The Resident (2018) s06e06 Episode Script
For Better or Worse
1
- Previously on The Resident
- Just an email Ian forwarded me.
How is everything with him?
CADE: Passed his drug test.
Operating up a storm
Fine, I guess.
Seems crazy.
But we all cover up things
we don't want to see.
The longer we look away,
the harder it gets to see
what's right before our eyes.
KIT: I know what will make me smile.
Showing you photos
of the exquisite venue
where in a few short weeks,
I will marry the man of my dreams.
(PACHELBEL'S "CANON IN D" PLAYING)
(CHUCKLING)
(PHONE RINGS)
KIT: Sorry, everyone.
It's the governor's
office. I have to take this.
Okay, let's, uh, just give her a minute.
(SIGHS) Sure, yeah. Let's,
uh, let's all take five.
Daddy, when's Sammie gonna be here?
She and Jake are on their way.
And they're bringing
your flower girl dresses
for the ceremony tonight,
isn't that exciting?
Yeah!
So, when is he available?
Well, I certainly hope so. Thank you.
Everything all right?
Our new governor's been
avoiding my calls all week
and now his office
won't even set a meeting.
He's probably too busy
making plans to slash funding
for public hospitals like Chastain.
And it'll be hard to change
his mind if he keeps dodging me.
I know you're worried,
but we'll figure it out.
Just not today.
I know we will.
And I won't let anything
spoil this evening.
JAKE: Hi.
- Boo!
- (GASPS)
- (SQUEALS)
- JAKE: Hi, everyone, sorry we're so late.
- Oh
- KIT: Not at all.
Oh, it's lovely to see you.
I'm just sorry Gregg couldn't make it.
- Yeah.
- BELL: Glad you could make it.
Oh, unfortunately, our luggage did not.
Airline lost our bags.
BILLIE: Oh, no.
Our dresses were in them.
- But I want to be a flower girl.
- CONRAD: That's okay, sweetheart.
- BILLIE: Oh, sweetie.
- (PHONE RINGS)
It's Tracy Laybourne.
I believe God created voice
mail for times like this.
Tracy, good morning.
Ms. Laybourne is a tech
mogul from Silicon Valley,
and one of the few prospective donors
who could keep us afloat
if our funding gets cut.
TRACY: Randolph, I'm glad you picked up.
I thought you might be in surgery.
Actually, uh, I took the day off.
Is everything okay?
It's my daughter.
She's not feeling well.
Okay, uh, tell me what's going on.
Well, we were on our way to the aquarium
and Max started feeling
sluggish and sweaty.
Incredibly tired.
I think she needs to see a
doctor, and you're the only one
- I know in Atlanta.
- Okay, sounds as though she needs an internist.
I can send our best to
meet you at Chastain ER
and I'll be there as soon as I can.
Thanks.
Conrad, can you take a
look at Tracy's daughter?
- I-I could, but I
- Go. I'll watch Gigi.
- I mean, I took the day off.
- Uh, the girls do need
new flower girl dresses
and I need a new suit.
Great. So we'll divide and conquer.
You go get your suit and I'll
take our little ladies shopping.
Meet back here.
You don't have to do this.
I can get a sitter.
Are you kidding me? It'll be fun.
Shouldn't we finish the rehearsal?
Oh, thank you, Lindsay, but
Randolph and I already have
a few weddings between
us, so I think we're good.
I'll get him back in one piece.
You, not so fast.
What was that for?
That was my last kiss as a single woman.
And mine as a single man.
♪
(SOFT, INDISTINCT CHATTER IN DISTANCE)
Heart sounds are normal.
And lungs are clear.
You're gonna be okay.
We'd be more than happy to bring in
a sign language interpreter.
Oh, no need. I can translate.
And Max is a great lip reader.
(CHUCKLING) Besides,
most interpreters can barely
keep up with my daughter.
(LAUGHING): Yeah.
You are too fast.
She's chatty.
Last month, it was dinosaurs, and then
ancient history, and now
sea creatures.
And sharks.
Sounds like you've got it covered.
If you need anything, let me know.
Oh, thank you.
CONRAD: Were Max's eyes this
yellow when she woke up today?
Hmm. I don't think so. Is that serious?
No, there's no reason to be alarmed.
Could mean a lot of things.
I'll rush some labs,
find out what's going on.
- (MOUTHS)
- (TRACY CHUCKLES)
BILLIE: All right, this is the place.
- (CHUCKLES)
- Oh
Oh, hello ♪
Where did you come from ♪
Okay, so we have choices.
How do you do what you do ♪
I like this one!
Kit said you guys can wear
whatever you like tonight.
So I want each of you to
pick out your favorites
and then we can try them on.
I like this one!
Can I try this one?
♪
New best friend ♪
New best friend ♪
- Yay!
- Yeah!
Who is that walking in the door?
Dr. Bell here on his wedding day?
I can't believe it.
Did Dr. Voss change her mind already?
Well, thankfully, Kit has
not come to her senses yet,
so I expect to see all of you
- at our ceremony this evening.
- Oh, I would not miss it.
How's Tracy's daughter?
Her liver enzymes just came back
and they're off the charts.
How high are we talking?
So high the lab ran them three times.
Her INR is 2.0.
She's going into liver failure.
And fast. We need to move faster.
All right, I'll talk with Tracy
while you get Max a bed in the ICU.
And I'll bring Ian up to speed.
If we can't figure out the
cause and reverse it fast enough,
- there's only one thing that will keep Max alive.
- Transplant.
Wait
- my daughter may need a liver transplant?
- I'm
I'm sorry. I wish we had better news.
Come on, honey. Let's go.
- Take that thing out. We're getting out of here.
- We need to get her to the ICU
right away to monitor her
labs and mental status.
That's the only way to know
how fast her liver is worsening.
You know what, no offense, but
I brought Max here for a checkup,
not a transplant.
We both know that this
hospital is in financial trouble
and that's why you reached out to me.
- I'll explain in the car.
- Tracy,
I would strongly advise
against moving her.
This has nothing to do
with you helping Chastain.
Max is critically ill.
Her condition could change at any moment
and moving her in this state
is a risk I would not recommend.
TRACY: Okay, right.
Listen.
My daughter was born with her hearing.
But at six months old
she got an infection
and the hospital I took her
to was wildly underfunded.
They sent her home with an antibiotic
and completely missed the
fact that she had meningitis.
That's how Max lost her hearing.
Yes.
I donate to hospitals like Chastain
because they need the help.
But I won't let my
daughter get harmed again.
(PHONE CHIMES)
And I just had my
assistant get the number
of the best pediatric
surgeon in the country.
-
- All right. Let's go, honey.
And we've no idea what caused this?
Not acetaminophen, I checked.
You started her on NAC, to be safe?
And a battery of tests.
My daughter deserves the
best and that's exactly
- who she'll be seeing.
- What's the deal?
- (PHONE RINGS)
- BELL: We've got a problem.
Hello, this is Dr. Sullivan.
Hello?
You're here.
I am.
But I can't talk right now.
I'm about to meet my next patient.
Hi.
So what happens now?
Well, first,
you have to trust me.
I do.
And I'm sorry.
- I just
- There's no apology necessary.
Dr. Sullivan will keep Max stable
while Dr. Hawkins does his
damnedest to try and figure out
why her liver is failing.
We find the cause,
then maybe we can treat Max
and avoid a transplant altogether.
Give me the real.
You're not here because
the outlook is positive.
Things don't go our way,
we can list Max with UNOS,
get a liver from a deceased donor.
But that will take time.
There is another option.
Transplant the lobe of a living donor.
Someone related to Max who can
give a part of their liver to her.
So, you could make a list of relatives,
just in case, people we can call.
There-there's no one else.
No father in the picture
and I have no siblings.
It has always just been me and Max.
So if she needs a liver,
I will give her part of mine.
Okay. I can take you to the lab
and get some blood drawn
to see if you're a match
- and walk you through next steps on the way.
- Okay.
Portal vessels are patent.
Good flow. No sign of clot.
Which would be a good
thing, but, right now
We still don't have the cause.
- Viral studies back yet?
- Well,
hep B and C are both negative.
Loss of appetite could indicate
worsening liver failure.
Or it could mean
You don't like Jell-O?
I always get the "E" wrong.
You know how to sign?
A little.
TRACY: Hey, sweetie.
How are you feeling?
Mm.
So, we can't go home yet.
Right?
The doctors,
they're gonna try to help me
to help you.
By letting me
give a part of me to you.
You remember when you had
that Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head?
(CHUCKLES)
And she could give her ears
or her nose to him?
It's kind of like that.
Of course. I will be fine, sweetie.
Your mom's liver will grow back.
That's pretty cool, huh?
That was pretty impressive in there.
When did you learn ASL?
I took a class in college.
I don't remember that much,
but I do remember my
favorite was "microwave."
Oh.
Wait. Hold-hold on.
Do these nails match the dress
I saw in the back of your car?
I got them done for tonight.
I thought you said you
weren't a wedding kind of girl.
I I believe your words were
- (SCOFFS)
- "weddings are a special kind of torture."
Yes. But I am looking
forward to this one.
(CHUCKLES)
Bell and Kit invited me.
Not just as your plus-one.
Think I'm finally part of the group.
Means a lot to me.
Me too.
(PHONE RINGS)
Don't tell me you've been tweeting
at the governor all morning.
You know me too well.
Full disclosure, I also
follow you on social media
and I saw for myself. (CHUCKLES)
This-this is how you relax?
Says the man treating
patients on his wedding day.
How's the girl?
She may need a liver transplant,
but we just found out
her mom is a match.
That's great news. Keep me posted.
Of course.
After this echo, you
should be cleared to donate.
Mm. (CHUCKLES)
AUSTIN: Nice ink game, by the way.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah, back in my 20s, I was
big into the music scene.
- And then Max was born.
- Mm.
Now I'm a little quieter.
She's an amazing kid.
I started my company 'cause I
wanted to give her everything,
and now I can.
Yeah, well, family is
a powerful motivator.
Mm. Mm.
What is it?
AUSTIN: The echo is showing signs
of critical aortic stenosis.
It's a severe narrowing in
the valve that brings blood
from your heart to your body.
Uh, I have been more
short of breath lately.
Tiring more easily.
Well, an aortic valve
replacement should fix that.
But it is major.
Your heart is going to need
some time to recover before you
can safely donate part of your liver.
All right, well, how much time?
Weeks.
Maybe months.
But Dr. Bell said that
Max may need a liver soon.
And I'm saying that if we
attempt a transplant now,
- you could die on the table.
- No, but
I have to save my daughter.
I can't live without her.
She's my whole world.
So, we will find another way.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
What did you find out?
CONRAD: Nothing.
We have no idea why this
kid's liver's failing.
No Kayser-Fleischer rings in her eyes.
No evidence of Wilson's.
Autoimmune serologies
are they're pending.
But it's unlikely, and hepatitis
labs came back negative.
Well, we have to hurry,
'cause I just talked to AJ
and Tracy can't donate.
Max's coags are climbing.
She could start bleeding
internally at any moment.
Well, just double down.
Try harder. If you can't figure
out why Max's liver's failing
and we have no donor
this child could die.
("CORNERS" BY BOOK ON TAPE WORM PLAYING)
Aunt Billie?
What will you wear for your wedding?
You know, not everyone gets married.
If you do, can we pick your dress?
Is your daddy gonna get married again?
I don't know.
He has a girlfriend.
Do you like her?
She's okay.
She's not like my mommy.
I mean, I don't remember my mommy,
but it's different.
I remember your mommy.
She was really nice.
She was a nurse when I was sick.
She took great care of me.
I wish I remembered her.
♪
There she is.
The woman of the hour.
- I'm not married yet.
- No, but you're trending on Twitter.
Yeah. Right behind the
latest banana muffin craze
and a bunny dancing on
a bed to the Beatles.
Hey, that bunny is talented.
Governor Betz has got to be feeling
the pressure to meet with you now.
So far, no word.
But I did get a call
from a local news station.
They want to interview
me live on-air later.
And I'm actually considering
it, on my wedding day.
You're really worried about this.
If we lose the millions
the governor plans to cut,
Chastain will become
a third-rate hospital,
and I can't stand that.
I wish I could help.
Gregg and I owe so much to Chastain.
If it wasn't for you and Bell
and all the doctors there,
we wouldn't have Sammie.
I wouldn't have a family.
Oh!
(GASPS)
What do you think?
- JAKE: Wow.
- KIT: I love them.
They're perfect.
- Sammie insisted we try on every dress in Atlanta.
- Mm-hmm.
You know, your daughter
is very persuasive.
Yeah. Who could say no to that face?
You're right.
Who could say no to that face?
(COUGHS)
(RETCHES)
When did this start?
A few minutes ago.
I'm ordering blood and plasma.
CADE: I'll reexamine her belly. Hang on.
Let just see what's going on.
Mm
So what's the plan?
Well, for now, we try
and keep her stable
while we hope UNOS moves
her up the donor list.
But that's a long shot, isn't it?
Tell me the truth.
There's a chance a liver
may not come in time.
No. But I am here.
I don't care about the risks.
Let me donate.
- Your heart can't tolerate
- What my heart
can't tolerate is losing my daughter.
I'll write a check. (SHUDDERS)
How much?
- Just tell me.
- Tracy
You don't get to tell me that I
(GASPING) can't risk my life for her.
(PANTING) I am her mother.
(PANTING, GROANING)
She's in A fib.
I'll page Dr. Austin.
(PANTING)
What did you tell her?
I told I'm gonna help her.
Don't make a liar out of me.
All right. Her A fib has slowed,
but the rapid rate has
landed her in pulmonary edema.
Tracy's in even worse
shape than we thought.
How much time you think we
have before Max's liver fails?
Based on what I've seen so far,
she has days, at best.
Look, I wasn't enthusiastic
about racing Tracy
through a TAVR even when
she was in better shape.
But now you want me to
take her to the cath lab
while she's in heart failure?
Dr. Austin, the sooner
you repair the valve,
the sooner she can recover
and be ready for a transplant.
Organ donation from living donors
is supposed to be low-risk.
That's how we justify it.
I can't risk the mom's life.
- Randolph, you hear me.
- I do.
As surgeons, we don't
risk a living person's life
to give their organs to someone else.
Not to mention the guilt
the child will feel if
the mother died saving her.
I'm not gonna make that child an orphan.
Max doesn't get a liver, she
doesn't have a future at all.
It's your call, AJ.
If you can get Tracy
cleared for surgery,
I'll operate with you.
But whatever you decide,
you have my full support.
I just reached the damaged valve.
And now I will deploy the bioprosthetic.
And once it opens,
you should be able to breathe easier.
(INHALES DEEPLY)
Oh
(INHALES, CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
And after this?
After this, you rest.
The new valve should
make your heart relax
and the fluid in your lungs go down.
And then I can donate
if Max doesn't get better?
We're all hoping that
Dr. Hawkins can figure out
what's going on with your
daughter so you won't have to.
But, yes,
if she doesn't improve by tomorrow,
we will proceed with the transplant.
(SNIFFLES)
Thank you.
For giving my daughter a chance.
(SNIFFLING, BREATHING HEAVILY)
- Here you are.
- MAN (OVER P.A.): Wheelchair to the cafeteria.
Hey.
I need fresh eyes. You got a minute?
As long as it doesn't
involve more ear wax removal.
I wish it did.
I got a sick girl. Ten years old.
Previously healthy with rapidly
progressive liver failure.
Worsening coagulopathy.
- What have you ruled out?
- Ischemia,
toxic ingestions, viral
causes, autoimmune.
Did you send CMV?
Three times.
An anti-smooth muscle antibody?
Negative.
Family history?
Not that we know of.
Uh, any ingestions? She's a kid,
maybe she was outside.
No poison mushroom in the woods.
So you really have ruled
everything out, haven't you?
I think we both know what this is.
It's idiopathic. We can't find
the cause of Max's liver failure
and we'll likely never know.
Words I never thought I'd
live to hear you say, Hawkins.
Well, in over 20% of
hepatic failure cases,
we never find the reason.
Well, if we don't know the cause,
that means it could
recur after transplant.
Yeah. But it's highly unlikely
based on everything I ruled out.
And we all know she'll
die without a new liver.
Of that, we can be sure.
So we turn our attention
to Tracy and hope that
she can recover in time
for us to attempt
- KIT: We'll have less than we ever had.
- transplant.
It's important people understand
Governor Betz's budget cuts
will have an impact
beyond Chastain,
when the population we
serve overcrowds the rest
of Atlanta hospitals. A burden
Aren't you marrying
that woman today, Bell?
I certainly hope so.
ANCHOR: Dr. Voss, I understand
there's a former patient
with you who would like
to say a word to the governor.
That's right.
You ready?
(EXHALES)
Hi. I'm Sammie.
And when I was seven, I got really sick.
Everyone gave up on me.
But the doctors at Chastain never did.
They saved my life.
- Without them, I wouldn't have a bicycle.
- (KIT CHUCKLES)
SAMMIE: Or get to cook
macaronis with my dads.
- (PAGER BEEPING)
- KIT: And eat way too much ice cream.
It's Max.
- (CHUCKLES)
- SAMMIE: And play with puppies.
(MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY)
- She's in multisystem organ failure.
- IAN: And going into DIC.
We don't act now, she may not
make it through transplant.
Tracy is still tenuous in the PACU.
We all know she'd do
anything to save her daughter.
Hawkins, can you buy us more time?
I can't change the diagnosis.
It is now or never.
Let's get OR 1 and 2 prepped.
Meet you gentlemen there.
AUSTIN: Bell, if you join me in this OR,
you might not make your wedding.
No one would question you passing
this case off to another surgeon.
♪
BELL: Saw you and Sammie on TV.
You were both great.
Well, we'll see if it works.
That's not why you're calling.
You're headed into surgery, aren't you?
I just sent someone to pick up my suit
so I can leave from here.
I should still make it there on time.
But it'll be close.
(SIGHS)
Is that okay?
What matters most is you help
that mother and her daughter.
Besides, a surgeon saving
lives on his wedding day
sounds like the kind of
man I'd want to marry.
Good luck.
- Hi there.
- Hi.
Seems our online
ordering system is down.
Do you think you could please
fill this for a patient of mine?
Of course, Dr. Sullivan.
We are a little backed up. Give me 30.
It-It's urgent.
They're all urgent today.
Right.
(PAGER BEEPING)
You know what?
I don't have time to wait.
Thanks though.
My patient said he had a weird
tingle in his toe for ten years.
- Pin.
- Honestly, I think he was just lonely
- and he needed company.
- And you need a drink.
Good thing we're going to an open bar.
- Mm-hmm.
- (CHUCKLES)
Dr. Devi, I know you already signed out,
but I have a pediatric liver transplant
and you have a chance
to scrub in with me.
That sounds amazing.
But you know I'm not applying for
a peds surgery fellowship, right?
You're chief surgical resident.
Let's see if you're as good
as everyone says you are.
OR. Now.
You want me to wait for you?
I'll just meet you there.
Pin.
Thanks.
♪
(DOOR CLOSES)
♪
(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT OVER P.A.)
I'll be there to help keep your
heart stable during the surgery.
While I procure a lobe
of liver from you for Max.
Thanks.
I overheard a nurse said
you're getting married tonight.
Right after this. That's right.
I can't thank you enough.
Well, you don't have to.
I'm right where I belong.
♪
♪
Okay, I'm ready to make the incision.
- How's her heart looking?
- AUSTIN: Ejection fraction is holding steady.
We can proceed.
This is our window. Scalpel.
LEELA: I've never seen a liver
this inflamed before, Dr. Sullivan.
Does this suggest
anything about the cause?
Clamp to me.
- I'll do the portal vein and the IVC.
- LEELA: Vascular clamp.
And I've got the hepatic artery.
(IAN GROANS)
♪
Can we get some music in here?
LEELA: Cooley clamp.
Sure, Dr. Sullivan.
Any requests?
IAN: I don't care.
Just something with a beat.
And turn it up.
("IN TOO DEEP" BY BATTLE TAPES PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONTINUING IN DISTANCE)
Tracy's new valve is seated beautifully,
if I do say so myself.
Not as beautiful as this healthy liver.
Exposing and mobilizing the
right hepatic artery now.
Identifying the portal vein.
Vessel loops to me.
I know you know it ♪
Vascular clamp.
Cooley clamp.
- Miltex clamp.
- Miltex clamp.
Some call it flawless ♪
All right. Can someone call OR 2
and ask those gentlemen
what's taking so long?
Even in your wildest fantasy ♪
Drunk behind the
wheel from the ecstasy ♪
No one in their right
mind could ignore ♪
♪
IAN: That's an excellent
graft. Thank you very much.
Blame it on the ghost
only you can see ♪
- (RAPID BEEPING)
- Vitals are weak.
IAN: Well, then we're
gonna have to work faster.
But if we slip the bile and
the vascular connections,
this'll be all for naught.
- (GROANS) Damn it.
- What's wrong?
This lobe is too large.
Your colleagues are used to
doing transplants for adults.
What if we just try a retroperitoneal
dissection to make more space?
Uh yes, of course, Dr. Devi.
Well, we can do that.
But we shouldn't have to.
The sooner we begin,
the sooner we can close.
Hey. Why don't you get
out of here, Randolph?
I can close. I'll see you
when you're a married man.
Thanks, AJ. Appreciate it.
- (RAPID BEEPING)
- She's hypotensive.
MAP's in the 50s and dropping.
But we tied off all the vessels.
She must have a bleed someplace else.
I need you back in here with me, Bell.
I'm nearly maxed on norepi.
All right, give me an ultrasound.
I don't see a source.
There's oozing but no frank bleed.
That's because there's
no blood in her abdomen.
It's around her heart.
- She's in tamponade.
- (ALARMS BEEPING RAPIDLY)
BELL: And she's coding.
- AUSTIN: I'll crack her chest.
- No, I don't think there's time.
I can get there from here. Scissors.
I'm cutting through the diaphragm.
Oh, the pericardial sac is full.
Drained the fluid.
Starting open heart massage.
AUSTIN: An open heart
massage via the abdomen.
Damn, Bell. That's nice work.
Yeah, it's an old trick.
We still need to find the source.
- I can't keep my arm here forever.
- All right.
Now we crack the chest.
He's still in the OR, isn't he?
I just called.
Tracy had a complication.
They're still at it.
There's no way to know how long
it'll be until Bell gets here.
Or if he makes it all.
(ALARMS BEEPING)
Just a few more stitches and
done.
How we looking?
- (ALARMS STOP)
- Pressure has stabilized, gentlemen.
- Yeah.
- (LAUGHING)
(SIGHS)
So, how's Max doing?
Early signs are good. (SIGHS)
- And Tracy?
- Ah, she made it.
I mean, thanks to the masterful
work of the groom-to-be here.
And if his work is done,
we need to get this man to the chapel.
- Yeah, I'm beyond late.
- All right, let's go.
I'm gonna stay.
Look out for Tracy and be
here for Max when she wakes up.
I can sign a bit.
I can reassure her till her
mom comes out of sedation.
We can get an interpreter.
You should come.
I know how much you were
looking forward to tonight.
We can't get one this late.
I've connected with this
girl. I have to stay.
All right, then I'll stay with you.
No, I'm sorry, this is my
ICU and I'm kicking you out.
Oh, so that's how it is now, huh?
You've known Kit and Bell
a lot longer than I have.
You should be there.
Save me some cake?
♪
(PANTING)
Oh, God, you look amazing.
(SIGHS)
I'm too late.
I am so sorry, Kit.
Don't be.
(PACHELBEL'S "CANON IN D" PLAYING)
(EXHALES)
Everyone's still here.
I told them you were worth the wait.
(SIGHS)
♪
Oh, Kit.
♪
JAKE: Please be seated.
Welcome.
We're here to celebrate the love
between Randolph Bell and Kit Voss.
They started out as colleagues,
became friends and had the
courage to open their hearts,
take the leap
and risk it all for love.
Thank God they did.
And now the bride and groom
have prepared their vows
that they would like to share.
Go ahead, Kit.
KIT: Randolph,
you know how I like to be right.
- Mm-hmm.
- (GALLERY LAUGHS)
When I first met you, I thought
you were a bit of an arrogant sod.
(LAUGHS)
I never expected
you'd make me feel so happy,
so loved.
And I never, ever thought
you'd be my forever.
But, Randolph, you are.
And I've never been so
glad to have been so wrong.
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS) Kit.
Thank you for waiting for me to
(STAMMERS)
become the man I am now.
I've made some mistakes.
Most here could name a few.
And then I met someone who
believed I could be better.
A better surgeon.
A better stepfather.
Just a better person.
And all I could do
was just try and become
the man that somehow
you knew I could be.
Kit, everything that's good in me
is because of you.
Okay.
And now
by the power vested in
- Okay. (LAUGHS)
- (APPLAUSE)
("CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE" PLAYING)
(CHUCKLES)
(CHEERING)
Wise men say ♪
Only fools rush in ♪
But I can't help ♪
What a day.
I can't believe everything worked out.
Well, I think both mother and
daughter are gonna be okay,
and Tracy may want to
make sure Chastain is, too.
And I heard back from
Governor Betz's office.
He's calling a meeting
so I can make my case.
You're incredible.
I'm so proud of you, Mrs. Bell.
And I of you,
Mr. Voss.
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
With you ♪
Like a river flows ♪
Surely to the sea ♪
Darling, so it goes ♪
Some things ♪
Are meant to be ♪
Take my hand ♪
Take my whole life, too ♪
For I can't help ♪
Thank you.
In love ♪
With you ♪
♪
- Only fools rush in ♪
- (LAUGHS)
(BOTH SIGH)
But I ♪
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
Want to dance?
- Yeah.
- (CHUCKLES)
Shall I stay? ♪
- Oh!
- Oh.
- You didn't see that coming, did you?
- (CHUCKLES)
- Be a sin ♪
- (CHUCKLING)
I'm happy for them.
- Yeah, me, too.
- Mm.
Thank you for taking Gigi.
Of course.
No.
I don't say it enough.
- I'm very grateful.
- Mm.
I know it's a lot,
and you're always there, for both of us.
Like a river flows ♪
Surely to the sea ♪
It's nothing.
Darling, so it goes ♪
I love you guys.
Some things ♪
Are meant to be ♪
Take my hand ♪
Take my whole life, too ♪
What a night. Huh?
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
Yeah.
What a night.
No, I ♪
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
With you. ♪
- Previously on The Resident
- Just an email Ian forwarded me.
How is everything with him?
CADE: Passed his drug test.
Operating up a storm
Fine, I guess.
Seems crazy.
But we all cover up things
we don't want to see.
The longer we look away,
the harder it gets to see
what's right before our eyes.
KIT: I know what will make me smile.
Showing you photos
of the exquisite venue
where in a few short weeks,
I will marry the man of my dreams.
(PACHELBEL'S "CANON IN D" PLAYING)
(CHUCKLING)
(PHONE RINGS)
KIT: Sorry, everyone.
It's the governor's
office. I have to take this.
Okay, let's, uh, just give her a minute.
(SIGHS) Sure, yeah. Let's,
uh, let's all take five.
Daddy, when's Sammie gonna be here?
She and Jake are on their way.
And they're bringing
your flower girl dresses
for the ceremony tonight,
isn't that exciting?
Yeah!
So, when is he available?
Well, I certainly hope so. Thank you.
Everything all right?
Our new governor's been
avoiding my calls all week
and now his office
won't even set a meeting.
He's probably too busy
making plans to slash funding
for public hospitals like Chastain.
And it'll be hard to change
his mind if he keeps dodging me.
I know you're worried,
but we'll figure it out.
Just not today.
I know we will.
And I won't let anything
spoil this evening.
JAKE: Hi.
- Boo!
- (GASPS)
- (SQUEALS)
- JAKE: Hi, everyone, sorry we're so late.
- Oh
- KIT: Not at all.
Oh, it's lovely to see you.
I'm just sorry Gregg couldn't make it.
- Yeah.
- BELL: Glad you could make it.
Oh, unfortunately, our luggage did not.
Airline lost our bags.
BILLIE: Oh, no.
Our dresses were in them.
- But I want to be a flower girl.
- CONRAD: That's okay, sweetheart.
- BILLIE: Oh, sweetie.
- (PHONE RINGS)
It's Tracy Laybourne.
I believe God created voice
mail for times like this.
Tracy, good morning.
Ms. Laybourne is a tech
mogul from Silicon Valley,
and one of the few prospective donors
who could keep us afloat
if our funding gets cut.
TRACY: Randolph, I'm glad you picked up.
I thought you might be in surgery.
Actually, uh, I took the day off.
Is everything okay?
It's my daughter.
She's not feeling well.
Okay, uh, tell me what's going on.
Well, we were on our way to the aquarium
and Max started feeling
sluggish and sweaty.
Incredibly tired.
I think she needs to see a
doctor, and you're the only one
- I know in Atlanta.
- Okay, sounds as though she needs an internist.
I can send our best to
meet you at Chastain ER
and I'll be there as soon as I can.
Thanks.
Conrad, can you take a
look at Tracy's daughter?
- I-I could, but I
- Go. I'll watch Gigi.
- I mean, I took the day off.
- Uh, the girls do need
new flower girl dresses
and I need a new suit.
Great. So we'll divide and conquer.
You go get your suit and I'll
take our little ladies shopping.
Meet back here.
You don't have to do this.
I can get a sitter.
Are you kidding me? It'll be fun.
Shouldn't we finish the rehearsal?
Oh, thank you, Lindsay, but
Randolph and I already have
a few weddings between
us, so I think we're good.
I'll get him back in one piece.
You, not so fast.
What was that for?
That was my last kiss as a single woman.
And mine as a single man.
♪
(SOFT, INDISTINCT CHATTER IN DISTANCE)
Heart sounds are normal.
And lungs are clear.
You're gonna be okay.
We'd be more than happy to bring in
a sign language interpreter.
Oh, no need. I can translate.
And Max is a great lip reader.
(CHUCKLING) Besides,
most interpreters can barely
keep up with my daughter.
(LAUGHING): Yeah.
You are too fast.
She's chatty.
Last month, it was dinosaurs, and then
ancient history, and now
sea creatures.
And sharks.
Sounds like you've got it covered.
If you need anything, let me know.
Oh, thank you.
CONRAD: Were Max's eyes this
yellow when she woke up today?
Hmm. I don't think so. Is that serious?
No, there's no reason to be alarmed.
Could mean a lot of things.
I'll rush some labs,
find out what's going on.
- (MOUTHS)
- (TRACY CHUCKLES)
BILLIE: All right, this is the place.
- (CHUCKLES)
- Oh
Oh, hello ♪
Where did you come from ♪
Okay, so we have choices.
How do you do what you do ♪
I like this one!
Kit said you guys can wear
whatever you like tonight.
So I want each of you to
pick out your favorites
and then we can try them on.
I like this one!
Can I try this one?
♪
New best friend ♪
New best friend ♪
- Yay!
- Yeah!
Who is that walking in the door?
Dr. Bell here on his wedding day?
I can't believe it.
Did Dr. Voss change her mind already?
Well, thankfully, Kit has
not come to her senses yet,
so I expect to see all of you
- at our ceremony this evening.
- Oh, I would not miss it.
How's Tracy's daughter?
Her liver enzymes just came back
and they're off the charts.
How high are we talking?
So high the lab ran them three times.
Her INR is 2.0.
She's going into liver failure.
And fast. We need to move faster.
All right, I'll talk with Tracy
while you get Max a bed in the ICU.
And I'll bring Ian up to speed.
If we can't figure out the
cause and reverse it fast enough,
- there's only one thing that will keep Max alive.
- Transplant.
Wait
- my daughter may need a liver transplant?
- I'm
I'm sorry. I wish we had better news.
Come on, honey. Let's go.
- Take that thing out. We're getting out of here.
- We need to get her to the ICU
right away to monitor her
labs and mental status.
That's the only way to know
how fast her liver is worsening.
You know what, no offense, but
I brought Max here for a checkup,
not a transplant.
We both know that this
hospital is in financial trouble
and that's why you reached out to me.
- I'll explain in the car.
- Tracy,
I would strongly advise
against moving her.
This has nothing to do
with you helping Chastain.
Max is critically ill.
Her condition could change at any moment
and moving her in this state
is a risk I would not recommend.
TRACY: Okay, right.
Listen.
My daughter was born with her hearing.
But at six months old
she got an infection
and the hospital I took her
to was wildly underfunded.
They sent her home with an antibiotic
and completely missed the
fact that she had meningitis.
That's how Max lost her hearing.
Yes.
I donate to hospitals like Chastain
because they need the help.
But I won't let my
daughter get harmed again.
(PHONE CHIMES)
And I just had my
assistant get the number
of the best pediatric
surgeon in the country.
-
- All right. Let's go, honey.
And we've no idea what caused this?
Not acetaminophen, I checked.
You started her on NAC, to be safe?
And a battery of tests.
My daughter deserves the
best and that's exactly
- who she'll be seeing.
- What's the deal?
- (PHONE RINGS)
- BELL: We've got a problem.
Hello, this is Dr. Sullivan.
Hello?
You're here.
I am.
But I can't talk right now.
I'm about to meet my next patient.
Hi.
So what happens now?
Well, first,
you have to trust me.
I do.
And I'm sorry.
- I just
- There's no apology necessary.
Dr. Sullivan will keep Max stable
while Dr. Hawkins does his
damnedest to try and figure out
why her liver is failing.
We find the cause,
then maybe we can treat Max
and avoid a transplant altogether.
Give me the real.
You're not here because
the outlook is positive.
Things don't go our way,
we can list Max with UNOS,
get a liver from a deceased donor.
But that will take time.
There is another option.
Transplant the lobe of a living donor.
Someone related to Max who can
give a part of their liver to her.
So, you could make a list of relatives,
just in case, people we can call.
There-there's no one else.
No father in the picture
and I have no siblings.
It has always just been me and Max.
So if she needs a liver,
I will give her part of mine.
Okay. I can take you to the lab
and get some blood drawn
to see if you're a match
- and walk you through next steps on the way.
- Okay.
Portal vessels are patent.
Good flow. No sign of clot.
Which would be a good
thing, but, right now
We still don't have the cause.
- Viral studies back yet?
- Well,
hep B and C are both negative.
Loss of appetite could indicate
worsening liver failure.
Or it could mean
You don't like Jell-O?
I always get the "E" wrong.
You know how to sign?
A little.
TRACY: Hey, sweetie.
How are you feeling?
Mm.
So, we can't go home yet.
Right?
The doctors,
they're gonna try to help me
to help you.
By letting me
give a part of me to you.
You remember when you had
that Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head?
(CHUCKLES)
And she could give her ears
or her nose to him?
It's kind of like that.
Of course. I will be fine, sweetie.
Your mom's liver will grow back.
That's pretty cool, huh?
That was pretty impressive in there.
When did you learn ASL?
I took a class in college.
I don't remember that much,
but I do remember my
favorite was "microwave."
Oh.
Wait. Hold-hold on.
Do these nails match the dress
I saw in the back of your car?
I got them done for tonight.
I thought you said you
weren't a wedding kind of girl.
I I believe your words were
- (SCOFFS)
- "weddings are a special kind of torture."
Yes. But I am looking
forward to this one.
(CHUCKLES)
Bell and Kit invited me.
Not just as your plus-one.
Think I'm finally part of the group.
Means a lot to me.
Me too.
(PHONE RINGS)
Don't tell me you've been tweeting
at the governor all morning.
You know me too well.
Full disclosure, I also
follow you on social media
and I saw for myself. (CHUCKLES)
This-this is how you relax?
Says the man treating
patients on his wedding day.
How's the girl?
She may need a liver transplant,
but we just found out
her mom is a match.
That's great news. Keep me posted.
Of course.
After this echo, you
should be cleared to donate.
Mm. (CHUCKLES)
AUSTIN: Nice ink game, by the way.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah, back in my 20s, I was
big into the music scene.
- And then Max was born.
- Mm.
Now I'm a little quieter.
She's an amazing kid.
I started my company 'cause I
wanted to give her everything,
and now I can.
Yeah, well, family is
a powerful motivator.
Mm. Mm.
What is it?
AUSTIN: The echo is showing signs
of critical aortic stenosis.
It's a severe narrowing in
the valve that brings blood
from your heart to your body.
Uh, I have been more
short of breath lately.
Tiring more easily.
Well, an aortic valve
replacement should fix that.
But it is major.
Your heart is going to need
some time to recover before you
can safely donate part of your liver.
All right, well, how much time?
Weeks.
Maybe months.
But Dr. Bell said that
Max may need a liver soon.
And I'm saying that if we
attempt a transplant now,
- you could die on the table.
- No, but
I have to save my daughter.
I can't live without her.
She's my whole world.
So, we will find another way.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
What did you find out?
CONRAD: Nothing.
We have no idea why this
kid's liver's failing.
No Kayser-Fleischer rings in her eyes.
No evidence of Wilson's.
Autoimmune serologies
are they're pending.
But it's unlikely, and hepatitis
labs came back negative.
Well, we have to hurry,
'cause I just talked to AJ
and Tracy can't donate.
Max's coags are climbing.
She could start bleeding
internally at any moment.
Well, just double down.
Try harder. If you can't figure
out why Max's liver's failing
and we have no donor
this child could die.
("CORNERS" BY BOOK ON TAPE WORM PLAYING)
Aunt Billie?
What will you wear for your wedding?
You know, not everyone gets married.
If you do, can we pick your dress?
Is your daddy gonna get married again?
I don't know.
He has a girlfriend.
Do you like her?
She's okay.
She's not like my mommy.
I mean, I don't remember my mommy,
but it's different.
I remember your mommy.
She was really nice.
She was a nurse when I was sick.
She took great care of me.
I wish I remembered her.
♪
There she is.
The woman of the hour.
- I'm not married yet.
- No, but you're trending on Twitter.
Yeah. Right behind the
latest banana muffin craze
and a bunny dancing on
a bed to the Beatles.
Hey, that bunny is talented.
Governor Betz has got to be feeling
the pressure to meet with you now.
So far, no word.
But I did get a call
from a local news station.
They want to interview
me live on-air later.
And I'm actually considering
it, on my wedding day.
You're really worried about this.
If we lose the millions
the governor plans to cut,
Chastain will become
a third-rate hospital,
and I can't stand that.
I wish I could help.
Gregg and I owe so much to Chastain.
If it wasn't for you and Bell
and all the doctors there,
we wouldn't have Sammie.
I wouldn't have a family.
Oh!
(GASPS)
What do you think?
- JAKE: Wow.
- KIT: I love them.
They're perfect.
- Sammie insisted we try on every dress in Atlanta.
- Mm-hmm.
You know, your daughter
is very persuasive.
Yeah. Who could say no to that face?
You're right.
Who could say no to that face?
(COUGHS)
(RETCHES)
When did this start?
A few minutes ago.
I'm ordering blood and plasma.
CADE: I'll reexamine her belly. Hang on.
Let just see what's going on.
Mm
So what's the plan?
Well, for now, we try
and keep her stable
while we hope UNOS moves
her up the donor list.
But that's a long shot, isn't it?
Tell me the truth.
There's a chance a liver
may not come in time.
No. But I am here.
I don't care about the risks.
Let me donate.
- Your heart can't tolerate
- What my heart
can't tolerate is losing my daughter.
I'll write a check. (SHUDDERS)
How much?
- Just tell me.
- Tracy
You don't get to tell me that I
(GASPING) can't risk my life for her.
(PANTING) I am her mother.
(PANTING, GROANING)
She's in A fib.
I'll page Dr. Austin.
(PANTING)
What did you tell her?
I told I'm gonna help her.
Don't make a liar out of me.
All right. Her A fib has slowed,
but the rapid rate has
landed her in pulmonary edema.
Tracy's in even worse
shape than we thought.
How much time you think we
have before Max's liver fails?
Based on what I've seen so far,
she has days, at best.
Look, I wasn't enthusiastic
about racing Tracy
through a TAVR even when
she was in better shape.
But now you want me to
take her to the cath lab
while she's in heart failure?
Dr. Austin, the sooner
you repair the valve,
the sooner she can recover
and be ready for a transplant.
Organ donation from living donors
is supposed to be low-risk.
That's how we justify it.
I can't risk the mom's life.
- Randolph, you hear me.
- I do.
As surgeons, we don't
risk a living person's life
to give their organs to someone else.
Not to mention the guilt
the child will feel if
the mother died saving her.
I'm not gonna make that child an orphan.
Max doesn't get a liver, she
doesn't have a future at all.
It's your call, AJ.
If you can get Tracy
cleared for surgery,
I'll operate with you.
But whatever you decide,
you have my full support.
I just reached the damaged valve.
And now I will deploy the bioprosthetic.
And once it opens,
you should be able to breathe easier.
(INHALES DEEPLY)
Oh
(INHALES, CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
And after this?
After this, you rest.
The new valve should
make your heart relax
and the fluid in your lungs go down.
And then I can donate
if Max doesn't get better?
We're all hoping that
Dr. Hawkins can figure out
what's going on with your
daughter so you won't have to.
But, yes,
if she doesn't improve by tomorrow,
we will proceed with the transplant.
(SNIFFLES)
Thank you.
For giving my daughter a chance.
(SNIFFLING, BREATHING HEAVILY)
- Here you are.
- MAN (OVER P.A.): Wheelchair to the cafeteria.
Hey.
I need fresh eyes. You got a minute?
As long as it doesn't
involve more ear wax removal.
I wish it did.
I got a sick girl. Ten years old.
Previously healthy with rapidly
progressive liver failure.
Worsening coagulopathy.
- What have you ruled out?
- Ischemia,
toxic ingestions, viral
causes, autoimmune.
Did you send CMV?
Three times.
An anti-smooth muscle antibody?
Negative.
Family history?
Not that we know of.
Uh, any ingestions? She's a kid,
maybe she was outside.
No poison mushroom in the woods.
So you really have ruled
everything out, haven't you?
I think we both know what this is.
It's idiopathic. We can't find
the cause of Max's liver failure
and we'll likely never know.
Words I never thought I'd
live to hear you say, Hawkins.
Well, in over 20% of
hepatic failure cases,
we never find the reason.
Well, if we don't know the cause,
that means it could
recur after transplant.
Yeah. But it's highly unlikely
based on everything I ruled out.
And we all know she'll
die without a new liver.
Of that, we can be sure.
So we turn our attention
to Tracy and hope that
she can recover in time
for us to attempt
- KIT: We'll have less than we ever had.
- transplant.
It's important people understand
Governor Betz's budget cuts
will have an impact
beyond Chastain,
when the population we
serve overcrowds the rest
of Atlanta hospitals. A burden
Aren't you marrying
that woman today, Bell?
I certainly hope so.
ANCHOR: Dr. Voss, I understand
there's a former patient
with you who would like
to say a word to the governor.
That's right.
You ready?
(EXHALES)
Hi. I'm Sammie.
And when I was seven, I got really sick.
Everyone gave up on me.
But the doctors at Chastain never did.
They saved my life.
- Without them, I wouldn't have a bicycle.
- (KIT CHUCKLES)
SAMMIE: Or get to cook
macaronis with my dads.
- (PAGER BEEPING)
- KIT: And eat way too much ice cream.
It's Max.
- (CHUCKLES)
- SAMMIE: And play with puppies.
(MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY)
- She's in multisystem organ failure.
- IAN: And going into DIC.
We don't act now, she may not
make it through transplant.
Tracy is still tenuous in the PACU.
We all know she'd do
anything to save her daughter.
Hawkins, can you buy us more time?
I can't change the diagnosis.
It is now or never.
Let's get OR 1 and 2 prepped.
Meet you gentlemen there.
AUSTIN: Bell, if you join me in this OR,
you might not make your wedding.
No one would question you passing
this case off to another surgeon.
♪
BELL: Saw you and Sammie on TV.
You were both great.
Well, we'll see if it works.
That's not why you're calling.
You're headed into surgery, aren't you?
I just sent someone to pick up my suit
so I can leave from here.
I should still make it there on time.
But it'll be close.
(SIGHS)
Is that okay?
What matters most is you help
that mother and her daughter.
Besides, a surgeon saving
lives on his wedding day
sounds like the kind of
man I'd want to marry.
Good luck.
- Hi there.
- Hi.
Seems our online
ordering system is down.
Do you think you could please
fill this for a patient of mine?
Of course, Dr. Sullivan.
We are a little backed up. Give me 30.
It-It's urgent.
They're all urgent today.
Right.
(PAGER BEEPING)
You know what?
I don't have time to wait.
Thanks though.
My patient said he had a weird
tingle in his toe for ten years.
- Pin.
- Honestly, I think he was just lonely
- and he needed company.
- And you need a drink.
Good thing we're going to an open bar.
- Mm-hmm.
- (CHUCKLES)
Dr. Devi, I know you already signed out,
but I have a pediatric liver transplant
and you have a chance
to scrub in with me.
That sounds amazing.
But you know I'm not applying for
a peds surgery fellowship, right?
You're chief surgical resident.
Let's see if you're as good
as everyone says you are.
OR. Now.
You want me to wait for you?
I'll just meet you there.
Pin.
Thanks.
♪
(DOOR CLOSES)
♪
(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT OVER P.A.)
I'll be there to help keep your
heart stable during the surgery.
While I procure a lobe
of liver from you for Max.
Thanks.
I overheard a nurse said
you're getting married tonight.
Right after this. That's right.
I can't thank you enough.
Well, you don't have to.
I'm right where I belong.
♪
♪
Okay, I'm ready to make the incision.
- How's her heart looking?
- AUSTIN: Ejection fraction is holding steady.
We can proceed.
This is our window. Scalpel.
LEELA: I've never seen a liver
this inflamed before, Dr. Sullivan.
Does this suggest
anything about the cause?
Clamp to me.
- I'll do the portal vein and the IVC.
- LEELA: Vascular clamp.
And I've got the hepatic artery.
(IAN GROANS)
♪
Can we get some music in here?
LEELA: Cooley clamp.
Sure, Dr. Sullivan.
Any requests?
IAN: I don't care.
Just something with a beat.
And turn it up.
("IN TOO DEEP" BY BATTLE TAPES PLAYING)
(MUSIC CONTINUING IN DISTANCE)
Tracy's new valve is seated beautifully,
if I do say so myself.
Not as beautiful as this healthy liver.
Exposing and mobilizing the
right hepatic artery now.
Identifying the portal vein.
Vessel loops to me.
I know you know it ♪
Vascular clamp.
Cooley clamp.
- Miltex clamp.
- Miltex clamp.
Some call it flawless ♪
All right. Can someone call OR 2
and ask those gentlemen
what's taking so long?
Even in your wildest fantasy ♪
Drunk behind the
wheel from the ecstasy ♪
No one in their right
mind could ignore ♪
♪
IAN: That's an excellent
graft. Thank you very much.
Blame it on the ghost
only you can see ♪
- (RAPID BEEPING)
- Vitals are weak.
IAN: Well, then we're
gonna have to work faster.
But if we slip the bile and
the vascular connections,
this'll be all for naught.
- (GROANS) Damn it.
- What's wrong?
This lobe is too large.
Your colleagues are used to
doing transplants for adults.
What if we just try a retroperitoneal
dissection to make more space?
Uh yes, of course, Dr. Devi.
Well, we can do that.
But we shouldn't have to.
The sooner we begin,
the sooner we can close.
Hey. Why don't you get
out of here, Randolph?
I can close. I'll see you
when you're a married man.
Thanks, AJ. Appreciate it.
- (RAPID BEEPING)
- She's hypotensive.
MAP's in the 50s and dropping.
But we tied off all the vessels.
She must have a bleed someplace else.
I need you back in here with me, Bell.
I'm nearly maxed on norepi.
All right, give me an ultrasound.
I don't see a source.
There's oozing but no frank bleed.
That's because there's
no blood in her abdomen.
It's around her heart.
- She's in tamponade.
- (ALARMS BEEPING RAPIDLY)
BELL: And she's coding.
- AUSTIN: I'll crack her chest.
- No, I don't think there's time.
I can get there from here. Scissors.
I'm cutting through the diaphragm.
Oh, the pericardial sac is full.
Drained the fluid.
Starting open heart massage.
AUSTIN: An open heart
massage via the abdomen.
Damn, Bell. That's nice work.
Yeah, it's an old trick.
We still need to find the source.
- I can't keep my arm here forever.
- All right.
Now we crack the chest.
He's still in the OR, isn't he?
I just called.
Tracy had a complication.
They're still at it.
There's no way to know how long
it'll be until Bell gets here.
Or if he makes it all.
(ALARMS BEEPING)
Just a few more stitches and
done.
How we looking?
- (ALARMS STOP)
- Pressure has stabilized, gentlemen.
- Yeah.
- (LAUGHING)
(SIGHS)
So, how's Max doing?
Early signs are good. (SIGHS)
- And Tracy?
- Ah, she made it.
I mean, thanks to the masterful
work of the groom-to-be here.
And if his work is done,
we need to get this man to the chapel.
- Yeah, I'm beyond late.
- All right, let's go.
I'm gonna stay.
Look out for Tracy and be
here for Max when she wakes up.
I can sign a bit.
I can reassure her till her
mom comes out of sedation.
We can get an interpreter.
You should come.
I know how much you were
looking forward to tonight.
We can't get one this late.
I've connected with this
girl. I have to stay.
All right, then I'll stay with you.
No, I'm sorry, this is my
ICU and I'm kicking you out.
Oh, so that's how it is now, huh?
You've known Kit and Bell
a lot longer than I have.
You should be there.
Save me some cake?
♪
(PANTING)
Oh, God, you look amazing.
(SIGHS)
I'm too late.
I am so sorry, Kit.
Don't be.
(PACHELBEL'S "CANON IN D" PLAYING)
(EXHALES)
Everyone's still here.
I told them you were worth the wait.
(SIGHS)
♪
Oh, Kit.
♪
JAKE: Please be seated.
Welcome.
We're here to celebrate the love
between Randolph Bell and Kit Voss.
They started out as colleagues,
became friends and had the
courage to open their hearts,
take the leap
and risk it all for love.
Thank God they did.
And now the bride and groom
have prepared their vows
that they would like to share.
Go ahead, Kit.
KIT: Randolph,
you know how I like to be right.
- Mm-hmm.
- (GALLERY LAUGHS)
When I first met you, I thought
you were a bit of an arrogant sod.
(LAUGHS)
I never expected
you'd make me feel so happy,
so loved.
And I never, ever thought
you'd be my forever.
But, Randolph, you are.
And I've never been so
glad to have been so wrong.
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS) Kit.
Thank you for waiting for me to
(STAMMERS)
become the man I am now.
I've made some mistakes.
Most here could name a few.
And then I met someone who
believed I could be better.
A better surgeon.
A better stepfather.
Just a better person.
And all I could do
was just try and become
the man that somehow
you knew I could be.
Kit, everything that's good in me
is because of you.
Okay.
And now
by the power vested in
- Okay. (LAUGHS)
- (APPLAUSE)
("CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE" PLAYING)
(CHUCKLES)
(CHEERING)
Wise men say ♪
Only fools rush in ♪
But I can't help ♪
What a day.
I can't believe everything worked out.
Well, I think both mother and
daughter are gonna be okay,
and Tracy may want to
make sure Chastain is, too.
And I heard back from
Governor Betz's office.
He's calling a meeting
so I can make my case.
You're incredible.
I'm so proud of you, Mrs. Bell.
And I of you,
Mr. Voss.
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
With you ♪
Like a river flows ♪
Surely to the sea ♪
Darling, so it goes ♪
Some things ♪
Are meant to be ♪
Take my hand ♪
Take my whole life, too ♪
For I can't help ♪
Thank you.
In love ♪
With you ♪
♪
- Only fools rush in ♪
- (LAUGHS)
(BOTH SIGH)
But I ♪
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
Want to dance?
- Yeah.
- (CHUCKLES)
Shall I stay? ♪
- Oh!
- Oh.
- You didn't see that coming, did you?
- (CHUCKLES)
- Be a sin ♪
- (CHUCKLING)
I'm happy for them.
- Yeah, me, too.
- Mm.
Thank you for taking Gigi.
Of course.
No.
I don't say it enough.
- I'm very grateful.
- Mm.
I know it's a lot,
and you're always there, for both of us.
Like a river flows ♪
Surely to the sea ♪
It's nothing.
Darling, so it goes ♪
I love you guys.
Some things ♪
Are meant to be ♪
Take my hand ♪
Take my whole life, too ♪
What a night. Huh?
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
Yeah.
What a night.
No, I ♪
Can't help ♪
Falling in love ♪
With you. ♪