Sullivan's Crossing (2023) s01e10 Episode Script

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♪
- All done.
- Oh. What'd you think, George?
Well, I had a look around
and it looks like you've
made quite a few improvements
to the place since I was here last.
Every cabin has indoor plumbing.
Even some of the VIP cabins have tubs.
Well, unfortunately, the
market isn't good right now,
and the comps are bad.
What did you want the
appraisal for anyway?
I was thinking about
getting a second mortgage.
Well, then, I'm
I'll need a summary of your income
for the last three years,
as well as your expenses
and P&L statements.
Of course. Yeah. I'll see what I can do.
You know, I've I've
got another customer,
owns the golf course across the lake.
Guy has been after me for months
to help him find a piece
of land, so he can expand.
- (SIGHING)
- He's got a lot of money.
You could probably name your price.
Ah, thanks, George, but I'm
I'm really not interested in selling.
Yeah, I know.
(SIGHING) If you change your mind,
- let me know.
- All right, thanks.
(DOOR OPENING, CLOSING)
So, I spoke with the doctor
and she confirmed no infection.
Jackson's healing nicely.
We're just so thankful that you're here.
I just wanted to stop by
and check in one last time
before I head back to Boston.
You're leaving?
Yeah, I have some things
of my own to sort out.
Will you be back?
MAGGIE: Probably not for a little while.
Well, you know there's always a spot
at the search and a rescue for
you, if change your mind, okay?
Thank you.
So, you're leaving.
♪
Is this as good as it's gonna get? ♪
I've given all I can give ♪
But the rivers still
get wider, wider ♪
We've been here all along ♪
Through the valleys, we carry on ♪
The journey takes us higher, higher ♪
This could be your home,
if we try to build it ♪
This could be your life
that's one in a million ♪
All the hard times,
yeah, they were worth it ♪
Time and time and time again ♪
Time and time and time again ♪
You thought about what you're gonna do
if things don't go your way?
Ah, I haven't decided yet.
But, um
being in this place, it's kind of
made me look at things
in a different light.
How do you mean?
I realize now I built my career
focusing on one part of a patient.
Being here and everything
I've experienced,
it's made me realize how wrong that is.
You're a very special
person, Maggie Sullivan.
I'm glad I got the
chance to get to know you.
ROB: This is my son Finn.
Hey, Finn, why don't
you give us a minute?
Pretty consistent menu,
but we do offer a daily feature.
And I need you to cover for me when
I got to take my son to his
baseball tournaments and school.
- Is that okay?
- Yeah. Not a problem.
Okay, that's great. Good.
All right, there's salt and
pepper shakers in the back.
- Do you mind helping me out refilling those?
- Sure thing.
Thank you.
So, you really hired someone?
Yeah, yeah, I did. This'll
be good for both of us.
What is this really about, Rob?
I want to spend more time with my son,
and this will give you more
time to focus on your own life.
It's a good thing, Sydney.
I already told you that, right?
The diner and Finn are my life, Rob.
Syd, you know,
when you decided to move
here after Sarah died,
we both agreed that it
was going to be temporary
until we both got back
on our feet, right?
I know what happened in New York, Syd.
You need to stop
running from your future,
and I don't want Finn and I
to stand in the way of that.
I get it.
You do?
I don't want to be
somewhere I'm not wanted.
So, you want me gone? I'm gone.
I quit.
I will pack up my stuff and get
out of your house by tonight.
- FINN: No, Auntie Sydney!
- Syd!
FINN: No, Auntie Syd. Please don't go!
We need to talk about
this, Syd. Come on!
Please, don't go! Please, don't go.
I don't I don't
want you to go, please.
I don't want you to go.
(SOBBING)
Hey, this isn't going
to change anything, okay?
I still feel exactly
the same way about you.
We're still going to hang out, okay?
I'm not going anywhere. Okay?
Let's go blow our noses.
- Hey, it's all right, buddy.
- FINN: Please stay.
- Hey, it's all right.
- I don't want you to go.
- Finn, it's okay.
- SYD: It's okay. It's going to be okay.
FINN: Please.
(EXHALING SHARPLY)
(KNOCKING)
- Kaleb.
- Hey.
Campground hasn't been the
same without you around.
My dad says you're getting out soon.
Yeah, um, but I won't be able
to climb until next summer.
Glad you didn't die on me.
Me too.
Looks like you finally got
the nerve up to tell your dad.
Yeah.
- Did it go okay?
- It went pretty well.
He just wants me to be happy.
Speaking of dads, mine's
waiting for me out front.
I wanted to stay until you got out,
but we need to head back, so
I can get ready for school.
Right.
I was thinking if
you're good with it,
maybe I could come for a
visit, maybe over spring break,
if you're still planning to be here.
Yeah, I'd really like that a lot.
I get that we don't know
each other that well,
but I just I just wanted you to know
that hanging out with you
these past few weeks
I've never felt like
that about anyone before.
Me neither.
Maybe Maybe I could
come visit you on campus?
Um
You could show me what
university life is all about.
Yeah, that'd be great.
Would it be okay if I
gave you a kiss goodbye?
I'm gonna miss our lessons.
I guess I better get going.
I'll see you later.
Yeah. Definitely.
♪
So, just remember, all right?
We got your back here,
okay? We're rooting for you.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
Better get going.
All right.
(SIGHING)
Well good luck.
Let us know how it goes, okay?
- All right.
- Drive safe.
Bye.
(ENGINE REVVING)
♪
I really wish you'd see a doctor.
- You haven't been feeling well for days.
- It's fine.
Your first trial is always the hardest.
It'll be a lot easier for you next time.
- Next time?
- Just remember, this is not about you.
This is just a woman
looking for a payday,
and the judge knows
that. Don't worry, Maggie.
We have everything under control.
Who's we?
All right. Uh, ready?
- Andrew.
- I just came to show my support, that's all.
Thanks.
(CLEARING THROAT)
We're so glad that you came.
Maggie?
- They're ready for us.
- Okay, let's do this.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
MAGGIE: What's Dr. Callahan doing here?
I think Walter asked him to come.
- CAL: You hire a new waitress?
- Oh, assistant manager, actually.
Supposed to come in, take some
pressure off me and Sydney.
Thought that was a good
idea, give us some free time,
- but that backfired.
- What do you mean?
ROB: She quit.
She's moving out the house.
Finn's upset at me, not talking with me.
(SIGHING)
It's times like this,
I wish my wife was here.
I don't know what I'm doing,
and she was good at handling
these sorts of things.
She's been gone for years.
I miss her every day.
I know what you mean.
I lost my wife, too.
Oh, Cal
So, you know.
You never really get over it, do you?
Do you think it's possible
to find that love again?
I hope so.
I
I really hope so.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Thanks, Rob.
- You got it.
And what do you do for
a living, Ms. Banning?
I'm an ER nurse at Boston Commonwealth.
And were you on duty the night
Kevin Markiff was brought in?
I was.
And why was Dr.
Sullivan paged to the ER?
There was a motor vehicle
accident with two teen boys.
One suffered severe head trauma.
Do you recognize this?
- Yes.
- Can you state for the record what it is, please?
It's a copy of the EMT report.
And what does the report say
about Kevin Markiff, the driver?
That he drove his mother's
vehicle into a telephone pole.
And did Dr. Sullivan
examine Mr. Markiff?
- Yes.
- And is it standard practice
to complete a neurological exam
on all patients that
experience head trauma?
- MS. BANNING: Yes.
- And did Dr. Sullivan complete this exam?
No.
(GALLERY GASPING AND CHATTERING)
(HORN HONKING)
Hey, you ready?
Sorry. Leaving Finn is the hardest thing
I've ever had to do.
So, why are you leaving?
Finn is getting too attached to me
and it's getting in the way
of his relationship with Rob.
Is that what Rob told you?
He didn't have to; I know
that's what he thinks.
You'll always have room with me.
You know this is only temporary, right?
Until I can find a place of my own?
You can stay as long as you like.
I just need some time to figure
out what I want to do next.
It'll been nice having you around.
This this doesn't
mean we're together.
- You do know that, right?
- I know. Look, no pressure.
Just think of it as a chance to get
to know each other better, right?
I'll even take the couch.
Jamal Patterson was
unconscious and in distress.
He was displaying the classic
signs of an epidural hematoma.
That is bleeding between
the brain and the skull.
Kevin Markiff, on the
other hand, was conscious.
He was alert and coherent.
But he died, correct?
Yes.
That doesn't exactly seem fine to me.
Objection. Argumentative.
- Sustained.
- Let me ask you a different question:
where were you headed the afternoon
that you treated Mr. Markiff?
I was on my way to a medical gala
to receive an award for
my work as a neurosurgeon.
Prior to arriving in the ER,
did you have a conversation with
Dr. Luton and Dr. Shaposhnikov
in which you mentioned
that you were worried
- that you would be late for the gala?
- (GALLERY MURMURING)
Yes.
Kevin Markiff's autopsy report
states that he died of an aneurysm.
Can you explain to the
court what that is, please?
It's when a weakened area in
the wall of an artery bursts.
And what causes that to happen?
Acute trauma.
Are you aware of something
called the talk-and-die syndrome?
Yes.
Can you explain to the
court what that is, please?
It's when a person who appears healthy
after a moderate
traumatic brain injury dies
because they fail to
seek medical attention.
And is it true that, in that case,
a person can appear healthy
for up to 48 hours prior to their death?
Yes, but that's not the same thing.
- Yes or no, Dr. Sullivan?
- Yes.
When you examined Kevin Markiff,
did you prescribe pain
medication for his broken leg?
- Yes.
- And did you order a CT scan
- or an MRI when you examined him?
- No.
Even though Nurse Roberts told you
that Mr. Markiff had
crashed his mother's car
- into a telephone pole?
- Objection. Argumentative.
PROSECUTOR: Withdrawn.
Just one final question, Dr.
SULLIVAN: can the morphine
that you prescribed for Kevin's
pain cause the side effects
- of headache and nausea?
- Yes.
And are those the same
symptoms that would present
in the case of a traumatic head injury?
- Objection.
- I'll allow it.
May I remind you Dr.
Sullivan, you're under oath.
Please answer the question.
Yes.
So, when you discharged Kevin
Markiff from the hospital
and sent him home, he would
have no reason to assume
that he needed to
seek medical attention.
Isn't that correct, Dr. Sullivan?
Objection. Leading the witness.
- Sustained.
- PROSECUTOR: Withdrawn.
No further questions, Your Honour.
Thank you, Dr. Sullivan.
You may step down.
GIRL: Can we catch a big one?
(CHUCKLING) We're gonna try, sweet pea.
Okay, good.
♪
(PHONE RINGING)
(PHONE CONTINUES RINGING)
MAGGIE (RECORDED:) Hi. You've
reached Maggie Sullivan.
When you saw Dr. Sullivan
in the ER, what did she say?
She was more concerned
about getting me to leave
than focusing on what
was going on with my son.
And when you asked her about Kevin,
what did she tell you?
That he had some broken
bones, but that he'd be fine.
But he wasn't fine, was he?
And now, because of that woman,
I will never see my baby boy again!
- Motion to strike.
- Motion denied.
No further questions, Your Honour.
Mrs. Markiff, is it true that
this isn't your first lawsuit?
Objection. Irrelevant.
Overruled. Please answer
the question, Mrs. Markiff.
It's not.
SCOTT: And can you tell us what
the other lawsuit was about.
I've had an allergic reaction
and I sued a pharmacy when they
filled the wrong prescription.
So, we can assume then that
you're a litigious person.
- Objection! Argumentative!
- JUDGE: Sustained.
Mr. Meehan, watch yourself, please.
Apologies, Your Honour.
Is it true your son played football?
- Yes.
- And is it also true
he suffered several concussions
while playing over the season?
- Yes.
- And is it true that on the day of his accident,
Kevin and his friend Jamal
were coming back from
one of those practices?
- Yes.
- Did you know that your son
had complained of a headache that day?
- No.
- Are you sure?
Because the school has
a record that indicates
Kevin asked the nurse to
call you during practice.
I I never spoke to him
or to the school nurse.
Hmm.
Is it true
that the car your son drove into
the telephone pole belonged to you?
Yes.
This lawsuit isn't really about
Dr. Sullivan, is it, Mrs. Markiff?
This is about you and your guilt.
- Objection, Your Honour!
- This is about how you feel responsible
for the death of your son
and how desperate you are
- for someone else to blame it on.
- Your Honour,
this is an outrageous
attack against my client.
- Motion to strike.
- Sustained.
The jury is asked to
disregard that statement.
I can't do this.
Mrs. Markiff.
Mrs. Markiff!
Court will take a 15 minute recess.
Counsel, in my chambers, now.
Mrs. Markiff?
What do you want from me?
I didn't know that my
attorney was going to do that.
I'm sorry.
I want you to know how
sorry I am about everything.
I know that there is nothing I
can do to bring your son back,
but I want to do whatever
it takes to make this right.
(SIGHING)
♪
Miles and miles,
under clear blue skies ♪
We drive straight as an arrow flies ♪
Nowhere to be ♪
No dream to chase tonight ♪
We've got time to waste ♪
Let's waste it right ♪
♪
We've got her right where we want her.
Shouldn't be much longer now.
I want you to accept liability
and ask that the judge find
in favour of Mrs. Markiff.
What? That's crazy.
How can you ask me to
do something like that?
'Cause that's what I want Scott.
I need Mrs. Markiff to
understand that I care.
And lose everything you've
worked so hard for in the process?
Think about what you're saying.
You've done nothing wrong, Maggie.
There's no way of knowing
if you'd ordered the scan
- that he'd still be alive.
- Maybe,
but Kevin deserved better.
Losing my license will never
compare to what his mother's lost.
As your counsel, I would caution you
not to make any knee-jerk
decisions right now.
It's hard to think clearly
when you're on trial.
I understand. You're feeling guilty.
That's normal in times like this.
But trust me,
- that will pass.
- Scott
If you do this,
they will take your license.
It's something I have to do.
Your Honour, my client would
like to address the court.
(GALLERY MURMURING)
- This is highly unusual, Mr. Meehan.
- I understand,
and I've advised my client against it,
but she is insisting.
Very well.
(CLEARING THROAT)
I would like to accept liability
and ask that you enter a finding
in favour of the plaintiff.
Maggie, what are you
doing? This is crazy!
Order. Order in my court.
You understand what you're
asking, Dr. Sullivan?
- I do.
- And you still want to proceed?
Yes.
Mrs. Markiff,
I'm not sure if ordering a C
scan would have made a difference.
But
I do know that, somewhere along the way,
I stopped looking at my
patients as as people,
with families,
and for that, I am truly sorry.
And I want to help make things right.
I am prepared to take responsibility
for the consequences of my actions.
(GALLERY MURMURING)
- Don't just sit there, Scott. Do something.
- Order.
Sir, please take your seat.
Are you finished, Dr. Sullivan?
Yes, Your Honour.
There aren't many people in this world
prepared to take accountability
for their actions.
But I'm afraid it's too late.
The plaintiff's counsel
has already made a motion
asking the court to dismiss
with prejudice.
The court would like to thank
the jury for their services.
- (GAVEL SLAMMING)
- Ladies and gentlemen, this court is now adjourned.
(GALLERY MURMURING)
WALTER: Let's get your stuff together.
We'll meet Maggie out at the lobby.
- Here she comes.
- Maggie!
Couldn't have asked for a
better outcome, sweetheart.
Darling, I'm so happy.
Where are you going? Maggie!
It's not something
I've ever experienced.
Not now, Dr. Sullivan.
No, no, please give us a minute.
Why did you have the charges dismissed?
All the money in the world
couldn't replace my son.
I just needed you to understand
what I was going through
and for you to make sure
this would never happen again.
- Maggie
- (SIGHING)
I'll need to have a
word with your lawyer.
What he had you do in there was
Well, it was negligent.
Luckily, things turned
out as I predicted.
That woman knew from the beginning
she didn't have a case. But Maggie
you need to work on
developing a thicker skin.
All right?
There is no room in our
profession for guilt. Hmm?
Walter? Why don't we give
Andrew and Maggie a minute, okay?
- Be right outside, darling.
- Congratulations.
(EXHALING SHARPLY) So
happy for you, Mags.
Now, maybe we can put
all this behind you.
Thanks, yeah. I appreciate that.
I know you're still mad at me,
and you've you've
got every right to be.
I-I acted like an ass.
I'm really, really sorry.
I'm in therapy now.
It's helping.
I don't blame you, if you
never want to speak to me again.
I just want you to know that I love you,
and I'll wait for you for as long
for as long as it takes.
Anyway, I
I hope that you can forgive me.
And I'm so sorry.
(INHALING SHARPLY)
(EXHALING SHARPLY)
PHOEBE: It went incredibly
well. It's fantastic.
WALTER: Absolutely. Couldn't
have asked for a better outcome.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)
I'm so happy things went your way today.
Walter told me about how
you saved that boy's life
up at the campground. I'm
hoping we can finally sit down
and talk about that job
I'd like to offer you
- at Boston Commonwealth.
- I'll think about it.
- Of course, take your time.
- What's to think about, Maggie?
Don't worry, Louis, she will call.
- Good to see you.
- Cheers.
- Great job.
- Thanks.
WALTER: Oh, I'm starving.
We should celebrate Maggie's success.
Why don't I take us all to
the best restaurant in Boston?
I just need a minute
to settle my stomach.
- Of course.
- We'll bring the car around.
Okay.
♪
Maggie, please don't leave.
I already told you I'm not interested
in anything you have to say, Bob.
- No. Maggie, Maggie, this involves you.
- I was exonerated.
They have offered me immunity
in exchange for helping to
bring down some bigger fish.
Whatever it is you have
to say, I don't care.
It's Walter.
What about Walter?
Bob?
What are you doing here?
Let's just leave it.
Let's go, sweetheart.
Oh
(GROANING)
I thought you might need
some help with the store.
What happened to the job in Boston?
Still thinking about whether
I want to take it or not.
But I thought you loved surgery.
- I do. Hi.
- Oh, hi.
It's the rest of it -
you know, the politics,
the stress, the lawsuits.
It's a lot more simple here.
So, that's why you came back.
Mm-hmm.
You know, Cal's a good man, Maggie.
You should tell him how you feel.
It's not the right time.
I know what it's like
to live with regret.
Do not make the same mistake that I did.
Hey, uh, go on in.
I'll make us some sandwiches
in a couple minutes, okay?
Let me finish up.
(DOOR CLOSING)
♪
Sweetheart, would you wake up today? ♪
I promise, you would
recognise my face ♪
I wanna show you how
I've grown in this place ♪
I'm not ready.
I need to do this for me.
I need to end this my way.
(COUGHING)
Wait. Wait. I can't lose you, Lynne.
I can't.
I love you.
I don't want you to watch me suffer.
There's still a chance
you can get better.
We both know that's not true.
You won't believe ♪
- The wonders I've seen ♪
- (SIGHING)
I'm tired.
I'm ready.
♪
Everything is taller ♪
These days ♪
Or maybe I feel smaller ♪
And time rushes away ♪
There's so much I could show you ♪
- (DOOR CLOSING)
- Oh the great grandchildren ♪
- Have been laughing like we did ♪
- DOCTOR: You're making this decision
- with a clear mind?
When we were young ♪
I am.
It's time to let me go.
But it's killing me ♪
That you're not here with me ♪
I'm living happily ♪
But I'm feeling guilty ♪
Oh, you won't believe ♪
The wonders I can see ♪
This world is changing me ♪
But I'll love you faithfully ♪
(SNIFFLING)
♪
Take me to the most
the most beautiful
place that you can find,
let the wind carry me away.
♪
Oh, it's killing me ♪
- That you're not here with me ♪
- (SOBBING)
I'm living happily ♪
LYNNE: I want you to find someone
that will make you happy.
Promise me you'll try.
Oh, you won't believe
the wonders I can see ♪
This world is changing me ♪
But I love you faithfully ♪
Yeah, it's killing me ♪
That you're not here with me ♪
I'm living happily ♪
But I'm feeling guilty ♪
Oh, you won't believe ♪
The wonders I can see ♪
This world is changing me ♪
But I'll love you faithfully ♪
(KNOCKING) Cal?
- Oh, hey, Lola.
- Hey, Maggie.
If you're looking for
Cal, you just missed him.
Did he say where he was going?
He just checked out.
MAGGIE: He left?
I thought he would have told you.
I'm sorry, Maggie.
♪
ANDREW: Sometimes, these
things, they happen for a reason.
Maybe it's an opportunity
to start a family.
♪
SULLY: Maggie Where
where are you going?
You were right, I don't
want to have any regrets.
I'm taking the job in Boston.
What about Cal?
MAGGIE: He checked out.
Didn't even say goodbye.
I'm sorry.
Before I go, uh
I was hoping maybe you could
explain something to me.
Sure.
Why didn't you ever come after me?
Maggie, it was
(SIGHING) It was complicated.
MAGGIE: Complicated?
I waited for you
and you never came for me.
I wanted to, Maggie. I did. I
What kind of father doesn't fight
to be a part of their child's life?
And you didn't even try and stop her.
Why wasn't I good enough for you?
I didn't have a choice.
You always have a choice.
I could never put a child through that.
Goodbye, Sully.
♪
- (SIGHING)
- (CAR DOOR CLOSING)
♪
(SOBBING)
(SOBBING)
(EXHALING SHARPLY)
♪
Say something, I'm giving up on you ♪
I'll be the one, if you want me to ♪
Anywhere, I would've followed you ♪
Say something, I'm giving up on you ♪
(BREATHING SHAKILY)
And I ♪
Am feeling so small ♪
It was over my head ♪
I know nothing at all ♪
And I ♪
Will stumble and fall ♪
I'm still learning to love ♪
- Just starting to crawl ♪
- MAGGIE (AS A CHILD:) No, Daddy!
Daddy!
- SULLY: Maggie!
- MAGGIE: Daddy!
Say something, I'm giving up on you ♪
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you ♪
Anywhere, I would've followed you ♪
Say something, I'm giving up on you ♪
And I ♪
Will swallow my pride ♪
SULLY: You're not
gonna take my daughter!
You're the one that I love ♪
And I'm saying goodbye ♪
Come on! Come on! Come on!
Whoa!
Hey! No!
(GIRL SCREAMING)
Oh my God.
What have I done?
Oh!
Lola?
Lola?
What have I done? What have I done?
Lola!
(HEARTBEAT RACING)
Help me! Help!
Help!
Help!
And I'm sorry that
I couldn't get to you ♪
(EXHALING SHARPLY)
Maggie
And anywhere I would've followed you ♪
Oh, oh-oh-oh ♪
Say something, I'm giving up on you ♪