07x11 - The Things We Thought We Left Behind

[bunniefuu]

I wanted to meet my daughter,

but I had nothing to do with her

being hired by this hospital.

I'm so grateful that you're in my life.

The Vas-COM business,

playing nice with the enemy, it sucked.

The device rep, Jessa,

did you sleep with her to get
the information you needed?

- No.
- Good.

My firm's been meeting with patients

and families affected by the Vas-COM.

- Will you get a case?
- Oh, yeah. Good one.

Randall Shentu.

The board brought me on to help Med

through this challenging time.

A scandal is playing
out. Med's in trouble.

The focus should be on Matthew Cooper

being accountable and going to prison.

There's something I've
been wanting to say.

I'm not interested.

You come at me as hard as you want.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Thanks for coming out.

All good. What's going on?

We got called out on
a noise disturbance,

Carmen and Terrell.

They were arguing and violent.
He took off before we got here.

You said something about their son

and something with his arm.

Yeah. It's what the fight was about.

Carmen said it didn't look right.

Wanna take him to
the hospital, but Terrell said,

"No, money's tight." Thought
you should take a look.

When's the last time you saw them?

[SIGHS] Twelve years.

You sure you cool with this?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm fine.

- All right, man.
- Yeah.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Dylan?

Hey, Carmen.

What are you doing here?

Zora called.

Said your son might've hurt his arm.

So I figured I come take a look.

Yeah.

Come in. I'm sorry. Come in.

- That him?
- Yeah, Darius.

Come here, sweetie.

Hey, man. I'm Dr. Scott.

You mind if I take a look at your arm?

Okay.

All right. Let's see. Okay.

Is it all right if
I press it a little bit?

- Ow!
- I'm sorry. Sorry.

How long has it been hurting like that?

- A couple days.
- Hmm. All right.

I wanna talk to your mom for a second.

All right.

[CLEARS THROAT]

You were right to think to
take him to the hospital.

I'm concerned his arm might be broken.

That's what I told Terrell.

He got laid off a couple weeks ago

so he's just been worried
about paying the bills.

- I understand.
- Yeah.

Okay, sweetie. Let's
get your coat on, okay?

Hey.

What?

Quite a look you got going on.

Planning on hitting the lanes?

It's mostly just a fashion statement,

but I do enjoy rolling
the occasional game.

Anyway, coming in on
your day off, what gives?

All the paperwork since
this lawsuit started,

I haven't had a minute to catch up.

Tell me about it.

I just got here, I'm already behind.

But more importantly,

do you have the matching
shoes in your car?

Wouldn't you like to know?

Please, somebody!

Hey.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey,
someone get me a gurney.

Hey, hey, hey, it's okay, sweetie.

- What's your name?
- Nadia.

Nadia. I'm Dr. Hammer.
I'm gonna help you, okay?

- Can you tell me what happened?
- [GROANS]

Just stick with me here.
I need to take a look.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Did you have surgery?

Nadia? Nadia?

Nadia? Where's that gurney?

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Come in.

- Morning.
- Good morning.

Café macchiato with %.

I suspect you're not here
just to bring me coffee.

Okay, I'm wondering

why you still haven't
sat down with Avery Quinn.

Because her firm is bringing
a class action lawsuit

against this hospital, and frankly,

I don't think we should
be so eager to cooperate.

Ms. Goodwin, these depositions

are just pro forma to
check all the boxes.

This lawsuit shouldn't be happening.

Every one of our doctors
associated with the Vas-COM

is listed as defendants,

but they didn't do anything wrong.

They shouldn't be punished.

You're right.

But what we need to avoid right now

is an ugly legal battle that
gets played out in the media

because the place where
we're really being judged

is in the court of public opinion.

Just think about it,
and enjoy the macchiato.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Mr. Shaw, how we feeling?

Much better.

So good news, troponins are negative.

EKG is normal.

Your fall was not
caused by a heart att*ck.

Thank God. And my wrist?

Just a sprain, but let me ask,

anything causing you
extra anxiety these days?

- Uh...
- Do you mind?

Business just hasn't been great.

I'm not getting much sleep.

A doctor gave me beta blockers

for when I start to feel stressed.

But today I felt like

there was an elephant
standing on my chest.

Well, you did the
right thing coming here.

Panic att*cks can feel exactly

like you're having a heart att*ck.

So next time I should just
take the pills my doc gave me?

Well, beta blockers do often work well,

but I suggest you follow
up with your doctor

and come up with a good long term plan

for handling your
anxiety moving forward.

Will do.

And Sean here's gonna wrap your wrist,

and then we'll get you outta here, okay?

- Thanks, doc.
- You bet.

- Dr. Marcel.
- Yeah.

We got a patient coming in.

- Okay.
- Wes Tucker.

Wes Tucker? Hall of Fame Wes Tucker?

Hey, uh, let's take him to trauma three.

A little more private.

We got a -year-old
male in liver failure,

BP / , heart rate .
Gave him fluids in the field.

Mr. Tucker, I'm Randall Shentu.

These are doctors Blake and Marcel,

two of our very best.

If there's anything you
need, please let me know.

Appreciate it, sir.

All right, guys. Here we go.

I need a FAST scan,
CBC, CMP, LFTs, coags,

tox screen, and a hep panel.

- Copy that.
- All right.

Here we go, transfer on my count.

One, two, three.

How you doing, Mr. Tucker?
How long you been vomiting for?

About a day and a half.

Thumb drive's got my medical info.

- Excuse me.
- Okay.

- Dorris.
- Yeah.

Look at him.

[CAMERA SHUTTER SNAPS]

Shut that.

Take deep breaths for me.

- [BREATHES DEEPLY]
- There you go.

No free fluid.

Liver on his CT looks
nodular and cirrhotic.

Atrophy of the right
lobe and splenomegaly.

How long you been an alcoholic?

You don't b*at around the bush.

How long?

Long as I can remember.

Tried to stop, been in and out of rehab.

Just fell off the wagon again.

Let's give him four milligrams Zofran

for his nausea, please.

We're gonna run some
labs, but I'm pretty sure

you're in fulminant liver failure,

and you're gonna need a transplant.

I'll get my team on it,
and we'll check back.

All right, everybody, show's over.

Back to work.

Hey, is that the young woman
who collapsed in the lobby?

- Yeah.
- What's going on?

It's the weirdest thing,
I... Just hold on a sec.

Dr. Charles, do you have a minute?

Yeah, what's up?

My patient in three is septic
from gluteal implant surgery.

But the thing is, she won't
tell me who did it or where.

Is she otherwise being,
you know, transparent

about her history and
stuff, medical history?

Yeah.

You think this is something

illegal, some back alley surgery?

- I do.
- Yeah.

Could be. Why don't I have a quick chat?

That'd be great. Thanks.

Of course.

Hey, Maggie.

- Oh, and good morning.
- [CHUCKLES]

So my parents have been asking

if you wanted to come
over for a family dinner.

They wanna get to know you.

- They wanna get to know me?
- Yeah.

I... I've been kind of nervous to ask,

but what are you doing tonight?

- Tonight?
- I know.

I know it's so last minute,
but tonight's lasagna night,

and that's, like, my
mom's specialty, so.

Well, it sounds like fun. I mean...

Hey, Mags, you got a second?
I need help in five.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

All right, D-man, let's
get you in this chair.

And I am going to take you to X-ray.

- You nervous, sweetie?
- A little.

Oh, no way you nervous
with those Bordeauxs on.

Check me out. Pow. [CHUCKLES]

Yeah. You cool?

Yeah, but I'm not very good.

Let me tell you something.

Me neither.

Okay.

Here we go.

Hey, big guy.

Where's he going?

To get an X-ray for his arm.

All right. Then I'll take him.

Come on, I'll drive.

Actually, Terrell,

it's authorized medical personnel only.

Officer Scott. It's nice to see you.

Look, it's hospital policy, man.

Come on. This is my kid.
Can't bend the rules?

Come on. Tarrell, Darius is hurt.

Give it a rest.

We're ready.

Mm-hmm.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Uh, everything okay?

Yeah, it's complicated.

Knew them from way back.

Three of us used to be
best friends, inseparable,

and now we've gone different ways.

Well, that happens.

And didn't sound that complicated.

Yeah, well, Carmen and I

started a thing, then we broke up.

Oh, I see.

Well, he got her on the rebound, right?

Something like that,
but there's more to it.

So should I be thinking of
taking you off this case?

No, no, no, no. I'm fine.
It was a long time ago.

Yeah?

Look, I owe it to Terrell,
and I promised Carmen

that I would take care of this.

Okay.

Dr. Blake, Dr. Marcel,
may I have a word?

Sure.

We have good news.

A liver just became
available for Wes Tucker.

So get your team ready.

It should land here in under two hours.

Unfortunately, we can't.

Mr. Tucker's tox screen just came back.

He tested positive for alcohol.

Admitted he's an alcoholic.

And since you have to be
six months sober in order

to get a liver off the transplant list,

we have no choice but to pass.

But the man's gravely ill.

Without the transplant, he could die.

And the positive publicity
from saving Wes Tucker's life

would not only encourage
future organ donation,

it would also help to build
back the hospital's good image.

And I understand that, but
the rules are the rules.

They're not our rules, Mr. Shentu,

they're dictated by UNOS.

So unfortunately, we
can't do the transplant.

Okay?

Well, she definitely does not
wanna talk about her surgery.

Did you get anything?

Just, you know, definitely get the sense

that she's protecting somebody.

Yeah.

Oh, Dr. Hammer, Dr. Charles,
this is Nadia's dad.

Gregor. May I see her, please?

Of course. Yeah.

Nadia, how you feeling?

You gave your mother
and me a terrible scare.

The doctors have been
taking good care of me.

Good. What has happened to her?

Is it okay?

Well, she had surgery,
and the wound is infected.

She has a blood infection now,

and it's traveled throughout her body.

Oh, my God. Nadia, when did it start?

I had a little fever last night.

My poor girl.

Doctors, may we speak for a moment?

Yeah.

My daughter, is she going to be okay?

I hope so, but right now
she's in septic shock.

The first hours are critical.

I understand.

Did something go wrong with her surgery?

As far as we can see the
surgery itself looks good,

but we don't know what
kind of implants were used.

I mean, we're actually
having a hard time getting

any kinda detail at
all, and we're wondering

if you might be able to
help us out with that.

I wish I could, but you know
how it goes when kids grow up.

We don't talk much, but
if she tells me anything...

- Yeah, please let us know.
- I will. May I?

Yeah.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

That seemed a little odd to you?

The way she reacted
to him, it was just...

Seemed, I don't know, it was odd.

Yeah, he did say they
haven't spoken in a while.

Mm-Hmm. Could be it.

All right. Let's check back in a bit.

Okay.

Just got Darius's X-ray results in.

I'll be right back, okay, sweetie?

Okay.

- Hi.
- Hi.

So his arm is indeed broken,
and it's a bit more complicated

of a break than what we usually see,

which is why I've consulted
our surgeon, Dr. Archer here.

Whoa, whoa, wait, wait.

Well, can't you just give him a cast?

Well, it's a two-bone fracture,

which means that we
will need to use a plate.

A plate. Are you kidding me?

Now, you said he was
here to help Darius.

- Okay, Terrell.
- No, listen to the guy.

Terrell, they're just trying to help.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Now, if this was your
kid, what would you do?

Well, actually, my son
had a similar injury.

I opted for the surgery.

Without it, he would've suffered pain

and mobility issues for
the rest of his life.

- Do the surgery.
- Good.

I just need the two of you to sign

some consent forms, please.

- Hey.
- Yeah?

Dr. Archer is the best.

Okay.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Hey, Doris?
- Yeah?

What's going on over here?

- You didn't see the tweet?
- What tweet?

Wes Tucker's sister.

She asked people to come in and see

if they're a match to donate
a piece of their liver.

All these people are lining up for Wes?

Yep.

We're not taking a liver from
another deserving candidate.

We'd be taking a section of
liver from a living donor.

It's great publicity for live
donorship and the hospital.

He can't stop drinking,

which means he's likely to ruin
his transplant within months.

Yes, we have a patient

suffering from alcohol abuse disorder,

but with therapy and medication

it's possible Mr. Tucker
can maintain his sobriety.

Okay, let's talk about
the potential donors.

This is a complicated surgery

with a long and difficult recovery.

They've been apprised of the risks.

They're trying to save a man's life.

Dr. Blake, Dr. Marcel,
please give us a moment.

- Sure.
- Thank you.

Dr. Shentu, this hospital
runs on the expertise

and dedication of our doctors,
and I cannot stand by

and watch their medical
opinions being ignored.

Ms. Goodwin, if the donor
were a family member,

there'd be no argument,

but because they don't
personally know Mr. Tucker,

there's an issue? I don't see why.

And as you've said more than one time,

it's good publicity for the hospital.

All right, Weitlaner receptor.

Thank you.

Hold on. What is that?

Getting a better look here.

It's a mass.

It's coming from up around the elbow.

Mm, I'm afraid we might be
looking at a synovial sarcoma.

Any chance it's benign?

It's possible. I've seen crazier things.

But you don't think it is?

No, I don't.

All right, well, let's
get this thing out of here.

I'll go get his parents' consent.

No, no, no, no. We don't need consent.

It's part of the surgery now.

I got two bones to plate,
and I can't plate one of 'em

unless the tumor's removed.

Dean, if their son has cancer,

I owe it to them to tell them first.

Well, I hope you're not opening up

a can of worms with this, Dr. Scott.

But if you gotta be a boy
scout, then do it fast.

Okay. Radial plate.

- [ALARM BLARES]
- What happened?

She became short of breath
as I was hanging a bag of saline.

Help me.

She's not protecting her airway.

Get me of Etomidate, of suts.

Nadia, I'm gonna place a
tube to help you breathe.

What's going on?

She's in respiratory distress,

but it doesn't make sense.

She's been responding
to her antibiotics,

her fever's coming down.

It's from the silicone.

- What?
- A silicone embolus.

The implant must have leaked

and infiltrated the vascular system.

[TENSE MUSIC]

He might be right.

Could have gotten into a vessel
and sh*t up in her lungs.

I'm in. Bag.

We need to get her up
for a CT angiogram stat.

- Hold on.
- Please.

No, I don't think I
can let you go up there

because you're not actually
Nadia's father, are you?

You're her surgeon.

Hey, Maggie.

- Maggie?
- Oh.

- Hey.
- Hey, Sharon.

- You okay?
- Yeah. It's nothing.

Vanessa's parents invited
me to dinner tonight.

They wanna get to know me.

Wow. That's a big step.
But it could be good.

Sharon, I just sprang
myself on those people.

I don't know what they think of me.

Well, you know, I kinda see

why you'd be a little apprehensive.

Vanessa's so excited.

So what are you gonna do?

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Hey, how's Darius doing?

Not good. Just got the path report.

- Is he done yet?
- He's not.

Unfortunately, during the
surgery, we found a mass.

It's a cancer of the soft tissue

called a synovial sarcoma.

Oh no, wait, I don't...
I don't understand.

Wait, you know, he's years old.

He... he can't have cancer.

I... I know this is a lot,

but right now we need
to remove the tumor

and then follow up with oncology.

Oh, my God.

No, no, no, no, I...
I want another doctor.

I want another doctor.

Terrell, there's no time, man.
He's under general and...

He's done working on my son, okay?

- Terrell!
- Okay.

Nobody's cutting into Darius
just 'cause you say so.

[TENSE MUSIC]

So now where do you practice exactly?

At first I practiced in Russia.

I was a doctor to many businessmen

and politicians, very successful.

But then you moved to the States,

and then where did you
get your training here?

I was forced to leave my country,

and I could not afford

to spend years
doing another residency.

So just to be clear,

you never received a license
to practice here.

People in my community trusted me

with earaches, sore throats.

Not exactly talking
about an earache here.

My people need me. What can I do?

Gee, I don't know.

Refer 'em to a qualified physician?

The surgery I did was
good. It was the implants.

That you got off the black market

because you don't have a license.

I need to make a call.

There's another patient.

Says he operated on
another young woman same day

using implants from the same bad batch.

So her implants could
be leaking too then.

Name's Alexandra.

She's not picking up,
but we have this address.

We may not have much time.

If she throws an embolus,
she could stroke out.

I'll grab the transport
team and head out.

No, wait, they just
brought a patient back

in the stroke truck, take that.

So what do we do with him?

I'll take care of that.

Dean, we got a problem.

What?

Terrell refused the excision.

Are you kidding me?

I mean, we never needed
consent in the first place.

Yeah, I know, but now that

one parent told us to stop,
we don't have a choice.

I never should have
let you take this case.

Dean.

I cannot keep this boy under forever,

so here's what's gonna happen.

I'm gonna finish the radial plate,

and you got minutes to get
Terrell to change his mind.

Yeah, you told me you were his friend.

So take off your white
coat and talk to him.

Drill.

Dr. Blake, Dr. Marcel.

I just wanted you to know

they found a live donor match for Wes.

And in light of your opinion

that the transplant is inadvisable,

they've asked Dr. Jones
to perform it instead.

He's never done
a split liver transplant.

Dr. Blake here is the only one who has.

I understand, but the
decision's been made.

And what did Ms. Goodwin say about this?

She voiced her concerns strenuously,

but the board overruled
her. We're moving forward.

Wait, that's the donor?

- It is.
- No, no. That's my patient.

Listen, he had a panic
att*ck this morning.

He's not in a position

to be making any major life decisions.

I mean, resecting
a portion of his liver?

I'm sorry, but he's a match
and he volunteered.

- I can't let him do this.
- You heard him.

There's nothing we can do about it,

except to hope that
Jones doesn't k*ll him.

Hey, Terrell. Look, man, we gotta talk.

I got nothing to say to you, man.

If this about back
when I was a cop, I...

Yeah, and you arrested me!

I was just one of
the cops on the scene, bro.

I didn't know you were
gonna be in that house.

Would you get outta
here with that, Dylan?

You watched them put them cuffs on me.

Look, man, uh...

I'm sorry.

Sorry?

You sorry? We were a team, man.

The three of us, best of friends,

but you had to go off with Carmen.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

Then you watched me get busted.

I mean, what kind of friend is that?

All right.

You right.

I could've been a better friend to you.

But this is not about that.

You got a sick kid upstairs, man.

Hey, man, don't.

He's got cancer, Terrell!

You his father.

He needs you to make
the right call, bro.

I don't need you to tell
me something I already know.

Hate me.

Hate me as much as you want, bro.

But I ain't walking away until

I get your consent for that surgery.

Do it.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Alexandra?

Take it in.

Alexandra?

Alexandra? Can you hear me?

Alexandra? Talk to me.

Bag her. Let's get her on the truck.

- Ready to roll in a minute.
- All right.

- How's she doing?
- Not good.

I intubated her, and
she's in septic shock.

Did you get the CT yet?

The image just came up.

There's a silicone embolus
in her right ventricle

partially obstructing the outflow tract.

Oh, my... this is bad.

If it shifts, it could
occlude the valve and k*ll her.

We gotta move right now. Let's go.

No, wait. You can't drive.

The smallest bump could dislodge it.

- Hold on.
- We don't have a choice.

We have to get her to IR.

Will, you could do the extraction there.

In the truck? There's no way.

I... I'd be going in blind.

No, you could take serial CTs

as you thread the catheter up.

I'll read them and guide you through it.

Stevie, in case you forgot,

I'm not an interventional radiologist.

I could cause an arrhythmia.

I mean, I could perforate
a vessel, no way.

Will, if that silicone
sh**t into her valve

and you're not in this hospital,

we won't have time to save her.

It's our only option.

[TENSE MUSIC]

All right. Get the extraction kit.

- Hey, Mr. Shaw.
- Hey, doc.

How you feeling?

I'm okay.

That's good.

So I... I hear you're
going into surgery.

Did you see?

They're covering the story on the news.

Right.

My Instagram is blowing up.

Well, look, I gotta ask,

are you sure you wanna
go through with this?

Dr. Marcel, I have always

wanted to do something
meaningful with my life.

And then this falls in my lap.

But?

But I... I guess

I didn't realize what
a big operation it is.

And... and... and then
only having half a liver,

and that list of possible complications

I had to sign, it was pretty long.

Yeah.

Well, you know, you can still back out.

No one's gonna blame you.

I know.

[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

But this is Wes Tucker.

He's gonna have a piece
of me keeping him alive.

I have to do this.

Excuse me guys. Excuse me.

- Pamela?
- Mm?

Come here.

Look, you should do the transplant.

Miles is my patient,
which means I need to fight

for whatever's best for him.
And right now that's you.

Crockett, don't think I haven't been

struggling with this, I have.

I wish there was an easy
answer, but there just isn't.

Okay, but the fact is,
the transplant's happening,

and you have the most expertise.

As chief of the department,
you have every right,

and I think an obligation
to take it over.

Please.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Can you get everyone outta here,

prep OR seven and open a trace?

About to thread the wire.

You sure we don't need radiology?

No, it's okay. I can see where you are.

Okay, go slow and steady.

You've got centimeters until
you're at the right ventricle.

All right, centimeters.
Threading the wire.

How many CTs can we get?

I'm not sure.

You grabbed us before we
had a chance to refuel,

and we've never done
a test in here before.

Okay, centimeters. Let's get one.

Great. The silicone is right there.

Turn degrees.

Okay. Turning.

Will, something's happening.

She bradying down. Rate's in the s.

Get another image.

[ALARMS BEEPING]

- Stevie, what's going on?
- The silicone. It's moved.

It's obstructing the pulmonary valve.

She's not getting any
blood to her lungs.

If it's in the valve, I can't grab it.

No, you'll have to
float the wire around it,

inflate the balloon and then

pull it back into the ventricle.

It's not gonna be easy. Image.

Okay, five degrees to
your right then inflate.

Sats at , pressure's dropping fast.

I think I'm there. Image.

[MACHINE WHIRRING, CHIRPING]

What's happening?

Can't do it... not enough
juice for another sh*t.

No, no, no. You gotta be kidding me.

Hey, it's okay.

I've been mapping you the
whole time, you're there.

Stevie, we are only gonna
get one sh*t at this.

You gotta trust me, Will.

Okay.

Pulling back.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

Sats back up to , rate's
back into , sinus rhythm.

Nice job, Dr. Halstead.

All right, Lauren. Let's roll.

All right. Let's go.

How's Darius doing?

Arch is up there now removing the tumor.

- So you got Terrell to agree?
- Yeah.

I guess there's still
something between you guys.

Nah, he didn't do it for me.
He did it for his son.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

Scalpel.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Dr. Marcel?

- Yeah.
- Where are you?

Clamping that hepatic artery now.

You watching that heart rate, Marty?

I gave him of dobutamine.

I can't get his rate above .

- Oh, come on.
- Is everything okay?

- He's hypertensive.
- Heart rate , BP / .

He keeps bradying down,
and I can't stop it.

- Is he bleeding?
- No. No bleeding.

Well, nothing else makes sense.

Vagal nerve stimulation?
Anesthesia sensitivity?

Wait a second. His beta blockers.

He takes 'em when he's nervous.

He must have taken it before surgery,

and now it's slowing his heart.

He's coding.

Check the pulse.

- We got no pulse.
- Defib.

Charge the paddles to .

Okay, starting compressions.

- Charging.
- Clear.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

No pulse.

Give me an amp of epi,
charge the paddles to .

- Charging.
- Clear.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

Sinus rhythm, rate's back to .

Okay, so beta blockers have
a half-life of four hours.

What do you wanna do?

Marty, put in a temporary pacer.

We've come this far, we
might as well ride it out.

Slow and stop.

You got it? Hold it steady.

How's she doing?

It's still too early to tell.

But, uh,

I don't know about this one, Stevie.

- Was that Alexandra?
- Yep.

- She had an embolus too?
- Uh-huh.

Look, I know you judge me,

but in my country,

I was persecuted. I had to flee.

I understand.

But it doesn't give you
the right to come over here

and do plastic surgery out of a garage.

They would've gone to someone else.

Someone just looking
to take their money.

At least I know what I'm doing.

Oh you do, do you? You
know what you're doing?

I'm a surgeon! Show some respect.

No, you were a surgeon
back in Russia, right?

Where you worked at a hospital

that had proper medical equipment.

What you're doing here,

it is illegal, and it isn't safe.

Do you even get that?

I mean, at this point,
you're gonna be damn lucky

if those two women survive.

I'm sorry. You left me no choice.

I never meant to hurt anyone.

Want Mommy to tuck you
in like I do at home?

Like a sausage?

- Two saus...
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]

Hey.

Hey, what's up, D-man?
Uh-oh. Bulls colors, right?

Uh-huh. I see you. Mm-hmm.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I know you talked to Terrell,

- and I can't thank you enough.
- Oh, of course.

Mommy will be right back, okay?

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Darius has a long way to go, doesn't he?

Unfortunately, I think so.

Oncology will be down tomorrow
to set up a treatment plan.

It'll likely involve
chemotherapy, radiation.

But Darius can b*at this.

I want you to know I'm
here for you, and him.

Okay?

Thank you.

Dylan, stay away from my family.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Hey. What's up, champ?

Dr. Halstead, what are
you doing here this late?

Offsite release forms
and insurance paperwork.

You mean for going out and
saving that young woman?

Yep.

Did our compliance
officer make you do this?

Yeah, and something about

the hospital being under a microscope.

Huh.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Ms. Quinn.

Naming my doctors on this lawsuit

is weighing them down

and keeping them from their jobs.

They didn't do anything wrong.

I'm not on a witch hunt, Ms. Goodwin,

but every person
associated with the Vas-COM

needs to be held accountable.

Okay, so then what's going to happen?

You investigate them one
by one until their names

drop off your list.

So let's just cut to the chase.

Take their names off your lawsuit now,

and hold me accountable.

Do your attorneys know
that you're doing this?

No, they do not.

And you understand the burden

of what you're getting yourself into.

I do.

So.

Ask me everything you want to know.

- Hey.
- How's Nadia?

Much better.

Her fever's coming down,
and Alexandra's too.

- Good.
- Yeah.

Well, enjoy the rest of your day off.

I still have a couple hours left.

Would you wanna go bowling tonight?

Well, I am dressed, after all,

and I do have the shoes in the car.

Yeah, sure.

Just give me a few minutes to finish up.

- Great.
- Dr. Hammer?

I have a delivery for you.

- Mm, thanks.
- Sign here.

- You okay?
- Yeah, it's nothing.

It's just... it's paperwork
for my divorce.

Oh.

Didn't know you were married.

It's over. He's just dragging it out.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

Yeah, maybe we should
do this another night.

- Maybe we should.
- Yeah.

All right. I'll see you.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

What's up? Whiskey, neat.

Thank you. Thank you.

The past always comes back
to bite you in the ass,

doesn't it?

- I guess so.
- Yeah.

You and Darius's mom, huh?

Yeah, years ago.
Good thing. I screwed it up.

I know... I know what that's like.

My son hasn't spoken to me in years.

[SOFT SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

- It does. Thank you.
- Can have the bread?

Oh yeah, sure, here.

Mm-hmm.

So I hear your husband's a teacher.

Yeah. He is.

Mm-hmm.

Ben. He's a fourth grade teacher.

That's why he couldn't be here tonight,

parent-teacher conference.

Hmm. I never liked those much.

Always got anxious.

But you know how it is,

you always do anything for the kids.

Yeah.

You do.

Bea, you really outdid
yourself with this lasagna.

- Mm-hmm.
- Thanks.

Delicious.

And is that turkey that I'm tasting?

Yes, it is.

I find it's lighter than sausage.

You're right.

Um, I could send you
the recipe if you'd like.

That would be great.