The Resident (2018) s05e05 Episode Script

1 Previously on The Resident Bell, yank that sucker and get out of here.
Dr.
Bell.
Oh, my God.
Did you hit an artery? On an appendectomy? Maybe we should move in together.
So you can look after me? If you're gonna keep being a hero, somebody has to.
How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies.
Those books don't have the answer I need when GiGi asks me how her mother died.
Nic's dead.
Nothing's gonna change that.
If he doesn't find what he wants, then what? You'll be there for him.
We all will.
We need to get going.
Mm-hmm.
Five more minutes in the love bubble.
Mmm.
Life.
Hey.
I heard about this Nic? Ah ! Good morning, angel.
You're up early.
What do you say we get you changed into something fresher? Huh? Any objections? I know we're all excited for Halloween, but let's sit down.
Dr.
Voss has a very special surprise for us.
Spit spot, little ones.
Oh, don't we all look wonderful.
Now, what do you suppose I have in my magical bag? I bet it's bones.
It most certainly is not bones.
It's Oh.
Oh, wait a minute.
That is most odd.
It is bones.
Oh-ho.
Totally spaced on getting GiGi a costume.
She doesn't know that.
Gonna be plenty of costumes in the dress-up bin.
You can be a spider - or a firefighter.
- Mm.
Right, GiGi? Mm-hmm.
- Mwah.
- Ba-ba.
- Yep.
- Bye-bye.
Love you, GiGi.
Bye-bye.
May I venture a guess at your costume? Are you perhaps an on-duty physician who should be off? I know you're understaffed today, so I thought Well, if it helps to have something to focus on, we'd love to have you.
Distraction.
- That's what I'm hoping.
- Good.
Good.
Uh, please.
What happened, hon? I was pumpkin carving with my boys and I sliced a big chunk off.
- Can you put it back? - Um, no.
Consider it a souvenir.
Pro tip: if you put salt and baking soda on it, it'll mummify.
Now, this place is incredible.
Incredibly creepy.
Look at the fixtures.
They're ancient.
- What? - And there's a place to store the bodies.
I prefer an apartment without the annual cost of an exorcism.
They can't be cheap.
You're joking, right? You don't seriously believe in ghosts, Leela.
Hey, if you spent the holidays at my uncle's place in the Himalayas, you would, too.
There are some mean spirits there.
But look at this place.
21st-century plumbing, heated pool, city views.
And it's right on the BeltLine.
And no personality.
No craftsmanship.
Dogecoin or death! Too much? - Yeah.
- Maybe lose the machete.
Hey.
I didn't think you were coming in.
Are you sure you're ready, Conrad? No.
But GiGi needed a change.
Well, if you get the urge to bolt, we got you covered.
Get me out! Get me out of here! No, no, no! Responded to a 911 call from a neighbor! - Whoa, whoa, whoa! - One with head trauma.
All floridly delirious.
Tachycardic but with stable blood pressure.
- Get off of me! - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- You have to stay still.
- Calm down.
Get me out of here! - How dare you.
- Let go of me! Where's the high priestess? I need to see her.
You will soon.
Your blood pressure is normal, but your heart rate is fast.
I got to take a look at that wound, okay? - No, I won't stay here.
- Well, you have to.
I need to take a look at your head, okay? Will you page Dr.
Sutton, have her meet you in CT? - Sure.
- You're the one with the hat.
I hate those hats! I can't help you if I can't get a set of vitals.
They're burning my skin! Hundley, can I get a hand over here? Where-where are my girls? Where are my girls? Are they okay? - L-Let me see them.
- I can take off your restraints - as soon as you calm down.
- W - Can't let you hurt yourself.
- Aah! That's just the blood pressure cuff inflating.
Everything is so strange.
Aside from the abdominal pain, does anything else hurt? Hey, does your head hurt? We need to draw some blood, but I need to make sure you're safe.
Can you hold still for me? Well, this is certainly a distraction.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man Trying to make a living and doing The best I can When it's time for leavin' Hey, Kit.
How's it there? It's shaping up to be a fun Halloween.
Although Conrad's here.
I'm not sure that's the best idea.
So, how was the sailing trip? It was phenomenal.
It was a beautiful boat, perfect weather, reconnecting with my running buddies was U-Uh, lost you there.
Now, the whole trip was like a time machine.
Took me right back to '76.
Just the-the innocence and adventure, - and freedom! - Seems like you haven't returned.
Hello? - You still there? - Hey, did I ever tell you about the time I hitchhiked across the country between college and med school? I can tell you're in the grip of a powerful nostalgia.
But do be careful.
And don't you go picking up any hitchhikers.
Yeah.
I'll see you in a few hours.
I hope you'll understand That I was born a ramblin' man.
I want to see Holly and Cat.
They must be terrified.
We are caring for them both.
Glad to see you're calmer.
How you feeling? Uh, like I could throw up.
Sounds like a wild morning.
Drugs? - Alcohol? - Oh, no, no.
Nothing like that.
No, we were just preparing our Samhain ceremony.
Samhain? What is that? Witches' New Year.
When the invisible veil that separates the worlds of the living and dead is at its thinnest and we can connect with those we've lost.
And this happens on Halloween? Halloween originates from Samhain.
If you pay attention, you'll see the spirits.
They're all around us.
When did you all start feeling sick? When I was cooking for the "dumb supper", I started to see visions.
And then I had barely cut the potat - Ugh.
- What's wrong? Talk to me.
Magdalena.
- Hurts.
It hurts here.
- Sharp and stabbing - or dull and throbbing? - It's sharp.
It's very sharp.
All right, I'll get an ultrasound to take a look.
Send off another set of labs.
Hang tight.
I'll be right back.
What'd you think of that rental property I sent you, huh? We'd be neighbors.
One minute, 12 seconds door-to-door.
I timed it.
I really liked it, but Leela thought it was creepy.
Well, she should.
A guy did get murdered there.
How do you know that? Oh, I-I track these things.
It's morbid, fascinating.
Dude, why didn't you tell me that? Happened years ago.
I didn't think it would bother you.
Well I mean, it doesn't.
I don't think.
Then you should grab it.
It's a steal.
Ethan.
I'm Dr.
Pravesh.
- I'm Keitra, his girlfriend.
- Nice to meet you.
- Likewise.
- So I see that you're having some chest pain? Weird bumpin' with my heart.
You know, it don't feel right one bit.
I got tightness, too.
Like someone's got their hands around my throat.
Okay.
Um, how long have you been experiencing this? Ever since we moved in.
Ethan believes some things about our new home.
I know some things.
The-the place is crawling with unruly spirits.
It's just old and a bit creaky.
But the English Regency architecture really is something else.
It's inspiring, really.
- It's horrifying, more like.
- Okay.
I feel like I looked at your house online this morning.
My girlfriend and I are house-hunting.
Well, good luck.
Finding the right home isn't easy.
Doctor, I-I'm not some prankster here to waste time.
But I-I've heard and seen things in the house that-that ain't right.
And it's them that's causing all these problems with my health.
Oh.
Here they go again.
Oh, they followed me here.
- It's okay.
- Relax.
Just breathe.
- Relax.
Breathe.
Breathe.
- Breathe.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Breathe.
Ethan, we're gonna get a nurse in here to give you some meds to bring down your blood pressure and your heart rate.
We'll figure out what is causing this.
And I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with haunted spirits.
Agreed.
You want evidence ghosts exist? I can prove it.
I have video.
No! Get off me! You believe me now? Look, lights flicker.
It happens.
A-And the sheets flying off my bed? A breeze, maybe, from an open window? There was something heavy on my chest.
I-I couldn't breathe.
I-I was suffocating.
Okay, let's assume that your house is haunted by cruel, vindictive spirits.
You must challenge the spirits.
You have to earn their respect, man.
They're air, not corporeal.
They're puffs of smoke at best.
Fear alone sustains them.
If you're terrified of them, they win.
And you cannot let that happen.
I'm sorry, you're you're joking, right, Doctor? I lived opposite a cemetery in my younger years.
The view from my window was row after row of headstones.
Imagine a graveyard full of rowdy, disgruntled spirits.
They gave me nightmares.
They scared me witless until I laid those suckers down.
I made them fear me more than I feared them.
Right.
Wh-What'd you do? I pointed out that they didn't even have a working hand to form a fist.
They couldn't hurt me.
Sure, they could blow some wind.
They could stir a curtain.
They could mess with the wiring in the house.
But it was all to hide the fact that they were powerless.
So, your treatment plan is to stand up to ghosts? If they are obstreperous, yes.
But we'll also figure out what's going on medically.
All right? That's right.
Thank you.
No, I'm dead serious.
Wait, Al-Albert Collins is who? Th-The Iceman.
- Just a le-legendary blues guitarist.
- Ah.
Anyway, his-his tour bus was blazing down the highway and they-they scooped me up.
The band had lost a roadie, so I got to fill in.
Oh, that must've been wild.
Oh, it was a it was a great adventure.
I mean, I I mean, I learned so much.
And, you know And for a moment, I mean, maybe, I kind of thought music might be my world and But then I On the road, I realized I would never be good enough.
Like, to get anywhere, you got to figure out what you love that you're good at and then and then do that.
Just play to your strengths.
- That is key.
- I'm still trying to figure out what I'm good at, I think.
Well, I mean, you you will.
S I mean, something will grab you and then you'll realize you've found your place and So d-did you grab medicine or did-did medicine grab you? That was a mutual embrace.
Just Hey, Kit.
What's up? Hey, Kit.
Hi, whoever you are.
Uh, yeah, this is this is Mike.
Just, uh, giving him a quick lift.
Right.
Well, uh, this is nothing urgent.
Just, uh, call me back when you've dropped off your new friend.
Okay.
Ooh.
- She seems concerned.
- W It's probably 'cause you picked up a hitchhiker.
Yeah, it would have been It would have been better to just keep that between us.
What do you mean? And not-not tell her? Well, that She seems like she cares about you.
- That would be dishonest.
- Y Oh.
Not good to be dishonest, Randolph.
No.
No, it isn't.
There's a trick-or-treat joke that ends with a Halloween arrhythmia, but it escapes me.
All I've got is a Halloween epidural hematoma and some hyperkalemia in here.
But her colleagues could benefit from your diagnostic acumen.
Dr.
Angel? Oh, he's hardly that.
His halo.
She's suffering from wild hallucinations, and I don't think it's just the head injury.
Oh, Dr.
Sutton, my halo is no hallucination.
This is fact.
But let's take a look at some EKGs.
Hey.
So sorry Hey.
Get this.
Raptor, of all people, believes in ghosts.
Seems like a lot of people around here do.
Any word on the witch with the head wound? Epidural hematoma uh, that requires surgery.
Billie and Leela are gonna do it.
You think they took something that caused all this madness? Magdalena said no drugs or drinking.
I'm inclined to believe her.
I'll let you know when I get the tox screens back.
Hey.
What were you listening to? Hey.
So sorry I missed your call.
That yoga teacher was a sadist.
Her session destroyed me and I fell asleep.
I don't know if I got anything from my retreat.
The pain of missing you and GiGi was more than a mud bath could make up for.
I love you both.
I'll see you soon.
Kiss GiGi for me, okay? You know you can go home.
I got this.
It's worse at home.
I'd rather be here.
Come on.
- It hurts so bad.
- Hey, hey, hey.
'Kay.
Whoa.
Got ya, got ya.
Okay.
She's bradying.
Let's get 0.
5 of atropine in here now! I'll run an EKG.
Stay with us.
Stay with us.
Can you grab that EKG printout for me? Got it.
Okay, we're back in business.
If this wasn't just a vagal response to the abdominal pain It could happen again.
Leave me alone! Leave me alone! - No! Leave me alone! - Hey.
Hey.
Ethan.
Ethan.
Y-You're good.
You're okay.
You're okay.
Just take deep breaths and try to stay calm.
Hey, I'm seeing some things.
- Spirits or symptoms? - The latter.
I'm ordering a head and chest CT.
Magdalena? Hey.
You with me? I'm dying.
But it's okay.
I'm gonna see him again.
- Her heart rate's dropping.
- Same thing happened to Cat.
I'll get the atropine.
No time! We need a code cart.
Giving first round of epi now.
Besides hallucinating, she was fine a second ago.
Pulse check.
No pulse.
She's in V fib.
Charge to 200 and everybody clear.
Shocking now.
She converted, but her pulse seems thready.
She's in complete heart block.
Start transcutaneous pacing at 60 and sync.
This could be hyperkalemia, so let's give her an amp of calcium gluconate and two amps of sodium bicarbonate.
Whoa.
I died.
But I'm back.
I mean, that totally happened, right? Stop pacing.
There's no tunnel.
There's no light at the end.
There There's no angels.
I didn't see him.
I didn't see him.
See who? My son.
I just wanted to see his face.
Let's get a full set of labs and another 12-lead EKG.
Why don't we let Dr.
Pravesh take over? This isn't the best case for you, Dr.
Hawkins.
No, I want to see this through.
Thank you.
All right, Cat, let's see how you're doing.
Code Green.
Missing patient.
Attention, staff.
Code Green.
23-year-old Caucasian female.
Last seen in ER Bay Seven.
What's happening to me? We're figuring it out, hon.
Labs are back? Tox screens are clear, but they do have hyperkalemia.
Potassium levels are sky-high.
But their creatinine is barely elevated.
So their kidneys are working.
- pH is normal.
- Just breathe.
Why are their electrolytes going haywire? It's okay.
See this here in your chest? Oh, I knew it.
They've invaded my body.
Actually, I believe it is a growth called a pheochromocytoma.
It's a medical condition that causes your body to produce adrenaline and make you feel flushed and anxious, like you're having a panic attack.
So he's not possessed by spirits.
- It isn't the house? - No.
And it will disappear when Dr.
Austin removes it in the OR.
Thank you, Doctor.
Of course.
Police say they're on the trail of a possible serial killer near Reidsville, about an hour west of Savannah.
A tip led them to this property.
Human remains were found behind that shed.
And it's possible there may be as many as three victims.
The suspect, Michael Jonah Rellie, is likely armed and dangerous.
If you see him, do not approach.
Call the authorities immediately.
You've reached Dr.
Bell.
Leave a message.
I'll get back to you shortly.
Randolph, you'll probably think this is silly, but I know you picked up a hitchhiker and I just saw something on TV that made me a bit worried.
So call me back, okay? You all presented with a similar constellation of symptoms.
Abdominal pain.
Abnormal EKGs.
Elevated potassium.
Hallucinations.
Your friend Holly said she saw a halo above my head.
Do you see it, too? And he has one, too.
Does everything look yellow? - Yes.
Very.
- Xanthopsia.
Uncommon visual side effect of digoxin.
Well, that would explain everything.
But are you taking heart medication? I've never had a problem with my heart.
At least as far as I know.
Yeah, the others aren't taking it either.
What plant is used to make digoxin? Highly toxic foxglove.
Is there anyone who would want to poison you? A, uh, rival witch - or coven, perhaps? - Uh - I don't think so.
Uh - Well, we'll get you the antidote to digoxin, see if it helps.
Okay.
You don't have to answer this, but I've always wondered what's it like to be a surgeon? I mean, the-the knife.
Cutting into the human flesh.
I mean, that must be It's intoxicating.
That's-that's not something I would normally tell a stranger.
But I Yeah, I don't think a hit of heroin could hold a candle to the euphoria that I feel when I have a scalpel in my hand.
That's I'll bet.
All right.
Mm.
This may be crossing the line.
Uh You ever killed anybody? Mistakes happen - in the OR.
That's-that's - Yeah.
That's part of being a surgeon.
Sure.
Of course.
But what I mean is have you ever done something where y-you knew it was wrong but you did it anyway? Oh, I see I hit a nerve.
No.
You didn't.
Oh.
Whatever you say, boss.
Well, uh, if you make a left up there, I'm just about, uh, five minutes down that road.
If it's not too much trouble.
I heard the patient is Wiccan.
She came into the ER with two other witches.
Really think they believe in spells and potions and stuff? I think people believe in whatever gives them comfort in this world.
And I'm okay with that.
What do you think, Dr.
Sutton? Right after Nic died, I bought a copy of The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
Read it every night for a week.
In Tibetan Buddhism, when you die, your soul spends 49 days in the Bardo the place in between life and death.
After 49 days, you're reborn into another body.
I want that to be true.
I miss her so much.
Let's do this.
This-this is good.
You can you can stop right here.
This is in the middle of nowhere.
There's not a house in sight.
Well, I know my way.
Okay.
- If you say so.
- Mm.
Well, it's been good traveling with you, Mike.
Is there a problem? Well, I think I have to raise that question again, about killing people and doing the right thing.
Because I can't help but feel like you have something that you really have to get off your chest.
Okay, I really don't.
And I'm not comfortable - with this.
- Dr.
Bell, we were building a relationship.
- I need to get back on the highway.
- We were bonding.
Get out of the car.
Please.
- I feel like we are cut from the same cloth.
- I I barely know you, Mike.
I-I just picked you up.
Okay, that's a good point.
We are strangers.
But I'm really good at reading people.
And I see things in you.
You've hurt people.
You've taken lives.
If you keep secrets they become burdens.
'Kay, you're making you're making a mistake, Mike.
Well, you're-you're lying to me.
And you know how I feel about dishonesty.
So you should tell the truth.
I think that it would be very good for you.
There was a-a time when, um out of hubris, I operated when I shouldn't have.
I had I had a physical problem that meant I shouldn't hold a blade in my hand.
And I, um And I thought I could control it.
Did you really think that? No.
I knew I was a risk.
Mm.
And you killed somebody.
- In a simple operation that - Mm.
shouldn't have been risky.
And the man bled to death.
And what was your punishment? There was none.
Mm.
Because the white coat is a shield.
So you got away with it.
No, I didn't get away with it.
That death haunts me to this day, and I live with that guilt.
Ooh, guilt means nothing to me.
Guilt is pointless.
There's a saying in my line of work.
It's one that all surgeons know.
"Killing someone is so easy".
"What's hard is not killing someone".
Well it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Dr.
Bell.
Drive safe.
Another life saved.
I can't take all the glory.
His ghost gets partial credit.
Pericardial patch.
Sutures to me.
Should we enroll the ghost in med school? Ah, you joke, Dr.
Devi.
But that spirit scared Ethan enough to bring him to this hospital, where we unmasked a life-threatening tumor.
Ghosts get a bad rep.
Some are vicious, yes, but others are guardians.
And some are just restless memories.
One thing they all have in common is they freak me out.
With all due respect, I just like them to stay dead.
Holly's doing well.
She's recovering from surgery.
Oh, such a relief.
- Sweetie.
- Oh.
Oh, how are you doing? - Oh, like I had a horrible dream.
- Oh.
- What happened to us, High Priestess? - That's what I'm trying to find out.
When you made the tea this morning, do you remember what you put in it? Um, hibiscus, blackberry leaves, peppermint petals, foxglove and some So you added the foxglove? Was that wrong? Oh.
- Listen, it's not No, no.
- I did this.
It's not your fault.
I should have kept that jar separate.
- I am so sorry.
- No, no, no, no, no.
It's okay.
It's okay.
- Everyone is well.
- I keep saying we should label the jars "edible" and "non-edible".
That sounds wise.
I'm usually such a stickler for organization.
If you'd seen my bookstore in Inman Park.
Book Zoo? That was it.
Did you did you visit? Yeah.
My wife and I, we went there a lot - when we first started dating.
- Oh.
I knew you looked familiar.
I just couldn't place you.
And I remember your son.
He would've been eight this year.
Joseph.
So sorry.
Tell me about your wife.
You lost her recently? I sensed something.
Um I feel these things.
Also, I asked that lovely nurse, Hundley.
She died suddenly.
My whole world stopped.
I feel like I'm living in some kind of alternate space.
Nothing makes sense.
But I have a daughter.
And She keeps me going.
And I have to keep going for her.
Has your wife visited you yet? Um I don't believe in ghosts.
But I do dream about her and feels very real.
Then I wake up.
And she's still gone.
Mm.
Actually she's with you.
She always will be.
Just like my son is with me.
Your memories, your dreams keep her alive.
It's like a conversation between you and her that death can't take away.
Joseph he lives in my heart, always.
Just like your love will always live with you.
We made way more than we needed.
Feel free to offer it to any kids who come.
Why didn't you answer? Why didn't you call? Oh, I thought you were dead in a ditch, you old fool.
It's a long story.
And let's just say I won't be driving down dark roads with strangers anytime soon.
The hitchhiker? Yeah, not-not my best idea.
He didn't hurt you, did he? - No, no.
And - Police have captured suspected serial killer Michael Jonah Rellie and are conducting a search of his property - in Reidsville after an anonymous tip - Is that him? - led to his arrest earlier today.
- Yeah.
- Oh - I At some point, I'll-I'll tell you everything.
But I, uh Right now, I just want to forget it happened.
- You want to go for a drink? - Yes, please.
Okay.
AJ, you got to level with me here.
You don't really believe in ghosts? And why shouldn't I? Well, you're a doctor, for one.
A surgeon.
A man of science.
Ah.
Perhaps you'll appreciate the deep, dark history of Chastain Park Memorial, my friend.
The building that stood before this one, right below our feet, one floor lower, is where the incinerator sat.
And the body chute, as it were, was right here, where the staircase is.
You're making this up.
Oh, am I? Some 100 years ago, my friend, tuberculosis overtaxed this hospital.
And when the treatments failed, this handy Slip 'N Slide allowed the doctors to discreetly dispose of the deceased downstairs in a superiorly smooth fashion.
You laugh.
However, that is not where they forever remain.
Nolan, please enlighten these gentlemen on Room 2413.
It's haunted and I won't set foot in there.
Happy Halloween.
Keep your eyes open, Pravesh.
You may see something extraordinary.
Hello? Hello? You startled me, man.
Hey, Leela, if that soulless apartment on the BeltLine is still available, I say let's just take it.
Great.
What changed your mind? Nothing.
I just want to make you happy.
Raptor got in your ear, didn't he? No.
No, he did not.
He didn't.
But let's just make sure that it wasn't built on some ancient burial ground, okay, before we sign a lease.
That's all Hey! I know it's last-minute, but are you guys free for dinner? Thought about having some people over and-and order takeout.
Nothing formal.
Sure.
Of course.
You want us to bring anything? No, no.
Just bring yourself, 'kay? All right, great.
See you then.
Yeah.
Sorry I forgot to get you a costume, sweetheart.
You still look cute though.
Next year, I promise I will.
What do we have here? Whew.
Yeah.
Look what Mommy did.
I forgot about Halloween, but your mommy didn't.
Ah.
Mommy got you a costume.
She's still looking out for you.
She's still looking out for us.
Come here.
Ooh-hoo! There you go.
Yeah.
Okay, now let's say good night to your fans.
It's someone's bedtime.
Aw, not already.
Are you kidding me? Can I eat you, baby chick? - Could she be any cuter? - Impossible.
Do they sell outfits like that in my size? Can Auntie Billie put you to bed? You sure? Of course.
- She's my favorite person.
- Aw.
Say good night, everybody.
- Good night.
- Bye.
- Good night.
- Love you, GiGi.
Let's go upstairs.
- Smells delicious.
- Thai food.
Nic's favorite.
All right.
Everyone take your seats.
This is all very mysterious.
I learned about something today from my patient.
Something pretty special.
It's a ritual that helps her, and I think it might help us.
It's called a dumb supper.
"Dumb" as in "silent".
Which I realize won't be easy for some of you.
Yeah.
Good, good, good.
Uh, it's a pagan ritual thank you to honor those we've lost.
It's really just a chance for us to quietly reflect on our memories, in silence, among friends.
Magdalena told me that on Samhain, which is tonight, that the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest.
So if you have something you want to say to Nic we close our eyes and you speak without words.
Speak from your heart.
And we say it now.
Thank you, guys, for coming.
- I'm really glad you came.
- Yeah, me, too.
That was really beautiful.
- Thank you, Conrad.
- Oh.
Thank you so much for being here.
- Hey.
- Mm.
Mm.
Good night.
Ready? - Almost.
- Well, the candy will run out if we take too long.
Don't say that, Daddy.
There's enough to go around.
Uh, I don't know about that.
Will the candy really run out? Not a chance.
Daddy? - Yes, bubble.
- You got me the best costume ever.
Aw! Mwah, mwah.