Hawthorne (2009–2011): Season 2, Episode 5 - The Match - full transcript

I need your vacancies so I can
bring some peds cases up

And give Gail
some breathing room.

We're full.

What do you mean, you're full?
When did that happen?

We got two admits last night
on the night shift.
Who?

Good morning, John.

Easy for you to say.
Are the twins here?

Yes,
the night-shift admits.

They're in room 737,
Gretchen and grace Breton...

9 years old,

Both suffering from polycystic
kidney disease.



One's suffering from edema.

The other had
shortness of breath.

And they both need dialysis.

Identical twins in need
of kidney transplant.

They've been waiting
for over a year.

They already have one match,
the brother.

Two little girls
and one kidney?

It's an impossible choice.

You're damn right.

How's a mother supposed
to choose

Which daughter
she's gonna save?

Anything you can do
to make them more comfortable,

I appreciate it.

Comfortable, okay.



I'm putting you and Tom
on point.

Let me know if there's
anything you need.

Okay.

Kelly, I'm gonna need
your help with this.
Yeah, no problem.

All right.

Hey.

How's your arm?

It's healing up nicely.

Any pain?

No.

What's Dr. Danee say?

That it's all looking
really good.

Listen, um...

I don't think Camille's
gonna be home tonight.

I thought maybe
we could watch a movie...

"Mr. Smith
goes to Washington."

You know how much
I love Claude rains.

I wanted to get married,
not watch a movie.

We... we really should
see this family.

And it's another king.

Hello.
Hi, I'm Dr. Wakefield.

Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

I'm Christina Hawthorne,
director of nursing.

Hi.
Hi.

Hello.

Okay. I'm gonna put on
my thinking cap, okay?

No, I have not missed a name
in 20 years.

All right, here we go.

Hmm.

Gretchen, grace.

I'm Gretchen.

I'm grace.

Ooh, I was this close.

Should we step outside?

Have you found a donor?

I've had so many
of these conversations.

There are no secrets here.

And we've heard all the
speeches, and we know the stats.

We're gonna do everything we can
for your family.

We're gonna make your stay here
as comfortable as possible.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

All right, girls,
we'll see you later, okay?

all right, your move.

So, I checked the registry.

It's a nine-month wait
for a kidney.

Oh, it'll be a little crazier
up here than I thought.

True wishes project is
sending this basketball
player, Dwyane Wade,

Up to meet one of our
patients... Brian.

And who's covering Brian?

I am.

You know what? You got your
hands full with the twins.

Malia, do me a favor.
Cover Brian for her?

Oh, yeah, Brian.
He's my favorite.

Thanks.

Uh, hey, what can I help with?

Hey, you know what?

Why don't you help Kelly
with her family?

They're gonna need
as much attention as possible.

Yeah, I could use the help.

So stick close to Kelly
and do as she says.

You know me.

I do know you.

That's why I'm saying

Stick close to Kelly
and do as she says.

Gloria is the contact person
at true wishes.

That's her number.

Dwyane doesn't have
a lot of time,

So I really need you
to stay on top of that.

Yeah, you talk to me

Like I'm incapable of doing
anything right.

It's really starting
to irritate me.

It's just like a p.R. Job,
basically.

Yeah.
That's my forte.

So you need to greet dwyane,

Make sure he knows
where he's going,

Make sure Brian has the time
of his life, the whole thing.

Can you handle that?

Yeah, I've hung out
with celebrities before.
It's no big deal.

Call Gloria if you have
any questions.

All right, you ready
to help me out?

Can't I just stay here?

I-I'm not really good
with kids.

What if I say the wrong thing?

You can't.

You just have to say
what you feel

And make sure they know
it's gonna be okay.

You'll do great.

Don't panic.
Let's go.

She'll be here soon.
Mama.

Yeah, baby doll?

How are we doing in here?

Her catheter's irritating her.

Okay, I'll take care of that
right away.

Hey, sweetie, let me see.

Okay.

My dad was white, too.

You know, it's tough being
biracial...For transplants.

You know, it's hard
to get a donor.

Lots of minorities
don't want to donate

Given our history
with the healthcare system.

But we're still hanging on.

God has a plan for us.

Right, babies?

Gretchen
should be fine now,

So if you need anything else,
just call.

So, Gretchen will get
this kidney?

Yeah, that's the plan.

But if grace is so sick,
then doesn't she need it more?

Well, grace is
in respiratory distress.

So, in her state, the chances
of rejection are higher,

So the surgery's
a higher risk for her.

Uh, I don't know.

It...Doesn't feel right.

Well, we're still looking
for a match for grace, you know.

What if you don't find one?

Let's just take
one step at a time.

Let's take care of you
and Gretchen first, okay?

Take both of my kidneys.

Well, we...
we can't do that.

No, take them both.

Keep me on dialysis.

I-I'll wait for a donor.

Michael,
it doesn't work like that.

I can handle it.
I can handle it.

But they have been
through so much.

So go ahead.
Take them both.

You can't put all of this
on yourself, you know.

Trust me.

We will do
absolutely everything we can

For both of them.

You'll be there, right?

You'll make sure
Gretchen's okay?

Well, I'm not really performing

That many surgeries these days,

But, yeah, I'll be there.

And I'll make sure
they get it right.

Where the hell is Kelly?

Ugh.

A prosthetic leg?
Really?

I hadn't noticed that.

you are so full of it.

Can I ask you,
um, how you lost it?

Joyriding
on my brother's motorcycle.

I was 17.

I thought you said
you only had a sister.

I don't like to talk about it.

You two can pick the bugs
out of each other's fur

After hours.

We're shorthanded today.

Uh, Gail?

This man's here
about donating a kidney.

You sure he's got
the right hospital?

Is this about
the twins up on peds?

Hospital escort
to outpatient surgery.

Hospital escort
to outpatient surgery.

Hey, Bobbie, what are
all these people doing here?

Potential donors.

Marcus, do we have any
extra rooms to draw blood?

I don't have room for my
patients. He's secondary.

Secondary?

E.R. Stands
for emergency room.

The lab techs can't handle
this load.

Those people are gonna have

To get their blood drawn
someplace else.

Come here, sir.

Here.

Sit right here.

I'll have somebody with you
in a second, okay?

Bobbie, how did
all these people get here?

The Internet.

Uh, you didn't see?

See what?

Your girl did you proud.

Excuse me?

Check it out.

Hey, guys.
It's time to make a video.

We're gonna try to get you
some kidneys.

My name is grace.

And your name?
Gretchen.

Can you sing something
for me, anything?

♪ twinkle, twinkle,
little stars ♪

♪ how I wonder
what you are ♪

♪ up above the world so high ♪
no playgrounds, no play dates,
no sleepovers...

♪ like a diamond in the sky ♪
...Just hospital beds
and dialysis machines.

♪ twinkle, twinkle,
little star ♪

♪ how I wonder
what you are ♪

Oh, that was beautiful.

Please help.

Become a kidney donor today
at James River.

Say bye, guys.

Bye. Bye.
Bye.

Do you know
where I can get tested

To see if my kidneys are
healthy enough to donate?

Yes. You see those doors?
Right through there.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Please, um, come on over here.
Thanks for coming.

Bobbie,
can you help her?
Yeah.

You know, you can't just stage
an impromptu donor drive.

You got to tell me something.

Gail, if I knew about this,
don't you think I would have?

Yeah, but if this doesn't
work out, it's gonna be my ass.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Um, thank you, everyone,
for coming.

We understand
how valuable your time is.

We're just getting
a few things situated,

And then we'll see everybody
as soon as possible.

Thank you. Thank you.

I get what you did.
I even appreciate it, okay?

Good job.
But don't ever do that again.

But all these people...

Camille, this is a lot.

Besides, I told you
to stay in peds with Kelly

And do what Kelly says.

Did Kelly tell you to do this?

No.

Exactly.

Go ahead.
We'll talk about this later.

Well, that blows.

I mean, what kind of operation
are you running, anyway?

Well, I don't go around

Promising Dwyane Wade
to cancer kids

And then canceling, lady.

You should be ashamed
of yourself.

Whore.

Is dwyane here?

Bad news.
He can't make it.

What?

Yeah, they said his flight
was snowed in.

Sorry.

Well, did he say
some other time, or...

You know, these ball players
are pretty busy.

Did you say something
to screw this up for me?

Hey, you should've heard me
on the phone.

I was fighting for you.

No big deal.

Yeah, that's it.
Don't let this get you down.

You got bigger problems
than this, right?

Oh, what is it, dear?!

What?!

You know, I can't hear you
over the jackhammering!

I'm sorry!
We're trying to fix it!

It's Johnson!

No, no, no!

It's for Johnson! Yes!

Oh, there we go.
Okay, yes, sir.

No, well, we can barely hear
ourselves, so...

Hello?! Hello?!

How long is this
supposed to go on?

They said two days,

But I don't think
my nerves can take it!

Yeah, well, my patient
can't take it!

No, and they're blasting
a hole in the wall next door!

It's for the...

It's the only way to get
the MRI into the suite, and...

You mean the crate
from the parking lot?!

It's Erin's pet project
or something!

Ray! Ray!

Tom. Hi.

Hey.

You good?

Yeah, just have my hands full
with these twin transplants.

How's it going
with Dr. Danee?

Uh, great.

You know, I spoke to him,

And, um, he said that you aren't
returning his phone calls.

Yeah, I'm, uh...
I'm seeing someone else.

The swelling has gone down.
I've regained full mobility.

What about your surgery?

Don't see the need.

Dr. Harrington,
call the hospital operator.

Dr. Harrington,
dial the hospital operator.

I'm just parched. Would you mind
opening this for me?

You're not healing.

Yeah, well, this surgery
could make things worse.

It could cause irreparable
damage and kill my career.

Well, so could putting it off
any longer.

Erin, I appreciate your help.
I really do.

But I am in the middle
of a no-win case,

And I-I don't mean
to be rude,

But I am not gonna have
that surgery.

I think I got a fix.

I dated this guy that does
something in basketball.

And I just called him,

And he said he's gonna try
to find a replacement for Wade.

Uh, I think you should
call him back

And just let the true wishes
people figure something else
out, you know?

Well, it can't hurt.

Brian really wants
to meet dwyane Wade.

Who knows?
Maybe the storm will clear up.

Okay, well,
it better happen quick,

'cause that kid looks like he's
getting ready to check out.

You have a real way with words.

Christina.

Lab asked me to rush this
down to you.

Ortho,
to the E.R. Cat room.

Ortho, to the E.R. Cat room.

What is it?

Mind your business.

Come on.

My buddy in the lab
told me they found a match.

Really?

They can prep
one of the girls tonight,

Then get the kidney
from the brother in the morning.

So by this time tomorrow,

Both girls got
their transplant.

We found a match.

It's true.
We found a donor.

They did it!
It's gonna be okay!

They found a match!

Just got the medical history
on our kidney donor.

She had cancer
several years ago.

Damn.

Kidney's not viable.

It's grace.

We need help!

She's stopped breathing.

Grace, grace, are you okay?

Pulse dropped to 76.

B.P. Is 70 over 40.

Okay, Kelly, let's get her
a room up in the I.C.U.

And give her some etomidate.
Is she gonna be
all right?

We're gonna
put her on a ventilator.
That'll help her breathe.

Is she breathing now?

We're gonna do
everything we can.

She should get
that operation now.

She needs that kidney now.

I know you have the match.
What are you waiting for?

What match?

The match!

That short-haired girl...
the volunteer... she told me.

Please, my baby needs
that kidney now!

That's not an option.
We need to get her to the ICU.

Are you crazy?
You took it upon yourself

To give this woman
information...

Medical information,
which is illegal.

And on top of that,

You don't even know
what you're talking about?

Camille, look at me
when I am talking to you.

That is the most unprofessional,
irresponsible thing

You have ever done.

What the hell
were you thinking about?

I don't want you talking
to not a family member.

Not a parent, nobody.
Do you understand me?

You have no idea what I have
to do to clean this up.

Christina, Christina.
Please.

Camille, give us a second.

No!

Give us a second.
Thank you.

Tom, don't you ever
do that again.

Do not undermine me
in front of my child.

Come on.
She made a mistake, okay?

I'm not gonna sit here
and listen to you crucify her

For doing the type of thing
you do every single day.

You want to pick a fight with
someone, pick a fight with me.

Come on, please.
No, I'm serious.

You want to fight with someone,
fight with me.

I've got a few things I'd like
to fight with you about.

Ow!
Are you crazy?

My arm's broken!
I'm sorry.

What is wrong with you?

I'm so s... I didn't think
it would hurt.

It's in a c...
you didn't think
my arm's broken?

All right.
It's in a cast!
Because it...

I didn't know!
Because it's broken.
What's the matter with you?

I really was trying
to play. I'm sorry.

oh, my God,
you are completely crazy.

You're right.
I'm tripping.

Okay.

What am I gonna tell
this woman?

I'll take care of it.

Come on.

Brian.

Say hello to John Sully.

That's Salley.
John Salley.

Nice to meet you, Brian.
How you doin'?

I heard about your little mix-up
with dwyane Wade.

You know, I was in town,

So I decided to stop by,
check you out.

Isn't that great?

You're a very brave young man.
I mean, a true inspiration.

You know, you don't need to be
impressed with me.

I'm the one that's lucky
and humbled to know you.

Who are you?

I'm, uh, John Salley.

Aren't you an announcer?

Oh, no, no, before that,
13 years in the NBA,

Two millenniums, three decades,

Three teams,
four championships.

You remember I played
with the pistons,

The bulls, the Lakers?

Were you injured a lot, 'cause I
don't remember you playing?

Oh, no, I was a role player...

Very important part
of the team, though.

Sounds like you got on the right
team at the right time.

Wow.

Let me explain something
to you.

I get this all the time.

Michael Jordan and Kobe

Couldn't have won those
championships without me.

You know Kobe?

Yeah, I know Kobe.

Well, can you call him?

Hey, Stewie, how about showing
a little gratitude?

Yeah, come on, kid.

I'm here to make
your wish come true.

Oh, excuse me!
Excuse me!

You can't come in here!

This is a clean area,

And you're bringing dust and
then whatever the hell that is!

No!

All right.

Get out of my I.C.U.
And stop your jackhammering now!

Uh, candy, I don't think
you can really do that.

Okay, you know what, Ray?

Look, get out of here now
or I will make you a patient!

All right, shut it down!

guys, take 10!

we just completed
the medical history

On the donor match.

Several years ago,
she had breast cancer.

Is she fully recovered?

Yes, but... but, as you know,
this particular type of cancer

Generally disqualifies
people from donating.

But she's healthy now.

We can't risk giving a kidney
that could become cancerous.

But we are still
testing people downstairs,

And we'll find someone.

We already found someone.

I'm not leaving this hospital
without both of my daughters.

Now give my baby
that damn kidney.

Sir, I-I understand
your predicament,

But this is out of my hands.

Well, then,
whose hands is it in?

Hers, right there...
nurse Hawthorne.

I'm sorry.
Is there a problem?

This man saw the video about
the twins needing a donor.

Yeah, my son's been
waiting for three years.

I hear they've been on
for a year.

Why do they get to go
to the head of the line?

Why? Is it because they
look cute on video?

Can someone explain to me

Why these girls are getting
preference over my boy?
Sir.

Excuse me. I'm John Morrissey,
c.E.O. Of the hospital.

Can we talk about this
in my office?

Dude looks upset.

Yeah, he is.

Listen, you guys have
any coffee around here,

Or a Starbucks nearby?

Are you a potential donor?

Yeah, doing it
for the cute kids.

Well, coffee's the last thing
you want.

Uh, we have water...
cold, room temp, warm,

And ice chips.

Okay, thank you.
All right.

there, see? That's me.

1986 Detroit pistons...
my rookie year.

I scored 18 points that night.

Eh, it's pretty blurry.

We didn't have h.D.
Back then, kid, you know.

But, hey, check out this move.

Check out this move!
I was killing it that night!

That doesn't look like you.

Use some imagination, kid.

All right.

This is me imagining
you're dwyane Wade.

jokes.

Okay, this is... right here,

This is when I was
with the Chicago bulls.

The shorts are kind of tight,

But, you know,
that was in style that year.

sure.

I, uh, heard you were
having a problem

With the work next door.

Yeah, the noise is driving
the patients crazy,

And then the workers just
keep coming right through.

Well, they're not supposed
to do that.

They're supposed to go around

And enter the site
through the back stairs.

These patients
are critical care.

Look, if we have to vacate
the I.C.U. For a few days,

We'll just use some beds
in, uh, in recovery.

We just have to... we have
to soldier through this.

I don't think you know the first
thing about soldiering.

Candy.

Look, this is the only way

To get the MRI
into the building.

Yeah, I don't care.
Figure out something else.

Hold on, sir. It's...
it's incessant hammering, okay?

Maybe we could do, um, uh,
15 minutes on, 15 off?

That's gonna add
at least another day.

It'll give us a chance
to keep our sanity.

Fine.

Thanks, Marcus.

Um, everyone, I want
to just say again,

Thank you for your patience.

When I saw those
poor little girls online,

I knew we had to do something.

Here you go, sir.
Thank you.

You're welcome.
All right.

Christina,
a group of parents

With children
on the transplant list

Are filing a motion to force us
to test these samples

Against every child
on the waiting list.

What is this?

Uh, they have started a website

Posting their children's
pictures and BIOS on it,

And they are attacking us
pretty aggressively.

By law, a donor can give
to whomever they want,

Which means we will win
in the court of law.

But we will be slaughtered
in the court of public opinion.

They'll think
that we're being unfair.

I just, uh, wish I had known
about this little drive.

Well, me too.

This is why the list was
established in the first place.

These are our patients.
We do not discriminate.

We do not prioritize based
on how upsetting

Something looks on Youtube.

Morrissey, you gave me
this case, remember?

I asked you to spearhead
this case,

Not open our doors
as a major transplant center.

Well, now we've got people
out here that are willing

To sacrifice themselves
for strangers,

And now you're telling me
you want me

To just send them home
and say "no, thank you"?

No, I want you to test
the samples we already
have for viability

And close the doors
to any newcomers.

John, you're overreacting.

Shut it down.

I'm sorry.

Bobbie, do me a favor.

I need you to continue
to cross-test blood

Until we find a match
for grace.

But morrissey said
to shut it down.

Morrissey said it wasn't fair.
I'm gonna make it fair.

Excuse me. Can I have
everyone's attention, please?

Thank you.

This is Mary.
She's 12 years old.

And she told her mother
she's afraid

That she won't live long enough
to see herself without braces.

She's been on our kidney-donor
list for nine months.

This is Derrick.

Derrick...
he plays pee-wee football.

He's 11 years old.

And he says he's the best player
on his football team.

Says he wants to get better

Because his team's lost every
game since he's gotten sick.

He's been on the waiting list
for two years.

This is Cherise.

Cherise is 9 years old.

And even though she's missed
a lot of school,

She does her homework every day

'cause she wants to stay
in the same grade

As her best friend, Yvonne.

And when she was asked

What she wants to be
when she grows up,

She said, "alive."

So, I have these consent forms
that will allow us

To use your samples

For every child
on the kidney-donor list,

Not just the two girls upstairs
that you saw on the Internet.

I'm sorry. Uh, I...
I have a question.

If I sign that form,

You can just slap my kidney
into anybody?

No, not exactly.

That means another child
somewhere will live

Because of your generosity.

Okay, I'm just...
I'm not clear.

Um, what about the girls
from the Internet?

The only reason why I came here
is for those little girls.

I'm sorry.

Well, wait a minute.

Come on, folks.

You all came here for a good
reason. I know that.

This is so important
that even nurse Hawthorne

Will sign a form herself.

She's not afraid
to walk the walk.

Okay.

Okay.

First you.

And then you.

Okay.

I got this one.

Oh, excuse me.

Hi.
Hi.

I'm Kelly.
Hi, Kelly.

It's so nice to meet you.
Nice meeting you.

You are so awesome for coming.
It meant the world to Brian.

Oh, well,
he could've fooled me.

Well, obviously he's been
through so much

With the chemo and going in
and out of the hospital, but...

Oh, well, you know,
he's a strong kid,

And I'm glad I got a chance
to meet him.

Yeah, I'm really happy
that I got to meet you, too.

Thank you so much
for coming.
Yeah, my pleasure.

Oh! Sorry.

Um, if you don't mind...
I don't mean to bother you...

Would you take
a picture with me?

Yeah, no problem.
Great.

Do you mind?

No, not at all.
Great.

It's just the big button
right there.

Thanks.

Ready?

Yes.

Smile.

Cheese!

Got it.

Awesome.
Thank you so much.

Thank you again so much.

Oh, my pleasure.
Thanks.

I just got a picture
with dwyane Wade.

Good work, Malia.

So, are you guys conserving heat
to save money?

I know.

You can put your clothes
back on as soon as you
talk to the doctor.

Oh, no, I'm sorry.

I just... I can't handle
any more tests today.

Well, I'm pretty sure
they've gotten everything
that they need,

So it won't be long.

Hey, Walter.
Hello.

How you feeling?

Good.

He's basically freezing
his tush off.

Well, it paid off.

You're a kidney match
for our little girl.

We knew the antigen match
was almost perfect,

But your C.T. Scans,
your x-rays, your EKG,

Your blood and urine levels
all came back

At the highest preferred range.

Okay.

Um, um, so,
it's... it's happening?

You're gonna take...
t-take the kidney?

Yes, sir, we're good to go.

Um, I'm sorry.
Um, now?

She's in respiratory distress
and renal failure.

We're prepping
the O.R. Right now.

All right. Um, okay.

Just one...
one quick...

Um, what's the procedure like?
What's... what happens?

Well, you'll be under
general anesthesia.

The surgeon will start by making
several small incisions

To insert a video telescope.

That's just so they can take
a better look

Inside your abdominal cavity.

Uh...

How much does it hurt?

Well, that's the advantage
of the laparcopic surgery.

Uh, you'll only be
on painkillers

For maybe about four days after

And almost fully recovered
within a month.

A month?

And no scarring.

Uh, no scar?

Um, okay, how does...
how does it come out?

Well, they, uh...
they remove your kidney

Through a small incision
in your naval.

But once they fold it back in,

You won't be able
to see anything.

O-o-o-okay.

Let's... okay.

Let's do it, I guess.

The last hurdle was
a psychosocial evaluation.

The interview shows

That Walter's intentions
are very clear.

Walter.

Hey, uh, now, look.
Um...

I'm really...
I'm really, really sorry.

Um, I-I-I saw the girl
in the video, and I came,

But I didn't think that I was
actually gonna be a match.

But you are,
and grace is ready right now.

We are not trying
to pressure you.

We respect your decision.

This is a miracle, okay?
I know.

I know, I know, but I...

I didn't sign on
for a miracle, you know?

They said it was gonna be
a one-in-a-million chance

That they were gonna find
a match.

It's not like, "hey, can I
borrow your cellphone?" "sure."

You know, it's...

What if... what if...
what if I give her my kidney,

And then later on in life,
something happens to mine?

Who's gonna do my video?

I'm sorry.

I-I don't want the girl
to die, but I can't.

I just...

I can't.

I'm sorry.

All right. Thank you.

I just got an earful
from Brian's mother.

She's pretty upset at the way
you spoke to him.

You called him an asshole?

No, I called him a jerk.

He's 11.
He's rude.

It's about time somebody
called that kid on his crap.

You should thank me.

He has cancer!

Yeah, well, I mean,
that's always the excuse,

Isn't it, Kelly?

Oh, Walter.

Unh-unh. No, I'm done.
I'm gonna take off.

No, I just want
to wrap up your paperwork.

Look, come on.
I-I'll get you out of here fast.

Come on.

Okay, let's see here.

All right,
Walter...Buck.

26 years old.

So, what do you do
for a living, Walter?

Um, I'm a temp.

Hmm. Well,
what do you want to do?

Um, I don't know.

Go back to school.
Business, maybe.

Oh, that sounds cool.

I see you like to keep
your options open.

Yeah.
Yeah, that's good.

Don't let anyone pressure you.

Whatever you're gonna do
in your life... with you life...

That's between you and God.

Don't ever let anyone push you
into something.

Okay, I won't, I guess.

Good, because we all get boxed
into doing things soon enough.

I see it all the time
around here...

Sudden illnesses, accidents.

And there's a lot of folks
hurting.

And fortunately,
other people rally.

You know, they...
they pitch in.

Um, I gave blood at 9/11.

Well, so did I.

You know, I give blood
every two months.

I even gave bone marrow.

What? Really?
Yeah.

I was a match for my nephew.

You know, it wasn't as bad
as I thought.

I mean, once I got past
the fear, I was fine.

Right, well, it's... a kidney's
a lot more risk, right?

Oh, yeah.
Any major surgery is.

You know, there's bleeding,
possible infection.

Right. There's the chance that
my other one could go out.

Well, now, that's a risk.

They tell you to, uh, avoid
all contact sports,

But, um, otherwise,

You should live a normal life.

Just don't go lifting anything
heavy while you're recovering,

And get your rest,
your checkups.

You make it sound so simple.

But it's not.
It's a huge deal, Walter.

It's something
you got to think about.

So take your time, and...

And don't let anybody make this
about some cute little girl.

This is about you.

Okay.

Okay, it's just... it's just
that I have a lot of questions.

Look, why don't we go
in my office?

And if I can't answer them,
I'll find someone who can.

You don't mind, right?
Oh, no, sweetie.

We're gonna take
all the time you need.

Okay.

Hey.

Hi.

Uh, so, I've decided
to have the surgery.

What made you change your mind?

Well, I was in denial.

I'll call Dr. Danee
tonight.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I'll call you right back.
All right.

She's gonna get that kidney.

Finally.
Who's the donor?

A good Samaritan,

Along with the help
of another good Samaritan.

I can't imagine having
all three of my children

In surgery on the same day.

One big, happy family.

You got a good kid there.

Yeah, I do.

Please tell her thank you.

I'm gonna find you a bed
so you can get some sleep.

I'm staying right here.

Of course.

Let me know
if you need anything.

All right, look.

Look, I know you're pissed.

You have every right to be.

It's just that I see how early
you leave every morning

A-and how tired
you are every night.

And now, being there,
I see what you do,

And without any help,
without complaining.

It... it must be lonely.

I just thought
my mom needs some help,

And I gave you
another headache.

I'm sorry I went at you
so hard today.

I get it.
You were just trying to help.

You up for a movie?

Only if it's "Mr. Smith
goes to Washington."

What is it
with you and Claude rains?

I'll get the popcorn.
Okay.

Hey.
Hey.

Everything okay?

Yeah, I just finished up
on the transplant.

Everyone's good.

Nice.
Yeah.

It was... it was really weird
sitting on the sidelines,

Watching like a...
like a med student, you know?

oh, so, uh, I've
decided to have the surgery.

Why?

Well, it's not healing
on its own.

But I thought that...
yeah, I know, I know.

If something goes wrong, I'll
never play the violin again.

Well, it's good thing I never
played the violin before.

Who's doing it?

Danee.

And the anesthesiologist?

The chief.
I-I've met him.

When?

Next week.

I want you there.

Of course.

Hey, Tom.

Hey, Camille.

Why don't you stay
for a little while?

Well, it isn't much, but if you
insist. Here's this week's.

"boy stuff."

Oh, come on.
Can't we watch "sportscenter"?

No?
No.

Not so much?
W-what is this?

Is this a black-and-white
movie?
Mm-hmm.

Now, one look at you,
and I can see him

Back at his old roll-top desk,
hat and all,

Getting out his paper.

Clayton Smith,
editor and publisher

And Champion of lost causes.