04x03 - Do No Harm

[bunniefuu]

[soft music playing]

[drilling]

The plaque was a great idea.

Always Topher's command post.
Lookin' out.

You know, I figured it was a good way
to keep his memory going.

New people or patients ask,
"What's this Topher's corner?"

And we can say, "Let me tell ya
a little something about Topher."

Been a month,
and I still sometimes forget he's gone.

It's like I think I see him around.

Yeah. I don't think
that goes away for a while.

No.

Woah, woah!
Hey, hey, hey, come on.

That'll leave a stain,
watch where you're putting that.

Not on Topher's conner,
are you kidding me?

Relax... I wasn't putting it on there,

I wouldn't do that to Topher.

Back off, Kenny.

Well, I wouldn't put it past you.

You are a slob.

You should see her crusty dishes
in the sink, man. It's ridiculous.

-Me?
-Yeah, you.

Would a courtesy flush k*ll ya
now and then?

-'Cause it's k*lling me.
-No.

No, no, no, we're not doing this, okay.
Leave your roommate wars at home.

Both of you.

What would Topher say
if he saw you fighting like this? Hm?

"You gonna finish those chips?"

[chuckles]

Yeah, that and... "I have kids at home,

I don't need to hear this garbage here.
Get back to work."

Exactly. So get back to work.

Curtain one.

[soft music playing]

[drilling]

[chuckles softly]

Mr. Apone, I'm Dr. Rivera.
I'll be handling your VA appointment.

Annie, I thought you were in rehab.

Hi, Shannon. It's nice to see you too.

Can you get Scott please?

[siren blaring]

[intense music playing]

Sorry we didn't get here sooner,
but the winds grounded the chopper.

What do we got?

Oil field workers switching out a wellhead
sparked an expl*si*n.

Hey, Sara.

Fifty-four year old with complete
left hand amputation

status post tourniquet.

Okay, any other injuries?

No trauma other than a facial lac,

but he developed abdominal pain
and vomited after ten of morphine.

Said he never had opiates before.

-Vitals?
-Tachy in the 120s BP's stable.

All right. Hang up a liter,
see you at the hospital.

This way.

You do these a lot?

Yeah. When they can't move
the patient, they call us.

He's up there. Name's Travis.

[Diaz]
Wow. This is a new one.

[siren blaring]

Here you go, Doc.

[grunting]

Hey, Travis.

My name is Dr. Alexander,
this Dr. Diaz.

We're going to get you down from here.
How does that sound?

That sounds good.

And you brought him here. To me?

I know this is upsetting,
but this is the VA now.

He didn't have a choice.

He's been waiting months
to see a cardiac surgeon.

[indistinct chatter]

[sighs] Look, can we just...
Come on.

[intense music playing]

Look, I don't want to be here.

I know everyone still sees me
as a narcotics-stealing addict.

But you have to believe
I came because this is important.

Being back in rehab
has been really hard for Alan.

And I want to support him.

But I'm here for both of you.

[announcer] Prep Trauma 1.
Critical patient inbound.

I know it isn't easy,
but just see him.

You don't have to talk about your past.
Just be his doctor.

I can't, I'm sorry.

I can't be the lead on this.

But he will still get his
five star treatment, I promise you.

-Scott...
-Paul, you're up.

Um, right. I will get an echo
on Alan Apone. Got it.

Thank you.

Lee Harris.
Increased pain in the wrist and abdomen.

He had a bumpy ride in the oil field.

Mr. Harris, I'm Dr. Clemmens with surgery,
and this is Dr. Alister.

Alright. He's going to Trauma one.

Okay, we got it from here.

[intense music playing]

[engine revs]

[children chattering]

Goal! Yeah.

[speaking in foreign language]
Nice...

[chuckles]

[cell phone ringing]

[children chattering]

[cell phone ringing]

Oo... Who's Janet?

International booty call?

[chuckles softly]

Sorry. Sorry.

-Yeah, it's your friend Topher's wife.
-No, widow.

[sighing]

He made me his executor of his will.

I always figured
he'd be executor of mine first.

And I know he did too. [coughs]

[children screaming]

Does she need you to come back?

No. She's not ready to see me yet.

Still too hard for her.

What about when you see her?

It's time to go, ladies.
We're ready when you are.

[chuckles softly]

-Still not a lady.
-I'll keep that in mind, Princess.

[chuckles]

Beautiful day for immunizations,
don't you think?

You know, I don't know about you,

but I'm not here
for vitamins and vaccines.

We don't have supplies for that.

I might've slipped some into the humvee.

Just because they tell you what to do
doesn't mean you gotta do it.

Oh, okay.

-Let's do it.
-Yep.

[screeching]

[siren blaring]

All right captain, where are we at?

We shut off and stabilized the pump jack.

We're ready to cut him down,
but we're afraid--

But the counter balance will slip
and he'll bleed out.

I think we can pull him off there.
There are two of us. We can handle it.

No. No, it's too dangerous.

-No, I don't think so--
-Hey, I'm calling the sh*ts here.

They're gonna cut him down,
we're gonna stabilize him,

and then they're gonna remove
the post in the OR.

-Okay. But at least let me do it.
-Please.

You're the boss.

[groaning]

[intense music playing]

[Alexander] All right, Travis,
I need you to stay calm.

-[Travis] What are they doing?
-They're gonna cut you off.

-With this thing still in me?
-They have to leave it in there,

'cause it's stopping your bleeding.

[groaning] [engine revving]

Hey, slowly.

If that lurches,
they're both dead.

He's gonna cut it right there?

Hey, Travis, look at me.

I'm going to be with you
the whole time, all right?

I've got you.

[Alexander] I'm just gonna
cover you for safety.

[engine revs]

[intense music playing]

-[man] Shall we go?
-Good?

[Alexander]
Here, give me you hand.

[engine revving]

[children chattering]

[grunts]

[sighs]

[speaking in foreign language]

-He says thank you.
-Yeah,

I got that. [sighs]

You know, you don't have to babysit me.
I was a Ranger.

That impress the nurses back home?

Why don't you go get your secret intel.
I'm good here.

Yeah, I'm sure you are.

[woman shouting in foreign language]

Help! Doctors!

I'm Dr. Callahan.

Hey, what's going on?

[speaking in foreign language]

[soldier] It's his stomach,
he's been puking.

[speaking in foreign language]

[woman] Help him, please.

[intense music playing]

He's severely dehydrated.
Has this happened before?

[speaking in foreign language]

Not like this.

[vomits]

He has a surgical abdomen,
possible malrotation with volvulus.

You want to say that in English?

Yeah, his intestine is twisted
and his bowel is dying.

He needs surgery.

TC, a minute.

Let's make him comfortable.
Get him some fluids--

No, no, no, no.
We need to open him up.

He needs to go to the OR now.

On the base? That's impossible.

I want to help him. I do.

But even if we could transport him,
they'll never let him onto the base.

Because if they do, they'll have thousands
at the gate the next day.

I'm not letting an eight-year-old boy die
who could easily be saved.

Nothing is easy here.

The army lets us help these people
because it helps them.

We screw that up, they shut us off.
It's happened to me before.

And then hundreds die, not just one.

That's the deal.

It's your deal, it's not mine.

Okay, I got him.

[intense music continues playing]

[rock music playing]

[beeping]

[expl*si*n]

Dilaudid going in for pain.

Be right back with antibiotics.

And we're gonna need x-rays
for his hand and arm.

On it.

[grunts]

Oh, you feeling a little bit better?

-A little bit, yeah.
-All right. Good.

[grunts]

I gotta know.
What's going to happen with my hand?

[moans]

-Am I gonna lose it?
-Oh, we don't know yet.

I'm gonna take a good look at it now.

[grunts]

So, how this happened?

Blast exploded the wellhead.

I ducked and covered
and a chunk came right at me and...

[exhales]

Well, I guess you know the rest.

Sounds like you did the right thing.

You don't work oil fields for 17 years
without some scares.

Never thought it'd take my hand though.

How's your abdominal pain?

Gettin' better actually.

You must have gave me
some good dr*gs. [chuckles]

-Radiology is ready for you.
-Okay.

Kenny's gonna taking you
for some x-rays.

Let me know
if that abdominal pain returns.

[wheels dragging]

I'm gonna need you to prepare him.

The state of that arm...

I don't think we're going to be able
to save his hand.

Great. His job's hard enough
with two hands,

how's he going to do it with one?

Maybe the tests will tell
a different story,

but I wouldn't count on it.

[siren blaring]

-How you doing, Travis?
-It hurts.

Some morphine will help with that.

You took a hell of a chance
out there tonight.

That pumpjack slips,
you could have been caught.

I try not to think about it.

Maybe you should
before you go up there again.

So it's okay for you to go out there,
but not for me?

Yes.

Because I'm more expendable.

Wow. You don't have a God complex
like the rest of us?

I used to. But my old life in Mexico
just b*at it out of me.

-It's pretty rough down there, huh?
-I was referring to my ex-wife.

[chuckles softly]

Anyway,

his BP is a little lower
'cause of the morphine,

I'm going to hang a liter.
If that's okay with you, boss?

[beeping]

What about Scott?
I thought my appointment was with him.

Scott got pulled onto another case.

Dr. Cummings and I will take it from here.

But I'll talk to him later, right?

I think it would be really good if I...

-You know what, we'll see.
-talk to him about it.

Right now let's just
focus on getting you better.

-Okay?
-Okay.

I understand you have a history
of bicuspid aortic regurgitation.

And you've been having chest pains.

Yes, on and off.

No pain now.

Okay, we're going to do a cardiac workup
with an echo to check your valve

and then we can discuss treatment options
based on your results.

Will the discussion be with Scott?

Um...

We'll have to see who's available.

I need to make my amends.
Am I not going to?

Let's talk about it later.

Look, it's my fault he relapsed last year.

[Annie] Alan, stop.

-I was his sponsor.
-Alan!

[breathes heavily]

Look, I was messed up myself.

-[sighs]
-He hit that kid, and...

I told him it was okay to take a drink.

I need to apologize.

We need a minute.

Yeah, we will be right outside.

[Annie] Okay.

-I need to talk to him.
-You can't talk to him.

So much for Anonymous.

Man, that was more than I ever needed
to know about my boss's personal life.

Yeah.

Hey, do you think I should ask Scott
to talk to him?

Alan seems really upset

and I don't want him to go
into surgery with unresolved--

None of that 12 steps crap

is going to make him more or less
ready for surgery.

Right. I mean, studies have shown--

I'm not talking about studies, Paul.
I'm talking about personal experience,

which you don't have.
So leave it alone.

Well, I've treated
plenty of addicts before.

But you've never been one.

Believe me, the last thing anyone needs

is a naive 27 year old
giving them life advice.

I'm sorry, I know you're trying to help.
But it won't.

Okay, um...

Yeah, better get back to it then.

Hey, look...

all I'm saying is that Paul had to wait
for two months

before they let him in the field.

Cain's already out there with Jordan
and it's been, what, a few weeks?

Yeah, well, Paul was an intern,

and Cain was an attending
at an ER in Mexico.

I bet you wish you knew that
before you hazed him.

Look, he was a nurse.
Working under me.

Okay, and I didn't haze him,
I told him to stop acting like a doctor.

-Which he was.
-Which I didn't know.

Look, all I'm sayin'

is that the guy...

Look, he just started
and he already thinks he runs the place.

So you better start kissing his ass
before you are out of a job.

I ain't kissing his ass.
If you know what I'm talkin' about.

Hassan needs the OR.
The OR is on the base.

-All we need is a ride.
-I already said no.

So, let me talk to CO.

As far as you're concerned,
I'm your final say on transport.

So, you're just gonna let him die.

Sorry, doc. It's outta my control.

I'm just gonna get one of the villagers
to give us a ride.

No, you will not.

Hey, it's a security risk.

You need to let this go, Callahan,
because it's not gonna happen.

[woman whimpering]

[speaking in foreign language]
Help my son, please. He needs you now.

-She says her son needs your help.
-I know what she said, okay.

He's dying. And that's all on you.

Doctors. My son.
Help him.

[beeping]

So, you were saying

you never switched to a day job.

No sir,

didn't have a choice.

Won't lose my job.

Already messed things up with my ex-wife.

Don't want to be a dead-b*at dad too.

Oh, it's hard to imagine a dead-b*at dad
working 17 years of night shifts.

-You got kids?
-Uh, one.

So you know.
You do whatever it takes, right?

Hey, Drew.

-You got a minute?
-Yep.

Hey, wait. Wait, wait, wait.
If this is about me,

just... don't be whispering in the corner.
I can take it.

Okay.

Lee, I'm sorry to say...

that with your arm in its current state

is not a viable option
for us to reattach your hand.

So, that's it?

It's gone?

-But--
-No hand?

-Well--
-I won't be able to work.

Put on my damn pants.
Play catch with my kid.

-Well--
-Y'all can't take my hand.

-I need my hand.
-All right, listen, listen...

There is one possible option,
but it's a real Hail Mary.

Please, what ever it takes to save it.

I'll do it, I'll sign it.

Okay, we can try to attach your hand

to your leg while the arm heals.

Wait. What?

[intense music playing]

[clears throat]

-Holy...
-It's an innovative approach.

How it works is, the healthy blood vessels
in your leg keep your hand alive

while your arm heals.

And once we restore a normal blood flow
to your arm, we reconnect your hand.

It's out there. But it has worked.

So, my hand will be on my leg?

-Yeah.
-For a while,

it might be your only option
of saving your hand.

If it works.

Look, I can explain a lot more to you
on our way up to the OR.

But we'll need to surgery right away
while your hand is still viable.

Yeah, do it.

-Do it, man. I'm all in for a chance.
-Okay.

Ah, my stomach...

[grunts]

[vomits]

[grunts]

Hey!

His abdomen is diffusely tender.

Let's get him straight to CT.

Drew. We got to get this abdominal issue
resolved now.

If he's not cleared for surgery
in the next hour--

He loses any chance
of keeping his hand. I'm on it.

[moans]

[siren blaring]

[tire bursts]

[tire screeching]

[beeping]

We got you.

Are you okay?

-You guys, okay?
-Yeah. You?

I'm all right.
We've got a tire.

I got a call in for another rig.

Hey, what's the ETA?

Fifteen to twenty?

He's never gonna make it.
He's got cardiac tamponade.

Okay, we do this now.
You ready, boss?

Yeah, okay.

-On you.
-All right.

On three.

One, two, three...

[grunts]

I'll intubate, you can open him up.

[beeping]

Here.

Your tests came back negative
for coronary artery disease,

but you have a large aortic aneurysm
that's causing your chest pain.

And what does that mean?

We need to operate immediately.

We're going to admit you to the hospital
and get you optimized for surgery.

Who's going to do his surgery?

Dr. Gordon, the day shift surgeon.
He's on his way right now.

You've got the best cardiothoracic surgeon
in the county in Scott,

and you're bringing in Dr. Garden?

Oh, Dr. Gordon actually.

Yeah, that's not happening.

[knocking at door]

[sighs] Hey, bud, how's he doing?

He's about to lose his hand.
How do you think he's doing?

Sorry, man.
I was just checking in on you.

I'm sorry. I'm frustrated.

I can't figure it out.

He's got stomach pain one minute,
none the next.

I've eliminated a ton of things, but
I still can't find out what's causing it.

Scott's waiting on the CT and the labs,
maybe he can figure it out.

How long before Lee's hand's
are no longer viable?

Thirty-five minutes.

[sighs]

This guy...
there but by the Grace of God go I.

What do you mean?

He's like everybody I grew up with.

He's hard working,
he's blue collar,

busts his ass trying to provide and...

he finds himself on the verge of 40
with... nothing.

Only reason I have anything
is because I got lucky.

[chuckles]

Come on, I wouldn't call
what you have, luck.

I'd call it the residue of hard work.

You think he doesn't work as hard as me?

I just happened to be
in the right place at the right time.

I joined the Army,
someone saw my potential,

and they helped me become a doctor.

Here I am.

But my cousins, my friends?

Their jobs are all gone.

And they're not coming back.

Yeah, it can be a cold world

and I'm definitely a thankful man.

[slow music playing]

But I have faith
you're gonna figure this out.

And if I don't,
he doesn't just lose his hand.

He loses everything.

[slow music continues playing]

[intense music playing]

Heard about the accident.
You sure you're okay?

Yeah, we're fine.

But I don't know
if Travis is going to make it.

-What happened?
-[Diaz] Cardiac laceration.

Cain did a thoracotomy
and stapled him up.

But Travis needs the OR, now.
Where is Scott?

He's tied up with another patient.
I called in the back-up team.

Okay. Thank you.

Thanks, Dr. Alexander,
we got it from here.

Okay.

[breathes heavily]

Holy crap.

-We just did that.
-Yeah.

Yeah, we did, boss.

[chuckles]

[pumping air]

[sighs]
Okay, his BP's coming back.

Mama...

[speaking in foreign language]
It's okay. She'll be right back.

He needs the OR.
We really have to get him to base.

All we can do is make him comfortable.

You're not in Texas anymore.

We don't get happy endings here.

-We're in a w*r zone.
-Thanks, I hadn't noticed that.

Don't get their hopes up
when you can't control the outcome.

-First rule of doctoring.
-[sighs]

Yeah, I thought the first rule
of doctoring was do no harm.

Well, You are doing harm.
You just can't see it.

I've been here. I can.

Then, maybe, you've stopped trying.

I've stopped trying?

You've been here, what a month?

And you'll probably be gone
in another month.

I've been here three years.

And I'm never leaving.
So don't tell me I've stopped trying.

-I just meant--
-That you're an American who has choices.

These people don't.

And neither do I.

I broke the rules once,
they kicked me out for six months.

I had to beg on my hands and knees
to be let back in. You don't think...

Do you know how many people were lost
that I could have saved?

You don't think that still weighs on me?

[intense slow music playing]

So, do I have to sacrifice one
to save a hundred sometimes? Yes.

-I don't want to sacrifice any.
-Well, then you're in the wrong place.

Look, I think it's great you're here
actually making a difference.

But if you're going to be here,

you have to follow the rules
or you'll ruin it for everyone.

[door closes]

That kid still good to travel?

-No, he's not in any condition--
-Yeah, he's good.

He's been cleared for transport.
We're taking him back to base.

-What? How?
-Hey.

Learn to take a win.
Okay? Let's go.

Are you kidding me with this?

Dr. Gordon has as much experience
doing these as I do.

It's a standard procedure.

And yet if it were anybody besides Alan
you'd be doing this surgery.

He needs you.

Yeah, and where was he when I needed him?

Look, I know what he's here to do,
and I don't want to hear it.

Okay?

He was my sponsor, Annie. My sponsor.

And he brought me a drink.

And you took it.

I'm sorry, Scott.

I know this brings up all kinds of issues,
but you have to take responsibility.

Please, don't quote the program to me.

Maybe you need to have the program
quoted to you.

[sighs]

Look, if you don't want to do the surgery

because it cuts too close to home,
then fine.

But you at least have to talk to him--

No, I don't.

He's scared to death, Scott.

That can't be good for his surgery.

He wants to make amends, let him.

You can't keep punishing him
for one mistake.

That mistake cost me my sobriety.

[sighs]

And he wants to apologize.

[slow music playing]

Malik gave you another chance,
you can't give one to Alan?

[announcer]
Code Blue. ICU Room 4.

That's Alan. Come on.

[intense music playing]

-What happened?
-The aneurysm ruptured.

[Shannon] Twenty-four at the lip.
Usual settings.

What? I don't understand.

He's going to be okay.

I'm taking him up to the OR right now
to repair the aneurysm.

Paul, you jump in with Drew, I got this.

So, you're going to do the surgery?

It's the only chance he's got now.

[Scott] Paul, tell the OR
we're on our way.

[beeping]

[phone ringing]

Hey. So, Scott tagged out.

He's in the OR
with an aneurysm rupture, but...

Kenny filled me in.
Any news on Lee's results?

Not a lot. The CT's negative.
Hemoglobin's at nine.

I'm sending a repeat and type and cross
but I'm running out of time.

Abdominal pain, memory loss, vomiting...

Yup.

[phone ringing]

Son of a bitch. That's it.

What is it?

-It's lead poisoning.
-Lead poisoning?

Yeah, look at the lead lines on his bones.

Never seen that before.
Nice catch.

Can you handle the chelation therapy
in the OR?

-We've got about 15 minutes.
-Yeah, definitely.

I'll get the micro-surgeon to scrub in.

Perfect.

Annie.

Hey.

I heard you were here.

Look, whatever you want to say to me,
I've already heard tonight.

I'm sorry I stole the pills a month ago.

I know you all trusted me.

-I jeopardized your jobs--
-Hey, hey, hey.

-[sighs]
-I wasn't even going to go there.

Might as well.
Everyone else has.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I'm sorry.

So um...

Shannon says that Scott
is operating on Alan.

You know him?

Uh, well, no.
But he's mentioned him.

He always tried
to keep his recovery separate.

[Annie
Easier said than done.

Yeah.

[inhales deeply]

So, how was Scott?

Not happy about me bringing Alan here,
he made that clear.

But what was I supposed to do?

You're the VA now, Alan's a vet--

You did the right thing.

You did.

Yeah, it's just, complicated.

My middle name.

[chuckles softly]
Apparently, it's mine, too.

[chuckles softly]

[slow music playing]

So, um...

if you have a minute,

I would really like to talk to you
about TC.

Ah, the light stuff.

Yeah, I talked to him yesterday.

Really?

Uh, should we go get a coffee?

Yeah. We might need it.

[indistinct chatter]

So, we'll start treating you
for lead toxicity in the OR.

That won't mess with saving my hand?

No, not at all.

We should talk more about
how you got exposed in the first place.

Uh, working with batteries,
hanging out in car shops.

-Any of that sound right?
-Nope.

What about lead paint?

It's usually kids who eat paint chips.

You haven't been doing that, have you?

-I think I'd remember that.
-Right.

Hey, Lee, I'd like you to meet
Dr. Dominguez, our specialist.

You are gonna attach my hand to my leg.

With the help of Dr. Cummings here, yes.

[sighs]

You think I could get some water first?

The stuff at work sucks.

No, actually we can't give you water
before surgery, sorry.

[sighs]

Back that up, Lee. What do you mean,
the water at work sucks? Sucks how?

You know, like really nasty egg water.

[Lee] We try to avoid it, really,

but at the end of a shift
you take whatever's wet.

Right, um...
So how long has it been like that?

I don't know.

Since I've been there. Years.

[Dominguez] Mr. Harris,

I'd like to discuss the procedure with you
before we go upstairs.

[Lee] All right.

If the water at the workplace
is contaminated...

We've got to test every worker
in the oil field for lead poisoning.

Lee might not be the only one.

Hey, why are we stopping?
We gotta get in there.

Not until the colonel vets the mom
on the intel.

If she's lying, we turn this circus around
and head back.

Or we just let him die?

Getting his hopes up isn't my problem.
That's on you.

[man] Colonel's ready. Bring her in.

[speaking in foreign language]
They're ready to talk to you.

Okay.

I got him. I got him.
Go get him.

[intense music playing]

Did she tell you what she has?

That's above my pay grade.

"Mongo just a pawn in game of life."

Blazing Saddles.

It's a movie.
Used to watch it with my grandparents.

Oh, he's seizing.

Must be the hypoglycemia.

[speaking in foreign language]
It's okay. It's okay.

Are you sure this is going to work?

It's all we've got. Just slam it.

[grunts]

There's not much time.
We've got to get him to an OR now!

[bangs] Come on!

I think TC is doing what he needs to do
to process the loss.

You know, as long as he stays in Syria,

Topher's death doesn't seem
as real to him. You know?

Yeah.

I agree.

You know, it's so dangerous over there
and it's getting worse every day.

And you know TC. He sees danger,
he goes right toward it.

I don't want to lose him too.

I know that feeling.

Hell, I lived it.

But at some point you've got to let it go.

That worry...

I mean, it's not do them any good, or you.

Whatever happens will happen.

We can't control it
from 10,000 miles or ten feet.

So when we can let ourselves
off the hook...

it feels like peace.

You sound like you're
in a really good place.

I am.

I really am.

I finally think, fingers crossed,

I've figured out the answer.

Yeah.

Look... [sighs]

I made these apologies before--

Hey. You don't have to.

-No, I do.
-You don't have to apologize--

No, I really do.
Because this time it's real and honest.

[sighs] I hated you
because TC loved you.

-What, what do you--
-Because I was in love with TC.

Don't get me wrong, I loved Thad,
but, I was...

in love with TC.

I knew nothing would ever come off it,

but I held out hope for a while.

And then, he met you.

And that was it. He was done for.

So...

I blamed you for all of my problems

instead of the booze and pills
I was taking.

[sighs]

I'm sorry to hit you
with all of this right now, I just...

I don't feel like, I've ever
really been honest with you.

I need to finally set things right.

I don't know what to say.

You don't have to say anything.

Just...

Just know how sorry I am

for hurting you,
for hurting TC with all my crap.

I just was in so much pain, I...

I didn't realize that you were
the best friend I ever could have had.

And I'm sorry.

No, Annie, I wasn't always
the best either.

And I'm...
I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

[music playing in the background]

[sniffs]

[sighs]

[beeping]

[exhales]

Hey, Lee, how are you feeling?

Little light headed.

Did you do it? [breathes heavily]

We did it.

We believe you'll make a full recovery
and be able to return to work.

Can I see it?

Um, yes. Yes, you can.

But, remember it's temporary. Okay?

It's going to look like this
for a few months.

Then we're gonna put it back
where it actually belongs.

On my ass?

[chuckles]

[breathes heavily]

But seriously, man, thank you.

Thank you so much.
You saved my life.

[Lee] You saved my livelihood.

[slow music playing]

Of course, now I might have to take
two jobs to pay for this, I guess.

Uh, I don't think
you have to worry about that.

I think your company's going
to be paying for it for a long time.

-Ready to take a look?
-Yeah.

-Serve her up.
-Here we go.

Holy...

[breathes heavily]

Now that is a conversation starter,
ain't it?

It is that. Yeah.

Ready to see your family?

Yeah.

-[Lee] Thank you, boys.
-Absolutely, man.

Hell of a job, Drew.
You never quit.

Hey, neither did you.

Or neither did Lee.

-It's the way it should be, right?
-Yeah.

All right, Mollie, just let us know
if Travis needs anything, okay?

You got it.
I'll call when he wakes up.

-Keep us posted.
-Yeap.

Hey, is that your patient
from the oil field? How's he doing?

Better. His family's on the way in now.

You should check his lead level.

We think the water at his work
was contaminated.

Company was using an unregulated well.

Son of a bitch.
Flint right here in Texas.

-Are those lead lines?
-Yeah. We found them on his coworker.

All right, we'll get Travis tested.
Cain, you want to add--

Add lead level to his blood work?
You got it, boss.

We've got OSHA
and the Texas Board of Health

tracking down everybody
who ever worked there.

Everyone who came in contact
with that water is coming here.

What about the press?

I mean, these people need to be exposed
and need to be punished.

Court of public opinion.

I like the way this guy thinks.
I'm on it.

[phone ringing]

So, I was replaying
our rescue out in the field.

And... your way
might have been the right way.

Might have, but might have been wrong too.
It all worked out.

So, when you ran your ER,

how'd you deal with being the one who
always had to make the tough decisions?

Oh, with great power,
comes great responsibility.

Did you just quote me Spider Man
as your leadership mantra?

Actually, I think Lord Melbourne
said a version of that first,

but I do believe in the sentiment.

[soft music playing]

All right. I'll have labs test this.
See you later, boss.

Stop calling me Boss.

Okay, boss.

We need to get him inside.
He's spiking a fever.

[Callahan] Come on. Come on.
What's the hold up?

[whistles]

[man] You're good.

Okay, Doc. Lucky day.

Mama must've had something real.

TC. What did you do?

What did you tell her to say?

[intense music playing]

Let's go!

[engine revs]

I can't believe you told the mother
to give false intel.

So what? It worked, didn't it?

You're playing with fire.
You're just too pigheaded to see it.

Or to care.

-It's not a malrotation.
-Yeah, I can see that.

Something else
must be obstructing his bowel.

No hernia. No intussusception.

[slow intense music playing]

-Roundworms.
-Ascaris.

Very common here.

But I'm sure you already knew that.

You're the expert on all things Syria.

I'm just trying to help a kid.

So, we'll have to treat his family,
maybe the village with anthelminthics.

It won't be enough.

Do you know
how many of these cases I've seen?

It's so frustrating.

It's always one step forward
and two steps back. Never ends.

These families don't have clean water.

And without the infrastructure
and education--

So, in your mind
we shouldn't have saved him?

[sighs] Please. You're insufferable.

Are you like this with everybody?

[chuckles softly]

No wonder they kicked you out of Texas.

Hey, I'm just not wired to give up.

And neither is anybody else here.

But I don't know,
maybe we've gotten too used to the rules,

used to being told what to do
because we can't do our job without them.

So maybe we could use
a good dose of TC Callahan.

Mm.

That sounded dirty.

Glad you caught on.

[slow music playing]

Whenever you're ready.

I'll be here.

So, he'll need to be here
for the next week or so, but...

he should make a full recovery.

[sighs] I'm so glad to hear that.

Thank you for stepping in.

I know that wasn't easy.

Mm... It was fine, really.

I made him being here
a bigger deal than it needed to be.

I should've just let him make amends
when he wanted to.

It means a lot to Alan.

It's why you brought him in, isn't it?

No, I brought him in because
he needed the best surgeon.

But, I came here because
I wanted to see you.

I'm glad you did.

I know you've been holding onto me
because you're worried

that if you let me go, I'll break.

-That's not true--
-Just let me finish.

I'm not going to break.

In fact, I might even be stronger
on my own.

I've always used people as a crutch,

from... Thad to TC... to you.

I need to find out
what it's like going solo.

But you don't have to be alone.

I want to.

We watched this movie in rehab.

Wild. Have you seen it?

Um... the hiking one?

It's about so much more than that.
[chuckles]

-Well...
-But yeah, um...

Reese Witherspoon goes on this solo hike

-on the PCT...
-Yeah...

and finds peace there.

-I think I need that.
-Mm-hmm.

Are you sure?

I mean, it sounds pretty... extreme.

[chuckles softly]

My bag's already packed.

You're my last goodbye.

Woah...

[chuckles]

So are we...

Breaking up.

But still friends.

I mean, honestly, it's what's the best
for the both us, right?

We are, like,
the textbook of recovery mistakes.

I hooked up with the ex
of the woman I couldn't stand

while you start dating the sister-in-law
of the guy you couldn't stand?

And they might not
ever let us into a meeting again.

[both chuckles]

Well, I know
it sounds like that on paper...

but I really do care about you.

I know you do.

And you're an amazing man.
And I...

really care about you.

But, this girl's got to hit the trail.

Well, we only just started the testing,

but almost all of them
are coming up positive for lead poisoning.

And the company knew the whole time?

Like to pin those company's executives
to the ground

and pour about fifty gallons
down their throats.

But I guess
it wouldn't be the wisest thing to do.

No, it would not.

But don't think for a second
that I haven't thought of it either.

So, how did Cain do out there?
Seems like he's fitting in.

Well, minus the whole Kenny vendetta.

Yeah, I'm gonna have to work on that.
But, you know...

as far as being a doctor,
he's damn good.

We're lucky to have him.

Topher would have definitely approved...

Good.

Uh, but most of all, I think,
he would approve of the job you're doing.

You're our new leader

and we're behind you.
And you should know that.

Thank you.

Now, of course if you screw up,
out you go.

-Gone.
-Thanks man.

That's a hell of a speech.

-Call me Braveheart.
-Yeah.

[phone ringing]

Oh, hey, is that breakfast?

God, no.

Oh, wow.

Shannon, you ever hear the story
about Paul's first day here?

Don't spoil it for me.
I'm waiting for the movie.

So Paul was showing off
his juggling skills, right? [chuckles]

But what he didn't know
was that the things he was juggling

came straight from the butt box.

-Okay, this is relevant how?
-[Kenny chuckles]

That's the first time you met Topher.

And then you reached out, shook his hand.

You should've seen Topher's face.
He ran to the bathroom as fast as he could

and scrubbed his hands
like a surgeon. [chuckles]

Yeah, he wouldn't shake my hand
for a month after that.

[laughs]

Oh, man.

Anyway, I'll see you guys at home.
It's clean-up day.

-Clean-up day?
-[Kenny] Yeah, toilets.

[sighs]

Yeah, it's my, it's my place.

If I don't want to clean,
we won't clean.

[speaking in foreign language]
He's ready for you now.

Thank you.

[rock music playing]

Ask her what she told the colonel.

[speaking in foreign language]

What was it?

The truth.

-What does that mean?
-I don't know.

This is what I was warning you about.
You can't control anything here.

So whatever Rasha told them,
you better hope it was real intel.

Because if she set up an ambush
or if she's acting on some old vendetta,

that's on you.

Later, ladies.

[engine revs]

It's like you were saying earlier.
First do no harm?

[water gushing]

[splash]

[theme music playing]