The Night Shift (2014–2017): Season 3, Episode 7 - By Dawn's Early Light - full transcript

The shift has barely started

and I'm already
sweating my butt off.

You hit the gym?
I tried, but the lot was full.

Some jackass in a BMW
parked crooked

and took the last two spaces.

I had to park on the street
and walk in this humidity.

Look, it's not my fault
those spaces are so small.

You know, it's like
you have to drive a Prius

in order to be able
to get out of your car.

Wait a minute. You drive a BMW?
That BMW?

Well, maybe if you got here
a bit earlier,



you'd get a better space.

Interns should be the first
to arrive and the last to leave,

in my humble opinion.

Oh, my god.
You are so annoying.

Hey, you know what?
Get along.

Don't make me separate
the two of you.

Hey, Scott.
Um, do you have a minute?

What's up?

Um...

I wanted to apologize to you
for what I said about Annie.

You know what?

Let's keep our personal and our
professional matters separate.

It's better that way.

Whoa.



You look like you just went
five rounds with Nate Diaz.

It's worse. Kenny's crushing me
with this training.

Why don't you join us?

I'll let you two play together.

So, uh, Kenny's new
physical regimen

is really working out, huh?
It's unbelievable.

No more panting up stairs

or back pain picking up
the twins.

I feel great, 10 years younger.

Yeah, too bad you don't
look the part.

You gotta see this.

I surprised Riley at school
when I got back.

Watch her freak out.

We both cried like babies.

Well, yeah, you know,
I'm gonna cry.

I love these parent-soldier
reunions.

Hey, mom, can I spend the night
at Elise's house tonight?

We'll talk about it later.

But, mom...
After the fireworks.

- You got it?
- Got it.

You know I love you.

I love you, too, mom.

Hold on, just a second.
Let me straighten your ribbon.

So, how's it been, coming back?

I'm just trying to get
into the flow again with Riley.

You know, I feel like
I've missed so much.

And I can't thank you enough
for all you've done for her.

Least I can do.

And we've been having
a ton of fun.

Anyway, I just... I know she's
happy you're back, and so am I.

Well, I'm not so sure
her father is.

He's gotten accustomed

to having his own way
in my absence, and, uh...

But that's not the way
it works, right?

I mean, you both get a say.

That's early.
Yeah, it's very early.

Riley!

Riley!

Hey. Have you, uh,
have you seen Paul?

Thankfully, no.
You need something?

Only his company

for the spurs-warriors game
tomorrow afternoon.

One of my clients at the gym
gave me front row seats.

Well, maybe his chauffeur can
drive you there in his Beemer.

Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy, old-timer. You lost?

I'm not lost.
This the ER, ain't it?

Okay, calm down.
What's your name?

Harold. Everything hurts.

Where does it hurt, Harold?

In my knee, in my chest,
in my head.

I just need something
to make the pain go away.

I've heard that one before. Let
me show you to our waiting room.

But I can't wait!

I know.

Man.

You okay, man?

I just told you,
it hurts all over.

I just...

I just need to sit down
for a second and rest.

We'll take care of you,
okay, Harold?

Take him to exam 1, please.

All right, look,

he's probably just looking
to score some drugs and grub,

so treat him quick
and move him out.

Listen up, people!

We have a fireworks fiasco
out at Woodlawn park.

9-1-1 operator says
it's an active situation.

Expect casualties.

Uh, drew's out there.
I'm sure he's already helping.

Jordan, you're in charge.
T.C., you're coming with me.

Chopper will have us there
in 10 minutes.

I'll call the pilot.
I already did.

Riley!

Riley!
Riley!

Riley, where are you?!

Riley!
Riley!

She went that way!
I'm right behind you.

Riley!

Riley!

Drew.

Riley!

Riley!

Riley!

Riley, where are you?!

Riley! Riley!

Mom! Drew!

Riley!

Mom!

My god.

You okay?
I'm fine.

Let's see.

I'm fine.

Hey, you all right?

Help!

Help!

You stay right behind me,

and I mean literally
right behind me. Okay.

Someone help my daughter!

Please, help my daughter.

I'll get the girl,
you get the mom.

Okay.
Just sit down.

I'm Dr. Alister.
What's your name?

- Riley?
- Linda.

Are you okay? I want you to
breathe through the scarf.

Please help my daughter.
She's in good hands, okay?

Just focus on me.
It's okay, sweetie.

Just wait for
me right there, okay?

Ah! Darika.

Let me check your back.
My name is Dr. Jennings.

What's your name, sweetie?

Darika.
Darika.

You hang in there.

All right, I'm gonna
take care of you.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Promise?

I dig the ink on your hand.

Where'd you get it?
It looks familiar.

Oh, that's been around
for thousands of years.

I'm more interested
in the last few.

That's a tag for a street artist
named yo-yo.

You know his work?
Intimately.

I knew it. You're him.

Hey, just, shh.

Your secret's safe with me,
yo-yo.

How long has this been swollen?

About a week, maybe.

Mm.

Aah!

Ow!

Is everything all right, doc?

We're gonna need to run
a few more tests.

Hey.

So what's up
with Mr. total body pain?

Can we discharge him?
No, he's got a swollen knee.

I'm gonna need to tap the joint.

We got multiple incoming coming
from the firework accident,

and you want to work with a guy
with arthritis?

It could be a septic joint.
Do me a favor.

Give him a Motrin,
refer him to a walk-in clinic,

and send him on his way.
I'm begging you.

That's our chopper.
Help should be here soon.

How you doing, Riley?

Ri, how are you?

I'm... I'm fine.

It's not much longer, okay?

Syd? We're gonna be right back.
Just stay here.

Okay, from what I can tell,

she's got full thickness burns
on her upper torso and arm.

Girl has multiple penetrating
wounds to her neck and her face.

I'm worried about her airway.

- Okay.
- Drew!

Hey! Hey! Over here!

Drew!
This way.

Uh, Dr. Topher Zia,
Dr. T.C. Callahan

from my hospital.

This is Dr. Syd Jennings,

the orthopedist I worked with
at Bagram.

It's a pleasure.

Heard good things.
What happened?

Fireworks meant for the end
of the concert

went haywire in the middle.

Got lots of potential
blast injuries.

You guys, take your patients,
we'll stay.

Chopper's right over the hill.

Send it right back when you land.
Okay, great.

Uh, hey, wait a minute.
What about Syd?

She doesn't have privileges.

Privileged.
I'll e-mail the board. Just go.

Topher, we need to set up
a triage.

Okay, you set it up. I'll start
herding patients your way.

Hey, Paul?

I need your help
tapping a patient's knee.

Uh, you... you need...
You need my help?

Like... like, Paul Cummings?

Are you gonna do it or not?

Sure. It certainly seems like
you need me.

Yo, Paul, courtside seats
for the splash brothers

tomorrow afternoon.
You down?

I-I'm working.
Get somebody to cover it.

I'm sorry, I-i can't.

I'm already covering
for somebody. Um...

I thought he would've jumped
on those tickets.

Man, how would anyone not want
to go to this game?

You just need to find someone

who's not working tomorrow
and loves basketball.

Yeah, that shouldn't be
too hard, should it?

I'll find somebody.

All right, listen up!
Everyone remain calm.

Everyone will be treated.
More help's on the way.

Okay, just hold this
against your eye

until we get to the ER, okay?
Am I gonna lose my eye?

Not if you don't move it,
all right?

Thanks, brother.
Next.

You gotta get these people back!

There's more fireworks
on the truck

and they could blow any second!
Hey, hey, hey! Pipe down, okay?

Otherwise, people are gonna
stampede in a panic,

we'll have more injuries.

How do you know
there's more fireworks?

I was hired to tote
the pyro engineer's payload.

The rest is in my trailer.
Where's your truck?

Same place I told the other doc.
Which doc?

Wiry Asian fella.

I told him the pyro guy

had the fireworks set up
east coast time,

they went off early,
before they were ready.

Which way?

On the hill, right over there.

Toph! Get back!

Topher!

Topher! Topher!

Toph!

Hey, Toph? Hey.

You good?

Huh? Huh?

Yeah. Yeah.
Good. I'm good.

My ass you're good.
I'd slap you myself

if you hadn't already
had your bell rung.

How stupid can you be, huh?

His pulse is weak.
We gotta stop the bleeding.

Toph, tie off his arm.
I got his gut.

Okay. All right?

I'm good. I'm good.
Got it.

You sure? Take care of your business.
I'll take care of mine.

We have to prep him for exfil.

He's lost a lot of blood.

He tried to save others.
We can do the same for him.

He goes.

Little help! This is
Dr. Alexander, ER attending,

Dr. Clemmens,
head trauma surgeon.

This is Dr. Syd Jennings,

the orthopod
I worked with overseas.

Topher has blessed her off,
so she's got privileges.

Army doc. Hey, if you guys are
all so great,

why does the military keep
getting rid of ya?

Trust me, the last place I want
to be tonight is a hospital.

Okay, then, what do we got?

41-year-old female,
tachy in the 130s.

Second and third degree burns

to the right arm
and the upper back,

estimating 14% body surface area
involvement.

Teenage female.

She has secondary blast injuries
to the face and neck.

Sats are holding, but mildly
increased respiratory.

The mother's burn on her forearm

goes all the way down
to the tendon.

I want to make sure she gets
in there asap.

Okay, I'll call up the O.R.,
tell 'em you're coming right up.

And I could use another scalpel.

Debriding the whole upper back
is involved.

Count me in. Drew?

I'm gonna take the daughter.
I'm going to trauma.

Okay.

Sweetie, here's some money.

I want you to...
Grab some food and sit tight.

I'm sorry. I just...

It's fine, mom.
It's your job.

I promise I will make...
You'll make it up to me.

I've heard it a million times.

It's fine.
Now go save people.

Don't leave the building.

Got it.

Darika.
Where's my daughter?

She's in very good hands
with Dr. Alister.

We're gonna update you
every 15 minutes, okay?

But the best thing you can do
for her right now is recover.

It really hurts.
Push more Dilaudid.

I don't know what happened.

I heard the explosion.

I just knew
I had to find Darika,

but I found her too late.

No, you found her, Linda,

and she's safe now
because of you.

So the fire melted your shirt
into your back

and into the soft tissue
of your forearms.

So we need to remove that,

along with any necrotic tissue
before infection sets in.

No, no, I have to be able
to work. Am I gonna lose my arm?

Not if I can help it.
Is there anyone we can call?

No, my husband died
five years ago.

It's been me and Darika against
the world ever since.

I guess the world won today.

Hey, this game's not over, okay?

You and your girl are gonna
get through this.

Not if I can't work. I'm
a seamstress. I need my hands.

Hey, Linda, Linda, you know
the place you worked at?

Was that ranger Ray's?
Yes.

Yeah, I figured.
It's the best shop in town.

I used to bring
my husband's uniforms there.

Why'd you stop?

Well, I'm a single mom, too.
Just divorce, not death.

Doesn't matter
how you get there.

Alone is a miserable place.

You are not alone here, Linda.

We're gonna do everything
we can for you.

Please do whatever you have to.

Okay, well,
let's get started then.

This'll all be over soon,
Darika.

How is it going?

It sucks, it hurts,
and it's scary.

Riles, we're not done
working here.

We need a little more time.

Your mom gave you some money,
right?

Yeah.
Okay.

Go spend it.

Okay, honey, I'm gonna need you
to hold still the best you can.

None of the shrapnel's too deep,
but it's in a lot of pieces,

so it might just take a while
to get out.

Hey, you were lucky
to have those on.

Probably saved your vision.

For the first and only time
in my life.

Kids are always teasing me
about them,

calling me CBG...
Coke bottle glasses.

I'm sorry.
You know, kids can be cruel.

But you're safe here, so again,

just try and relax,
and we'll get you fixed up.

Relax?

My mom's in surgery, and you're
digging in my neck.

How can I relax?

Drew?
Riles, what are you...?

I brought something for Darika.

There's this show on YouTube
that's all about cereal.

It's hilarious.

I thought we could watch a few
episodes with my headphones

while she's getting worked on.
Can I?

I think it's an excellent idea.

Come on.

Pretty cool kid.

Just came in here all on her own
to help our patient.

The apple never falls far
from the tree.

That don't look good
but it sure feel better.

All right, well, we'll get this
to the lab and see what it says.

It's amazing you can
paint like that

while getting your knee drained.

Well, if it's in your soul,
you can do anything.

Painting used to be in my soul.
I wanted to be an artist.

Dr. Rivera, how about
you pay more attention

to what I'm doing?

Or you might have to go back
to being an artist.

Uh, no... no offense.
None taken.

Needle inserted 1 centimeter

medial to the superior third
of the patella.

Relax, Paul. I was watching.

You know,
you're a pretty good teacher.

Thank you.

When your mouth doesn't ruin it.

She got you there.

Okay.

Let's go ahead and get these
to the lab then. Dr. Rivera?

We'll be right back, sir.

I'll try to survive.

So... Were you really
an artist?

Yeah.

I gave painting a go once,

but my community needed better
medical care than abstract art,

so...
Here I am.

Yeah, I didn't have a choice,
either.

My entire family's in medicine.
Uh, surgery, actually.

So anything else is
looked down upon.

Sounds like a lot of pressure.

Maybe that's why
you're such a dick sometimes.

Oh, come on. I said sometimes,
not all the time.

What did I tell you about
being so serious?

Okay, I am not always
so serious.

And I will have you know, I used
to be an artist as well.

Oh, yeah?
Yeah.

Fourth grade drawing contest.
I drew a sailboat.

Won third place and a ride
on the fire truck.

See? Look at that.
You made a joke.

Do you still have the picture?

No, I-i think it got lost
in a move or something.

Kind of the only artistic thing
I've ever done.

Wish I'd kept it.

What happened?

DOA. We tried.
Too much trauma.

Hey, somebody contact
the morgue.

I'm sure you guys did
all you could.

Yeah, maybe more than
we should have.

Maybe not enough.

You know, you nearly died
trying to save him.

Didn't do anything
you wouldn't...

do him any good, did it?

Topher?

Hey. Toph?

Give him some room.

You okay?
I'm okay. I'm okay.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Let me check your eyes.
I'm okay. Hey, stop.

Get... get that away from me! Just relax
a sec. Let me examine you, buddy.

I'm... I'm fine.

Toph, you may have a tear
in your eardrum.

You just said I might have
a tear in my eardrum.

See, I-i heard you, no problem.

No...
I don't have an injury.

I-I got knocked down.
Already tired.

I pushed myself too hard this
morning with... with Kenny.

It's hot out.
I'm... I'm dehydrated.

I just need to drink water.
I'll be good as new.

Okay, what is everyone
staring at?

We're overrun with patients.
Everyone's just standing around.

Get back to work!

Okay, I'm not wrong here.
He needs to be examined, right?

Yeah, he does, but just let him
calm down first, all right?

We'll keep an eye on him.

Yeah.

Ha. I knew he wasn't faking.

Fluid shows negatively
birefringent crystals.

He's got gout.

Not so fast.
Take a look at his chemistry.

His kidneys are shutting down.

Chloride, low potassium,
it's through the roof.

Gout doesn't cause any of that.

So what does?
Nothing good.

Hey, Harold.

You look a little flush.

I told you,

I just need some meds,
and I can be on my way.

Okay, well, you feel like you're
running a fever, all right?

Not, uh, not hungry, huh? When's
the last time you ate something?

Everything tastes like
cardboard these days.

Okay.

Uh, can you...
Can you smell this, Harold?

No. No.

Okay.

Uh, Harold, do you think
I could take a look

at some of your paints?
You leave 'em be!

The only thing I got left.

Okay. Yeah, no... no problem.

Scissors.

All right. I think we're
looking pretty good.

Mm, sats are up,
pressure's stable.

Hey. Any updates on
Linda, beyond "touch and go"?

Yeah, we're closing now.

Any other details?

Scott, her daughter's asking.

Well, you can tell her daughter

that things are looking
better now.

I'll be down as soon
as we're finished.

Thank you.

All right, let's get
a sterile dressing on here.

Linda's lucky. Could have gone
the other way.

Nice work, Dr. Clemmens.

You, too, doctor...

Or it is major Jennings?

Um, major for the next 34 days
and then doctor after that.

I'm leaving the army.

Really?
Yeah.

Well, you planning on staying
in the San Antonio area?

Because if you are,
you're hired.

Wow. Really?

Just like that?
Just like that.

Nothing ever happens that fast
in the army.

You've gotta wait three months
just to get permission to pee.

Yeah, I've heard the stories.

Seriously, your technique
is flawless.

And your bedside manner is...

Well, it's pretty damn good
for anyone,

but for a surgeon, it's amazing.

Well, it'd be hard not to feel
for Linda.

Right? But I do.

I try to connect to my patients
and not be a... Dick,

like most surgeons.

So what do you say then?

Could really use another
orthopod around here.

Uh, let me think on it.

Look, I know there are
higher profile hospitals...

No, it's not that.

It's just, um, my life is
a little in flux right now.

Yeah, of course.

I would imagine coming home,

there's lot to adjust to.

Yeah.

You find the world moves on like
you were never even in it.

Anyway, thank you for
your very generous offer.

I will seriously consider it.

We are...

All finished.

Can I see it?

Yeah.

Will I have a big scar?

Too early to tell right now.

Which means yes. Right?

So the kids at school won't
make fun at my glasses anymore.

They'll be too busy making fun
of my face.

Hey, hey, hey.

If anybody says that in front
of me, I'll tap 'em out.

Uh, hey? Slow down, okay?
And, Darika, if you don't like

the way the scar ends up
looking,

a plastic surgeon can usually
make it look better.

Plastic surgery?
Yeah.

We can't afford that.

I'm gonna be ugly forever.

No. Hey, you are not ugly.
Don't say that.

Hey. You know what?

My dad's a plastic surgeon.

I can give him a new call

and tell him he has to help out
my new friend.

He'll totally do it.
Really?

Riley.
What?

He's my dad.
I know he will.

Thank you.

Hey.

Do you not think you should
check with your dad

before making promises?
No. Don't worry.

I know how to make him do
what I want.

All I have to tell him

is that my mom doesn't think
he'll do it.

Works every time.

Whoa. You okay, Toph?

I'd be better if this place
wasn't still packed.

I need faster
patient turnaround, Kenny.

Sorry, man. I'm doing the best
I can. It's been a crazy night.

Don't... don't
tell me about the labor.

Just show me the baby.

You... you already got
three kids.

Why... why you wanna see
another one?

Hey, Toph? You need to stop.

How many times I gotta tell you
I'm fine? Treat some patients.

You're not fine, all right?

You passed out in the middle
of the hallway.

You look dizzy.
You had a bleeding eardrum.

Which is fine now. I don't think it is.
You have to listen to me.

Okay, I do not, Dr. Callahan,
need to listen to you.

See this badge that says
"emergency room chief"?

There seems to be
some confusion.

I tell you what to do,
not the other way around.

Sure, in normal circumstances.
This is not normal.

Dr. Alexander?
What the hell are you doing?

It is my professional opinion

that Dr. Zia is currently unable
to perform his duties.

Do you concur?

I concur.

Jordan. I'm sorry, Topher, but
this is for your own good.

You're not well.
You need to be checked out.

Dr. Alexander is now in charge
of the shift, everybody.

I'm shutting you down.

This is not happening.

Well, it just happened.

What's this? "Caine mutiny"?
You guys are embarrassing me.

Well, you're doing a fine job
of that yourself.

Toph, just check yourself in.
We'll run some tests.

What's the harm?
The harm is we have a full ER

and more patients than
we can treat,

and my top two attendings
are treating me like

I have a sucking chest wound.

I'm fine!
You're not fine!

You're exhibiting signs
of a traumatic brain injury.

Irritability, moody, dizziness.
You could have a brain bleed.

I'm moody and irritable

because you're treating me
like I'm weak.

Thank god
I didn't roll an ankle!

You'd put me down like
old yeller!

This isn't about weakness.
It's about physics, okay?

You got blowed up.

And I got back up
and did my job!

There's a fine line between
crazy and stupid,

and you've crossed it by a mile.

And you cross it all the time!
You know what?

I don't have all night
to listen to this.

T.C., go treat your patients.

Go.

You... blood work,
brain scan now.

I'm not taking those damn tests.

I'm not asking.

You don't want to take care
of yourself, then we will.

You wanna get cleared?

You take the scans
and you prove us wrong.

Come on, I'll go with you.

Great.

I need someone to pull the knife
from my back.

How you feeling, Linda?

In pain.
Why is my chest so sore?

The blast shot shrapnel
into your lungs.

We had to get it out.

Where's my daughter?
How is my daughter?

Her injuries looked worse than
what they were. She'll be fine.

I thought I'd lost her.

Yeah, but you didn't.

For now.

They get older, they have their
own friends, their own ideas.

They want to spend less time
with you.

Yeah, but that's why
we have to make the time

we do get to spend with them
count.

Seems like our time together
is less and less.

I'm working 6 days a week,
10 hours a day

since my husband passed.

I never thought I'd have
to give up so much

just to keep my daughter close.

You know, I don't always
like to think

of my time apart from Riley
as "given up."

I like to think of it
as an opportunity to inspire.

You know, we're both
single working moms.

When our daughters look at us,

they should be able to see
strong, feminine role models

that are capable of doing

anything they set
their minds to.

Never thought of it that way.

Now I just have to convince
my ex.

Your ex...
Was it a rough split?

I'm... I'm sorry.

No. Uh...

No, it's fine.

It wasn't any one thing,
you know, one incident really.

It's just, uh...
You know, we both...

We both joined the army
together as docs,

but our careers
quickly diverged,

and one of us was
deployed three times,

was highly decorated,

was promoted to major
below the zone.

The other was my ex.

So he resents you.

Maybe. Maybe not.
It's nobody's fault.

Just, uh, bad timing based on
the needs of the army.

Unfortunately, our marriage
suffered because of it.

But not your child,
and that's what's important.

And you'd do anything for them.

That's right.

You do whatever it takes.

Wanna tell me why

we just perpetrated petty theft
on a patient?

Yeah, I have a theory, but I'm
really hoping it's wrong.

Paul Cummings hopes he's wrong.
Never thought I'd see the day.

Yeah, I hate to disappoint you,

but it's looking like
that's not the case.

Cadmium poisoning. Look.
Is there a treatment?

Maybe, if we caught it
early enough. Come on.

I met this really nice girl
and she'd got a cut on her face.

Yeah, I was hoping you could
really fix it.

Come on.

Yeah, mom's up in surgery.

Yeah, I'm at the hospital, just
hanging in the ER with drew.

He's this friend of mom's.
Uh, not that kind.

He's gay
and teaches me jiujit...

Let me talk to him for a second?

Hello, sir.
This is Dr. drew Alister.

I served with your ex-wife...

Yeah. Just, yeah, no,
Riley's fine.

We were just...

Just hold on
and let me explain. I...

Yes, I know her from the army,
but I'm a doctor...

Hey.
Hey.

Any luck filling that extra seat
to the spurs game?

Naw. Drew has to work, too.

I mean, it's a primo ticket,
and I can't even give it away.

Can you believe that?

Kenny, I want you to know

that I would like to
go to the game with you.

Oh. You... Ohh.

I-I didn't know you liked
basketball.

Well, you never asked.

I'm telling you now.
I like basketball.

Okay. Okay.

I mean, you don't think
it'd be weird if we went?

'Cause, you know...

Well, we could stop
having sex...

Mnh. Mnh... And go back to
being friends and coworkers.

Would that make it easier
for you?

Okay. I'll... I'll pick you up
at noon. It's a date.

I mean, it's not a date.

Is it a date?

Oh, jeez.
I'll see you at noon, Kenny.

Topher, this is just
due diligence.

We have just as much of
a responsibility to our patients

as we do to each other.

You have a responsibility
to me as your boss.

I make 100 tough calls
every shift

and I have subordinates
questioning

not only my judgment,
but questioning me.

That... that makes a hard job
that much harder.

I think you're confusing loyalty
with integrity.

No, no. I'm... I'm telling you
they're one and the same.

Who stood by your side when
you became ER chief? Me.

Who helped implement

your unpopular policies
from the day shift? I did.

Not because I agreed
or disagreed

with what you were trying to do,

but because it was
the right thing.

If you want to be a good leader,
you learn to follow.

You seem to have skipped
that step.

It is not my job
to blindly follow.

If I let you make one bad call,

I'm just as much to blame
as you are.

Now get on this table.

I'm gonna remember that
next time you're in charge.

You do that.

Start the scan.

You called my ex-husband?
He just blindsided me.

No, I'm not the one
who called him.

He had no idea
that you even existed.

Well, yeah, I get that now.

Didn't know that when I was
talking to him.

You could've told me. You know, I didn't
think you would ever have to talk to him.

You picked up Riley
at my mom's house

because he hates
Riley being a jock.

He hates anything
that reminds him of me.

So Riley and I never
told him about you

because we knew he would
put a stop to the jiujitsu.

Okay, well,
you should've told me.

Well, you know,
I was a little busy.

I can't control everything
from 10,000 miles away.

And I was still there,
I might add, because of you.

I would've stayed a year longer
in your place and you know that.

That was the general's call...
You know what?

And if you had never gotten
involved in that Sharbat's case

then I would never... she was
a 15-year-old girl, Syd.

And I might lose my girl
because of it.

Wait, what are you...
What are you talking about?

My ex is suing
for full custody of Riley.

He... he can't do that.
He can, drew.

He's got more money,
he's got a second marriage

that the courts view
as a more secure home life

than with some mom who's off in
Afghanistan for half the year.

So what are you gonna do?
What am I gonna do?

I'm gonna grab my ankles
and take it.

I'm gonna head to D.C.
D.C.?

That's where he's moving.

That's why he's suing
for full custody,

so he can leave
without my permission.

So we fight it. We can fight it.
Drew...

Syd, you can... you can get
a job here.

I'll vouch for you.
I'll help take care of Riley.

I can't, drew.

I am heading to D.C. until I can
come up with a better plan.

I have been away from Riley
way too long

and I am not letting her leave
without me.

I still think that we need
to go do...

There is no "we"!
Drew, it is Riley and me.

You are not part of this family,

so stop acting like you have
some kind of say,

'cause you don't.

You're right.

Sorry. Just trying to help.

Well, you can't.

Hey.

You know I was only being
a hard-ass on you

the way you are to me when
I do something stupid, right?

Which is almost all the time.

Maybe I-i could've handled it
a bit better.

Well, you definitely could've
handled it better.

But you were right.

No bleeding, but I have
a bad concussion.

Thank you. I'll be
riding the pine for a week.

So you promise next time, uh,

you won't step into the breach
so soon without me?

Yeah. I learned my lesson.

I'm not the man I used to be.

Turned the corner
from being in good shape

to being in good shape
for my age.

Right.

So what's wrong with that?

I-I wanna be like I was
when I was 25.

That's why I was so pissed.

It... it really hit home
that I never will be.

Toph, you can't compare yourself
to who you were back then.

All right? Compare yourself to
who you were a few months ago.

You changed your diet,
upped your regimen.

Few months ago, you got knocked
out by a bum shoulder.

Now it took a bomb blast.
That makes you a stud.

I'm...
I'm like a total stud.

Total stud.

Hey, you did say it changed
your sex life with Janet.

It did.
Huh?

She says she likes to rub
my burgeoning abs.

Oh, yeah, I-i don't need that
kind of image in my head. TMI.

But it proves my point, right?

You're not gonna be the man you
were as a 25-year-old ranger,

but you're still
a badass 40-something.

I got blowed up.
Mm-hmm.

I'm still ticking.
Yeah.

How many doctors can say that?
Not many.

Not even 20-something-year-olds,
huh?

Look, get an uber home,
have Janet do your... Whatever.

I'll see you in a week. Adios.
Adios.

All right.

You're both expected to make
a full recovery

thanks to the quick thinking
and actions

of doctors Alister and Jennings.

Thank you so much
for everything.

I don't know how I can
ever repay you.

Or the hospital bill.

Well, the first one,
you don't have to.

And the second one, we've
contacted some vet charities

that are gonna step in
and help out.

Yeah, and, Riley, I believe you
have some good news for Darika.

Excuse me.

My dad's going to do
Darika's repair for free

at his surgery center.

Oh, my god. You must have
the greatest dad ever.

I do.

And the greatest mom, too.

I'm so glad you're
moving, too, mom.

I can't be without you anymore.

And you'll never have to be
again, I swear.

Wow.

I didn't think anyone could
do you justice.

The man is a magician
with the brush.

Yeah.

Will the chelation therapy
help him?

Uh, I think it will, yeah.

We got it early.
Nice catch.

Thank you, Paul.

I live to serve.

I mean it.
No BS, no ball-busting.

You really came through.

Anytime.

Oh, Paul?

I almost forgot.

That's, uh...

That's incredible.

Wow, Harold is really
an amazing artist.

Moron. I drew it.

I'm the amazing artist.

Oh.

I did it as a thank you.

Uh... Wow.

That's... that's... you know,
that's so... you did that...

Um, thank you.

Oh. Look, I'm sorry.
I didn't... I didn't know.

I'm full of poison
and half-asleep

and even I could tell
she likes you.

No.

You think?

Boy...

Good night.

All I wanted to do is apologize.

And you did.
And I'm...

Scott, I'm just...
I'm concerned for you.

You don't need to be.

I just... I don't... I don't
understand what you're doing.

You know, I don't...
I don't get it.

Look...

I just had a really crappy year.
You know that much.

And after the accident,
I lost everything.

And I...
And I don't mean money.

I mean, any sense of
a normal life,

because all I could do
was think about

was how Malik was never gonna
have a normal life again.

And I was at rock-bottom.

And alone.

Annie understands

what it's like to be
in that place.

And...

She's really there for me now,

in a way that no one else
ever has been.

So that's all anybody really
needs to understand about it.

So you knew you were moving
and you didn't tell me?

That's why you were being weird
about the tournament?

I just didn't know.

I was hoping I could make my dad
do what I wanted,

but it didn't work this time.

Don't worry about it.

Hey, look at me.

D.C.'s a cool place.
You got all that history there.

You're gonna love it.

But you're not gonna be there.

I'm really gonna miss you.

Okay. Okay.

I'm gonna miss you, too.

Know that, okay?

I'm sorry.

For what?
For what I said.

I was so upset about what
it meant to me

that I forgot about what
it would mean to you.

It's okay.

No, it's not.

You were there for her
when I couldn't be.

You are part of our family,
you know?

I'm going to miss you, drew.