1 00:00:00,027 --> 00:00:02,128 _ 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,560 Hmm, interesting sign. 3 00:00:05,897 --> 00:00:07,730 - Thank you. - Yeah. 4 00:00:07,732 --> 00:00:10,399 - Kinda dark. - Kinda true. 5 00:00:10,401 --> 00:00:11,578 Hmm. 6 00:00:11,579 --> 00:00:15,480 Hear me out: same sign, but in a wacky font, right? 7 00:00:15,482 --> 00:00:16,714 'Cause nothing says "You're doomed" 8 00:00:16,716 --> 00:00:18,483 like Comic Sans. 9 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:22,086 Nothing says... 10 00:00:23,260 --> 00:00:25,619 You know, when, um, Sharpe was my oncologist 11 00:00:25,659 --> 00:00:27,559 I at least got pity laughs. 12 00:00:27,561 --> 00:00:29,527 - I won't be doing that. - Hmm. 13 00:00:29,529 --> 00:00:31,162 Well, this'll be fun then. 14 00:00:31,164 --> 00:00:33,665 Um, I'm gonna go, and maybe once you've read that, 15 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:35,099 - you can call me. - Sit. 16 00:00:35,101 --> 00:00:37,569 Okay. 17 00:00:37,571 --> 00:00:40,171 I can't help but notice inconsistencies 18 00:00:40,173 --> 00:00:41,706 in your treatment. 19 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:46,244 Missed chemo sessions, erratic radiation schedule. 20 00:00:46,246 --> 00:00:47,745 That won't work. 21 00:00:47,747 --> 00:00:49,681 Virginia, I've never seen you with a patient before, 22 00:00:49,683 --> 00:00:51,516 but I gotta say, very impressed. 23 00:00:51,518 --> 00:00:54,052 This whole scary-principal thing you got going on, 24 00:00:54,054 --> 00:00:55,220 it's very effective. 25 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:57,355 But I am not your normal patient 26 00:00:57,357 --> 00:01:00,692 because I have a huge hospital to run, 27 00:01:00,694 --> 00:01:03,461 and so when it comes to things like scheduling, 28 00:01:03,463 --> 00:01:05,363 I gotta keep it flexible. 29 00:01:05,365 --> 00:01:07,131 But you learn to love it. 30 00:01:08,368 --> 00:01:11,102 Radiation is set for this afternoon, 2:00 p.m. 31 00:01:11,104 --> 00:01:13,705 Great. See? Easy. 32 00:01:13,707 --> 00:01:15,607 As long as there's no hospital emergency, 33 00:01:15,609 --> 00:01:16,808 then I will see you there. 34 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:18,576 Max, you are the emergency. 35 00:01:18,578 --> 00:01:21,045 Radiation is set for this afternoon, 2:00 p.m. 36 00:01:21,047 --> 00:01:22,614 2:00 p.m., I heard you. But listen. 37 00:01:22,616 --> 00:01:24,782 - I... - No, you start listening. 38 00:01:26,386 --> 00:01:29,387 Your treatment's impact is cumulative. 39 00:01:29,389 --> 00:01:31,489 Your brain is going to operate 40 00:01:31,491 --> 00:01:33,658 at half the capacity you're used to. 41 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:36,094 You're going to be in a lot of pain. 42 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:38,630 And that is if the treatment is working, 43 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:40,498 But you're not letting it work. Why? 44 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:43,879 Why? Because I have a million things to do. 45 00:01:43,881 --> 00:01:45,403 I have a child on the way. 46 00:01:45,405 --> 00:01:47,105 If I'm too far gone by the time it gets here... 47 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:49,173 Dr. Sharpe said you'd make excuses. 48 00:01:49,175 --> 00:01:51,075 Did she? Really? 49 00:01:51,077 --> 00:01:54,345 - It's time to get ready, Max. - Yeah, for what? 50 00:01:54,347 --> 00:01:57,115 To step down as medical director. 51 00:02:02,188 --> 00:02:03,288 We'll see about that. 52 00:02:05,458 --> 00:02:09,294 Synced & corrected by -robtor- www.addic7ed.com 53 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:10,762 Hang in there, Lyn. 54 00:02:10,764 --> 00:02:12,597 - Doctor? - What you got? 55 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:14,499 An overprotective dad-to-be who needs to chill out. 56 00:02:14,501 --> 00:02:16,334 Her back's been sore and she's had these awful headaches 57 00:02:16,336 --> 00:02:17,802 and she's, like, forgetting things. 58 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:19,270 She nearly fainted at the coffee shop. 59 00:02:19,272 --> 00:02:20,605 It's called having a baby, Michael. 60 00:02:20,607 --> 00:02:22,273 - Vitals? - Found them right outside. 61 00:02:22,275 --> 00:02:23,474 - We didn't have time. - All right, we got it. 62 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:25,476 Thanks. How far along are you? 63 00:02:25,478 --> 00:02:27,545 - 39 weeks. - Do you have a birth plan? 64 00:02:27,547 --> 00:02:29,380 - Yeah. - Any allergies? 65 00:02:29,382 --> 00:02:30,782 - No. - Complications? 66 00:02:30,784 --> 00:02:32,450 Just having these really bad headaches. 67 00:02:32,452 --> 00:02:34,452 Mom's blood pressure: 290/160. 68 00:02:34,454 --> 00:02:37,622 Heart rate 130 and fetal heart rate 90 and falling. 69 00:02:37,624 --> 00:02:39,123 All right. Trauma One. 70 00:02:39,125 --> 00:02:40,224 We have to do an emergency C-section. 71 00:02:40,226 --> 00:02:41,292 Call OB, but I'm not waiting. 72 00:02:41,294 --> 00:02:42,694 - What, now? - What? 73 00:02:42,696 --> 00:02:43,795 - What's happening? - Is the baby okay? 74 00:02:43,797 --> 00:02:45,330 - Michael? - Just breathe. 75 00:02:45,332 --> 00:02:46,898 - Michael! - Should I call her doctor? 76 00:02:50,337 --> 00:02:51,869 Clamps and forceps, please. 77 00:02:51,871 --> 00:02:54,205 We won't need the Metz. Get them off the tray. 78 00:02:54,207 --> 00:02:55,707 - Your name's Michael Archer? - Uh, yes. 79 00:02:55,709 --> 00:02:57,208 Lift your arms. 80 00:02:57,210 --> 00:02:58,476 Turn around. 81 00:02:58,478 --> 00:03:00,478 Your date of birth is May 28th, 1988? 82 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,513 Patient intubated and sedated. 83 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:03,848 How we doing? 84 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:06,250 - Almost prepped... - Guys, please. 85 00:03:06,252 --> 00:03:07,819 - I need to be in there. - I need you to lift your foot. 86 00:03:07,821 --> 00:03:09,420 What are the last four digits of your social? 87 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:12,724 - Uh, 0501. - 0501. 88 00:03:12,726 --> 00:03:14,192 And the other foot. 89 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:15,660 Fetal heart rate still falling. 90 00:03:15,662 --> 00:03:17,228 Preparing to sterilize incision site. 91 00:03:17,230 --> 00:03:18,830 Let's go. 92 00:03:18,832 --> 00:03:20,665 You cannot touch anything in there unless we say it's okay. 93 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:22,166 - You got it? - Yeah. 94 00:03:22,168 --> 00:03:23,935 Okay. Let's go. 95 00:03:26,506 --> 00:03:29,207 - PGA and polyglactin 910. - Is she okay? 96 00:03:29,209 --> 00:03:30,742 She's sedated to help with the hypertension, 97 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,210 but we need to get your baby out now 98 00:03:32,212 --> 00:03:33,511 for both of their sakes. Protractor. 99 00:03:33,513 --> 00:03:34,912 - Richardson. - Where's OB? 100 00:03:34,914 --> 00:03:36,347 Okay, need a little help here. 101 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:37,582 - Is everything okay? - Got it? 102 00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:38,750 Okay, hold it nice and wide for me. 103 00:03:38,752 --> 00:03:40,251 What's wrong? Doctor? 104 00:03:40,253 --> 00:03:42,353 - The cord? - I'm trying. 105 00:03:42,355 --> 00:03:43,721 - Doctor. - Suction. 106 00:03:43,723 --> 00:03:45,690 Just a little more. 107 00:03:48,528 --> 00:03:53,531 Time of birth, 10:23 a.m. You have a strong baby boy. 108 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:01,472 Give me those Apgar scores. 109 00:04:01,474 --> 00:04:02,974 - Yes, doctor. - All right, I see that. 110 00:04:05,879 --> 00:04:09,380 Birth weight, uh, 7.6 pounds. 111 00:04:09,382 --> 00:04:12,550 Apgar of nine. He's very healthy. 112 00:04:12,552 --> 00:04:15,453 Let's close her up. 113 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:17,255 How's Lyn? She okay? 114 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,457 No signs of hemorrhaging or excess bleeding. 115 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,893 She's still hypertensive. 116 00:04:21,895 --> 00:04:23,726 Wanna hold him, Daddy? 117 00:04:24,564 --> 00:04:27,498 There you go. Support his head. 118 00:04:30,603 --> 00:04:32,276 Hi, Robin. 119 00:04:33,006 --> 00:04:34,672 Hey, there! 120 00:04:36,910 --> 00:04:39,577 - Ta-da. - You amaze me. 121 00:04:39,579 --> 00:04:41,779 I wear paper very well. 122 00:04:41,781 --> 00:04:43,581 I'm not talking about how you look. 123 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:45,016 I'm talking about how you're tackling this. 124 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:48,019 All by yourself. Freezing your eggs. 125 00:04:48,021 --> 00:04:49,620 Lots of women do. 126 00:04:49,622 --> 00:04:51,756 Lots of women aren't chair of oncology. 127 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:55,526 I knew there was a reason I invited you. 128 00:05:00,266 --> 00:05:01,833 So, that nurse earlier, 129 00:05:01,835 --> 00:05:03,434 thinking I was here to fertilize... 130 00:05:03,436 --> 00:05:05,937 Oh, my God. I mean, can you imagine? 131 00:05:05,939 --> 00:05:07,438 We've only been together a month. 132 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,708 So awkward. So awkward. 133 00:05:12,545 --> 00:05:15,613 That said, I... 134 00:05:15,987 --> 00:05:19,817 I know the biological pressure you're under. 135 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:22,687 So what if... 136 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:26,057 - That's not a reason to... - No, no, of course not. 137 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:31,043 I just, um... here I am, able to help. 138 00:05:31,831 --> 00:05:34,999 - Not helping feels... - No, yeah. 139 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:36,534 I get it. 140 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:39,837 I mean, I have thought about it. 141 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,472 - You have? - Oh, no. 142 00:05:41,474 --> 00:05:42,974 I mean, I've... I've thought about it, 143 00:05:42,976 --> 00:05:44,308 but I haven't, like, thought about it. 144 00:05:44,310 --> 00:05:45,543 Right. 145 00:05:45,545 --> 00:05:46,811 Yeah, it's just a lot to put on this 146 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:48,579 and on us at this time. 147 00:05:48,581 --> 00:05:50,815 - Hopefully we'll get there. - Yeah. 148 00:05:53,686 --> 00:05:55,419 I just don't wanna lose our chance. 149 00:05:58,925 --> 00:06:02,393 It's E-day, Helen. Ready to go? 150 00:06:06,599 --> 00:06:12,251 Um, actually, I think I just need a little bit more time. 151 00:06:12,672 --> 00:06:15,106 You can have till 5:00 p.m. 152 00:06:15,108 --> 00:06:17,575 Any longer, we'll miss our chance to retrieve 153 00:06:17,577 --> 00:06:19,844 any eggs at all, fertilized or not. 154 00:06:21,447 --> 00:06:22,780 I'll see you at five? 155 00:06:32,025 --> 00:06:33,891 Sandra Fall from billing. How goes it? 156 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:35,393 Uh, my husband filed for divorce, 157 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:37,895 - and he's taking the dog. - Oh, I'm sorry. 158 00:06:37,897 --> 00:06:39,463 Don't be. They deserve each other. 159 00:06:39,465 --> 00:06:40,464 - Oh. - Signature, please. 160 00:06:40,466 --> 00:06:41,699 Sure. 161 00:06:41,701 --> 00:06:42,900 Uh, you know, I would sign just about 162 00:06:42,902 --> 00:06:44,569 anything you put in front of me, 163 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:46,604 but out of curiosity, what did I just sign? 164 00:06:46,606 --> 00:06:48,039 Uh, permission for the hospital to sell 165 00:06:48,041 --> 00:06:49,807 delinquent medical bills to the highest bidder. 166 00:06:49,809 --> 00:06:51,709 To do what now? 167 00:06:51,711 --> 00:06:54,478 - Orders from Karen Brantley. - Excuse me. 168 00:06:57,483 --> 00:06:58,649 I'm sorry. Excuse me. 169 00:06:58,651 --> 00:07:00,117 Forgive me, sorry. Um, yeah. 170 00:07:00,119 --> 00:07:02,653 "Approval to institute a trial program 171 00:07:02,655 --> 00:07:05,423 known as 'the asset reclamation commitment.'" 172 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:07,758 ARC, for short. Love a good acronym. 173 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,493 Oh, well, that's an even better euphemism. 174 00:07:09,495 --> 00:07:10,728 Asset reclamation. 175 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:12,630 This program sells our patients' debt 176 00:07:12,632 --> 00:07:14,131 to collection agencies. 177 00:07:14,133 --> 00:07:15,900 Yes, so that we may be reimbursed 178 00:07:15,902 --> 00:07:17,501 for their delinquent medical bills. 179 00:07:17,503 --> 00:07:20,004 The thing is, people come here for care, 180 00:07:20,006 --> 00:07:22,406 and this is what bankrupts them. 181 00:07:22,408 --> 00:07:24,442 This hospital currently holds six figures 182 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,743 in outstanding debt, 183 00:07:25,745 --> 00:07:27,078 and we're steaming towards seven. 184 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,079 It's time to do something about it. 185 00:07:28,081 --> 00:07:29,981 Not this. 186 00:07:29,983 --> 00:07:32,917 We found an agency that can get five cents on the dollar 187 00:07:32,919 --> 00:07:35,119 for our debt. That's real money, Max. 188 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:37,255 Think of all the good you can do with it. 189 00:07:40,159 --> 00:07:41,799 What if I can do better? 190 00:07:42,595 --> 00:07:44,762 Six cents on the dollar guaranteed, 191 00:07:44,764 --> 00:07:46,762 and nobody goes bankrupt. 192 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:48,966 Just let me try. 193 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:54,639 Start with this batch. 194 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:56,140 You have 24 hours. 195 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:57,475 Thank you. 196 00:08:01,147 --> 00:08:03,781 Look at what Harper made for cool Uncle Kapoor. 197 00:08:03,783 --> 00:08:05,216 Oh, God. 198 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:06,884 - What are you doing? - Is it an ashtray? 199 00:08:06,886 --> 00:08:08,653 Oh, yes. Yes, Vijay. 200 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:10,454 My five-year-old daughter made you an ashtray in school 201 00:08:10,456 --> 00:08:13,557 for all your cigarette butts. It's a paperweight, man. 202 00:08:13,559 --> 00:08:16,627 - Why does it have grooves? - It... 203 00:08:16,629 --> 00:08:18,562 I don't know. Maybe it is an ashtray. 204 00:08:18,564 --> 00:08:20,164 But you know, that... that's the beauty of Harper's work. 205 00:08:20,166 --> 00:08:22,533 The functionality of each piece truly does lie 206 00:08:22,535 --> 00:08:25,836 - in the eye of the beholder. - My desk is really very messy. 207 00:08:25,838 --> 00:08:28,906 I have four kids all dabbling heavily in the arts, all right? 208 00:08:28,908 --> 00:08:31,542 My desk is 99% paste and pasta. Come on. 209 00:08:31,544 --> 00:08:35,046 Plus, you can't pass on a gift from a child. 210 00:08:35,048 --> 00:08:37,181 Actually, it sounds that you can't pass on a gift 211 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:38,849 from a child. 212 00:08:38,851 --> 00:08:40,151 Hey, Dr. Eagan! 213 00:08:40,153 --> 00:08:41,943 You're still a big smoker, right? 214 00:08:43,923 --> 00:08:48,059 - Bonjour from... Pain... - Good morning, Ella. 215 00:08:48,532 --> 00:08:50,594 What would you like? 216 00:08:50,596 --> 00:08:52,763 I would like to again apologize. 217 00:08:52,765 --> 00:08:55,733 I never meant to imply that you and my son... 218 00:09:01,674 --> 00:09:04,008 $2.75. 219 00:09:20,693 --> 00:09:22,560 Isn't he amazing? 220 00:09:22,562 --> 00:09:25,062 I don't usually play favorites, 221 00:09:25,064 --> 00:09:26,897 but your son is perfect. 222 00:09:26,899 --> 00:09:29,200 Sabrina, would you just give us a minute? 223 00:09:29,202 --> 00:09:30,534 Hi. 224 00:09:30,536 --> 00:09:32,269 Mr. Archer, I'm, uh, Dr. Goodwin. 225 00:09:32,271 --> 00:09:33,537 Medical director of this hospital. 226 00:09:33,539 --> 00:09:34,939 Is everything okay? 227 00:09:34,941 --> 00:09:38,209 Your paperwork said that Lyn is your surrogate? 228 00:09:38,211 --> 00:09:39,810 She's also my best friend. 229 00:09:39,812 --> 00:09:41,879 But you paid her to carry the child? 230 00:09:41,881 --> 00:09:44,248 Yes. Uh, we have a contract. 231 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:46,751 Yeah, I'm afraid that, uh, surrogacy contracts 232 00:09:46,753 --> 00:09:48,285 aren't valid in the state of New York, 233 00:09:48,287 --> 00:09:51,655 so by law the baby belongs to the birth mother, 234 00:09:51,657 --> 00:09:55,593 and we can't legally give him to you without her permission. 235 00:09:55,595 --> 00:09:58,095 Then just ask her. She'll tell you. 236 00:10:00,479 --> 00:10:01,732 What? 237 00:10:01,734 --> 00:10:03,601 We thought delivering the baby would relieve 238 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:06,070 Lyn's hypertension, but so far it hasn't. 239 00:10:06,072 --> 00:10:07,838 We're doing everything that we can, 240 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,575 but, uh, she hasn't regained consciousness. 241 00:10:11,577 --> 00:10:13,310 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. - I'm sorry, Michael. 242 00:10:13,312 --> 00:10:15,246 I know this is hard, but the nurses here 243 00:10:15,248 --> 00:10:17,148 are gonna take amazing care of him. 244 00:10:17,150 --> 00:10:19,784 You can't be serious. You're taking him now? 245 00:10:19,786 --> 00:10:21,318 Michael, listen to me. 246 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,622 I'm gonna do everything that I can to help you. 247 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:27,925 But right now, we need to take him. 248 00:10:44,363 --> 00:10:46,264 I don't need a shrink. I have a contract. 249 00:10:46,847 --> 00:10:47,979 I signed it. Lyn signed it. 250 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:49,113 It was notarized. 251 00:10:49,115 --> 00:10:50,985 See, she wanted me to have Robin. 252 00:10:50,987 --> 00:10:52,174 Well, I know she did. 253 00:10:52,176 --> 00:10:55,820 But the fact remains that this is a New Jersey contract. 254 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,555 I know that but... but, okay, here. 255 00:10:57,557 --> 00:10:59,858 "The... the parties agree that the jurisdiction 256 00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:02,660 "for resolution of any custodial dispute 257 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:04,863 shall vest in the court in the state of New Jersey." 258 00:11:04,865 --> 00:11:06,390 Not New York. Jersey, okay? 259 00:11:06,392 --> 00:11:08,733 Okay, okay. I hear you. 260 00:11:08,735 --> 00:11:10,034 Slow down. 261 00:11:10,036 --> 00:11:12,503 Michael, take a breath. 262 00:11:14,474 --> 00:11:15,707 - I'm sorry. - It's okay. 263 00:11:15,709 --> 00:11:17,141 No, no, no, I'm sorry. 264 00:11:17,143 --> 00:11:18,877 I understand. 265 00:11:18,879 --> 00:11:21,512 It's just, I mean, that's New Jersey. 266 00:11:21,514 --> 00:11:24,649 It's right there. I can see it. 267 00:11:24,651 --> 00:11:26,065 Yeah. 268 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:29,087 Five miles west, I'd be holding my son. 269 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:34,692 They won't let me hold him. 270 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:43,624 I guess you got kids? 271 00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:46,502 Yeah. 272 00:11:47,086 --> 00:11:49,507 My little girl made that masterpiece right there. 273 00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:53,711 I have zero idea what it is. 274 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:56,781 Everyone who looks at it sees something completely different. 275 00:11:56,783 --> 00:11:57,916 It's kinda cool, actually. 276 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,520 I see a little girl that loves her dad. 277 00:12:04,624 --> 00:12:05,623 Yeah. 278 00:12:08,128 --> 00:12:11,095 What would you do if someone tried to take her 279 00:12:11,097 --> 00:12:12,697 away from you? 280 00:12:17,137 --> 00:12:18,870 Is this my cystic fibrosis patient? 281 00:12:18,872 --> 00:12:20,939 Dania Constantin. 12 years old. 282 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:23,141 Collapsed on a school field trip with shortness of breath. 283 00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:25,476 Hey, Dania. Doctor Reynolds. 284 00:12:25,478 --> 00:12:26,778 We're gonna take good care of you, okay? 285 00:12:26,780 --> 00:12:28,579 I need the stat chest. 286 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,148 All right, let's go ahead and get her to Trauma One. 287 00:12:30,150 --> 00:12:32,884 Dania, are you all right? 288 00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:33,918 I just got the call from school. 289 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,420 I'm sorry. 290 00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:36,788 You have nothing to be sorry about. 291 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:39,013 I'm so sorry, Mom. 292 00:12:39,993 --> 00:12:41,659 Go ahead and give me a big, deep breath. 293 00:12:41,661 --> 00:12:42,927 Deep as you can. 294 00:12:44,266 --> 00:12:45,430 And out. 295 00:12:46,530 --> 00:12:47,598 That's great. 296 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:48,900 Good job. 297 00:12:48,902 --> 00:12:50,802 Is she having a CF exacerbation? 298 00:12:52,739 --> 00:12:54,105 Don't be afraid to throw it at me, doctor. 299 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:55,779 We've seen it all. 300 00:12:56,476 --> 00:13:01,446 Uh, Mrs. Constantin, in a standard CF exacerbation, 301 00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:03,081 we'd see one impacted area, maybe two. 302 00:13:03,083 --> 00:13:05,149 But this is multifaceted. 303 00:13:05,151 --> 00:13:08,453 Her platelets are down. Low red and white cell counts. 304 00:13:08,455 --> 00:13:10,922 Infiltrates on her chest. 305 00:13:10,924 --> 00:13:12,690 So this isn't about her CF? 306 00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:15,960 I believe something else triggered this. 307 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:22,500 Arthroscopic shoulder surgery, 308 00:13:22,502 --> 00:13:25,970 $4,650 still outstanding. 309 00:13:25,972 --> 00:13:27,605 I'm real sorry. 310 00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:29,607 I was in such a hole from all the time I missed. 311 00:13:29,609 --> 00:13:31,109 I just don't have the money yet. 312 00:13:31,111 --> 00:13:33,778 No, that's okay, because today I'm proposing 313 00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:36,647 a new way to settle your debt. Says here you're a plumber. 314 00:13:36,649 --> 00:13:38,016 Yeah. 315 00:13:38,018 --> 00:13:39,817 Plumbers I've met know how to barter. 316 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:43,688 Anything that you can do for New Amsterdam, 317 00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:45,723 we'll take it. 318 00:13:45,725 --> 00:13:48,059 - I'm an electrician by trade. - Perfect. 319 00:13:48,061 --> 00:13:50,561 Wait till you see what that last storm did to us. 320 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:53,297 What's the scam, man? This is New York. 321 00:13:53,299 --> 00:13:55,666 - There's always a scam. - It's no scam. 322 00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:57,135 Just barter and trade. 323 00:13:57,137 --> 00:13:58,636 It's worked like gangbusters for centuries. 324 00:13:58,638 --> 00:14:00,171 So why don't we bring it back? 325 00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:01,906 So I patch up the cracked drywall around here 326 00:14:01,908 --> 00:14:03,808 and rip up my bill? 327 00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:05,743 You patch up the cracked drywall and you will have paid 328 00:14:05,745 --> 00:14:07,964 your bill every bit as much as if you wrote us a check. 329 00:14:07,966 --> 00:14:09,247 This isn't charity. 330 00:14:09,249 --> 00:14:12,850 This is just us recognizing the real-world tangible value 331 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:14,218 of what our patients can offer. 332 00:14:14,220 --> 00:14:18,570 So the question is "How can you help?" 333 00:14:18,892 --> 00:14:22,193 It's a cocker spaniel. 334 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:23,909 Look at that. 335 00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:26,912 Kids'll love it. 336 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:29,367 Cough if you need to. 337 00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:32,937 - Hi, thanks for jumping in. - It's my pleasure. 338 00:14:32,939 --> 00:14:36,340 So, Dania, has anyone been sick at school? 339 00:14:36,342 --> 00:14:39,710 - Not really. - Any new pets? 340 00:14:39,712 --> 00:14:42,046 Just my bacteria-covered lizard monster. 341 00:14:42,048 --> 00:14:44,782 - His name is Lungy. - She's kidding. 342 00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:46,751 Cut it out, goofy. 343 00:14:46,753 --> 00:14:49,053 You're on top of your meds and your CPT, right? 344 00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:50,588 Uh, her father and I handle therapy. 345 00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:52,256 Dania's in charge of her own meds. 346 00:14:52,258 --> 00:14:53,724 She's a model patient. 347 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:55,226 You're okay. 348 00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:58,896 Honey, you're okay. I'm right here. 349 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,565 Any recent travel? 350 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:02,233 I wish. We've had to cut back. 351 00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:05,117 We're remodeling, adding a nursery. 352 00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:08,272 Uh, did this new construction have any leaks 353 00:15:08,274 --> 00:15:11,375 - in the recent storms? - Oh, God. 354 00:15:11,915 --> 00:15:13,277 You're thinking mold? 355 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:16,247 Aspegillosis fungal infection could explain her symptoms. 356 00:15:16,249 --> 00:15:17,582 Some of them. 357 00:15:17,584 --> 00:15:18,749 Her white blood cell count's low. 358 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:20,284 You'd expect high with infection. 359 00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:23,588 But if it is black mold, there's no time to waste. 360 00:15:23,590 --> 00:15:25,890 Okay, we're gonna give you voriconazole, 361 00:15:25,892 --> 00:15:27,925 ceftazidime, and tobramycin. 362 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:30,094 If it's fungal, that'll wipe it out. 363 00:15:30,517 --> 00:15:32,730 But how could this happen? 364 00:15:37,303 --> 00:15:39,937 We need to prep Lyn for surgery. 365 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,273 We should know in an hour or two if the clipping 366 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:44,842 has lowered her intracranial pressure. 367 00:15:44,844 --> 00:15:46,944 Dr. Kapoor will be overseeing it. 368 00:15:46,946 --> 00:15:50,114 And our grandson? Can we see him? 369 00:15:50,116 --> 00:15:51,916 Uh, this is Dr. Frome. 370 00:15:51,918 --> 00:15:54,619 I've asked him to consult on this case in his role 371 00:15:54,621 --> 00:15:56,020 - as a child advocate. - Yeah. 372 00:15:56,022 --> 00:15:57,855 Forgive me for asking, but you are aware that Lyn 373 00:15:57,857 --> 00:16:00,258 was not the egg donor for this baby? 374 00:16:00,547 --> 00:16:01,993 Yeah, that since she was just the carrier, 375 00:16:01,995 --> 00:16:04,695 she and this child are not genetically related in any way? 376 00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:07,698 - Yeah. - Okay, good. 377 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:11,135 Um, I... I apologize for having to discuss paperwork 378 00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:12,770 at such a painful time. I really do. 379 00:16:12,772 --> 00:16:14,138 But, uh, if you'd take a look, please. 380 00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:16,841 - What is this? - Um, that's a waiver. 381 00:16:16,843 --> 00:16:18,876 Although Lyn and Michael shared a contract, 382 00:16:18,878 --> 00:16:20,645 um, surrogacy is still currently illegal 383 00:16:20,647 --> 00:16:22,013 in New York, but the good news 384 00:16:22,015 --> 00:16:24,715 is as Lyn's parents, you can sign on her behalf 385 00:16:24,717 --> 00:16:27,018 to allow the father to take custody. 386 00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:28,186 No. 387 00:16:31,224 --> 00:16:34,158 Uh, Mrs. Sackhoff, this baby's father 388 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,827 is sitting in my office waiting to hold his son. 389 00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:38,796 I am not giving him to some stranger. 390 00:16:38,798 --> 00:16:40,231 Um, Mrs. Sackhoff... 391 00:16:40,233 --> 00:16:43,000 Some man who pays women to carry children? 392 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:46,304 Ma'am, I know this is a, uh, complicated situation, 393 00:16:46,306 --> 00:16:49,674 but this child is not yours. 394 00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:53,678 He's... he's the last piece I have of my daughter. 395 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:57,181 He's our grandson, and we're taking him home. 396 00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:02,353 Thank you. 397 00:17:06,759 --> 00:17:08,893 Help! Help! 398 00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:14,031 She's in V-tech. We need to defibrillate. 399 00:17:14,033 --> 00:17:16,248 Found some blood. 400 00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:19,270 Charging. Clear. 401 00:17:22,375 --> 00:17:23,908 Going again. Clear. 402 00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:28,379 She's back. Normal sinus rhythm. 403 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:30,047 You see this? 404 00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:34,452 We were wrong. This wasn't fungal. 405 00:17:34,454 --> 00:17:36,020 I'm gonna get her down to the OR, 406 00:17:36,022 --> 00:17:37,788 find out where the blood is coming from. 407 00:17:37,790 --> 00:17:39,290 What is it? What's wrong with her? 408 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:41,425 We're doing everything we can to find out. 409 00:17:41,427 --> 00:17:43,261 I'll be right back. 410 00:17:48,219 --> 00:17:50,721 Advancing through the pylorus into the duodenum. 411 00:17:50,723 --> 00:17:52,056 - With McDonald's. - I don't see it yet. 412 00:17:52,058 --> 00:17:54,801 Why did I push for the voriconazole? 413 00:17:55,499 --> 00:17:57,332 All the signs pointed in that direction. 414 00:17:57,334 --> 00:18:00,001 Yeah, well now she's being compromised by antifungal meds 415 00:18:00,003 --> 00:18:03,605 she didn't need on top of her cystic fibrosis. 416 00:18:04,546 --> 00:18:06,541 There. Right there. 417 00:18:06,543 --> 00:18:08,009 Bleeding ulcer. 418 00:18:08,011 --> 00:18:10,478 - Cauterizing now. - Good find. 419 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,314 Well, I'll take the compliment when we figure out 420 00:18:13,316 --> 00:18:14,516 what's hurting this girl. 421 00:18:14,518 --> 00:18:16,551 It's the low white blood cell count. 422 00:18:16,553 --> 00:18:18,953 That's the piece that's never fit. 423 00:18:18,955 --> 00:18:20,955 You thinking a myelodysplastic syndrome? 424 00:18:20,957 --> 00:18:22,624 That's the best angle we have right now. 425 00:18:22,626 --> 00:18:23,992 Once she's recovered, 426 00:18:23,994 --> 00:18:26,318 I'll obtain a bone marrow biopsy. 427 00:18:26,997 --> 00:18:28,887 We're missing something. 428 00:18:49,653 --> 00:18:51,986 Dr. Stauton, who are you waiting for? 429 00:18:51,988 --> 00:18:54,046 Dr. Goodwin. He has a session now. 430 00:18:54,071 --> 00:18:56,487 Oh, no, his session was rescheduled. 431 00:18:59,548 --> 00:19:02,516 Rescheduled? By whom? 432 00:19:02,518 --> 00:19:05,819 By Dr. Goodwin. 433 00:19:08,657 --> 00:19:11,025 The cost of treatment for multiple sclerosis 434 00:19:11,027 --> 00:19:14,161 - has tripled since 1993. - I noticed. 435 00:19:14,163 --> 00:19:17,031 Yeah, big pharma just keeps jacking up the DMTs. 436 00:19:17,033 --> 00:19:19,166 Sadly our current system refuses 437 00:19:19,168 --> 00:19:22,703 to limit these increases, which is why I'm trying 438 00:19:22,705 --> 00:19:26,169 a new thing where we barter for your debt. 439 00:19:26,642 --> 00:19:29,643 - Like a yard sale? - Kind of. 440 00:19:29,645 --> 00:19:31,812 What are your skills? What do you do? 441 00:19:31,814 --> 00:19:33,647 - I'm a painter. - Mmm, perfect. 442 00:19:33,649 --> 00:19:34,848 Well, the lobby could use a fresh coat. 443 00:19:34,850 --> 00:19:36,550 Not that kind of painter. 444 00:19:36,552 --> 00:19:41,393 Uh, less Sherwin-Williams, more Georgia O'Keeffe. 445 00:19:42,024 --> 00:19:43,103 Oh. 446 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:45,592 Huh. 447 00:19:45,594 --> 00:19:47,661 So much for the easy way out, huh? 448 00:19:49,498 --> 00:19:51,732 I can't tell you how many gigs I've lost because 449 00:19:51,734 --> 00:19:53,167 of my condition. 450 00:19:57,573 --> 00:20:00,741 All right, Georgia O'Keeffe. Here's your canvas. 451 00:20:00,743 --> 00:20:02,576 I think I need to buy a lot more paint. 452 00:20:02,578 --> 00:20:03,944 Um, yeah. 453 00:20:03,946 --> 00:20:05,612 Then, uh, well, you better get to work. 454 00:20:05,614 --> 00:20:06,947 But you're gonna be great. 455 00:20:10,219 --> 00:20:12,786 Well, if it isn't my former oncologist. 456 00:20:12,788 --> 00:20:14,922 - Aren't you peppy. - You sound surprised. 457 00:20:14,924 --> 00:20:17,791 Well, after all your emo misgivings about working 458 00:20:17,793 --> 00:20:19,593 with Dr. Stauton, I feared the worst. 459 00:20:19,595 --> 00:20:21,228 - Oh, she's been a delight. - Really? 460 00:20:21,230 --> 00:20:22,763 Like a summer breeze, that woman. 461 00:20:22,765 --> 00:20:23,931 You do realize I know her, right? 462 00:20:23,933 --> 00:20:25,766 Yeah, you know, it's not too late 463 00:20:25,768 --> 00:20:27,534 to take me back, and I would think about it 464 00:20:27,536 --> 00:20:31,538 if I was you 'cause this offer will expire in, um... never. 465 00:20:31,540 --> 00:20:33,073 - Please, please take me back. - Max. 466 00:20:33,075 --> 00:20:35,609 - Yeah. - Friends, colleagues. 467 00:20:35,611 --> 00:20:37,945 Friends and colleagues is... 468 00:20:37,947 --> 00:20:39,646 Clear delineation till you get better. 469 00:20:39,648 --> 00:20:41,982 Right, but she is so mean. I mean, she's, like, crazy. 470 00:20:41,984 --> 00:20:43,217 She's like a werewolf or something. 471 00:20:43,219 --> 00:20:45,152 Okay, I'm on board. Fine. 472 00:20:45,154 --> 00:20:47,588 So as my colleague, would you take a look 473 00:20:47,590 --> 00:20:48,589 - at this, please? - Mm-hmm. 474 00:20:48,591 --> 00:20:49,790 It's my CF patient. 475 00:20:49,792 --> 00:20:51,592 Everything's failing at the same time 476 00:20:51,594 --> 00:20:54,228 - and we can't see why. - These numbers are atrocious. 477 00:20:54,230 --> 00:20:56,497 That's the only place that she's not overachieving. 478 00:20:56,499 --> 00:20:57,798 She's top of her class, 479 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:58,966 highly involved in extracurriculars. 480 00:20:58,968 --> 00:21:00,634 Volunteers in the community. 481 00:21:00,636 --> 00:21:02,836 I mean no one deserves such a nasty disease, 482 00:21:02,838 --> 00:21:04,805 - but such an inspiring girl? - Mmm. 483 00:21:04,807 --> 00:21:07,270 Well, maybe she's getting a little help. 484 00:21:07,843 --> 00:21:10,644 What, you mean drugs? She's 12. 485 00:21:10,646 --> 00:21:12,246 Yeah, sounds like she has more on her plate 486 00:21:12,248 --> 00:21:13,780 than most 12-year-olds can handle. 487 00:21:22,158 --> 00:21:23,657 Hi. 488 00:21:31,867 --> 00:21:35,769 Um, Rohan just told me this was a family piece 489 00:21:35,771 --> 00:21:37,104 when he gave it to me. 490 00:21:37,106 --> 00:21:38,705 Uh, but from the look on your face, 491 00:21:38,707 --> 00:21:40,641 I'm guessing it belonged to your late wife. 492 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:46,713 I don't know what's going on between you and your son, 493 00:21:46,715 --> 00:21:49,377 but I have no intention of being in the middle of it. 494 00:21:49,379 --> 00:21:52,786 But I certainly never meant to hurt you, so... 495 00:22:07,036 --> 00:22:10,571 I know we're not great, but I hope you know I'd never 496 00:22:10,573 --> 00:22:13,040 do that to you. 497 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,231 Hey, how's it going? 498 00:22:33,233 --> 00:22:36,029 Uh, well, legal put in an emergency injunction request 499 00:22:36,031 --> 00:22:37,277 for Michael. 500 00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:41,235 They've all made statements so now we're waiting. 501 00:22:41,237 --> 00:22:45,285 - Hmm, and, uh, Lyn? - Still in surgery. 502 00:22:46,075 --> 00:22:47,120 Yeah. 503 00:22:51,046 --> 00:22:54,915 Frankly Lyn Sachoff's intentions are clear. 504 00:22:54,917 --> 00:22:57,384 The contract's claim is compelling. 505 00:22:57,386 --> 00:23:01,054 However, the interstate dispute here is beyond 506 00:23:01,056 --> 00:23:02,389 this court's remit. 507 00:23:02,391 --> 00:23:04,925 So I'm bound to issue an injunction 508 00:23:04,927 --> 00:23:07,194 I take no joy in making. 509 00:23:07,196 --> 00:23:10,230 Until the conflict is resolved by a higher court, 510 00:23:10,232 --> 00:23:12,099 neither party may have custody. 511 00:23:12,101 --> 00:23:14,735 The legal guardian will be the New York Department 512 00:23:14,737 --> 00:23:16,069 of Social Services. 513 00:23:16,071 --> 00:23:18,105 The baby is to be placed in foster care. 514 00:23:18,107 --> 00:23:21,108 Your Honor, uh, this child's genetic father is here 515 00:23:21,110 --> 00:23:22,376 begging to take him home, 516 00:23:22,378 --> 00:23:24,211 as are the birth mother's parents. 517 00:23:24,213 --> 00:23:28,782 And this court's answer is to send this wanted newborn 518 00:23:28,784 --> 00:23:31,318 - into foster care? - It's the law. 519 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,721 I'm sorry, Dr. Goodwin. My hands are tied. 520 00:23:44,331 --> 00:23:46,265 This isn't over yet. Our legal team can file 521 00:23:46,267 --> 00:23:47,900 an appeal by tomorrow. 522 00:23:47,902 --> 00:23:50,603 - Oh, we'll lose. - No, you don't know that. 523 00:23:51,450 --> 00:23:53,516 Max, do you think this is the first case like this? 524 00:23:53,777 --> 00:23:55,162 This is not unique. 525 00:23:55,163 --> 00:23:57,330 And while we're appealing, Robin will be in foster care. 526 00:23:57,332 --> 00:23:59,365 - Not for days, for months. - I know. 527 00:23:59,367 --> 00:24:02,134 It's unfair, and it's cruel. 528 00:24:11,012 --> 00:24:12,330 Michael. 529 00:24:14,682 --> 00:24:16,349 If you let your son go to foster care, 530 00:24:16,351 --> 00:24:18,551 you will be introducing him to a world that is cruel 531 00:24:18,553 --> 00:24:20,653 and unfair. 532 00:24:20,655 --> 00:24:22,555 Far more cruel than this. 533 00:24:22,557 --> 00:24:24,891 So, what are you saying? I should just give up? 534 00:24:24,893 --> 00:24:26,325 I'm saying you should fight. 535 00:24:28,062 --> 00:24:30,029 You should fight to give your son the best life 536 00:24:30,031 --> 00:24:31,397 that he could possibly have. 537 00:24:33,568 --> 00:24:35,067 Even if it's not with you. 538 00:24:46,281 --> 00:24:48,281 We have a 7:00 a.m. check in. 539 00:24:48,283 --> 00:24:50,249 Patient's last name, the surgery will not start 540 00:24:50,251 --> 00:24:52,084 until 9:00 a.m. 541 00:24:52,086 --> 00:24:54,287 Did you find anything in her bone marrow? 542 00:24:54,289 --> 00:24:57,056 I'm afraid that's not the culprit. 543 00:24:57,058 --> 00:25:00,059 Sabra, um... 544 00:25:00,061 --> 00:25:03,529 Is it possible that Dania's been experimenting? 545 00:25:03,531 --> 00:25:07,052 With drugs? No. 546 00:25:07,602 --> 00:25:09,635 Opioids attack white blood cells. 547 00:25:09,637 --> 00:25:11,437 And if she's taking street pills, 548 00:25:11,439 --> 00:25:13,706 the cutting agents could account for all her other symptoms. 549 00:25:13,708 --> 00:25:15,541 But Dania would never do that. 550 00:25:15,543 --> 00:25:18,577 - Are you sure? - I know my daughter. 551 00:25:21,115 --> 00:25:23,749 Go ahead. You won't find anything. 552 00:25:36,164 --> 00:25:38,497 Those are all her standard CF meds. 553 00:25:38,499 --> 00:25:40,466 I told you, I know my daughter. 554 00:25:43,972 --> 00:25:45,738 This was refilled two weeks ago. 555 00:25:47,308 --> 00:25:48,774 There should only be four pills left. 556 00:25:52,313 --> 00:25:54,647 Dania stopped taking her pancreatic enzyme pills. 557 00:25:54,649 --> 00:25:56,182 Her body's not digesting fats. 558 00:25:56,184 --> 00:25:58,645 Leading to a vitamin A deficiency. 559 00:25:59,354 --> 00:26:01,120 I'll go order the IV. 560 00:26:04,659 --> 00:26:07,193 She stopped on purpose. 561 00:26:07,195 --> 00:26:08,494 Why would she do that? 562 00:26:15,103 --> 00:26:18,304 Oh, wow, looking great. It's, uh... it's a horse. 563 00:26:18,306 --> 00:26:21,507 No, it's a field of corn? I don't know. 564 00:26:21,509 --> 00:26:23,042 But you know what? Don't tell me 565 00:26:23,044 --> 00:26:24,510 because I'm a big believer in the process. 566 00:26:24,512 --> 00:26:27,013 - Art is life. - "Art is life." 567 00:26:27,015 --> 00:26:29,215 Should I be getting medical treatment at MoMA now? 568 00:26:29,217 --> 00:26:31,017 Hey, did you rip that out of the wall? 569 00:26:31,019 --> 00:26:32,685 This came from your "electrician" working 570 00:26:32,687 --> 00:26:34,220 in the hallway. 571 00:26:34,222 --> 00:26:35,388 There's no need for the "air quotes," okay? 572 00:26:35,390 --> 00:26:37,289 Fran is fully bonded and licensed. 573 00:26:37,291 --> 00:26:40,159 But she was engaged under your "bartering" agreement. 574 00:26:40,161 --> 00:26:41,794 Again with the "air quotes." 575 00:26:41,796 --> 00:26:46,799 So, your answer to our debt issue is bartering? 576 00:26:46,801 --> 00:26:49,201 Look, I promised to get six cents on the dollar 577 00:26:49,203 --> 00:26:50,569 for our debt within 24 hours. That's what I did. 578 00:26:50,571 --> 00:26:52,038 Mission accomplished. 579 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:53,472 The only thing you've accomplished 580 00:26:53,474 --> 00:26:55,307 is turning this hospital into a flea market. 581 00:26:55,309 --> 00:26:56,675 Yeah, and who doesn't love a good flea market? 582 00:26:56,677 --> 00:26:58,377 Sorry, I'm not seeing the problem. 583 00:26:58,379 --> 00:27:02,248 The problem is you're paying $4,800 to Fran 584 00:27:02,250 --> 00:27:04,250 to fix five light fixtures. 585 00:27:04,252 --> 00:27:06,652 The only people who can justify a cost like that 586 00:27:06,654 --> 00:27:08,387 are the military and the mafia. 587 00:27:08,389 --> 00:27:11,090 On the books this looks like money laundering. 588 00:27:11,092 --> 00:27:12,525 - We'll be audited. - Yeah, 589 00:27:12,527 --> 00:27:15,161 - but if we just explain... - No, no explaining. 590 00:27:15,163 --> 00:27:16,695 This is not how you run a hospital. 591 00:27:16,697 --> 00:27:18,531 - This is over. End it. - I can't do that. 592 00:27:18,533 --> 00:27:22,234 - You can. You will. - This is a public hospital. 593 00:27:22,236 --> 00:27:25,337 We care for people at the lowest points in their lives. 594 00:27:25,339 --> 00:27:27,873 And we do it no matter who they are or where they're from 595 00:27:27,875 --> 00:27:30,576 or whether or not they can pay. That's the gig. 596 00:27:30,578 --> 00:27:34,080 And yes, I understand everything costs something. 597 00:27:34,082 --> 00:27:36,215 But these people, they trust us. 598 00:27:36,217 --> 00:27:39,385 And that trust is sacred. 599 00:27:39,387 --> 00:27:41,887 So believe me when I tell you, there is no way that I'm gonna 600 00:27:41,889 --> 00:27:45,558 let you hound them for money. 601 00:27:47,261 --> 00:27:48,594 The bartering you've done today, 602 00:27:48,596 --> 00:27:50,896 I'll let it stand. Fran is golden. 603 00:27:50,898 --> 00:27:52,598 Thank you. 604 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,768 But that will be the end of this billing system 605 00:27:55,770 --> 00:27:59,599 built on rainbows and magical thinking. 606 00:28:00,141 --> 00:28:01,740 Bills exist. 607 00:28:01,742 --> 00:28:04,229 And it's my job to make sure we pay them. 608 00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:08,447 - I want you to succeed, Max. - Hmm. 609 00:28:08,449 --> 00:28:11,617 If we work together, I'll be your greatest advocate. 610 00:28:13,287 --> 00:28:16,589 But if you work against me, I'll bury you 611 00:28:16,591 --> 00:28:18,557 before your cancer does. 612 00:28:33,241 --> 00:28:34,807 What are you, five? 613 00:28:34,809 --> 00:28:37,409 Just give me my keys and I'll be on my way. 614 00:28:37,411 --> 00:28:40,446 Sure, right after you finish your course of radiation. 615 00:28:40,448 --> 00:28:41,914 Yeah, well, I would, but my appointment isn't 616 00:28:41,916 --> 00:28:44,350 - for another several hours. - That's strange. 617 00:28:44,352 --> 00:28:45,818 I could have sworn it was supposed 618 00:28:45,820 --> 00:28:47,353 to have already started. 619 00:28:47,355 --> 00:28:50,256 It was, and then I had an emergency come up 620 00:28:50,258 --> 00:28:52,658 - requiring me to switch it. - So you switched it? 621 00:28:52,660 --> 00:28:54,360 Correct, to later today. 622 00:28:54,362 --> 00:28:56,662 Know any other patients who go into the system 623 00:28:56,664 --> 00:28:58,497 and switch their appointments on a whim? 624 00:28:58,499 --> 00:29:00,332 It wasn't a whim. 625 00:29:00,334 --> 00:29:02,701 It was a real emergency that I was dealing with. 626 00:29:02,703 --> 00:29:04,670 So your cancer isn't a real emergency? 627 00:29:04,672 --> 00:29:06,639 I didn't say that. 628 00:29:06,641 --> 00:29:10,209 Max, when you tell me you missed radiation 629 00:29:10,211 --> 00:29:12,978 because people need you, I don't hear a good man 630 00:29:12,980 --> 00:29:14,780 making a hard choice. 631 00:29:14,782 --> 00:29:16,682 I hear somebody choosing to die. 632 00:29:16,684 --> 00:29:20,352 Today you had a choice. And you chose to die. 633 00:29:20,354 --> 00:29:23,322 I'll ask you again tomorrow and hopefully you will have 634 00:29:23,324 --> 00:29:25,524 your head in the game then. 635 00:29:25,526 --> 00:29:29,228 Because frankly I don't know how many tomorrows you've got. 636 00:29:29,230 --> 00:29:30,863 Hear this. 637 00:29:30,865 --> 00:29:33,666 People who treat cancer the way you're treating cancer 638 00:29:33,668 --> 00:29:35,634 do not survive. 639 00:29:37,838 --> 00:29:40,706 Do you want to die, Max? 640 00:29:45,713 --> 00:29:46,712 No. 641 00:29:55,756 --> 00:29:59,425 Radiation is expecting you. 3B. 642 00:30:01,996 --> 00:30:03,229 3B. 643 00:30:06,734 --> 00:30:08,434 Max. 644 00:30:15,276 --> 00:30:16,742 This is how you get better. 645 00:30:25,052 --> 00:30:27,886 I'm afraid the clipping procedure has not relieved 646 00:30:27,888 --> 00:30:30,522 Lyn's intracranial brain pressure. 647 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,427 Is there a cure? 648 00:30:35,429 --> 00:30:37,730 Surgery to place a ventricular shunt 649 00:30:37,732 --> 00:30:40,532 - in her head, but... - Excuse me. 650 00:30:45,373 --> 00:30:46,739 How is she? 651 00:30:49,076 --> 00:30:50,909 We must prepare for the worst. 652 00:30:58,452 --> 00:31:01,954 You, uh... you've raised an amazing woman. 653 00:31:03,457 --> 00:31:04,590 Thank you. 654 00:31:10,398 --> 00:31:13,999 That's why I'm, uh, withdrawing my case. 655 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,441 He can't grow up in foster care. 656 00:31:23,844 --> 00:31:25,811 My son... 657 00:31:28,849 --> 00:31:31,477 He needs to be with people who love him, 658 00:31:32,687 --> 00:31:34,420 even if that's not with me. 659 00:31:36,657 --> 00:31:39,658 And if you do as good a job with him as you did with Lyn, 660 00:31:39,660 --> 00:31:41,327 then he's gonna be... 661 00:31:59,347 --> 00:32:02,448 You hang in there, okay? I'll see you soon. 662 00:32:16,664 --> 00:32:18,608 Someone please tell Robin 663 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,734 that his daddy loves him. 664 00:32:43,298 --> 00:32:44,699 Sweetie. 665 00:32:45,260 --> 00:32:46,526 Mom? 666 00:32:52,809 --> 00:32:54,342 Why? 667 00:32:54,769 --> 00:32:56,644 Why did you stop taking your pills? 668 00:32:58,948 --> 00:33:01,649 I didn't mean for it to go so far. 669 00:33:02,905 --> 00:33:06,106 Did something happen at school with your friends? 670 00:33:08,663 --> 00:33:10,096 Dania? 671 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,219 Is this about the baby? 672 00:33:19,702 --> 00:33:21,671 What if you have another me? 673 00:33:23,464 --> 00:33:25,873 Then I'd be the luckiest mom in the world. 674 00:33:25,875 --> 00:33:27,708 I'm so much work. 675 00:33:27,971 --> 00:33:29,438 And when I stopped taking the pills, 676 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:33,942 you didn't even notice. I wanted you to see. 677 00:33:33,944 --> 00:33:35,177 See what? 678 00:33:35,179 --> 00:33:37,179 That if you're taking care of the baby, 679 00:33:37,478 --> 00:33:39,614 you can't take care of me. 680 00:33:43,854 --> 00:33:46,121 Dania, do you know why I waited 12 years 681 00:33:46,123 --> 00:33:47,522 to have another baby? 682 00:33:47,524 --> 00:33:50,358 'Cause you weren't ready after me. 683 00:33:50,825 --> 00:33:54,412 I've been ready since the day you were born. 684 00:33:54,865 --> 00:33:57,199 I waited until you were ready. 685 00:33:57,201 --> 00:33:59,367 Until you could advocate for yourself. 686 00:33:59,369 --> 00:34:03,371 And kiddo, look at your life. 687 00:34:03,373 --> 00:34:05,440 You're amazing. 688 00:34:09,113 --> 00:34:10,612 Am I in trouble? 689 00:34:10,614 --> 00:34:13,055 So much trouble. 690 00:34:13,650 --> 00:34:14,950 Come here, baby. 691 00:34:26,817 --> 00:34:28,063 Well, think they'll be okay? 692 00:34:28,404 --> 00:34:30,398 Yeah, yeah. 693 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,567 Me and my mum fought all the time, 694 00:34:32,569 --> 00:34:35,237 but we always made up. 695 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:36,972 Think you'll be the same with your own kid? 696 00:34:36,974 --> 00:34:38,640 - Uh... - How's that going? 697 00:34:40,410 --> 00:34:42,710 Uh, it's, um... 698 00:34:43,680 --> 00:34:46,422 It's complicated. 699 00:34:47,417 --> 00:34:50,718 - You having doubts? - On so many levels. 700 00:34:51,989 --> 00:34:54,597 Well, don't. 701 00:34:55,659 --> 00:34:57,259 'Cause you would make an incredible mother. 702 00:35:16,413 --> 00:35:17,746 You were right. 703 00:35:21,285 --> 00:35:23,385 The bracelet did belong to my wife. 704 00:35:25,022 --> 00:35:27,389 It was part of a set of heirloom jewelry. 705 00:35:29,026 --> 00:35:31,359 Mothers pass on these to their daughters. 706 00:35:33,363 --> 00:35:37,390 It's one of the only things I kept of my wife after she died. 707 00:35:38,635 --> 00:35:40,302 To remind me of her. 708 00:35:41,972 --> 00:35:44,306 It's been incomplete for the last two years. 709 00:35:44,308 --> 00:35:47,733 Just missing the bracelet. 710 00:35:48,245 --> 00:35:50,145 I'm so sorry. 711 00:35:50,147 --> 00:35:55,483 All this time I thought that Rohan had sold this for drugs. 712 00:35:57,254 --> 00:36:01,256 At the funeral I accused him of it and he... he denied it. 713 00:36:01,258 --> 00:36:03,124 And I called him a liar... 714 00:36:04,561 --> 00:36:06,394 At his mother's grave. 715 00:36:08,632 --> 00:36:10,632 I see. 716 00:36:10,634 --> 00:36:14,002 So seeing you with the bracelet showed me 717 00:36:14,004 --> 00:36:16,504 how wrong I was. 718 00:36:16,506 --> 00:36:19,774 How wrong I had been about my own son. 719 00:36:22,246 --> 00:36:25,247 I should have listened to him, what he told me. 720 00:36:25,249 --> 00:36:28,316 That... that he wanted something of his mother's to cherish... 721 00:36:30,254 --> 00:36:32,087 As much as he cherished her. 722 00:36:33,757 --> 00:36:37,692 So give this to Rohan. 723 00:36:37,694 --> 00:36:41,196 His mother would want him to have it. 724 00:36:41,198 --> 00:36:45,166 Please tell him that his papa is sorry. 725 00:36:56,713 --> 00:36:58,380 - Hey. - Oh, hey. 726 00:37:04,721 --> 00:37:05,820 Ready? 727 00:37:08,292 --> 00:37:13,395 Today you offered me the most amazing gift 728 00:37:13,397 --> 00:37:15,330 that I could ever hope for. 729 00:37:18,034 --> 00:37:19,934 But I can't take you up on it. 730 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:23,571 I am crazy about you. 731 00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:27,708 But we're not there yet. 732 00:37:28,545 --> 00:37:31,087 And I really like where we are. 733 00:37:32,129 --> 00:37:34,182 Totally agree. 734 00:37:34,184 --> 00:37:38,586 Just, um, I got caught up in the possibility of... 735 00:37:40,524 --> 00:37:41,931 Us. 736 00:37:43,226 --> 00:37:44,452 Me, too. 737 00:37:47,264 --> 00:37:49,188 But there's no rush. 738 00:37:49,666 --> 00:37:51,333 We can wait until we're ready. 739 00:37:53,603 --> 00:37:55,704 Will you join me at my harvest? 740 00:37:58,775 --> 00:38:01,443 It's cool that it turns me on when you talk 741 00:38:01,445 --> 00:38:04,412 like a farmer, right? 742 00:38:05,935 --> 00:38:07,035 Michael! 743 00:38:08,452 --> 00:38:10,218 What you did back there, 744 00:38:10,220 --> 00:38:11,919 Lyn's parents want to talk to you. 745 00:38:21,398 --> 00:38:25,934 We just wanted to hold onto our girl 746 00:38:25,936 --> 00:38:28,370 in case she doesn't wake up. 747 00:38:28,372 --> 00:38:32,307 But we need to honor what she did while she was here. 748 00:38:35,379 --> 00:38:38,480 And what she did, she did for you. 749 00:38:39,196 --> 00:38:41,383 Here you go. 750 00:38:41,385 --> 00:38:43,651 Are you... 751 00:38:51,828 --> 00:38:54,796 Yeah. 752 00:38:58,402 --> 00:39:00,902 Thank you. 753 00:39:04,508 --> 00:39:06,174 Hey, little guy. 754 00:39:11,948 --> 00:39:13,748 Hi! 755 00:39:24,294 --> 00:39:27,762 - Um, I'll meet you downstairs. - Okay. 756 00:39:34,771 --> 00:39:38,339 Now that is a face I've seen on many a patient 757 00:39:38,341 --> 00:39:40,542 of Dr. Stauton. 758 00:39:40,544 --> 00:39:42,877 I may have jumped the gun on that summer breeze comment. 759 00:39:42,879 --> 00:39:45,713 Yeah. 760 00:39:45,715 --> 00:39:48,650 She prescribed an attitude adjustment. 761 00:39:48,652 --> 00:39:53,455 Apparently I need to prioritize my treatment. 762 00:39:56,726 --> 00:39:59,068 That's why I sent you to her. 763 00:39:59,863 --> 00:40:03,113 The cancer has to come first. 764 00:40:03,500 --> 00:40:06,868 She says I need to focus on my cancer, 765 00:40:06,870 --> 00:40:10,972 stop moving so fast, but everything in me says 766 00:40:10,974 --> 00:40:15,243 when I stop moving, the cancer will catch up. 767 00:40:17,414 --> 00:40:18,646 So just keep moving. 768 00:40:21,985 --> 00:40:26,054 'Cause I'm not... I'm not done yet. 769 00:40:28,592 --> 00:40:30,592 I wanna leave something behind, you know? 770 00:40:30,594 --> 00:40:31,693 I wanna... 771 00:40:35,432 --> 00:40:36,898 Do something that matters. 772 00:40:39,002 --> 00:40:41,603 But everywhere I look, all I see is everything 773 00:40:41,605 --> 00:40:45,940 the cancer is trying to take away. 774 00:40:49,613 --> 00:40:52,380 Then you're not looking in the right places. 775 00:40:59,389 --> 00:41:02,423 Almost done. What'cha think? 776 00:41:04,628 --> 00:41:07,095 I'd say it's not a bad thing to leave behind. 777 00:41:25,649 --> 00:41:27,615 How you doing? 778 00:41:31,388 --> 00:41:32,554 Sorry about that, sir. 779 00:41:32,556 --> 00:41:35,623 Whoa, whoa! What's this? 780 00:41:35,625 --> 00:41:36,991 You put it on your head. 781 00:41:36,993 --> 00:41:39,961 Uh, yeah, I do. 782 00:41:45,435 --> 00:41:46,801 It's okay. It's okay. 783 00:41:46,803 --> 00:41:49,504 Oh, my gosh! Look at you guys! 784 00:41:51,641 --> 00:41:53,575 Oh, my gosh! Look at this one! 785 00:41:53,577 --> 00:41:55,343 Holy cow!