01x07 - Mom-Mentum

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Quickly. Quickly, or we'll lose it.

Okay, okay. Almost there. Almost there.

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And it's stable.

- (LIGHT SWITCH CLICKS)

- Our Vitamin C face serum is ready.

It's the same recipe the girls

in Blackpink use to make theirs.

Can't argue with K-pop.

("BEST FRIEND" BY SAWEETIE)

That my best friend, she a real bad ♪

Got her own money,

she don't need no ♪

On the dance floor she

had two, three drinks ♪

Now she twerkin' she throw

it out and come back in ♪

That's my best

friend, she a real bad ♪

Drive her own car

she 'on't need no Lyft ♪

On the dance floor she

had two, three drinks ♪

Now she twerkin' she throw

it out and come back in ♪

What?

She a real bad ♪

Drive her own car

she 'on't need no Lyft ♪

In the strip club

Know my girl gon' tip ♪

Now she twerkin' she throw

it out and come back in ♪

- Beep-beep ♪

- (CAR HORN HONKS)

Is that my bestie in a Tessie? ♪

Fresh blow out, skin

on tan ooh, she ready ♪

Look goodt, with a T at the end ♪

I'ma hype her every time, friend ♪

Well, let me know if that's okay.

LAHELA: I'll definitely do that.

(GROANS)

Oh, great, I just friended my

high school girlfriend's husband!

Lahela, I think you should

try for Chief Resident.

You're already such a

leader among your group,

might as well make it official.

That's not till third year.

Yeah, but it'll be

here before you know it.

Father Time is the most

toxic male of them all.

You know, Chief Resident was my

first administrative position.

Not to brag, but I had two pagers.

Wow. Two pagers.

- That's, like, one-third a cell phone.

- (CHUCKLES)

Chief Resident Kamealoha.

I like the sound of that.

Besides, me as Chief Resident,

you as Chief of Staff

- could be pretty awesome.

- Yeah, it would.

(LAUGHS)

Oh, no, a cadaver first

thing in the morning?

I hope our patients get

progressively more alive today.

Actually, it's a gift for all of you.

My favorite book.

As part of my campaign

for Chief of Staff,

I'm sharing my all-encompassing

approach to medicine,

where you take

the patient's entire

physical condition

into consideration,

instead of just focusing on

one symptom or part of the body.

And this book explains how we do the

STAFF: Code Gold. Code Gold.

Front entrance of the hospital.

What's a Code Gold?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CAR ENGINE REVS)

Code Gold is Dr. Lee's big surprise.

He flew in Dr. Arthur Goldstein.

The surgeon from Seattle

who 3D printed a heart valve?

Yeah, he and Dr. Lee were in the

same fraternity back in the day.

I can't wait to dig up all the dirt.

- (CAR ENGINE REVS)

- (NOELANI CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(TIRES SCREECH)

(BRAKES SCREECH)

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

(SIGHS)

Look who's bringing in the top doctors.

Raising the hospital's profile

and keeping us on the cutting edge.

This has to get me Chief of Staff.

Calm down.

You're bringing in

one doctor. For a week.

Uh, he's a cardiac savant.

The guy does heart surgery with lasers.

I don't know if it's safer,

but it's definitely cooler!

Well, I think I'm the

lock for Chief of Staff

because I mold our young

doctors into lifesaving machines.

(CHUCKLES) Like Terminators,

but that keep people alive.

Dr. Goldstein has

that covered too, okay?

He's at the forefront of peak

performance through bio-hacking.

My boy's even got a podcast about it.

You can hear yourself, right?

Oh, that's all I hear.

Hey, Dr. G! Thanks for coming.

Uh, anything for a pledge brother.

(ALL CHUCKLE)

How could I turn you down?

You know all my secrets.

(ALL LAUGH)

- I'm Dr. Hannon.

- Hi!

- I Okay.

- Remember Havasu?

Oh, man. That was insane!

Uh, that's Oh, please don't

Keep on doctoring.

- (CHUCKLES)

- CLARA: Ooh.

- There you go.

- Okay

DR. GOLDSTEIN: Nice wheels.

Nice to kind of meet you.

- Hey, Mom. They need you inside.

- Hm?

Gail from accounting

tripped over the books.

She said she'll

forget the whole thing

if we give her cat

hernia surgery.

Okay.

(THEME MUSIC)

(TRANQUIL MUSIC)

Hey, it's competition week.

The Aloha Surf Cup!

I get to live out my

childhood pro-surfer dreams.

Jeez, Dad.

I had a dream that I won the Super Bowl,

but then I grew up and

I went on with life.

It's not about winning.

It's the brotherhood

with the other surfers.

You know, in the ocean, the

competition just falls away.

And when it comes back,

I'm usually in the top ten.

The only thing that

does better than me is

Nine other surfers?

The shave ice truck.

And for the first time, you

boys will be running the truck

- Solo.

- Yes! The majors!

This is gonna be the best week ever!

Maybe better than the first

week my truck made a profit

when your mom made me

start charging people.

(BENNY LAUGHS)

(LIGHT MUSIC)

DR. GOLDSTEIN: Now, we'll pause here.

- This is the most delicate part

- Wow.

- of the procedure.

- Packed house.

Yeah. We're recording

this for his podcast.

"The Goldstein Standard". (SCOFFS)

- Okay hi!

- (MOUTHS)

Okay, so now the valve is in.

And this number in the corner

of the monitor is crucial.

It's my heart rate. Never gets

above 46 beats per minute.

Thanks to meditation,

supplements, and Goldstein Coffee

made with ghee, bee pollen,

and the green tea extract EGCG.

All regular practices to keep

me calm and hyper-focused.

You see, next to my bone saw,

my lifestyle is my most

important surgical tool.

Everybody, look under your chairs.

- (GASPS)

- The Goldstein Standard

- starter kits for everyone!

- (APPLAUSE)

It's okay, you clap.

Thank you. Thank you.

This is great.

Usually, we don't get free

stuff unless someone dies

and no one comes to

pick up their things.

- That's how I got my favorite shawl.

- Mm.

Okay, so, now let's see what it

looks like once the heart is stopped.

I wonder how he fits the valve.

If it's not perfect, you could

risk post-op ventricle tearing.

Great question. Ask him on rounds.

We have to ask him

about those black scrubs.

This year, for the first time,

I'll be offering a fellowship

to study with me in Seattle.

Now, we will cover all the

cardiovascular procedures I do.

And all my life-hacks as well.

Might even let you take

the McLaren for a spin.

(ALL LAUGH)

Yeah, it's fast.

Now, I can only handle one fellow.

And, Dr. Lee, no, you cannot apply.

(ALL LAUGH)

(DR. GOLDSTEIN CHUCKLES)

I don't have a seat, so this is mine.

Dr. Lee, put that back.

(AUDIENCE CHUCKLE)

Guess this is yours.

ANNOUNCER: Welcome

to the Aloha Surf Cup.

The morning heats will start shortly.

Surfers, stay close and

listen for your heat.

The elimination rounds start soon.

BENNY: Aloha. Benny

Kamealoha, checking in.

Great. Let me see.

Benny Kamealoha

Benny Kamealoha

There you are.

Good luck.

Sunset Division?

Does that mean I'm in

the afternoon heats?

No. It's just the name we

gave to the senior group.

- Senior?

- Yeah, for the old guys.

Oh, hang on, there must be some mistake.

Look, I was top ten last year.

Sorry. It's in the rules.

Forty-five and up is the

senior, AKA, Sunset Division.

Sunset? Dude, I'm nowhere near sunset.

I'm like 2:00 p.m., tops!

See for yourself.

Where does it say that?

Why is the font so small?

The Sunset Division's just

getting together over there.

MAN 1: Oh, my hip

MAN 2: Oh, you're okay, boss.

MAN 3: Yeah

And they use the buddy

system for extra safety.

Let me know if you want help

carrying your board over, Uncle.

- What?

- Let me know

if you want help carrying your board!

(WAVES CRASHING)

BENNY: Sunset Division.

What about me is old?

Really just your age.

But it's not that bad, Dad.

Yoda was 900 and still the best Jedi.

Not funny.

Regret saying that, you will!

Hey. (SOFT CHUCKLE)

Found my old Chief Resident badge!

When I had my Rachel haircut.

BENNY: Oh, look at her.

No wonder Ross and Joey fought over you.

(GIGGLES) Hm. Yeah.

This morning, Lahela said she was

going to follow in my footsteps.

So I dug that up.

I thought she'd get a

kick out of seeing it.

(CHUCKLES)

Lahela would make a

- great Chief Resident.

- I know.

When I suggested it, I was

so happy she liked the idea.

We have been so in sync lately.

I've got Mom-mentum.

Which will immediately end

when she hears you call it that.

(CHUCKLES)

- BENNY: Hey.

- LAHELA: Hey.

- Hi, Mom.

- Oh, there she is.

I was just bragging about you.

Well, I will really have

something to brag about

when I get the Goldstein Fellowship!

- (TONGUE CLICKS)

- Really? That You

You would be interested in that?

I mean, his medical

expertise. The technology.

I wanna learn all of it!

So, I'm going for the fellowship.

(SOFT GROAN)

Yeah. He's doing some

interesting, innovative things.

But he seems more focused on

the flash and self-promotion.

Yeah, but, I mean,

how cool would it be to be on

the cutting edge of medicine?

Sure, but, Lahela, your real

strength as a doctor, is you.

Your bedside manner, the way

you listen, and help patients.

I just think you should be somewhere

that you can share that with

the most people possible.

That's just not what

Dr. Goldstein is about.

Yeah, but he has his own podcast.

And a line of mugs.

And, I mean, come on.

You've seen the man's car.

Sign me up!

It was a rental!

(TRANQUIL MUSIC)

All right.

You guys man the truck.

I'm gonna go out there

and prove I still got it.

First Sunset competitor to get top ten.

Knock 'em dead, Dad!

Uh, that wasn't a pun because

you're in the old group

and someone might actually die.

I just meant good luck.

Uh-huh.

All right, I'll set up out

here. You get the truck ready.

(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC)

I'm too young for all this power.

Heavy is the syrup crown.

(WAVES CRASHING)

- Morning, sir.

- Hey.

Red Flag's up.

Morning heats went out,

but we're calling it.

Big storms rolling in.

Sunset Division isn't going out today.

Can't take chances.

Old people are our greatest resource.

(GRUNTS)

- Hey.

- Hey. Mr. Kamealoha!

You gotta get out there.

Because of the big storm rolling in,

they just red-flagged

the rest of the heats.

Bummer.

The waves are supposed to

be even bigger tomorrow.

Twelve-foot swells.

But even if they put up a red flag,

me and the guys are gonna surf.

You should join if you're up for it.

I'm up for it! For sure. Count me in.

You hear that?

You can't put a red flag in here.

(CALM MUSIC)

And if your mind wanders that's good.

Bringing the mind back to

the breath is the practice.

Just shut the world out.

Shut just, shut it out.

Remember this feeling,

'cause we're going to

bring it into the OR.

DR. GOLDSTEIN: Extend your arms.

Let go.

And shake it out.

(ALL GROAN)

Let it all rush through

you and out of your body.

And now it's gone and we're clear.

Hands to your heart, right

hand out, slap it away.

Hand up, slap it away.

Beautiful.

You need some work. Beautiful though.

You'll get there, it's

okay. You're new

(SIGHS)

Let's see this "Rock Star" surgeon.

There he is, in the black scrubs.

But don't look!

Yeah, he's in shape.

Still a little nerdy though.

Ugh. He can do heart

surgery laparoscopically.

Without cracking open a patient's chest.

When you say gross stuff like

that, I get super light

Whoa.

You almost fainted.

I recommend water, an orange,

and one Patrick Swayze lift.

All right.

Okay

That was cool.

See?

(QUIRKY MUSIC)

(SIGHS)

My Mom-mentum is totally gone.

No, come on. You're overreacting.

PS, how long would it take this

face serum to make me younger?

Lahela has gone completely

gaga over Dr. Goldstein.

We used to be the ones that

bonded over Dirty Dancing.

(BOTH LAUGH)

We've both always

been about whole health

and helping as many

people as possible.

But now she wants to go

down a different path.

This is just a passing fad.

Like how she used to be

obsessed with making slime.

I worry I'm losing her to the dark side.

- Lahela? Never.

- Hey, guys!

What do you think of

my new black scrubs?

I figure they will be perfect for

when I win the Goldstein Fellowship.

I thought you wanted

to be Chief Resident.

Yeah, I did, but I don't know

I mean, this seems a little

more exciting, you know?

- No offense.

- Yeah, no, of course

(WATCH BEEPS)

Oh, it's so hard to keep

my heart rate below 50!

It just jumps up every time

I think about this fellowship.

(SIGHS)

Okay.

(WAVES CRASHING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Dude, those are twelve-foot waves.

Maybe one of us should go stop him.

I'll go. You handle the truck.

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC)

Alone at last.

Awesome! You made it.

Of course. Can't miss

out on the twelve-footers.

Cool. I'll see you out there.

Dad!

Hey, what are you doing here?

- You should be helping your brother.

- Oh, he's fine.

("OH!" BY LINDA LINDAS)

What can I do, what can I do ♪

What can I say, what can I say ♪

What can I do, what can I do ♪

What can change it

is all the same ♪

(WAVES CRASHING)

Dad, don't do this.

Even I can see that this is a

bad idea, and I never know stuff.

I can handle it. I've

been surfing my whole life.

It's in my bones.

Yeah, but one bad fall and

all those bones might shatter.

Walter shouldn't even be out

there. What are you trying to prove?

That I'm Benny Kamealoha.

I'm one with the water.

Surfing is like breathing to me.

I am not old and weak.

I am peaking!

(CHUCKLES)

(GROANS)

Oh, good lord.

My back went out.

I'll get the heating pad.

Hurry up.

(LIGHT MUSIC)

Dude. Dad is gonna be so mad at you.

There's no punishment worse than this.

(LIGHT MUSIC)

(SIGHS)

Hey, Charles.

Mind if I join you

for your next patient?

Not at all! I would love that!

(SIGHS) Painful abscess on the neck.

We'll drain it, get him

on some oral antibiotics,

and have him home soon.

(MACHINE BEEPING)

Dr. Hannon, can I have the

- (CHARLES GRUNTS)

- Oh, my God, I'm so

(GROANS)

Are you okay?

Mm-hmm, I am.

(SIGHS)

You know, you did this

to me once in a dream.

It's not as bad as I

thought it would be.

You know what I'm good.

- Oh

- (CHARLES SIGHS)

(WAVES CRASHING)

ANNOUNCER: The Aloha Surf

Cup final heat is underway.

Dad, it's the last

day of the competition.

Why don't you get out there?

Nah. My time has passed.

Now, I'm just a regular, everyday

shave ice and flower truck owner.

Why do we ever go into

this dirty, dirty business?

Learning an age-old lesson.

Don't get high off your own supply.

(GROANS)

Dad, this is your favorite week.

The camaraderie. The waves.

And just 'cause they

moved you up a division,

you're not gonna go out in the water?

People have been dragging

you out of the ocean

since you were old enough

to row yourself out there.

I mean, Mom still complains about

how you surfed the day I was born.

There was a storm three

miles off the island!

The waves were coming in high!

Your mom's water broke

but not like those waves.

(SOFT CHUCKLE)

And you were there for both.

The two big loves of your

life. Your family and the ocean.

Now, here I am, your family,

telling you to go in the ocean.

Getting older is weird.

You feel in your prime, 26, forever.

But then one day,

you hear Biggie

on the Old School

Pandora channel,

or your baby boy

is giving you good

advice and six

inches taller than you.

It all gets real.

And real hurts.

Well

take it from a junior who

can't wait to be a senior,

there's an upside to getting older.

Like, when I look at you, I don't

think "old", I think "vintage".

'Cause age makes you cooler.

Vintage.

- Never thought of it like that.

- (KAI SCOFFS)

Plus, now that we're old enough,

we can run the truck,

and you can go and surf.

So

(CHUCKLES)

Go smoke those fools.

Give me that.

Thanks, Kai.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

That did not hurt.

All right.

Again, I'm so sorry.

Although, I'm from Philly.

- So, this wasn't my first stabbing.

- (CHARLES CHUCKLES)

It's okay.

Hm. I know you've been

a little distracted

since Lahela's gotten all

chummy-chummy with Dr. Goldstein.

- Oh, that? I don't even

- You're pressing really hard on my arm.

Sorry. I it's just (CLARA SIGHS)

You think once you're a parent,

you'll have everything

figured out, but you don't.

If I'm being honest, besides

from just missing her

I liked when she looked

up to me professionally.

You know, parents want their

kids to be proud of them too.

At least, I do.

That's what makes you a good mom.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

I just worry she's making a mistake.

(INHALES DEEPLY)

I had a "let them touch the stove

to learn it's hot" type of mom.

My older brother doesn't even

have fingerprints because of it.

- But

- (LAUGHS)

we were better off in the long run.

Well, I, I wanna be that mom.

But I fear Lahela is

losing her north star.

She's forgetting why she got

into medicine in the first place.

To help the most people.

I mean, she was nine,

but she had a very clear vision.

Well, if you really

think she's headed

toward a fire and

not just a hot stove

Sometimes Mama Bears have to roar.

You're right.

I'm gonna tell her she can't do it.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

Thank you, Charles.

- Ow.

- Sorry.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

What's wrong, sweetie?

Dr. Goldstein said he

wouldn't even consider me

for the fellowship because of my age.

What?

That is not okay.

I know you didn't want

me to do it, but I

Doesn't matter.

If you're the best person for

the job, it should be yours.

Mom, it's fine.

No, it's not.

Mom, what are you doing?

Look, I (CHUCKLES)

I was only ten,

but the second the man

in the gorgeous Porsche

said I'm a heart surgeon,

I saw my whole future

just right in front of me.

- DR. GOLDSTEIN: Yeah.

- We need to talk.

Doctor, we're recording a podcast here.

You disqualified her because of her age?

Let me tell you something.

Dr. Kamealoha is the best doctor here.

Most potential by far.

You don't get to put

limitations on my daughter.

She's a talented doctor,

but my practice

requires an almost

a monk-like control

of your emotions.

A teenager can't handle

that kind of pressure

or maintain that type of focus.

STAFF: Code Blue. Code Blue. All

available personnel,

report to the ER.

Code Blue.

Okay. There's been a tour bus accident.

Dispatch said the first

ambulances are inbound.

Head wounds, fractures,

and a couple of possible

level-three traumas.

I'm here too. Let me

know how I can help.

Great. First one up looks

like a compound fracture.

Would you mind handling?

Uh, got it. You two

nurses, come with me.

No, no, no. You can't take two nurses.

Okay, uh, you,

prepare an exam room

and call the attending

anesthesiologist.

No time for that either. This

ER is about to be swamped.

- Doctor, I've been in this situation

- Dr. G, stand down.

Lahela, you're up. Excuse me.

Hi. I'm Dr. Kamealoha.

I know it looks bad, but

everything's gonna be okay. Okay?

I need a fiberglass splint and five

milligrams of Diazepam to sedate.

Stat.

Oh, probable concussion here.

The EMTs immobilized the level-threes.

Hi, how are you feeling?

I know it hurts.

But it's actually good.

It means you're feeling something, okay?

Squeeze my hand. Good.

CLARA: Squeeze my hand. Nice.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

(MACHINE BEEPING)

(MACHINE WHIRS)

Clear.

(MACHINE BEEPING)

Welcome back.

Dr. Lee, we have a

rapid erratic heartbeat

over here that we

can't bring down.

Have you tried Adenosine?

Yeah, but he's not

responding. He's still in SVT.

We might have to do something,

maybe put in a pacemaker.

- Prep the OR.

- Yes.

Looks like I'm playing

a doubleheader today.

I need a brain MRI for

possible concussion for her.

Is the pain sh**ting down your

arm or is it just in your neck?

And a C-spine X-ray to

rule out spinal cord damage.

Can I get a Kelly clamp

and mosquito forceps?

There's debris in this laceration.

- Here you go, Doctor.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

Start flushing while

I go for this glass.

Hey, how's it going?

Hold on.

Is he in the Sunset Division?

Who let this kid in our heat?

Kid? You're calling me "kid"?

When were you born?

Too long ago to be in the main group.

(LAUGHS)

The kid's funny too.

Well, come on. What are we

waiting for? Let's get in there.

Let's go!

Oh. Look at the whippersnapper

showing off his good knees.

Last time I ran like that,

this wasn't even a state!

(OLD MAN LAUGHS)

(WAVES CRASHING)

Hey, check it out. Dad's happy again.

BENNY: You should've seen

last year, I'm so small.

MAN: Oh, great.

Nope. I can't look up yet.

Yeah. You'll only

do this three more

times before you

learn your lesson.

(SNIFFS)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

(EXHALES)

That was amazing.

You were poised, you were in control.

I never should've dismissed

you because of your age.

You're a phenomenal doctor.

Thank you.

(LIGHT MUSIC)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

He offered you the fellowship?

He did.

But I turned it down.

Why?

Working that Code Blue with you

reminded me of why I wanted to

be a doctor in the first place.

To help as many people as possible.

And watching how you

lead us through it all,

that's what I wanna do.

Look, I wanna be a

baller and all, but

what I really want is to be a leader

like you.

(LAHELA CHUCKLES)

- I'm gonna go for Chief Resident.

- Really?

Oh.

- You would be so good at it.

- (LAHELA LAUGHS)

- Thank you, Mom.

- (CLARA CHUCKLES)

(SNIFFS)

You wanna make more face serum tonight?

I do. Your dad used up

our whole first batch.

Did he really?

- Yeah.

- (BOTH LAUGH)

I love you so much.

My Mom-mentum is

back. (BREATHES DEEPLY)

- Your what?

- Huh?

- What'd you say?

- What'd you say?

No, you said something.

- You said something.

- I didn't say anything.

You said "Mom-mentum".

- What's that?

- I don't know.

- That's not a thing.

- (LIGHT MUSIC)

Sometimes, stepping off the path

makes you realize you were

on the right one all along.

Another way to think of it is,

two paths diverged in the woods.

And I'm taking the one

trail-blazed by my mom.

(CLOSING THEME MUSIC)