type
of payment plan,

And we'll honor it.

Please, just do
everything you can.

We'll get you
the money somehow.

We don't cut folks off, sir.
We'll take care of her.

Looking for
Mr. And Mrs. Adams.

We're with
the Richmond police department.

I need to ask you some questions
about your mother's accident.
Hey!

What about my daughter?
You said you'd take care of her.

I did, and I'm sorry,

But we had two surgeons
injured in that accident.

And we're very shorthanded.

That's not my problem.

You're still a hospital,
aren't you?

We have
more critical cases today...

Oh, you mean like their mother,
the speed demon?

Why should that bitch get care
before any of us?

She shouldn't even
have a license!

Dad!

You'll have to bear with me.
This elevator's really slow.

Sure.

God, we should've
never let her drive.

She was fine.

We should've seen this coming.

She had one small Fender bender
in a parking lot.

There was no way
to foresee this.

We ignored it.

Just like everything else.

now look.

We had no choice.

Someone had to get Justin
from school.

We just can't deal with it.

We can't.
Not right now.

We'll be all right.
We'll figure it out.

We'll get through this somehow.

I'll figure a way.

God, what if she's arrested?

She's not gonna get arrested.

Will we be sued?

Baby, we're not gonna be sued.

Let's just be thankful
Justin's okay.

Thanks so much.

We just started
renovating the house.

Oh.

I just finished renovating.

I wish you would have
told me earlier.

I would have tried
to talk you out of it.

Paul's idea.

It started with him just wanting
to replace the carpeting

With hardwood floors.

Yes.
That's how it starts.

Now we're making a powder room
on the first floor,

Expanding the garage, and moving
the kitchen over a few feet.

Oh.

How long did it take
before that got out of hand?

Mm.

You should see the color
he chose for the powder room.

"peace and comfort."

It's this blue/purple hue.

Trust me, it doesn't work
for a powder room.

But he likes it.

Well, I bet you if you decided

To paint that room
an entirely different color,

He wouldn't even notice.

I might just have to do that.

I'm sure he wouldn't mind.

Yeah, there he is.

Kelly...

This is Ben and Sara,
Justin's parents.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Oh!

Oh, God!

We were so worried about you!

You okay, buddy?
Yeah.

Where does it hurt, honey?

He hit his head on the window.

But, luckily,
it wasn't that bad,

So he should be just fine.

Thank God you're okay.

Ay yi yi yi yi.

I saw a lot of stuff
in Afghanistan, Ray.

You know, like hospitals
being built in the morning

And being fully operational
within hours

And then they just
pick up and move again.

We were treating not just
the troops but civilians.

I mean, it was impressive.

You know, made me see what kind
of things are really possible.

Why did you come back so early?

So, are you seeing anybody?

Okay, you know me, all right?

Keeping my options open,
playing the field.

That kind of stuff.

You should
go to med school, Ray.

Stop putting it off
like you think you have time.

Time runs out in a second.

It's one of the biggest things
I learned overseas.

What if that's not what I want?

Med school.

What do you want?

You should go after
whatever it is that you do want.

See you tomorrow,
co-worker.

You count on it, candy, Rn.

This family's struggling.

They both lost their jobs.

That explains
why Justin's a nervous wreck.

Call me if you need anything.

Thank you.

We're not gonna get sued!

Thank you for looking after
our son.

Oh, you're welcome.

Hey.

I know this must be

A really difficult time
for your family,

But just know
that it's not your fault.

Can my grandmother go to jail?

No.
No one's going to jail.

It was an accident.

Did you tell the police

That my grandmother
stepped on the gas

Instead of the brake?

No, I didn't tell the police.

So how do my parents know?

Now they want me
to tell the police

That I didn't see anything.

So, what are you doing?

I'm gonna do an open repair.

We need direct visualization
with an aortic aneurysm.

The chance for complication
is higher with an open repair.

Endovascular repair
is the way to go.

What if his aneurysm
is larger than we expected?

I'm gonna have to
open him up anyway.

It's an aortic aneurysm.
Either way, we got major risks.

I'm opening him up.

What's...
what's his pressure?

70 over 45.

That's way too low.

Let's get the patch tube.

Damn it.

Let's clamp this down
and stop the bleeding.

Control caudally.

Okay, another hemostat.

Control that medial bleeder.

I got it!

You're mishandling this.

Tom, you are not helping.
He doesn't have much time.

You're right. He doesn't.
Someone get him out of here.

Doctor?
No.

Suction here.

We need to get the bleeding
under control.

More suction.

You the nurse
treating the Adams boy?

Yes.

We'd like to talk to him,
if we could, about the accident.

I don't think
that's a good idea right now.

He's still suffering
from head trauma.

M.
We heard it was minor.

He had a concussion.

It sounds minor,

But I don't think
you want to question a boy

With short-term memory loss
who will vomit on your shoes.

We'll come back later.

Hey.

Why don't you just tell your
parents you don't want to lie?

Their reaction
might surprise you.

I have to lie...

For my family.

How is he?

He's...
he's gonna be okay.

Chief ortho resident to pre-op.

Chief ortho resident
to pre-op.

Hey.

Hey.

Today was the craziest thing
I've ever seen.

Yeah.

You did good.

Really impressive.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Okay, everybody,
can I have your attention?

Today was a bad day.
You all handled it well.

Good job, everybody.

So let's get some rest

And come back here tomorrow
and do the same thing.

You okay?

I'm just...A little worried
about doctor hyun.

He kind of looked out for me
when I first got here, you know?

Can we go upstairs?

Maybe see how he's doing?

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

You should let me take you
to an ortho consult

And get that arm checked out.

Hey, buddy.

Is everything okay?

I think Justin
wants to tell you something.

Mr. And Mrs. Adams?

We'd like to talk to your son.

Actually...

He's still not ready to talk
quite yet, so...

But he can get out of bed
and stand out here?

Well...

Uh...

Excuse me,

I'm Christina Hawthorne,
director of nursing.

Is there something
I can help you with?

The police
WA to question this boy,

Who's suffering
from a concussion.

He appears fine to me.

Well, he just came down

To say good night
to his parents.

Then he can answer
some questions, as well.

You don't mind, do you?

We'd just like to know

What you saw earlier today
in the accident.

Can you tell us what you saw?

Tell him the truth, buddy.

It's okay.

My grandma did it.
She caused the accident.

Mom?

If you need me, call me.

Thank you.

Hey.
What are you doing here?

I couldn't leave, not after
seeing everything that happened.

How's doctor hyun?

He's in surgery right now.
He's in good hands, so...

Um, if it's okay, I was gonna
catch a movie with Marcus.

We might be home a little late.

Sure, that's fine.

I got to take Tom home
anyway, so...

Is everything gonna be okay?

Ye.

You be safe, okay?

Okay.
All right.

X-ray shows
a supracondylar fracture.

Could be nerve damage.

You'll need surgery,
which we'll schedule right away.

Here's a prescription
for hydracodone 5

And ibuprofen 400 for the pain.

Thanks.

When do you think
he'll operate again?

We won't know
till we fix the elbow.

You were lucky.

Tom, we've got the best people
in there with him.

How 'bout we do this...

How about
you come back to my house...

It's right around the corner...

And get some rest,
get something to eat.

When he gets out of O.R.,
Bobbie will call us,

And I'll bring you right back.

Tom...

You've done everything you can.

No.

I haven't.

You need anything to eat
or drink or anything?

No, I'm okay.
Thank you.

Your sling is loose.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

It's probably Camille.

Hello?

Paul?

Okay.

Thanks.

Marry me.