04x07 - Keep the Faith

[bunniefuu]

[patriotic music on the bugle playing]

Any word on Locke?

Yeah. Turned himself in an hour ago.

Hopefully it will give Mac's family
some peace, knowing justice is coming.

There's no justice in Mac's death.

-[Scott] Who are these clowns?
-[Jordan] Covenant Order.

I can't believe they're here.

They're a hate group that believes

that every cop, kid and soldier
who was k*lled

is dead because God hates gay people.

They make the Westboro Baptist Church
look like Boy Scouts.

Despicable. On a day when we're here
with Mac's mother to honor her fallen son.

Xavier Arnold's here.
Guy's always got the troops' backs.

-Yeah, he's gonna be the next governor.
-[Xavier] People, please!

He's got my vote.
He's one of the good ones.

Damn right. He's one of us. State Senator.
Hero of Taji Qasr. You were there, right?

The only heroes that day
were the ones who were dead.

God hates gays.
That's why your son is dead.

Hey, watch your mouth.

-[Clark] He deserved to die.
-[Drew] You better stop talking.

Easy, easy, they're just
trying to bait you.

Your son d*ed for the Sodomites.

[T.C.] We can't let him talk to
Mac's family like that.

Their son was a gift from God.

Now he's going to hell because of you.
You got nobody to blame, but yourself

[grunts]

[all clamoring]

[grunts]

Stop! Stop! We're here to honor a hero!

[grunts]

[grunts loudly]

[screams]

Come with me. Let's get you out of here.

-[protester] Gimme that!
-[Ananya] Let go!

You okay? Come on. Let's get out of here.

I got you.

You're going to hell.

[indistinct chatter over PA system]

Whoa, whoa...

Sir. Paul... Wheelchair.

Hey, let us help you. I'm Dr. Rivera.
This is Dr. Cummings.

Doug Stratton. I was patching up my roof
when I fell and busted my head.

-[Shannon] Were you unconscious?
-[Doug] No, no. I walked here.

Okay. Well, let's get
that wound looked at.

Yeah, yeah, thanks.

-Sir, do you know who's responsible?
-Senator, how are you feeling?

[reporter] Senator Arnold, are you okay?

If the enemy couldn't
take me down at Taji Qasr,

the Covenant Order
sure as hell won't either.

-Let's go. Let's get him out of here.
-[reporter] Senator.

Drew! Totally unacceptable.

-I was standing up for Mac's mother.
-My ass!

You got baited in
and you threw the first punch.

If you're trying to protect her,
you get her into a car.

You don't start a brawl...

[Xavier] I learned that day about
perseverance through pain at Taji Qasr.

[Shea and Drew laughing]

Jake, get the word out!
Somebody kidnapped Phil!

We're going after him.

Lawless, come on. Don't be a d*ck.

Started that movie three times.
I still haven't finished it.

You got a problem
with commitment, Alister.

Knock it off, Lawless.

He needs to be outside at the latrine,
burning crap.

Not in here watching movies.

-[Shea] Just give it back to him.
-All right, just... Come on!

Is that mud on your boots, Drew?

I heard you had a lot worse in your shorts
the first time you were out here.

-[soldiers] Ooh!
-Maybe...

Drew! Attention!

At ease.

Source spotted S*ddam two clicks west.
Some place called Taji Qasr.

-Let's go!
-[soldiers] Yes, sir!

[Lawless] Better toughen up, Alister.

b*ll*ts start flying, they're not gonna
care about your feelings.

Hey, don't worry about it.
We'll be back in an hour. Two tops.

Drew!

-Are you listening?
-I heard.

Let's just do our jobs.

And you...
Do you ever think before you act?

No. I'm busy taking action, okay?
Get out of my way.

[Kenny] All right, what do we got?

[paramedic] Twenty-eight-year-old
photographer

with blunt orbital injury
and monocular diplopia.

Jocelyn, get the slit lamp
and dilating drops.

Get her to Trauma Two.
We'll get a doc to her as soon as we can.

I'm fine. Just give me my camera back.
Please, I need my camera back.

I got a 30-year-old male
complaining of chest and shoulder pain.

Says that he was tackled during the brawl,

and landed on his left shoulder
at the bottom of a pile-up.

-Catch his name?
-Yeah, it's Clark.

One of Mac's friends from the service?

No, he was one of the protesters.

Protester.

[Scott] All right, Senator.
Let's get that back looked after.

There's a dirty bird you got there.

Let's push a gram of ceftriaxone
before he goes to CT.

-Start pushing.
-Need anything for the pain, Senator?

Just Tylenol.
I need to keep my head clear.

It's this tingling
that's really bothering me.

Okay. Let's get him straight to CT.

[Scott] Okay, let's go.

Whoa, whoa...

You can stand.
This guy is just full of surprises.

So why'd you come in
on a gurney if you could walk?

Provides a nice contrast for when I
stroll out of here on my feet.

Appearances are important, gentlemen.

Senator Arnold, are you okay?

I've been better, Dr. Alexander.

I have a live television debate
in three hours

that I'm not gonna be late for

because some hothead
can't control his temper.

Obviously we're gonna do
everything that we can to accommodate--

I'm a big reason why San Antonio Memorial
won the VA contract.

If you'd like to keep that funding,

I expect my treatment
in an expedient manner.

Of course. We'll take care of it, Senator.

Good. Oh, one more thing.
Keep him the hell away from me.

[suspenseful music playing]

So much for two hours.

Don't worry, Alister. If anyone wants you,
they gotta come through me first.

[Lawless] Empty streets. Some bad juju.

[Shea] Either way, we're not
coming back empty-handed.

Shea, don't!

[g*nshots]

[soldier] g*nf*re!

Take cover.

Get down!

Get down!

-[indistinct chatter]
-[g*nshots]

Don't touch that door!

[loud expl*si*n]

[soldier] Medic! Medic!

Medic!

[Jordan] Drew.

Trauma Two.

[dramatic music playing]

I'll bring him to CT. Let's go.

[exhales]

Lungs are clear. [sighs]

EKG is normal. Normal range of motion.

[screams] That hurts.

This whole area. Right here. It hurts.

Maybe you should have thought about that

before you disrespected
our friend's memorial service.

Maybe if your friend didn't embrace fags,
he wouldn't have needed one.

That man has a name.
It's Mac Riley. He's a hero.

What the hell did you
ever do for your country?

Okay, Kenny, enough.
Start an IV, send a trauma panel,

and get him to radiology for an X-ray.

[Clark breathing raggedly]

Whoa! Hey. What about the pain?
My shoulder's k*lling me.

Yeah, and, um, something for the pain.

Uh... You're stable for now.

Oh! And about that pain,

we're really busy
'cause a bunch of A-holes

sparked a riot at a veteran's memorial.

It's crazy, huh?
I'll get back to you when I can.

You can't deny me treatment
because of my beliefs.

It's in the First Amendment.

Hey! I have rights.

You gotta be careful on the roof, Doug.
Air is thinner up there.

I'm no fan of heights myself.
It gets me nervous just thinking about it.

I'm not afraid of heights.

I was a pilot. Flew A-4s back in Vietnam.

-Skyhawks, huh?
-That's right.

[Shannon] My grandfather
was a big history buff.

At ten, I knew more
about the Bolsheviks than Barbie.

[dramatic music playing]

There are no other injuries. No hematoma.

That's a penetrating wound, Doug.
You didn't fall through the roof.

Were you att*cked?

No, nothing like that.

There are multiple wounds here
at various stages of healing, Doug.

Who's been digging into your head?

I have.

[theme music playing]

You could have really hurt yourself, Doug.

What were you thinking?

I could make the pain go away.

I got a piece of shrapnel
lodged in my head during the w*r.

It's been there ever since.

Um...

I thought you were a pilot.

I was, until I was sh*t down
and became a prisoner of w*r.

How long were you in captivity?

Five years.

Five years in the Hanoi Hilton.

Solitary in a hole
between beatings and t*rture.

Look, I really need to get this shrapnel
out of my head.

It's starting to corrode
and I feel like I'm losing my mind.

Memory loss, insomnia.
Headaches, they get worse every day.

Have you sought any treatment?

Spent every penny I had over
the last 50 years and I got no relief.

[sighs]

I'm tired of doctors telling me I'm crazy,
so I tried to fix it myself.

Uh, we're gonna help you, Doug.

You're gonna do the surgery?

Let's get a CT scan first,
and we'll go from there.

Thank you. Thank you, doctor.

Um... Dr. Rivera.

Two point bump in the polls today.
God bless America.

-Hey.
-CT results came back clean.

The eagle wing is clear of his spine,
but not by much.

[Scott] Great. Let's get it out.

OR's prepped and ready.

Surgery? No way. Not happening.

What are my other options.

Senator, the CT may show that the wing
is clear of your spine,

but there is a margin of error.

Any removal carries a risk of damage
to your spinal cord

which could limit your ability to walk,
cause paralysis elsewhere.

We need to be
as cautious as possible here.

I can't miss this debate.

I don't show up,
I lose my lead in the polls, all right?

-There's got to be another way.
-[T.C.] Actually, there is.

Use the local anesthesia here,
take it right out in the ER.

There's no recovery time.
You walk straight out tonight, no problem.

Yes, but the surgical option
is more precise

and there is far less margin for error.

Senator, you don't want anybody
digging around in your back

like a bull in a china shop.

Dr. Alexander, do you have
any veteran doctors here?

T.C. Callahan is one of our best.

-Who were you with, Callahan?
-Ranger Regiment.

-Then Ranger, lead the way.
-Okay.

Very well. I'll have a nurse
sent in shortly to prep you.

Dr. Callahan. A word.

Sure.

Back in a moment.

Senator, I will be right back.

I had no idea you were
working here tonight, T.C.

Or at all, for that matter.
You know, this is a hospital, not a hotel.

You don't just get to
come and go as you please.

Circumstances change, Scott.
You gotta change with them.

You of all people should know that.

Surgery is the right call in there
and you know it, and you know it too.

How about we just take a breath?

We have a high-profile patient in there
that needs to be treated and moved out.

Yeah.

I can handle it.

Yeah? Well you better hope so.

'Cause the senator's ability to walk
might depend on it.

[door opens]

I'm not dealing with this crap
between you and Scott.

[scoffs] Look, he's never liked me,
never will, that's just Scott being Scott.

No, that's Scott
looking after this hospital.

Great. I'm trying to help him.

Okay. Now I need you to help me.

I have to make schedules for the staff,
I have to assign doctors to patients,

and I can't do that based on
who just decides to show up at night.

T.C., I need to know.
Do you wanna be here or don't you?

I honestly don't know.

Ananya, why don't you
share something with me?

Why are you so interested in Arnold?

How can you not be?

He's an army vet
who's about to be our next governor.

Four years after that, who knows?
Maybe Washington.

Maybe you just have a thing
for men in uniform.

Not since I've left the Army.

What was your MOS?

25 Victor. Combat camera.

Nice. What made you, uh, choose that?

Wanted close to the action.
But no chicks in combat.

At least back then.
Combat camera was my way in.

Well, thankfully,
you're a better photographer

than you're a fighter.

I was the best.

Won awards for my work
before and during my service.

So why'd you leave the Army?

Have you ever heard of Hafire?

Sure, yeah, biggest scandal
since Abu Ghraib.

The soldier pissing on
the dead insurgent's body,

five grunts court-martialed.

Commanders three levels up were relieved.

A lot of people
lost their careers that day.

Mine was one of them.

I took the picture
that brought it all down.

[Ananya sighs]

I didn't even see those guys in the back.

Focused on the wounded. But my CO did.

Wish I'd took that one instead.

[g*nshots]

Hammer base, this is Hammer two.
Troops in contact, heavy contact.

Need QRF time now.

[grunting]

Easy, easy, I got you. Sit. Sit.

IED almost took my head off.

You're gonna be okay.

He's got a skull fracture, sir.

Signs of increased pressure.
We got to get him out.

Do I sh**t them myself?

Keep talking to me.
Tell me another one of your dumb stories.

QRF is late.
Should have been here ten minutes ago.

He's losing consciousness.

Ten mikes out, do what you can.

We don't have that kind of time, sir.

[Ananya] Doctor? Doctor.

[suspenseful music playing]

[gasps]

Hey, Doug. Try not to move, okay?

Get me out. I want out.

It's just a few more seconds, Doug.

-Hang on. We're almost done.
-[Doug gasping]

[Doug pants nervously]

Doug, hey...

[Doug screams]

Whoa! Hey, Doug, it's okay. It's over.

-It's over. You're okay.
-[Doug] Stay back. [exclaims]

Doug, we're trying to help, okay?

-[Paul] Doug?
-[Doug] Get away!

[Paul] We're trying to help you.
Just calm...

Get away! Get away! Get away!
Get away from me!

[Doug panting loudly]

[screaming in frustration]

[knocking on door]

Let me out of here.

[sobbing]

-[Clark gasping loudly]
-[machines beeping rapidly]

-When did this happen?
-Just now, returning from X-ray.

Whoa! What's going on?

Acute stridor. Did you check on him?

-[Clark gasping]
-I got called away.

You may need to
rethink that story if this goes south.

-Did you give him any meds?
-No.

I can rule out allergic reaction.

Serendipity view shows

a dislocated clavicle
is compressing his airway

and major vessels to the heart.

-Kenny, start an IV.
-I'm on it.

[Cain] Set up morphine. Towel clip.

[machines beeping normally]

Vitals are stable.

-His pulse is returning.
-Okay. We're not out of the woods yet.

Okay, Senator.
This will be over before you know it.

Just like this debate. I'm gonna
mop the floor with Glennon's ass.

Just let us know
if you feel anything, okay?

Okay. Just gonna grab a hold of this.

Got it.

And here we... go.

Easy peasy. [exhales]

[Jordan] Okay, Senator. There you go.

[grunts]

[Xavier grunts]

-Senator?
-[Xavier gasps]

You okay?

-Where does it hurt?
-My head. It's pounding.

He's leaking spinal fluid.

[Jordan] The wing was adhered to the dura.
It tore when you pulled it out.

Hey, Senator, let's get you lying down.

Make it stop, make it stop, please.

T.C. Move.

Jordan, start infusion now.

[gasps in pain]

[exhaling loudly]

Infusion's in.
Senator, how are you feeling?

Same. You said that was gonna help.
What the hell kind of hospital is this?

Is this how your treat your vets?

We give all of our vets
five star treatment

just like we're giving you.
But it's time to face some facts here.

This leak may need to be
repaired surgically.

Great! So we're starting all over again.
Is there anything you can do?

-Blood patch?
-Yeah.

What's that?

Blood from your vein is injected
into the wound to plug the leak.

It's a common procedure.

This would be an uncommon application.

Blood patch is usually for
a post-lumbar puncture headaches.

But it might be your best option.

Fine. If you guys mess this one up,
it's your asses.

No pressure.

[dramatic music playing]

[Paul] Doug. Doug, can you hear me?

What are you doing?

The Tap Code.
My grandfather taught it to me.

It's a form of communication
that prisoners and POWs like Doug

have used for over a century.

You tap down, then across for each letter.

The things you know.

[tapping]

Maybe we should just call security.

You should shut up. It's not like YouTube.
Takes a minute to figure it out.

[tapping]

What's he saying?

Food, food, he's hungry.
Uh, tell him that we're on it.

[tapping]

I've gotta say, you're one cool chick.

All right.

-Sorry, Cain, I know I messed up.
-Yeah. You think?

Cain. Whoa! How's he doing?

Dislocated clavicle.
Could have been worse.

Well, make sure it's not.

An agent just called from
the FBI's Hate Crimes Task Force.

One of his local undercovers is missing.

This guy's a fed?

Yeah, and maybe a vet.

-That's him.
-[Cain] Yeah.

I'll let them know.
Whatever he needs, you do.

There's a lot of eyes on this now.
You come get me if there's any problems.

Yeah.

You locked your patient, Doug, in the CT?

Yeah, we used the tap code
to coax him out.

We think he was flashing back
to his days in captivity.

-He was a POW.
-Interesting.

He says he's got a shrapnel in his head,
but the CT was negative.

I pulled his records from the VA.
He's done a lot over the years.

Cognitive therapy, medications,
he even tried psychiatric help.

This is crazy.

Doug didn't ask for dr*gs,
he shies away from attention.

Why would he drive himself broke
chasing a lie?

That's because
Doug doesn't think he's lying.

He has Somatic Delusional Disorder.

It's when a patient has delusions of
a physical defect or a medical condition,

even when none exists.

And those treatments are
usually ineffective against it.

So, what options do we have now?

-There's one, but it's unconventional.
-Yeah?

Anesthesia, a small incision,

and then we send Doug on his way,
thinking that the shrapnel's gone.

The shrapnel that isn't there.

-Like a sham surgery.
-Absolutely not. No.

We've had enough shortcuts
around here tonight.

And Paul, think.

Any sham procedure carries all
the same risks as the real one does,

bleeding, infection,
complications from anesthesia.

That's not even getting into
all the ethical issues.

No, Scott, just talk to me, okay?
Just listen, please.

[g*nshots]

We gotta get him outta here.

Stay in cover.

Shea. Shea. Shea. Come on.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Shea! Shea!

Get up! Get up! Get up!

[tires screech]

Get up! Get up!

Evac team, prepare to move.

Shea!

[g*nshots]

[indistinct chatter]

-Sweep it clear, man!
-[soldier] Yes, sir, Captain Arnold.

[indistinct chatter]

Drew. It's Ananya. She needs you.

Ananya. Are you okay?

-Yeah.
-[Drew] What happened?

Nature was calling,
I couldn't find the switch,

so I just went in the dark.

Impressive.

It was, until I was finished.

Tried to find the door,
I guess the wall found me first.

If you're looking for attention,
there are simpler ways to get it.

-[grunts] You're telling me...
-[Drew] Yeah.

[sighs]

I took a million photos and... Never mind.

No, no. What were you gonna say?

I took a million photos
of soldiers at their best

that almost nobody ever saw.

I accidentally take one at their worst
and it's all anyone remembers.

[Drew] All right, well...
You just gotta keep at it.

Give them something else
to remember you by.

Yeah, well, you definitely got a bruise.

Molly, why don't you get her to her room
and I'll check on you later.

-Yeah.
-Okay.

Whoa! Whoa!

Easy there, Turbo.

[Drew] Ananya,
how many fingers am I holding out?

Hopefully more than just the middle one.

Night blindness. Peripheral vision loss.

I'm gonna call the ophthalmologist,
see if she can see you tonight.

There's no need for that.

Why's that?

I already know I'm going blind.

[Kenny] Almost done, Clark.

How are his vitals?

[machines beeping]

-He's getting more tachycardic.
-[Clark gasping]

[Kenny] Try to stay still.

These images are taking
forever to download.

Recycle blood pressure.

-[beeps loudly]
-[Clark gasping]

His pressure just tanked.
What's happening?

[Cain] He's bleeding internally.

Get a surgeon, tell him to get to the OR,
before we lose an FBI agent.

[Kenny] I'm on it.

[Ananya] It's called Retinitis Pigmentosa.

It's an inherited,
degenerative eye disease.

Well, that explains the night blindness
and the tunnel vision.

Follow my finger.

Ah... Vitamin supplements
and acetazolamide might help.

But they won't stop it
and I can't afford them anyway.

VA will pay for it.

No, they won't.

It's a pre-existing condition,
not service-related.

Then we'll think of something else.
We don't give up on people.

If only I met you a couple years ago.

It's too late, doc. It's not reversible.

I've already accepted
that I'm gonna be blind.

Is that why you're so trigger-happy,
chasing Xavier Arnold?

My freelance work is all I have.
But soon, I won't have that.

My instructor at AIT told us
that we were like infantry.

We had film, they had b*ll*ts,
but all of us had to make each sh*t count.

"Make it matter," he used to say.
[voice breaking]

I just want to matter again,
before my time runs out.

I get that.

Maybe I can snap a photo and get a quote
from the Senator before he leaves.

Telling his story
is helping me rewrite my own.

God knows I need to.

Well, there's always
light in the darkness.

If you find it, let me know.

[Xavier] You mess this one up too?

You seem more like a butcher
than a doctor to me, Callahan.

Didn't mess up.

I just tried something,
it didn't work out, all right?

Medicine is not a perfect science.

-I was busting balls. At ease, Ranger.
-All right.

-Hey, can I keep this?
-Yeah, I don't see why not.

Make a hell of an addition
to the trophy room.

Yeah. Just put it with my stuff, please.

-Yeah, sure.
-Thanks.

When did you get your tab?

Ninety seven. Back when it was hard.

Right.

-You?
-'04.

Started in '04,
got recycled a couple of times.

-Slow learner.
-[T.C.] Always.

You go straight through?

Yep, second phase was a bitch though.

You mean mountain phase?

Yeah, mountains.

It was the desert phase I found hardest,
you know, I just...

I couldn't b*at the heat.

Yeah. That one was rough too.

[sighs]

Okay, um, I'll be back in a minute.

Okay.

Lead the way, Ranger.

Hello, Doug. I'm Dr. Scott Clemmens,
I'm the Chief of Surgery here.

Hope you're feeling better
and you've enjoyed your dinner.

Well, doc, you go years without
a good meal, you enjoy every one after.

If you ate here every night,
you might not.

[chuckles]

I appreciate you believing me.

It's been my experience that
that's the exception, not the rule.

You know the most important thing
during my captivity,

was keeping the faith.

Ever hear of a Missing Man Table?

Mm-mmm.

It's a tribute at m*llitary dining halls
to those who can't be with us.

A symbol of faith with the missing.

Each item on the table represents
a different way of honoring them.

A lemon, not an orange,

for the bitter fate of the missing.

Salt...

to the tears of the families waiting.

And an inverted glass...

for those who cannot partake.

[chuckles softly]

It's a beautiful tradition, Doug.

You must be as proud of your service
as we certainly are.

Before I was sh*t down,
I was a damn good pilot.

Trained others, kept rookies alive,
I was making a difference.

But when I was captured, it all stopped.

That day, my service stopped
and just went away.

While other guys were still fighting,

I was signing statements
against my country.

It's hard to take pride in that.

Doug, you were... You were tortured.

Any of us would have done the same.

But you didn't. I did.

I endured what I could, but...

Every man has his limit.

I guess I hit mine now.

I just want the pain to go away.

So, doc, uh, what about that surgery?

We're still working on it, sir.

Well, been waiting 50 years,
I guess a few more hours won't hurt.

Well, you were right.
A hell of a story, hell of a man.

Exactly. He spent all of his money
hunting down this demon,

and real or imagined, it is k*lling him.

He's a hero,

and, you know, if you put him out now,
he may never come back.

I have an idea.

We've been working really hard for the VA.

It's time to put the VA to work for us.

What's this all about?

This is your service continuing to serve.

Hank Hughes, Afghanistan,
date of capture, 01 October, 2009.

Paul Atkins, Vietnam,
date of capture, 10 June, 1972.

Rosa Estrada, Desert Storm,
date of capture, 30 January 1991.

Each one of these veterans
were prisoners of w*r since Vietnam.

And the lessons they learned
from your captivity,

helped them survive
their own captivity with honor.

They all returned to their families sooner
because of you, Doug.

This is amazing.

That's got to feel good,

seeing the impact you've had on those
that followed in your footsteps, Doug.

I know, it's great. It feels great.

Thank you, guys, for this.
I can't tell you how much it means to me,

[chuckles] to the guys
who didn't make it back.

[clears throat and sniffles]

Going to feel even better
once I get this shrapnel removed.

Best day of my life.

Thank you, guys, so much.

Welcome home, brother.

Welcome home, Doug.

Now what?

Hey. Hey.

I noticed you didn't seem
too thrilled earlier

to see your w*r buddy, Xavier Arnold.

Your buddy, not mine.

Yeah, about that.

Okay, so, um... He said
he went to Ranger School in '97.

When I mentioned Desert Phase,
he went along with it.

But Desert Phase hasn't been
a part of training since '95.

Anybody who's been
to the school would know that.

So I checked his medical records,

and there's no sign
he ever reported to the school.

So I think he's lying.

Yeah.

Uh, well, it's amazing
what people will see

when they remove their noses from his ass.

You don't seem too surprised by this.
Is that why you hate him?

No. He's done far worse.

They should have been here sooner.

-That's enough, Alister.
-They were on a ten minute string.

And they took their sweet ass time
and they got here in twenty.

Their one job is to answer our call,

and if they would have
answered it on time,

then Shea would still be alive.

I said that's enough.

-[soldier] We've cleared the perimeter.
-What about up there?

Hey, numb nuts.

Numb nuts, I'm talking to you.

-You know how to tell time?
-Is there a problem, Sergeant?

No problem, sir. Just a long day.

You're welcome.

[Drew] It was him. Ten minutes late.

So every time he's on the news,
or doing an interview,

I've had to watch him
embellish that battle

and his role in it more and more.

Okay, so why don't you call him out on it.

[sighs] I just figured it would dredge up
more stuff than it's worth.

And now it's k*lling you.

Yeah. Yeah, now it's k*lling me.
I can't take it anymore.

Let's go nail his ass. Come on.

Can you finish filling this out?
Thank you.

Hey, guys. Hey?

Where are you going?

To expose a fraud.

That scumbag, Xavier Arnold,
embellished his record.

God knows what else.

I really need both of you to consider
what you're about to do.

No, every time that guy
takes credit for being a Ranger,

he pisses on my brother's grave.

He's dishonoring the sacrifice
Rick and I made, and countless others.

No, he's got to be put in his place.

Okay, but at what cost?

What do you mean? What cost?

If what you're saying is true,
then I don't like him anymore than you do,

but like it or not, he's done good things.

This hospital is treating more veterans
than it ever has before

and that's because of him.

And if you expose him, that all goes away.

Jordan, you've never served,
you wouldn't understand.

-I've never served?
-No, you've never served.

-You wouldn't get it.
-Was I serving when I waited for you

to come home from three different tours?

Jumping every time the phone rang
or a car pulled in the driveway.

And I was praying to God
that it wasn't news about you.

And when I nursed Annie through rehab
when Thad was gone,

and again when he d*ed.

Was I serving then?

I may never have worn a uniform,

but don't you dare tell me
that I never served.

It's not the same, okay?
I'm sorry, but it's not.

And anybody who's
gonna tell a lie like that...

-I hear you. I hear both of you.
-Jordan, listen.

I respect what you went through,
but you weren't there,

and you didn't see what I saw,
you haven't seen what he's seen.

Xavier Arnold is a liar.

He's exploiting real heroes
for his own personal gain,

and I'm not gonna stand for it,
neither should you.

He needs to be held accountable.

All right.

I really want you guys to consider
what you're about to do,

because the second
and third order effects,

they go way beyond your world.

[dramatic music playing]

Excuse me, I have an event
I need to get to.

I just told them you're gonna be late.

[Drew] I'm sure they won't mind.

You have a bad habit of showing up
on your own time.

I beg your pardon?

Mac's memorial, Taji Qasr.

You were there.

I knew I recognized you.

That's right, assh*le.

And I know what you did and didn't do.

You didn't go to
Ranger school either, did you?

How dare you accuse me of that?

Well, that's how all you
PX Rangers get away with it.

Nobody does ask the question.

You carved a political career
out of a false m*llitary award, Arnold.

That's stolen valor.

I'll do anything.

I'll say anything.

Just please, don't expose me, not now.

Shut up, get over here.

See that woman
right there with the camera?

Her name is Ananya.

She's a vet, and for some reason
a big fan of yours.

She got a raw deal in the service
and she's going blind now.

And you're gonna fix it.

How the hell can I do that?

By adding her to your communications team.

My staff's full.

Are you a complete moron?

We can't tee this up for you any better.

It's a blind vet in need of employment,
you're gonna hire her permanently.

Look, you've been doing
some good things for veterans.

Keep that up,
make sure Ananya's a part of it,

won't be any problem.

But you slip up just once,
I'll make sure the truth sets you free.

[Drew] Arnold. One more thing.

Keep Taji Qasr out of your mouth.
You didn't earn that right.

-Hi. Xavier Arnold.
-[Ananya] Senator.

There, that should do it.

Oh. Hey. Is this our undercover protester?

[Kenny] That it is. He's all fixed up.

T.C. Callahan,
meet Special Agent Clark Doss, FBI.

And a squid, I hear.

Yes, sir. And I hear
you're a ground pounder.

Eh, don't be jealous.

[chuckles] Not in the least.

Anyway, my apologies.
Much respect to what you're doing, but...

Damn you're good.
I really wanted to clock you.

Yeah, I hate spewing that hateful garbage.

But it was worth it
to put those guys away.

I just talked to my boss,

and he said that my undercover work
gave them enough

to put the Covenant Order's leader away
for a while.

That's the best news I've heard all day.

Thanks for covering
for me with Scott, man.

Yeah, no problem. I get it.
Sometimes passion gets the best of us.

We really appreciate you
doing this for us.

Yeah, we know it's not something
you normally do.

Sometimes for a guy like Doug,
you got to break the rules.

[Scott] All right, Doug, we're here
to take you to surgery.

[slow music playing]

[Xavier] I can't tell you all how much
it means to me and my family.

I know a lot of you are wondering
how I feel about this morning's events.

All I have to say to that is...

...I guess a little freedom
never hurt anybody, am I right?

[cheering]

Douche.

Drew. Great news.

Senator Arnold offered me a job.

He's been following my blog for years,
he's a big fan of my work.

That's awesome. When are you starting?

Right now. He sent a car to take me to
the debate, as soon as I was discharged.

I'm gonna matter again, Drew.

You always mattered.
You just didn't know it.

Thank you.

-Hey, you got a sec?
-Yeah, sure.

Look, I just want to
make sure you understood

why I couldn't give you
a definite answer about staying.

What, you think I don't know?

You can't walk down one side of the street
without wishing you were on the other.

Yeah. Except now,
the streets are here or Syria.

Or Afghanistan, or Iraq.

Knowing you is like
being in that movie Groundhog Day.

[chuckles]

Ned? Ned Ryerson?

[chuckles]

We miss you.

We do. You're part of this family.

You know, we lost Topher and Mac
and we really don't wanna lose you.

Your coming and your going, it's sort of
a play on everyone's emotions.

And, um, if you're gonna be here...

If we're gonna commit to you being here,

then we want
the same commitment in return.

Okay, you're right. [exhales]

Can I have a few more days?

I've been trying
to get in touch with Annie

and she's not answering my calls.

I still need to get my head
around this Mac, Topher...

Yeah, I know, I understand.

-Okay.
-Yeah.

You know where to find me.

I wouldn't know what to do if I couldn't.

["Knocking on Heaven's Door" playing]

[sobbing]

[sobbing]

-[Jordan] Drew.
-Hey.

It's a long day, huh?

Long night. Long week.

Mac, Ananya, Xavier Arnold,
brings stuff up.

It's that battle, huh?
One that T.C. mentioned.

Taji Qasr?

Yeah. Lost a buddy of mine. Shea.

All he needed was a Burr Hole
to relieve the pressure.

If I knew then what I know now...

But I failed him. So...

Promised myself I wouldn't
let that happen again.

That's why I became a doctor.

And Xavier Arnold? He was there?

About ten minutes too late.

If he was where he was supposed to be,
then maybe Shea would still be alive.

But if he wasn't there at all,
then maybe you wouldn't be here.

I never finished this movie.

Not since that day.
It's like time stopped.

Can't bring myself to finish it.

Well, I've never seen it.

Do you mind if I watch it with you?

["Knocking on Heaven's Door"
continues playing]