Proof (2015): Season 1, Episode 9 - Tsunami: Part One - full transcript

Previously on "Proof"...

Halima, I can't go back to Kenya so soon.

I could talk to Ivan. I'm
sure he could arrange a loan.

Thank you, but I want to
handle this on my own terms.

- You had a near-death experience.
- Like you yourself had.

Nothing good can come from
continuing your investigation.

- Why are you so interested?
- Same reason as you.

Because if any of that stuff is real,

it makes we could have a
chance to see Will again.

You're a highly respected
doctor moonlighting

as an investigator into the afterlife.



You of all people can understand
the sanctity of a secret

that can ruin a career.

Mom?

Mom?

Mom!

Mom!

Charles?

We have a heart donor
for your patient, Brennan.

We need you to come in right away.

Carolyn?

Did you hear?

Yeah. Yes.

That's great. I'll...
I'll be in right away.

Okay.



Donor is Adam Glenn. He was 34 years old.

Suffered a major brain injury
in a rock climbing accident.

No cortical activity
or brain stem function.

Otherwise, perfect health.

We have consent?

He had a donor's card in his wallet.

They've done an echo?

His heart is in great shape.

And my guy gets it, right? I
don't wanna fight over this.

Chris is status 1A. He's
been waiting over a year.

U.N.O.S. assigned it to your patient.

The donor's blood type is
rare and a perfect match.

The heart is yours.

Has Chris been notified?

I think he got here before
we even hung up the phone.

Dr. Tyler, I have to admit
I was starting to think

- this day was never gonna come.
- Oh, you doubted me, Christopher.

Ah, it wasn't you I was doubting.

It's this old heart of mine
I didn't have much faith in.

Yeah, well, it just has to
get you a little bit further.

When will you do the surgery? Today?

I promised my students I'd
make it to their graduation.

Better not make a liar out of me, Doc.

We're gonna run a few more tests,

but I don't see any reason why you
won't be able to keep that promise.

I told you it was all gonna be okay.

Hey, um, can you tell me
anything about the donor?

Hon, please, just focus on
your own health right now.

You should listen to her.

I almost always do.

I'm trying to get ahold
of you for a change.

- How are you feeling?
- Fine.

I'm working on something
I need to show you.

You picked the worst possible
day. I have a heart transplant.

So when can you come by?

Did you not just hear me say?

It's time-sensitive.

So is a heart transplant.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, just come by as soon as you can.

So... You have news?

Uh, yes, you know that I've been
trying to pay back Halima's father.

Well, the last bank just denied my loan.

No. Why?

I am not a U.S. Citizen.

I've got no collateral,
no assets, take your pick.

But you're a doctor.

Yeah, to them I'm just a
foreigner with a lab coat.

Maybe you should reconsider.

- No.
- But Ivan can help.

- I don't want charity.
- It's not charity.

He could give you a loan,

or I'm sure he'd be willing to pay you
for your work on our investigations.

Thank you, but... I can't.

Well... What happens
if you don't get a loan?

We'll have to consider other alternatives.

Like going back to Kenya?

You have to let me talk to Ivan.

I don't want to be beholden to anyone.

But I truly appreciate
you wanting to help me.

It's not just for you.

I know these investigations
are important...

It's not just about the
investigations either.

I want you to stay.

Because...

Because I really like
having lunch with you.

And I...

I-I've felt this way for a while now.

So how do you feel?

- I'm sorry. I...
- No, don't be.

No, it's just...

- There's so much...
- I understand.

Things are complicated.

Mrs. Glenn?

I'm Dr. Tyler.

I'm very sorry for what
you're going through.

I can step out if you need to take that.

Uh, no.

It's his.

It's been ringing all morning.

He's supposed to be opening
a restaurant next week,

and these vendors keep calling,
and I don't know what to say.

"I'm sorry, Adam can't
choose tablecloths right now."

"Adam is unavailable."

I-I should just turn it off.

You know you're doing a
wonderful thing by donating.

I'm sorry, I've decided not
to take him off the ventilator.

I know this is all happening very fast.

- You should take your time.
- I don't need time. I'm not donating.

Your husband signed a donor card.

It was what he wanted.

Don't you wanna honor his wishes?

He signed that card
years ago, before we met.

He wasn't thinking about his future
wife when he signed that card.

I'm sure he would want me to
do whatever I felt was right.

I know this is very
hard to accept right now,

but there is nothing
more we can do for him.

But he could give life...

I'm not going to get him back, I know that.

But if I turn that machine
off, then he's gone for good.

And I'll never see him again,
and I'm not ready for that.

I would rather come here and hold
his hand than stand over his grave.

Do you really think he
wants to stay like this?

Hooked up to all these machines?

Your husband's death could mean
something very important to someone else.

I've made my decision,

and I would like to be alone with him now.

Charles. I need to talk to
you about the heart donor.

I heard. The wife won't consent. I'm sorry.

Yeah, we don't need her
permission. He signed a donor card.

Without an advanced directive,
it's not legally blinding.

Yeah, but it's a gray
area. We can fight it.

Yeah, I wish we could.

She's a lawyer, one of the
best litigators in town.

We can't go to the mat with her.

We'd not only lose, but our U.N.O.S.
certification would be jeopardized.

And if this hospital loses
its transplant privileges,

every patient on the
list could be affected.

Charles.

My patient is as hard
to match as they come.

I've been holding him together
with duct tape and baling wire.

Unfortunately, our only option
is to put him back on the list.

He's not gonna get another
chance. That's a death sentence.

I'm sorry. But if anyone's duct tape
is gonna hold, my money is on you.

Excuse me.

Carolyn?

What are you doing here?

This is where I work.

No, no, this is where I work.

This is where you... I-I don't
even know what you really do,

but I am not comfortable with you here,

not since you came to my house, not...

Carolyn? What's going on?

Nothing. We're just talking.

I'm Patricia Alcott.

Dr. Tyler performed my heart
surgery a few years ago.

And now it seems everywhere
I turn, there you are.

Ah, you work with Helping Hands, don't you?

- Yes.
- Yeah.

Yeah, we appreciate everything that
your organization does for our patients.

I consider it a great honor.

I think the people closest to
death deserve our best care.

Well, I better be going. Excuse me.

Carolyn. What was that about?

I understand that you're
upset about the transplant,

but you cannot take your
frustrations out on our volunteers.

I heard somebody was looking for me.

Uh, in the atrium. Didn't give a name.

Halima.

What are you doing here?

I came to see you, of course.

I wish you would've called me
to tell me that you were coming.

I wanted it to be a surprise.

Yes, well that it most certainly is.

You're a little happy
to see me, aren't you?

Of course,

but... I thought that after we talked...

I know what you said.

I don't believe that's how you really feel.

I think it is easy to say goodbye
to someone who is very far away.

Not so easy when they
are right in front of you.

Halima... You should not have come.

Do you remember the night you gave me this?

For your birthday. Of course I remember.

You still wear it.

I never take it off.

When I look at it,

I think about... You
standing in front of me

and telling me you love me
and kissing me good night.

But you kept coming back for one more kiss.

You couldn't bring
yourself to say good night,

not until the next morning.

Halima...

We were happy, Zedan,

before it became about business
arrangements and contracts with my father.

We loved each other, didn't we?

Yes.

But things are very... Complicated now.

I've spent much of my life letting
people make decisions for me.

But I am here to fight for you, Zedan.

If you decide you don't
want this, I will understand.

But I think we are worth fighting for.

I don't understand.

How can you let people get their hopes up

and then just crush them like that?

She just lost her husband. She's grieving.

I don't mean her.

How could you do that to us?

We'll keep looking.

You're still at the top of the list.

We've been at the top of
the list for a long time.

There's really nothing else
you can do to fight this?

I've tried. I am so, so sorry.

But I will do everything I can to make
sure that you make it to that graduation.

Well, you've kept me going longer

than anyone else could've.

Don't turn off your phone. Okay?

I'll talk to you soon, Dr. Tyler.

Mrs. Glenn, I'd like to talk to you...

I know what you're gonna say.

I talk to that woman that you sent.

I just need to get some air.

Wait, wait, what woman?

I'm sorry. I did not send that woman.

- Was she bothering you?
- Not really.

She had some strange things to say, though.

What did she say to you?

She told me that I should let Adam go.

There's a life beyond
this one waiting for him

and that if I keep him
here, on these machines,

I could be keeping him from some
other kind of life on the other side.

It's just something I've
never really believed in.

And I don't know why I
would listen to this woman.

I don't even know her.

She just seemed so certain, that I'm...

I know.

You deal with life and
death on a daily basis.

What do you believe?

Oh.

I used to have an easy
answer to that question,

but... Now I'm not so sure.

So you think she could be right?

I think it's possible that
there's something beyond this.

I always just thought that was
something people told themselves

'cause they couldn't deal
with the reality of death.

But it's different, though,
isn't it, when it's your loss?

Now I'm driving myself
crazy, you know, wondering...

What if I've been wrong this whole time?

What if that woman is right?

If there's even the slightest
chance that she is...

I can't tell you whether
that woman is right or not,

but I have been where you are.

I have had to make the
decision you're making.

I've never told anyone this before,

but donating my son's organs
was incredibly difficult for me.

I mean, you'd think as a doctor
it would be an easy choice.

But there was a...

There was a part of me that wanted my...

Perfect, beautiful boy to stay that way.

So how did you decide?

I thought about all my patients
whose lives have been saved by donors.

And I asked myself what Will
would tell me if he could.

You never regretted it?

I can't lie and tell you

that it's gonna make your loss any easier.

But I got the chance to see
the boy who has Will's lungs.

And it was such a huge comfort.

And I knew I had made the right decision.

It felt like my son's
death wasn't for nothing,

and I know that if Will
is out there somewhere,

he would be happy about it.

So you think that he might be...

Out there somewhere?

I don't know.

I hope so.

I know there's a clock on this.

I just... I think I need
to think for a while.

I understand.

Mr. Oumandi.

I assume you know why I'm calling.

Yes, sir, I have seen Halima,
but you should know, sir,

I did not ask her to come.

I believe you, but my daughter
has a very strong will.

I've noticed that.

She has gotten it in her head

that she wants to be in America with you,

and I need you to change her mind.

I don't know if she would listen.

It would be worth a great deal
to me to have my daughter back.

So if you convince her to return home,

I will forgive all your debt.

That is... Very generous, sir.

But I don't know if I...
If I feel comfortable...

Zedan, I love my daughter very much.

You know that staying in
America will only hurt her.

I trust you'll do what's best for Halima...

And yourself.

Do you have any clue what's going on?

No. He wouldn't tell me a
thing until you got here.

Welcome to my newest launching pad.

I've decided our investigation
needs a more hands-on approach.

- What is it?
- I have a guess. I hope I'm wrong.

It appears to be some
kind of medical equipment.

How is this related to our investigations?

Well, I'd like to think of it as the
next evolution of the Space Shuttle,

only it won't be taking
me to the moon or Mars.

You're going to let this machine kill you.

- Yes!
- What?

I'm going to flatline. Only temporarily.

I've taken everything into account.

Yes, I can see that.

Cerebral oximeter, defib
pads, a heart-lung machine...

These machines can do everything...

Almost.

Oh, absolutely not.

No, I just need you to perform
the femoral cannulation.

No, there is no way.

You are in no condition
for something like this.

Look, I'm running out of time.

These machines will give me a brief glimpse

of what's waiting for
me when I eventually die.

Or you could just die.

Is that true? Could that really happen?

No. Probably not.

That's what you'll be here for...

To make sure that I don't.

I hoped we would find
our answers another way,

but my illness has progressed more rapidly

than I expected.

I haven't given up on our investigations.

I haven't given up on it, either.

I'm... Adding to the data.

Look, I'm sorry you went
through all the trouble

of building your fancy flatline machine,

but this is not happening.

Charles, please give me some good news.

You're sure she's not
gonna change her mind again?

Honey, I am literally being
wheeled into surgery right now.

This is happening.

We've had the rug pulled
out from under us before.

Trust me, it's happening.

Please thank her for us.

Yeah, we really want her to
know how much this means to us.

How about you tell her
yourself when we're done?

- Bring the flow up on the bypass.
- Yes, Doctor.

Dr. Clarke, could you retract that, please?

Got it.

Wean the bypass slowly,
half a liter at a time.

I said wean the bypass.

We did, Dr. Tyler.

Dr. Tyler?

Dr. Tyler?

We need to shock the heart.

Dr. Clarke, take over.

- This is your patient.
- Take over.

Clear.

Oh. I need to talk to you.

This is unfamiliar territory.

Usually, I'm beckoning you to my office.

Uh... Something happened
in the Brennan surgery,

and I'm not sure what it was.

I don't understand. I heard that
the procedure went perfectly.

Oh, no, not with the procedure.

Something happened, um, to me,

and I would like a full
neurological workup.

Carolyn?

- What happened?
- Well, it was probably nothing.

No, you just asked me to see if
there's something wrong with your brain.

And you're not the type
to casually ask for help.

In fact, this is the very
first time that's ever happened.

So what's going on?

I-I...

I've been, um...

I've been dizzy and I've had headaches.

So I'm just being cautious.

Okay, so I'll call down
and get a time for an M.R.I.

Thank you.

But I have to be cautious as well

when one of my doctors tells me that
they're feeling dizzy during surgery,

I have no choice but to take
them off of surgical rotation

until they've been cleared.

I think that's a good idea.

Hmm.

There's a few things I need
you to take care of for me.

You'll find everything you need on there.

- Here you go. Enjoy.
- Oh, there we are. Thank you.

You sure you won't have
one? It's totally vegan.

It's made out of pinto
beans and flax seeds.

It's delicious.

I'm fine. Mmm.

So where are you going?

Hmm? Mm.

I'm taking a little trip.

So should I arrange the jet?

No, no, I'll be staying here in Seattle.

You're still planning to flatline.

What about what Dr. Tyler
said? I-it's too dangerous.

You're in no condition.

I made a calculation on risk and reward
and decided this is worth the risk.

But you can't do it
alone, and I-I don't think

Dr. Tyler's gonna change her mind.

She did seem pretty adamant.

Well, she's worried about you.

All I need is a skilled medical technician

to insert the cannulas

and monitor the heart-lung machine.

For the right price, I can get anyone
to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

You need someone you can trust.

Well... That's a short list.

I have someone in mind.

Janel, I know you have two PhDs, and
you're a very quick learner but...

I was thinking of Dr. Badawi.
He's learned from the best,

and I know he needs the money.

His loyalty is to Dr. Tyler.
He'd tell her what I'm doing.

Not if I ask him not to.

You trust him?

Completely.

Samantha, I didn't know
you were still here.

I just wanted to make sure
that the surgery went well.

The heart was okay? No complications?

The heart was perfect. It did
everything it was supposed to.

Okay.

Good.

And the recipient? He's okay?

Actually, why don't you ask him yourself?

If you're up for it,
they'd like to meet you.

Lindsey, this is Samantha Glenn.

Thank you... So much.

I can't possibly...

There's someone who'd
really like to meet you.

Thank you for coming.

Where else would I go?

I'm here to see you.

Halima, I need to tell you the truth.

I'm sorry, but the only reason
why I agreed to marry you

was because...

I wanted to go to medical school.

That's all that it ever was for
me. Just a business arrangement.

There was never anything real between us.

So you need to go.

No. You don't mean that.

I do.

There is nothing here for you.

I don't believe you.

I never had the feelings
that you think that I had.

- Liar.
- You need to go home.

I know you.

I know you have loved me
since we were children.

I love you, Zedan.

You cannot look at me and tell
me you don't feel the same way.

Does anyone else know about my M.R.I.?

No, just between us.

Apparently, someone
hasn't heard I'm off-duty.

You're needed in the I.C.U. Stat.

What's going on?

Patient has nausea, shortness of breath,
J.V.P. is elevated and B.P. is falling.

He's rejecting the heart.

We've already pulsed him
several times with solu-medrol.

We need to biopsy and
confirm he's in rejection.

Prep the cath lab.

Dr. Tyler, you and I have another
patient that we need to see, remember?

Dr. Clarke can take it from here.

Okay, let's go.

Don't waste your time on azathioprine.

If the high doses of steroids aren't
working, then that's not gonna help either.

- It's the only choice we have.
- Try OKT3.

Too risky. The temp
could spike even further.

He could have a seizure.

Yeah, or you could just keep
trying what already isn't working.

I've used it on my fellowship.
I've seen it work before.

Do what she says.

Dr. Tyler.

We're good.

What's going on?

I just went to get Lindsey
dinner and I-I saw...

What's wrong?

We're doing everything we can.

I think you should just
go home and get some rest.

He's rejecting the heart, isn't he?

There are some complications,
but we're doing everything we can.

You convinced me to let him go,

and now I'm losing him a second time.

Janel...

- I'm sorry.
- What are you doing?

You weren't answering your phone,

and you weren't at the
hospital, and I have great news.

I think I have a solution
for your money problems.

It is with Turing...

Zedan? Where did you go?

Oh.

- I'm sorry.
- Janel...

No, uh... I shouldn't have come.

I made a mistake.

I have more good news for you.

You work too hard, and you worry too much.

That's good news?

Neurologically, there's
nothing wrong with you.

My M.R.I. is clean?

Mm.

Well, you don't seem pleased.

Well, it just doesn't
explain what I experienced.

Headaches and dizziness are often
caused by exhaustion, anxiety...

You think it's stress?

Carolyn, you have had an
extraordinarily difficult year,

and you've handled it extremely well.

I don't know that I've
said that enough or at all.

Thank you.

But you make these incredible
demands on yourself...

Stressful job, long
hours, raising a teenager.

You want my best medical advice?

Go home, read a book,
do something you enjoy,

and then get a good night's sleep.

That's your best medical advice?

Mm-hmm, it can be a miracle cure.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Sophie's not here she's
staying at my parents'.

I know. I came to check on you.

Heard you pulled yourself off a surgery.

Naturally, I assumed the world was ending.

I'm fine. Apparently, I'm just stressed.

You? Working too hard? I don't buy it.

I was told to relax.

Yeah? How's that going?

Not well.

You know, what we used to
do when you were stressed.

Len.

The other thing.

I've forgotten how good this was.

How long has it been since you had pizza?

Well, I'm trying to set a good
example for our daughter...

Whole grains and vegetables, and, you know.

Good, you're making up for all
the mac and cheese that I feed her.

Mmm.

Are you going to play a word or
just stare your tiles all night?

Oh...

Wow.

You wanna throw in the towel right now?

Please, you know I'm not
one to give up a fight.

So you're feeling de-stressed?

I am, actually.

Good. Kicking my ass at this game

has always had a strangely
calming effect on you.

So I'm sorry to do this...

Triple word score!

That's not a word.

It most certainly is.

"Amain"... "with full
force," "suddenly," "hastily."

You just made that up.

Go ahead and challenge me if you want.

But I'm telling ya, 'cause I'm a nice guy,

you've had a hard day. You're gonna lose.

Thanks for coming over.

You kicking me out?

No, just saying thank you.

Anytime.

So you gonna challenge my word or what?

Good morning.

Morning.

I miss these sheets. These are nice sheets.

Well, you bought 'em.

I know. I've got good taste.

I suppose we should talk
about this at one point.

Like the mature adults we are.

Mm. Or we could just finish the game.

I'm gonna get in the shower... Mm.

'Cause I've missed that shower, too.

Mom?

Mom!

Mom!

I can't say you're the last
person I expected to wake me up,

but you'd make the short list.

Tea, please.

You're the only person I could
think of to talk to about this.

About what?

- Here you are.
- Thank you.

Although I have been known
to, uh, hear from the dead,

I find out loud communication
much more efficient.

I've had a near-death experience.

It was shortly after Will died.

I saw him, and I saw a woman with him.

Um, a woman who works at the hospital.

And lately, I've been seeing
the both of them again.

I've been hallucinating

or reliving my near-death experience.

And I don't know why, and
I don't know what it is,

but I need it to stop.

All right.

This woman...

You said she volunteers at the hospital.

Mm-hmm.

So she's alive.

Yes, I've spoken to her.

Has anybody else?

Yes, she's real, if
that's what you're asking.

Right.

Do you know if she's had a
near-death experience herself?

Yes, while I was operating on her. Why?

Take this with a grain of salt,

because it's only apocryphal
as far as I'm concerned.

Compared to the world of hard
science you usually operate in?

Well, you know.

I have heard accounts
of people having N.D.E.s

and never completely coming back from them.

They claim to be so profoundly changed

that they keep one foot in
both worlds, so to speak.

I'm not sure what that means.

Neither do I exactly.

But what I understand...

They believe they can go back and forth

from one side to the other.

And you think this woman
is one of those people?

Possibly.

I think it's equally possible
that she's somehow being

filed into your subconscious,

and your brain is inserting her into
these hallucinations, as you call them.

How do I make them stop? Whatever they are.

I don't know.

But... If anybody can help you,

it'd be that woman, wouldn't it?

Ivan?

Ivan, I'm sorry.

It turns out that Dr.
Badawi won't be able to...

Ivan?

Ivan!

Ivan.

If she shows up, I want you
to notify me immediately.

Okay.

Dr. Tyler? It looks like
a certain patient of yours

is gonna have to write a graduation speech.

- He's doing better?
- He's doing much better,

and, uh, the OKT3, by
the way, was a good call.

That's great news. I will head up and...

Watch out. Gurney coming through.

Excuse me. What happened?

I don't know. I just found him.
Do you think it's the tumor?

Is he gonna be okay?

All right, bring over that cart back there.

Got it.

The tumor's invading more of his brain
and increasing intercranial pressure.

We need to do a craniotomy
as soon as possible.

You think he's strong
enough for the surgery?

We don't have a choice.

How are you feeling?

Like a million bucks.

But I started out with 10 billion, so...

Well, you couldn't be in
better hands for your surgery.

Yeah. Another expedition, right?

Everest, Africa, Antarctica, brain surgery.

Come here.

Flatline machine.

Ivan.

As soon as I'm better,

I am going to beta test death, Dr. Tyler.

And you're going to be
there to hear about it.

This is Dr. Tyler.

I need to talk to you.

I assume that's why you
had me stopped by security.

Something is happening to me,

and I think you might know what it is.

You're seeing things, aren't you?

From the other side?

It's what I tried to warn you about.

It's what happened to me.

The line is blurring, Dr. Tyler,
between this side and the next.

How do I make it stop?

I wish I knew.

You think I have all the answers,

but... I'm just like you.

All I know is your N.D.E. changed you,

just like mine changed me.

Or you could just be crazy,

you know that?

Or I could be going crazy.

Or just fabricating what I wanna see.

I've wrestled with those
possibilities myself.

If what you say is true, how am I supposed
to know if any of this is even real?

You can't.

You should just stop trying.

No.

I need to know more.

We'll all know more one day.