The Resident (2018) s02e05 Episode Script
The Germ
1 - Previously on The Resident - BELL: Oh, my God.
It's Bradley.
I love you, too.
And I do think it'll be different this time.
JULIAN: I hear you have a wedding coming up.
You studying up to do a Bollywood dance? I have two left feet.
JULIAN: Well, maybe I can help.
I was a dancer.
Dr.
Benedict at Atlanta General told me all about you.
Said you were the best student he ever had.
- You know Abe? - Who's this douche? Head of the hottest new medical device company in the country.
Also the most eligible bachelor.
We all know you're the most eligible bachelor.
JULIAN: Dr.
Bell is meeting my boss, Gordon Page.
I've done some reading on your vagus nerve stimulator.
- Is it everything I hear? - More.
It exceeded all our expectations.
We're gonna help so many people.
If you can't land Gordon, I will.
(TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING) GORDON: Rare high-altitude potatoes.
- Glacier water.
- (BELL LAUGHS) Quadruple-filtrated through uncut diamonds.
Cheers.
BELL: Cheers.
Best one yet.
- Well, have I convinced you? - No, you didn't need to.
I did my homework.
Your new VNS device is top-rated.
All the QuoVadis products are solid.
Why'd I buy all this vodka? Because you want more.
You want exclusivity in my hospital.
Smart man.
(LAUGHS) So, what do you need to make all QuoVadis devices Chastain's standard of care? It's not what I need.
It's what Chastain needs.
Something to impact our bottom line.
A discount.
Deep discount.
40%.
Whew.
I never give more than ten.
And that's a hell of a profit margin.
- Before you mark up the patients.
- 30.
20.
Final offer.
And that's only because you can hold your liquor.
Chastain can get that number from any of the established device manufacturers.
Why should I go with you, aside from the vodka? Because, as QuoVadis's newest opinion leader, you can speak at conferences, like the one in Cabo next week.
You fly on the company jet.
Five-star hotel.
Gourmet meals.
Abundant downtime to hit the beach with a margarita in hand.
Of course, there's a small speaking fee and stipend.
It's not much, but we can offer you 200.
Thousand.
- (LAUGHS) - (CHUCKLES) Uh That and a 25% discount, you have a deal.
(BEEPING) (WHIRRING) (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS) - JULIAN: Voilà .
- IRVING: Mmm, doughnuts.
- I'm starving.
- Have one.
IRVING: You're the best.
- JULIAN: Mmm.
Chocolate.
Good? - Mmm.
Mm-hmm.
Morning.
Fresh from the oven.
- IRVING: Very kind of you.
- Mm-hmm.
- You made those? - Someone else's oven.
QuoVadis is just the delivery system.
No, thanks.
IRVING: He doesn't do carbs.
I don't do bribes.
I heard you're helpful in the OR, but I'm not a fan of sales reps inside the hospital.
Seems like a conflict of interest.
- No offense.
- None taken.
You know what, I'll take another one.
We don't make enough to turn down free food.
I should've gone into finance.
IRVING: And quit medicine? Speaking of which, Bradley's coming in for a heart valve.
Headlines: used to be one of us, took a nosedive through a skylight, left the halls of healing.
Be nice.
He's still one of us.
Oh, no, he's not.
Now he's a Muggle.
IRVING: Hundreds of thousands in med school debt, - down the drain.
- DEVON: Yeah, and he'll be paying it off for decades.
(PAGER BEEPING) Pravesh, they need you in VIP.
They don't page you when they need me.
Looks like they do.
Hey, uh, do you remember the Barnetts? First-year intern, pediatric rotation.
Two adopted kids with medical needs, right? Yes, and, apparently, you made quite the impression.
The oldest boy hurt his wrist.
He's asking for the cool doctor with the tattoos.
- Ha! - Our peds resident isn't here yet, - so - I'm on it.
Don't do that.
In this new Mario game, - I just like - Hey, Jasper! - Henry.
- Hi.
Look at you, all grown up.
You driving yet? ZOEY: Good to see you, Dr.
Hawkins.
If that's still your name? Yeah, I was an intern.
I was trying out some nicknames.
ZOEY: Yeah, it wasn't good.
Right, Hammer? Hammer? ZOEY: Anyway, here we are again.
Who knew our stairs could be so dangerous? NIC: Can you give me a little wiggle? (COUGHING) Elbow pit, dude.
(COUGHING) Did he get his flu shot? For sure.
But every kindergartner has a cold right now.
The school is a phlegm factory.
We have been seeing so many kids.
JASPER: Is Henry's hand broken? Can he still pitch his game today? Maybe not today but sometime soon.
Are you a righty or a southpaw? NIC: Absence seizures.
He's had them since infancy? ZOEY: Yeah, but they've always been mild.
And we have them under control.
Is that why you fell, Henry? It wasn't a seizure.
I just tripped.
I was reading to Jasper when we heard the crash.
CONRAD: Okay, he probably just needs a med adjustment.
It happens as kids grow.
We'll call for a neuro workup.
Keep icing his wrist.
- Get an X-ray, too.
- Mm-hmm.
- Cool? - Cool.
(CHUCKLES): All right.
Come here.
All right.
All right.
HENRY: Wash your hands.
He never takes that off.
Ever.
'Cause it's awesome.
ZOEY: He loves this hat.
It inspired his police birthday party this Saturday.
- Right, dude? - (COUGHING) I'm gonna try to move his pediatrician visit up to today.
No, no reason for an extra doctor's visit.
We'll check him out here.
We'll be back.
- (COUGHING) - Hey.
It's okay.
NIC: You're worried about the little brother.
Yeah, Jasper had it rough when he was fighting leukemia.
Chemo, radiation.
He had pneumonia twice.
Poor kid has been in the hospital all the time.
How long has he been in remission? His last bone marrow transplant went well.
Been clear for two years.
Now he's got a low-grade fever and a cough.
Saw a yellow bruise on him, and his nodes are swollen.
- Who's his pediatric oncologist? - Dr.
Richards.
Retired in June.
Buzzkirk took her patients.
I know.
I don't like him either.
Hi, I'm Dr.
Pravesh.
Conrad can't even answer his own pages now? - Bradley, you're my VIP patient? - (LAUGHS) - VIP.
That's me! - (CHUCKLES) - How you doing? - Never better, man.
You know, besides needing a whole new heart valve.
But who cares, right? I'm back here.
I get to see all my pals from before leaving the rat race.
The rat race.
Is that what we're calling it now? Well, in medical marketing, we do, for sure.
Yeah, I got really lucky with a major firm.
Signing bonus took care of all my med school debt.
- You're kidding.
- Nope.
Boom.
Debt-free and pulling in mid-six figs.
Seriously, man.
But it's not just that, dude.
- I've never been happier, honestly.
- That's great.
- You found something you love.
- I did.
So, how are wedding plans going? Good.
Never better.
Uh-oh.
I know that look.
That's the look you used to get when Conrad would pimp you.
- (SCOFFS) - You look really stressed, man.
Just normal wedding stress.
Dumb stuff that Priya and I have to decide.
And we're not always on the same page.
Uh-huh.
Is everything okay with you two? (EXHALES) It's crazy.
You know, this wedding just feels like this endless pile of to-do lists.
- Mm-hmm.
- Plus, I'm always here.
Mm.
And here is not exactly a walk in the park.
- Right.
- Look, I remember how it is.
- Definitely no signing bonuses.
- (CHUCKLES) Right? Just sleep deprivation.
Hey, man.
What else is goin' on, man? You were supposed to be here an hour ago.
Rounds start at 6:00 a.
m.
I had patients before you.
How many of them have a tumor the size of a persimmon - on their spine? - I looked at your scans.
Your tumor has shrunk to the size of an apricot.
Never cared for apricots.
It's good news.
It means we can schedule the surgery to remove the tumor for tomorrow morning.
Any questions? You gonna shave my head? It's spine surgery.
Why would we do that? Roger down the block had his appendix out.
Came home with a Mohawk.
I'm confident that had nothing to do with his operation.
What do you know about Roger? Or hair? You barely have hair.
Where's Dr.
Voss? - More suction, right here.
- There's so much blood.
I said suction.
You got to let me go Uh, should we page Vascular? No.
When you reduced the clavicle, a clot got dislodged, and now it's bleeding like stink.
- (BEN GROANS) - These are ortho problems.
We are ortho surgeons, so we fix them.
Ready for war, I got my armor gear Carry your sword 'cause the time is near What a thrill, always seems to amaze me In the forest with the youth and they're raving Dancing nonstop till the break of dawn Sheriffs come around, probably best to run Fire in my eyes, can't catch me now.
Shall I page Pre-Op to bring the pat Don't judge me, you only live once Homies in the back, so we got to live it up Party in the lake, everybody get in now Get in now, get in now, get in now, get in now KIT: Ah.
There.
The source of the bleed.
- BEN: Huh.
- Here.
Put pressure here.
- Okay.
- No, here.
- BEN: Oh.
- Bulldog clamp, six-oh Prolene.
Run wild I'm on a mission There.
Easy to control the bleed once you recognize the source.
(EXHALES) That was so cool.
(CHUCKLES) Agreed.
Mayo.
Running miles and running and I'm loving all the bruises Running miles and running wild I'm chugging like I'm fueling Houston, tell 'em that I'm coming up Let me go.
What the hell is that? This is not my valve.
Who put this valve here? Cancel the surgery.
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) TILLY: I'm booking your spa day in Cabo.
Question: did you want the couples massage or? You're not going alone, are you? Ooh, couples massage.
Sounds delightful.
But perhaps it can wait.
A word, Dr.
Bell? Of course.
Tilly, hold my calls.
I'm speaking at a conference in Cabo.
I'd love a top woman orthopod to introduce me.
Let's talk about a screw, shall we? A screw? Does this look like a 6.
5 millimeter, nine-grooved cancellous bone screw to you? Well, it shouldn't, because it's 6.
3 millimeters with eight grooves.
- (BELL SIGHS) - Care to explain why it showed up in the middle of my clavicle surgery? They accomplish the same thing.
The AorMed valve is a thing of glory.
Sleek leaflets.
Perfectly aligned suture ring.
- She drives like a dream.
- KIT: Let me guess.
Changes in your OR? An intruder.
An alien heart valve.
- It's a top-of-the-line - That's not the point.
You don't get to make surprise, unilateral decisions that affect our patients.
No ceremony.
No discussion.
- KIT: No notice, even.
- You two can't agree on anything.
Suddenly you're on the same team? (SCREAMING) (GRUNTING) A bomb just exploded in my body.
(GROANING) (COUGHING) Jasper Barnett's labs.
White blood count over 150,000.
Low platelets, blasts everywhere.
- Liver's starting to go, too.
- NIC: Henry came in with a broken wrist, but we thought Jasper - was in remission.
- And now he's not.
He already has a rare phenotype.
It's known to be resistant.
And when a kid comes back like this (EXHALES SHARPLY) I'll give him a month.
Maybe two, tops.
Only reasonable thing now is palliative treatment.
Anything else at this point would do more harm than good.
Let's hope Mom sees it that way.
They hardly ever do.
What if it had been caught earlier? Wouldn't have mattered.
His initial treatment was aggressive and thorough, and it was his best chance at a cure.
They kept the cancer at bay as long as possible.
Now it's back with a vengeance.
Guess I'll go spill the beans.
- Best to get it over with.
- Let me handle it.
They know me.
- I had them on my intern rotation.
- Hey, if you want to take the worst part of the job, it's all yours.
How does someone like that guy end up in pediatrics? The same way HODAD ended up in the OR.
You okay? How do you tell a mother her child is dying? Found it.
Let's see.
So, look, this is way before I broke my pelvis.
I told you I started early.
You're incredible.
Do you miss dancing? No.
I got my hip replacement, got my life back, and now when I sell devices, I help other people do the same thing.
I love it.
So, I showed you mine.
You show me yours.
What? The health monitor app you're working on.
Oh.
Uh we're still making some tweaks in the program.
If we could monitor elderly patients from afar with more accuracy You could see their overall medical report instead of relying on day-of examination results.
Exactly.
And it's working, but now we have to install the device and pair it with something wearable.
Wearables are huge in the aging market.
So show me it.
All right.
(GROANS, EXHALES) Diagnosis: a previously unbeknownst cyst beneath the ulna.
It ruptured with such power, such force that it fractured the strong bone.
You found that on the Internet.
A bomb in your body.
Oh, there was an explosion.
I created it.
It was undeniably godlike.
Right.
Let's get you in a splint, shall we? I'll order X-rays to confirm you can be treated nonoperatively.
(GROANS) So, my diagnosis was correct, huh? Your Web surfing was correct.
Let's talk about our mutual problem, shall we? The craven king in the high tower.
There are half dozen other devices Bell is swapping out for QuoVadis, including one I need for a spinal resection tomorrow.
That's where that man makes my ego look nonexistent.
Not possible.
But it's useless to try and overrule him.
At least for doctors.
Say more.
Well, if patients were unhappy with administration making medical decisions, - Bell might listen.
- He'd have to.
The power of persuasion.
I like it.
- Yes, but can you use it? - Me? Oh, I'm damn near a master.
(GROWLING PLAYFULLY) CHILD: I'm gonna get you so much! (GROWLING PLAYFULLY) Did you get Jasper's results back? We'll go over everything in the conference room.
You want to wait for your husband to get here? Uh, not happening.
It got tough.
He bailed.
His loss.
Let's do this.
I knew it.
(SIGHS) Inside, I knew it.
If I had gotten Jasper in here earlier We'd still be right here.
This isn't your fault at all.
You need to hear that.
(SNIFFLES) There has to be something.
I will find him another bone marrow donor.
Even if we found one right away, he's not healthy enough to go through the prep regimen.
Then when can he start chemo again? We just have to get even more aggressive.
Zoey Jasper can't be cured.
(SIGHS) And if we tried anyway, the treatments are painful.
I will connect you with an oncologist so you can discuss it, but he would suffer.
I read about alternative treatments in Mexico.
- We can go.
- Zoey No.
I will do whatever you want to do.
This is your decision.
But my job is to tell you the truth, which is Jasper can't beat this.
You can't stop that.
You can't change that.
None of us can.
But what you can do is you can focus on the quality of life he has left.
You can be with him every step.
And you can be there for Henry.
He's gonna need you.
I knew you couldn't resist putting your hands on my heart again.
That is a stretch.
Actually, Dr.
Okafor misses standing shoulder to shoulder with a surgical giant on the reg.
Little housekeeping matter.
Sign this.
It's a form saying that you insist on the AorMed valve.
The website said QuoVadis is the new protocol here at Chastain.
Which is why I need you to insist on using the valve that your brilliant surgeon believes is best.
You want me to use those devices to kick administration in the cojones? - Mm, maybe not quite that.
- But aren't they new for a reason? - Because they're better? - Well, it should work that way.
But the FDA approves new devices that have literally never been tested inside a human.
Not only do we not know if they're better, we don't know if they're safe.
Okay, and what exactly do you like about the AorMed? AUSTIN: Do you really want to have a conversation on the finer points of a heart valve? MINA: Bradley used to be a surgical resident.
At this hospital.
Great.
I guess that's better than a trip Triple-board-certified master of the scalpel? Okay, well, I still work in the medical field, so I definitely have an understanding of what AUSTIN: Nobody cares about your understanding! I am the surgeon.
You are the patient.
I am the one who knows what's best, and you are the one who takes a medically induced nap in an OR with your life in the hands of people who are far more experienced, more educated and more awake.
- I don't believe it.
- KIT: Unfortunately, it's true.
Medical devices are far less regulated than pharma.
Thousands are recalled every year for harming the patients they were supposed to help.
Which is why I prefer older devices that have a proven safety record.
The hospital wouldn't put something inside me that would hurt me.
Doctors want the devices that work best for patients.
Our administration chooses the device manufacturer that gives them the greatest profit margin.
Now, I caution you not to let them decide for you.
But ultimately it's your choice, and I will support whatever you decide.
Sign the damn thing.
What was that? That was his charm offensive.
I think maybe you're trying to tell your boss to buzz off.
But I support it.
You make the call.
Oh, I am so loving my career change in this moment.
Poor you.
I can't believe you have to work with that guy.
Listen to me.
Good surgeons are often arrogant jerks.
But Dr.
Austin has the most skilled hands I have ever seen.
You want happy chitchat and fake empathy, or you want your heart fixed without complications? I want the best surgeon using the latest innovation.
Well, you can't have both at Chastain.
Our surgeons want proof that whatever the latest innovation is, it works.
Got your page.
How can I help you? Austin's X-rays.
It's a non-displaced fracture through a benign cyst.
- He's cleared for surgery.
- Oh, good.
He's one of our best.
Although he's no Kit Voss.
Thank you, Dr.
Bell.
Randolph.
One of my patients is requesting I implant a VertGuard device instead of the QuoVadis one for her spinal tumor resection.
I'm gonna need my device back in this hospital by tomorrow morning.
I made that decision as a CEO and a surgeon.
QuoVadis is a trusted brand with proven outcomes.
If you want me to talk to your patient myself Over my dead body.
You've got some tension in your neck.
I can see it from here, Randolph.
I am not trying to cause you stress.
Truly.
(BELL CLEARS THROAT) (JOINTS CRACK) - (LOUD CRACK) - (GRUNTS) (CHUCKLES) Wow.
Well, that-that was that was effective.
How about a peace offering? Your office in an hour? That should be interesting.
Clear your schedule.
Hey, buddy.
Can I hang for a minute? If you're looking for Mom, she's in with Jasper.
Nope, just checking on you.
Do you know what I want to be when I grow up? A baseball player? Not anymore.
Now I want to be a scientist or doctor or something.
Find a cure for cancer that could save Jasper.
You are a great brother.
Do you know that? Is that for Jasper? (SIGHS) His birthday's this weekend.
He loves police stuff so much.
We were gonna have a party where he dressed up like a cop.
That's all he's been talking about.
It sucks, 'cause now we have to be here.
I think we might be able to do something about that.
Really? I think I can pull that off with a little help.
Think you can help me? Mmm, yeah.
Perfect.
Okay, unfortunately, Make-A-Wish couldn't do anything official for a couple of weeks.
But they did give me you ready for this? These guys.
- CONRAD: Oh - Right? HENRY: Not the hat.
Jasper has his own.
Good call.
Okay, you ready for this, though? Ta-da! - CONRAD: Oh-ho! - NIC: A police car! Awesome, right? IRVING: No, seriously, junior year, - Decatur Community Playhouse.
- You played Macbeth? I understudied.
We found everything on the list.
Band-Aids, ketchup, hair spray.
Oh, and these.
So You just found real handcuffs? Yeah.
Hmm.
You know your part, right? You bet I know my part.
It's almost showtime.
Uh, Dr.
Voss says I should send you straight in.
Uh excellent.
Uh, no disturbances for the next hour.
Let's make that two.
Who are you? I'm Ken.
What kind of pressure do you prefer, Doctor? Uh (LAUGHS) - Oh! - JASPER: Oh! I got 18.
- You won.
- I won by one point.
You did.
(GASPS SOFTLY) I work undercover on the force.
The police station called.
There's a criminal on the loose.
ZOEY: Oh, no.
A criminal? His name is The Germ.
Things could get tough.
I need a partner.
Here.
I was gonna give this to you for your birthday.
I can help you.
Yeah? Okay.
(IMITATING SIREN BLARING) I got your squad car.
(IMITATES TIRES SCREECHING) CONRAD: All right, let's solve a crime! - NIC: All right, where to? - CONRAD: I don't know, but security caught The Germ on camera - sneakin' around.
- Uh-oh.
How do we find him? The Germ has made a move! CONRAD: Detective Okafor! Talk to us.
He's stolen all of the bandages, - except one.
- CONRAD (EXHALES): Oh CONRAD: There's a red fingerprint on it.
You think it's blood? That's ketchup.
Good catch, eagle eye.
Where would The Germ have gotten into ketchup? Oh, the cafeteria! - (CLAPS HANDS) - All right.
Looks like we're going there.
Ready? Let's do this! -(IMITATING SIREN BLARING) (IMITATING SIREN BLARING) CONRAD: You see any clues? Mm-mm.
I see a handprint.
Hey, mister, we're looking for The Germ.
It's Bob, okay? I haven't seen him, but if you want food, you're out of luck, okay, because someone, they stole all the sterile gloves.
I see one! Jasper, look.
Another one, and another one.
We have to follow them! - NIC: Move it, guys! Go! - Let's go! I think we're getting close.
Keep your eyes peeled, guys.
(NIC AND JASPER GASP) - The Germ! - He's really here! Stop bothering me! I'm a super bug.
- How do we stop him? - We got to use what's here.
You can't fight me.
Like, maybe this? (THE GERM GRUNTING) If you push these buttons right here, you will stop him with an electric shock.
You got this.
Stop it right now, Germ! CONRAD: Okay, Germ, Are you gonna give back those bandages and gloves? Never! I'm MRSA the super bug.
(LOW GROWLING) CONRAD: Okay stop him.
You, you little shrimp, I'll crush you.
Bring it.
What are those? What are those things? Get away from me with those.
(STARTLED GASPS) I'm trapped! - Don't come any closer! - JASPER: Yeah, you are! (GROWLS) (GOOFY GRUNTING) (GOOFY GROANING) Ow! Ow! Ow.
Ow.
(THE GERM CONTINUES GROANING) You're arrested! (THE GERM GRUNTING) - JESSICA: Get up, kiddo.
- Don't make me go back! It's so dark in there.
JESSICA: We got him now.
Get him out of here! - - (CHEERING) (IMITATING SIREN WHOOPING) (CHEERING CONTINUES) (ALARM DINGING) Is this damn hospital gonna kill me? Penny, tell me what's happening.
I don't know! I woke up, the bed was wet.
I couldn't get up.
Incontinence, lack of sensation.
- Can you feel this? - No.
- How about here? - Nothing below my waist.
Am I paralyzed? My guess is cauda equina syndrome.
The tumor must be compressing the nerves of your spinal cord.
- Oh, my God, oh, my God.
- Penny, Penny, your surgery just moved up to now, okay? - (GASPING, CRYING) - Book an OR.
If we don't get her in there right away, she's never gonna walk again.
All right, fast and focused.
Pull the mayo closer.
Ten-blade, full retractor set.
- Where's Okafor? - On the way, Dr.
Voss.
Damn it.
That's the QuoVadis device.
It's the only one they had left in supplies.
Do you want me to call out for something else? There's no time for that.
Looks like I have to put a device into her spine that I already convinced her not to use.
(BEEP BEEP) Dr.
Austin.
I don't know if you remember, but we've met before.
You're a horseman of the apocalypse.
I know.
I wanted to speak with you about one of your patients.
- I don't do device reps.
Sorry.
- Well, this device rep is trying to tell you that Bradley Jenkins wants a new surgeon.
Who does he want? Archibald Simon.
I'm better than Archie.
Significantly so.
That's what everyone says, but Bradley has his heart set on QuoVadis, and you won't use it.
I've installed over 600 valves from 12 different companies.
I've tried what's out there, and every single time - I go back to the AorMed.
- Do what you want.
I know QuoVadis devices are gold.
I'm just trying to do you a solid.
Right.
Sure you are.
Look, this doesn't affect me one way or the other.
Either Dr.
Simon puts in the QuoVadis device here, or Bradley says he'll transfer to Abe Benedict at Atlanta General.
- Dr.
Benedict? - Mm-hmm.
I was his star resident.
He raised me on the AorMed.
Well, now he uses QuoVadis, and he's willing to poach your patients.
(ABE LAUGHING) - Austin.
- Good evening, sir.
What's that? A mere flesh wound.
- I'll survive.
- (CHUCKLES) ABE: Well, good to see you, as always.
- How'd you find me? - Well, it's 7:30, constitutional jog at the alma mater, rain or shine.
I know.
I'm a creature of habit.
Which is why I was surprised to hear that you've moved away from the heart device you've used for years.
Why the QuoVadis valve? Uh, well, the truth is, valves are very similar.
Then why the switch? - The penicillin coating.
- Really? I thought that was much ado about nothing.
- You've found it really makes a difference? Reduced the rate of postoperative endocarditis by half.
- You're certain? - AJ, you know better than anyone it'd have to take a great product to get me to change my ways.
All right, well, dinner next month, - per the youzh? - Wouldn't miss it.
- AUSTIN: All right.
- Good to see ya.
They're bringing in a cot for you.
Thank you both for everything.
You kidding me? It was fun.
Who knew Jasper was such a good little detective? I caught The Germ, Henry.
You were awesome.
Okay, Freddie Freeman, bedtime.
All right, good night, guys.
Good night, Officer Jasper.
I'm not gonna grow up to be a police officer.
What do you want to be now? I'm not gonna grow up.
I saw my mom crying.
I know what that means.
Can you do something for me? Name it.
JASPER: Take care of my brother.
He fell down the stairs.
It was maybe one of those things he gets.
An absence seizure? Can you fix him? I can try.
My mom needs him.
Promise.
Yes.
Promise.
(CAR LOCK CHIRPS) Ta-da! - Yes.
- (LAUGHS) Ooh.
You and Conrad were great today.
If you ever decide to leave medicine, you have a back-up career.
As police officers? I don't think we really play by the rules.
No, I was thinking as children theatre actors.
- Oh.
(CHUCKLES) - (LAUGHS) How are you doing? (SIGHS) Heartbroken.
That family - (ALARMS BLARING) - (PANTING) ZOEY (CRYING): Jasper.
It's okay.
- Oh, talk to me.
- Unresponsive, bradycardiac.
- Cheyne-Stokes breathing.
- You have do something.
- (CONRAD SIGHS) - (HENRY CRYING) - Pupils are fixed and dilated.
- Epi and atropine's maxed out.
Intracerebral hemorrhage.
- He's herniating.
- I know.
(HENRY CRIES QUIETLY) What are What's happening? Save him! Zoey Listen to me.
Jasper has a brain bleed.
Okay, so stop it.
- (CRYING) - We can't.
No one can.
His blood is His blood it can't clot.
- No.
No.
- This is the end.
No.
(CRYING) I don't want his last moments to be torture, and neither do you.
He needs you, both of you.
I'm here, Jasper.
I'm right here.
Zoey, do not miss this moment.
(SOBS) Tell him you're here.
ZOEY: Yeah.
Tell him you love him.
(ZOEY CRIES QUIETLY) (CONRAD PANTS) (ZOEY SNIFFLES, CRIES) (WHISPERING): Just tell him it's okay.
- Tell him it's okay.
- It's okay.
Tell him it's okay.
(HENRY CRIES) ZOEY: Baby.
(SNIFFLES) It's Mommy and Henry.
(HENRY SNIFFLES, CRIES) (SNIFFLES) We love you so much.
(INHALES SHARPLY, SNIFFLES) (MONITOR BEEPS) (ZOEY EXHALES) (JASPER EXHALES LOUDLY) (LOUD, DRONING BEEP) (FLATLINE DRONE CONTINUES) Left arm retract the myocardium while I finish snipping.
(SNIPPING) There.
- Ready for valve placement.
- Pickups.
JULIAN: When you grab the valve, it helps to Saleswoman, I've been grabbing valves since Well, I was gonna say since before you went to med school, but you didn't go to med school.
You went to business school.
Wharton? U Penn? (GROANS) This damn valve is too big.
No, I think you're holding it upside down, which is, I believe, what Julian was trying to tell you.
Speak up, then.
Put the valve on the mayo stand.
You see that white tick mark? Clamp it there when you pick it up.
Now it's positioned for proper placement.
Easy-peasy.
MINA: Oh.
A perfect fit.
Start suturing, Dr.
Okafor, please.
Six-oh Prolene to me.
For the record, I went to dance conservatory.
- Juilliard.
- AUSTIN: Oh.
An artist.
That's why you're good in the OR.
KIT: Boo-hoo.
(BELL SIGHS) How was that massage? Helped with the neck tension, but for the record, I prefer a female massage therapist.
It's not so fun to expect one thing and be surprised by another, is it? The QuoVadis devices are good for the hospital because they're good for the patients.
Your case yesterday had a perfect outcome.
- Yes, but that's not the point.
- What, pray tell, is the point? You're a gifted surgeon.
In your OR, did you want an agenda shoved down your throat from an ivory tower? Kit, just see the big picture, They're innovators.
There's opportunity here for you, as well.
- QuoVadis can - Let me be clear.
Perks, bonuses, trips to Cabo as payola no.
I'll never be a shill for a device company, even a reputable one.
It's not in the best interest of my patients.
And Randolph, I have a high enough opinion of you to believe you wouldn't do it, either.
I've gone over the surgical report.
The heart valve was installed perfectly.
Blood flow and oxygen levels are good.
- You have a new lease on life.
- And no more excuses.
You are officially included in the Bollywood dance - at my wedding.
- BRADLEY: No! You do not want that.
I have three left feet.
I'm serious.
Listen, if Julian can make me look coordinated, she can teach anyone.
Devon is an exceptional student, and we have a final rehearsal coming up.
I can catch you up in no time.
Mina, - dance with us, too? - Uh, just try and stop me.
Now, I have to remove the surgical drain and the patient needs to rest.
- Okay, take care.
- Thank you.
- Mm.
- Sorry.
- Sorry.
- See you later, man.
Thanks for everything.
(DOOR CLOSES) So those two? - He's engaged.
- And she is gorgeous.
So is Devon's fiancée, Priya.
Mina, has having a boyfriend turned you into a romantic? I have always been a romantic.
And I've romantically learned to mind my own business.
Okay.
So you trust Julian? Not at all.
I trust Devon.
("HEARTBEAT" BY ALICE BOMAN BEGINS) The black above is dense with stars Can anybody hear me? Can you hear my heartbeat? Can you hear my heartbeat? Can you hear my heartbeat? Can you hear my heartbeat? (LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING) Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Nice watch.
You're right.
- Those stipends are generous.
- Yeah, well, it pays to be a QuoVadis Opinion Leader.
Now, Dr.
Benedict let's discuss Cabo details.
It's Bradley.
I love you, too.
And I do think it'll be different this time.
JULIAN: I hear you have a wedding coming up.
You studying up to do a Bollywood dance? I have two left feet.
JULIAN: Well, maybe I can help.
I was a dancer.
Dr.
Benedict at Atlanta General told me all about you.
Said you were the best student he ever had.
- You know Abe? - Who's this douche? Head of the hottest new medical device company in the country.
Also the most eligible bachelor.
We all know you're the most eligible bachelor.
JULIAN: Dr.
Bell is meeting my boss, Gordon Page.
I've done some reading on your vagus nerve stimulator.
- Is it everything I hear? - More.
It exceeded all our expectations.
We're gonna help so many people.
If you can't land Gordon, I will.
(TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING) GORDON: Rare high-altitude potatoes.
- Glacier water.
- (BELL LAUGHS) Quadruple-filtrated through uncut diamonds.
Cheers.
BELL: Cheers.
Best one yet.
- Well, have I convinced you? - No, you didn't need to.
I did my homework.
Your new VNS device is top-rated.
All the QuoVadis products are solid.
Why'd I buy all this vodka? Because you want more.
You want exclusivity in my hospital.
Smart man.
(LAUGHS) So, what do you need to make all QuoVadis devices Chastain's standard of care? It's not what I need.
It's what Chastain needs.
Something to impact our bottom line.
A discount.
Deep discount.
40%.
Whew.
I never give more than ten.
And that's a hell of a profit margin.
- Before you mark up the patients.
- 30.
20.
Final offer.
And that's only because you can hold your liquor.
Chastain can get that number from any of the established device manufacturers.
Why should I go with you, aside from the vodka? Because, as QuoVadis's newest opinion leader, you can speak at conferences, like the one in Cabo next week.
You fly on the company jet.
Five-star hotel.
Gourmet meals.
Abundant downtime to hit the beach with a margarita in hand.
Of course, there's a small speaking fee and stipend.
It's not much, but we can offer you 200.
Thousand.
- (LAUGHS) - (CHUCKLES) Uh That and a 25% discount, you have a deal.
(BEEPING) (WHIRRING) (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS) - JULIAN: Voilà .
- IRVING: Mmm, doughnuts.
- I'm starving.
- Have one.
IRVING: You're the best.
- JULIAN: Mmm.
Chocolate.
Good? - Mmm.
Mm-hmm.
Morning.
Fresh from the oven.
- IRVING: Very kind of you.
- Mm-hmm.
- You made those? - Someone else's oven.
QuoVadis is just the delivery system.
No, thanks.
IRVING: He doesn't do carbs.
I don't do bribes.
I heard you're helpful in the OR, but I'm not a fan of sales reps inside the hospital.
Seems like a conflict of interest.
- No offense.
- None taken.
You know what, I'll take another one.
We don't make enough to turn down free food.
I should've gone into finance.
IRVING: And quit medicine? Speaking of which, Bradley's coming in for a heart valve.
Headlines: used to be one of us, took a nosedive through a skylight, left the halls of healing.
Be nice.
He's still one of us.
Oh, no, he's not.
Now he's a Muggle.
IRVING: Hundreds of thousands in med school debt, - down the drain.
- DEVON: Yeah, and he'll be paying it off for decades.
(PAGER BEEPING) Pravesh, they need you in VIP.
They don't page you when they need me.
Looks like they do.
Hey, uh, do you remember the Barnetts? First-year intern, pediatric rotation.
Two adopted kids with medical needs, right? Yes, and, apparently, you made quite the impression.
The oldest boy hurt his wrist.
He's asking for the cool doctor with the tattoos.
- Ha! - Our peds resident isn't here yet, - so - I'm on it.
Don't do that.
In this new Mario game, - I just like - Hey, Jasper! - Henry.
- Hi.
Look at you, all grown up.
You driving yet? ZOEY: Good to see you, Dr.
Hawkins.
If that's still your name? Yeah, I was an intern.
I was trying out some nicknames.
ZOEY: Yeah, it wasn't good.
Right, Hammer? Hammer? ZOEY: Anyway, here we are again.
Who knew our stairs could be so dangerous? NIC: Can you give me a little wiggle? (COUGHING) Elbow pit, dude.
(COUGHING) Did he get his flu shot? For sure.
But every kindergartner has a cold right now.
The school is a phlegm factory.
We have been seeing so many kids.
JASPER: Is Henry's hand broken? Can he still pitch his game today? Maybe not today but sometime soon.
Are you a righty or a southpaw? NIC: Absence seizures.
He's had them since infancy? ZOEY: Yeah, but they've always been mild.
And we have them under control.
Is that why you fell, Henry? It wasn't a seizure.
I just tripped.
I was reading to Jasper when we heard the crash.
CONRAD: Okay, he probably just needs a med adjustment.
It happens as kids grow.
We'll call for a neuro workup.
Keep icing his wrist.
- Get an X-ray, too.
- Mm-hmm.
- Cool? - Cool.
(CHUCKLES): All right.
Come here.
All right.
All right.
HENRY: Wash your hands.
He never takes that off.
Ever.
'Cause it's awesome.
ZOEY: He loves this hat.
It inspired his police birthday party this Saturday.
- Right, dude? - (COUGHING) I'm gonna try to move his pediatrician visit up to today.
No, no reason for an extra doctor's visit.
We'll check him out here.
We'll be back.
- (COUGHING) - Hey.
It's okay.
NIC: You're worried about the little brother.
Yeah, Jasper had it rough when he was fighting leukemia.
Chemo, radiation.
He had pneumonia twice.
Poor kid has been in the hospital all the time.
How long has he been in remission? His last bone marrow transplant went well.
Been clear for two years.
Now he's got a low-grade fever and a cough.
Saw a yellow bruise on him, and his nodes are swollen.
- Who's his pediatric oncologist? - Dr.
Richards.
Retired in June.
Buzzkirk took her patients.
I know.
I don't like him either.
Hi, I'm Dr.
Pravesh.
Conrad can't even answer his own pages now? - Bradley, you're my VIP patient? - (LAUGHS) - VIP.
That's me! - (CHUCKLES) - How you doing? - Never better, man.
You know, besides needing a whole new heart valve.
But who cares, right? I'm back here.
I get to see all my pals from before leaving the rat race.
The rat race.
Is that what we're calling it now? Well, in medical marketing, we do, for sure.
Yeah, I got really lucky with a major firm.
Signing bonus took care of all my med school debt.
- You're kidding.
- Nope.
Boom.
Debt-free and pulling in mid-six figs.
Seriously, man.
But it's not just that, dude.
- I've never been happier, honestly.
- That's great.
- You found something you love.
- I did.
So, how are wedding plans going? Good.
Never better.
Uh-oh.
I know that look.
That's the look you used to get when Conrad would pimp you.
- (SCOFFS) - You look really stressed, man.
Just normal wedding stress.
Dumb stuff that Priya and I have to decide.
And we're not always on the same page.
Uh-huh.
Is everything okay with you two? (EXHALES) It's crazy.
You know, this wedding just feels like this endless pile of to-do lists.
- Mm-hmm.
- Plus, I'm always here.
Mm.
And here is not exactly a walk in the park.
- Right.
- Look, I remember how it is.
- Definitely no signing bonuses.
- (CHUCKLES) Right? Just sleep deprivation.
Hey, man.
What else is goin' on, man? You were supposed to be here an hour ago.
Rounds start at 6:00 a.
m.
I had patients before you.
How many of them have a tumor the size of a persimmon - on their spine? - I looked at your scans.
Your tumor has shrunk to the size of an apricot.
Never cared for apricots.
It's good news.
It means we can schedule the surgery to remove the tumor for tomorrow morning.
Any questions? You gonna shave my head? It's spine surgery.
Why would we do that? Roger down the block had his appendix out.
Came home with a Mohawk.
I'm confident that had nothing to do with his operation.
What do you know about Roger? Or hair? You barely have hair.
Where's Dr.
Voss? - More suction, right here.
- There's so much blood.
I said suction.
You got to let me go Uh, should we page Vascular? No.
When you reduced the clavicle, a clot got dislodged, and now it's bleeding like stink.
- (BEN GROANS) - These are ortho problems.
We are ortho surgeons, so we fix them.
Ready for war, I got my armor gear Carry your sword 'cause the time is near What a thrill, always seems to amaze me In the forest with the youth and they're raving Dancing nonstop till the break of dawn Sheriffs come around, probably best to run Fire in my eyes, can't catch me now.
Shall I page Pre-Op to bring the pat Don't judge me, you only live once Homies in the back, so we got to live it up Party in the lake, everybody get in now Get in now, get in now, get in now, get in now KIT: Ah.
There.
The source of the bleed.
- BEN: Huh.
- Here.
Put pressure here.
- Okay.
- No, here.
- BEN: Oh.
- Bulldog clamp, six-oh Prolene.
Run wild I'm on a mission There.
Easy to control the bleed once you recognize the source.
(EXHALES) That was so cool.
(CHUCKLES) Agreed.
Mayo.
Running miles and running and I'm loving all the bruises Running miles and running wild I'm chugging like I'm fueling Houston, tell 'em that I'm coming up Let me go.
What the hell is that? This is not my valve.
Who put this valve here? Cancel the surgery.
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) TILLY: I'm booking your spa day in Cabo.
Question: did you want the couples massage or? You're not going alone, are you? Ooh, couples massage.
Sounds delightful.
But perhaps it can wait.
A word, Dr.
Bell? Of course.
Tilly, hold my calls.
I'm speaking at a conference in Cabo.
I'd love a top woman orthopod to introduce me.
Let's talk about a screw, shall we? A screw? Does this look like a 6.
5 millimeter, nine-grooved cancellous bone screw to you? Well, it shouldn't, because it's 6.
3 millimeters with eight grooves.
- (BELL SIGHS) - Care to explain why it showed up in the middle of my clavicle surgery? They accomplish the same thing.
The AorMed valve is a thing of glory.
Sleek leaflets.
Perfectly aligned suture ring.
- She drives like a dream.
- KIT: Let me guess.
Changes in your OR? An intruder.
An alien heart valve.
- It's a top-of-the-line - That's not the point.
You don't get to make surprise, unilateral decisions that affect our patients.
No ceremony.
No discussion.
- KIT: No notice, even.
- You two can't agree on anything.
Suddenly you're on the same team? (SCREAMING) (GRUNTING) A bomb just exploded in my body.
(GROANING) (COUGHING) Jasper Barnett's labs.
White blood count over 150,000.
Low platelets, blasts everywhere.
- Liver's starting to go, too.
- NIC: Henry came in with a broken wrist, but we thought Jasper - was in remission.
- And now he's not.
He already has a rare phenotype.
It's known to be resistant.
And when a kid comes back like this (EXHALES SHARPLY) I'll give him a month.
Maybe two, tops.
Only reasonable thing now is palliative treatment.
Anything else at this point would do more harm than good.
Let's hope Mom sees it that way.
They hardly ever do.
What if it had been caught earlier? Wouldn't have mattered.
His initial treatment was aggressive and thorough, and it was his best chance at a cure.
They kept the cancer at bay as long as possible.
Now it's back with a vengeance.
Guess I'll go spill the beans.
- Best to get it over with.
- Let me handle it.
They know me.
- I had them on my intern rotation.
- Hey, if you want to take the worst part of the job, it's all yours.
How does someone like that guy end up in pediatrics? The same way HODAD ended up in the OR.
You okay? How do you tell a mother her child is dying? Found it.
Let's see.
So, look, this is way before I broke my pelvis.
I told you I started early.
You're incredible.
Do you miss dancing? No.
I got my hip replacement, got my life back, and now when I sell devices, I help other people do the same thing.
I love it.
So, I showed you mine.
You show me yours.
What? The health monitor app you're working on.
Oh.
Uh we're still making some tweaks in the program.
If we could monitor elderly patients from afar with more accuracy You could see their overall medical report instead of relying on day-of examination results.
Exactly.
And it's working, but now we have to install the device and pair it with something wearable.
Wearables are huge in the aging market.
So show me it.
All right.
(GROANS, EXHALES) Diagnosis: a previously unbeknownst cyst beneath the ulna.
It ruptured with such power, such force that it fractured the strong bone.
You found that on the Internet.
A bomb in your body.
Oh, there was an explosion.
I created it.
It was undeniably godlike.
Right.
Let's get you in a splint, shall we? I'll order X-rays to confirm you can be treated nonoperatively.
(GROANS) So, my diagnosis was correct, huh? Your Web surfing was correct.
Let's talk about our mutual problem, shall we? The craven king in the high tower.
There are half dozen other devices Bell is swapping out for QuoVadis, including one I need for a spinal resection tomorrow.
That's where that man makes my ego look nonexistent.
Not possible.
But it's useless to try and overrule him.
At least for doctors.
Say more.
Well, if patients were unhappy with administration making medical decisions, - Bell might listen.
- He'd have to.
The power of persuasion.
I like it.
- Yes, but can you use it? - Me? Oh, I'm damn near a master.
(GROWLING PLAYFULLY) CHILD: I'm gonna get you so much! (GROWLING PLAYFULLY) Did you get Jasper's results back? We'll go over everything in the conference room.
You want to wait for your husband to get here? Uh, not happening.
It got tough.
He bailed.
His loss.
Let's do this.
I knew it.
(SIGHS) Inside, I knew it.
If I had gotten Jasper in here earlier We'd still be right here.
This isn't your fault at all.
You need to hear that.
(SNIFFLES) There has to be something.
I will find him another bone marrow donor.
Even if we found one right away, he's not healthy enough to go through the prep regimen.
Then when can he start chemo again? We just have to get even more aggressive.
Zoey Jasper can't be cured.
(SIGHS) And if we tried anyway, the treatments are painful.
I will connect you with an oncologist so you can discuss it, but he would suffer.
I read about alternative treatments in Mexico.
- We can go.
- Zoey No.
I will do whatever you want to do.
This is your decision.
But my job is to tell you the truth, which is Jasper can't beat this.
You can't stop that.
You can't change that.
None of us can.
But what you can do is you can focus on the quality of life he has left.
You can be with him every step.
And you can be there for Henry.
He's gonna need you.
I knew you couldn't resist putting your hands on my heart again.
That is a stretch.
Actually, Dr.
Okafor misses standing shoulder to shoulder with a surgical giant on the reg.
Little housekeeping matter.
Sign this.
It's a form saying that you insist on the AorMed valve.
The website said QuoVadis is the new protocol here at Chastain.
Which is why I need you to insist on using the valve that your brilliant surgeon believes is best.
You want me to use those devices to kick administration in the cojones? - Mm, maybe not quite that.
- But aren't they new for a reason? - Because they're better? - Well, it should work that way.
But the FDA approves new devices that have literally never been tested inside a human.
Not only do we not know if they're better, we don't know if they're safe.
Okay, and what exactly do you like about the AorMed? AUSTIN: Do you really want to have a conversation on the finer points of a heart valve? MINA: Bradley used to be a surgical resident.
At this hospital.
Great.
I guess that's better than a trip Triple-board-certified master of the scalpel? Okay, well, I still work in the medical field, so I definitely have an understanding of what AUSTIN: Nobody cares about your understanding! I am the surgeon.
You are the patient.
I am the one who knows what's best, and you are the one who takes a medically induced nap in an OR with your life in the hands of people who are far more experienced, more educated and more awake.
- I don't believe it.
- KIT: Unfortunately, it's true.
Medical devices are far less regulated than pharma.
Thousands are recalled every year for harming the patients they were supposed to help.
Which is why I prefer older devices that have a proven safety record.
The hospital wouldn't put something inside me that would hurt me.
Doctors want the devices that work best for patients.
Our administration chooses the device manufacturer that gives them the greatest profit margin.
Now, I caution you not to let them decide for you.
But ultimately it's your choice, and I will support whatever you decide.
Sign the damn thing.
What was that? That was his charm offensive.
I think maybe you're trying to tell your boss to buzz off.
But I support it.
You make the call.
Oh, I am so loving my career change in this moment.
Poor you.
I can't believe you have to work with that guy.
Listen to me.
Good surgeons are often arrogant jerks.
But Dr.
Austin has the most skilled hands I have ever seen.
You want happy chitchat and fake empathy, or you want your heart fixed without complications? I want the best surgeon using the latest innovation.
Well, you can't have both at Chastain.
Our surgeons want proof that whatever the latest innovation is, it works.
Got your page.
How can I help you? Austin's X-rays.
It's a non-displaced fracture through a benign cyst.
- He's cleared for surgery.
- Oh, good.
He's one of our best.
Although he's no Kit Voss.
Thank you, Dr.
Bell.
Randolph.
One of my patients is requesting I implant a VertGuard device instead of the QuoVadis one for her spinal tumor resection.
I'm gonna need my device back in this hospital by tomorrow morning.
I made that decision as a CEO and a surgeon.
QuoVadis is a trusted brand with proven outcomes.
If you want me to talk to your patient myself Over my dead body.
You've got some tension in your neck.
I can see it from here, Randolph.
I am not trying to cause you stress.
Truly.
(BELL CLEARS THROAT) (JOINTS CRACK) - (LOUD CRACK) - (GRUNTS) (CHUCKLES) Wow.
Well, that-that was that was effective.
How about a peace offering? Your office in an hour? That should be interesting.
Clear your schedule.
Hey, buddy.
Can I hang for a minute? If you're looking for Mom, she's in with Jasper.
Nope, just checking on you.
Do you know what I want to be when I grow up? A baseball player? Not anymore.
Now I want to be a scientist or doctor or something.
Find a cure for cancer that could save Jasper.
You are a great brother.
Do you know that? Is that for Jasper? (SIGHS) His birthday's this weekend.
He loves police stuff so much.
We were gonna have a party where he dressed up like a cop.
That's all he's been talking about.
It sucks, 'cause now we have to be here.
I think we might be able to do something about that.
Really? I think I can pull that off with a little help.
Think you can help me? Mmm, yeah.
Perfect.
Okay, unfortunately, Make-A-Wish couldn't do anything official for a couple of weeks.
But they did give me you ready for this? These guys.
- CONRAD: Oh - Right? HENRY: Not the hat.
Jasper has his own.
Good call.
Okay, you ready for this, though? Ta-da! - CONRAD: Oh-ho! - NIC: A police car! Awesome, right? IRVING: No, seriously, junior year, - Decatur Community Playhouse.
- You played Macbeth? I understudied.
We found everything on the list.
Band-Aids, ketchup, hair spray.
Oh, and these.
So You just found real handcuffs? Yeah.
Hmm.
You know your part, right? You bet I know my part.
It's almost showtime.
Uh, Dr.
Voss says I should send you straight in.
Uh excellent.
Uh, no disturbances for the next hour.
Let's make that two.
Who are you? I'm Ken.
What kind of pressure do you prefer, Doctor? Uh (LAUGHS) - Oh! - JASPER: Oh! I got 18.
- You won.
- I won by one point.
You did.
(GASPS SOFTLY) I work undercover on the force.
The police station called.
There's a criminal on the loose.
ZOEY: Oh, no.
A criminal? His name is The Germ.
Things could get tough.
I need a partner.
Here.
I was gonna give this to you for your birthday.
I can help you.
Yeah? Okay.
(IMITATING SIREN BLARING) I got your squad car.
(IMITATES TIRES SCREECHING) CONRAD: All right, let's solve a crime! - NIC: All right, where to? - CONRAD: I don't know, but security caught The Germ on camera - sneakin' around.
- Uh-oh.
How do we find him? The Germ has made a move! CONRAD: Detective Okafor! Talk to us.
He's stolen all of the bandages, - except one.
- CONRAD (EXHALES): Oh CONRAD: There's a red fingerprint on it.
You think it's blood? That's ketchup.
Good catch, eagle eye.
Where would The Germ have gotten into ketchup? Oh, the cafeteria! - (CLAPS HANDS) - All right.
Looks like we're going there.
Ready? Let's do this! -(IMITATING SIREN BLARING) (IMITATING SIREN BLARING) CONRAD: You see any clues? Mm-mm.
I see a handprint.
Hey, mister, we're looking for The Germ.
It's Bob, okay? I haven't seen him, but if you want food, you're out of luck, okay, because someone, they stole all the sterile gloves.
I see one! Jasper, look.
Another one, and another one.
We have to follow them! - NIC: Move it, guys! Go! - Let's go! I think we're getting close.
Keep your eyes peeled, guys.
(NIC AND JASPER GASP) - The Germ! - He's really here! Stop bothering me! I'm a super bug.
- How do we stop him? - We got to use what's here.
You can't fight me.
Like, maybe this? (THE GERM GRUNTING) If you push these buttons right here, you will stop him with an electric shock.
You got this.
Stop it right now, Germ! CONRAD: Okay, Germ, Are you gonna give back those bandages and gloves? Never! I'm MRSA the super bug.
(LOW GROWLING) CONRAD: Okay stop him.
You, you little shrimp, I'll crush you.
Bring it.
What are those? What are those things? Get away from me with those.
(STARTLED GASPS) I'm trapped! - Don't come any closer! - JASPER: Yeah, you are! (GROWLS) (GOOFY GRUNTING) (GOOFY GROANING) Ow! Ow! Ow.
Ow.
(THE GERM CONTINUES GROANING) You're arrested! (THE GERM GRUNTING) - JESSICA: Get up, kiddo.
- Don't make me go back! It's so dark in there.
JESSICA: We got him now.
Get him out of here! - - (CHEERING) (IMITATING SIREN WHOOPING) (CHEERING CONTINUES) (ALARM DINGING) Is this damn hospital gonna kill me? Penny, tell me what's happening.
I don't know! I woke up, the bed was wet.
I couldn't get up.
Incontinence, lack of sensation.
- Can you feel this? - No.
- How about here? - Nothing below my waist.
Am I paralyzed? My guess is cauda equina syndrome.
The tumor must be compressing the nerves of your spinal cord.
- Oh, my God, oh, my God.
- Penny, Penny, your surgery just moved up to now, okay? - (GASPING, CRYING) - Book an OR.
If we don't get her in there right away, she's never gonna walk again.
All right, fast and focused.
Pull the mayo closer.
Ten-blade, full retractor set.
- Where's Okafor? - On the way, Dr.
Voss.
Damn it.
That's the QuoVadis device.
It's the only one they had left in supplies.
Do you want me to call out for something else? There's no time for that.
Looks like I have to put a device into her spine that I already convinced her not to use.
(BEEP BEEP) Dr.
Austin.
I don't know if you remember, but we've met before.
You're a horseman of the apocalypse.
I know.
I wanted to speak with you about one of your patients.
- I don't do device reps.
Sorry.
- Well, this device rep is trying to tell you that Bradley Jenkins wants a new surgeon.
Who does he want? Archibald Simon.
I'm better than Archie.
Significantly so.
That's what everyone says, but Bradley has his heart set on QuoVadis, and you won't use it.
I've installed over 600 valves from 12 different companies.
I've tried what's out there, and every single time - I go back to the AorMed.
- Do what you want.
I know QuoVadis devices are gold.
I'm just trying to do you a solid.
Right.
Sure you are.
Look, this doesn't affect me one way or the other.
Either Dr.
Simon puts in the QuoVadis device here, or Bradley says he'll transfer to Abe Benedict at Atlanta General.
- Dr.
Benedict? - Mm-hmm.
I was his star resident.
He raised me on the AorMed.
Well, now he uses QuoVadis, and he's willing to poach your patients.
(ABE LAUGHING) - Austin.
- Good evening, sir.
What's that? A mere flesh wound.
- I'll survive.
- (CHUCKLES) ABE: Well, good to see you, as always.
- How'd you find me? - Well, it's 7:30, constitutional jog at the alma mater, rain or shine.
I know.
I'm a creature of habit.
Which is why I was surprised to hear that you've moved away from the heart device you've used for years.
Why the QuoVadis valve? Uh, well, the truth is, valves are very similar.
Then why the switch? - The penicillin coating.
- Really? I thought that was much ado about nothing.
- You've found it really makes a difference? Reduced the rate of postoperative endocarditis by half.
- You're certain? - AJ, you know better than anyone it'd have to take a great product to get me to change my ways.
All right, well, dinner next month, - per the youzh? - Wouldn't miss it.
- AUSTIN: All right.
- Good to see ya.
They're bringing in a cot for you.
Thank you both for everything.
You kidding me? It was fun.
Who knew Jasper was such a good little detective? I caught The Germ, Henry.
You were awesome.
Okay, Freddie Freeman, bedtime.
All right, good night, guys.
Good night, Officer Jasper.
I'm not gonna grow up to be a police officer.
What do you want to be now? I'm not gonna grow up.
I saw my mom crying.
I know what that means.
Can you do something for me? Name it.
JASPER: Take care of my brother.
He fell down the stairs.
It was maybe one of those things he gets.
An absence seizure? Can you fix him? I can try.
My mom needs him.
Promise.
Yes.
Promise.
(CAR LOCK CHIRPS) Ta-da! - Yes.
- (LAUGHS) Ooh.
You and Conrad were great today.
If you ever decide to leave medicine, you have a back-up career.
As police officers? I don't think we really play by the rules.
No, I was thinking as children theatre actors.
- Oh.
(CHUCKLES) - (LAUGHS) How are you doing? (SIGHS) Heartbroken.
That family - (ALARMS BLARING) - (PANTING) ZOEY (CRYING): Jasper.
It's okay.
- Oh, talk to me.
- Unresponsive, bradycardiac.
- Cheyne-Stokes breathing.
- You have do something.
- (CONRAD SIGHS) - (HENRY CRYING) - Pupils are fixed and dilated.
- Epi and atropine's maxed out.
Intracerebral hemorrhage.
- He's herniating.
- I know.
(HENRY CRIES QUIETLY) What are What's happening? Save him! Zoey Listen to me.
Jasper has a brain bleed.
Okay, so stop it.
- (CRYING) - We can't.
No one can.
His blood is His blood it can't clot.
- No.
No.
- This is the end.
No.
(CRYING) I don't want his last moments to be torture, and neither do you.
He needs you, both of you.
I'm here, Jasper.
I'm right here.
Zoey, do not miss this moment.
(SOBS) Tell him you're here.
ZOEY: Yeah.
Tell him you love him.
(ZOEY CRIES QUIETLY) (CONRAD PANTS) (ZOEY SNIFFLES, CRIES) (WHISPERING): Just tell him it's okay.
- Tell him it's okay.
- It's okay.
Tell him it's okay.
(HENRY CRIES) ZOEY: Baby.
(SNIFFLES) It's Mommy and Henry.
(HENRY SNIFFLES, CRIES) (SNIFFLES) We love you so much.
(INHALES SHARPLY, SNIFFLES) (MONITOR BEEPS) (ZOEY EXHALES) (JASPER EXHALES LOUDLY) (LOUD, DRONING BEEP) (FLATLINE DRONE CONTINUES) Left arm retract the myocardium while I finish snipping.
(SNIPPING) There.
- Ready for valve placement.
- Pickups.
JULIAN: When you grab the valve, it helps to Saleswoman, I've been grabbing valves since Well, I was gonna say since before you went to med school, but you didn't go to med school.
You went to business school.
Wharton? U Penn? (GROANS) This damn valve is too big.
No, I think you're holding it upside down, which is, I believe, what Julian was trying to tell you.
Speak up, then.
Put the valve on the mayo stand.
You see that white tick mark? Clamp it there when you pick it up.
Now it's positioned for proper placement.
Easy-peasy.
MINA: Oh.
A perfect fit.
Start suturing, Dr.
Okafor, please.
Six-oh Prolene to me.
For the record, I went to dance conservatory.
- Juilliard.
- AUSTIN: Oh.
An artist.
That's why you're good in the OR.
KIT: Boo-hoo.
(BELL SIGHS) How was that massage? Helped with the neck tension, but for the record, I prefer a female massage therapist.
It's not so fun to expect one thing and be surprised by another, is it? The QuoVadis devices are good for the hospital because they're good for the patients.
Your case yesterday had a perfect outcome.
- Yes, but that's not the point.
- What, pray tell, is the point? You're a gifted surgeon.
In your OR, did you want an agenda shoved down your throat from an ivory tower? Kit, just see the big picture, They're innovators.
There's opportunity here for you, as well.
- QuoVadis can - Let me be clear.
Perks, bonuses, trips to Cabo as payola no.
I'll never be a shill for a device company, even a reputable one.
It's not in the best interest of my patients.
And Randolph, I have a high enough opinion of you to believe you wouldn't do it, either.
I've gone over the surgical report.
The heart valve was installed perfectly.
Blood flow and oxygen levels are good.
- You have a new lease on life.
- And no more excuses.
You are officially included in the Bollywood dance - at my wedding.
- BRADLEY: No! You do not want that.
I have three left feet.
I'm serious.
Listen, if Julian can make me look coordinated, she can teach anyone.
Devon is an exceptional student, and we have a final rehearsal coming up.
I can catch you up in no time.
Mina, - dance with us, too? - Uh, just try and stop me.
Now, I have to remove the surgical drain and the patient needs to rest.
- Okay, take care.
- Thank you.
- Mm.
- Sorry.
- Sorry.
- See you later, man.
Thanks for everything.
(DOOR CLOSES) So those two? - He's engaged.
- And she is gorgeous.
So is Devon's fiancée, Priya.
Mina, has having a boyfriend turned you into a romantic? I have always been a romantic.
And I've romantically learned to mind my own business.
Okay.
So you trust Julian? Not at all.
I trust Devon.
("HEARTBEAT" BY ALICE BOMAN BEGINS) The black above is dense with stars Can anybody hear me? Can you hear my heartbeat? Can you hear my heartbeat? Can you hear my heartbeat? Can you hear my heartbeat? (LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING) Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Nice watch.
You're right.
- Those stipends are generous.
- Yeah, well, it pays to be a QuoVadis Opinion Leader.
Now, Dr.
Benedict let's discuss Cabo details.