Chicago Med (2015) s07e11 Episode Script

1 I wanted to meet my daughter, but I had nothing to do with her being hired by this hospital.
I'm so grateful that you're in my life.
The Vas-COM business, playing nice with the enemy, it sucked.
The device rep, Jessa, did you sleep with her to get the information you needed? - No.
- Good.
My firm's been meeting with patients and families affected by the Vas-COM.
- Will you get a case? - Oh, yeah.
Good one.
Randall Shentu.
The board brought me on to help Med through this challenging time.
A scandal is playing out.
Med's in trouble.
The focus should be on Matthew Cooper being accountable and going to prison.
There's something I've been wanting to say.
I'm not interested.
You come at me as hard as you want.
Thanks for coming out.
All good.
What's going on? We got called out on a noise disturbance, Carmen and Terrell.
They were arguing and violent.
He took off before we got here.
You said something about their son and something with his arm.
Yeah.
It's what the fight was about.
Carmen said it didn't look right.
Wanna take him to the hospital, but Terrell said, "No, money's tight.
" Thought you should take a look.
When's the last time you saw them? Twelve years.
You sure you cool with this? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm fine.
- All right, man.
- Yeah.
Dylan? Hey, Carmen.
What are you doing here? Zora called.
Said your son might've hurt his arm.
So I figured I come take a look.
Yeah.
Come in.
I'm sorry.
Come in.
- That him? - Yeah, Darius.
Come here, sweetie.
Hey, man.
I'm Dr.
Scott.
You mind if I take a look at your arm? Okay.
All right.
Let's see.
Okay.
Is it all right if I press it a little bit? - Ow! - I'm sorry.
Sorry.
How long has it been hurting like that? - A couple days.
- Hmm.
All right.
I wanna talk to your mom for a second.
All right.
You were right to think to take him to the hospital.
I'm concerned his arm might be broken.
That's what I told Terrell.
He got laid off a couple weeks ago so he's just been worried about paying the bills.
- I understand.
- Yeah.
Okay, sweetie.
Let's get your coat on, okay? Hey.
What? Quite a look you got going on.
Planning on hitting the lanes? It's mostly just a fashion statement, but I do enjoy rolling the occasional game.
Anyway, coming in on your day off, what gives? All the paperwork since this lawsuit started, I haven't had a minute to catch up.
Tell me about it.
I just got here, I'm already behind.
But more importantly, do you have the matching shoes in your car? Wouldn't you like to know? Please, somebody! Hey.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, someone get me a gurney.
Hey, hey, hey, it's okay, sweetie.
- What's your name? - Nadia.
Nadia.
I'm Dr.
Hammer.
I'm gonna help you, okay? Can you tell me what happened? Just stick with me here.
I need to take a look.
Did you have surgery? Nadia? Nadia? Nadia? Where's that gurney? Come in.
- Morning.
- Good morning.
Café macchiato with 2%.
I suspect you're not here just to bring me coffee.
Okay, I'm wondering why you still haven't sat down with Avery Quinn.
Because her firm is bringing a class action lawsuit against this hospital, and frankly, I don't think we should be so eager to cooperate.
Ms.
Goodwin, these depositions are just pro forma to check all the boxes.
This lawsuit shouldn't be happening.
Every one of our doctors associated with the Vas-COM is listed as defendants, but they didn't do anything wrong.
They shouldn't be punished.
You're right.
But what we need to avoid right now is an ugly legal battle that gets played out in the media because the place where we're really being judged is in the court of public opinion.
Just think about it, and enjoy the macchiato.
Mr.
Shaw, how we feeling? Much better.
So good news, troponins are negative.
EKG is normal.
Your fall was not caused by a heart attack.
Thank God.
And my wrist? Just a sprain, but let me ask, anything causing you extra anxiety these days? - Uh - Do you mind? Business just hasn't been great.
I'm not getting much sleep.
A doctor gave me beta blockers for when I start to feel stressed.
But today I felt like there was an elephant standing on my chest.
Well, you did the right thing coming here.
Panic attacks can feel exactly like you're having a heart attack.
So next time I should just take the pills my doc gave me? Well, beta blockers do often work well, but I suggest you follow up with your doctor and come up with a good long term plan for handling your anxiety moving forward.
Will do.
And Sean here's gonna wrap your wrist, and then we'll get you outta here, okay? - Thanks, doc.
- You bet.
- Dr.
Marcel.
- Yeah.
We got a patient coming in.
- Okay.
- Wes Tucker.
Wes Tucker? Hall of Fame Wes Tucker? Hey, uh, let's take him to trauma three.
A little more private.
We got a 42-year-old male in liver failure, BP 92/60, heart rate 112.
Gave him fluids in the field.
Mr.
Tucker, I'm Randall Shentu.
These are doctors Blake and Marcel, two of our very best.
If there's anything you need, please let me know.
Appreciate it, sir.
All right, guys.
Here we go.
I need a FAST scan, CBC, CMP, LFTs, coags, tox screen, and a hep panel.
- Copy that.
- All right.
Here we go, transfer on my count.
One, two, three.
How you doing, Mr.
Tucker? How long you been vomiting for? About a day and a half.
Thumb drive's got my medical info.
- Excuse me.
- Okay.
- Dorris.
- Yeah.
Look at him.
Shut that.
Take deep breaths for me.
There you go.
No free fluid.
Liver on his CT looks nodular and cirrhotic.
Atrophy of the right lobe and splenomegaly.
How long you been an alcoholic? You don't beat around the bush.
How long? Long as I can remember.
Tried to stop, been in and out of rehab.
Just fell off the wagon again.
Let's give him four milligrams Zofran for his nausea, please.
We're gonna run some labs, but I'm pretty sure you're in fulminant liver failure, and you're gonna need a transplant.
I'll get my team on it, and we'll check back.
All right, everybody, show's over.
Back to work.
Hey, is that the young woman who collapsed in the lobby? - Yeah.
- What's going on? It's the weirdest thing, I Just hold on a sec.
Dr.
Charles, do you have a minute? Yeah, what's up? My patient in three is septic from gluteal implant surgery.
But the thing is, she won't tell me who did it or where.
Is she otherwise being, you know, transparent about her history and stuff, medical history? Yeah.
You think this is something illegal, some back alley surgery? - I do.
- Yeah.
Could be.
Why don't I have a quick chat? That'd be great.
Thanks.
Of course.
Hey, Maggie.
Oh, and good morning.
So my parents have been asking if you wanted to come over for a family dinner.
They wanna get to know you.
- They wanna get to know me? - Yeah.
I I've been kind of nervous to ask, but what are you doing tonight? - Tonight? - I know.
I know it's so last minute, but tonight's lasagna night, and that's, like, my mom's specialty, so.
Well, it sounds like fun.
I mean Hey, Mags, you got a second? I need help in five.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
All right, D-man, let's get you in this chair.
And I am going to take you to X-ray.
- You nervous, sweetie? - A little.
Oh, no way you nervous with those Bordeauxs on.
Check me out.
Pow.
Yeah.
You cool? Yeah, but I'm not very good.
Let me tell you something.
Me neither.
Okay.
Here we go.
Hey, big guy.
Where's he going? To get an X-ray for his arm.
All right.
Then I'll take him.
Come on, I'll drive.
Actually, Terrell, it's authorized medical personnel only.
Officer Scott.
It's nice to see you.
Look, it's hospital policy, man.
Come on.
This is my kid.
Can't bend the rules? Come on.
Tarrell, Darius is hurt.
Give it a rest.
We're ready.
Mm-hmm.
Uh, everything okay? Yeah, it's complicated.
Knew them from way back.
Three of us used to be best friends, inseparable, and now we've gone different ways.
Well, that happens.
And didn't sound that complicated.
Yeah, well, Carmen and I started a thing, then we broke up.
Oh, I see.
Well, he got her on the rebound, right? Something like that, but there's more to it.
So should I be thinking of taking you off this case? No, no, no, no.
I'm fine.
It was a long time ago.
Yeah? Look, I owe it to Terrell, and I promised Carmen that I would take care of this.
Okay.
Dr.
Blake, Dr.
Marcel, may I have a word? Sure.
We have good news.
A liver just became available for Wes Tucker.
So get your team ready.
It should land here in under two hours.
Unfortunately, we can't.
Mr.
Tucker's tox screen just came back.
He tested positive for alcohol.
Admitted he's an alcoholic.
And since you have to be six months sober in order to get a liver off the transplant list, we have no choice but to pass.
But the man's gravely ill.
Without the transplant, he could die.
And the positive publicity from saving Wes Tucker's life would not only encourage future organ donation, it would also help to build back the hospital's good image.
And I understand that, but the rules are the rules.
They're not our rules, Mr.
Shentu, they're dictated by UNOS.
So unfortunately, we can't do the transplant.
Okay? Well, she definitely does not wanna talk about her surgery.
Did you get anything? Just, you know, definitely get the sense that she's protecting somebody.
Yeah.
Oh, Dr.
Hammer, Dr.
Charles, this is Nadia's dad.
Gregor.
May I see her, please? Of course.
Yeah.
Nadia, how you feeling? You gave your mother and me a terrible scare.
The doctors have been taking good care of me.
Good.
What has happened to her? Is it okay? Well, she had surgery, and the wound is infected.
She has a blood infection now, and it's traveled throughout her body.
Oh, my God.
Nadia, when did it start? I had a little fever last night.
My poor girl.
Doctors, may we speak for a moment? Yeah.
My daughter, is she going to be okay? I hope so, but right now she's in septic shock.
The first 24 hours are critical.
I understand.
Did something go wrong with her surgery? As far as we can see the surgery itself looks good, but we don't know what kind of implants were used.
I mean, we're actually having a hard time getting any kinda detail at all, and we're wondering if you might be able to help us out with that.
I wish I could, but you know how it goes when kids grow up.
We don't talk much, but if she tells me anything - Yeah, please let us know.
- I will.
May I? Yeah.
That seemed a little odd to you? The way she reacted to him, it was just Seemed, I don't know, it was odd.
Yeah, he did say they haven't spoken in a while.
Mm-Hmm.
Could be it.
All right.
Let's check back in a bit.
Okay.
Just got Darius's X-ray results in.
I'll be right back, okay, sweetie? Okay.
- Hi.
- Hi.
So his arm is indeed broken, and it's a bit more complicated of a break than what we usually see, which is why I've consulted our surgeon, Dr.
Archer here.
Whoa, whoa, wait, wait.
Well, can't you just give him a cast? Well, it's a two-bone fracture, which means that we will need to use a plate.
A plate.
Are you kidding me? Now, you said he was here to help Darius.
- Okay, Terrell.
- No, listen to the guy.
Terrell, they're just trying to help.
Now, if this was your kid, what would you do? Well, actually, my son had a similar injury.
I opted for the surgery.
Without it, he would've suffered pain and mobility issues for the rest of his life.
- Do the surgery.
- Good.
I just need the two of you to sign some consent forms, please.
- Hey.
- Yeah? Dr.
Archer is the best.
Okay.
- Hey, Doris? - Yeah? What's going on over here? - You didn't see the tweet? - What tweet? Wes Tucker's sister.
She asked people to come in and see if they're a match to donate a piece of their liver.
All these people are lining up for Wes? Yep.
We're not taking a liver from another deserving candidate.
We'd be taking a section of liver from a living donor.
It's great publicity for live donorship and the hospital.
He can't stop drinking, which means he's likely to ruin his transplant within months.
Yes, we have a patient suffering from alcohol abuse disorder, but with therapy and medication it's possible Mr.
Tucker can maintain his sobriety.
Okay, let's talk about the potential donors.
This is a complicated surgery with a long and difficult recovery.
They've been apprised of the risks.
They're trying to save a man's life.
Dr.
Blake, Dr.
Marcel, please give us a moment.
- Sure.
- Thank you.
Dr.
Shentu, this hospital runs on the expertise and dedication of our doctors, and I cannot stand by and watch their medical opinions being ignored.
Ms.
Goodwin, if the donor were a family member, there'd be no argument, but because they don't personally know Mr.
Tucker, there's an issue? I don't see why.
And as you've said more than one time, it's good publicity for the hospital.
All right, Weitlaner receptor.
Thank you.
Hold on.
What is that? Getting a better look here.
It's a mass.
It's coming from up around the elbow.
Mm, I'm afraid we might be looking at a synovial sarcoma.
Any chance it's benign? It's possible.
I've seen crazier things.
But you don't think it is? No, I don't.
All right, well, let's get this thing out of here.
I'll go get his parents' consent.
No, no, no, no.
We don't need consent.
It's part of the surgery now.
I got two bones to plate, and I can't plate one of 'em unless the tumor's removed.
Dean, if their son has cancer, I owe it to them to tell them first.
Well, I hope you're not opening up a can of worms with this, Dr.
Scott.
But if you gotta be a boy scout, then do it fast.
Okay.
Radial plate.
What happened? She became short of breath as I was hanging a bag of saline.
Help me.
She's not protecting her airway.
Get me 20 of Etomidate, 100 of suts.
Nadia, I'm gonna place a tube to help you breathe.
What's going on? She's in respiratory distress, but it doesn't make sense.
She's been responding to her antibiotics, her fever's coming down.
It's from the silicone.
- What? - A silicone embolus.
The implant must have leaked and infiltrated the vascular system.
He might be right.
Could have gotten into a vessel and shot up in her lungs.
I'm in.
Bag.
We need to get her up for a CT angiogram stat.
- Hold on.
- Please.
No, I don't think I can let you go up there because you're not actually Nadia's father, are you? You're her surgeon.
Hey, Maggie.
- Maggie? - Oh.
- Hey.
- Hey, Sharon.
- You okay? - Yeah.
It's nothing.
Vanessa's parents invited me to dinner tonight.
They wanna get to know me.
Wow.
That's a big step.
But it could be good.
Sharon, I just sprang myself on those people.
I don't know what they think of me.
Well, you know, I kinda see why you'd be a little apprehensive.
Vanessa's so excited.
So what are you gonna do? Hey, how's Darius doing? Not good.
Just got the path report.
- Is he done yet? - He's not.
Unfortunately, during the surgery, we found a mass.
It's a cancer of the soft tissue called a synovial sarcoma.
Oh no, wait, I don't I don't understand.
Wait, you know, he's 10 years old.
He he can't have cancer.
I I know this is a lot, but right now we need to remove the tumor and then follow up with oncology.
Oh, my God.
No, no, no, no, I I want another doctor.
I want another doctor.
Terrell, there's no time, man.
He's under general and He's done working on my son, okay? - Terrell! - Okay.
Nobody's cutting into Darius just 'cause you say so.
So now where do you practice exactly? At first I practiced in Russia.
I was a doctor to many businessmen and politicians, very successful.
But then you moved to the States, and then where did you get your training here? I was forced to leave my country, and I could not afford to spend 10 years doing another residency.
So just to be clear, you never received a license to practice here.
People in my community trusted me with earaches, sore throats.
Not exactly talking about an earache here.
My people need me.
What can I do? Gee, I don't know.
Refer 'em to a qualified physician? The surgery I did was good.
It was the implants.
That you got off the black market because you don't have a license.
I need to make a call.
There's another patient.
Says he operated on another young woman same day using implants from the same bad batch.
So her implants could be leaking too then.
Name's Alexandra.
She's not picking up, but we have this address.
We may not have much time.
If she throws an embolus, she could stroke out.
I'll grab the transport team and head out.
No, wait, they just brought a patient back in the stroke truck, take that.
So what do we do with him? I'll take care of that.
Dean, we got a problem.
What? Terrell refused the excision.
Are you kidding me? I mean, we never needed consent in the first place.
Yeah, I know, but now that one parent told us to stop, we don't have a choice.
I never should have let you take this case.
Dean.
I cannot keep this boy under forever, so here's what's gonna happen.
I'm gonna finish the radial plate, and you got 20 minutes to get Terrell to change his mind.
Yeah, you told me you were his friend.
So take off your white coat and talk to him.
Drill.
Dr.
Blake, Dr.
Marcel.
I just wanted you to know they found a live donor match for Wes.
And in light of your opinion that the transplant is inadvisable, they've asked Dr.
Jones to perform it instead.
He's never done a split liver transplant.
Dr.
Blake here is the only one who has.
I understand, but the decision's been made.
And what did Ms.
Goodwin say about this? She voiced her concerns strenuously, but the board overruled her.
We're moving forward.
Wait, that's the donor? - It is.
- No, no.
That's my patient.
Listen, he had a panic attack this morning.
He's not in a position to be making any major life decisions.
I mean, resecting a portion of his liver? I'm sorry, but he's a match and he volunteered.
- I can't let him do this.
- You heard him.
There's nothing we can do about it, except to hope that Jones doesn't kill him.
Hey, Terrell.
Look, man, we gotta talk.
I got nothing to say to you, man.
If this about back when I was a cop, I Yeah, and you arrested me! I was just one of the cops on the scene, bro.
I didn't know you were gonna be in that house.
Would you get outta here with that, Dylan? You watched them put them cuffs on me.
Look, man, uh I'm sorry.
Sorry? You sorry? We were a team, man.
The three of us, best of friends, but you had to go off with Carmen.
Then you watched me get busted.
I mean, what kind of friend is that? All right.
You right.
I could've been a better friend to you.
But this is not about that.
You got a sick kid upstairs, man.
Hey, man, don't.
He's got cancer, Terrell! You his father.
He needs you to make the right call, bro.
I don't need you to tell me something I already know.
Hate me.
Hate me as much as you want, bro.
But I ain't walking away until I get your consent for that surgery.
Do it.
Alexandra? Take it in.
Alexandra? Alexandra? Can you hear me? Alexandra? Talk to me.
Bag her.
Let's get her on the truck.
- Ready to roll in a minute.
- All right.
- How's she doing? - Not good.
I intubated her, and she's in septic shock.
Did you get the CT yet? The image just came up.
There's a silicone embolus in her right ventricle partially obstructing the outflow tract.
Oh, my this is bad.
If it shifts, it could occlude the valve and kill her.
We gotta move right now.
Let's go.
No, wait.
You can't drive.
The smallest bump could dislodge it.
- Hold on.
- We don't have a choice.
We have to get her to IR.
Will, you could do the extraction there.
In the truck? There's no way.
I I'd be going in blind.
No, you could take serial CTs as you thread the catheter up.
I'll read them and guide you through it.
Stevie, in case you forgot, I'm not an interventional radiologist.
I could cause an arrhythmia.
I mean, I could perforate a vessel, no way.
Will, if that silicone shoots into her valve and you're not in this hospital, we won't have time to save her.
It's our only option.
All right.
Get the extraction kit.
- Hey, Mr.
Shaw.
- Hey, doc.
How you feeling? I'm okay.
That's good.
So I I hear you're going into surgery.
Did you see? They're covering the story on the news.
Right.
My Instagram is blowing up.
Well, look, I gotta ask, are you sure you wanna go through with this? Dr.
Marcel, I have always wanted to do something meaningful with my life.
And then this falls in my lap.
But? But I I guess I didn't realize what a big operation it is.
And and and then only having half a liver, and that list of possible complications I had to sign, it was pretty long.
Yeah.
Well, you know, you can still back out.
No one's gonna blame you.
I know.
But this is Wes Tucker.
He's gonna have a piece of me keeping him alive.
I have to do this.
Excuse me guys.
Excuse me.
- Pamela? - Mm? Come here.
Look, you should do the transplant.
Miles is my patient, which means I need to fight for whatever's best for him.
And right now that's you.
Crockett, don't think I haven't been struggling with this, I have.
I wish there was an easy answer, but there just isn't.
Okay, but the fact is, the transplant's happening, and you have the most expertise.
As chief of the department, you have every right, and I think an obligation to take it over.
Please.
Can you get everyone outta here, prep OR seven and open a trace? About to thread the wire.
You sure we don't need radiology? No, it's okay.
I can see where you are.
Okay, go slow and steady.
You've got 10 centimeters until you're at the right ventricle.
All right, 10 centimeters.
Threading the wire.
How many CTs can we get? I'm not sure.
You grabbed us before we had a chance to refuel, and we've never done a test in here before.
Okay, 10 centimeters.
Let's get one.
Great.
The silicone is right there.
Turn 120 degrees.
Okay.
Turning.
Will, something's happening.
She bradying down.
Rate's in the 50s.
Get another image.
- Stevie, what's going on? - The silicone.
It's moved.
It's obstructing the pulmonary valve.
She's not getting any blood to her lungs.
If it's in the valve, I can't grab it.
No, you'll have to float the wire around it, inflate the balloon and then pull it back into the ventricle.
It's not gonna be easy.
Image.
Okay, five degrees to your right then inflate.
Sats at 71, pressure's dropping fast.
I think I'm there.
Image.
What's happening? Can't do it not enough juice for another shot.
No, no, no.
You gotta be kidding me.
Hey, it's okay.
I've been mapping you the whole time, you're there.
Stevie, we are only gonna get one shot at this.
You gotta trust me, Will.
Okay.
Pulling back.
Sats back up to 86, rate's back into 70, sinus rhythm.
Nice job, Dr.
Halstead.
All right, Lauren.
Let's roll.
All right.
Let's go.
How's Darius doing? Arch is up there now removing the tumor.
- So you got Terrell to agree? - Yeah.
I guess there's still something between you guys.
Nah, he didn't do it for me.
He did it for his son.
Scalpel.
Dr.
Marcel? - Yeah.
- Where are you? Clamping that hepatic artery now.
You watching that heart rate, Marty? I gave him 4 of dobutamine.
I can't get his rate above 60.
- Oh, come on.
- Is everything okay? - He's hypertensive.
- Heart rate 52, BP 81/59.
He keeps bradying down, and I can't stop it.
- Is he bleeding? - No.
No bleeding.
Well, nothing else makes sense.
Vagal nerve stimulation? Anesthesia sensitivity? Wait a second.
His beta blockers.
He takes 'em when he's nervous.
He must have taken it before surgery, and now it's slowing his heart.
He's coding.
Check the pulse.
- We got no pulse.
- Defib.
Charge the paddles to 200.
Okay, starting compressions.
- Charging.
- Clear.
No pulse.
Give me an amp of epi, charge the paddles to 200.
- Charging.
- Clear.
Sinus rhythm, rate's back to 55.
Okay, so beta blockers have a half-life of four hours.
What do you wanna do? Marty, put in a temporary pacer.
We've come this far, we might as well ride it out.
Slow and stop.
You got it? Hold it steady.
How's she doing? It's still too early to tell.
But, uh, I don't know about this one, Stevie.
- Was that Alexandra? - Yep.
- She had an embolus too? - Uh-huh.
Look, I know you judge me, but in my country, I was persecuted.
I had to flee.
I understand.
But it doesn't give you the right to come over here and do plastic surgery out of a garage.
They would've gone to someone else.
Someone just looking to take their money.
At least I know what I'm doing.
Oh you do, do you? You know what you're doing? I'm a surgeon! Show some respect.
No, you were a surgeon back in Russia, right? Where you worked at a hospital that had proper medical equipment.
What you're doing here, it is illegal, and it isn't safe.
Do you even get that? I mean, at this point, you're gonna be damn lucky if those two women survive.
I'm sorry.
You left me no choice.
I never meant to hurt anyone.
Want Mommy to tuck you in like I do at home? Like a sausage? Two saus Hey.
Hey, what's up, D-man? Uh-oh.
Bulls colors, right? Uh-huh.
I see you.
Mm-hmm.
- Hey.
- Hey.
I know you talked to Terrell, - and I can't thank you enough.
- Oh, of course.
Mommy will be right back, okay? Darius has a long way to go, doesn't he? Unfortunately, I think so.
Oncology will be down tomorrow to set up a treatment plan.
It'll likely involve chemotherapy, radiation.
But Darius can beat this.
I want you to know I'm here for you, and him.
Okay? Thank you.
Dylan, stay away from my family.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hey.
What's up, champ? Dr.
Halstead, what are you doing here this late? Offsite release forms and insurance paperwork.
You mean for going out and saving that young woman? Yep.
Did our compliance officer make you do this? Yeah, and something about the hospital being under a microscope.
Huh.
Ms.
Quinn.
Naming my doctors on this lawsuit is weighing them down and keeping them from their jobs.
They didn't do anything wrong.
I'm not on a witch hunt, Ms.
Goodwin, but every person associated with the Vas-COM needs to be held accountable.
Okay, so then what's going to happen? You investigate them one by one until their names drop off your list.
So let's just cut to the chase.
Take their names off your lawsuit now, and hold me accountable.
Do your attorneys know that you're doing this? No, they do not.
And you understand the burden of what you're getting yourself into.
I do.
So.
Ask me everything you want to know.
- Hey.
- How's Nadia? Much better.
Her fever's coming down, and Alexandra's too.
- Good.
- Yeah.
Well, enjoy the rest of your day off.
I still have a couple hours left.
Would you wanna go bowling tonight? Well, I am dressed, after all, and I do have the shoes in the car.
Yeah, sure.
Just give me a few minutes to finish up.
- Great.
- Dr.
Hammer? I have a delivery for you.
- Mm, thanks.
- Sign here.
- You okay? - Yeah, it's nothing.
It's just it's paperwork for my divorce.
Oh.
Didn't know you were married.
It's over.
He's just dragging it out.
Yeah, maybe we should do this another night.
- Maybe we should.
- Yeah.
All right.
I'll see you.
What's up? Whiskey, neat.
Thank you.
Thank you.
The past always comes back to bite you in the ass, doesn't it? - I guess so.
- Yeah.
You and Darius's mom, huh? Yeah, 12 years ago.
Good thing.
I screwed it up.
I know I know what that's like.
My son hasn't spoken to me in 15 years.
- It does.
Thank you.
- Can have the bread? Oh yeah, sure, here.
Mm-hmm.
So I hear your husband's a teacher.
Yeah.
He is.
Mm-hmm.
Ben.
He's a fourth grade teacher.
That's why he couldn't be here tonight, parent-teacher conference.
Hmm.
I never liked those much.
Always got anxious.
But you know how it is, you always do anything for the kids.
Yeah.
You do.
Bea, you really outdid yourself with this lasagna.
- Mm-hmm.
- Thanks.
Delicious.
And is that turkey that I'm tasting? Yes, it is.
I find it's lighter than sausage.
You're right.
Um, I could send you the recipe if you'd like.
That would be great.