04x02 - Off The Rails

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04x02 - Off The Rails

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[T.C.] Previously on
The Night Shift...

We're taking everyone we can
to the base near the border.

Come with us.

I can't leave Syd behind.

He's the only chance
I got of findin' her...

[Amira] He and his people
k*lled our families and friends,

-maybe yours, too.
-[grunts]

You're a nurse
and a temp one at that.

Do your job.

-[Jordan] Mac?
-Where the hell am I?

It's okay, we've got you.

This is a freaking VA.

This is the exact place
I told you I didn't wanna end up.

Mac, you've got to relax.
He's seizing!

I don't know much about the VA.

I'll steer the ship
and I'll aid in the transition.

And what do you want in return?

I want my family back.

And Paul. I want him back, too.

I'll take care of it.

[Sofia] Please, God, help us!

-Oh, my God.
-I can only fit one of you in here.

Abby's intestines are exposed.
The fall could k*ll her.

-One, two...
-[gasping]

-I'm not doing this!
-...three!

-[Abby] Sofia, let go.
-Sofia, you got to let go...

or we're all gonna die.

Save me!

I'm not doing it!

-You have to.
-I'm not falling!

We don't have time for this.

-Sofia, you've got to let go.
-No, I can't!

You have to.
That airbag will catch you.

-No, I'm not falling.
-Everybody clear out! Rob, go!

Move it out! Get back!

You're unstable, Drew!
Get her down now! Whatever it takes.

-Don't lean and let it tip over.
-Listen to me. Okay?

I promise you you're gonna be safe.

-No.
-I've gotta do this. I'm so sorry.

Stop it! What're you doing?
Oh, my God! No! Stop!

[screams]

-[men chattering]
-[cries]

Sofia's okay.

Hey, Paul, clear an ambulance!
Abby's bleeding out.

We're coming down.
Let's go.

[TC] So my friend is here?

I said I had another American,
so they waited.

Twice the money.

[speaking foreign language]

[grunts]

TC!

Syd.

Thank God you're alive.

Oh, my God.

Shh! We don't have much time.

[sobs]

TC, what are you doing?

We've got to get out of here.

[grunts]

Did they hurt you?

I'll be okay.

These guys are bush league,
okay, they just want to get paid.

The next stop is the Caliphate.
Then we're dead.

I thought I was gonna die.

No, no. Hey.
We're not going out like this, okay?

-Okay. [cries]
-I promise.

You're doing okay.

-[men shouting in foreign language]
-Shh!

[g*n f*ring]

I debulked as much of his tumor
as possible without affecting his speech.

So he'll need radiation and chemo.

He has an aggressive glioblastoma.

Going forward, we have to
weigh the cost-benefit.

Are you saying that as his doctor
or the new owner of this hospital?

Sergeant Riley's surgery alone
cost a 150,000.

The VA might not pay for it.

And our deal with them
won't kick in for a few weeks.

You know, Scott and I wouldn't be here
if it weren't for Mac.

And I wouldn't have done his surgery

if you hadn't ambushed me
with a press conference.

Look, Julian, we thank you
for going the extra mile for Mac.

We so appreciate it,
but he's my patient now,

so let's get back to work.

We got a sick hospital to save, right?

-I couldn't agree with you more, Scott.
-Good.

[beeping]

You're gonna need an operation
to remove your lips from that man's butt.

Hey, look, I don't like him either.
But he's a necessary evil.

So what, pucker up Buttercup?

Pick our battles.

I'd say getting cutting edge surgery
for Mac is a damn good start.

Right?

Now let's bring Paul back in the boat.

Pulse 137, BP 81 over 40
after 500 cc's of NS and four of morphine.

She has a wound dehiscence
from a recent operation.

Hi, my name's Dr. Clemmens.
I'm gonna be doing your surgery.

-Does it hurt anywhere else?
-No. Ah!

Tell me about the procedure you had--

I am Abby's mom. I'm Dana.
What happened?

I'm Dr. Alister. This is Dr. Clemmens,
head of surgery.

The accident opened up
Abby's abdominal wall,

so she's in critical condition.
We're gonna take her up to the OR.

Does your daughter have any
medical problems or history of surgery?

No. She's always been completely healthy.

-Are you sure? Because she's got a--
-[screams]

-Oh, my God!
-Let's go!

It's okay, baby. I'm right here. Wait.

Abby, we need you stay calm
or the bleeding's just gonna get worse.

Ms. Carpenter,
your daughter's in good hands.

-I'll update you as soon as I can.
-I'm not going anywhere...

Abby, listen to me.

You had a surgery.
I need to know exactly--

Please, you can't tell her.
She doesn't know.

Know what?

I had an abortion in Juarez.

Please don't let me die.

[theme music playing]

[g*n f*ring]

Omar?

-What'd you do?
-What I had to.

Let's go. Now!

They've changed the plans.
They were going to k*ll us.

[grunting]

[screams]

You need a hospital, Omar.
You've lost a lot of blood.

I'll die anyway if the Caliphate finds me.

I just want to go home, you know?

Where are you from? London?

Whitechapel.

I watched videos,
came here to fight for jihad.

I had no idea
what the Caliphate was really about.

So why don't you go to Camp Yuma?

It's an American base,
it's 50 clicks east of here.

There's a chopper that comes once a month
from Turkey to deliver med supplies.

We were supposed to fly out on it today.

How do I know you won't betray me
to the American army?

That they won't waterboard me?

We'll tell them you saved our lives.

You give them intel on the Caliphate,
you'll be safe, I promise.

They'll pay you for the information.

I mean, in three days, you'll be in London
with 10,000 pounds in your pocket.

Or you could, you know, bleed to death
in some bombed out building

and your family will never even know
what happened to you.

Your call.

How can I believe you?

I give you my word.

I got you this far, didn't I?

Okay. We'll go.

-[g*n fires]
-No!

What the hell did you do that for?

There's two of you and one of me.
Now the odds are even.

Patch him up. Let's go.

[siren wailing]

-This amusement park mess is no joke.
-Yeah, more on the way.

Drew has an intestinal evisceration
headed for the OR.

-Scott's on the way down.
-Thank God.

Hey, Shannon, how we doing
with the walking wounded?

In the weeds. But Cain is treating
and streeting like a boss.

Yo, first shift and this guy thinks
he owns the place.

He's a damn good nurse, Kenny.

Yeah, easy on the eyes, too.

[breathes heavily]

It's itching bad, Kenny.
That cream didn't work.

Whoa! Otto. Okay.

Hold it right there. Uh...

You know what, I have just the guy
for the job just right there.

Yo, Diaz. Hey, bud.

So, Otto here has crotch lice. Shave him.

Now? We have mass cas.

It's k*lling me!

And my team's got it. You got Otto.

-Enjoy.
-You're the boss, Kenny.

Come on.

Easy.

[monitor beeping steadily]

You're still a little groggy
from the surgery.

Surgery?

We removed your tumor. Almost all of it.

So I can die alone in some VA.

No.

No, Mac, you don't understand.
We are the VA now.

Me, Scott, Topher, Drew.
We're gonna treat you.

You should've let me go, Jordan.

You dragged your ass
for ten miles to safety.

You lit rescue fires,

you could've laid down at any time,
but you didn't.

You didn't give up. You wanted to live.

Yeah, but I don't want to live like this.

Stop.

You knew that.

I trusted you.

Hey...

you're right.

Thanks.

Thank you.

-How did it go?
-[exhales]

Abby had omental bleeding
and multiple bowel perforations.

So you had to do an enterotomy?

Well, I made the repairs,

but ran into a complication.

Abby's still pregnant?

Do you want to tell Abby, or should I?

What happened to Sofia?

We were talking, started getting anxious,
wanting to leave, then started seizing.

All right, let's get her to CT.

Did the labs show anything?

Elevated WBCs
consistent with a stress response.

Negative pregnancy. Tox screen pending.

Jordan, is this our fall victim?

Because the lawyer called and said
your guy Drew pushed her.

Okay, Sofia was frantic,
nearly tipped over the cherry picker.

She could've k*lled everyone, all right?
You should have his back on this.

I have the hospital's back, Paul.
Which is all of ours.

Except Topher's.
He's got your Kn*fe in his, right, Jordan?

Okay, Paul, enough.
Get your patient to CT. Now.

Dear God, man,
do you even think before you sh**t?

First of all, Drew is a hero
for what he did out there.

And second, if you want Paul to come back,

you need to stop getting in my way
by picking fights.

What, he hasn't committed yet?

No. And he's not going to if you don't
stop trying to show him

that you're his boss.

But I am his boss, Jordan.
So get him around that.

And if you can't, then our deal's off.

Dad!

Hey. What... Hey... Ooh.

It's after midnight. Is everything okay?

Bri's chest was hurting,
so I brought her in.

I saw you on the news
with the roller coaster.

It looked really scary.

[stuttering]
Right. Um, I was safe the entire time.

But, Bri, did you lie to Mollie
about your chest hurting?

Okay. You can't do that
every night Rick and I work.

I had to know that you were all right.

Are you mad?

No. Okay?

But I do have to talk to a patient's mom

and you have to get home
and get some sleep, okay?

Mols, can bring the little monster
back for breakfast after my shift ends?

-[Mollie] No problem.
-[Drew] I owe you.

Hi. How's Abby?

Uh...

-Good. Surgery went well.
-Thank God.

She's in post-op. The recovery nurse
will let you know when you can see her.

-Great.
-But we're not out of the woods yet.

Um...

-Abby's friend, Sofia...
-Yeah.

Her dad basically develops condos,

and just throws a ton of money at her
so he doesn't have to deal.

I realize I probably shouldn't
let Abby hang out with her,

but I'm in the Army,
and I just spent nine months in Korea.

So, makes it kind of hard to veto
who your kid's friends are, you know?

No, I'm in the service, too.
I've deployed, just never as a dad.

-Can't imagine what that would be like.
-Rips your heart out.

Trying to make it work. Right?
Being a soldier and a mom.

Can't be in two places at once though.

Right.

Sorry, I'm gonna call my folks
and just give them an update.

-Okay.
-Thank you.

-Yeah, I'll keep you updated.
-Thank you.

He made you shave Otto's balls?
You're an RN.

Dude's got issues.
Anyway, we're getting stacked up.

Next patient, Joan Fraley,

amusement park janitor with dizziness,
possible syncope.

Ms. Fraley, I'm Dr. Rivera.
I heard you might have fainted at work.

After the coaster derailed.

My dad used to black out sometimes.

He had a bad heart his whole life.

Where's my damn doctor?

Dr. Rivera, your facial lac
is ready for her sutures.

-Please.
-Okay. Coming.

Cain, can you start on her work up?
I'll be back soon.

Thank you. Excuse me.

And your dad, how's he doing?

Gone. Heart att*ck last year.
I keep thinking I'm next, you know?

I'm sorry to hear that.

Listen, I know you're worried,

but your dad's story
is not necessarily yours.

We're going to do
a full cardiac workup on you.

Okay.

Amazing, huh?

Hm...

He's beautiful.

Yep.

So, Mexico.

Why risk going so far away
for an abortion?

You have to get
your parent's approval in Texas.

I couldn't tell my mom.

But now you have to, right?

How?

She missed going to college
because she got pregnant with me,

and now I can't go
because I made the same mistake?

It'll k*ll her.

Kids hate to disappoint their parents.

Trust me, I know.

But I would gladly have my daughter
hurt me

instead of hurting herself.

Same with your mom, Abby.

I'm telling you, you'll feel better.

You will.

I just...

When I left Juarez, I felt so guilty.

And now I feel like
I've been given this second chance.

And...

I'm just so confused.

I know.

But I bet I know someone
who can help you sort things out.

Hey, baby girl...

Hi, baby.

-I'll leave you two alone.
-Thank you.

-Hey, Shannon. You got a sec?
-Nope.

I got two facial lacs
and a syncope patient to wrap up.

-Hey.
-Uh... Hey, Paul.

I heard you stood up
for me with your dad.

That mean you're back?

I want to, but it's complicated man.

Not really.
Just rip the band-aid off already.

Exactly. Me, Jordan, Shannon,
I mean hell even Topher's back.

-Topher's back? You're dreaming.
-You bet.

He'll talk to him tonight.
He'll be here tomorrow.

Your dad's met you
more than half way, Paul, your move.

Jordan, got her results?

Hey, Sofia...

Okay, your head CT looks normal.

Hey...

you're the d*ck that dropped me.

Memory's intact...

The dysarthria's new.

Wait, I cant...

-All right, hold.
-...move my left arm or leg.

What's happening to me?

Well, Sofia, you had a seizure.

And sometimes it's followed up
by a temporary paralysis.

Whoa! You think this is Todd's? No way.

Okay. Drew's right.

The whiplash from the fall
may have caused

a torn blood vessel in your neck.

We need an MRI
to get a clearer picture, okay.

-Sure, got it.
-Um...

That's a vertebral
artery dissection, Paul.

I can't let you upstairs
unless you're on the staff. So...

Which is it?

Are you in or are you out?

Paul, help me please. I'm really scared.

Give radiology a heads up.
We're coming in hot to the MRI.

Ah, son of a bitch.

You knew it wasn't Todd's Paralysis.

You were just getting Paul more invested.

Yeah, I was waiting for you to catch on.

I thought I was gonna
have to send up flares.

[coughing]

Hold on. Hey, you okay?

I'm fine.

Syd! Take the wheel!
Hey, I got it.

Syd? You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine, but Omar's not.

Let's get him on to level ground.

Come on, buddy.

Come on, buddy. [grunts]

Okay, weak pulse.

Trachea's pushed to one side.

-Classic tension pneumo.
-Okay, let's switch sides.

Yeah.

I'll use this.

One, two, three...

[groaning]

He still in distress?

I can hear his stomach
in his chest cavity.

It's a gastrothorax.

Rebar must have tore a hole
in his diaphragm.

He's suffocating.
Use this to make a valve.

I'll find something
to decompress his stomach.

What? We don't...

We are sitting ducks out here.

We have got to keep moving.

Okay, if we don't fix Omar now,
he's going to die.

What about that speech you made
about getting him to London?

I lied.

Yuma's not gonna let him go.

-He k*lled three of his own in cold blood.
-To save us.

Or to sell us to the highest bidder.

-Okay.
-Who knows what's up on that road?

I made him a promise. I'm keeping it.

Here's our NG tube.

-Sorry for the wait, Joan.
-Don't feel right.

It's hard to breathe.

Don't let me die. Please.

[gasps]

All right.

I'll get Dr. Rivera.

Dr. Rivera?

-Hey, Jocelyn, I need help!
-I can't.

-I can't. I got a breach BOA who came in.
-Okay.

Coming through, coming through.

Joan? Hey, Joan. Hey.

She's not breathing.

[rapid beeping]

I need help in here.

I'm back. I'm back. Where's Shannon?

No idea. Here, grab the bag.

Resume ventilation.

What happened to her?

Peri-arrest, bradycardia

No response to Epi

or external pacing.

She's going to code.

Placing a CVC.

A central line? Are you joking?

She needs a transvenous pacemaker.

Well, she needs a doctor.

Cain, I am not gonna get fired for this.

I need an attending in here now!

Carla, go and find Dr. Rivera
for me now, please.

Jocelyn...

It's just an LMA, she lost her airway!

Okay, keep bagging her.

You're gonna need a new job
when Kenny finds out-

What? That I saved Rivera's ass?

Cain, what the hell are you doing?

Third-degree heart block.
You were busy, she was about to die.

I'll call cardiology.

No time. Glove up,
you're placing a transvenous pacemaker.

I've never even seen one.

It's a simple procedure.

Once I place the central line,
all you have to do is float the pacemaker.

Come on! Let's go! Glove up.

Advance the pacer wire 30 centimeters.

Good, now inflate the balloon.

-How much air?
-One-point-five cc's.

Generator is on.

Now, Keep your eye on the monitor
and advance slowly.

Whoa! Shannon, too fast.

You're in too far.
You're gonna perforate the myocardium.

Now, back it out.

Okay, let the balloon float into position.

-We've got capture.
-Good.

Now deflate the balloon
and secure the line.

Cardiology is on the line.

Finally.

You okay, Joan?

You're not an RN, Cain.

-You can see my license.
-Save it.

A nurse can't place central lines
or float a pacemaker.

Who the hell are you?

Here, use his blood to lubricate the tube.

[groans]

-I hope you're right about this.
-Ah, that makes three of us.

-You do the honors.
-Okay.

[gasping]

Sorry I'm not 72 virgins.

You're more beautiful...

That chopper leaves at sundown.

We need to get out of here,

if not we're gonna be
in this hellhole for another month.

He has internal bleeding.
That road might k*ll him.

Better him than me.

You've done all you can, Doctor.

[gasping]

It's with Allah now.

Let's go.

She risked dying in Mexico
instead of telling me?

Guess I'm not gonna win
mother of the year award, huh?

She tried to take care of it
before you got back.

She knows how much
you've sacrificed for her.

Have I?

I mean, my parents
have basically raised her.

-You said it made it easier.
-No, I said it helped.

Nothing makes
being away from your kid easy.

When I got pregnant with Abby,
my parents were so mad

that I had just ruined my life.

And then she came along
and she just won them over.

They're pushing 70 now.
And I have to go back to Korea.

I'm not even gonna be here
when the baby's born.

Tell your commander about your hardship.
Ask for leniency.

And have somebody else with a family
be put in my place.

You serve, Drew.

What would you do?

Julian. I think you've got
a decision to make here.

You can either be Paul's dad
or you can be his boss.

But you can't be both.

I am with my other kids.

Yeah, how are those relationships
working out?

So what's your solution with Paul?

You make me medical
and surgical center director.

Then Paul reports to me, not you.

And you can be the dad...

and I'll be the boss.

Nice try, Scott.

But stay in your own lane.

I can manage this hospital and my son.

Did my parents call from Hawaii?

Um... Not yet, okay.
But I'm sure they will.

-Her toxicology report came back.
-Okay.

Sofia, you tested positive for cocaine?

That explains the elevated heart rate.

Please don't tell my dad.

He'll be so pissed at me.

and send me back to the creepy shrink.

Okay. This is... This is not about
your dad, okay.

This is about saving your life.

I-I don't have a problem.

-All right, you need to...
-I swear...

[rapid beeping]

-She's hypotensive.
-Reverse Trendelenburg and hang a liter.

Yeah, MRI results. Okay.

I was right. She has basilar stroke.

BP's up. Temp is 102.

She's seizing again.

This can't just be from just cocaine.

Okay.

Hold it. That's not a seizure. Uh...

Get her to the angio suite now.
Tell them to give me two minutes.

Hold the Valium.

Oh, thanks for coming, Paul.

While you were on your wild goose chase,

she's having another seizure.

Hey, Sofia, can you drink this for me,
okay, it'll stop the shaking.

Here you go.

Good job.

Okay.

It's spontaneous clonus
from serotonin syndrome.

My goose chase was to the pharmacy
for cyproheptadine.

The antidote...

Lab tests?

No. Talking and listening to my patient.

Amazing how that works sometimes.
Good job, okay.

She said she'd been to a therapist,
so I ran a tox screen for antidepressants.

It came back positive.


Tricyclics plus cocaine
and Fentanyl triggered the clonus.

-That's a hell of a catch, Paul.
-Yeah.

You know what?

Scrub in?
I'll let you two chase the clot.

Cain, go ahead,
tell Jordan what you told me.

-Who you really are.
-I don't wanna do this.

Well, she dragged me off the floor.
You might as well.

Tell her.

I was an attending in Nogales.

Mexico, not Arizona.

We had cartel v*olence.

sh**t, amputations, r*pes.

Like a contest to please the devil.

Anyway, after eight years of that,

I was numb,
and I had to leave before I lost myself.

So I got my nursing license and a visa.

And I can work anywhere.

Dallas, Austin, Houston.

In Mexico, he's you, Jordan.
Here, he's not even Kenny.

So, why not just be a doctor?

My English was bad,

plus I'd have to start from scratch
as a resident.

Five thousand people
applying for every slot,

not a lot of those going
to foreign nationals these days.

Yeah, Cain, that's a hell of story.
But I'm sorry. I have to let you go.

Jordan. Are you serious?

If I were Jordan,

I'd do the same thing.

I overstepped.

And I'd do it again if needed.

Impossible not to.

Vehicle approaching!

[speaking foreign language]

Slowly, one by one, get out.

My name is Major Sydney Jennings.

I'm an American doctor.

I was kidnapped by rebels near Aleppo.
We need medical assistance.

[Amira] She's okay.

Is Dr. Callahan with you?

He's in the back.

-You made it.
-Barely.

Omar did too.

[helicopter blades whirring]

He's under American care now.

This man here, he saved our lives,

he's got intel on the Caliphate,

so he needs an OR immediately.

You kept your promise, Doctor.

-Rahman Allah.
-You take care.

Ah, Syd. This is Amira.

She's a doctor in Aleppo,
does search and rescue.

You saved that scum.
And now you'll pay him to tell you lies.

Yeah, if he doesn't have
a change of heart.

The first leopard to change his spots.
Are you that stupid?

Yes. Yes, he is.

And wounded.

He needs a complete washout
and IV antibiotics.

I need to find the base commander.

[soldier] Follow me.

Got a chopper to catch.

The microwire's in the thrombus.

I see it.

I'm passing the catheter now.

I hear you're back on staff.

I am.

This isn't working, Dad.

For either one of us.

We need to separate work from family.

-I already do that.
-Since when?

You're a workaholic, okay.

My whole life,
whenever I wanted to see you

I had to go to the hospital to do it.

So you learned how to use a hemostat
instead of throw a baseball.

I guess that turned out horribly for you.

And so you get defensive
and shut down. Helpful.

I'm not defensive.

That was a joke, Paul.

Look, I don't need your approval
or your help, Dad.

I'm a damn good surgeon.

And that's all I want to be
when I come to work, okay?

No favors or expectations,
no car payments or med school loans.

I'm not your son when I'm here,

just another doctor on staff.

Well, I guess your demands
aren't too demanding.

I'll take that deal.

Then you can go, doctor.

The lytic opened up the artery,
there's good flow.

I'll take over from here.

Drew! Abby's crashing.
They're taking her to the OR.

Oh, mama.

-Oh, my stomach, it hurts.
-What is happening to her?

It's either an infection or bleeding.

We need to get her back in the OR
to take a second look.

Please help my baby. Please.

-Please, don't let me lose it.
-Abby, we're going to do our best.

-Hey, Scott, I'm scrubbing in for this.
-Fine, let's go.

Drew, listen, I messed up with Abby.
I need a chance to make it right.

Whatever you have to do, just save her.

Drew!

Please.

So, Sofia.

Your mom and dad are on the way
flying in right now.

[sighs]

Were they super pissed at me?

Well, not as much as they were at me.

I told them that neglect
is a form of abuse.

Even if it comes with a credit card
and an Uber account.

It's time your parents
started acting like parents

and if they didn't,
I was calling Child Services.

-Wow! You said that?
-I did.

But by the end of the call,
they were in tears.

They really love you, Sofia,
and they want to try to change things.

I'd like that.

But, hey, this is on you, too, okay?

Things you're doing to hurt them,
it only hurts you.

I-I know.

I'm sorry.

You must have pretty great parents

to turn out the way that you did.

Yeah, I guess.

Anyways, let's get you better, okay?

So, Abby had a bowel perforation
hidden by a hematoma.

We tried to reattach the ends,
but there was too much swelling.

So we had to do a colostomy.

All her plans are derailed now.

It's my fault.

I don't know about that, Dana.

Mexican abortion and an evisceration.

Seems like this baby was meant to be.

My baby's okay?

-Hey.
-Yep.

-For now.
-Good.

Some family will be very happy.

Honey, what're you talking about?

I was thinking about
putting it up for adoption.

I'm too young to be a mom.

And I'm not strong enough.

I could never do as good a job as you.

You're gonna change
some family's life forever.

It's an amazing gift.

And you know what else?

I'll be here for you
every step of the way.

You're staying?

-Yeah.
-You applied for hardship?

Nearly lost my girl.

Busted my hump for 15 years for that Army.

If they can't give me this time off,
then to hell with them.

-Um-hmm.
-[Sofia] Yo.

Abby! [laughs]

Sofia?

I thought they might want
to see each other.

-You okay?
-Yeah, I'm okay.

Chopper's here.

The base commander gave me passes
to the embassy in Ankara.

I got you some hydrocodone for your pain.
It's gonna knock you right out.

Thank you, Syd.

I'm gonna stay here.

They can fix your shoulder in Turkey.

It's not life-threatening.

Are you kidding me?

Do you have a death wish, Callahan?

No, the opposite. I...

Look, my life back home was a trainwreck.

And even though this place is a mess,
it kinda makes sense to me.

Everyone wants to hashtag "Save Aleppo"
like it does something.

But... I can make things better.

You can do that in San Antonio.

Anyone can do that in San Antonio.

Not many people can do it here.

It's why you came. It's who we are.

It's who I was.

This trip has cured me of that.

Nah, I doubt that.

-[sobs]
-[sighs]

Thank you.

Thank you for coming back and getting me.

Getting me home to my daughter. Thank you.

I'm going to see you in Texas.
I'm buying the beer.

-Better go.
-Yeah.

Last time we did this
we got hit by mortar fire.

[laughing]

If you die over here,
I'm gonna be really pissed at you.

-I won't.
-Yeah.

I promise.

-Yo, Joss.
-Hey.

Hey. So I heard Jordan fired Cain.

Pisses me off,
I wanted to fire his arrogant ass.

Oh, so you haven't heard.

-What?
-Hey. Guess what? Did you hear?

Cain's a doctor
and now he's going to work here.

[scoffs] I'm sorry, what?

Hey, that's fantastic.

I knew there was
something special about you.

Yeah, he ran one of the toughest
ERs in Mexico.

That he did, you know.

He checked out, we're short-staffed,
so I hired him as a resident.

We're getting TC experience
at Shannon prices. Win-win.

So great news, huh, Kenny?

Yeah. No. It's, uh... Yeah, it's great.

Um...

-Listen, and about earlier...
-Yeah?

...no hard feelings, man.
I was just doing my job.

No. No, no, no. No hard feelings at all.
I totally get it.

-Yeah?
-Yeah yeah. No, no.

-All right, man. Thanks for understanding.
-Yeah, yeah, I'm just doing my job.

And you work for me now.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

So there's a homeless guy in curtain three
has a boil on his scrotum.

[whirring]

Needs it shaved first.

-Come on, man.
-Yeah, get every hair.

I want him looking like a newborn baby.

Going to be great working with you, Kenny.

I'm sorry for sh**ting you down like that.

Uh-huh... It's okay. I was out of line.

No, you were right.

I don't need to micromanage Paul.
You should micromanage Paul.

So that means...

I'm choosing being his dad
over being his boss.

But I still need you to get
the surgical center off the ground.

You up for two full-time jobs?

I just emailed you
department breakdowns hospital-wide,

where we're weak, where we're strong.

-I'll set up a meeting tomorrow.
-Great.

So, uh, was that what it looked like?

Julian just made me
medical director of the ER.

And head of the new
cardiac surgical center.

Wow... Is that some sort of a power play?

Look, Julian is a complete control freak,
but he'll get bored of this place,

and put some bean-counting jackass
in charge that we'll all hate.

So you're that jackass?

In title, yeah.

Look, I can make him think
he's running this place from a distance

and meanwhile, we keep everything
exactly the same way it's always been.

Hm...

It's very impressive.

-Right?
-Um...

So, I guess that means you're not going
to have much time for anything else.

Well, I mean, with work and everything
that's been going on with Annie...

Yeah. I mean, totally. Right?

Jordan. Hey.

Just until the dust settles. You know?

I mean, I think we both could use
a little bit of a "time out."

-Don't you think?
-Hundred percent.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

All right, good.
Well, I'm late to see Annie.

-Okay, catch you later.
-Yeah.

So, I went to the gift shop
and I got something for you.

But I already have a phone...

that was made in this decade.

Yeah, yeah.

Well, it's actually for me.

This is my dad phone.
And you're the only caller.

Wait, not even Rick?

Nope. Just you.

So, whenever you're worried,
scared, anxious, whatever, I don't care.

You call that phone
and I'm going to answer.

I promise.

Unless I'm hanging from a roller coaster.
Then just leave a message.

Give Cain a chance, Kenny.

Can't, Mollie.
I got a bad feeling about the dude.

That's just the taste
of your own medicine.

No car payment, no rent,
no student loans? Are you high?

I want to be my own man. Okay?
Can't do that and take his money.

Can I take his money?

I'm proud of you, Paul.
You b*at your dad at his own game.

I did, didn't I?

Get a room.

Hey, Jordan. I wanted to thank you.

For what, chicken and waffles?

Just give it a few hours.
You might change your mind.

No, for giving me a chance.

I didn't wake up today thinking
I'd be a doctor again.

Oh! Well, I mean...

Like I said, you're helping us out.

We're taking advantage of you.

Oh, yeah? Well, do it anytime.

-Jordan! Jordan! Jordan!
-I think you're being paged.

[all cheering]

Okay.

Good morning. Hi.

Umm...

Okay, so, I will admit
that I had an ulterior motive

for inviting you guys all out here
other than breakfast.

I wanted to thank you,
all of you for hanging in there.

I mean, it has been a rough 72 hours,
but we made it. Right?

-[man] Right.
-[woman] Yeah.

It's because we're family.

So let's raise a glass
to the best damn ER around.

[all cheering]

Jordan. Jordan.

-I need a minute.
-All right. Cheers everybody.

-T.C.
-Yeah?

Base commander asked me
to bring you a SAT phone.

You have a call from Texas.

Texas. Are you kidding?

For an American,
you're tougher than I thought.

You think you'll fit in here?

I guess we'll find out.

Just received this text
from our legal department.

Oh, boy.

Okay.

Jordan? How's Annie?

[chuckles]

Why else would you be calling me?

Everybody, I've got some news here
that you all might want to hear. Um...

"At 9:37 last night,

Dr. Christopher Zia and his daughter Lynn
were in a head-on collision

with a drunk driver
on the Pacific Coast Highway."

Topher?

"They were flown by chopper
to San Francisco General.

There were no survivors."

I'm so sorry, T.C.
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