Chicago Med (2015) s10e16 Episode Script
Poster Child
1
Hey, Catie.
I told you never to come here.
He loved her so much.
I just wish he loved us that much.
You played his mom in "Nick of Time."
It's great to see you.
[RETCHES]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Hello!
Please don't leave us.
I will not leave you.
Ripley, get out of there now!
♪
Whatever happens, I'm OK with it.
I need you.
Trust me, I am not the only one.
No! Mitch?
I love you too.
[GASPS]
Dr. Lenox, we've got an intake.
Josephine Tucker, 38-year-old female.
Suffered a seizure 30 minutes ago
and treated with Ativan at the scene.
Heart rate's 110, BP's 131/77.
Respiratory rate
and efforts all over the map.
She's been in a coma
for the past 20 years.
22 years.
That's her mother, Angela Tucker.
We're gonna take
good care of your daughter.
On my count.
One, two, three.
Call respiratory.
Let's get her hooked up on high-flow
and order ABG analysis too.
On it.
Her urine output has been
less the last couple of days.
Darker too.
That's helpful. Thanks.
Sunset sign and
Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
What what does that mean?
Mrs. Tucker, your daughter's symptoms
are indicative of hydrocephalus.
A build-up of fluid in the brain.
She's bradying.
Heart rate's in the 30s.
She's having another seizure?
Page neurosurgery?
There's no time.
1 milligram atropine IV.
Prep and drape her right frontal scalp.
We need to place an emergent EVD.
What is that? What's an EVD?
Dr. Lenox will drill a small
hole in Josephine's skull
and insert a tube to drain the fluid.
It's the only way to save her life.
Do we have your consent?
Yes. Do it.
Scalpel.
Drill.
[WHIRRING]
Catheter.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Now page neurosurg.
Let's get labs and a head CT, stat.
Is she gonna be OK, Dr. Lenox?
She's stable now,
and her breathing's improved.
We'll know more soon.
I'll wait with Mrs. Tucker
until neurosurgery gets here.
Good. Wait.
Aren't they handing out
Match Day envelopes soon?
You should go.
Oh, is that happening today?
Why are you stalling?
No, I'm not stalling.
I'm just avoiding the crowd.
Mm.
Cardiothoracic at Gaffney
is impossible to get into,
and for some insane reason
I put the University of North Dakota
as my second choice
because it seemed realistic.
Which it is, because
it's a frozen hellscape.
Naomi, go get your envelope.
- [SIGHS]
- Hi.
Hey.
Thank you so much
for setting this up for me.
Of course. Yeah.
Let's just find Maggie for you,
get you started.
Yeah.
Hey, how's your friend, uh, Dr. Ripley?
They were talking about him
on the news this morning.
Yeah, no, he's gonna be OK.
Oh, good. I'm so glad.
Yeah.
Listen, if you're still up to it,
maybe we can have that dinner tonight.
Um, yeah.
- No, that'd be great.
- OK.
Maggie. Hey, look who it is.
- Ainsley.
- Hi.
It's so good to see you again.
Thank you so much for letting me shadow.
Absolutely.
Gonna be learning from the
best charge nurse around, so
Does he always lay it on this thick?
Mm, you have no idea.
Ah.
All right, let's go
find you some scrubs.
OK.
Did you bring
a comfortable pair of shoes?
Uh, no, I didn't. But, um
[MONITOR BEEPING]
I love you.
Mom's here, Josie.
I'm right here.
Is that Nurse Goodwin?
Uh, that's Ms. Goodwin, yeah.
She's our chief of patient services.
Chief?
She's the boss now?
She's my boss, certainly.
You know Ms. Goodwin?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Mrs. Tucker, Josephine's hand is moving.
Is that normal?
Oh, my God.
No, I've never seen her do that.
Never.
What does it mean?
We will have to do
some tests to confirm,
but it indicates an
increased neuroplasticity.
She might be waking up?
Yes, it's possible.
♪
[GRUNTS]
Isn't this against some kind of rule?
You're a hero, man.
What do you think you're going
to do, break your other ankle?
So, uh, what's going on with Hannah?
Uh, we're, uh, saving the big talk
till I'm back on my feet.
OK. [KNOCKS AT DOOR]
Doris asked me to bring these up.
Man, you have got quite the
flock of admirers down there.
Oh, God. More flowers.
[NOTIFICATION DINGS]
All right, that is my cue.
- [WHISTLES]
- Oh.
Feel better, man.
Thanks, man.
How you feeling?
Other than the bum leg,
better than I have
in a really long time.
How are Sadie and Emilia?
Well, you know, I mean,
Sadie's got some adjusting
to do, obviously.
But you know, they're safe.
They're together.
I think they're gonna be
discharged this afternoon.
[CHUCKLES]
Wow, that's great.
Any word from the board yet
about your suspension?
No. No decision yet.
Last thing I want to do is set you up,
but I just can't imagine
that your heroics
aren't gonna spin this
in the right direction.
I mean, God knows I think
you deserve a second chance.
I don't know about deserve.
But, um, if I'm given one,
I don't intend to waste it.
I didn't really think I was
gonna make it out of there,
when things started to go sideways,
till I heard your voice on the walkie.
I know I haven't always made it
easy to care about me.
Caring about you, pal,
never been the, uh the hard part.
You know, you hear stories
about people waking up
from comas decades later,
but I've never actually seen it happen.
Well, once she's out of CT,
maybe you'd like to say hello
to her mother.
Well, uh, I'm not so sure
Angela would want that.
What caused Josephine's coma?
What was the initial trauma?
It was a a terrible car accident.
As I recall, the roads were wet.
It had been pouring all morning.
Josephine's father was
driving her to school
when the car skidded
and flipped over into a ditch.
He died on impact.
Josephine's brain was hemorrhaging
when the paramedics brought her in.
Did she go straight to the OR?
Well, there was a difference of opinion
amongst the doctors
surgery or trying to decrease
the swelling with
with medication.
What did Mrs. Tucker decide?
She couldn't decide.
She was paralyzed with grief.
I advocated strongly for surgery,
perhaps too strongly.
They fixed the bleed,
but Josephine never
regained consciousness.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Angela couldn't possibly
blame you for that.
She was heartbroken and distraught.
♪
Well, I didn't take it personally.
♪
There you go.
You're OK, man. You're OK.
Mm-hmm. [MONITOR BEEPING]
Breathing is shallow.
What was his blood pressure?
88/58.
Liam. Hey, bud.
Is there any dietary changes
you've had recently?
Maybe something you ate
that didn't sit right?
Uh, I do all of the cooking,
and we don't really eat out much.
OK.
Was anyone else in
the house feeling ill, or
No.
No, Jessica and I are fine.
So are his older brothers.
Doris, let's get a CBC,
BMP, a tox screen,
a urine analysis, and then call GI
for an endoscopy, please.
OK.
Hey, buddy.
I'll be back soon, all right?
Try to get some rest, OK?
- Thank you.
- Of course.
Really? Cheese curls?
Like many others, I've found
that high-sodium snacks lift my energy
during mid-morning slumps.
You know, it's these kind
of oddities I look forward
to learning more about.
Does that mean
I've been accepted into Gaffney's
cardiothoracic residency program.
North Dakota's loss is Chicago's gain.
I couldn't have done this without you.
You know that, right?
You're about to become a surgeon.
Lose the humility.
[CHUCKLES]
Student Dr. Howard.
Dr. Hayes.
I hope you've heard the good news.
Hot off the press.
I wanted to come down in person
to congratulate you
and welcome you aboard.
I am incredibly excited
for this opportunity.
I also wanted to invite you
to an informal gathering tonight.
The cardiothoracic department
does a weekly get-together
at Bar La Rue, end of shift.
Blow off some steam.
I'll be there.
Cheesy curls.
- Mm.
- You?
Mind if I
You're so generous with your snacks.
- Oh, I'll take it back.
- No.
Your very detailed email about Naomi
factored significantly
in our deliberations.
I just thought you should know.
There you are.
I just reviewed
Josephine Tucker's head CT.
- And?
- It's not good.
[SIGHS]
A brain tumor?
That's what's waking her up?
The neuronal progenitor cells
within the tumor are
firing electrical impulses
into the thalamus,
so it's almost like
jumper cables for her brain.
Uh, how long before she's fully awake?
It can take weeks, even months,
if it happens at all.
Time that we unfortunately don't have.
What do you mean?
The neurocytoma is
6 centimeters in size,
so it's disrupting CSF flow,
which caused Josephine's hydrocephalus
and subsequent seizures.
So we need to resect it
as soon as possible.
Is that dangerous?
Uh, yes.
The tumor is in a very
challenging place to reach.
Will she survive the surgery?
We don't know.
But without the procedure,
there is no uncertainty
she will die.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
So the thing that's waking her up
is also killing her.
♪
Do you happen to know where
I could find Caitlin Lenox?
I think Dr. Lenox is in with a patient.
Oh, speak of the devil, literally.
Damn, you working out?
That's quite a firm grip you've got.
What did I say about coming here?
I wouldn't have to if someone
would stop ignoring my texts.
I'm working.
Plus, I found that it's harder for you
to say no in person.
What did you do, Kip?
Upstairs neighbor left a faucet running
and flooded my apartment.
I was hoping maybe I could stay
- No.
- Come on.
Look, it will be fun.
We will order takeout.
We'll watch "Newsies"
for the hundredth time.
A dancing Christian Bale
with some ramen?
Huh?
Fine. One night.
Totally. Two or three at most.
I'll be super low-maintenance,
I promise.
I'm gonna go get my key.
Do not move.
Oh, hey, thanks, Catie-Cat!
Hey, you got a minute?
Shoot.
I've got a 12-year-old
in Treatment 4, Liam Russell.
He came in vomiting blood this morning.
Oh, that's not good.
Pretty unusual for
a 12-year-old too, right?
His labs came back
and his tox found traces
of ipecac in his system.
Oh, man.
Well, what are you thinking?
Maybe bulimia?
I mean, maybe, but it's unlikely
a kid his age would know about ipecac.
GI scope him yet?
Yeah.
They found several small tears
in his lower esophagus.
Well, caused by repeated vomiting.
So it's been going on for a while.
It appears so, yeah.
Why don't I wait till Liam
wakes up, have a little chat,
see what I can suss out?
Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you.
You bet.
Angela.
Hello.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
[SIGHS] Nurse Goodwin.
Sharon, please.
I understand
Josephine's surgery has been
scheduled for later today.
Well, she's in very good hands
with Dr. Abrams.
He's one of the best neurosurgeons in
Well, you'll forgive me if
I don't take your word for it.
I'm sorry.
It's been a
it's been a day.
Uh, no, it's OK.
I understand.
I've waited 22 years for her to wake up,
and now, just as it's happening
Well, I'll, um
I'll let you be alone with Josephine.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Ms. Goodwin, how's Mrs. Tucker doing?
Every time I go in there,
she's just trying to will Josephine
to open her eyes or squeeze her hand.
Oh, I can't imagine it
all these years waiting
for her to wake up,
dreaming of this moment.
You know, if only the tumor
had worked a little faster.
I mean, jump-started things
before it got so bad.
You mean if it was accelerated?
Yeah.
Why?
♪
Liam, how are you doing?
I'm Dr. Charles.
Your, uh your mom and dad are
doing some paperwork
with Dr. Frost right now, I think.
OK.
So, um, this has happened before?
This, uh this vomiting?
Wait, why?
Why do you think it happened before?
Well, because the doc who
who checked out your throat,
he found some lesions on your esophagus,
which usually, you know,
happens with repeated vomiting.
I threw up a lot today.
The thing is, you're not
gonna get multiple lesions
from just a single day,
you know, of vomiting.
Like I say, it
it just suggests
a history of it, you know?
Sometimes I have to throw up
after I eat.
I just have a weak stomach or something.
It's not a big deal.
You don't have to tell
my parents or anything.
OK, OK.
Um, so you are in seventh grade.
How's that, uh
how's that going for you?
You like it?
It's fine.
Yeah.
You know, my daughter really
struggled in junior high.
I did, too, come to think of it.
There's so much pressure to
look a certain way, you know.
By the way, total myth
that only girls struggle
with that kind of thing.
I'm not bulimic.
Well, then, um, why are you
why are you making yourself
throw up, buddy?
How do you know I'm making myself?
Because we found a drug in your system
that's, you know,
used to induce vomiting.
I am not here to get you in trouble.
Not my job, OK?
I promise you, I just want to figure out
what's going on so I can
so I can help you.
There's something wrong with me.
I'm fixing it.
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
I'm not stalking you, I promise.
Maggie asked me to bring her some gauze.
Yeah, it's all good.
Gauze is right there.
It's a real trip seeing you
in doctor mode today.
[SCOFFS]
Can't have been easy
for you to get here.
I'm I'm sure
your parents didn't help.
Yeah, no.
But you did it.
I'm really proud of you.
[CHUCKLES]
You know, you were
the only person in my life
who encouraged me to quit acting,
figure out what I really wanted to do
instead of, you know,
what everyone else was
telling me I wanted to do.
Yeah.
I could just see
your heart wasn't in it.
Yeah.
I was always
I used to feel like
you were the only one
who ever really saw me, you know?
Like, past the veneer.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Used to?
♪
I still see you, Jonathan.
♪
Ainsley, I, um
Oh.
I thought you wanted
I I don't really know what I, um
- I'm so sorry.
- No, that's OK.
Look, if you need any more
help, just get Maggie, OK?
- Of course.
- All right.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Similar to the neurocytoma's
progenitor cells,
the medicine that
I'm injecting, baclofen,
could theoretically
restore neurotransmission
between wakefulness and awareness.
In other words, it's mimicking
what the tumor's doing, only faster.
It's a long shot.
But it could allow Josephine
to wake up before surgery.
Emphasis on long shot.
There's a good chance this won't work.
And as we've discussed,
introducing any substance
into the brain intrathecally
can increase
intracranial pressure,
so if Josephine's ICP level
rises above 40,
we need to take her
to surgery immediately.
I understand.
Mom's here, Josie.
I'm right here.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
So you're saying that
Liam is feeling the need
to harm himself because
he's attracted to boys,
and this was his attempt at, like,
some DIY conversion therapy?
He read about a form of
aversion therapy online where
they administer nausea-inducing
inducing medications to people,
then show them same-sex materials,
idea being to condition them
to feel sick
when those attractions come on.
OK.
Well, what do we do now?
I mean, Liam's intentionally
harming himself.
Do we put him on a psych hold, or
The problem is he didn't
really see it that way, right?
He thinks he's fixing himself.
Those are his words, you know?
Not not hurting himself.
And I mean, honestly, 5150 wouldn't be
the top of my list anyway.
It'll just reinforce
this idea that he's somehow,
you know, deserving of punishment.
I mean, in a perfect world,
we'd find him a good shrink.
But, you know
Yeah, which we would need
the parents' consent for.
But look, I can only imagine
Liam begged you
not to say anything to his parents,
but at this point, uh
We've got to tell them
about the ipecac, right?
I mean, it's on the blood test.
But there's no way I'm gonna
tell them why he took it.
It would be immensely damaging,
not to mention unethical,
to out the kid,
you know, without his permission.
OK.
Then how do we tell his parents
that their son needs help
without explaining to them
the actual problem?
Very, very carefully.
I don't understand.
Liam's a happy kid.
Why was he doing this?
You know, I haven't quite
gotten that out of him yet.
Um, which is why, with your
permission, of course,
I would really like
to keep him here another day,
maybe two, you know, to
Sorry, I'm confused.
You want to keep him here,
but you don't know
what's wrong with him?
I mean, do you think it's some kind
of a suicide attempt or something?
I mean, I know he got picked on
at school for a little while,
got teased a little bit, but he's got
- a solid group of friends now.
- No, OK?
That is not it.
We are not at all suggesting
that Liam is intentionally
- hurting himself in a
- Well
In a traditional sense.
Traditional?
What are we talking about here?
We brought him in today because
he was vomiting up blood.
You really don't know why?
I'm sorry, we, uh we don't.
But if I had to guess at this point,
I would say that it might have
something to do with Liam,
I don't know, somehow not feeling safe.
Are you saying
he doesn't feel safe at home?
Not necessarily, because
because I don't know yet.
Well, I'm honestly not sure what
you're suggesting, other than
committing my 12-year-old son
We are not committing
When you have no idea
what's wrong with him.
If Liam needs to talk to someone,
he can always talk to us. He knows that.
We'll handle this as a family.
When can we take Liam home?
He needs to do another round of fluids
to address his dehydration.
How long will that take?
A couple hours.
Fine.
As soon as that's done, we're leaving.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Josie? [MONITOR BEEPING]
Please, baby.
Come on, Josie.
[RAPID BEEPING]
What is that?
Her ICP level is over 40.
50 grams of mannitol IV.
Come on, baby.
It's OK, baby.
Just give it a second.
It's not coming down.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Tucker.
We have to take Josephine to surgery.
No. Just another second, please.
Come on, baby.
I love you.
Angela, it's time.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[SNIFFLES]
I'll be waiting for you, honey.
I can take you
to a private waiting area
♪
Mr. Russell, how are you doing?
Hey. Fine.
You mind if I sit for a second?
OK.
[SIGHS]
I just want to say that,
from my own experience, anyway,
like, watching your
your kid suffer is
the worst pain imaginable, right?
I mean, especially when
you don't know how to help.
I think, um
I think Liam might be confused.
Confused, um, how?
Just about who
he's, you know, attracted to.
Growing up in today's world,
you're inundated with all these images,
and you can't even turn on
the Olympics anymore
without it being shoved
in your face, right?
Yeah.
So I
I just think he's a little mixed up.
You know, Jessica and I,
we don't hate anyone.
It's just not a
lifestyle that we condone.
Science, it it actually,
it just doesn't support
this idea that, you know,
television or social media,
or anything, for that matter,
can, you know,
turn somebody gay, can make them gay.
You know, it actually
tells us the opposite,
that, uh, when it comes
to sexual orientation,
there's just actually no degree
of choice involved whatsoever.
It's just it's
it's how we're born, you know?
It's just an innate part
of of who we are.
I'll also tell you
that for a kid to feel
like their parents
whose approval they seek
more than anything in the world
that their parents can't
accept who they are
it can lead them to take
some pretty drastic action.
I don't want that.
I just love him so much, you know?
That is very clear.
So then how do we help?
- Henry.
- Hey.
What's going on?
Uh, nothing.
I was just talking
to Dr. Charles here about
what else we need to sign
to take Liam home today, right?
Good.
Well, Liam's finished with his fluids,
so we're ready to go.
Great.
Hey.
Would you mind some company?
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
You know, 22 years ago, we sat together
in a waiting room a lot like this.
I remember telling you
if it were my daughter,
I'd choose surgery, no question.
But I wasn't your doctor,
and it wasn't my child,
and I wouldn't have to live
with the consequences
of that decision
for the rest of my life.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
I'm sorry, Angela.
I should not have weighed in
on a decision
that was yours alone to make.
[DOOR CLICKS]
Is she
Josephine made it.
She's alive.
[SIGHS]
♪
You know, I'm
I'm not a conspiracy theorist,
but if I were,
I might suggest it seemed
like you all were trying
to collect a little extra money
from our insurance,
keeping Liam here.
I can promise you that is not the case.
Well, anyway.
Liam, come on, let's get going.
Bye, Dr. Charles.
Great meeting you, Liam.
Jessica, stop.
Maybe we need to rethink this.
What are you talking about?
I'm just saying maybe we
should listen to the doctors.
Henry, you know why
they want to keep him here.
They want to fill his head
with ideas that
whatever he's feeling is OK.
Did you know that he was doing this
- to himself the entire time?
- No.
No, of course I didn't know.
I just knew that he was
he was working through some issues.
Of course I don't want him
to be in danger.
He's my baby.
But I am so proud of how strong you are.
You knew something was wrong,
and you were trying to fix it,
and we're gonna get you
the help you need.
But it's not in here.
Now let's go.
He's not going anywhere.
What?
How could you let our son hurt himself?
I I told you, I didn't know.
You knew.
I didn't know he was gonna
end up in the hospital.
You need to leave.
Not without my son.
Yes, without our son.
Now, what happens next, we'll
handle it when the time comes.
But right now, you really need to leave.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Oh, right, OK.
Well, um, I'm I'm just gonna go home
and get started on dinner, then.
I'm your mom.
I know what's best for you.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I'm sorry.
I tried.
No.
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
There is nothing to apologize for.
I love you, no matter what.
♪
Nothing will ever change that,
do you hear me?
Yeah?
♪
Man.
♪
There you are.
Ainsley, she was stellar today.
She acclimated to the chaos like a pro.
That's great to hear.
And I, um
I appreciate you letting her shadow you.
- Of course.
- [CHUCKLES]
So what's the real story there?
There's no story.
We're just old friends.
I saw your face when you
came out of the supply room.
You're not gonna let it go, are you?
- I'm not.
- OK.
We had a thing.
A thing?
We were involved,
a long time ago.
How long ago?
Towards the end of "Nick of Time."
Weren't you 15?
Almost 17 when the show ended.
And what was she, in her 30s?
God, Mags, I knew
you were gonna make this
a bigger deal than it was.
But look, I was not
a typical teenager, all right?
I was already living on my own,
working a full-time job.
- I mean
- OK.
That still doesn't make it OK
for a grown woman
to start a relationship with a minor.
I don't need the lecture, all right?
I know what the textbooks say about it,
and I know technically, it was wrong.
- Technically?
- Yeah.
OK? But having lived it,
it was not like that.
Maybe it wasn't the best decision,
but it was my decision.
I knew what I was doing.
And whatever it was,
it's well in the past now.
I've moved on.
That is not what I saw today.
OK.
You're not being honest with yourself.
Maggie, I'm not
a victim here, all right?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I'm just trying to be a friend.
No, no. Stop, stop.
You and I may joke around at work,
and that's fun and all,
but it does not mean
that you know me, or her.
Drop it. It's not your business.
♪
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
♪
Hey.
I'm supposed to tell you
that visiting hours are over.
Can't the boss bend the rules a little?
Well, unfortunately,
ICU rules are ironclad.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
I don't want her to be alone.
Oh, then I'll sit with her.
Don't you need to be getting home?
Well, I live here anyway.
[CHUCKLES]
OK.
If you don't mind.
It'd be my pleasure.
Josephine, my name is Sharon.
I met you long time ago.
I did blame you for years.
But I also blamed the rain,
and Josie for oversleeping
and missing the bus that morning,
and so that her dad had
to drive her to school,
and I blamed her dad for
not getting the tires checked
after I reminded him to.
And when the pain became unbearable,
anger was the only thing
that kept me going.
I understand.
But sitting in that waiting room today,
the possibility of losing
Josie as real and as terrifying
as it was 22 years ago,
I realized I am so grateful
for every moment
I've had with my daughter.
And I have you to thank for that.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
I'll see you tomorrow?
I'll be here.
♪
Uh, Angela!
Josie?
Mom's here, baby.
I'm right here.
She's squeezing my hand.
Three times.
That's right.
I love you too, Josie.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
♪
Hey, Catie.
[GRUNTS]
Oh, hey, no way.
Gyuro?
Well, you said ramen, so I got ramen.
And the DVD's in the case
under the soundbar,
and we're doing the singalong
version, so you know.
- You made plans.
- I kind of made plans.
But we could put the ramen in the fridge
and watch "Newsies" when I get back.
When's that?
Not too late.
By midnight.
I'll be sleeping.
Mind if I hold on to your key, then?
Here.
Uh, you should take the spare.
I think you should have it
anyways, for emergencies.
[SCOFFS]
What's going on?
You're the only family I have left.
We should take care of each other.
It's what Mom would have wanted.
Oh, you big softie.
Shut up.
[TENSE MUSIC]
What was that?
Uh, nothing, Catie.
How long has that been happening?
It's nothing, OK?
I just had a few too many
espressos today, that's all.
Kip.
Look, it's not like
I would do anything about it.
We promised.
I know, but if this
But what, Catie?
Look, whatever time I have left,
I'm not gonna spend it worrying.
I'm gonna have fun.
You should try it sometime.
I have fun.
Oh, tough love, sis,
but when's the last time
you had plans on a Friday night?
OK.
You want to spend your time
partying, fine, go ahead.
I want to spend mine being useful.
Doesn't mean that
you have to be miserable.
- I'm not.
- OK, fine.
But will you just do something tonight
that involves you
leaving your apartment,
and maybe putting on pants
that aren't scrubs or sweats?
Or maybe taking them off
for somebody special.
Or not so special, you know.
Just somebody, anybody.
[DOOR THUDS]
Thanks.
[NOTIFICATION CHIMES]
Dr. Ripley, how's your ankle?
Dr. Stano says I can start PT next week.
Should be upright in less than a month.
Well, I'm pleased to hear that.
The board convened today.
Turns out becoming an overnight hero can
buy you some goodwill.
You've been reinstated.
[SIGHS]
Which I know you recommended against.
Look, talk is cheap, so let me just say
I'm gonna prove to you
that I've changed, Ms. Goodwin.
Well, after the day I've had,
I'd be remiss not to acknowledge that
patience can be rewarded.
Rest up, Dr. Ripley.
We'll see you back in
the ED when you're ready.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[LAUGHS]
I don't need him,
I need a drink ♪
Let's turn this pain
into some champagne, baby ♪
Like cheers, bitch,
it's been a day ♪
Might take that last flight
out to Vegas ♪
Dr. Lenox.
I I didn't know you were coming.
Well, here I am.
You look wow, um
[LAUGHS]
- Let me buy you a drink.
- No, no, no.
It's your accomplishment
we're celebrating.
Let me do the honors.
What can I get you?
Two shots,
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.
So bitch, I can't complain ♪
I'm still bad, babe
♪
Plot twist, I'm doing great ♪
Here's to your future, Dr. Howard.
[GLASSES CLINK]
Ahh.
Come say hi to everyone.
Oh, yes.
Social time. Fun.
[LAUGHS]
Glad you could join us, Catie-Cat.
Oh, oh, no.
Do not ever call me that.
Who was the guy?
It was my brother.
What a relief.
Hey.
There he is.
Sorry, I was just
finishing up a few things.
Yeah. You ready for dinner?
Yeah, you know, actually, I don't think
I'm gonna be able to make it tonight.
This is about earlier.
Listen, I I know that was
a little presumptuous.
I just old feelings, I
- I got carried away.
- Right.
Yeah, it's just I think
maybe they should
stay old feelings, you know?
Like, forever?
For now, at least, yeah.
Are you mad at me?
No.
Uh
Ainsley, whatever we had,
whatever it was, it
Whatever it was?
You know what I mean.
Jonathan, what we had,
that wasn't a fling.
It was more than that.
I know.
Do you?
I listened to you. We cried together.
You said it yourself
you wouldn't even be here now
if it wasn't for me, for what we had.
So listen, you can leave it in the past.
That's fine.
But don't dismiss it
like it didn't mean anything.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
You loved me.
♪
I did love you.
♪
And I loved you.
And I still love you
OK, Ainsley. Hey, hey.
Just I wish you a lot of luck
on your movie, all right?
That's it?
That's it.
♪
OK.
Hey, Catie.
I told you never to come here.
He loved her so much.
I just wish he loved us that much.
You played his mom in "Nick of Time."
It's great to see you.
[RETCHES]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Hello!
Please don't leave us.
I will not leave you.
Ripley, get out of there now!
♪
Whatever happens, I'm OK with it.
I need you.
Trust me, I am not the only one.
No! Mitch?
I love you too.
[GASPS]
Dr. Lenox, we've got an intake.
Josephine Tucker, 38-year-old female.
Suffered a seizure 30 minutes ago
and treated with Ativan at the scene.
Heart rate's 110, BP's 131/77.
Respiratory rate
and efforts all over the map.
She's been in a coma
for the past 20 years.
22 years.
That's her mother, Angela Tucker.
We're gonna take
good care of your daughter.
On my count.
One, two, three.
Call respiratory.
Let's get her hooked up on high-flow
and order ABG analysis too.
On it.
Her urine output has been
less the last couple of days.
Darker too.
That's helpful. Thanks.
Sunset sign and
Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
What what does that mean?
Mrs. Tucker, your daughter's symptoms
are indicative of hydrocephalus.
A build-up of fluid in the brain.
She's bradying.
Heart rate's in the 30s.
She's having another seizure?
Page neurosurgery?
There's no time.
1 milligram atropine IV.
Prep and drape her right frontal scalp.
We need to place an emergent EVD.
What is that? What's an EVD?
Dr. Lenox will drill a small
hole in Josephine's skull
and insert a tube to drain the fluid.
It's the only way to save her life.
Do we have your consent?
Yes. Do it.
Scalpel.
Drill.
[WHIRRING]
Catheter.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Now page neurosurg.
Let's get labs and a head CT, stat.
Is she gonna be OK, Dr. Lenox?
She's stable now,
and her breathing's improved.
We'll know more soon.
I'll wait with Mrs. Tucker
until neurosurgery gets here.
Good. Wait.
Aren't they handing out
Match Day envelopes soon?
You should go.
Oh, is that happening today?
Why are you stalling?
No, I'm not stalling.
I'm just avoiding the crowd.
Mm.
Cardiothoracic at Gaffney
is impossible to get into,
and for some insane reason
I put the University of North Dakota
as my second choice
because it seemed realistic.
Which it is, because
it's a frozen hellscape.
Naomi, go get your envelope.
- [SIGHS]
- Hi.
Hey.
Thank you so much
for setting this up for me.
Of course. Yeah.
Let's just find Maggie for you,
get you started.
Yeah.
Hey, how's your friend, uh, Dr. Ripley?
They were talking about him
on the news this morning.
Yeah, no, he's gonna be OK.
Oh, good. I'm so glad.
Yeah.
Listen, if you're still up to it,
maybe we can have that dinner tonight.
Um, yeah.
- No, that'd be great.
- OK.
Maggie. Hey, look who it is.
- Ainsley.
- Hi.
It's so good to see you again.
Thank you so much for letting me shadow.
Absolutely.
Gonna be learning from the
best charge nurse around, so
Does he always lay it on this thick?
Mm, you have no idea.
Ah.
All right, let's go
find you some scrubs.
OK.
Did you bring
a comfortable pair of shoes?
Uh, no, I didn't. But, um
[MONITOR BEEPING]
I love you.
Mom's here, Josie.
I'm right here.
Is that Nurse Goodwin?
Uh, that's Ms. Goodwin, yeah.
She's our chief of patient services.
Chief?
She's the boss now?
She's my boss, certainly.
You know Ms. Goodwin?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Mrs. Tucker, Josephine's hand is moving.
Is that normal?
Oh, my God.
No, I've never seen her do that.
Never.
What does it mean?
We will have to do
some tests to confirm,
but it indicates an
increased neuroplasticity.
She might be waking up?
Yes, it's possible.
♪
[GRUNTS]
Isn't this against some kind of rule?
You're a hero, man.
What do you think you're going
to do, break your other ankle?
So, uh, what's going on with Hannah?
Uh, we're, uh, saving the big talk
till I'm back on my feet.
OK. [KNOCKS AT DOOR]
Doris asked me to bring these up.
Man, you have got quite the
flock of admirers down there.
Oh, God. More flowers.
[NOTIFICATION DINGS]
All right, that is my cue.
- [WHISTLES]
- Oh.
Feel better, man.
Thanks, man.
How you feeling?
Other than the bum leg,
better than I have
in a really long time.
How are Sadie and Emilia?
Well, you know, I mean,
Sadie's got some adjusting
to do, obviously.
But you know, they're safe.
They're together.
I think they're gonna be
discharged this afternoon.
[CHUCKLES]
Wow, that's great.
Any word from the board yet
about your suspension?
No. No decision yet.
Last thing I want to do is set you up,
but I just can't imagine
that your heroics
aren't gonna spin this
in the right direction.
I mean, God knows I think
you deserve a second chance.
I don't know about deserve.
But, um, if I'm given one,
I don't intend to waste it.
I didn't really think I was
gonna make it out of there,
when things started to go sideways,
till I heard your voice on the walkie.
I know I haven't always made it
easy to care about me.
Caring about you, pal,
never been the, uh the hard part.
You know, you hear stories
about people waking up
from comas decades later,
but I've never actually seen it happen.
Well, once she's out of CT,
maybe you'd like to say hello
to her mother.
Well, uh, I'm not so sure
Angela would want that.
What caused Josephine's coma?
What was the initial trauma?
It was a a terrible car accident.
As I recall, the roads were wet.
It had been pouring all morning.
Josephine's father was
driving her to school
when the car skidded
and flipped over into a ditch.
He died on impact.
Josephine's brain was hemorrhaging
when the paramedics brought her in.
Did she go straight to the OR?
Well, there was a difference of opinion
amongst the doctors
surgery or trying to decrease
the swelling with
with medication.
What did Mrs. Tucker decide?
She couldn't decide.
She was paralyzed with grief.
I advocated strongly for surgery,
perhaps too strongly.
They fixed the bleed,
but Josephine never
regained consciousness.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Angela couldn't possibly
blame you for that.
She was heartbroken and distraught.
♪
Well, I didn't take it personally.
♪
There you go.
You're OK, man. You're OK.
Mm-hmm. [MONITOR BEEPING]
Breathing is shallow.
What was his blood pressure?
88/58.
Liam. Hey, bud.
Is there any dietary changes
you've had recently?
Maybe something you ate
that didn't sit right?
Uh, I do all of the cooking,
and we don't really eat out much.
OK.
Was anyone else in
the house feeling ill, or
No.
No, Jessica and I are fine.
So are his older brothers.
Doris, let's get a CBC,
BMP, a tox screen,
a urine analysis, and then call GI
for an endoscopy, please.
OK.
Hey, buddy.
I'll be back soon, all right?
Try to get some rest, OK?
- Thank you.
- Of course.
Really? Cheese curls?
Like many others, I've found
that high-sodium snacks lift my energy
during mid-morning slumps.
You know, it's these kind
of oddities I look forward
to learning more about.
Does that mean
I've been accepted into Gaffney's
cardiothoracic residency program.
North Dakota's loss is Chicago's gain.
I couldn't have done this without you.
You know that, right?
You're about to become a surgeon.
Lose the humility.
[CHUCKLES]
Student Dr. Howard.
Dr. Hayes.
I hope you've heard the good news.
Hot off the press.
I wanted to come down in person
to congratulate you
and welcome you aboard.
I am incredibly excited
for this opportunity.
I also wanted to invite you
to an informal gathering tonight.
The cardiothoracic department
does a weekly get-together
at Bar La Rue, end of shift.
Blow off some steam.
I'll be there.
Cheesy curls.
- Mm.
- You?
Mind if I
You're so generous with your snacks.
- Oh, I'll take it back.
- No.
Your very detailed email about Naomi
factored significantly
in our deliberations.
I just thought you should know.
There you are.
I just reviewed
Josephine Tucker's head CT.
- And?
- It's not good.
[SIGHS]
A brain tumor?
That's what's waking her up?
The neuronal progenitor cells
within the tumor are
firing electrical impulses
into the thalamus,
so it's almost like
jumper cables for her brain.
Uh, how long before she's fully awake?
It can take weeks, even months,
if it happens at all.
Time that we unfortunately don't have.
What do you mean?
The neurocytoma is
6 centimeters in size,
so it's disrupting CSF flow,
which caused Josephine's hydrocephalus
and subsequent seizures.
So we need to resect it
as soon as possible.
Is that dangerous?
Uh, yes.
The tumor is in a very
challenging place to reach.
Will she survive the surgery?
We don't know.
But without the procedure,
there is no uncertainty
she will die.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
So the thing that's waking her up
is also killing her.
♪
Do you happen to know where
I could find Caitlin Lenox?
I think Dr. Lenox is in with a patient.
Oh, speak of the devil, literally.
Damn, you working out?
That's quite a firm grip you've got.
What did I say about coming here?
I wouldn't have to if someone
would stop ignoring my texts.
I'm working.
Plus, I found that it's harder for you
to say no in person.
What did you do, Kip?
Upstairs neighbor left a faucet running
and flooded my apartment.
I was hoping maybe I could stay
- No.
- Come on.
Look, it will be fun.
We will order takeout.
We'll watch "Newsies"
for the hundredth time.
A dancing Christian Bale
with some ramen?
Huh?
Fine. One night.
Totally. Two or three at most.
I'll be super low-maintenance,
I promise.
I'm gonna go get my key.
Do not move.
Oh, hey, thanks, Catie-Cat!
Hey, you got a minute?
Shoot.
I've got a 12-year-old
in Treatment 4, Liam Russell.
He came in vomiting blood this morning.
Oh, that's not good.
Pretty unusual for
a 12-year-old too, right?
His labs came back
and his tox found traces
of ipecac in his system.
Oh, man.
Well, what are you thinking?
Maybe bulimia?
I mean, maybe, but it's unlikely
a kid his age would know about ipecac.
GI scope him yet?
Yeah.
They found several small tears
in his lower esophagus.
Well, caused by repeated vomiting.
So it's been going on for a while.
It appears so, yeah.
Why don't I wait till Liam
wakes up, have a little chat,
see what I can suss out?
Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you.
You bet.
Angela.
Hello.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
[SIGHS] Nurse Goodwin.
Sharon, please.
I understand
Josephine's surgery has been
scheduled for later today.
Well, she's in very good hands
with Dr. Abrams.
He's one of the best neurosurgeons in
Well, you'll forgive me if
I don't take your word for it.
I'm sorry.
It's been a
it's been a day.
Uh, no, it's OK.
I understand.
I've waited 22 years for her to wake up,
and now, just as it's happening
Well, I'll, um
I'll let you be alone with Josephine.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Ms. Goodwin, how's Mrs. Tucker doing?
Every time I go in there,
she's just trying to will Josephine
to open her eyes or squeeze her hand.
Oh, I can't imagine it
all these years waiting
for her to wake up,
dreaming of this moment.
You know, if only the tumor
had worked a little faster.
I mean, jump-started things
before it got so bad.
You mean if it was accelerated?
Yeah.
Why?
♪
Liam, how are you doing?
I'm Dr. Charles.
Your, uh your mom and dad are
doing some paperwork
with Dr. Frost right now, I think.
OK.
So, um, this has happened before?
This, uh this vomiting?
Wait, why?
Why do you think it happened before?
Well, because the doc who
who checked out your throat,
he found some lesions on your esophagus,
which usually, you know,
happens with repeated vomiting.
I threw up a lot today.
The thing is, you're not
gonna get multiple lesions
from just a single day,
you know, of vomiting.
Like I say, it
it just suggests
a history of it, you know?
Sometimes I have to throw up
after I eat.
I just have a weak stomach or something.
It's not a big deal.
You don't have to tell
my parents or anything.
OK, OK.
Um, so you are in seventh grade.
How's that, uh
how's that going for you?
You like it?
It's fine.
Yeah.
You know, my daughter really
struggled in junior high.
I did, too, come to think of it.
There's so much pressure to
look a certain way, you know.
By the way, total myth
that only girls struggle
with that kind of thing.
I'm not bulimic.
Well, then, um, why are you
why are you making yourself
throw up, buddy?
How do you know I'm making myself?
Because we found a drug in your system
that's, you know,
used to induce vomiting.
I am not here to get you in trouble.
Not my job, OK?
I promise you, I just want to figure out
what's going on so I can
so I can help you.
There's something wrong with me.
I'm fixing it.
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
I'm not stalking you, I promise.
Maggie asked me to bring her some gauze.
Yeah, it's all good.
Gauze is right there.
It's a real trip seeing you
in doctor mode today.
[SCOFFS]
Can't have been easy
for you to get here.
I'm I'm sure
your parents didn't help.
Yeah, no.
But you did it.
I'm really proud of you.
[CHUCKLES]
You know, you were
the only person in my life
who encouraged me to quit acting,
figure out what I really wanted to do
instead of, you know,
what everyone else was
telling me I wanted to do.
Yeah.
I could just see
your heart wasn't in it.
Yeah.
I was always
I used to feel like
you were the only one
who ever really saw me, you know?
Like, past the veneer.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Used to?
♪
I still see you, Jonathan.
♪
Ainsley, I, um
Oh.
I thought you wanted
I I don't really know what I, um
- I'm so sorry.
- No, that's OK.
Look, if you need any more
help, just get Maggie, OK?
- Of course.
- All right.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Similar to the neurocytoma's
progenitor cells,
the medicine that
I'm injecting, baclofen,
could theoretically
restore neurotransmission
between wakefulness and awareness.
In other words, it's mimicking
what the tumor's doing, only faster.
It's a long shot.
But it could allow Josephine
to wake up before surgery.
Emphasis on long shot.
There's a good chance this won't work.
And as we've discussed,
introducing any substance
into the brain intrathecally
can increase
intracranial pressure,
so if Josephine's ICP level
rises above 40,
we need to take her
to surgery immediately.
I understand.
Mom's here, Josie.
I'm right here.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
So you're saying that
Liam is feeling the need
to harm himself because
he's attracted to boys,
and this was his attempt at, like,
some DIY conversion therapy?
He read about a form of
aversion therapy online where
they administer nausea-inducing
inducing medications to people,
then show them same-sex materials,
idea being to condition them
to feel sick
when those attractions come on.
OK.
Well, what do we do now?
I mean, Liam's intentionally
harming himself.
Do we put him on a psych hold, or
The problem is he didn't
really see it that way, right?
He thinks he's fixing himself.
Those are his words, you know?
Not not hurting himself.
And I mean, honestly, 5150 wouldn't be
the top of my list anyway.
It'll just reinforce
this idea that he's somehow,
you know, deserving of punishment.
I mean, in a perfect world,
we'd find him a good shrink.
But, you know
Yeah, which we would need
the parents' consent for.
But look, I can only imagine
Liam begged you
not to say anything to his parents,
but at this point, uh
We've got to tell them
about the ipecac, right?
I mean, it's on the blood test.
But there's no way I'm gonna
tell them why he took it.
It would be immensely damaging,
not to mention unethical,
to out the kid,
you know, without his permission.
OK.
Then how do we tell his parents
that their son needs help
without explaining to them
the actual problem?
Very, very carefully.
I don't understand.
Liam's a happy kid.
Why was he doing this?
You know, I haven't quite
gotten that out of him yet.
Um, which is why, with your
permission, of course,
I would really like
to keep him here another day,
maybe two, you know, to
Sorry, I'm confused.
You want to keep him here,
but you don't know
what's wrong with him?
I mean, do you think it's some kind
of a suicide attempt or something?
I mean, I know he got picked on
at school for a little while,
got teased a little bit, but he's got
- a solid group of friends now.
- No, OK?
That is not it.
We are not at all suggesting
that Liam is intentionally
- hurting himself in a
- Well
In a traditional sense.
Traditional?
What are we talking about here?
We brought him in today because
he was vomiting up blood.
You really don't know why?
I'm sorry, we, uh we don't.
But if I had to guess at this point,
I would say that it might have
something to do with Liam,
I don't know, somehow not feeling safe.
Are you saying
he doesn't feel safe at home?
Not necessarily, because
because I don't know yet.
Well, I'm honestly not sure what
you're suggesting, other than
committing my 12-year-old son
We are not committing
When you have no idea
what's wrong with him.
If Liam needs to talk to someone,
he can always talk to us. He knows that.
We'll handle this as a family.
When can we take Liam home?
He needs to do another round of fluids
to address his dehydration.
How long will that take?
A couple hours.
Fine.
As soon as that's done, we're leaving.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Josie? [MONITOR BEEPING]
Please, baby.
Come on, Josie.
[RAPID BEEPING]
What is that?
Her ICP level is over 40.
50 grams of mannitol IV.
Come on, baby.
It's OK, baby.
Just give it a second.
It's not coming down.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Tucker.
We have to take Josephine to surgery.
No. Just another second, please.
Come on, baby.
I love you.
Angela, it's time.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[SNIFFLES]
I'll be waiting for you, honey.
I can take you
to a private waiting area
♪
Mr. Russell, how are you doing?
Hey. Fine.
You mind if I sit for a second?
OK.
[SIGHS]
I just want to say that,
from my own experience, anyway,
like, watching your
your kid suffer is
the worst pain imaginable, right?
I mean, especially when
you don't know how to help.
I think, um
I think Liam might be confused.
Confused, um, how?
Just about who
he's, you know, attracted to.
Growing up in today's world,
you're inundated with all these images,
and you can't even turn on
the Olympics anymore
without it being shoved
in your face, right?
Yeah.
So I
I just think he's a little mixed up.
You know, Jessica and I,
we don't hate anyone.
It's just not a
lifestyle that we condone.
Science, it it actually,
it just doesn't support
this idea that, you know,
television or social media,
or anything, for that matter,
can, you know,
turn somebody gay, can make them gay.
You know, it actually
tells us the opposite,
that, uh, when it comes
to sexual orientation,
there's just actually no degree
of choice involved whatsoever.
It's just it's
it's how we're born, you know?
It's just an innate part
of of who we are.
I'll also tell you
that for a kid to feel
like their parents
whose approval they seek
more than anything in the world
that their parents can't
accept who they are
it can lead them to take
some pretty drastic action.
I don't want that.
I just love him so much, you know?
That is very clear.
So then how do we help?
- Henry.
- Hey.
What's going on?
Uh, nothing.
I was just talking
to Dr. Charles here about
what else we need to sign
to take Liam home today, right?
Good.
Well, Liam's finished with his fluids,
so we're ready to go.
Great.
Hey.
Would you mind some company?
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
You know, 22 years ago, we sat together
in a waiting room a lot like this.
I remember telling you
if it were my daughter,
I'd choose surgery, no question.
But I wasn't your doctor,
and it wasn't my child,
and I wouldn't have to live
with the consequences
of that decision
for the rest of my life.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
I'm sorry, Angela.
I should not have weighed in
on a decision
that was yours alone to make.
[DOOR CLICKS]
Is she
Josephine made it.
She's alive.
[SIGHS]
♪
You know, I'm
I'm not a conspiracy theorist,
but if I were,
I might suggest it seemed
like you all were trying
to collect a little extra money
from our insurance,
keeping Liam here.
I can promise you that is not the case.
Well, anyway.
Liam, come on, let's get going.
Bye, Dr. Charles.
Great meeting you, Liam.
Jessica, stop.
Maybe we need to rethink this.
What are you talking about?
I'm just saying maybe we
should listen to the doctors.
Henry, you know why
they want to keep him here.
They want to fill his head
with ideas that
whatever he's feeling is OK.
Did you know that he was doing this
- to himself the entire time?
- No.
No, of course I didn't know.
I just knew that he was
he was working through some issues.
Of course I don't want him
to be in danger.
He's my baby.
But I am so proud of how strong you are.
You knew something was wrong,
and you were trying to fix it,
and we're gonna get you
the help you need.
But it's not in here.
Now let's go.
He's not going anywhere.
What?
How could you let our son hurt himself?
I I told you, I didn't know.
You knew.
I didn't know he was gonna
end up in the hospital.
You need to leave.
Not without my son.
Yes, without our son.
Now, what happens next, we'll
handle it when the time comes.
But right now, you really need to leave.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Oh, right, OK.
Well, um, I'm I'm just gonna go home
and get started on dinner, then.
I'm your mom.
I know what's best for you.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I'm sorry.
I tried.
No.
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
There is nothing to apologize for.
I love you, no matter what.
♪
Nothing will ever change that,
do you hear me?
Yeah?
♪
Man.
♪
There you are.
Ainsley, she was stellar today.
She acclimated to the chaos like a pro.
That's great to hear.
And I, um
I appreciate you letting her shadow you.
- Of course.
- [CHUCKLES]
So what's the real story there?
There's no story.
We're just old friends.
I saw your face when you
came out of the supply room.
You're not gonna let it go, are you?
- I'm not.
- OK.
We had a thing.
A thing?
We were involved,
a long time ago.
How long ago?
Towards the end of "Nick of Time."
Weren't you 15?
Almost 17 when the show ended.
And what was she, in her 30s?
God, Mags, I knew
you were gonna make this
a bigger deal than it was.
But look, I was not
a typical teenager, all right?
I was already living on my own,
working a full-time job.
- I mean
- OK.
That still doesn't make it OK
for a grown woman
to start a relationship with a minor.
I don't need the lecture, all right?
I know what the textbooks say about it,
and I know technically, it was wrong.
- Technically?
- Yeah.
OK? But having lived it,
it was not like that.
Maybe it wasn't the best decision,
but it was my decision.
I knew what I was doing.
And whatever it was,
it's well in the past now.
I've moved on.
That is not what I saw today.
OK.
You're not being honest with yourself.
Maggie, I'm not
a victim here, all right?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I'm just trying to be a friend.
No, no. Stop, stop.
You and I may joke around at work,
and that's fun and all,
but it does not mean
that you know me, or her.
Drop it. It's not your business.
♪
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
♪
Hey.
I'm supposed to tell you
that visiting hours are over.
Can't the boss bend the rules a little?
Well, unfortunately,
ICU rules are ironclad.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
I don't want her to be alone.
Oh, then I'll sit with her.
Don't you need to be getting home?
Well, I live here anyway.
[CHUCKLES]
OK.
If you don't mind.
It'd be my pleasure.
Josephine, my name is Sharon.
I met you long time ago.
I did blame you for years.
But I also blamed the rain,
and Josie for oversleeping
and missing the bus that morning,
and so that her dad had
to drive her to school,
and I blamed her dad for
not getting the tires checked
after I reminded him to.
And when the pain became unbearable,
anger was the only thing
that kept me going.
I understand.
But sitting in that waiting room today,
the possibility of losing
Josie as real and as terrifying
as it was 22 years ago,
I realized I am so grateful
for every moment
I've had with my daughter.
And I have you to thank for that.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
I'll see you tomorrow?
I'll be here.
♪
Uh, Angela!
Josie?
Mom's here, baby.
I'm right here.
She's squeezing my hand.
Three times.
That's right.
I love you too, Josie.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
♪
Hey, Catie.
[GRUNTS]
Oh, hey, no way.
Gyuro?
Well, you said ramen, so I got ramen.
And the DVD's in the case
under the soundbar,
and we're doing the singalong
version, so you know.
- You made plans.
- I kind of made plans.
But we could put the ramen in the fridge
and watch "Newsies" when I get back.
When's that?
Not too late.
By midnight.
I'll be sleeping.
Mind if I hold on to your key, then?
Here.
Uh, you should take the spare.
I think you should have it
anyways, for emergencies.
[SCOFFS]
What's going on?
You're the only family I have left.
We should take care of each other.
It's what Mom would have wanted.
Oh, you big softie.
Shut up.
[TENSE MUSIC]
What was that?
Uh, nothing, Catie.
How long has that been happening?
It's nothing, OK?
I just had a few too many
espressos today, that's all.
Kip.
Look, it's not like
I would do anything about it.
We promised.
I know, but if this
But what, Catie?
Look, whatever time I have left,
I'm not gonna spend it worrying.
I'm gonna have fun.
You should try it sometime.
I have fun.
Oh, tough love, sis,
but when's the last time
you had plans on a Friday night?
OK.
You want to spend your time
partying, fine, go ahead.
I want to spend mine being useful.
Doesn't mean that
you have to be miserable.
- I'm not.
- OK, fine.
But will you just do something tonight
that involves you
leaving your apartment,
and maybe putting on pants
that aren't scrubs or sweats?
Or maybe taking them off
for somebody special.
Or not so special, you know.
Just somebody, anybody.
[DOOR THUDS]
Thanks.
[NOTIFICATION CHIMES]
Dr. Ripley, how's your ankle?
Dr. Stano says I can start PT next week.
Should be upright in less than a month.
Well, I'm pleased to hear that.
The board convened today.
Turns out becoming an overnight hero can
buy you some goodwill.
You've been reinstated.
[SIGHS]
Which I know you recommended against.
Look, talk is cheap, so let me just say
I'm gonna prove to you
that I've changed, Ms. Goodwin.
Well, after the day I've had,
I'd be remiss not to acknowledge that
patience can be rewarded.
Rest up, Dr. Ripley.
We'll see you back in
the ED when you're ready.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[LAUGHS]
I don't need him,
I need a drink ♪
Let's turn this pain
into some champagne, baby ♪
Like cheers, bitch,
it's been a day ♪
Might take that last flight
out to Vegas ♪
Dr. Lenox.
I I didn't know you were coming.
Well, here I am.
You look wow, um
[LAUGHS]
- Let me buy you a drink.
- No, no, no.
It's your accomplishment
we're celebrating.
Let me do the honors.
What can I get you?
Two shots,
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.
So bitch, I can't complain ♪
I'm still bad, babe
♪
Plot twist, I'm doing great ♪
Here's to your future, Dr. Howard.
[GLASSES CLINK]
Ahh.
Come say hi to everyone.
Oh, yes.
Social time. Fun.
[LAUGHS]
Glad you could join us, Catie-Cat.
Oh, oh, no.
Do not ever call me that.
Who was the guy?
It was my brother.
What a relief.
Hey.
There he is.
Sorry, I was just
finishing up a few things.
Yeah. You ready for dinner?
Yeah, you know, actually, I don't think
I'm gonna be able to make it tonight.
This is about earlier.
Listen, I I know that was
a little presumptuous.
I just old feelings, I
- I got carried away.
- Right.
Yeah, it's just I think
maybe they should
stay old feelings, you know?
Like, forever?
For now, at least, yeah.
Are you mad at me?
No.
Uh
Ainsley, whatever we had,
whatever it was, it
Whatever it was?
You know what I mean.
Jonathan, what we had,
that wasn't a fling.
It was more than that.
I know.
Do you?
I listened to you. We cried together.
You said it yourself
you wouldn't even be here now
if it wasn't for me, for what we had.
So listen, you can leave it in the past.
That's fine.
But don't dismiss it
like it didn't mean anything.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
You loved me.
♪
I did love you.
♪
And I loved you.
And I still love you
OK, Ainsley. Hey, hey.
Just I wish you a lot of luck
on your movie, all right?
That's it?
That's it.
♪
OK.