The Night Shift (2014–2017): Season 3, Episode 2 - The Thing with Feathers - full transcript

Previously on
"The Night Shift"...

I got the rejection letter
from Loyola earlier.

Now this one from Seton Hall.

That's five law-school
rejections. Game over.

We started moving it,
then we saw her neck

hanging by a thread...
Literally.

- Where is she?
- Right here.

What's going on?

Your wife was in an accident,

and your son may still
be at the crash site.

What was that?



- Major, we have casualties.
- I gotta go.

- 24.
- 7.

I love you.

Sharbat, you're pregnant.

Do you have a husband?

Give me my wife!

Listen, I'm sick of your...
Give her to me.

Drew!

Drew!

Drew!

Drew!

Drew!

Are you okay?

Ohh. I'm shot!
I'm shot!



GSW to the left shoulder!

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, the gun just
went off, Syd.

- Here.
- I shot him.

He shot me!
Arrest him! He shot me!

Yeah, and now he's gonna
fix you up now

so I can save your wife
and baby.

You check him out.
If his vitals are stable,

you get him straight to C.T.!

Can you at least do that?

I need someone to clean up
this blood, stat!

Okay, where were we?

Okay, let's go, come on!

The pilot says the wind's
gusting too much.

It's not safe to fly.

Come on, Frankie.

- He looks cyanotic.
- Yeah.

Come on, little buddy.

His abdomen's rigid.
He's bleeding internally.

We need to warm him up now
or his blood won't clot.

I can warm him from the inside.

Frankie, honey, this is gonna
sting a little bit.

It's okay, Frankie,

we're gonna take care of you.

Scalpel.
Yep.

All right, sweetie, here we go.

- Chest tube.
- Yep.

Come on.

I'm in!
Okay.

Saline.

5631, clear for takeoff.

All right, we've been cleared
for takeoff.

He's waking up.
Good job, Jordan.

Thanks. You too.

You okay?

Yeah. You?

Yeah.

I'm gonna be swamped, so I need
you covering the E.R. for me,

and remember, you represent the
surgical department down there, so...

No reindeer games, I got it.

Yeah, and don't fight
with that girl, Shannon.

She'll kill you.

How's Joan doing?

She was oxygenating a while,

so I took her off the vent.

Still seems a bit
confused, though.

She's acting nervous.

Asking a lot of questions
about Frankie.

She's worried about her son.

I think I can help with that.

Joan, Francis.

I've got some good news.
They found your boy.

- Frankie?!
- He's coming in now on medevac.

- He's here?
- Thank god, is he okay?

- How is he?
- You're tearing your sutures!

Joan, you should relax.
Push morphine, please.

- What is happening?
- She tore her sutures.

We gotta get her to the O.R.
before she bleeds out.

Dr. Zia will fill you in
on your son.

Let's go, let's go!

Yes, Akmal's vitals are stable.

Yes, sir. We're waiting
on the C.T. results

to determine the location
of the bullet.

But I told you to
get them off the base, and I meant it!

This is the last we're
discussing the matter!

Yes, sir.
Yes, I will handle it.

I will.
I will handle it.

We are so screwed.

It was bad enough you lied
to the general.

He brought a gun
into the O.R.

What did you want me to do?

Let the mps handle it.
You know how this looks, drew?

You didn't want Sharbat to go.
That's on record.

Now you're involved
with Akmal's shooting?

You could be facing
an article 15.

It was self-defense.

You want me to wait for backup
to get there?

Akmal could have killed us all.

You do realize that, right?

You have nine days left, major.

You want your daughter to be
motherless because...

Don't ever, ever say that.

I'm just pointing out
the fact...

This is over.
This is the army, drew.

This is not a democracy.

We have orders to follow,
and follow them, we will.

Okay, so just to hell with
the Hippocratic oath, then.

Just throw that out the window.
So here's how it's gonna happen, all right?

When Sharbat and Akmal
are stable, they leave.

We do not interfere
with local medical decisions.

That comes straight
from the Pentagon.

- Okay, if I may...
- No, you may not, captain.

I have given a year of my life
to this dump,

and in 14 days, my daughter,
Riley, turns 13,

and I am going home.

I am not missing that

because you forgot
the chain of command.

Are we clear?

Yes, ma'am.

Sorry, ma'am.

Jordan, you want to take
Frankie up?

No, go on up.
I'll stay on the floor.

We got Frankie's temp up.

He's in hypoglemic shock,
injury to the bowel,

filled the belly with blood.

We got to open him up
to stop the bleeding.

Hang o-neg,
put him on the cell saver.

- I'm scrubbing in.
- All right, doctor.

Paul's closing on Frankie's mom
right now.

Wha... I thought she was
out of surgery.

She was despondent post-op,
ripped her sutures.

We ran her back in.

I was only with her
two hours ago.

If I'd seen her maybe
in the recovery room.

Hey, hey,
you saved a dying woman.

You can't be in two places
at one time.

Yeah, yeah,
try telling him that.

If it's bad news, keep walking.
We got lucky.

Akmal just had a through
and through in the shoulder.

I repaired it
and sent him to recovery.

- Hmm.
- How's Sharbat?

Critical, but her cardiac
output is good.

Her family sold her
to that dirtbag

when she was just 13, major.

Whoa, whoa, hold on!
You can't go in there.

Your sister's in surgery.

Sounds like Sharbat's brother
finally tracked her down.

Son of a bitch. Now her
drug-dealing brother's here?

She asked to see him, drew.

I don't care.
He's not coming in here.

Marquez,
have the mps bring him in.

Make sure he's been patted down.

Okay, bring him in, sergeant.

My name is Omed Gilzhai.

I demand to see my sister!

Scary drug dealer, huh?
How do you feel now?

Don't even.

Badass save out there, doc.
We got lucky.

So, any chance you reconsidered
what I asked?

Still not a good time, Sam.

"It's not you, it's me."
Got it.

After three times, quit asking.

Satellite pharmacy,
pick up extension 23.

You just went Dr. no
on that hot fireman?

What?
Your nickname at the clinic.

After all the dudes
you shot down.

Who are you, Dr. yes?

With him?
Dr. hell yes.

Oh, man, Shannon,
do not date guys from work.

It's not worth it, trust me.

Yeah.
T.C. And Dr. Clemmens.

That must have been interesting.

Shut it.
Sorry, filter malfunction.

- Yeah.
- Just got a new case.

Frat brother doing
a "jackass" gag.

Wrestled in a ring
of thumb tacks.

- Ow!
- Relax.

I'm working him up,

but I need you to sign off
on my discharge first.

Ranchero with a cold
wants to go.

Reminds me of my grandpa.

He used to run cattle
on the res.

Presenting symptoms?

Weakness, chills, sounded viral.

Told him to go home
and sleep it off.

Okay.

Gracias.

Okay, you missed something.

Positive belt buckle sign.

You're joking, right?

No. Stoic Hispanic men like him
only see a doctor

if there is something
massively wrong.

But his exam is normal.

Did your grandfather
go to the hospital?

Only if he thought he was dying.

I'll see you in curtain 1.

- Yo, Toph.
- Yeah.

Yeah, so I was thinking,
all right,

about you getting back
out there.

I don't have time for your gym.

- No, no, you don't have to.
- It's good to go.

See, we can do it here.

I'll be your life coach.

That's a good one.

Okay, fine, I tried.

It's your life.
Whatever's left of it.

Here's the labs you requested
for the little boy in the O.R.

Thanks.
Hey, Kenny!

Kenny. Look, I'm sorry
I snapped at you.

If we were to do this... I do
mean "if"... how would it work?

Well, for starters,
we change your bad habits.

Stand while you chart.
Hit the stairs.

I mean, have you ever heard
of an apple?

That's like your third bag
of chips in the last hour.

Look, I do want to get out
and do more badass field stuff,

but more than that, I just don't
want to be the old dad at soccer

who can't play with his kid.

As long as that gets me there.

Oh, absolutely.

I mean, you won't
look like this,

but you won't look like that.

Okay, coach.
Yeah?

All right, let me track
your heart rate,

calories burned,
and steps for my phone.

I use it with all my clients.

A little creepy, but okay.

I'm gonna see the kid.

Surgery's on the third floor.

Yeah, I know.

Oh! Hit the stairs?

Great idea.

There we go.
Oh, after you.

So, Frankie injured his small
bowel when he was thrown.

Our surgeon's removing
the damaged tissue now, so...

We adopted Frankie.

Yeah.

We couldn't get pregnant.

We got him, and...
He's part of us now.

If we lost him, Joan will never
forgive herself.

She grew up pentecostal.

She thinks this is god
punishing her.

I know how hard this is,

but he's gonna make it.

I promise.

Do me a favor, doc.

If you have bad news,
you tell me, not Joan.

She can get a little hysterical.

Yeah, of course, Francis.
You excuse me?

Okay.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I just got Frankie's labs.

His platelets and white
blood cells are way down.

- Does Scott know?
- It's doubtful.

He's too busy putting
him back together.

All right.

I just told Frankie's dad
he was gonna make it.

Why'd you do that?

I don't know.
It just kind of came out.

I guess I'd better
go help Scott.

All right, Mr. Martinez,
this might just be the flu,

but we want to make sure
it's nothing more serious,

so we're gonna run
a few more tests.

No tests, I just have a susto.

A "fright illness"?

Okay.

I'm not scared of nothing.

Okay, well,
I like your bracelets.

Are they helping
with your arthritis?

Sí.
My curandera gave them to me.

Your healer?

All right, well, did she give
you anything for your susto?

Well, I don't get it.

I mean, if you have a cure,
why are you here?

My patron won't let me work
without a doctor's note.

I break horses.

My gramps did that.
He put them on a long rope,

let them run, then bring it in
a little at a time.

They're like people.
They hate being told what to do.

I like this girl.
She's smart.

All right, I tell you what.

Why don't you let us do our jobs

so we can get you back to yours?

Okay.

He beat her
when she was pregnant?

And that's not against the law.

Akmal is the law.

We shamed him
by trying to leave,

and after the baby comes,
he will kill us both,

unless I can get us
to Australia.

It's the stone ages, I get it,
but our hands are tied.

The baby's having recurrent
decelerations.

Damn.
The uterine lac is extended.

My baby?

How's my baby?

Everyone is fine.

You have a visitor.

Omed?
You didn't go?

Without you, never.

The uterine lac
is rapidly expanding.

How many c-sections
have you done?

Two.

Great, that's one more than me,
you're hired.

How's he doing?

Removed the injured bowel,
but he's oozing everywhere.

'Cause he has no platelets.
He needs them to clot.

- These should help.
- Temp's up to 104.

He went from freezing
to burning up.

His white blood cell count
is down, too.

You thinking what I'm thinking?

Traumatic bone marrow failure.

Without working bone marrow,
he can't make new blood cells,

which means he can't clot
or fight infection.

He needs a transplant.
Go test the parents for a match.

Won't help, he's adopted.

Well, then, try and track down
his birth mother.

That's his best shot.

We can start him on antibiotics
and slow the infection,

but without a transplant.

All right, I'm on it.

Find me a match,
or he's not gonna make it!

Now, you sure you don't want us
to put you under?

You could wake up, and your son
would be right here.

No, not with Akmal around.

I have to be awake
to protect my son.

I would do the same thing.

You have kids, doctor?

I do. I have a daughter
named Riley in Texas.

She's gonna be 13 in two weeks.

- I married Akmal at 13.
- Yeah?

Riley's gonna have a slumber
party for her birthday.

It's gonna be no boys allowed.

Your daughter's lucky to
have such a strong role model.

The army's tough on women,
especially moms.

Yeah, well, if you don't push
for change, it never happens.

- You got that right.
- It still sucks.

My ex has this girly
girlfriend, Lexi.

She got fake nails, hair,
boobs, the whole thing.

She wants Riley to do
beauty pageants.

Aah.

- Baby wants out.
- Is he okay?

He's gonna be fine. We have
to start the surgery now.

So I want you to breathe
like I showed you.

In through the nose...

Out through your mouth.

Starting low transverse
incision.

Through the nose,
out through the mouth.

Aah!

Tell me more about her...
Riley.

Well, she's... she's tall,
like her daddy,

and she can beat up any boy
in her class.

I guess she gets that from me.

We got this, Sharbat.

Hey, Topher. You called
for a surgical consult?

I did. Where's Scott?

In surgery.
I'm covering the E.R. for him.

That's all right.
I'm good.

I had a bowel obstruction
I wanted a consult on.

I was 99% sure it wasn't acutely
surgical, so I sent him up.

Oh.

Okay. Uh...

If you... you change
your mind, then.

Hey!

I'm... I'm sorry.

It's hard to headline
in your hometown.

I'm from Philly.

No, it's an expression.

You started as an intern,

so everybody sees you
as their little brother.

You want to be taken seriously,
present with authority.

You are a surgeon.
Own it.

Copy.

His sodium levels are good,
which rules out hypernatremia.

Did you check his herbs?

Rosemary and basil, all benign.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for
Augusto Martinez.

- I'm his daughter, Carly.
- One moment, please.

- Thank you.
- Here.

Uh, excuse me, miss Martinez?

- Yes.
- I'm Dr. Alexander.

This is Dr. Rivera.
We're helping your dad.

Is he okay?
I was in my office.

I didn't get the message.

At 1:00 A.M.?

I'm in the middle of a big case.

He's lethargic, claims

that his spirit was frightened
from his body.

That stupid witch doctor.

Well, did anything happen
to him recently?

Was he in an accident?

Not that I know of.

I'm sorry.
It's my client.

We're in court in the morning.
I'll find you.

Hey, Greg, we're filing for...

- Jordan.
- Yeah.

Mr. Martinez' BP is dropping
in curtain 1.

He just passed out.

Hey.

How's she doing?

Still sleepy.
Yeah.

- How's my son?
- He has an infection in his blood.

We're keeping it in check
with antibiotics,

but his bone marrow
has gone into failure.

He can't make white cells
to fight the infection.

He's gonna need a transplant.

Transplant?
Yeah.

We need to find
his birth mother.

You still in contact with her?

Francis?

She was a drug addict.

It was a closed adoption.
We never met.

Test me, maybe I'm a match.

Yeah, the chances of a random
match are very slim.

No, please, doc, I want to do
everything I can for my son,

even if it's one in a billion.

Okay.
I'll go tell her.

Okay, Mr. Martinez, your heart
rate and your temperature

are abnormally low,
which is why you passed out.

- What's causing it?
- Hard to say.

So far, his tests
are all normal,

but we'd like to check
a few more things.

No more tests.
I can't afford 'em.

You don't have to, papi.

I don't want your money,
Carolina.

Why not?

Because I'm not cleaning houses
like Ernesto's daughter?

Or selling sugar pills
like your witch doctor?

Okay, everybody,
let's just focus here.

Don't you look down
your nose at me.

Not you, the con artists.

Folk cures are placebos.

Studies show hope helps
patients get well.

The only thing healthy here
is her bank account.

She's robbed him blind.

At least she listens to him.

You didn't even know
he was sick.

- Excuse me?
- Okay.

Uh, Dr. Rivera,
a word outside?

Oh!

Hey, Kenny,
I didn't, uh, see you.

- Dude.
- What?

This thing has 50 grams
of sugar.

Okay, look.
It has 1% daily riboflavin.

It's basically medicine.

How did you find me, anyway?

Ta-da!

You know, this tracker,

you'd make a really good
stalker, Kenny.

You should think about
a career change.

Yeah, you should think about
stepping it up, man.

My grandma moves more than you.

She should take it easy, then.

Ray.

Hey. Hey, brother.

Can you do me a favor?

When you're moving patients
around, can you wear this?

But I already
got one, Dr. Z.

Well, now you have two.

And look, it comes with this.

If anybody asks you,
you didn't get it from me.

Thanks, ray.

So, what the hell was that?

You do not take sides
in a family argument.

Do you hear me?

She's bullying him.

My mom did that to my grandpa.

His voice was like
a dog whistle to her.

Shannon, you cannot bring
emotion into this job.

It clouds your judgment,
and it can hurt your patient.

- So, be a robot.
- Be professional.

I gave you a lot of leeway
at the reservation clinic,

but it is not gonna fly here.

It won't happen again.

Yeah, you're damn straight
it won't.

Jordan!

Annie.

I heard a rumor
that you were back.

I'm sober, five months now.

Yeah, Tc didn't mention it.

Well, you guys have a lot
of stuff to not...

Talk about besides me.

I'm sorry about everything
that happened with...

Uh-uh,
that's not necessary.

I know, I just... I-i
got to say this, too.

Hi, Topher.

Oh, hey.

You always tried to help me,

and I repaid you by being
a total bitch,

and look...
I'm really sorry.

I-I'm not asking
for forgiveness, Jordan.

I'm just trying not to make
the same mistakes again.

How's that going for you?

It sucks, but in a good way,

so I'm volunteering
at a halfway house.

I'm gonna be here
from time to time.

I'll see ya.

What?

It's crazy, right?

She showed up one month ago,
gave tee 47 bucks,

determined to pay him back.

I hope it works out, right?
Time will tell.

Wow, I did not see that coming.

Dr. Alexander, my dad,
he won't wake up!

Just fix him!
Do something!

Hey, Toph, I need Frankie's
adoption records asap

so I can contact
his birth mother.

Does your cousin still clerk
for the state?

Yeah, yeah, I'll...
I'll call him right now,

but I gotta be honest, dude.

It's a needle in a haystack
the size of Texas.

Just try, okay?
Okay.

- Oh, my god!
- Gwen?

You okay?

Uh, yeah, yeah.
Have you seen Kenny?

I'm dodging him, actually.

Oh, he ran a patient
up to radiology.

Be back in 10.

Copy that, we're on our way.
All right, I gotta jump.

Wait, you want me
to leave him a message?

No, no, I'll catch him
after the shift.

Thanks, Topher.

Happy to help.

He's beautiful, Sharbat.
You did great.

Cutting the umbilical cord.

Here, let's clean him up.

He's not breathing.

Please help him!

We will.
We just need you to stay calm.

I lost his pulse.

Please, save my baby.

Please help him!

Come on, buddy.
Come on.

Please save my baby.
Please save him.

We need to push epi.
We don't have a line,

so we'll go through
the umbilical cord.

Save my baby!
Please help him!

Oh, my god.

- Pushing the catheter.
- What's happening?

- Please save him.
- Tie it off, doctor.

Okay, I'm in.
Come on.

Try to stay calm, Sharbat.
We got this.

- Push the epi.
- Epi in.

Here we go.

- Come on, buddy.
- Come on.

Come on.

There he is.

Good set of lungs on him.

No pneumonia or tumors.

What are all these
bony abnormalities

on the chest X-ray?

Scarring from old fractures.

These guys, they get thrown
off horses, kicked.

I told you, they're tough.

Yeah, they are.

Okay, his heart rate
keeps dropping.

Let's give him
0.5 of atropine.

It's not doing anything.

All right, let's put him
on pacer pads.

We might need to
pace him externally.

I talked to the chief of
internal medicine at northwest,

and she said that this is
a "beta blocker overdose,"

and he needs glucagon right now.

Okay, that's an
interesting theory,

except he's not
on beta blockers.

Then what's wrong with him?

I don't have an answer.

Well, you better find one
because if you don't,

I'm gonna sue you
and this lousy excuse

for a hospital for malpractice.

Is that how you handle
everything, to bully people?

You know, maybe if you spent
a little less time

on that phone of yours
and more time with him,

he wouldn't be here.

Do as I say, not as I do, right?

Shannon, right now I need smart.

Smart-ass
is a waste of my time.

All right, we've obviously
missed something,

so let's run his labs again.

General Rozenfeld called.

Mark has told him both patients
are in recovery.

I talked to Omed.

They can still make it
to Australia.

No, it's too late.

Akmal's gonna wake up
any minute now.

Actually, I miscalculated
his weight during anesthesia.

I thought he was 220.
Turns out he's 180,

so the post-op morphine
might have been too much.

You dosed him?
On whose orders?

My patient, my call, right?

We can get them back on track,
major.

We can do this.
We've come this far.

Dr. Syd?
You want to hold Umayd?

Umayd.
That's a beautiful name.

It means hope.

What did you have in mind?

Dr. Rivera?

Not now, Paul, I'm charting.

It's Dr. Cummings.

Dr. Cummings.

Somebody put on
his big-boy pants.

Try it some time,
nurse Fournette.

Excuse me.

Darren Cardiff.

Thumb tack man.

I started removing the tacks,

then got pulled
into a critical case,

handed it off to a nurse.

And why did you not call
for a trauma consult?

The wounds are all shallow.

I'm sealing it
with surgical glue.

On whose authority?
You are an intern.

Did you even check a chest X-ray
for a pneumo, maybe?

Dude didn't want stitches,
doctor,

so I suggested another way.

The E.R. uses consultants
for a reason, Dr. Rivera.

41 puncture wounds is a trauma.

Next time, call me
instead of asking a nurse,

or I will note it
in your resident file.

Frankie's bleeding has stopped,
but his BP is still dropping.

He's in shock.
We need that match.

Any luck finding
the birth mother?

No. Francis said
he didn't know.

He was fuzzy on the whole thing.

Couldn't remember her name
or the adoption agency.

How do you forget
where your kid came from?

My parents could still tell you

the address of
their adoption lawyer.

Well, exactly, so I spoke
to Toph's cousin,

and the state has no adoption
records for Frankie.

He doesn't exist.
That's impossible.

The courts keep records
on everything.

I've seen my own
adoption records.

You know what else is weird?

He made me promise not to talk
to his wife,

didn't want to upset her.

Yeah, well, she completely
freaked out

when we told her that
you had found Frankie,

tore her stitches.

That's a pretty
extreme reaction.

Yeah, it is.
What are you thinking?

This isn't passing
the sniff test?

Something stinks for sure.

My gut's telling me
to keep asking questions.

I'd start with the mother.

Joan?

It's Dr. Callahan.

Frankie needs your help.

Is Frankie going to die?

Well, he's very sick.

He needs a bone marrow
transplant.

We need to find
his birth family.

There's no record
of his adoption anywhere.

Can you tell me why?

I'm so sorry.

Hey.

We all make mistakes.

Usually, it's just
we have to deal with them,

but I don't care what you did
back there.

I just care what you do now.

I'd trade my life for his.

Then tell me
about Frankie, Joan.

I was always meant
to be a mother,

but god wouldn't give me a baby.

And then one day, we were coming
out of the movie theater,

and there was Frankie
in a stroller.

And he smiled at me.

And I just knew, in my
heart, he was mine.

Where did "god" give Frankie
to you, Joan?

In a mall... In Austin.

I mean, I-i thought it was
just Tc being Tc,

but he was right
and he found the truth.

Chicago pd contacted
the birth parents,

Rick and Lisa Moran.

They moved to Chicago last year,

and the son's case went cold.

Well, memories of
their loss everywhere,

who could blame them?

Yeah, they're on a plane
right now from O'Hare.

That's three hours away.
He won't make it that long.

Fetal cord blood.

We were gonna save it, remember?

Maybe Frankie's birth parents
saved his.

They're on a plane right now.
We can't reach 'em.

We don't have to.
There's a cryo bank in Austin

where Frankie was stolen.
I'll call.

Fetal cord blood...
Good call, Jordan.

Yeah, we always said
it would come in handy.

Looks like it did.

Yeah.

I shouldn't have said that.
I'm sorry.

Ah.

I got to check on a patient.
Excuse me.

Miss Martinez,
I owe you an apology.

I had no right to talk to you
like that.

No. You're right.

My dad and I would never talk.

My mom died when I was little.

It was just me and my dad.

He worked so hard so I could
have everything I needed.

And you worked hard
so he could stop.

Made partner, bought a house
in Alamo heights,

asked him to move in,

but he wouldn't give up that
ratty trailer at that ranch.

No matter what I do,

he still cares more about
his horses than me.

I don't think that's true.

I'm a lot like your dad.

You know, I work
so I can avoid things,

feel like I'm in control.

That's why he won't
leave the ranch,

and why you are in the office
until 1:00 A.M.

What's happening?!

His heart rate's in his 30s.

Papi! Be careful
with my papi, please.

We tried pacing him, but we're
not getting much capture.

- What did his labs say?
- I reviewed everything.

Those fractures were
the only abnormality.

I got it.

Okay. Uh...

There it is, a healed fracture
of the hyoid bone.

Dr. Rivera.

His throat injury,
plus bradycardia,

plus hypothermia
adds up to hypothyroidism.

He's in a myxedema coma.

Let's give him 500 micrograms
of synthroid IV.

We're gonna jump-start
his thyroid.

Okay, he's lost his pulse.

Let's start CPR.

Come on, Mr. Martinez.

Kenny?
Admin papers for trauma 2.

Yeah, great.

Yo, yo,
y-you got the t900.

That thing's banging, right?

I just got it.

I like my old one better.

You just got it?

Yeah.

From Topher.

Oh!

Tough night.

Mind if I bum one?

Thank you.

You got a light?

Thanks.

That's nice.

You know, sneaking sodas,
ray the orderly...

I get it.
We're playing.

But smoking, man?
Come on, man, it's just wrong.

I'm gonna save you
the speech, okay?

I-I made a promise.
I'm just cheating myself.

I got small children, remember?

Oh, so that means
you can act like one?

Please, I don't need
a drill sergeant, okay?

I was a ranger.

I ran 12 miles with
a 60-pound pack in 3 hours.

Where's that guy now?

He's gone!

He's eaten up by long hours,
small children,

a wife who's pissed because
my mom's visiting for a month.

All that will kill me
long before this does.

- Two down.
- All right, we take 24.

- You guys take 17.
- You're a grown man.

If you want to quit, quit.

I don't need you giving me crap.

That's the kid's
fetal cord blood.

They flew it in from Austin.

Tc found it?

No quit in him.

Enjoy your butt.

Smoke it.
What does he know?

She should be able to walk
in about a week or so.

I need you to give her the
antibiotics three times a day

when you change the dressing.

You remember how?

Yes.

Uh, I am like a doctor now.

Whoa, pump the brakes
there, Omed.

Just... Take care of her.

She needs you now
more than ever.

As-salamu alayki, Sharbat.

Wa'alikum asalaam.
Thank you both.

There you go.

Let's go, boys!
Move it out!

So, they found a safe house
in Kabul?

Then they got to walk across
the Pakistan border,

take a bus to Karachi,
fly to Jakarta,

and sail to Christmas Island.

Wow.
Think they'll make it?

They have a chance.
They didn't before.

What made you change your mind?

Riley.

I thought, what if she were
in trouble like Sharbat?

I would want
someone to help her.

Someone who did it because it
was the right thing to do.

Major. Captain.

General Rozenfeld
wants to see you.

We just got out of surgery.

We need to change and shower.

Sorry, he said now.

You had strict orders

not to meddle in local
medical matters.

Her husband wanted to take her
to a midwife.

Instead, you performed
a c-section.

Sir, in the captain's defense,
we were doing our job.

That job has changed, major.

You of all people
should know that.

With all due respect, sir,

our partner nearly killed
his wife and baby

simply because he didn't want
to be embarrassed.

Crap.

Look, I know this place
is jacked.

Hell, I even respect
what you did.

But the afghanis want your head
on a stick.

I have no choice.

Captain Alister,
your tour is over.

Sir, I have three months left
on my tour.

You had three months.
You'll be stateside next week.

As for you, major.

With the captain gone,
we're grossly understaffed.

Which means, while he's back
in Texas enjoying barbecue,

your tour is extended
another three months.

Dismissed.

You paged me for a consult.
Oh, right this way.

We have a patient with massive
cranial swelling.

- Cerebral thrombosis.
- Well, we checked that.

This guy's head literally
blew up for no reason.

Can you explain it, doctor?

Because we lowly nurses
sure as hell can't.

Hilarious, Kenny.

Pulse and blood pressure are up.

Thank you.

Dr. Alexander...

And I'm... I'm sorry
I took my issues out on you.

Ah.
Heat of the battle.

Welcome back, papi.

Carolina.

You're here.

And so are you.

Thanks to them.

¿Como estas, señor Martinez?

Tired.

But my susta is gone.

Mm. Well, if you want it
to stay that way,

you're gonna need
some strong medicine.

And... You might not like it.

Whatever you say...
Curandera.

Move in with your daughter.

Let her take care of you,

see you eat right,
take your synthroid.

Add years to your life.

'Cause if you don't, your susta
might just come back.

Oh, papi!

You want from Dr. no
to Dr. Phil.

What happened?

Stopped taking my own advice.

Can I do that, too?
No.

In fact, you and I need to chat
about some ground rules.

Over Tequila later.

Oh, okay, well,
I'm down with that.

All right, get out of here,
go do something.

Okay, good.

How long have you been
in Chicago?

Um, we moved last year.

When the case went cold.
I mean, it was so hard to go.

Harder to stay.

I can't imagine what you both
have been through.

But you kept paying to store
the cord blood.

- Good call.
- I mean, we had to.

It was all we had left of him
besides fufu.

It's still very early,

but the transfusion has been
bringing his fever down.

Frankie?

Hey, Frankie.

My name is Dr. Scott.

You were in an accident,
but you're okay now.

I want my mommy.

Fufu?

He's missed you so much.

I missed you, fufu.

What about Joan?

She's still in the ICU.

Guess they were so desperate

to have kids
that they stole one.

So twisted, huh?
Yeah.

Hey, how'd that myxedema case
of yours turn out?

Oh, we got him back.
Daughter's not suing.

How did you pull that off?

Well,
she's not a bitch or anything.

She just, you know, was trying
to take control of a situation

that she felt was out
of her hands, which I get.

I spent my whole life trying
to plan every little thing.

Saying no to anything
that I couldn't control,

not letting myself
make any mistakes.

After the baby and everything,
I've been even more like that.

Well, you're just keeping
your eyes on the prize.

What prize... more work?

Feeling like yourself again.

You'll get there.

Well, I know one thing.
I'm done with no.

I want to see where yes gets me.

You know where yes got me.
Aa.

If I leave now,
I can still make a meeting

before all the doughnuts
are gone.

Live and learn,
Dr. Clemmens.

How I roll.

See you tomorrow.
All right.

Yeah.

Long night.

Now I need a drink.

But I can't with Annie around.

Hey, about a run,
blow off some steam?

A run? You?

I don't know. This is new me.
Annie was the old me.

I'm thinking of a 5k this year.

You want to be
my training partner?

You mean kick your butt
in a race?

Those are betting words, pal.

- Yeah.
- We okay, Dr. Cummings?

- You tell me.
- Look, we're family here.

We may mess with you sometimes,

but we'll always have your back.

Just don't be an ass.

Lesson learned.

All right, thanks.
Okay.

Amateur.

Hey, just the man
I was looking for.

I like the sound of that.

I got into Georgetown.
They just e-mailed me.

Somebody dropped out,
I'm off the wait list.

You got into Georgetown?
Yes, I got into Georgetown.

You got into Georgetown!
Yes! That's amazing!

That's amazing!

We're gonna celebrate
all summer.

Where you wanna go?

I got to talk to you about that.

I got to leave tomorrow.

What?

Yeah, I'll... I'll tell you
a little bit more about it

when I get back, okay?

I'm gonna see you on Thursday.

All right.

I'm sorry I won't...
I won't be able

to be there for your birthday.

I didn't think
you'd make it anyway.

It's okay.

Is that...
Is that Riley?

Oh. Honey, this is drew,
who I was telling you about.

Hey.
I just wanted to tell you

that your mom did something
really amazing today.

She was awesome.

You would have been
really proud of her.

I was.

Hey, mom, I gotta go.

Lexi and I are trying on
bridesmaid dresses.

Bridesmaids?
Who's getting married?

Lexi and dad.

What?

They got engaged
a few weeks ago.

He didn't tell you.

Oh!

Oh, right, right.

Anyway, I gotta go.
Bye.

Wait. 24!

She's beautiful, Syd.

Thanks.

I... I got her a soccer ball sewn
at a girls school in Kabul.

It was a birthday present.

Since you're going back,
can you take it to her?

Sure, yeah, no,
I'd be more than happy to.

Syd, I-i don't even...

Drew, stop apologizing.

This is what I signed up for.

It may not be what Riley
signed up for,

but hey, what can I do
about that?

Get hammered on near beer?

I'm buying.

Tempting.

Rain check?

Yeah, of course.

Good night, major.

Good night, captain.

So, the staring at Jordan
and Scott earlier.

Was that wistful memories
or painful future?

I don't know.

After everything
we've been through,

nothing's easy anymore.

Never is with you two.

Meantime, if I were you,
I'd start building up

those chicken legs before
someone tries to barbecue them.

Get some sun on 'em.
It's summertime!

All right, enough talking.
Let's go, old man.

Come on. Come on!

Okay, that's... that's...

Yeah, I'll catch up!

Shannon, you don't have all
the answers, okay?

You're still an intern,

and you're gonna make mistakes,

but it's how you learn.

So, just every once in a while,

maybe stop talking
and listen a little bit.

Tell you what, you help me work
on my work game,

and I'll help you work
on your off-duty game.

I don't know. I'm just...
I'm not good at that stuff.

All right? I'm not really big
on hooking up.

Oh, wow, Sam's here.

The station's two blocks away.

They usually sit at the counter,

but making mistakes
is how you learn, right?

Don't call him over here.

Hey!
I am gonna kill you.

Jonah! Sam!
Oh, my god.

Well, at least I'll have two
firemen to rescue me.

Hey.

Hey, guys, what's up?

Uh, breakfast.
You want some company?

- Yes.
- Okay.

Hey.
We're gonna need another round.

Yeah, we're thirsty.

Can I get a shot of Tequila,
please?

- Ooh!
- Four shots.

Four shots of Tequila.

- Oh. You...
- Sorry, I touched it.

Go for it.

It's Annie, right?

Yeah, good memory.

It's Scott.

Scott, right.

So that was you
that I saw earlier

at the hospital.

Yeah, you should have said hi.

Next time I will.

Why don't you take a few days
off and come with me?

I'll show you the best
crab shack in Maryland.

We can drive down to ocean city,
see Assateague island.

I got my gym opening this week.

I got my life savings in
that thing, you know that?

Yeah, I know, it's just...

We knew this was gonna be hard
if I got in.

Yeah, well, a few hours ago,

I thought that'd be next year,
not right now.

Okay, so fly out after things
settle down with the gym.

Things settle down,
I'm going belly up.

I mean, it's just me doing it
all right now.

Maybe you could come back.

Ah, I don't know.

I got to come out of the gate
strong or I'm gonna get buried.

Long-distance thing
never works out, huh?

That's it, we're just gonna rip
the band-aid off, huh?

See you later, Kenny Fournette.

Goodbye, Gwen.