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"Good Sam"...
I spoke with the board.
They're not just gonna
hand you the reins
at the end of this.
They're gonna choose between us.
The next time you
want to help me,
don't screw my
best friend!
I cannot put myself
second to you anymore.
I need to do things differently.
I'm in this with you.
Good.
I don't want to get
our old thing back.
I want us to make
a new thing.
You're gonna use
my tummy tucks
to pay
for everyone else's raise?
Mm-hmm.
- My DNR.
- SAM: A daughter is not supposed
to have to prove
that she loves her father,
but there you go, Dad,
there's your proof.
I want to be chief,
but I also...
want to be your father.
Let's start over,
do things differently.
"You've Really Got a Hold
on Me" playing...
♪ I don't like you
♪ But I love you
♪ Seems that I'm always
♪ Thinking of you
♪ Oh, oh, oh
♪ You treat me badly
- ♪ I love you madly...
- Hi. Dad.
- Sam. Hi.
- Oh, don't get up.
- No, I want to get up.
- Okay.
Uh, the table okay?
- Yeah, table's fine.
- I picked the table.
You-you should pick
the table you like.
I pick this table.
- I'm gonna sit.
- Sure.
[clears throat]
I ordered you coffee
and, um, pancakes.
You love pancakes.
I did.
And I'm sure I still do.
Thanks.
- I didn't think you'd come.
- Course I came.
Look, what we had before
wasn't perfect, but...
whatever it was, this w*r
for chief is destroying it.
That's what w*r does.
- [whispers]
- [giggles]
Let's not let it.
Let's not even talk
about it.
Then maybe we
can enjoy ourselves tonight.
- At the gala?
- Mm-hmm.
Dad, I have to talk about work
at the gala.
The whole board will be there,
even the out-of-towners.
Come on, clock out.
Have a little fun.
Those votes are already decided.
You don't know that.
There might be more
undecided voters
on the board
than you realize, Dad.
Maybe so.
Hmm.
Oh.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Mm.
If you're thinking Calhoun,
forget it.
The guy loves me.
He's putting me in his will.
Patty Gilroy is on the record
saying she supports a woman
in this position.
She kisses me on the lips
to greet me.
I mean hello
andgoodbye...
That vote is locked.
Okay, see, this is impossible.
You realize that, right?
We can't get through breakfast?
We can't be in here fighting
for our relationship
and be out there
fighting over this job.
It's not gonna work.
The Christmas Truce.
The what? World w*r I,
Brits and Germans locked
in battle.
Christmas Day,
fighting stopped and soldiers
who had been k*lling each other
got out of the trenches
and started singing
Christmas carols
in the other sides'
languages.
It can be done.
"Parties shall cease
all tactics,
"including mines, booby traps
"and other devices.
"Hostilities to resume
following proper notification
or violation of terms."
If the Allies can sing
"Jingle Bells" in German...
we can manage this.
If this turns out to be
a trick...
Uh...
[sighs]
- [groans]
- It's not. It's not a trick.
Then I guess I'll sign it.
Uh...
we should talk about Lex.
No.
What happened
between you and Lex
goes under
"mines and booby traps" for me.
If you want peace,
you will not bring it up again.
Understood.
All right.
[sighs]:
We have a truce.
[♪]
*GOOD SAM
Season 01 Episode 06
Episode Title: "Truce"
Aired on: February 23, 2022.
What do you mean you didn't
tell her we're back together?
I wanted to.
I mean, I tried to, I just...
It just went better
than I hoped.
Sh... Uh, she was smiling,
and then the truce happened,
and then I just... Smiling?
I didn't want to mess it up.
That is so sweet.
And I get it, I do.
But I need to get out
of this closet, Griff.
- Okay?
- Sure.
I want to put on
a very pretty dress,
and I want to go to that party
with you.
That's... that's
what I want, too. Yeah?
I'm going to trauma today.
What? Why?
Because I don't want to be
with you and her all day.
It's gonna be weird.
It's not gonna be weird.
I'll tell her.
All right.
Well... better do it soon.
CALEB:
Donna,
you gonna be my date
to the gala tonight?
Sorry, Dr. Tucker,
I have another offer.
Oh, Donna, no. You're
gonna spend the whole night
watching him take selfies.
Okay? He doesn't even know that
the camera points the other way.
Ah-ha-ha-ha.
Selfies are warranted.
I look great in a tux.
You have a tux?
I have part of a tux.
Tim and I were Chippendales
for Halloween.
The pieces I did wear,
I rocked it.
Not too late to come down
with a stomach bug, Donna.
You two stop it. Neither of you
are going to the gala.
I've seen the price
of those tickets.
Oh, my God.
I know, you're right.
This is more
than my car payment.
I don't know anyone
who would actually spend
that kind of money
to go to a gala.
It's a fundraiser.
The money's the point.
Plus, it's a good party.
[sighs]
So I've heard.
Ooh, are we talking
about the gala? Anybody going?
I was just saying,
500 bucks a plate,
- it's a little steep.
- It's a bargain.
Paid more than that
for my putter.
Okay.
We have a
60-year-old female
with a lung nodule.
Dr. Tucker and Dr. Costa,
- will you get her to imaging, please?
- Yeah.
Dr. Griffith,
I need you to pull
the chest tube in 2100.
- Mm-hmm.
- And there is a consult
- Ooh.
- For a VAD if you want it.
Uh, actually, I requested
for a rotation in trauma.
If that's okay.
Just to change up the pace.
I'll take the VAD.
Great. Okay.
Thank you.
Just a little nervous.
Oh, don't be.
You have
a very good doctor.
A very handsome one, too.
You single,
Dr. Handsome?
My daughter Erin's a real catch.
SAM: [clears throat]
Paging Dr. Handsome
to the control room.
Dr. Handsome...
[laughing]
Wow, wow, wow.
What? Is it, what,
is it so hard to believe
that a patient finds me
attractive?
Well, I mean,
in fairness to her,
- she's under partial sedation.
- [laughs]
Okay, here we go.
Let's see.
Smooth edges.
Even color
throughout.
Regular in shape.
Betty's in luck.
Look like a classic
- benign finding.
- Hold on, hold on.
Look right there.
You see the spiculated margins?
Scarring
from a previous biopsy?
I don't think so.
We need to get in there
and get a better look.
- I'll schedule her for a VATS.
- All right.
Thanks.
[siren wailing]
[woman screaming]
Ruby Williams, 73.
Collapsed in her kitchen.
- Neighbor called it in.
- I called it in.
- I'm the neighbor.
- She was bradycardic
with a heart rate of 30
when we got there.
We got the pacer pads on her...
You're hurting me!
Ruby, hi.
I'm Dr. Trulie.
We need to shock your heart
to speed it up.
If you can relax,
it won't hurt as much.
Transvenous pacer kit.
Now.
- I need you to back up.
- What?
Right now. Thank you.
Gonna have you turn your head.
[groans]
I'm into
the internal jugular.
[machine beeping]
[groans]
Pacer wire.
- [groans]
- I'm at the right atrium.
Did you just stick that
wire into her heart?
I sure did.
Let's give it some juice.
NURSE:
Still at 50 beats per minute.
Give it to me.
I'm turning her up.48...
[beeping accelerates]
NURSE:
56.
- 60.
- There. It's capturing.
Oh, thank God.
Ruby, we're gonna run some tests
and find out what's going on
with your heart, okay?
- I'll call her daughter.
- Okay.
- Short-term stay.
- VIVIAN: Mm-hmm.
ICU, outpatient...
and urgent care.
[exhales] A community clinic that
serves all patients
regardless of
income at last!
It's great work, Malcolm.
Yeah? Yeah. Yeah.
You think it's ready to pitch?
I do.
Yeah.
But?
It's just that when it comes
to development funding,
your father's very...
- Conservative?
- Yeah.
- Yes.
- But, you know,
there's a real appetite
for community initiatives
among some of the
members of this board.
What if we approach
them first?
- At the gala?
- They'll all be there.
If we build a groundswell
of support for this plan...
maybe your father will
defer to majority opinion.
Yeah, but if he suspects
an end-run around him,
he'll k*ll this
before it hits his desk.
It's too risky.
Yeah, no, you're right.
You're right, we need
to get him on board.
I just... I just
don't know if I can.
I'll do it.
Malcolm...
I'm passionate about this.
I believe he'll respect that.
In my experience,
you only get one sh*t with him.
If it's a no,
there's no second bite
at the apple.
I got this.
Trust me.
I do.
Thank you.
- Ah. - All done.
- Hey.
- Byron.
- Mr. Kingsley.
Everything okay?
Orthopedics was supposed to give
the welcome speech tonight,
but they just backed out.
You want someone to step in?
I'd consider it
a personal favor.
Uh...
Sam will do
a great job. What?
You're the interim chief,
aren't you?
She'll be happy to do it.
I would.
Okay. Then it's settled.
See you tonight.
- Great.
- Okay.
What are you doing?
When the chairman of the board
asks for a favor,
you just say yes.
No, I mean,
why did you volunteer me?
You could have done
this yourself.
Why are you handing the
microphone to your competition?
I handed the mic to my daughter.
Tonight we are not enemies.
Am I really supposed
to believe that?
Schellenklang.
Singing "Jingle Bells"
in German...
[singing loudly]
Everybody!
[continues singing in German]
♪ Wunderbar! ♪
[laughs]
You still haven't
told her about us.
You want me to
do it for you?
No, I think it's better
coming from me.
Then why haven't
you done it yet?
Dr. Trulie.
- Yeah?
- Something came for you.
Dry cleaners
just dropped it off.
Looks like a very pretty dress.
It is. But nobody's
gonna see it.
- Why not?
- You know why not.
Come on.
Well, I can't show up
to that gala as your plus-one
without her knowing, so... Uh...
That's it.
[pager beeping]that's it.
[exhales]
MIKAYLA:
Just focus on breathing.
My mom said
she can't breathe.
I need a respiratory tech
to start BiPAP now.
- Is this another heart att*ck?
- No.
Her EKG looks good. And based
off of these blood markers,
I don't think she ever had one.
This is something else.
Need 125 of Solu-Medrol
and ten of continuous albuterol.
Has your mom
been coughing a lot?
Uh, I don't think so.
Yes, she has.
Uh, mostly at night.
- Is she taking anything for the cough?
- Allergy medication,
over-the-counter.
We just figure
she's allergic to the cat.
Mom doesn't have a cat.
I'm ordering a CT.
Mom, we got to get you
moved in with me.
Dad's been gone
for ten years.
Your neighbor shouldn't have
to look after you this way.
[muffled talking]
What are you doing?
Mom. Mom!
She's not my neighbor.
What, Anna?
Of course she is.
She's not just
my neighbor.
Honey,
I loved your father.
But in case
anything should happen to me,
I need you to know...
Anna is the love of my life.
[♪]
The thing about
heart surgeons is
they never miss a b*at.
What was that?
A joke for my
speech tonight.
And apparently
not a good one.
This is a terrible idea.
No, no, no, no.
They're gonna love you.
Look, y-your timing just
needs a little work.
You want to leave 'em...
in stitches.
Okay, that's good,
and I'm gonna use it.
Just here to help.
- Okay, removing the mass.
- Make sure you go deep
and take extra tissue
just to be safe.
Got it.
Very good, Dr. Handsome.
Oh, come on,
don't start with that.
- [laughs]
- All right?
Have to find a way to dodge the
daughter when she comes later.
Why would you dodge her?
'Cause I don't want to date her.
How do you know?
You haven't even met her yet.
She could be the girl
of your dreams.
Well, in case she's not,
I just don't want it to be awkward.
Mm.
'Cause that would suck.
Right, right. Uh, yeah.
- Ruby?
- Hmm?
This CT scan shows what looks
like scar tissue in your lungs.
I'd like to get a biopsy to see
what might be causing that.
Okay.
How soon can you do it?
- We can...
- MIKAYLA: Hold on a minute.
I go get coffee, and
you're scheduling surgery?
Were you gonna keep that
from me, too?
It's a minimally invasive
procedure.
It still has risks. Why don't we walk
through the...?
You don't get
to decide her care.
You're not family.
You shouldn't
even be here.
I want her here.
And I want the biopsy.
MIKAYLA:
Oh.
I guess you've made
your decision, then.
Please don't make me choose
between the two of you.
Looks to me
like you already did.
[♪]
[sighs] If you make a donation
to this department,
it won't be "in vein."
Huh.
Hmm. It's good.
Really?
Mm.
You driving over
there with Malcolm?
Uh, no. I'm gonna
meet him there.
Want a ride?
Sure.
Great.
Thanks.
Pleasure.
So, how do you know
about Malcolm?
Aren't you two dating?
Yes, but you've never taken
much interest in my boyfriends.
Your boyfriends were
never very interesting.
That is not true, and if it were,
it would be your fault.
- Mine?
- Yeah,
for giving me
a distorted view of men.
Unreasonably
high expectations?
Not what I was thinking.
Don't blame me for your
underwhelming suitors
when your stepfather's
the kind of guy
that steps out of the
shower to take a pee.[laughs]
"Drinkee" by Sofi Tukker plays...
[♪]
[cork pops]
- SAM: Thank you.
- Thanks.
[♪]
[Sam gasps]
Thank you.
Um, will you
hold this for me?
Don't tell. Yeah.
Very nice.
Oh, I see Rhonda's
already here.
Hustling bids for
her auction items,
- no doubt.
- Mm.
There's Calhoun.
Oh, and Patty Gilroy.
Looks like you two
- might need to get a room.
- Very funny.
- You should put that in your speech.
- [laughs]: No.
- Uh, how about a picture?
- GRIFF: Sure.
Loosen up back there.
It's like
rigor mortis has set in.
Rigor mortis doesn't set
in to the large muscles
of the back for at least
12 hours postmortem.
Assuming normal ATP levels
at the time of death,
of course. Of course.
Can I get one
with just the chief?
Sorry. What?
Uh, just
the chief of the department.
Um... Yeah.
That would be,
uh, my daughter.
[camera shutter clicking]
Such a happy family.
Though I doubt they'll be
smiling like that
once they find out
about the vote.
What vote?
Chief of Cardiothoracics.
Board wants you
to weigh in.
CMO should have a say
in such a crucial staffing
decision, don't you think?
They want me to choose between
my daughter and my ex-husband?
Mm.
The CMO does not
vote on board matters.
It's unprecedented.
Take that up with Byron
Kingsley. He's just there.
Are those shrimp puffs?
Hi.Hi.
Hi.
This is the part
where my dad is here
- with us right now.
- Yeah.
- Dr. Griffith.
- Mm-hmm. Malcolm.
What are you doing?
I am checking out my daughter's
boyfriend's handshake.
Tells you a lot about a man.
Right, Malcolm?
Dad, please stop.
All right.
So, tell me about yourself.
Oh, what would you like to know?
I don't know.
Interests, hobbies.
Unusual allergies.
Oh. You are not good at this.
Okay, tell me
about your family.
Well, I know
about your dad.
I just golfed with him
this last weekend, so,
how's your mom?
My mom?
I would ask you to say "hello,"
but she doesn't like me
very much.
- Hmm.
- Oh.
Oh. You probably know that.
Uh, actually, I don't.
We haven't really spoken
since the divorce.Oh.
Well, bet that was messy.
It was.Mm-hmm.
But it was 12 years ago, so...
No. 12 years.
Wow. Seems like
just yesterday
they joined the board.
Huh. Your mother
walked in, and I...
Well, to be honest, I didn't
like her very much, either.
- Dad!
- What?
Can we please talk
about something else?
Sorry. Did not mean
to put you on the spot.
Let's talk about something else.
You want to talk about,
uh, my mother?
She was a total
narcissist, for a start.
- Oh. Okay.
- Honestly. There were pictures.
You know, we're just gonna...
I'm gonna...
I'll see you in a minute.
I am so sorry.
Don't be.
It's actually one
of the most normal moments
I've seen with you two.
Being embarrassed
in front of your date?
It's classic dad territory.
Well, if you say so.
Your father
wanting a relationship with you,
even though it's not perfect...
It's better
than the alternative.
I didn't know that you don't
speak to your mother.
I didn't even know she was
still on the board. Uh...
I mean, she's still part of
the Kingsley Family Foundation.
You know, it's the Kingsley
family she wants no part of.
I'm sorry. We don't have
to talk about your mom.
It's probably better
if we don't.
Understood.
- Yeah.
- Can I buy you a drink?
Yes, please.
GRIFF:
Did my best.
Straight, right?
All right.
♪ Easier, easier,
easier, easier ♪
♪ Easier, easier, easier,
easier ♪
♪ Face up, untouched
♪ Gazing at the ceiling
♪ Game's up Hi.
♪ Never bring you down
Right.
♪ Face up Excuse me for one second.
♪ Our love's One second.
♪ Craving for some feeling
♪ Game's up... Before you tell me
that I can't be here...
I bought my own ticket.
I am my own plus-one.
I'm just glad
I got to see you in that dress.
♪ That I'll figure it out...
Is there anywhere
we can go to talk?
Sure.
♪ Easier, easier,
easier, easier ♪
♪ Easier, easier
- Hey. How you doing?
- ♪ Tell me ♪
♪ Easier, easier, easier
♪ Easier, easier,
easier, easier ♪
♪ Easier, easier, easier.
I am not here
to pressure you.
When you tell her and how you
tell her is your business.
But I will not stay hidden
in the shadows while you try
to figure out
what you want to do.
I know exactly
what I want to do.
Okay.
First, I'm gonna do this.
[laughs softly]
Mmm. Mmm.
Now, I'm going to go tell Sam
everything she needs to know.
I think I'm
all caught up.
- [knocking]
- VIVIAN: Honey, it's me.
Yup.Oh.
Did you know they
got back together?
Lex and your father?
No.
But sadly, I can't even say
I'm surprised.
I just wish he'd found
a better way to tell you.
I wish she had told me.
Instead, I found
out from Rhonda.
Rhonda?
Yeah. She told me
Dad was looking for me,
and pointed me
in the exact direction
they'd gone.
It all comes back to Rhonda.
- Between this and the vote...
- What vote?
Yeah, she, um...
she's talked the board
into making me vote
for the chief job.
Why would she do that?
To undermine my objectivity
as CMO.
But I am gonna
speak with Byron,
because she does not
dictate policy.
But don't worry about that.
You're gonna give your speech,
they're gonna love you,
and the votes will come, okay?
Just don't let your father
derail you.
I should have
told her at breakfast.
It was never gonna be easy.
- Hmm.
- The good news is, she knows.
The good news is, there's a bar.
I'm on call.
Plus, I'm not here for that.
I want to mingle.
I need to know these people,
and they should know me.
Okay. Let me make
some introductions.
I can handle myself.
Part I need you
for comes later.
- [clicks tongue]
- Uh-huh.
[sighs]
Oh, Patty, looking gorgeous.
You all by yourself?
Mrs. Brooks was just
saying how impressed she is
with Lakeshore's new
director of finance.
Oh. Well, thank you.
I've learned from the best.
I'm sure your father has
great plans for your future.
Oh, I actually have some plans
of my own.
Like a community clinic
- under the Lakeshore...
- Mrs. Brooks
means business plans,
not passion projects.
- Well, this would be good for business.
- Mm-hmm.
It would raise our profile
in the community,
bring in more patients.
Patients who can't pay the bill?
I really think
it's worth hearing.
I have heard it, and
the answer was "no" then.
It's "no" now.
[indistinct chatter]
I think this year's
entertainment has been the best
by far. You don't like the way
I do business, I get it.
But leave my family
out of it.
Your business and your family
are the same thing.
That's why the board is
questioning your objectivity.
If I have to vote,
I will vote.
It's not a problem.
Well, if it is, I told Byron
I would be happy
to step in as CMO.
You did what?
Someone needs
to check you, Vivian.
You've been abusing your power
for too long,
and now you're taking money
out of my pocket
- to serve your...
- Lower your voice.
Excuse me?
Lots of eyes in this room.
And whatever our differences,
we've both worked too hard
and come too far
to be reduced to a catfight
at a cocktail party.
Lovely to see you, Vivian.
Likewise.
Oh, and Rhonda,
if you want my job,
come and get it.
I plan to.
I know the clinic
is not an easy sell,
but I thought
he'd at least hear me out.
Now I got to go tell your mom
it's not happening.
You can't just give up
on this.
Talk to him,
one on one.
You always tell me
to stand up for my vision,
and now it's my turn.
You have a good idea
so go fight for it.
Okay.
Hi.Whiskey double.
That good, huh?
I'm trying to understand
where my son got the impression
that I want his opinion
on how to do my job.
[laughs] Well, if you find out,
let me know.
I'm in a similar
situation myself.
I know you are.
- Now's your chance.
- BYRON: The very idea
that you and your daughter
are in competition for...
for that job...
It's outrageous.
It's where we are,
my friend.
She can't replace you.[chuckles]
You and I would never
let that happen.
We're gonna keep those kids
in line one way or the other.
[Malcolm clears throat]
Hey.
A word?
You have a deal with Byron.
Sam...
Makes perfect sense.
You think
I would do that to you?
I think our truce is over.
MAN [over P.A.]:
Dr. Sam Griffith, please
report to the stage.
"Hostilities to resume
following proper
notification."
I'd say this qualifies.
I'm sorry I went
about this the wrong way,
but Vivian and I... we have
put a lot of time into this.
Vivian's using you, son.
All you are to her
is a way to get to me.
Did you really forget that?
SAM:
Good evening.
I am Dr. Sam Griffith,
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
In my department,
we don't just have heart.
We have
the whole thoracic cavity.
[soft laughter]
[clears throat]
Thank you.
You must be Erin.
Oh, God.
My mom tried to set you up
with me, didn't she?
She always does that.
Last week, she made me go out
with her podiatrist.
Ooh. Podiatrist? Hope he didn't
make you foot the bill.
If he did, I would have
given him... the boot.
[laughs] That's good.
[rapid beeping]
What is that?
Why is it doing that?
Her blood pressure's dropping,
and her heart rate's going up.
- Is that blood?
- Yeah, her resection site reopened.
What? The spot where I removed
the mass is bleeding.
I have to go back in
and seal it off.
[beep]Tell the OR
we're coming back.
Sam? Sam?
Sam, listen.
Whatever you think
you saw with Byron,
that's not what it looks like.
Really? And what about this?
Is this not what it looks like?
'Cause it feels
pretty familiar.
- It's complicated.
- No, it isn't.
I have been trying
to keep up with you in a game
that you've had rigged
the entire time.
- And the two of you...
- Maybe we should go...
talk somewhere privately.I...
I don't have anything
to say to you right now.
Look, I didn't want you
to find out this way.
But I also don't need
your permission.
Okay. I can do what I want
- and date who I want.
- Yeah.
[clattering]
[people gasping]
- He's out. Let's turn him.
- Okay.
- Everyone back up.
- Give him some space. One, two, three.
- Oh. He's bleeding out.
- All right, get pressure on it.
I can't get control
until I get this out.
Then do it fast.
Don't think about it.
- Here, here's a towel.
- [exhales]
[crowd gasping]
Here.
[inhales, groans]
If I put any more pressure
on this,
his airway's gonna collapse.
The cut's too deep.
You got to tie off
the external jugular.
- With what?
- Anybody have any dental floss?
- A manicure kit?
- I need ice,
hand sanitizer and
more light, please.
- Come on.
- There you go.
- Yes, yes, thank you.
- Here, scissors.
I'm extending the incision.
[groans]
GRIFF:
Tweezers.
There's the lacerated vessel.
Got it.
- Hold that?
- Yeah.
Tying off the vessel.
- Good, good.
- Mm-hmm.
Ambulance has just landed.
Step back, Dr. Trulie!
What? Why can't I help?
Because your judgment
is clearly impaired.
Come on, come on,
get 'em in here!
Go.
[siren wailing]
Joey?
Hey.
- How was the gala?
- Don't ask.
- You have Ruby Williams' results?
- Yeah.
I was just about
to walk them in right now.
I got it.
I have your biopsy results.
I didn't want to make you wait
for it while
I got changed.
You have a condition
called sarcoidosis.
It's causing
the inflammation
and the scarring in your lungs.
That's why you went
into heart block,
and why you've been
coughing at night.
It sounds serious.
LEX:
It's a chronic condition,
but it's manageable.
Oh.
- You're gonna be okay.
- Mm-hmm.
Are we?
Look, all I want is for you
to be happy.
And I'm glad
that you are, but
this woman is a stranger to me.
It's not her fault, It's mine, baby.
I-I should have told you.
Why didn't you?
I was scared. I didn't know
how you would take it.
I kept saying I was waiting
for the right time.
But look how much time we lost
waiting for the right time
to come.
NURSE: I need to take
a blood sample.
I'm gonna send a specialist
to answer all of your questions.
- Okay?
- Thank you.
Actually,
when you're done with Ruby,
I'm next.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
Hey, Darius, there was a lot
of blood vessel damage
in your neck.
I guess I just
lost my balance.
Well, actually, you
lost consciousness.
That's why the force of
your fall was so severe.
SAM: Your coworker dropped
off your backpack.
You have a lot
of cold medication in there.
Have you been
feeling sick lately?
Y-Yeah.
Uh, just like a head cold,
but, uh, it won't go away.
Don't suppose you told a
doctor about these symptoms?
I didn't tell anybody.
Why not?
I work in food service.
One sniffle,
and they send you home.
Mm.I don't have
any more sick days,
and I need the work,
so I just kept taking
the cold meds.
But you didn't get better...
'Cause it's not a cold.
You have mitral stenosis.
It's a narrowing
of one of the valves
in your heart, and the symptoms
can mirror a cold.
GRIFF: But cold medication
makes it worse. Elevates
your blood pressure,
restricts your blood vessels
and adds stress to the heart
that it can't take.
That's why
you passed out.
SAM: Darius,
we have to replace
the valve in your heart.
[laughs softly]
[clicks tongue, laughs]
That sounds like it's gonna be
a lot of sick days.
GRIFF:
Lot of calcification
in this mitral valve.
- It's gonna make it harder to resect.
- Mm-hmm.
I can't believe
he didn't tell anyone
what was going on with him.
LEX:
Maybe he couldn't find
the right time.
I just had my blood drawn.
My alcohol content
is zero point zero,
and this is my patient.
- Your patient?
- I'm in trauma today.
This is trauma.
Okay.
Metz to me.
You know you're the one whose
judgment is impaired, right?
Excuse me?
You att*cked me
professionally tonight,
a line I never thought
I'd see you cross.
You want to talk to me
about crossing lines?
I told you I was gonna start
putting myself first.
You left out the part
where that was about my father!
This is about my happiness.
You said you supported that.
And I meant it, Lex,
but I don't know how to do this.
Then let's not do it.
- What do you mean?
- You don't need
to worry about your best friend
being with your dad
because you and I
are not friends.
[♪]
[sighs]
Ooh.
[sighs]
You pitched the clinic idea
- to my father already.
- What?
Yeah, yeah, I-I...
well, I pitched anidea
a while ago,
but smaller in scale,
- less polished.
- But he shut it down.
Yeah.
Why didn't you tell me
about any of this?
I didn't think it was relevant.
Why wouldn't it be relevant?
Because I thought
you'd get a "yes."
- Because he's my father?
- Because
it's a great pitch, and yes,
because he's your father.
[laughs]
So that is why you hired me?
I hired you because
you are an excellent candidate
who shares my vision
of this hospital's future.
But, Malcolm,
this is business.
And it would be naive to think
that your father's position
on the board
wasn't part of the calculus.
I thought we were partners.
We are, but for this clinic
to succeed,
we are gonna have to play
every advantage we have.
Yeah, well,
I'm definitely feeling played.
You know, I'm just...
I'm having trouble
seeing the advantage.
[clears throat]
All right, look, I should
have told you
- about Lex.
- Don't.
And as far as the
job's concerned,
I'll talk to Byron, and
I'll make sure he knows
that I want a fair fight
as much as you do.
- Whatever you say, Dad.
- Come on.
I still think
this can work with us.
After what happened tonight?
We saved a patient tonight.
One of many lives
that we've saved.
While also trying
to k*ll each other.
I don't think
those two things go together.
Well, that's why you have
to keep 'em separate.
That's maybe why tonight went
a little sideways for you.
You think
that tonight was my fault?
I think you have to separate
the personal and professional,
- or you will suffer, yes, whether
- [scoffs]
it's competing with me or not,
or losing a patient, or...
No,
I'm good on the fatherly
- advice for the moment.
- All right.
If you don't want
to hear it from me,
ask your mother
how she does it.
She's a black belt at
compartmentalizing. Look at her.
She can handle
anything,
including having to vote
for one of us.
Oh.
Tell me you're voting for me.
What?
If I am gonna fight
Byron's plan
to block me, I need to know
that I have your support.
[sighs]
I... I can't.
I can't go on record
about how I am gonna vote.
It-it wouldn't be objective.
Got it.
Oh, Sam.
It doesn't change anything.
I am still your mother.
It's okay, Mom.
I get it.
It's fine.
I'm gonna win this,
with or without your vote.
Ah...
So, it was a piece
of tissue that hemorrhaged,
but the repair went perfectly,
and she should be stable now.
Thank you so much.
What if this was all my mom's
master plan to get us together?
Wow. Well, that would be
a very elaborate ruse.
Mm. Well, I wouldn't
put it past her.
[chuckles]
That being said, um,
I would love to buy you dinner
for everything that you did.
Um...
gosh, you know,
I think I will
maybe live
to regret this, but, uh...
my-my heart is still
stuck on someone else.
Wow.
The old "it's not you, it's me"
even before the first date.
[both chuckle]
Well, look, I know
the podiatrist is out,
but for the record,
I think you still deserve
to be swept off your feet.
[laughs]
[laughing]
Hey.
You look like you've had
as long a day as I have.
I was wrong
about your dad.
- What do you mean?
- Him
asking about my mom
at the gala.
Yeah, it wasn't just
some friendly chitchat.
What was it?
An angle. A play.
Yeah, my mom
just called,
said Dr. Griffith reached out
to see
if she'd be willing
to vote for your next chief
of the department.
And you know, things
got a little tense
between me and your mom today,
but what your dad did... this
is some next level.
Malcolm... it wasn't him.
It was me. I called her.
Why?
I'm trying
to turn the tide here,
and her vote
could be the key.
I'm working
to gather support, and
clearly, your dad's
already made his decision.
So, I'm-I'm just an
advantage for you to play, too.
What? No.
This is my business.
This is not personal.
How is this not personal, Sam?!
She is my mother.
I told you I didn't
want to talk to her.
I told you I didn't even want
to think about her!
I'm sorry.
I have to end this w*r.
You ended something, all right.
Malcolm?
♪ Mm-mm
♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh
♪ Mm-mm
♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh
♪ Do you want to go first?
♪ I'm fearful
♪ Drowning under solid ground
♪ Words like arrows
♪ Charred to the touch
♪ Hunt me down
- [doorbell rings]
- ♪ Oh, oh
♪ I don't know,
I don't know... ♪
Hey.
I think I lost my way.
♪ Can you hear the thunder?
♪ Listen to the sound
of rapture ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh.
01x06 - Truce
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Dr. Sam takes over role as chief of surgery after her renowned boss falls into a deep coma.
Dr. Sam takes over role as chief of surgery after her renowned boss falls into a deep coma.