Saving Hope (2012) s05e03 Episode Script

1 is blue.
Red.
Blue.
You can drive them around.
Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom, vroom! Last check, this sabotage [Luke babbling.]
[shs.]
[knock on door.]
As you're waiting for your train Couldn't be more bored now, - Should we go answer the door? - could ya? Yeah.
[gasps.]
It's Auntie Maggie! Ready for your birthday breakfast? You know what, Mags? That was that was really, really, really kind of you, but you shouldn't have bothered.
Oh, right I forgot you're one of those anti-birthday people.
Maybe.
Kinda.
Well, waffles à la Maggie aren't really optional.
Ta-da! [inhales deeply.]
Mmm, just like my mom used to make, or like I used to make for myself because she was still asleep.
[sighs.]
Somebody has to help you shake that negative birthday attitude, Reid.
It's supposed to be a celebration.
Hmm.
Historically, hasn't been the best day for me.
And now with Luke, birthdays are for him.
I remember you and Charlie always having these crazy fancy birthday plans.
It made him happy spoiling me.
Any second thoughts? No.
No second thoughts.
Actually, I don't see him very much.
He comes and visits Luke when the nanny's here.
Ohh, sorry.
Sorry I'm late, Dr.
Reid.
My friend's deejay night went super late again.
Gorgeous flowers.
Who are those from? A card says "Dana.
" Boy Dana or girl Dana? Maybe I could stop having a birthday.
Or you could just tolerate the fact that it's a 24-hour period where the people who love you can treat you extra special.
Do you mind if I use your shower when Luke goes down for his nap? Sure.
Knock yourself out.
Oh, thank you.
[whispering.]
Is she new? Ooh.
You gonna finish that? [Luke babbles.]
Imaginary friends Zach: No, no, not at all.
I mean, I think it's actually kind of strangely sexy.
You think my CPAP machine is sexy? Sort of sci-fi sexy, like I'm sleeping next to a hot android that needs to recharge.
Such a liar.
But it is more sexy than listening to me snore all night.
It is nice to sleep again, yes.
But even if I never slept again, it's all worth it.
So, I've been thinking.
Uh-oh.
Nothing good has ever come from those words.
You've been at my place a lot.
Too much? No, not at all.
You would save a lot of time and money if you got rid of your place.
You could buy a car that didn't smell like it had a thousand juice boxes that exploded in it.
Move in with me.
No, I'm No, no, no, no.
Y Yeah.
Yes? Yeah.
Let's do it.
It'll be great.
Cassie: Dr.
Miller! Jesus! I have a problem lice.
You've got lice? No, no.
I was checking bed 5 for concussion, and I saw them.
I think one tried to jump on me.
Okay, and you're distressed about this? Yeah, I-I have a thing about parasites, you know, crawly things.
Dev one time had bed bugs, and I had to incinerate all my clothes.
Oh, God, what if I'm already infested? I could shave your head if you'd like.
No, thanks, Supercuts.
Incoming.
Dr.
Miller, please take the lice lady.
- Please.
- You're gonna see a lot worse than lice during your residency in the E.
R.
, okay? I went through 14 pairs of shoes last year.
I can't do it! I can't! Look, I will take whatever comes through that door next.
Just please don't make me go back there.
Are you sure about that? Do we have a deal? Yeah.
I guess we have a deal.
En route from the airport, brother and sister being airlifted out of Malawi.
You better brush up on your tropical infections and parasites.
Seriously, take a really good look at that.
I'm so excited for you.
[whimpers.]
Happy birthday, Alex! Hey, uh, uh, thank you, Shahir.
But, actually, it's not my birthday.
Yes, it is.
My birthday calendar reminders are flawless.
Okay, it was.
It's just not anymore.
I don't feel like having a birthday, so I'm skipping it.
Oh.
Well, I got you a gift.
Should I return it? No, no, you don't have to return it.
That was very thoughtful of you.
I'll return it.
[sighs.]
How's the wing doing? Not bad.
Comes and goes.
I need to get back in the O.
R.
I'm sick of riding the pine.
You, uh, talk to Alex today? Yes, I know it's her birthday, Dana.
[cellphones vibrate.]
And my gift to her is all the space she's asked me for.
- You want to talk about it? - Nope.
- Fair enough.
- How's trauma treating you? Mm.
Like a doormat.
I'm really hoping today's gonna be a slower day for once.
[chuckles.]
Dana, may I borrow you for two secs? You have a mischievous glint, Lin.
So, I know Alex hates her birthday.
Right.
She's still kind of in a funk about the whole Charlie breakup thing.
Kind of hard to miss.
I think her friends should be proactive, take back her birthday.
It's all about bad memories, right? So we give her some new ones, good ones, by throwing her a surprise party tonight.
And you're sure this is what she's gonna want right now? I'm sure.
Spread the word, but quietly.
The key to my longevity at this hospital I can keep a secret.
Perfect.
[siren wails in distance.]
Garth Blackmore, 32, fell through the floor of an abandoned house.
Medics suspect a spinal fracture in addition to the more obvious issue here.
Mr.
Blackmore, can you wiggle your big toe for me, please? Garth: [sighs.]
I can't.
So, uh, what made you - want to walk around an abandoned building, sir? - My job.
Place is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of a young boy.
- Pressure's good.
- Running a F.
A.
S.
T.
[monitor beeps.]
Can you feel this? Sort of.
It's tingly, though.
So, you're into haunted houses? I write books and blog about paranormally tainted properties.
Sometimes a homeowner brings me in to assess a situation.
A situation? What's that, like, slamming doors and floating entities over your bed? Usually, it's noisy pipes, overactive imaginations, mental illness.
Yeah, I thought I saw a ghost once in a B&B.
I screamed like hell.
Turned out the owner was a peeping Tom.
Cross and type him.
We're gonna need a lot of blood on standby.
So, tell me, Garth, did you see the ghost? Take it from an expert.
There's no such thing as ghosts.
How's the pain, Garth? Garth: My back hurts more than the this, which I really, really want you to take out - like right now.
- F.
A.
S.
T.
is challenging, but I'm not seeing anything alarming yet.
Zach: You're very lucky.
Missed all the vital organs.
The tingling's getting worse.
I got to tell you this is the first time I've ever worked on a ghostbuster.
A ghostbuster fights ghosts.
I prove they don't exist.
Dr.
Kinney, a quick word.
He's hemodynamically stable, so that buys us some time.
Yeah, but we need to rule out a progressive neurological deficit.
- So impending paralysis.
- Yeah.
But the more immediate threat is the massive internal bleed, so we need to rule that out first.
We're gonna have an imaging problem.
We can't get him into the MRI with the impalement, and if there's a nail in that wood Yeah, the magnetism will shred his insides.
- So, portable C.
T.
? - Sounds good.
Let's do it.
Let's move him, guys.
Let's go.
[siren wailing.]
Leo and Anna Timblin.
Welcome home.
We've been expecting you.
Oh, we're home? Oh, Anna, we're home.
So, we've received some files from Lilongwe, and there's no fear for contagion, but the doctors there suspected malaria, dysentery, hep "A," and larval infestations.
I can feel things moving in my feet.
Great.
Okay.
Uh, you guys were airlifted before all of the test results were back, but we should be receiving them shortly.
You know, maybe you could take them into the isolation room and just give them a once-over.
I have to go to the bathroom.
- Is it an emergency? - Like, now.
Like, right now.
Yeah, good idea.
Go with her.
Maybe get a, uh, stool culture while you're in there.
No time like the present.
My dad's been here for 34 minutes.
He's in agony.
But I see you had time to get a coffee, so I guess that's nice for you.
Well, my shift starts at 10:00, which is actually, hmm, a minute away, but okay.
Let's see how your dad is.
Dion.
Don't worry about Aisha.
She's so used to bossing me around, she thinks she can do it to everyone.
You know what? She'd make an excellent chief of surgery someday.
I'm Dr.
Reid.
I hear that you're having a sickle cell crisis.
You must be in a lot of pain.
Misshapen cells are blocking his capillaries, so, yeah, it hurts.
Aisha.
I was setting up for her birthday party.
Chest pains bowled me over.
It's never been so bad.
He's been working too hard, and he won't let me help enough at home.
Pain's been pretty steady, so I've been leaning on medication, putting off the doctor.
It's my own damn fault.
I have your C.
T.
angio of your chest you got when you arrived.
You have a pulmonary infarction caused by the compromised blood flow from your sickle cell.
That's not good.
I'm gonna move you to the ICU for some tests, and we'll see how you respond to the antibiotics.
Ideally, if that works, no other steps are necessary.
- Sounds like a plan.
- Great.
Happy birthday, and you're gonna take good care of your dad, all right? Great.
Enjoy your coffee.
Hey.
I thought you weren't working today.
I am putting in some study work on my day off.
Also, I finally caved on Zach's online dating plan, and I'm meeting a few people downstairs for coffee.
- You're meeting them here.
- Yeah.
Anyone who dates me has to get used to the fact that I work all the time, so, yes, I'm meeting them here.
Got to go.
Bachelor número uno is up.
If I'm not back in five minutes, page 911.
Yeah.
This should go well.
Roland.
Wow.
Maggie.
- You're pretty.
- Ah.
No one ever looks like their profile picture.
It usually goes the other way.
Well, I'm so glad I didn't disappoint you.
Sit.
I ordered you a Guillermo iced espresso, lime, and soda water.
Ooh, that sounds like an abomination.
[laughs.]
You're hilarious.
So, you're a doctor? I am.
I just started a study I'm an app developer, about to roll out a pretty dope dating app, actually.
It rates women.
I know that sounds bad, but hear me out.
Let's say I go out on a date, okay? Her picture is like an 8, but she's maybe a 6.
Her personality is like a 4, so someone else, for sure, wrote her profile for her.
I can rate her using the app, which aggregates profiles, so the next guy that goes in He's got the full picture.
- You've got to be kidding me.
- Don't worry.
I'm rolling out another version for the ladies.
So I could rate you.
You sure you'd want that? Pretty sure I'd do just fine.
I'm leaving now.
- Stay.
- Okay.
I want to hear all about you hopes, dreams, the whole nine yards.
Ooh, is that a mole on your cheek? Yeah, what about it? I really think you should get it checked out, Roland.
Like, immediately.
Really? Seriously? I'm getting paged.
Um, good luck with the app.
I-I really hope you're around to see it launched.
Leo, Anna, we've got your test results.
10 years in the E.
R.
, I've never seen anything quite like you two.
You're like a tropical infection ice cream shop, and all the flavors are bad.
Jump in.
Leo, you've contracted malaria, E.
coli, schistosomiasis, a flatworm parasite, and chigoe fleas in your feet.
And, Anna, you have amoebic dysentery, infected bites, and tumbu fly larvae in your leg.
But the good news is Dr.
Williams is dedicated to your care head-to-toe all day.
Why was Malawi so mean to us? What were you guys doing there? Relief work.
Sounds noble.
- Yeah.
Right.
- Anna, please.
God, please, not now.
Get them prepped.
So, Dr.
Williams, they're gonna need fluids, blood cultures, antibiotics, malaria smears, liver function tests.
Oh, and best for last larvae extraction.
So have fun.
Mm.
He's not getting better.
I know.
So, Dion, the infected tissue in your lung isn't responding to the antibiotics, which means I'm gonna have to drain the abscess, and we'll likely remove the necrotic section, which, as you know, is not ideal.
Is it really the only option? I'll sign the consent forms.
Let's get this done.
It's gonna be okay.
Promise me he won't die.
Nobody can make a promise like that, baby.
She's gonna do her best.
Aisha, I promise that I will work as hard as I can for your father.
And if everything goes well, then we'll Dr.
Reid, they're ready in the O.
R.
Okay, will you stay with Aisha, please? I'll come and find you as soon as the surgery's over.
I'll see you soon.
[siren chirps.]
[monitors beeping.]
Dana: You okay, Charlie? Yep.
So long as he's still not paralyzed.
Dr.
Sekara, how's he doing? Uh, all's well in the neuromonitor.
- Dr.
Sharpe? - B.
P.
's steady so far.
I don't know how you two are so calm.
- No, no.
I'm not calm.
I'm screaming inside.
- [chuckles.]
If that makes you feel any better.
- Actually, no.
- You got this, Dana.
No, of course I do.
I mean, I've got a plan.
I've got Dr.
Sekara here to assist.
And it looks way worse than it is, right? Is it true this guy's some sort of paranormal debunker? Maybe he can do an exorcism on Hope Zion.
This place must be full of ghosts after all these years.
Well, like the man says no such thing, right? Sorry about my daughter.
She can be a bit intense.
I'm in a pretty bad way, aren't I? Dion, if there are relatives that can be here for Aisha in a worst-case scenario, now's the time, like her mother? I met Aisha's mom up here from Florida for work.
We met in a club, ended up spending the weekend together.
It was nice, but that was that.
Six years later, she calls me, tells me she's dying of cancer, and that I have a little girl.
That is quite a phone call.
I flew up, met Aisha.
Love at first sight.
Her mom's dying of cancer, and she's trying so hard to be brave.
So three years ago, I moved up here, became a dad full time.
Did she inherit the sickle cell? No but she didn't inherit any family, either.
I'm working on it, talking to some folks from our church.
I know how it goes with this disease.
With proper management, you could have 20 years, maybe more.
Just, please, don't let it be today.
I know what it's like to lose a father so young.
I will do everything I can to make sure that she doesn't have to go through that.
I'll see you soon.
So, what kind of relief work was it? The kind that completely backfires.
I called it Operation Save the People because we wanted to go there and, uh s-save people.
My brother watched a documentary about Malawi one night after a party, a party where he found out that all our friends were calling us "trustafarians" behind our backs.
Useless trust-fund hippies.
Next morning, he wakes me up and guilts me into getting onto a plane to Malawi.
So, not a lot of time to prepare.
No malaria prophylaxis, no water purifier, no maps? Before we knew it, we were in the middle of nowhere digging a well.
Did you know that wells have to go, like, really deep, and you can't just dig them on the side of the road? Yeah, that makes sense.
We we wanted to live like the locals.
We drank the water, ate the food that we didn't really recognize, and slept in the open.
By the end of it, the people that we went to go save They had to save us.
- I'm gonna throw up again.
- Oh.
Okay.
- Dr.
Williams, can - [vomiting.]
- Yep? - You good? Nope.
Great.
- Oh, hey, um - Hey.
Surprise party for Alex tonight.
Can you and Dawn come? Sure.
Yeah.
Well, don't get too excited.
Is everything okay with you two? Yes, actually.
She invited me to move in with her.
[gasps.]
Dr.
Bell, not wasting any time locking it down, huh? What did you say? I felt no, and I said yes.
I don't know, it just seems too practical, and I feel like it's kind of moving too fast.
And I just have been in this situation before, you know? Can I back out of saying yes at this point? Oh, no, I am the last person you should be asking.
Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I was just inviting you both to Alex's surprise party tonight.
- Oh, that sounds good.
- Yeah? - Yep.
Yeah, what can we bring? I'm gonna e-mail the details.
I, uh, have to go.
I have a coffee date.
Oh, good.
You're doing that.
Any good prospects so far? Let's just hope this one goes better than the last.
Are you okay with what we talked about this morning? What? Yeah, of course.
Why? Because you're acting weird.
No, I'm not.
- Yeah, you are.
- No, I'm not.
I'm walking down the hall going to check on some test results of a test that I did.
So - I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
Not weird.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Trying to close a thing.
Has to happen now.
And okay, I'm done.
So, you said you're a gynecologist? I trained as one, but that's not all I do.
[cellphone dings.]
I actually just just embarking on a fellowship.
Um, ohh, it never stops.
I should have this thing surgically attached to my hand.
I'm sure I could arrange that.
Just one more second.
I'm so interested in what you're saying.
I really don't think you are.
I beg your pardon? It's just the phone.
It's rude.
Wow! Here we go.
Five minutes, and you're already a clinger.
No, I'm not, and I'm gonna prove it to you by saying goodbye.
I hope you and your phone have a beautiful life together.
Sorry.
What? No, I'm sorry that we've wasted our time.
[chuckles.]
This isn't about my phone, is it? If you ask me, I think you're not sure what you're actually looking for.
Maybe not, but I am sure that I'm not looking for you.
Take care.
Roxy: A little bird tells me it's your birthday, Alex.
Another year on earth.
Congrats.
Little bird tells you wrong.
Oh, someone's here with a cake for you, Dr.
Reid.
They're very insistent.
Well, tell them I'm in surgery, and I don't want it.
Actually, you know what? Why don't you share it with the other nurses? You sure? It looks fancy.
Yeah, I'm sure.
Thanks.
[monitors beeping rapidly.]
What is it? S.
T.
elevation.
Arterial pressure's dropping.
Venous is up.
Must be a third-degree heart block.
Rate's only 30.
I wonder if the sickle cell is blocking the blood flow to the heart muscle.
Haven't finished with the lung yet.
We need pacing.
Get Dawn Bell down here right now.
Come on, Dion.
Dr.
Kinney, it's all yours.
Give me a shout.
So, you followed him here from the house.
I followed him.
Not from there.
Then from where and why? Miles.
It can't be you.
It's me, Garth.
Okay, what is happening here? I've been with you the whole time.
That's not possible.
I killed you.
[monitors beeping loudly.]
[monitors beeping loudly.]
B.
P.
's dropping fast, Dr.
Kinney.
- Yeah.
- What's going on, Dana? Moving him must have let loose a bleed tamponaded by the impalement.
Okay, here we go.
Three, two, one.
- Whoa! There's so much blood.
- I need a clamp.
I'm seeing fecal matter here.
The colon must have torn.
- Clamp.
- Tell me what I can do.
Dr.
Kinney, he's bottoming out.
We need a decision, Dana.
The wood must have splintered.
It's perforated the colon, severed the iliac artery.
Hang more blood.
All we've got.
The artery's too damaged to repair.
We're gonna tie it off at both ends and bridge-graft the opposing iliac to keep the leg from going ischemic.
We didn't save his mobility just to have him lose the leg.
What about the contamination from the pierced colon? We're gonna place the graft retroperitoneal.
That'll keep it out of the bad stuff.
Everyone clear on this? It's a good plan, Dana.
Then let's do it.
[monitors beeping rapidly.]
Dawn: Are you okay, Alex? Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm just hoping for a good outcome.
- That's all.
- Aren't we all? The patient's a single father.
It's his daughter's birthday.
My dad died on my birthday when I was around her age.
I just I don't want her to go through the same thing.
Pacing pads in place.
Clear.
[machine whirring.]
[machine beeping.]
It's working.
Keep transfusing him.
With his lung surgery, cardiac issues, risk of another crisis, it's Yeah.
I know.
Alex, I didn't know about your father.
I'm sorry.
That little girl she's lucky to have you in her dad's corner.
[sighs.]
I hope so.
Pericostal sutures, please.
Okay, time to extract your larva.
Awesome.
He's not feeling any better? Mnh-mnh.
Mad as I am at him for getting me into this, he was right.
We needed to do something with our lives.
It's just it probably would have been a really good idea to have a plan.
I have to ask When you got there and you realized you were in over your heads, why didn't you just turn around and come home? We were too ashamed to fail.
E-Especially when people started laughing at us, like, when we tried to build a school out of out of mud blocks We built one wall, and then and then it just fell down.
Hey, are are you okay, Dr.
Williams? I, um I have a real phobia of parasites.
How did this thing get in your leg? Oh, the the tumbu fly It lays its eggs in your clothes when they're drying.
And then, when you put them back on, the eggs hatch, and the larvae burrow themselves into your skin.
I know this now.
[breathlessly.]
Oh, my God.
Why do these things exist? Hey, I know this is, like, your worst nightmare and everything, but it would be so cool if you could just get the maggots out of my leg now.
Okay.
[exhales sharply.]
Ohh! [laughs.]
Okay! I did it! That wasn't so bad! [chuckles.]
[thuds.]
[sighs.]
Hey.
- Are you Maggie? - Spencer? You've been right here this whole time? Yeah, I just gave up on you.
I was actually kind of relieved.
Oh, this dating thing's been going that well for you, too, huh? Last three weeks, I've been thrown up on.
I've been punched by an ex-husband.
I had one woman threaten to kill herself if we didn't go on a second date.
Memorable first date? Uh, she wanted to look at baby furniture.
Maybe jumping the gun a little.
I keep telling myself it will all be worth it if I meet the right person.
So, what are you looking for? What's anybody looking for, I guess? Ever been married? Once.
Three years.
- What went wrong? - Oh, so many things.
I do own up to being a less-than-ideal player in my failed relationship, but I wasn't unfaithful or mean or anything.
You sure she'd say the same? You sure you're not a lawyer? I'm sorry.
I'm grilling you.
I think this isn't for me.
Um, I'm sorry I wasted your time.
Hey.
I understand how weird this can be, believe me.
So if you change your mind, I'm up to try again.
Well, any doubts anyone had about you cutting it in trauma, Dana, I'd say they're eating them right about now.
[chuckles.]
I don't know, Charlie.
My heart's beating like 500 times a minute.
I haven't felt so alive in years.
- Ready with more suction, Dr.
Sekara? - You got it.
Dr.
Sharpe? Wayne: Stabilizing.
You look like you've got everything under control.
You mind if I step out? Thank you for your help, Charlie.
You need to tell me what's going on.
Garth said he killed you.
It's what he believes.
What do you believe? Garth was my best friend.
We liked doing things that we weren't supposed to, like going to abandoned buildings and stuff like that.
Garth found an ax in one, smashed it on a post over and over again until the ceiling collapsed.
Garth was hurt real bad.
Needed a liver transplant.
I saw it all before I figured it out.
That you were dead.
It was my liver he got.
So you've been following him for 20 years.
Why? To tell him that it wasn't his fault.
All the time he spends proving there's no ghosts That's just him trying to deny that he has one of his own.
That's pretty smart for a 12-year-old.
I've been 12 for 20 years, mister.
This could be my only real chance to get through to him.
I need your help.
Aisha? How is he? Well, we were able to take care of his lung infection, but there were complications during surgery, so his condition is still very serious.
People are coming to my party.
He's got to be there or it won't happen.
Aisha, your father is fighting for his life.
There is no way, even in a best-case scenario, that he's going home today.
You don't know anything! [sighs.]
Dr.
Williams.
Dr.
Williams.
- Dr.
Williams.
- Hmm? You okay? - Ohh.
Oh, no, I fainted.
- Yeah.
- My patients.
- They're fine.
Just just take it easy, okay? I'm not fine.
My head's killing me.
Does Dr.
Miller know? Now, don't worry about him.
Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine.
Is that Leo? Some more imaging.
Radiology said you'd want to take a look.
Oh, we need Dr.
Hamza.
I just made a little girl cry.
Her father her only family is hanging by a thread.
Today is her birthday.
I am a monster.
I just I'm [sighs.]
I'm sorry.
It's just really hitting me how much I hate him.
Hate who? My dad! Of all the days that he could have killed himself, why today? I mean, I know he was sick and in pain, but why this day? Alex, did I ever tell you about high school? [clears throat.]
I wasn't the most accepted kid.
I thought I'd be on the outside looking in forever, you know? And at that time there was only one way I could see out.
Shahir, I'm I'm I'm sorry.
When you don't see anything good in yourself ending your life might seem like a favor to those you love.
So I think your father, in his own tortured way, was trying to spare you.
I know.
I-I know that most of the time.
It's just with everything that's been going on between Charlie and me, I've been thinking about growing up without a father.
And I-I don't want Luke to have that life.
But it's you and Charlie.
See, whatever the two of you are going through, I don't think you're gonna let that make you bad parents.
I hope you're right.
Shahir, thank you.
Yes, you're welcome.
I'd better go find that girl.
[knock on door.]
- Alex? - Yeah? The nurses wouldn't touch this.
They thought you should see it first.
Thank you.
Hey, we're a couple of ace surgeons.
Do you think we could turn that "Alex" into an "Aisha"? Garth? Garth, where are you at? I'm here.
I needed to get away from him and from you, too.
Me? Why Why me? Because I'm pretty sure I'm a ghost right now, so if you can see me, I need to rethink my career choices.
Well, just because some ghosts are real doesn't mean that all ghosts are real.
Miles is real.
Yeah, Miles is real.
But he doesn't mean you any harm.
I killed him the best friend I ever had, the friend who saved my life.
Miles needs to move on, but he can't.
Maybe it's your turn to help him.
I'll talk to him like you say.
I owe him everything.
The least I can do is set him free.
Well, if it isn't the oath breaker.
What's this? It's Leo's brain.
See the abnormalities? I needed to check with Dr.
Hamza to confirm.
Leo, you have neurocysticercosis.
A parasitic worm has found its way into your brain.
It's relatively safe while it's still alive, but if it dies, it can be quite serious, so we do need to move quickly.
It's likely you had it before you went to Malawi.
Um, improperly handled pork is usually the culprit.
Oh, my God! The dumplings from Galen's cottage the ones that made everyone sick.
You're telling me that I have a worm living in my brain? - Yeah.
- Oh, God, I'm gonna die.
I do one humanitarian act in my whole life, and now I'm gonna die? Well, we booked an O.
R.
, and we'll get you there right away.
You're gonna be okay, Leo.
You're gonna get through this.
Yeah, that sounds great, Anna.
Thanks.
Just let me get the worm out of my head, okay? Mm.
I so get that.
That was another great catch, Dr.
Williams.
You really should consider neuro.
- Don't you think, Dr.
Miller? - Mm-hmm.
In the meantime, you can finish with the extraction.
I got a ham sandwich I need to throw out.
Hey.
- Uh, I got your, "I'm sorry," text? - Mm-hmm.
I was still here, so I found you.
Why were you still here? [chuckles.]
I remembered I knew someone who used to work here, but he was busy.
Uh, you know Dr.
Sharpe? He's an old friend from college.
You know Wayne? Oh, let's just say we called him "The Sandman" long before he was an anesthetist.
[whispering.]
Wayne was a drug dealer? Oh, no, he was just really good at beach volleyball.
Oh.
[chuckles.]
But I got to ask, with so many good-looking doctors around here, why'd you go looking online? Uh, well, I got into a bad habit of dating my co-workers, and I want to change that.
So, um do you want to go for a drink close by when you finish your shift? I can't.
I have to plan this surprise party for my friend.
Well, then, you are in luck, because I am an event planner.
Parties is my business.
We can do an Enchantment Under the Sea theme, a Teddy Bear Picnic, whatever your heart desires.
I don't know.
Oh, come on.
Let me help you.
Dion? How are you feeling? I'm still here, which sounds more like good news than it feels.
Well, you suffered a cardiac event during surgery, so recovery's gonna be tough.
You're gonna have to make a change.
You're gonna have to slow down.
Easy to say when you're not the single parent of a 9-year-old perpetual motion machine.
True, but I know that you're gonna want to watch her grow up, to celebrate all the great things she's gonna do and cheer her up the first time her heart's broken.
I know she'll want that, too.
I'm not gonna put her through this again if I can help it, I'll tell you that.
That's good to hear.
Believe me.
Great dads aren't easy to come by.
Dr.
Reid.
I'm sorry.
I was selfish.
I just thought if he could come to the party that everything would be okay.
Not like with my mom.
You know what? I'm sorry, too.
You know those kids that were gonna come to your party? Do you think you could convince them to come here? I know it's not exactly party central, but we do have a cake for you.
You do? Yeah.
Happy birthday, Aisha.
Dark, treading deep Never really knowing what's underneath Feeling it all the time Falling in love with my loneliness Feeling all alone Looking for my angel all the time Hold my hand tight like a fist for a fight Picking out your flaws to forget about mine Looking for my angel all the time Want to read? Looking for my angel all the Time All the time Hey.
Hey.
I, uh, saw you on the boards today.
How'd the arm do? Oh, it was fine.
Happy birthday, by the way.
Thank you.
Why didn't you go in? Oh, well, I'm just waiting for you to get home, actually.
I just need to pick up a few things, then then I'll be on my way.
I may have wanted to, you know, see Luke, kiss him good night.
Sure.
Yeah.
Looking for my angel all the time While you're in there, could you tell me if the nanny's as terrible as I think she is? - Hold my hand tight - Oh, no.
Like a fist for a fight [sighs.]
- Shall we go in? - Sure.
Picking out your flaws to forget about mine [lock disengages.]
Looking for my angel all the All: Surprise! [screams.]
- Looking for my angel all the time - Hey! [clicking.]
Oh, my God! Everybody, um, I had no idea.
- Wow.
- [chuckles.]
- Um.
- But you can thank Maggie for carrying the birthday ball.
Maggs you're the best.
Happy birthday.
[chuckles.]
Okay, everyone, we are here, so, um, let's have some fun.
[cheers and applause.]
All right? Wow.
Welcome to your, uh, worst nightmare.
- You weren't in on this, were you? - No.
No, no way.
You weren't even invited.
No.
Maggie doesn't really know where we're at, so I don't blame her.
- You can stay.
- No.
[chuckling.]
No, I'm gonna slip out of here.
Tell Luke I'll see him tomorrow.
And, um, it's your birthday.
Try to have fun, Alex.
Thanks.
- Good night.
- Good night.
I fell in love with you 'cause you make me feel Hey.
Hmm? - Come here.
- Okay.
I fell in love with you 'cause you kept it real, hey Sit.
Oh, sweetie, we never should have thrown you this party.
No, no.
You know what? it's great.
Oh, you are the worst liar ever.
You hate your birthday.
I do.
But you know what? Everyone I have ever known, including Charlie, has tried to fix it.
Did we, um Did we interrupt something with the two of you when ? No.
Maybe.
I-I don't know.
What is going on? It's It's really hard to explain.
Try me.
Please.
Dana, you're just gonna have to trust that I'm doing the right thing.
For me, for Charlie, Luke everyone.
I will.
I'm sorry.
[sonReal's "Can I Get A Witness" continues.]
Hey.
- Oh, hey.
- Whoo! Back to my business Everybody's having a great time.
Why do you look so down? You saw her face when she walked in.
This was a terrible mistake.
Your friend hated her birthday.
You tried to turn that around for her.
You can't fault your intentions, even if, you know, you misjudged a little.
You think? You two will be laughing about this tomorrow.
This is a great party.
Alex She's, um She's lucky to have you as a friend.
You're nice.
Um, I was thinking maybe later next week, I could take you out to dinner to say thank you.
I'd like that.
Can I bring Mother? - [laughing.]
I'm kidding.
- [laughs.]
Anybody see a a cocktail shaker? I'm gonna make some of my secret recipe knockout bourbonades.
The real secret is more alcohol.
La-di da-da da-da da-da La-da - Hey.
- I'm starving.
I haven't eaten anything all day, and all I keep thinking about is what's squirming around in the spinach dip or what laid eggs in the fruit.
Don't even get me started on the cheese mites.
Look, I've always believed that tough love is the way to go in the E.
R.
, but I might have maybe pushed you a little bit too hard today.
We're a team.
We need to help each other out.
Maybe I needed to face my phobia.
I was impressed by your fortitude before the fainting, that is, I mean.
- You heard? - Oh, yeah.
Oh, and just so you know, my phobia snakes.
One got loose in the hospital, and I had a panic attack on the drive home.
It was Anyway, just don't tell anybody.
[chuckles.]
Shots fired La-di da-da da-da da-da Dr.
Williams.
The surgery with Leo Timblin went perfectly.
The entire tapeworm came out clean.
Nothing left behind.
Kind of looked like those noodles you're eating right there.
La-di da-da da-da da-da La-da I call this "The Surgical Glove.
" Hey, you should probably get Cassie home, make her some toast.
I don't know.
She's looking a little green.
- Just let me talk to my girlfriend.
- And I just got my car detailed.
Okay.
I fell in love with you 'cause You know, listen, about this morning, I just forget it.
- It was just a thought, and - No.
I mean, yes.
I was a little uneasy when you asked.
It was just because I'm afraid.
What are you afraid of? I don't know.
Been on my own for a while.
I'm used to it.
But I don't want to be used to it anymore.
Don't leave me out No, I ain't too flawless, and, no, I ain't the best And, no, I don't say sorry, and, no, I ain't perfect - Okay, I have another idea.
- Okay.
How about instead of you moving in to my place, which will never feel like yours, we look for a new place something that would be ours.
That is a great idea.
- Right? - Yeah.
Well, since I'm gonna be moving out, what do you say we go home and wreck the place? Yeah.
La-di da-da da-da da La-di da-da da-da da-da La-di da-da da-da da Ohh, oh La-di da-da da-da da-da La-di La-di da-da da-da da-da [sighs.]
I'm sorry.
I should have listened.
I thought I could change your mind about the whole anti-birthday thing.
You know what? I'm glad I wasn't alone, and I'm happy now, so thank you.
Good.
Well, you relax, and I'm gonna start tidying up.
No, you won't.
I'll help.
But first, a bottle of wine.
A couple of glasses, huh? Why not? Did you see Shahir dancing? - I did.
He was incredible.
- [laughing.]
I know.
Whatever happened to your date? - Spencer? - Yeah.
He disappeared into thin air.
Like they all do.
Must be something wrong with him.
I'm beginning to think maybe it's me.
Mnh-mnh.
Okay, do you have any more paper towels? Yes.
Bathroom cupboard.
I'll go get them.
Okay.
[laughter.]
Oh! Woman: - Oh! Man: - Whoa! Uh, whoa! Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Hey Dr.
Reid.
Summer.
We should probably go.
Yeah, that would be a good idea.
And, uh, take the pillow with you please.
[both laugh.]
So sorry.
[whimpers.]