Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021) s01e07 Episode Script

1
Quickly. Quickly, or we'll lose it.
Okay, okay. Almost there. Almost there.
Okay.
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 shooting 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)