Rush (2014): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

♪ ♪

I'm no one.

Excuse me?

I saw you
looking at me like,

"Where do I know
that girl from?"

But I'm not really famous.
Oh?

I mean, not yet anyways.

So...

who are you?

I mean, like,
what do you do

or whatever?
Mm.



Guess.

You're an agent.

Christ, no.

A lawyer.

A lawyer?

You know,
you really shouldn't use

dollar bills.

Puts you at high risk
of hep C.

One...
little bit.

Yeah, you might, you may want
to take it easy on that.

Slow down a little.

Oh!

You all right?

Hey.



You okay?

Aw, shh...

Hey. Hey.

Christ.

Okay.

Oh, that is some good shit.

Yeah. Sure is.

I got it!

You're a doctor.

Yeah. Something like that.

♪ ♪

Okay...

What club did you say
this was again?

Oh, it's new.
It's very exclusive.

You're gonna love it.

What's it called?
Uh... Emergency.

You all right?
Yeah.

You sure? Okay.
Yeah.

Christ.

Okay, and easy.

I know.
One more time. Good.

Yo, McDreamy.

I believe this girl's
had some kind of

coronary incident. Uh...

heartbeat is labile,
she's disoriented.

I'd... keep her

in the overnight for observation
if I were you.

And it's, um...

it's possible
she had a heart attack.

And how would you know that?

Okay.

We'll admit her.
Just...

All right. Here.
Here you go.

Okay. All right.

All right. Easy. Easy...

Okay, this, uh...

this nice man's
gonna take care of you.

Okay, lie down.

Yep. That works, too.
It's, uh, best seat

in the house.
Okay.

Okay. I will, uh,
see you tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Elliot's birthday, remember?

He's my son, Rush.
I remember.

I just didn't think
that you remembered.

He's my godson.

How could I forget?

Plus, you know, Eve puts
all that stuff on my calendar

and reminds me the day before,
calls me the day of.

This guy wouldn't know
how to tie his own shoe

without a detailed e-mail
from his assistant.

But I can perform
an appendectomy

with my eyes closed.

Hey, he's no slouch himself.

Did he tell you he finished
second in his class in Harvard?

He did not.
Mm-hmm.

You know what they say:

Second place is the first loser.

Will P. Rush,

first in my class.
Pleasure to meet you.

And look at you now.

Ooh... hey...

I don't think you can
smoke in here, sweetheart.

We don't smoke in here,
actually.

Yeah, no smoking.
They changed the rules.

Is she new?

Yeah.
Mm.

She seems very,
uh... competent.

You're supposed to apprise me
of all the new talent

here in the hospital;
that's what friends do.

Maybe I should
admit you, too.

You look like shit.

How much coke have you done?

Spare me the
moralizing, doctor.

I just saved
this girl's life.

You got to keep an eye on this one.
Mm-hmm.

She's a total mess.

♪ ♪

The car's making
a strange noise.

I'm not a mechanic,
and you're late.

I'm close.
Can you order me

the, uh... you know,
the poached eggs

with wasabi oil
and shiitake chutney?

No, actually, you know what,

just a burger.

Rush, can you just
turn down the music?

Why? Do you got
something against Debbie Gibson?

Martin Hanover called.

Oh. How's he doing?

Better. He's finally
breathing on his own.

And his wife?

She checked back into rehab.

Come on.

Hey, all my CDs are skipping.

Okay. Nobody listens
to CDs anymore.

There's this thing--
it's called an iPod.

I can install one in your car.

Oh... I thought
you weren't a mechanic.

No. I'm not a mechanic,

but you're living
in the Stone Age...

Morning, sir.
Morning.

And the next time you ask me

to come in at 8:00,
it would be...

Did you order
my breakfast?

You look like shit.

And you look
very pretty.

You didn't sleep again, did you?

The human body can
chronically restrict

its own sleep cycle without
any noticeable effects.

I've tricked
my neurochemical

and hormonal production
emission cycles

to activate in my
waking states, so...

you know, I need less sleep
than normal humans.

But you are still human.

You know that, right?

It is so cute
that you think that.

I can't just give her
more methadone.

She needs to manage it.
That's the whole point.

Just write her a scrip for weed
if she needs something so bad.

You're prescribing marijuana
to a junkie.

It works, trust me.

You mind?

You're in my office.
You're in my room.

Is that it?

Uh...

no.

Ted Cummings called.

When?

Couple hours ago.

And you tell me now?
What did he want?

You shouldn't enable
an asshole like that.

I'm an asshole.

You enable me every day.

You're not like him, Rush.

It's all degrees, baby.

We don't scream,

we don't discriminate,
we don't judge.

I'm not a shrink,
I'm not a lawyer,

I'm not a priest, I'm not a cop.

We treat people who pay.

And Ted Cummings pays.

Where's my socks?

Took a while.

She drank my juice.

She drank your juice.

Doc, that juice is hand-squeezed
by a Tibetan monk

and imported daily
from Nagchu.

Keeps me centered.

I've been in this
goddamn slump for weeks now.

I'm sorry, but that stuff
gets to a ballplayer.

They all say it don't,
but it does.

Yeah?

Well... that is gonna

cost you 15 grand.

Right.

Okay.

You could have at least
taken off your rings.

I know, Doc. I know.
Those are World Series rings.

You win them,
you leave them on.

It's just what you do.

There ain't gonna be
no next time, Doc.

I'm gonna get this thing
under control.

Yeah, I just wanted
to call you personally

and tell you to count me in
for $100K.

You tell them kids

I'll be making
a personal appearance

as soon as
the season's over.

Come on.

I should be thanking you,
sincerely.

You run a fine organization
over there.

That's right.

It's "Cummings"--
two Ms, not one.

All right, now.

Can I give you some advice?

Don't drink his juice.

Sorry I'm late, bro.

Avoid the 405.
Shit is backed up for miles.

Uh... what do you
want today, bro?

Same shit?
Same shit.

Okay. Steady and precise,
like an egg timer.

You cook eggs, bro?

That's all I cook, man.

My doctor's got me
on a paleo diet,

like, preagricultural
and whatnot.

Like, what cavemen eat.

Yeah... Oh, bro,
I was thinking, too,

most people I see,

they buy an eight ball from me
in the afternoon,

next thing you know,
I'm getting a call at midnight

asking me for more shit.

But not you, bro.
You know, you, you got,

uh, discipline. You know, I...

I respect it.
It's admirable.

Homeostasis.
Homey, what?

It's the property of a system--
in this case, the human body--

which regulates its
internal environments

so as to maintain a stable
constant condition.

Some systems just need a
little more help than others.

Yeah.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Can I ask you a
question, Manny?

Yeah. Sure.

You still giving
Ted Cummings steroids?

Hell, no, bro. That shit's
way too hot right now.

Why do you think he's having
such a shitty season?

Hey, do you have time
to look at a rash?

No.

Shit.

Whoa!

She is quite the cook.

I mean, her Italian...

Oh... hey, hey, hey.

Somebody having a party?

Will. You made it.

Sure did.

Brought a gift, too. How sweet. If
you could please thank Eve for us.

Um, I'll
get that to Elliot.

No, no, no, no. I'd kind of like
to give it to him myself.

Oh, no. He's in the back
playing with some friends.

I'll get it to him.

I thought you said he
wouldn't remember. This is bad.

It's fine.

Hey, I'm kind of parched. Do you
happen to know where the bar is?

This is a children's party.
I don't think there is one.

There's no bar?

No.
Oh.

Ah, it's okay. I know where
they keep the good stuff.

Know what I'm saying?

Okay.

♪ ♪

Sarah?

What are you...?

Hi.

I... I did not think
you'd be here.

What... what is
wrong with people?

The kid is my
godson, all right?

I never miss
a birthday.

Well, lucky me.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I-I had a job interview
at UCLA yesterday,

so I'm just in town
for the weekend.

What-what... Wait, you're...
you're moving back?

Well, don't worry,
I doubt I'll get the job.

I mean, I'm barely qualified.

Uh... you're
overqualified

at everything--
you're brilliant.

Well, I dated you
for four years.

I mean, how smart can I be?

I quit smoking.

Would you excuse me
for just one second? I...

Rush.

Wh-- Hey.

No. N-Not cool.
Sarah?

This is my son's birthday... You
invite Sarah without telling me?

Wait, did you even want me here?

She's here for the weekend. Oh.

And she's one of Laurel's
best friends, you know?

Mm. You know what, to be honest,

What?
you never show up.

What? I always show...

What is wrong with people?

Oh, God. Sarah Peterson?

I mean...

God, how did I mess that up?

Well, somehow you found a way.

That was rhetorical.

I was a kid.
You were 30.

Barely.

No, no. No, no.
I-I remember now.

Sh-She was judgy.
She had all these...

she had all these rules,
you know.

I don't want to take my shoes
off every time I go in a house.

Shoes? Who cares? Take off
your shoes-- it's okay.

People take off their shoes.
I need to sober up.

No, no.
E-Easy. Easy.

Just one hit.

All right.

These birthday parties,
they stress me out.

You're an E.R. doctor.

I know.

I'm talking to
my therapist about it.

You know, her being here,
it's like that...

that, wh-what-what
is that thing,

that thing that people in
L.A. always talk about?

Fate.
Fate.

It's like fate.

I... yeah.
Listen, man,

if you're not gonna
follow through with this,

don't bother opening it up,
all right?

I know. I know.
I know. You're right.

All right,
let's put this out.

Yeah. No. Let me get
one more hit.

How do I smell?
Do I stink?

I don't know.
My nose is kind of blocked.

All right.

Rush.
Oh...

Hey, there he is.

How you doing?

Hey, this party's
off the hook.

Thanks for the Lego.

Oh, you're welcome.

You know it's a cover, right?

I deposited another $5K

in that money market account
I opened for you.

Now, remember,
you only use it for...

Emergencies.
Or...?

Really pretty women.

That's right.

And he's good with kids?

Is this guy perfect or what?

Have dinner
with me tonight.

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

Come on, please.

Will, you and I are, uh...

Well, you're like Paxil,
I'm like Thioridazine.

Oh.

Each one functions
fine on its own.

Once or twice,
you can take them together.

Might even...
catch a pretty good buzz.

But repeated usage becomes...

toxic and results in death.
Toxic and results in death.

Yeah.

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

It's just dinner.

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

Just sex, then?

Come on.
♪ Happy birthday ♪

I'm different. I'm better.
♪ Dear Elliot ♪

Please, I promise. Come on, Sarah.
♪ Happy birthday to you. ♪

I really missed you.

Make a wish. Come on, buddy.

All right, now,
blow out the candles.

Oh, God. Fine.

To dinner, not sex.

- Blow out the candles, honey.
- Okay, come on.

- All right.
- Make a wish.

Yay!

♪ ♪

This is Rush.

We received an
emergency call from Brentwood.

What is it?

It's a first.

Oh... that Billy Bloom.

Bloom? No?

Hey, how you doing?

Mr. Bloom.

Wow, big fan.

It's very kind.

Listen, I think I broke my cock.

Uh, pardon me?

I've been sitting here
with a broken cock

for two hours now.
It is excruciating.

I should've just
trusted my gut and jerked off.

I go down on you for 45 minutes,
and this is the thanks I get?

It wasn't 45 minutes.

Uh, may I... may I see?

Okay.

Let's see.

20 grand, cash.

What, you think I keep
that kind of money

lying around the house?

Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Bloom.

I believe my assistant
informed you

that we require cash in advance

before we render
any medical assistance, so...

Buddy...

why don't you
look around the room?

This is Baccarat Crystal.

That painting
on the wall right there,

that's worth
almost 100 grand.

100 grand. Wow.

Tell you what,

why don't you Google
how much I'm worth

after you are done
fixing my cock?!

Now, please, this is killing me!

Again, really sorry.

Uh... I mean,
I can call you an ambulance.

No! Goddamn!

God!
I don't want to read

about my broken dick
when I'm checking out

at Whole Foods, okay?

Doc, my films
have grossed over

a billion dollars
worldwide.

I am a public figure,
you understand me?

Now, please,
this is an emergency.

Well, I-I only really
deal in emergencies.

This is... this is standard.

This is standard?!
Whoa! Whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa, whoa!

I'll double your fee.

40 grand.

I'll wire it directly
into your account.

By close of business today.

Okay! Okay,

I'll do it.
Just... fix it.

All right.

Did you hear a pop?

Yeah. Is that bad?

Uh, you've ruptured your
corpus cavernosum.

I am gonna have to
drain it.

All right, I'm not gonna lie.

This is probably gonna hurt.

Oh, God.

Hello?

Did I mention Billy Bloom
was supposed to wire

$40K to the account
by close of business today?

Yes, you have.

And... no, he has not.

Well, that must be a mistake.

Can you check again, please?

Um... actually, I'm-I'm

gonna be off-line
for a couple hours.

Off-line?

Yeah.

I do have a life
outside this job.

You know that.

Who is it?

Dry-Cleans His Jeans Guy?

None of your business.

What happened to cash up front?

I thought that was our policy.

It's under control, Eve.
Now, listen.

No more calls tonight.
I don't care who it is.

Don't care
how much they offer.

Just, I don't know, say I'm
out of town or something.

Hold on. Who is she?

I've never heard you
talk like this before.

My first love.

My only love, unless you count
that night in Belize,

but I'm fairly certain
that was the Vicodin talking.

Rush, are you sure this is...
such a good idea?

Well, I don't know.
You sure it's such a good idea

to go out with a guy
who dry-cleans denim?

I mean, it seems
a little compulsive.

Okay, good-bye.
Enjoy your date.

Yeah. You, too.

You okay?
Me?

Yeah, sure, I'm fine.

Fine.

♪ ♪

Nice skirt.

Must be really popular.

I've seen a lot of girls
wearing it tonight.

Oh...

I get it.

The whole compliment
that's really an insult...

from that pickup book.

It's supposed to make me feel,
like, a little insecure.

Supposed to make me long
for your approval.

Yeah... I don't
want your approval.

You should try
that crowd down there

at the end of the bar.

They seem a little
more your speed.

Not as well-read.

Bye-bye.

You make that look easy.

Yes, I do have a knack
for repelling men.

What can I get for you?

Oh, just a glass of
Shiraz. Thank you.

I think you need
a little more cover-up.

I'm sorry?

He's not gonna stop.

You know that, right?

Your... your boyfriend.

He's not gonna stop hitting you.

Who are you?

I work for Will Rush.

Ted Cummings is a bad guy.

Okay.

Bad guys...

they don't change.

Trust me on this.

Look, um...

I appreciate the advice
or whatever...

but if you don't get
out of here right now,

I'm gonna call security.

Hey, what can I get you?

Yeah, we'll have another one.

Yes, please.

♪ ♪

It was right after

I took the MCAT.

Mm-hmm. You swept me
off to Costa Rica.

Oh. You got the
presidential suite,

which I have no idea
how you paid for

because I know
that you were broke.

You had them scatter
those rose petals

all over the room.
No, I didn't.

You did that. That was not me.
That was them.

That sounds a little cheesy.

No, it wasn't.

You know what?
You actually do seem better.

I told you.

You still think about it?

Uh, well, I...

didn't do anything wrong.

State of California absolved
me of any responsibility.

I got my license back.

And,

for what it's worth,

I haven't blacked out

in three years,

I haven't lost
my car in two,

I haven't been arrested
since that night,

and I can't remember
the last time

I got my ass kicked, so...

You never give up, do you?

Well, I won't make
the same mistake twice.

You're a real asshole, Rush.

Rush...
Mmm...

Wait.
Mmm.

Wait. Wait, stop,

stop, stop, stop.
We have to talk.

What?
We have to talk.

Right now?

Yeah.

Okay.

Uh... okay.

I tested positive
for the BRCA1 mutation.

That's...

that's okay.

I mean,

not everyone with
that gets cancer.

60 percent.

That's enough.

What, so...?

Yeah.

Traded them in.

Okay, well, I-I understand

why you would do that.
I mean, preemptive

is the safest course of treatment, so...
It's done, Will.

I am not asking you for
your medical opinion. No.

Of course not.
I mean, I'm one of

the finest doctors
in the country.

Why would you want
my medical opinion?

Sorry. Um...

Damn, my head hurts.

Will.

You all right?

Mmm.

Will...
Mmm.

What?

Do you have to get that?

I told her no
more calls. I...

It's not a problem.
Just...

just go.
I-I'm sorry.

It must be important.

What?

I need your help.

Who is this?

It's me, Rush. It's Manny.

I'm off the clock, Manny.

I-I know, bro, I know.

There's been some trouble, Rush.

Some business associates
of mine, they...

Business associates?

You know what I mean.

Yeah, yeah, I do.
Not my crowd.

Please, brah.
Shit is deep, bro.

This is deep. It's on me.

Look, I don't make this right,
I'm done.

Do you hear me?

You hear what I'm saying, Rush?

All right.

It's... it's an emergency.

I'm sorry, I...
It's okay, Rush.

No, no, it's not.
It's okay.

I will be gone an hour, tops.

Please, stay here.

I'll come back
and we'll talk, okay?

I promise.

All right? I promise.

My God! Please!

Help me!

It hurts.

It hurts so bad.

Please. Please!

You need to help me.

Could I have
some room, please?

Some room?
Thank you.

Doctor...
Yeah.

Please... What's your name?

Julio.
Julio?

Yeah. Please stop
talking, all right?

Oh, Christ.

All right, this...
this man's

in serious condition
and he's losing a lot of blood.

We need to get him
to a hospital.

That's not an option, Doc.

No, no, no.

It's the only option.

I'm sure
you'll think of something.

My God!

♪ ♪

I gotta get it.

I'm on call.

Rush. I'm here.

Yo, Harold, what's up?

Uh, listen, I need some help.

What you need, brother?

Uh, I need blood.

Wish I could help you, man.

You want blood,
you gotta go inside.

Aw, shit.

Problem, Doc?

No, just give me...
just give me a minute.

No way. No, I'm not doing that.

Alex, come on, man.

Please. Please.
Have I ever called you

for anything like this before?

"No" is the answer
to that question.

Trust me, I would not be asking

unless it were very,
very important.

Rush...

Bro...

I'm sorry, man.

I don't know
what to say except

I'm sorry, Rush.
Shut up. Grab something heavy.

Whoa. No, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no.

Hey! Hey!

Open it.

Good.

I took it from

controlled storage
19 minutes ago.

- You got 11 to get it into him.
- Thanks.

So we have to move fast.

Thank you. You can leave.

No.

What?

I'm not leaving you like this.

You have a wife,
you have a kid.

Leave.
Will...

Leave.

You have exactly nine minutes
and 36 seconds.

All right.
Thank you.

I don't want to die.

No, I would imagine not.

I'm a good man, Doctor.

I have a kid.

Yeah?

I have a little
two-year-old kid.

I want to see all the great shit

she's gonna do in her life. Please...
Now, go to sleep,

all right?
Don't let me...

I'm... I'm...

I'm a good m...

Yeah?

Well, I hate to break it to you,

but good men don't
normally wind up

in situations like this.

Okay.

All right.

No!

Who's she?

Sonya, my sister.

His wife.

All right,

I have got a wicked hangover
setting in right now,

so can you keep the screaming
to a minimum?

But what are
you doing to him?

I think he's been shot in his
spleen. I'm going to remove it.

If you don't like it,
the door's right there.

Okay.

Whoa, whoa.
What just happened?

You tell me, Doc!

We blew a fuse.
All right, let me think.

Uh, okay, I-I need...
I need light.

I need cell phones, lighters,
anything you got.

Everybody over here, okay?

Come on.

Faster, faster, come on!

Manny.

Manny, I need you there, now.

I need you to breathe for him,
okay? Hold that.

All right.

Come on.
Come on.

There you go.

Nice and slow.

Keep that going,
all right?

All right?
Nice and slow.

- Is he okay, Doc?
- I don't know.

I don't know.

I'm going in.

All right.

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

Closer, please.

More light. Thank you.

All right, keep pumping, Manny.

Out you come.

There we go.

Okay. Okay.

Is he okay, Doc?

Doc! Is he okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, he's okay.
Oh... praise God.

All right.

Fill these out
immediately.

His condition
changes at all,

you call my assistant
right away.

Hey, Doc.

If you ever need anything,
anything at all,

don't ever hesitate

to ask.

All right.
You and me?

We're cool.

Uh... there we go.

That's nice.

Oh.

You... owe me.

♪ ♪

So glad I caught you.

They told me you
checked out.

What? Oh.

You should've seen
the other guy.

Is that a Bellini?

Mmm. I was just about
to leave, actually.

All right. Well, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Just... wait.

You know, you could've
told me, Sarah.

I could've handled it.

Just like how you handled
last night?

Come in, it's...

different.

You're not better, Will.

The moment
anything gets real,

you get out.

I can't have you be
that way with me.

But it's, uh... it's okay.

Because I get it now.

I can't count on you like that.

You take care of yourself, Rush.

Yeah.

You, too.

I got the job, by the way.

I think your e-mail

to the head
of pediatrics helped.

Well, I-I think you'd
really like Silver Lake.

They have a great farmer's
market on Saturdays.

Yeah, I remember how
you used to like

to get up on weekends.
Will...

Do stuff like that.

I'll try not to bump into you.

Okay.

♪ ♪

Really?

Can you install
a damn iPod in this car?!

You need to get
to Ted Cummings' house.

No, no. What I need is a shower.

Now, Rush!

Christ!

What are you doing here?

He said she was unconscious.

Ted!

Where is she?
Over here to the right.

She won't even
look at me, Doc.

She can't never look at me
when I have a bad game.

I'm telling you, man,

she was saying
all this crazy stuff.

Is she dead?
Close.

B-But you can help her, right?
I m-mean, what do you need, Doc?

How much? I love that girl, man.
I'll do whatever it takes!

Yeah? Well, she needs
to get to a hospital.

I'll call.
Who the hell are you anyway?

You the one talking to my girl?

Yeah, she told me
someone came to her

at work. That you?

You the one that did that?

Ted, I said she needs to go
to a hospital immediately.

I can't have people knowing
my business like that.

I mean, can't you
just see SportsCenter tomorrow?

All right, listen.
I know a guy, okay?

He's got his own ambulance
service. It's unmarked.

He can be here in 20 minutes.
No one would know.

And it can't touch me?
You're sure about that?

Will!

No one would know.
You have my word.

Fine.

Fine! Okay!
Call!

Just as long as you keep
my name out of it.

I was just trying to help.

Gave you an extra $10K, Doc.

You got me out of some
deep shit this time, man.

Just give me the money, Ted.

She's gonna be okay,
though, right?

None of this is gonna
come back to me, right?

I'm leaving now, Ted.

Right, right.
You should go.

Thanks again.

I can always count
on you, Doc.

What?

I said,
"I can always count on you."

You okay, Doc?

What are you doing?

Doc! Aah!

I'll call you an ambulance.

Just, uh, you know,

keep my name out of it.

Hey.

Hey.

I, um, didn't think
I'd see you here.

Thought you hated hospitals.

With a passion.

Look.

Uh, if, uh...

we're gonna continue this,

there's something you
have to understand.

What we do is complicated.

It's not about feelings.

We cannot care, okay?

I know, Rush, I...
We don't give a shit.

Okay.
All right?

I got it.

Good.

It's important.

So, Ted Cummings
was admitted to the E.R.

Heard he had a nasty fall.

Oh.

Looks like he's gonna be out
of the lineup for a while.

Well, you know, it's
probably for the best.

I mean, he was having
a terrible year.

Yeah.

Poor guy.

You know that...

if we follow your rules,

you and I never
would've met, right?

Well, yeah.

You're an exception.

Hey, um,

this might not be
the best time to tell you this,

but, um,

Billy Bloom never paid.

It's under control.

Come on, guys!
You can't just go

into somebody's house
and pull things off the wall!

Fellas, that is worth
twice what I owe him.

I'll keep the change, ese.

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I'm not homeless.

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Come on. Come on!

Seriously?!

Ah, screw this.