ER
Previously on ER...
We are going take care of you.
- Oh, God!
- What?
Are you questioning my commitment
to this patient's best interests?
I got it under control.
So does every street junkie
coming through here.
Greg Powell. Paramedic who
brought the boy in the chimney.
Don, let me draw some the easy way.
or I'll get every nurse to hold you down
and they'll draw it the hard way.
He simply wants to keep an eye on me.
Don't you Dr. Benton?
"Sharp Relief"
DOCTORS ROOM
Hey, I hope that's not all
you're wearing.
It's gotta be below out there.
- What?
- How you hide all that hair in that hat.
- The Eighth Wonder of the World.
- You laugh away, Elvis.
They give me the coldest day of the year
to do my paramedic ride-along.
I'm gonna go re-grout the tub...
...then watch some daytime TV.
Springer's doing a special on teens
impregnated by transvestites and-
Get out of here.
All right, Dearborn and Clark, : ?
I wrote it down.
I really hate surprises.
I'd like you to tell me.
I can't, because I really
love surprises.
All right, then Dearborn
and Clark at : .
Okay. Hey.
Say it.
Say what?
You know, what I always say first.
You say it.
I love you.
Sounds good to me.
- Is that Scott Anspaugh's CT?
- It sure it.
- Hey, Jeanie.
- Hi.
I'm Dr. Romano. I don't believe
we've met. Are you new?
I'm a physician's assistant in the ER.
I didn't know you were in this.
It's the Chief of Staff's kid.
Everybody wants in.
Dr. Anspaugh requested
I start Scott's lines.
Anspaugh's no fool.
You start more lines with sugar.
What's the verdict?
He's obstructed.
He'll need surgery.
Oh, man.
- Thanks.
- Hey, can I get a decaf from you?
It's : in the morning.
I've been so jumpy, any caffeine,
I'd blow an aneurysm.
- Lovely.
- Can we sit somewhere else?
It's the smoking section.
Fell off the gum wagon, did you?
- Oh, don't start.
- Wouldn't dream of it.
What's up?
You're making me nervous.
- This.
- You shouldn't have.
Open it up. Open that up.
When did you guys pick these out?
"We" didn't.
I'm gonna surprise her.
I told her to meet me downtown...
...and then we're gonna get
our marriage license.
That is a surprise.
I want to show her I'm serious.
Sounds like a big night.
And then I'm gonna get a limo...
...and we're going
to the Ironhedge Lodge in Dundee.
One minute after midnight, the Justice
of the Peace will do the ceremony.
That sounds great.
Now, all right,
what would make it perfect...
...is if you would agree
to be the best man.
Think you have to ask?
- Yeah? You'd do that?
- I'd be honored.
I can't believe it.
Every other woman I went out with,
I knew it was wrong.
Now I'm gonna spend the rest
of my life with her.
I'm talking like an idiot here.
You're acting like somebody who'll
be a husband tomorrow morning.
A husband. Can you imagine that?
Hey, Carol! You ready to go?
Yeah. Here, let me help you.
- What have you got here?
- Saline, gauze, etcetera.
I got the fisheye
from a guy at the desk.
It's the same with the clinic.
County supplies are County supplies.
Everyone else, back off.
Got the heat going?
Yeah. Powell's got dibs
on music until noon.
Doris doesn't appreciate
quality musical entertainment.
- You ride together?
- Not usually.
I guess I woke up blessed
this morning.
Greg Powell, right?
Good memory, Nurse Hathaway.
- What do we got?
- Pain with vaginal bleeding.
She's shocky. We did two liters
of saline in the field.
Let's get a CBC, type and cross-match
six units to start.
Looks like a ruptured ectopic.
Get her up to the O.R. right now!
Aren't you guys
from Lady of Pity catchment area?
Why'd you endanger her life
by bringing her all the way here?
Because Lady of Pity's
ER is closed.
- You're the closest receiving.
- That's minutes.
- Tell me about it.
- O-neg!
All right. Hang two units.
She's hypovolemic.
Who's fighting?
I'm Spinal and that's Sabrewulf.
I was doing okay,
but then he sabre-stomped me.
Oh, he did the fireball. I'm dead.
Hey, I want to talk to you
about this surgery.
My dad talked all that noise.
I know. Would you
give me a hand here?
I just want to talk to you about it too.
The tumor you had last year is back.
They need to operate to remove it.
I'm not having any more operations.
- I know you're scared.
- I'm not scared.
I'm just sick of all their crap.
"This is the last one, Scotty. "
"Got it all, Scotty. "
Yeah. Hey, if you don't
have this surgery, you're gonna die.
Good. I'd rather die.
Okay.
Guess I'll find someone else to share
my Blackhawks/Islanders tickets with.
Nice try.
Like you're a hockey fan.
Girls can't like bone-crushing,
high-sticking action?
Okay. Who's Tony Esposito?
Blackhawks goalie.
Vezina Trophy winner...
...' and ' .
Not bad.
What do you care?
You're fixing to die, so...
So you really got those tickets?
Post-op, day two. Wound is
granulating well without drainage.
- Afebrile on cefotetan.
- Okay.
Next. Lizzie! Long time no see!
Dr. Romano, did you get my message?
I wanted to be excused
from the Anspaugh tumor resection.
And why would that be, doctor?
I'd like to assist Dr. Kotlowitz
on Allison's vocal cord surgery.
No problem.
Never had you scheduled
in the first place.
But my name was on the board.
You're doing so much head-and-neck,
I thought you were changing specialties.
Of course not. It's only this case.
Nothing to worry about.
I taught her everything she knows. Next!
Ellis, is it true Lady of Pity's ER
is closed?
Oh, no. Not closed. But they're not
accepting paramedic traffic.
Well, critical cases
don't tend to be walk-ins.
What's the matter?
I just had a woman nearly bleed out
because she was in an ambulance...
...for minutes too long.
That's bad. It's cases like hers that
forced SPG to reconfigure their ER.
I don't understand.
They had a substandard
trauma panel...
...and their surgical coverage
was spotty at best.
Soon as we get new docs and upgrade
equipment, she'll be back up.
How soon will that be?
The sooner the better.
- Is she okay?
- She'll probably live.
She had the best care
in the world, that's why.
She was lucky. That's why.
Mr. Dwyer, we're ready
to start the procedure.
Is that a toothpick?
Yes, but in your case, this is
a state-of-the-art medical device.
You may have contracted dracunculosis
from the river water.
Dracuncu-what?
Guinea worm?
Native to North Africa
and the Middle East.
It's from drinking
contaminated water.
It moves through your system
and then lays its eggs below your skin.
Wait. A worm has been crawling
through me for almost a year?
- Yep.
- Why didn't the other doctors catch this?
It presents like an abscess.
When you had it drained it got worse.
- What's to be done?
- Controlled removal.
Sorry.
Harrison says they grow
a meter long.
I really didn't need to hear that.
I got about two centimeters.
Toothpick, please.
And a length of tape.
Keep that taped down, and come back
daily to continue the extraction.
I gotta catch a a. m. flight
to Cairo. Why can't you yank it out?
If we pull more than two centimeters
a day, it'll break off.
I gotta put in for combat pay.
Hey, John?
- Hi, Chase.
- What are you doing here?
I feel nauseous. I remembered
a couple Thanksgivings ago...
...when we had bad pheasants, you
hooked us up with whatever that was.
- Compazine.
- Right.
It worked like a charm.
I thought you'd give me a scrip.
Excuse me for a second.
Come here.
You didn't just drive all the way here
from the Loop to get Compazine.
This isn't what you bring
to the company nurse.
You don't want your parents
to find out about the heroin.
I'm- I'm not!
I mean, I stopped two nights ago.
And I just...
I need something
to get me over the hump.
If you need it to get over
the hump, you're in withdrawal.
Why don't you go to the cafeteria?
And I'll go and I'll get you
into a detox center.
You're overreacting.
You could've gone to any doctor,
but you came to me!
You're asking for my help!
You've read too many
-step pamphlets!
I can't help if
you slam the door in my face.
You can help me, you just choose not to!
Thank you!
- The best thing to do is let him go.
- Pardon me?
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to eavesdrop.
A friend of mine had a drug problem.
I've had this conversation more
times than you could imagine.
I appreciate it. I can handle this.
I know you don't want to talk...
...but don't let him drag you in.
I'm not gonna get dragged
into anything. Excuse me.
What's in there? Eye of newt?
Cajun Tofu Gumbo.
And don't make that face.
Whatever happened to beef stew
and five-alarm chili?
Olbes is macrobiotic,
me and Zadro are doing that Zone diet.
- Do you have kings?
- Go fish.
I should've taken the P.D. exam.
Hoagies and doughnuts.
- Those guys know how to eat.
- Have any tens?
Carol, please.
Tell me that you're a real American.
Red meat, the occasional brewski.
I admit I'm not a big fan
of nuts and berries.
You hear that?
That's the voice of common sense.
Well, Mickey D's is right
up the street.
I have to say Zadro brought by
incredible flourless carob brownies.
They were good.
Carob? Why bother, bro?
Powell, you really are a caveman.
Eights?
That's us!
More tofu for you there, big daddy!
I had a lumpectomy
and a lap choly on my schedule...
...but when Anspaugh says jump,
I say Sieg heil.
I'm going to transect the ileum
with the GIA stapler.
Reinforce the staple lines with
- silk Lembert sutures.
Reinforcing is very thorough.
Our British colleague isn't
always so detail-oriented.
I haven't noticed that to be true.
Her baby blues would look better
over this bowel than your mug...
...but you know female surgeons.
No, I don't.
Why don't you tell me?
Always something to prove.
Often at the expense of the case.
One of the things I like about you,
you're not a militant minority.
We have the results
of the frozen section.
- B-cell lymphoma?
- Yes.
- Damn!
- I knew it.
Someone's gonna have to tell Anspaugh,
and I am voting for you, Peter.
Excuse me.
Dr. Weaver, glad you could join us.
I was explaining our plan
to pursue industrial contracts.
Can I speak to you for a minute?
Sure. Sure.
I'm sorry.
The ER doesn't stop for lunch.
Go take a seat, and we'll join you
as soon as we can.
Thanks. What's up?
I've been doing a little research.
SPG closed percent of their trauma
centers in the Midwest. Why is that?
- Where did you hear that?
- The Internet.
I wish you had come to me first.
You know, I did.
You gave me the party line.
Since I don't know where you got
your figures, I can't address them.
I can say a percent downgrade by
itself doesn't reflect our reconfiguration.
Ellis, it's me. You can speak English.
Okay. Let me give you an example:
Kellogg Memorial in Detroit was
a shambles as an acute-care facility.
Now it's a national
hernia center.
That does you no good
with a s*ab wound.
Neither does a hospital bankrupted
by unreimbursed care.
Emergency care is only for
people who can pay?
You're twisting my words.
- You're avoiding my questions.
- I'm not avoiding your questions!
Look, if you're worried
about County, don't.
You're essential.
You're not going anywhere.
If everyone else closes,
someone needs to handle the trauma.
- Are you going to lunch?
- No. I'm not hungry.
What to pick? What to pick?
- Dr. Carter, you got messages.
- From who?
They were all from your cousin Chase.
He says you can phone the prescription
to De Gooyer's Pharmacy.
Unbelievable.
I need your John Hancock on this.
- Hey, Malik.
- Jeanie, what's up?
- Still got a friend at Startime Tickets?
- Sure. What you need?
I need a couple of rinkside Blackhawks
Islanders tickets on the th.
And I want world peace
and a date with Tyra Banks.
Can you get them?
You know that's gonna run you.
That's okay. Just ask.
If you're living that fat,
I might need to date you.
Hey, Chase. It's John.
You there? Pick up.
Call me back when you get this.
I'm at work. You know the number.
So, Allison...
...see, the two cords on the screen
need to touch...
...and vibrate in order for you
to regain your voice.
But as it is now,
the left one is paralyzed.
If you understand me, blink once
for yes, twice for no.
Good. Dr. Corday, you here to observe?
I'm actually here for Allison
if she doesn't mind.
Oh, fine. I was just
explaining the procedure.
All right. Now I'm going
to make a slight incision.
You should only feel a little bit
of pressure. Okay?
Kerry! Why aren't you at
that big SPG luncheon?
I had some work to do.
Everything seems to be trucking
right along, though.
For the most part, sure.
But this is a big step we're taking.
I agree. Thanks to you, we're lighting
a fire to institute some real change.
I think we should be
percent sure...
...that turning the ER over to an outside
management group is what we want.
Well, isn't it?
On paper, sure.
Is something the matter?
No. No, not at all.
I just thought we could delay
the board vote a week or two-
Dr. Anspaugh.
Dr. Benton, how can I help you?
Well, we got the results
of Scott's frozen section.
All right.
- We can discuss this later.
- Now is fine.
Let's see.
There's a recurrence of his lymphoma.
We won't know if we got it all until
we take a look at the tumor margins.
Do you see any serosal seeding?
No.
What about infiltration
to the liver or spleen?
No metastasis.
Okay.
Well, continue then.
Let me know when Scott is awake.
So, Kerry, where were we?
Ha! You owe me a dollar.
I only smoked half a cigarette.
Half a cigarette is still a cigarette.
At this rate, we're gonna be
in Club Med by February.
Not true, that was my last one.
I'm going back on the gum tonight.
You know what
we could do tonight?
- S'mores.
- Excuse me?
Do you remember camp? Marshmallows,
graham crackers, chocolate?
I'd love to but I can't, okay?
I gotta do something.
- What?
- It's for Doug.
Maybe Saturday night?
I'll bring the marshmallows?
- Dr. Greene?
- What's up, Carter?
Could I have the rest of this shift off?
- Why?
- Family emergency.
- Is everything okay?
- Yeah.
Things I need to take care of.
- Well, I'll let Doyle know.
- Thanks.
- Hey, Carter.
- Hey. What are you eating?
PB and J on wheat.
- I thought you were on until .
- I was.
You feeling okay?
Yeah, fine.
It's the middle of your shift.
It's about your cousin.
I know what I'm doing.
You don't look like you do.
And you don't know anything
about my family, so drop it.
Oh, come on!
One more flight! Apartment H.
Oh, hurry, hurry!
Please hurry! In here! In here!
Oh, please!
Oh, my God! She's dead.
- She's dead.
- No, she's not dead.
Are you okay?
- Do something.
- Some help here.
- Do something.
- Some help here!
- How long you been here?
- Five minutes.
- She wasn't breathing.
- Get her out of here!
I got a faint pulse.
All right, I'm here.
Oh, God! No! I love you, Mom!
I'm gonna start an IV.
Stand back.
Come on. Please, please, please.
- IV's in.
- BP's palp.
She's in fib.
All right. Charge it to . Clear!
- Nothing.
- Come on, damn it!
Charging ! Clear!
- Nope.
- Again.
Charging . Clear.
- Oh, Mama. Please help her.
- Nothing!
Help her! Help her!
Come on, breathe! Don't you die
on me! Don't you frigging die!
- Powell!
- An amp of epi!
I shouldn't have left her.
I got a pulse.
I love you so much. Don't leave me!
Allison, it's imperative that you
hold perfectly still. All right?
This is the home stretch.
You're doing well.
All right. Now I'm gonna ask you...
...to swallow for me if you can.
Oh, good. Now can you say "E"?
That's okay.
You just need to clear the secretions.
All right, good. Let's try again.
You can do it, Allison.
Doctor, you're a genius.
I'm just doing my job, that's all.
You did good, kid.
Let's prepare to close her.
Thank you.
You have the rest of your life to talk.
Let's get a CBC, Chem- ,
blood gas, portable chest.
- Pulse weak.
- Start dopamine at mics per kilo.
Pulse ox .
Call Respiratory for a vent.
BP's palp.
Idioventricular rhythm at .
- I lost her pulse.
- She's cyanotic.
- We should go.
- I'll get a blood gas.
Come on. Let's go.
Let's start dopamine. Atropine.
What are you doing here?
You asked me to help.
That's really decent of you, man.
But- But I'm fine.
You left messages for me every
half an hour. Now you're fine?
I was just panicked, you know?
You know how it is when you're sick.
You think the world's gonna end.
Invite me in.
Yeah, sure. Come on in.
It smells like a locker room.
When was the last time
the maid came by?
She quit.
So since you're here,
did you bring any meds?
No.
I brought a list
of drug treatment centers.
Come on, man! I'm not one
of those Betty Ford people. I-
Half my graduating class
from Westlane's in rehab.
I'd bump into somebody I know,
and then tongues would wag.
Take a look at yourself, Chase.
You're a mess.
Thank you, Mr. Blackwell.
You know, I'd love to hang out,
but I gotta...
I was just gonna head out.
Give me a break.
You gonna answer that?
Chase, buddy! What's up, dude?
Sorry it took me so long to get here.
I was in the middle of a squash game...
...and I didn't feel my pager vibrate.
- That's all right.
- I got you a few grams of the usual...
...and check this out:
A gram of this.
This is some superb Mexican-
- I think you better go.
- Who's this guy?
- He's my cousin.
- Your cousin needs to learn manners.
- Anyway-
- I don't think you heard me-
Wait a minute. Last I knew,
this was Chase's house, okay?
Why not go make yourself
a hot toddy and let us talk?
Chase, if you do this,
you are on your own.
Oh, you know what? You know what?
What'll it be?
Do you want this or not?
Yeah? Is that a yeah?
Yeah. All right.
Gardner... You better go.
You know where to find me
when Mommy's gone.
Get out of here.
- Last epi?
- High dose, three minutes ago.
Total time down?
Thirty minutes.
Let's call it:
Time of death, : p. m.
Dr. Greene, I'm Detective Gerald Leo,
District Eleven, Violent Crimes.
This is Detective Laibson.
Could we have a minute?
- And the other cops?
- Suspect's crossed district lines.
This guy's going all over?
This is an open investigation.
We can't discuss the specifics.
About Louise Dickinson-
I haven't heard anything on the news.
This has to be handled carefully.
We have suspects.
I have three victims from some sick
bastard. There could be more.
Not that my friendly police department
is telling me anything.
You have to calm down.
Right. I gotta pull myself together.
I gotta tell Louise's daughter
that her mother's going to the morgue.
We need more Kerlix and saline.
Powell, are you okay?
You haven't said a word since we left.
There's nothing to say.
Some things you never
get used to seeing.
When we got to that apartment,
you really froze.
I apologize.
No, it's not that. I just...
If you'd like to talk about anything...
Not really.
What's that?
It's her, all right.
Let me see.
Fifty-five cents off Meow Mix.
I didn't see a cat. Did you?
No.
Someone should go
and see if it's okay.
Dr. Anspaugh, how's Scott?
He'll have to have
another round of chemotherapy.
How do you tell a boy he's going
to be in and out of the hospital...
...for painful, debilitating
treatments for God knows how long?
It's not easy.
Imagine how it is for Scott,
not knowing.
Well, frankly, he could...
We could use some help.
Scott responds to you.
So I was wondering if you might
be interested in being...
...a part-time private-duty
caregiver for him.
What does Scott think about this?
Well, we haven't discussed
it specifically.
I know he thinks highly of you.
As do I.
- If you need time to think-
- No.
No, I'm glad that you asked.
When do I start?
Can you turn the heat up, please?
It's like a meat locker in here.
It's cranked up to .
- I'll make some soup.
- I don't want soup!
I am sick! I need something!
I'll make some tea.
I'm gonna vomit.
Wait, wait, wait!
That's okay. Next time you feel
it coming on, use the bowl.
Don't worry about it.
Want to take this shirt off?
I can't do this anymore!
I'm getting out of here.
I'm not gonna let you.
Get off of me! You are not helping!
You are not doing jack!
The only way you're gonna leave
through here is through me!
Fine. I'll call Gardner back.
- Sit down.
- I am sick!
I need something! You gotta help.
- I'm going to help.
- Help me!
I'm gonna help you. I'm gonna help you,
but you gotta stick with me!
Come on.
All right?
- Peter.
- Hey.
How was the Beaumont surgery?
Kotlowitz is optimistic she'll have
full use of her voice in a few weeks.
Oh, congratulations.
How about the Anspaugh boy surgery?
You know, well.
As well as we hoped.
It's been a long day.
I could use a drink. How about you?
No. I don't drink.
Your body's made up of percent
water. You must drink something.
You know what I mean.
Well, have a lemonade
or a Yoo-Hoo for all I care.
I think it'd be criminal
to let this day end so early.
Unless you were gonna
spend time with your son.
- I wouldn't want to-
- He's with his mother.
So?
Yeah, well... Yeah.
You know, I like lemonade.
Splendid.
Can I help you?
We're the EMS team with County.
She had a cat.
Have you seen it?
Nope. Anyone seen a cat around here?
- Sorry.
- Is it okay if we look?
Sure. We're almost done.
- Thanks.
- Thanks.
Sometimes they come running
if they hear a can opener.
Here's some stairs.
Maybe it got to the roof.
Come get your dinner.
I think it hissed at me.
He'll come out eventually.
Pretty up here, huh?
I'm just glad to be out of there.
Yeah. Yeah, me too.
Hey, you're right.
What happened back there, it...
It got to me.
Reminded me of my mom.
Your mom?
When I was , she hung herself.
- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
Yeah, I was the one that found her.
Seeing that lady, with the ligature marks
and her head turned like that...
...cops all around.
I was pissed, all over again.
I'm sure she didn't mean
for you to find her.
But I did.
Then I started feeling guilty...
...because I was thinking about myself
instead of that old lady.
Like my mom was only
thinking of herself.
What a sick boy I am, huh?
I thought about everybody but me
when I tried to k*ll myself.
I'm sorry. I had no idea.
Why would you?
It was a long time ago.
I got wrapped up in everyone else's
expectations. I forgot who I was.
And now?
Now I'm okay.
Even tried to go to med school,
but it wasn't me.
Couldn't get the hang
of that -iron?
I don't know.
I opened up a clinic in the ER.
It's only open
a couple days a week, but...
But nothing. I mean, that's...
- That's great.
- Yeah.
You're "Supernurse"!
- But what about you?
- Me?
What are you thinking about?
That it's freezing out here, and
I wish that damn cat would come out.
I know it's getting late.
If you got somewhere to be...
No, I'm fine.
What are you thinking about?
I'm thinking I'm not feeling the cold.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
And I'm thinking that cat will come out
when she's good and ready.
Probably.
I'm thinking if I look at you one more
second, I'm gonna have to kiss you.
Has anyone seen Carol?
- Not since that ride-along.
- I haven't seen her either.
No one's seen her.
All right. I'll do that.
Okay. Bye.
If anyone sees her, tell her to call Doug.
He's getting worried.
- Good night, everybody.
- Good night.
- There you are. You leaving?
- Yeah.
I put together those figures
I promised you.
I thought we could go out to dinner,
talk it over in a more relaxed setting?
Yeah. I think I should
think about this alone.
- Let me give you a hand.
- No. I don't- I'm fine, thanks.
Kerry, what can I do to make you
feel better about this?
Delay the board vote.
I'm willing to give you whatever
information you think you need.
But delaying the vote isn't an option.
I can't support something
I don't believe in.
And it seems SPG puts profits
ahead of patient care.
Synergix provides the most care
for the most people.
If that means giving them an
Oldsmobile instead of a Rolls, so be it.
- Decent care shouldn't be a luxury.
- It shouldn't.
And that's what we give people,
decent care.
- And nothing more?
- More bankrupts hospitals.
I can't be part of an organization
that low-balls people's lives.
That's a cheap sh*t.
Oh, man!
I just need time alone
to think about this.
About Synergix or me?
Let me give you a ride home.
I'll be fine. Thanks.
Kerry, don't do this.
I don't care if the computer
says it was processed.
Because I phoned
the scrip in hours ago.
If it was processed, then I would
have the meds in my hand right now.
Yeah, I'll hold.
Want some of this?
Finally!
- Hey.
- Anna.
What are you doing here?
You called in a prescription
for Compazine.
You're gonna need more than that.
Trust me.
Come on in.
- Chase.
- Hey, Anna.
Sorry I didn't tidy up.
You should see my brother Hank's place.
It's a Superfund site.
I got clonidine and propranolol.
- Propranolol?
- Yeah. I borrowed it from the ER.
I also got your saline
and rectal Compazine.
Rectal? Do I get my choice of doctors?
I think that's the sort of procedure
you should keep in the family, okay?
I'm gonna get this started.
This'll lower your heart rate
and take the edge off the jitters.
You'll be okay.
Visualize the bull's-eye...
...lean into the throw...
...and release!
- It's easier said than done.
- Try it.
No, you're too stiff!
Wait a minute.
There you go.
Nice aerodynamic form.
Now, a small movement with the wrist.
- That's not bad.
- Can I get you some refills?
I'll have another Newky Brown.
- A Perrier.
- You got it.
- Are you an alcoholic?
- Excuse me?
Is that why you don't drink?
No, no.
Are you a Muslim?
I notice you don't eat pork either.
Nothing against liquor,
I don't like the taste.
- So it's not a control thing?
- No. Of course not.
You know, you should try a Pimm's.
Tastes just like ginger ale and fruit.
No, thank you.
You're so resistant
to new things, Peter.
We'll sh**t for it.
Whoever gets closest
picks the next round.
I'll even drink that
frog water of yours.
You've been doing this all your life.
I've never done this.
Okay. I'll throw backwards with my eyes
closed, and you can sh**t straight.
Oh, yeah? You will?
You got yourself a deal.
Come on, watch this.
Do this aerodynamic thing
that you were talking about.
Okay. Okay.
Here we go.
Hey, Jeanie.
Hey. What are you doing awake?
You need your sleep.
I kept my end of the deal with surgery.
What about you?
What do you mean?
Blackhawks/Islanders?
Right.
Center ice.
That is so cool.
So we got a date?
- Yeah. Thanks, Jeanie.
- Sure.
You have a good sleep, okay?
Are you leaving?
Well, not if you don't want me to.
It gets kind of creepy in here
at night. That's all.
Why don't I just sit here
until you fall asleep?
Thanks, Jeanie.
- Thanks.
- Sure.
These are great photos.
Those are Chase Carter originals.
Really?
Pretty stuff.
Not what I would have expected.
He's got a lot of talents.
I guess that's why this
is hard to understand.
Well, this happens
to all kinds of people.
Yeah.
When I said that I had a friend on heroin,
I wasn't being completely honest.
How so?
It was my boyfriend.
I've done the detox dance
more times than I can count.
How come you didn't cut him loose?
It's not that easy
when you love someone.
No. No, it's not.
You think this is the worst of it?
I wish.
Well, you were right.
I don't know what I'm doing.
No. You're doing great.
Thanks for coming.
What are friends for?
I guess they're kicking us out.
Yeah. That's life.
Yep, that's life!
Neither one of us is in
any shape to drive.
Listen, I didn't mean
to get you drunk.
It's just I've never seen
that happen from two Pimm's before.
Thank you!
I should call us a cab.
I'd invite you back to my place...
...but I fear I'd be taking advantage.
My head is spinning.
I should just get some sleep.
It's probably best.
Taxi!
When you get home,
drink plenty of water.
If you have any aspirin
or B-complex, all the better.
- So where can I drop you?
- It's okay, I'll get my own cab.
You sure?
Hey, Elizabeth.
I had a really good time.
Yes...
...it was delightful.
- Good night.
- Night.
I've been waiting for you all night.
I'm sorry. I got wrapped up.
I called here but you weren't home.
I was on the corner
of Dearborn and Clark.
Right.
I called the hospital
and the firehouse.
And they both said that Unit
came back on time.
I was talking to Greg Powell.
He was the paramedic
on my ride-along.
It was a really tough day
for both of us...
It's like when you start
talking to someone...
...you hardly know
and you tell them things.
Talking to him all night?
We got coffee and we talked.
And since then I've been walking.
In this cold?
- I needed to think.
- About what?
About you and me.
And the engagement and the vows
and the rings.
I think we're rushing into this.
I don't think we're ready.
I'm ready.
But you aren't?
When I was talking to Greg Powell,
it got intense.
And I kissed him.
It didn't go any further.
But it was one of those moments,
you know?
I didn't want it to...
Okay, that's good.
I just wanted to make sure
you were safe and sound.
Doug! I am so sorry!
Yeah, me too.