St. Denis Medical (2024) s01e16 Episode Script

1
You think we'll get
that propofol in today?
- Uh, yeah.
- Ahh, my shoulder.
Sir, I just need you to
stay still for a second.
- It hurts.
- OK.
I just need to twist
this into the port here.
Jesus, Matt, give it
to me. I'll do it.
All right.
One, two [BONE CRACKS]
You took that like a champ.
- You really think so?
- Uh, sure.
Kind of getting a reputation
here that I don't love.
They say you're your own worst critic.
And to fake it till you make it.
But there's another expression
that I've been hearing
way too often around here.
What the [BLEEP], Matt?
[CLATTERING]
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪
Still on that shift schedule, huh?
Angie's personal leave is
still messing everything up.
Like, how long can you
really grieve an uncle?
I'm sorry. It's very sad.
Damn, Joyce, you look kind of hot.
Inappropriate, but thank you.
I got this little beauty
at the Soft Surroundings
bankruptcy sale.
R.I.P.
Is this for April's baby shower?
- That's not today, is it?
- [SCOFFS]
Oh, my God, of course. Of course.
Just pile another thing on.
This is truly turning
But you were asking me
why I'm dressed this way.
And the reason is because
I'm having a lady lunch
with my friend Megan today.
- Oh, that'll be fun.
- Yeah, it will.
Very fun and very epic.
So just consider me
off-site from 12:30 till
question mark.
Don't we have a staff meeting at 3:00?
12:30 until no later than 3:00.
I know I'm probably being dramatic,
but I'm starting to worry
about all these screw-ups.
Hey, you're not being dramatic.
You should be worried.
Yeah. I-I don't know what happens.
I just sort of choke under pressure.
- Yeah.
- Not sure if there's a way
to fix that or
If you have any tips, I'm all ears.
I get it. You want to
be calm under pressure.
- You want to be confident.
- Yeah.
You want people to stop
calling you Dr. Eat [BLEEP].
Oh, people are calling me that?
Yeah. And it really should
be Nurse Eat [BLEEP].
That's always bothered me.
Look, I want to help you, you know,
take you under my wing and whatnot.
But how do I put this?
I
don't think you'll succeed.
And then that would
reflect poorly on me.
- Does that make sense?
- Sure. I get that.
Then again,
what if I actually did pull it off?
What if I made progress with you?
Could you imagine?
- I mean, yeah, that's
- You know what?
I've convinced myself. I'm in.
Uh, you can cover my
lunch as a thank-you.
Hold up.
I'm just gonna toss
in a few Kind bars.
- Great.
- Oh.
So I have to hang
streamers for the shower
and give Mr. Reed a heparin
drip, process a urine sample,
and order a sheet cake.
What am I forgetting?
Finish eating the yogurt on your face?
Mm. Honestly, this stuff
is just relentless.
You know, it just keeps on coming.
OK, so streamers,
heparin, urine, cake.
Streamers, heparin, urine, cake ♪
Streamers, heparin, urine, cake ♪
OK. Why don't I take
care of the shower
so you can just, you
know, stop singing that?
- [CHUCKLES]
- Oh, that would be great.
But I just I mean, I can't
I can't put that on you.
Girl, you're a boss bitch now.
Doing baby showers
and birthday parties,
that's for a basic bitch.
OK, in both scenarios, I'm a bitch?
Yes, bitch.
OK! Great!
Urine, heparin ♪
The deal was no singing.
I'm rapping.
Look at you.
You got a big date with
your cat or something?
Ha ha.
As if I could ever get a cat
within 500 feet of
Sanderson. [CHUCKLES]
Well, since you must know,
I'm having lunch today
with my good pal Megan.
Oh, yeah, the pharma
rep from Whitney-Bello?
Mm-hmm.
Make sure you grab a couple cosmos
so you can make it
through that sales pitch.
Oh, it's not like that.
We're just a couple of
friends hanging out.
And when you two "hang out,"
she doesn't try to push
the company's newest drug,
Zaluva or whatever?
I mean, we talk about work sometimes
'cause it's part of life.
But, no, she's never tried
to sell me on anything.
Well, that's how they make it feel.
The world you see sounds disgusting.
We are friends.
Pharma reps are not our friend.
Those people are parasites.
They're like those little fish
that suck on the sides of sharks.
Now, NatGeo says they both benefit,
but what's the shark getting there?
- Hey, I gotcha.
- Yeah.
- Ooh, nice prime.
- Mm.
Best in the game. You got lucky.
Sure did. [CHUCKLES]
Oh, the baby shower balloons came in.
Yeah?
Oh, latex?
Hmm?
You got latex balloons.
Oh, did I?
I just asked for, like,
balloon kind of balloons.
Yeah.
Yeah, I usually get Mylar,
you know, 'cause latex,
sometimes they overheat and
the lights, and then they pop.
But
I mean, it's just
balloons, though, right?
- It doesn't matter.
- Yeah, no, not at all.
Sometimes balloons are
made of polyethylene film.
Cool.
M-M-Megan. [LAUGHS]
- Hey, boo.
- Hey, buddy.
All right, diva.
- Them legs look good, girl.
- Oh, thank you.
I've been taking the stairs a lot
because Sanderson broke
my elliptical, again.
Yes, Megan is a pharma rep.
That is her job.
And, yes, we met through work.
But guess who else met through work.
The cast of "Friends."
And they became friends.
Oh, I've been looking
forward to this all day.
So much to catch up on. Oh,
hey, how's the bone broth?
Megan, right, from Whitney-Bello?
Oh, Dr. Ron, how's
that backswing going?
Ooh, you remember I love golf.
It's almost as if you
have a file on me.
Well, who needs a file when
it's all you ever talk about.
[FAKE LAUGHTER]
We have reservations
at Honeysuckle Grille.
- We're gonna
- Nice place.
I bet there's a business-lunch
bonanza there at this hour.
Or a personal lunch.
Bye, Ron.
Oh, darn.
I thought it let up,
but I guess I need to
go get my umbrella.
Oh, I got you.
Here you go. Keep it.
Nice umbrella, right, Joyce?
Um, you know what?
I'm just gonna get a little wet,
right, live a little.
Whoo!
Whee!
[LAUGHS] Friendship.
So your sister hasn't
gotten any less crazy?
Did I tell you she's
seeing a pet psychic?
No
Yeah, Megan, she doesn't have a pet.
It's to help her find a pet.
Stop. It's too much.
It's way too much.
It is too much.
See, we're not gonna talk about work
because we're friends.
Ugh, I don't know why I let
Ron get in my head like that.
Get out, Ron.
Get out. [LAUGHS]
Sorry, feeling silly today.
Now, true confidence means being able
to look in the mirror
and to love what you see.
- Are you looking?
- I am.
- Do you love what you see?
- I do.
You can't. It's too soon.
That was a trick, and you failed.
- Oh.
- So now look again.
Do you really, really
love everything you see?
- Yes.
- Good. That's good.
Even the teeth?
Oh.
[LISPING] When all the
lessons come together,
I think it's gonna be a
pretty powerful moment.
So I'm excited.
Hey, Serena, here.
I asked you to plan the shower,
and then I didn't give you
any of the information.
Way to go, Alex, so [CHUCKLES]
"Baby shower must-haves."
Yeah, it's just like a
checklist of vendors and stuff.
So you had this already,
or you just typed it up?
Hmm?
Well, it doesn't matter
because a lot of this
doesn't apply, like your cake place.
I mean, I already
ordered doughnuts, so
Oh!
Doughnuts? Wow, that is so fun.
Yeah.
Yeah, I love doughnuts in the morning.
Alex.
You know, with doughnuts,
people's fingers get sticky.
That's all I'm saying.
- We'll have napkins.
- OK.
But, you know, napkins
they don't fix sticky.
[CHUCKLES] Wipes maybe.
But napkins make it worse
sometimes, you know.
Are you OK with me doing this?
What?
'Cause if you want to
take it back, just do it.
- Don't be weird.
- No. No.
I don't OK.
I'm backing off.
And I am literally
backing away right now.
Oh!
Guys, hey, we've talked about this.
Frustrated?
With who, Serena?
You mean the person who's helping me?
[CHUCKLES] Come on, guys.
Slow day at the old
documentary factory, huh?
Oh, yeah, she's losing it.
I'd stay close 'cause the
wheels are coming off.
So now we have a separate bar
of soap just for Sanderson.
The old one looked like a chinchilla.
So how's that fancy Subaru of yours?
Yeah, I needed more trunk space.
The Zaluva samples are
flying off the shelves
which reminds me, if you ever
want me to bring some pass
- and give you
- Ech, ech, ech
Yuck work, no.
Bleh! [CHUCKLES]
A bug just swooped in there.
- Oh, wow.
- Hey, are you dating?
You were dating that guy, Justin,
yeah, the one with
the "gluten allergy."
And we were like, yeah, right.
[CHUCKLING]
My God, that's done, so much drama.
That's why it's been nice
having the Zaluva rollout
to focus on.
The clinical trials were great,
but I had no idea how
big it was gonna be
My sister broke my arm.
Did I ever tell you this?
It's super personal.
It's probably the most
personal story I could tell you.
She pushed me out of a tree,
just flung me right out.
My God.
I'm gonna simulate
some of the stressors
that we experience in the ER.
I'd like you to suture
this orange peel
back onto that orange.
OK. Seems easy enough.
Oh, does it?
Well, what I neglected to mention
is that while you're doing
that, I will be doing
No, you have to start
stitching so I can say that.
So while you're doing that,
I'll be doing You're not stitching.
It doesn't work if you're
not You got to stitch, man.
Come on. I will be doing this.
Yeah, that makes it harder.
- Uh-huh, visual stressors.
- Yeah.
And this. Ah!
OK. All right, yeah.
I mean, is this stuff that's
actually gonna happen?
Yeah, trust the process, Matt.
OK, all right.
Don't drop her, Matt!
It's a girl, a young
girl. That's her face.
- Mmm.
- Mmm.
I'm so happy we did this.
- Me too.
- Oh, thank you.
Why don't we split it?
No, it's not on me.
It's on Whitney-Bello.
No, no, no. No. Come on.
We barely talked about work.
No, we talked about Zaluva.
- It's fine.
- No, I wasn't listening.
- I didn't even hear that part.
- Joyce.
- No, no, no.
- Come on.
Come on, come on.
I don't want to get you in
trouble with the IRS, OK?
Just let me let me treat you.
All right, if you insist.
And maybe I could pay you back
with a little March trip to Miami.
[GASPS] With you?
I'm talking multiple spa days,
Mai Tais at the pool bar.
- In the pool?
- Mm-hmm.
And, obviously, first-class
travel, all on company dime.
Oh, OK.
So this is like a-a work thing.
A conference, yeah.
I know it's not normally your thing.
But, honestly, you would only
have to speak on the panel
- for, like, 30 minutes.
- Um
You know, I think I'm
gonna have to say no.
It's kind of a tricky thing
ethically.
- I totally get it.
- Yeah.
- I just had to ask.
- Well, that's your job.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
Hey, I need you to change the dressing
on Ms. Delvecchio's wrist
and run a sepsis workup
just to just to be safe.
- Right now?
- Mm-hmm.
That's gonna be my whole afternoon.
Can someone else do it?
No, they were preferring someone
who was fluent in Korean.
For Mrs. Delvecchio?
Yeah. I-I think her maiden name was
something else.
So I'm not comfortable guessing.
[CHUCKLES] But hey,
listen, um, you know,
if the baby shower feels like too much
and you're worried about it, I can
I can totally take that back.
Nope.
All good. I'll do both.
OK. Are you sure? 'Cause
I don't I don't mind
Yep, I got it.
Hey, Ron, you got a sec?
Sure, Megan, what can I do you for?
We have a conference
coming up in Miami,
and I would love to bring you out.
It's a five-star resort. We
can fly you out first class.
You'd have a suite with a plunge pool.
Well, why don't we forget all that,
you just give me a bag full of cash?
Anything to push Zaluva, right?
Look, I know pharma
reps have a reputation,
but I'm just trying
to avoid this thing
being some kind of cookie-cutter
corporate snooze fest.
And you're such a great doctor.
You're obviously going to
prescribe the right drug,
regardless of what I do.
Plus, we hired some PGA pros
to play a few rounds with the VIPs.
And I'd prefer to
pair them with someone
who knows their way around the links.
So you got some rookies to stop by?
- Hmm.
- Who are we talking about?
- Top 20?
- Oh.
- Top 10?
- What you say?
Not the big cat.
Yeah. So I took the offer.
It's not like I'm gonna
be pushing Zaluva now.
I know I'm being worked.
And I'm immune to that
type of influence.
I mean, how many Mach 5 razor
commercials have I seen?
Hundreds? Thousands?
And what do I use?
Schick Quattro.
All right, I want you
to get out of your head.
- OK.
- So mirror my movements.
Let me lead you.
OK.
Yeah. Huh.
Did you have polio
when you were a kid?
Uh, I don't think so.
[WOMAN SCREAMING IN PAIN]
Female, puncture
wound, thoracic trauma!
OK, Matthew on me.
Come on. Matthew, we need you.
OK, we've got a wound
to the upper chest,
possible lung perforation.
Matt, I need tranexamic acid now.
OK. Wait, these are all empty.
I don't want excuses, Matthew.
- I need solutions.
- OK.
Hurry, hurry. Come on.
- We're losing her.
- I don't know where they are!
So I brought in an actress
from the Merrick Community Playhouse.
Hey, good work. Very natural.
Little forced. You'll get there.
So everything's fake,
except the blood.
That's expired blood
from the blood banks.
Don't get any in your mouth.
Hey, Joyce.
So there's this Zaluva
conference in Miami.
Yeah, I know.
Megan invited me, and
I turned her down.
Are you happy?
I know how much you love
to ruin female friendships.
Good for you for
holding that boundary.
Um, but Megan asked me to go.
So I'm gonna need a week off in March.
No, you didn't.
Yes, I did.
I turned her down because of you.
And then you turn around
and stab me in the back?
Paging Dr. Hypocrite.
I'm in it for the
golf and the sunshine,
not some murky friendship
with slight sexual energy.
Don't think I didn't notice that.
I complimented her cleavage one time.
But she was fishing
for it with that top.
You stole my girls' trip!
It was never a girls' trip!
It's called "Clinical Health
Care Solutions for Tomorrow"!
These are all covered in Vaseline.
Defibrillator, stat!
Defibrillator.
Why is it up here?
We got to stop the
bleeding. Matthew, please!
Matt Pearson, remember that name.
If you die, he's the
one who killed you.
[AIR HORN BLARES] OK.
Ah! Ah!
What?
Wow.
So you're gonna kick yourself.
The tranexamic acid
was hidden right here
- in the box of medical gloves.
- Hidden?
So you whiffed it on that one.
But great job on the defib.
I'm sorry. What?
And you you were a revelation.
Was it ahh!
[BOTH LAUGHING]
Amazing.
Well, Bruce is out.
Why did he
why?
So the blurry vision is
coming on sporadically.
- Anything else?
- Yeah, headache, too.
Mainly here. Feels like
my head's in a vise.
That is a migraine.
You know what you should
[CLEARS THROAT] I meant could take
I don't care personally. It
doesn't mean anything to me.
There is a drug that apparently helps.
If you see someone drowning,
you throw them a life vest.
Does it really matter
if you got a free trip
from the life vest company?
I don't think so.
Oh.
You did some redecorating.
Yeah, just a few tiny tweaks.
- You know, TT's, teeny tinys.
- Mm-hmm.
You moved the banner from
this wall to that one.
Save the day.
Just so there's a clear sight
line when you walk in the room.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, and you got some Mylar balloons.
Now we have double
balloons for some reason.
I know. I know, but it really does
Alex, you are a full-on
[BLEEP] psycho right now.
I told you, OK?
These these latex
ones, they, they pop.
They
Oh, my God.
OK, these are really high quality.
OK, just stop.
Serena, you're taking this personally,
but it's not about you.
I know. It's about you.
You can't let go of
this. And you know why?
Because you have to
have that hero moment
where everyone lines up
to pat you on the back.
Well, you know, this isn't
about me or you, all right?
This is about Abby.
[SCOFFS] You mean April?
Yes, April. Obviously, I mean April.
Alex, get out.
I
OK.
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT OVER PA]
Really?
Bye.
Hey, Meegs, super-fun lunch today.
Uh, listen, I'm just
calling you to let you know
I am accepting your invitation
for our Miami girls' trip.
Oh, God, Joyce, I'm sorry,
but I already offered the spot to Ron.
Right, but, you know,
I figured I could just tag along.
Well, the budget only gives
us one medical professional
- from the region.
- Little wiggle room.
I could [CLEARS THROAT] I would
I would pay my own way.
I'm sorry, Joyce.
No? OK. Huh.
Well, you know what?
Maybe we should just go
on our own girls' trip.
Six-hour drive, and we're
at the Tillamook Creamery.
Crazy Tripadvisor score.
It's, like, the number-one
thing to do in Tillamook.
I just feel like that's maybe
not our relationship.
You know what? I just remembered.
I am already going to Tillamook
with another friend of mine
named, uh
Joyce.
Um, so Text me those mani pics.
OK? Bye.
Yeah, I'll
Could you guys step out
for a little bit?
I'm OK.
It's just
I farted,
and it's a potent one.
And you might want to
leave before it hits you.
Hey, Joyce, you good?
Mm-hmm.
Right. OK.
Well, I called Megan,
and I turned down her offer
because that whole
conflict-of-interest thing
was really weighing on me.
Plus, I felt kind of bad taking
away a trip with your friend.
Do whatever you want, Ron.
The trip doesn't matter.
And she is not my friend.
How do you mean?
She turned down Tillamook Creamery.
Kind of says it all.
Well, I think that says
something about both of you.
Who needs her?
I'm sure you have a
bunch of other friends.
Didn't you mention going to
a wine tasting last week?
Yes, with Ellyn, my
friend Ellyn, yeah.
Although, technically,
she does work for Pfizer.
Yeah.
Oh, Carol.
Carol is my friend
- from Johnson & Johnson.
- Johnson & Johnson.
Yikes.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, hey, doughnuts.
- Yeah.
- Yes.
Why do I have to choose
doughnut hole or doughnut?
Why can't I just get
it all as one piece?
- Something simpler?
- Think fast.
- Uppercut.
- Hey!
So next round's out
in the parking lot.
Are you allergic to bees?
It's actually better if you are.
What is your problem,
man? Are you insane?
Matty, it's just part of the process.
No, there's not a
process. You're a jerk.
I'm sorry to use a slur, but
that's what you're acting like.
[SCOFFS]
[CLAPS SLOWLY]
And you passed.
What are you talking about?
I just taught you how to
stand up for yourself.
I did that.
You should be thrilled. Excuse me.
[SIGHS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Hey.
It seems like people
really like the doughnuts.
Alex, thank you for putting
together a great party,
as always.
Oh, um, actually,
Serena did everything.
And you're right. She did a great job.
Oh, cool.
By the way, are there cupcakes?
This little guy is craving
them, but we didn't see any.
- Ungrateful much?
- Hey, April.
Sorry your free party
wasn't good enough.
You, like, worked your butt off,
and you're crushing this thing.
She's like, "What,
there's no cupcakes?"
Like, oh, my God.
Good luck to that baby.
Oh, my God, I was literally thinking,
- good luck to that baby.
- No, you weren't.
Mind meld.
[BOTH SNICKERING] Oh, my God.
But, you know, April's great.
Yeah, she's been trying to have a baby
- for a long time, so
- Long, long time.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
Hey.
I don't know what
you're doing after this,
but do you have any
interest in hitting up
a karaoke bar downtown?
You hate karaoke.
Yeah, but I love watching
you butcher Amy Winehouse.
Um
well, I'll check my cal.
You know, when I was
listing my friends earlier,
I forgot about Ron
and Alex and Serena
Serena Beena.
[CHUCKLES] That's our fun thing.
But, yeah, I guess you could say
I've got 286 full-time friends
and 129 part-time friends.
So, yeah, I'm very fortunate.
285 full-time friends.
I cannot stand Dakota.
She is a nightmare of a human.
[BELL CLANGS]
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