05x05 - The Thinnest Veil

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05x05 - The Thinnest Veil

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Previously on The Resident...

CHU: Bell, yank that sucker
and get out of here.

- (BEEPING)
- (GASPS) Dr. Bell.

Oh, my God. Did you hit an artery?

- On an appendectomy?
- (SHUDDERS)

Maybe we should move in together.

So you can look after me?

If you're gonna keep being
a hero, somebody has to.

(CHUCKLES)

How to Go On Living When
Someone You Love Dies.


(TOSSES BOOK)

Those books don't have the answer I need

when GiGi asks me how her mother d*ed.

Nic's dead. Nothing's gonna change that.

If he doesn't find
what he wants, then what?

You'll be there for him.

We all will.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

("YOU'RE NOT HERE"
BY CYNTHIA ERIVO PLAYING)

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

(VOCALIZING)

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

(INHALES) We need to get going.

Mm-hmm.

Five more minutes in the love bubble.

Mmm.

- (ALARM RINGING)
- (INHALES)

Life.

- (GRUNTS)
- (RINGING STOPS)

Hey. (EXHALES)

I heard about this...

♪ When I run ♪

♪ I'm running ♪

- ♪ To your arms ♪
- Nic?

♪ And when I sing ♪

- ♪ I'm singing to your heart ♪
- (CRYING IN DISTANCE)

♪ I feel you near ♪

♪ In my moments of fear ♪

♪ But when I open up my eyes ♪

- ♪ I see it clear ♪
- (CRYING CONTINUES)

(GRUNTS)

♪ It's only in my dreams ♪

♪ That you are here ♪

(EXHALES)

♪ You're not here ♪

(EXHALES)

♪ ♪

(CHUCKLES)

Ah... !

Good morning, angel.

- You're up early.
- (CHUCKLES)

What do you say we get you
changed into something fresher?

- Huh?
- (WHIMPERS)

Any objections?

MARION: I know we're all excited

- for Halloween, but let's sit down.
- (GIGGLING)

Dr. Voss has a very
special surprise for us.

Spit spot, little ones.

Oh, don't we all look wonderful.

Now, what do you suppose I have
in my magical bag?

I bet it's bones.

It most certainly is not bones.

It's...

Oh. Oh, wait a minute.

That is most odd.

It is bones.

(WHOOPING, CHUCKLING)

Oh-ho.

Totally spaced
on getting GiGi a costume.

She doesn't know that.

Gonna be plenty of costumes
in the dress-up bin.

You can be a spider

- or a firefighter.
- Mm.

- Right, GiGi?
- (BABBLES)

Mm-hmm.

- Mwah.
- Ba-ba.

- Yep.
- Bye-bye. (CHUCKLES)

Love you, GiGi. Bye-bye.

May I venture a guess at your costume?

Are you perhaps an on-duty
physician who should be off?

(INHALES)

I know you're understaffed
today, so I thought...

Well, if it helps...

to have something to focus on,

we'd love to have you.

Distraction.

- That's what I'm hoping.
- Good.

Good.

♪ ♪

Uh, please. (EXHALES)

What happened, hon?

I was pumpkin carving with my boys

and I sliced a big chunk off.

- Can you put it back?
- Um, no.

Consider it a souvenir.

Pro tip: if you put salt
and baking soda on it,

it'll mummify.

Now, this place is incredible.

Incredibly creepy.

Look at the fixtures. They're ancient.

- What? (CHUCKLES)
- And there's a place to store the bodies.

I prefer an apartment without
the annual cost of an exorcism.

They can't be cheap.

You're joking, right?

You don't seriously believe
in ghosts, Leela.

Hey, if you spent the holidays
at my uncle's place

in the Himalayas, you would, too.

There are some mean spirits there.

But look at this place.

st-century plumbing,

heated pool, city views.

And it's right on the BeltLine.

And no personality. No craftsmanship.

- (CHUCKLES, SCREAMS)
- (SHOUTS)

Dogecoin or death!

Too much?

- Yeah.
- Maybe lose the machete.

Hey.

I didn't think you were coming in.

Are you sure you're ready, Conrad?

No.

But GiGi needed a change.

Well, if you get the urge
to bolt, we got you covered.

(WOMEN SCREAMING)

Get me out!

Get me out of here!

No, no, no!

EMT: Responded to a call

- from a neighbor!
- (OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- One with head trauma. All floridly delirious.

Tachycardic
but with stable blood pressure.

- Get off of me!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

- You have to stay still.
- Calm down.

- (GRUNTING)
- Get me out of here!

- How dare you.
- Let go of me!

(GASPS)

(GROANS LOUDLY)

♪ ♪

(PANTS) Where's the high
priestess? I need to see her.

You will soon.
Your blood pressure is normal,

but your heart rate is fast.

- (MOANS)
- I got to take a look at that wound, okay?

- No, I won't stay here.
- Well, you have to.

- I need to take a look at your head, okay?
- (GROANS)

Will you page Dr. Sutton,
have her meet you in CT?

- Sure.
- You're the one with the hat.

- I hate those hats!
- (CAT GRUNTING)

I can't help you
if I can't get a set of vitals.

They're burning my skin!

Hundley, can I get a hand over here?

- (GRUNTING)
- Where-where are my girls?

Where are my girls? Are they okay?

- L-Let me see them.
- I can take off your restraints

- as soon as you calm down.
- W...

- Can't let you hurt yourself.
- (GROANS) Aah!

- (PANTING)
- That's just the blood pressure cuff inflating.

(SHUDDERS) Everything is so...

(EXHALES) strange.

- Aside from the abdominal pain, does anything else hurt?
- (WHIMPERING)

Hey, does your head hurt?

- (WHIMPERS)
- We need to draw some blood,

but I need to make sure you're safe.

- Can you hold still for me?
- (WHIMPERS)

(PANTING)

(GROANS) Well,
this is certainly a distraction.

- (GRUNTS)
- (PANTING)

♪ Lord, I was born a ramblin' man ♪

♪ Trying to make a living and doing ♪

♪ The best I can ♪

♪ When it's time for leavin'... ♪

(PHONE RINGING)

Hey, Kit.

How's it there?

It's shaping up to be a fun Halloween.

Although Conrad's here.

I'm not sure that's the best idea.

So,

how was the sailing trip?

It was phenomenal.

It was a beautiful boat,

perfect weather, reconnecting

- with my running buddies was...
- (STATIC)


U-Uh, lost you there.

Now, the whole trip
was like a time machine.

Took me right back to ' .

Just the-the innocence and adventure,

- and freedom!
- Seems like you haven't returned.

Hello?

- You still there?
- Hey,

did I ever tell you
about the time I hitchhiked

across the country
between college and med school?

I can tell you're in the grip
of a powerful nostalgia.

But do be careful. And don't you
go picking up any hitchhikers.

- Yeah. I'll see you in a few hours.
- (BEEP)

♪ I hope you'll understand ♪

♪ That I was born a ramblin' man. ♪

♪ ♪

(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)

I want to see Holly and Cat.

They must be terrified.

We are caring for them both.

Glad to see you're calmer.

How you feeling?

Uh, like I could throw up.

(INHALES)

Sounds like a wild morning. dr*gs?

- Alcohol?
- Oh, no, no.

Nothing like that.

No, we were just preparing
our Samhain ceremony.

Samhain? What is that?

Witches' New Year.

When the invisible veil
that separates the worlds

of the living and dead is
at its thinnest

and we can connect
with those we've lost.

And this happens on Halloween?

Halloween originates from Samhain.

If you pay attention,
you'll see the spirits.

(GRUNTS) They're all around us.

(EXHALES)

When did you all start feeling sick?

When I was cooking
for the "dumb supper",

I started to see visions.

And then I had barely cut the potat...

(MOANS)

- (GASPS, EXHALES) Ugh.
- What's wrong?

- Talk to me. Magdalena.
- (HISSES)

- Hurts. It hurts here.
- Sharp and stabbing

- or dull and throbbing?
- It's sharp. It's very sharp.

- (HISSES, GROANS)
- All right, I'll get an ultrasound to take a look.

Send off another set of labs.

Hang tight. I'll be right back.

♪ ♪

What'd you think of that rental
property I sent you, huh?

We'd be neighbors.

One minute, seconds door-to-door.

I timed it.

I really liked it,
but Leela thought it was creepy.

Well, she should.
A guy did get m*rder*d there.

How do you know that?

Oh, I-I track these things. It's morbid,

fascinating.

Dude, why didn't you tell me that?

Happened years ago.

I didn't think it would bother you.

Well... (SIGHS)

I mean, it doesn't.

I don't think.

Then you should grab it. It's a steal.

(SIGHS)

Ethan.

I'm Dr. Pravesh.

- I'm Keitra, his girlfriend.
- Nice to meet you.

- Likewise.
- So I see that you're having some chest pain?

(INHALES) Weird...
bumpin' with my heart.

You know, it don't feel right one bit.

I got tightness, too.

Like someone's got their hands
around my throat.

Okay.

Um, how long have you
been experiencing this?

Ever since we moved in. (EXHALES)

Ethan believes some things
about our new home.

I know some things.

The-the place is crawling
with unruly spirits.

KEITRA: It's just old and a bit creaky.

But the English Regency architecture

really is something else.

It's inspiring, really.

- It's horrifying, more like.
- Okay.

I feel like I looked at
your house online this morning.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) My girlfriend
and I are house-hunting.

Well, good luck. Finding
the right home isn't easy.

Doctor, I-I'm not some prankster
here to waste time.

But I-I've heard

and seen things in the house
that-that ain't right.

And it's them that's causing all
these problems with my health.

Oh. (EXHALES)

- Here they go again.
- (MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY)

Oh, they followed me here.

- It's okay.
- Relax.

Just breathe.

(ETHAN PANTING)

- Relax. Breathe. Breathe.
- Breathe.

It's okay. It's okay. Breathe.

Ethan, we're gonna get a nurse in here

to give you some meds to bring down

your blood pressure and your heart rate.

We'll figure out what is causing this.

And I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do

with haunted spirits.

Agreed.

You want evidence ghosts exist?

I can prove it. (INHALES)

I have video.

♪ ♪

(STATIC)

(GRUNTS) No! Get off me!

(GRUNTING)

You believe me now?

Look, lights flicker.

It happens.

A-And the sheets flying off my bed?

A breeze, maybe, from an open window?

There was something heavy on my chest.

I-I couldn't breathe.

I-I was suffocating.

Okay, let's assume
that your house is haunted

by cruel, vindictive spirits.

You must challenge the spirits.

You have to earn their respect, man.

They're air,

not corporeal.

They're puffs of smoke at best.

Fear alone sustains them.

If you're terrified of them, they win.

And you cannot let that happen.

I'm sorry, you're...

you're joking,

right, Doctor?

I lived opposite a cemetery
in my younger years.

The view from my window
was row after row of headstones.

Imagine a graveyard full
of rowdy, disgruntled spirits.

They gave me nightmares.

They scared me witless
until I laid those suckers down.

I made them fear me
more than I feared them.

Right.

Wh-What'd you do?

I pointed out that they didn't
even have a working hand

to form a fist.

They couldn't hurt me.

Sure, they could blow some wind.

They could stir a curtain.

They could mess with
the wiring in the house.

But it was all to hide the fact
that they were powerless.

So, your treatment plan
is to stand up to ghosts?

If they are obstreperous, yes.

But we'll also figure out what's
going on medically. All right?

That's right.

KEITRA: Thank you.

♪ ♪

BELL: No, I'm dead serious.

Wait, Al-Albert Collins is who?

(GROANS) Th-The Iceman.

- Just a le-legendary blues guitarist.
- Ah.

Anyway, his-his tour bus
was blazing down the highway

and they-they scooped me up.

The band had lost a roadie,

so I got to fill in.

Oh, that must've been wild.

Oh, it was a...
it was a great adventure.

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
- I mean, I... I mean, I learned so much.

And, you know...
And for a moment, I mean, maybe,

I kind of thought music
might be my world and...

(INHALES) But then I...
On the road, I realized

I would never be good enough.

Like, to get anywhere, you got
to figure out what you love

that you're good at
and then... and then do that.

- Just play to your strengths.
- (EXHALES, GROANS)

- That is key.
- I'm still trying to figure out

what I'm good at, I think. (CHUCKLES)

Well, I mean, you... you will.

S... I mean, something
will grab you and then...

you'll realize you've found
your place and... (WHISTLES)

So d-did you grab medicine
or did-did medicine grab you?

That was a mutual embrace.

- (PHONE RINGING)
- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(QUIETLY): Just...

(BEEP)

Hey, Kit. What's up?

Hey, Kit. (CHUCKLES)

Hi, whoever you are.

Uh, yeah, this is... this is Mike.

Just, uh, giving him a quick lift.

Right. Well, uh, this is nothing urgent.

Just, uh, call me back

when you've dropped off your new friend.

Okay.

- (BEEP) - (CLICKS TONGUE)
- Ooh.

- She seems concerned.
- W... (EXHALES)

It's probably 'cause
you picked up a hitchhiker.

- (GIGGLES)
- Yeah, it would have been... (CHUCKLING)

It would have been better
to just keep that between us.

What do you mean? And not-not tell her?

- (EXHALES)
- Well, that...

She seems like she cares about you.

- That would be dishonest.
- Y... (EXHALES)

Oh. (EXHALES)

(GROANS)

Not good to be dishonest, Randolph.

No. No, it isn't.

There's a trick-or-treat joke that ends

with a Halloween arrhythmia,
but it escapes me.

(CHUCKLES) All I've got is
a Halloween epidural hematoma

and some hyperkalemia in here.

But her colleagues could benefit

from your diagnostic acumen.

Dr. Angel?

Oh, he's hardly that.

His halo.

BILLIE: She's suffering
from wild hallucinations,

and I don't think
it's just the head injury.

Oh, Dr. Sutton,

my halo is no hallucination.

This is fact.

But let's take a look at some EKGs.

NIC (RECORDED): Hey. So sorry...

Hey. Get this.

Raptor, of all people,
believes in ghosts.

- Seems like a lot of people around here do.
- (CHUCKLES)

Any word on the witch
with the head wound?

Epidural hematoma... (EXHALES)

uh, that requires surgery.

Billie and Leela are gonna do it.

You think they took something
that caused all this madness?

Magdalena said no dr*gs or drinking.

I'm inclined to believe her.

I'll let you know
when I get the tox screens back.

Hey. What were you listening to?

- (BEEP)
- NIC: Hey. So sorry I missed your call.


That yoga teacher was a sadist.

Her session destroyed me
and I fell asleep.


I don't know if I got anything
from my retreat.


(INHALES) The pain
of missing you and GiGi


was more than a mud bath
could make up for.


I love you both. I'll see you soon.

Kiss GiGi for me, okay?

- (KISS)
- (CLICK)


You know you can go home.

I got this.

It's worse at home. I'd rather be here.

(EXHALES)

(CAT SCREAMS)

Come on.

(SCREAMING)

(GRUNTING)

- It hurts so bad.
- Hey, hey, hey. 'Kay.

Whoa.

- (GRUNTING)
- Got ya, got ya. Okay.

(MONITOR BEEPING)

(INHALES) She's bradying.

Let's get . of atropine in here now!

I'll run an EKG. (SHUDDERS)

(EXHALES) Stay with us.

Stay with us.

(BEEP)

Can you grab that EKG printout for me?

Got it.

Okay, we're back in business.

If this wasn't just a vagal response

to the abdominal pain...

It could happen again.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Leave me alone!

(PANTS) Leave me alone!

- No! Leave me alone!
- Hey. Hey.

Ethan. Ethan.

- Y-You're good.
- (GRUNTING, PANTING)

- (MONITOR BEEPING)
- You're okay. You're okay.

Just take deep breaths
and try to stay calm.

Hey, I'm seeing some things.

- Spirits or symptoms?
- The latter.

- (GROANING)
- I'm ordering a head and chest CT.

(PANTING)

- (MONITOR BEEPING)
- Magdalena?

Hey.

You with me?

(WEAKLY): I'm dying.

But it's okay.

I'm gonna see him...

again.

- Her heart rate's dropping.
- Same thing happened to Cat.

- I'll get the atropine.
- (LOUD BEEPING)

No time! We need a code cart.

Giving first round of epi now.

Besides hallucinating,
she was fine a second ago.

(EXHALES)

Pulse check.

No pulse. She's in V fib.

Charge to and everybody clear.

Shocking now.

(BEEPING)

IRVING: She converted,

but her pulse seems thready.

She's in complete heart block.

Start transcutaneous
pacing at and sync.

This could be hyperkalemia, so...

let's give her an amp
of calcium gluconate

and two amps of sodium bicarbonate.

(YELPING)

(GASPING)

(EXHALES LOUDLY)

Whoa. (EXHALES, INHALES)

I d*ed.

(GASPING)

But I'm back.

I mean, that totally happened, right?

Stop pacing.

There's no tunnel. There's no light

at the end. There...

There's no angels.

I didn't see him.

(GASPS)

I didn't see him. (SOBS)

See who?

My son. (CRYING)

I just wanted

to see his face. (CRIES)

Let's get a full set of labs
and another -lead EKG.

Why don't we let Dr. Pravesh take over?

This isn't the best case
for you, Dr. Hawkins.

No, I want to see this through.

Thank you.

(INHALES) All right, Cat,
let's see how you're doing.

(SIGHS) Code Green.

- Missing patient.
- (BEEP OVER P.A. SYSTEM)

Attention, staff.

Code Green.

-year-old Caucasian female.

Last seen in ER Bay Seven.

♪ ♪

(LAUGHING)

(LAUGHING CONTINUES)

(LAUGHS)

(SHRIEKS)

What's happening to me?

We're figuring it out, hon.

Labs are back?

Tox screens are clear,
but they do have hyperkalemia.

Potassium levels are sky-high.

But their creatinine is barely elevated.

So their kidneys are working.

- pH is normal.
- Just breathe.

Why are their electrolytes
going haywire?

- (PANTING)
- It's okay.

DEVON: See this here in your chest?

ETHAN: Oh, I knew it.

(EXHALES) They've invaded my body.

Actually,

I believe it is a growth
called a pheochromocytoma.

It's a medical condition

that causes your body
to produce adrenaline

and make you feel flushed and anxious,

like you're having a panic att*ck.

So he's not possessed by spirits.

- It isn't the house?
- No.

And it will disappear when
Dr. Austin removes it in the OR.

Thank you, Doctor.

Of course.

Police say they're on the trail

of a possible serial k*ller
near Reidsville,


about an hour west of Savannah.

A tip led them to this property.

Human remains were found
behind that shed.


And it's possible there may be
as many as three victims.


The suspect, Michael Jonah Rellie,

is likely armed and dangerous.

If you see him, do not approach.

Call the authorities immediately.

(LINE RINGING)

(RECORDED): You've reached Dr. Bell.

Leave a message.
I'll get back to you shortly.


- (BEEP)
- Randolph, you'll probably think this is silly,


but I know you picked up a hitchhiker

and I just saw something on TV
that made me a bit worried.

So... call me back, okay?

You all presented with a similar
constellation of symptoms.

Abdominal pain.

Abnormal EKGs. Elevated potassium.

Hallucinations.

Your friend Holly said she saw

a halo above my head.

Do you see it, too?

And he has one, too.

Does everything look yellow?

- Yes. Very.
- Xanthopsia.

Uncommon visual side effect of digoxin.

Well, that would explain everything.

But are you taking heart medication?

I've never had a problem with my heart.

At least as far as I know.

Yeah, the others
aren't taking it either.

What plant is used to make digoxin?

Highly toxic foxglove.

Is there anyone
who would want to poison you?

A, uh, rival witch

- or coven, perhaps?
- Uh...

- I don't think so. Uh...
- Well,

we'll get you the antidote to digoxin,

see if it helps.

MIKE: Okay.

You don't have to answer this,

but... (EXHALES)

I've always wondered...

what's it like to be a surgeon?

I mean, the-the Kn*fe.

Cutting into the human flesh.

I mean, that must be...

It's intoxicating.

That's-that's not something I
would normally tell a stranger.

But I... (EXHALES)

Yeah, I don't think a hit of heroin

could hold a candle
to the euphoria that I feel

when I have a scalpel in my hand.

That's... (INHALES)

I'll bet.

All right. Mm.

This may be crossing the line.
(CHUCKLES)

Uh...

You ever k*lled anybody?

Mistakes happen

- in the OR. That's-that's...
- Yeah.

That's part of being a surgeon.

Sure. Of course.

But what I mean is... (INHALES)

have you ever done something
where y-you knew it was wrong

but you did it anyway?

(BELL EXHALES)

Oh, I see I hit a nerve.

No. You didn't.

Oh.

Whatever you say, boss.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Well, uh, if you make a left up there,

I'm just about, uh, five minutes
down that road.

If it's not too much trouble.

(INSECTS TRILLING)

(STEADY BEEPING)

I heard the patient is Wiccan.

She came into the ER
with two other witches.

Really think they believe
in spells and potions and stuff?

I think people believe
in whatever gives them comfort

in this world. (INHALES)

And I'm okay with that.

What do you think, Dr. Sutton?

Right after Nic d*ed,

I bought a copy
of The Tibetan Book of the Dead.

Read it every night for a week.

In Tibetan Buddhism, when you die,

your soul spends days
in the Bardo... (INHALES)

the place in between
life and death. (EXHALES)


After days,

you're reborn into another body.

I want that to be true.

(EXHALES) I miss her so much.

(SHUDDERS)

(SIGHS)

Let's do this.

(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

MIKE: This-this is good.
You can... you can stop

right here.

This is in the middle of nowhere.

There's not a house in sight.

Well, I know my way.

Okay.

- If you say so.
- Mm. (EXHALES)

Well, it's been good
traveling with you, Mike.

Is there a problem?

Well, I think I have
to raise that question again,

about...

k*lling people
and doing the right thing.

Because I can't help but feel
like you have something

that you really have
to get off your chest.

Okay, I really don't.
And I'm not comfortable

- with this.
- Dr. Bell, we were building a relationship.

- I need to get back on the highway.
- We were bonding.

Get out of the car. Please.

- I feel like we are cut from the same cloth.
- I...

I barely know you, Mike.

- I-I just picked you up.
- (CHUCKLES)

Okay, that's a good point.
We are strangers.

(CHUCKLES)

But I'm really good at reading people.

And I see things in you.

- (SIGHS)
- You've hurt people.

You've taken lives.

(EXHALES) If you keep secrets...

they become burdens.

'Kay, you're making...
you're making a mistake, Mike.

Well, you're-you're lying to me.

- (SHUDDERS)
- And you know how I feel

about dishonesty.

So...

- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) you should tell the truth.
- (GRUNTS)

I think that it would be
very good for you.

(EXHALES)

(STAMMERS, SIGHS)

There was a-a time when, um...

... out of hubris,

I operated when I shouldn't have.

I had... I had a physical problem

that meant I shouldn't...

hold a blade in my hand.

(INHALES)

And I, um... (EXHALES)

(GRUNTS SOFTLY)

And I thought I could control it.

Did you really think that?

No. I knew I was a risk.

Mm.

(EXHALES SOFTLY)

And you k*lled somebody.

- In a simple operation that...
- Mm.

- ... shouldn't have been risky.
- (SIGHS)

And the man bled to death.

And what was your punishment?

There was none.

Mm.

Because the white coat is a shield.

(SHUDDERS)

- (EXHALES)
- So you got away with it.

No, I didn't get away with it.

That death haunts me to this day,

and I live with that guilt.

Ooh, guilt means nothing to me.

Guilt is pointless.

(EXHALES)

There's a saying in my line of work.

It's one that all surgeons know.

"k*lling someone is so easy".

"What's hard is not k*lling someone".

♪ ♪

(EXHALES)

Well...

it is a pleasure

to make your acquaintance, Dr. Bell.

(INHALES)

(EXHALES)

Drive safe.

(INSECTS TRILLING)

(BIRD HOOTING IN DISTANCE)

(GEARSHIFT CLICKS)

(ENGINE REVS)

(MONITORS BEEPING STEADILY)

Another life saved.

I can't take all the glory.

His ghost gets partial credit.

Pericardial patch.

Sutures to me.

Should we enroll the ghost
in med school?

Ah, you joke, Dr. Devi.

But that spirit scared Ethan enough

to bring him to this hospital,

where we unmasked
a life-threatening tumor.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Ghosts get a bad rep.

Some are vicious, yes,

but others are guardians.

And some are just restless memories.

One thing they all have
in common is they freak me out.

With all due respect,
I just like them to stay dead.

Holly's doing well.

She's recovering from surgery.

Oh, such a relief.

- Sweetie.
- Oh.

Oh, how are you doing?

- Oh, like I had a horrible dream.
- Oh.

- What happened to us, High Priestess?
- That's what I'm trying

to find out.

When you made the tea this morning,

do you remember what you put in it?

Um, hibiscus,

blackberry leaves, peppermint petals,

foxglove and some...

So you added the foxglove?

Was that wrong?

MAGDALENA: Oh.

(CHUCKLES)

- Listen, it's not... No, no.
- I did this.

It's not your fault.

I should have kept that jar separate.

- I am so sorry.
- No, no, no, no, no.

(CHUCKLES): It's okay. It's okay.

- Everyone is well.
- I keep saying

we should label the jars
"edible" and "non-edible".

(LAUGHS) That sounds wise.

I'm usually such a stickler
for organization.

If you'd seen my bookstore
in Inman Park.

Book Zoo?

That was it.

- Did you... did you visit?
- (CHUCKLES)

Yeah. My wife and I, we went there a lot

- when we first started dating.
- Oh.

I knew you looked familiar. I just...

couldn't place you.

And I remember your son.

He would've been eight this year.

Joseph. (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

So sorry.

Tell me about your wife.

You lost her recently?

I sensed something. Um...

I feel these things.

Also, I asked that lovely nurse,
Hundley.

(CHUCKLES)

She d*ed suddenly.

My whole world stopped.

I feel like I'm living
in some kind of alternate space.

Nothing makes sense.

But I have a daughter.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

And...

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

She keeps me going.

And I have to keep going for her.

Has your wife visited you yet?

Um...

I don't believe in ghosts.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

But I do dream about her and...

(SHUDDERS) feels very real.

Then I wake up.

(GULPS)

And she's still gone.

Mm.

Actually...

she's with you.

She always will be.

Just like my son is with me.

Your memories, your dreams

keep her alive. (INHALES)

It's like a conversation
between you and her

- that death can't take away.
- (SNIFFLING)

- (EXHALES)
- (SNIFFLES)

- Joseph...
- (SHUDDERS)

... he lives in my heart,

always.

Just like your love
will always live with you.

(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE)

We made way more than we needed.

Feel free to offer it
to any kids who come.

(EXHALES)

Why didn't you answer?

Why didn't you call?

Oh, I thought you were dead
in a ditch, you old fool.

It's a long story. And let's
just say I won't be driving

down dark roads
with strangers anytime soon.

The hitchhiker?

Yeah, not-not my best idea.

He didn't hurt you, did he?

- No, no. And...
- Police have captured

suspected serial k*ller
Michael Jonah Rellie


and are conducting a search
of his property


- in Reidsville after an anonymous tip...
- KIT: Is that him?

- ... led to his arrest earlier today.
- Yeah.

- Oh...
- I... At some point,

I'll-I'll tell you... everything.

But I, uh...

Right now, I just want
to forget it happened.

- You want to go for a drink?
- Yes, please.

Okay.

♪ ♪

AJ, you got to level with me here.

You don't really believe in ghosts?

And why shouldn't I?

Well, you're a doctor, for one.

A surgeon. A man of science.

Ah.

Perhaps you'll appreciate
the deep, dark history

of Chastain Park Memorial, my friend.

The building that stood before this one,

right below our feet, one floor lower,

is where the incinerator sat.

And the body chute, as it were,
was right here,

where the staircase is.

You're making this up.

Oh, am I?

Some years ago, my friend,

tuberculosis overtaxed this hospital.

And when the treatments failed,

this handy Slip 'N Slide
allowed the doctors

to discreetly dispose

of the deceased downstairs
in a superiorly

- smooth fashion.
- (CHUCKLES)

You laugh.

However, that is not where
they forever remain.

Nolan, please enlighten
these gentlemen on Room .

It's haunted
and I won't set foot in there.

Happy Halloween.

Keep your eyes open, Pravesh.

You may see something extraordinary.

(EXHALES)

♪ ♪

(CREAKING)

(CREAKING)

♪ ♪

Hello?

Hello?

(GASPING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

You startled me, man.

(EXHALES)

♪ ♪

Hey, Leela,

if that soulless apartment on
the BeltLine is still available,

I say let's just take it.

Great.

What changed your mind?

Nothing.

I just want to make you happy.

Raptor got in your ear, didn't he?

No. No, he did not.

He didn't. But...

let's just make sure
that it wasn't built

on some ancient burial ground, okay,

- before we sign a lease. That's all...
- (CHUCKLES)

Hey! I know it's last-minute,

but are you guys free for dinner?
Thought about having

some people over and-and order takeout.

Nothing formal.

Sure. Of course.

You want us to bring anything?

No, no. Just bring yourself, 'kay?

All right, great. See you then.

Yeah.

- (GIGI FUSSING)
- Sorry I forgot to get you a costume, sweetheart.

You still look cute though.

Next year, I promise I will. (EXHALES)

(GRUNTS)

(OWL HOOTING IN DISTANCE)

What do we have here?

Whew. (EXHALES)

Yeah.

(GIGI FUSSES)

♪ ♪

- Look what Mommy did.
- (COOS)

I forgot about Halloween,
but your mommy didn't.

Ah.

(LAUGHS)

Mommy got you a costume.

She's still looking out for you.

She's still looking out for us.

Come here.

Ooh-hoo!

(COOS)

There you go. Yeah.

Okay, now let's say good night
to your fans.

- (GASPING)
- It's someone's bedtime.

- (CHUCKLING)
- Aw, not already.

Are you kidding me?
Can I eat you, baby chick?

- Could she be any cuter?
- Impossible.

Do they sell outfits like that
in my size?

(LAUGHING)

Can Auntie Billie put you to bed?

- (COOING)
- You sure?

Of course.

- She's my favorite person.
- Aw.

Say good night, everybody.

- Good night. - Bye.
- (SMOOCHING)

- Good night.
- Love you, GiGi.

Let's go upstairs.

- Smells delicious.
- Thai food.

Nic's favorite.

All right. Everyone take your seats.

- This is all very mysterious.
- (CHUCKLES)

I... learned about something
today from my patient.

Something...

pretty special.

It's a ritual that helps her,

and I think it might help us.

It's called a dumb supper.

"Dumb" as in "silent". (GRUNTS)

Which I realize won't be easy
for some of you.

- (CHUCKLING)
- Yeah.

Good, good, good. (INHALES)

Uh, it's a pagan ritual... thank you...

to honor those we've lost.

It's really just a chance for us

to quietly reflect on our memories,

in silence, among friends.

(SHUDDERS)

Magdalena told me that

on Samhain, which is tonight,

that the veil between the living
and the dead is at its thinnest.

So if you have something
you want to say to Nic...

("NAKED AS WE CAME"
BY IRON & WINE PLAYING)

... we close our eyes...

... and you speak without words.

Speak from your heart.

And we say it now.

♪ She says, "Wake up ♪

♪ It's no use pretending" ♪

♪ I'll keep stealing ♪

♪ Breathing her ♪

♪ Birds are leaving
over autumn's ending ♪


♪ One of us ♪

♪ Will die inside these arms ♪

♪ Eyes wide open ♪

♪ Naked as we came ♪

♪ One will spread our ♪

♪ Ashes round the yard ♪

♪ ♪

♪ She says, "If I leave
before you, darling" ♪


Thank you, guys, for coming.

- I'm really glad you came.
- Yeah, me, too.

That was really beautiful.

- Thank you, Conrad.
- Oh. Thank you so much for being here.

- Hey.
- Mm.

- (GRUNTS)
- Mm.

(INHALES)

Good night.

♪ Eyes wide open ♪

♪ Naked as we came ♪

♪ One will spread our ♪

♪ Ashes round the yard. ♪

♪ ♪

Ready?

- Almost.
- Well,

the candy will run out
if we take too long.

Don't say that, Daddy.

There's enough to go around.

Uh, I don't know about that.

(ZIPPING)

Will the candy really run out?

(CHUCKLES) Not a chance.

Daddy?

- Yes, bubble.
- You got me

the best costume ever.

Aw! Mwah, mwah. (KISSING)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪
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