1 00:00:01,119 --> 00:00:03,802 - Previously on The Resident... - This new neurosurgeon, 2 00:00:03,803 --> 00:00:05,810 - Dr. Cain. - Do you know how much he bills? 3 00:00:05,811 --> 00:00:06,878 $80 million a year. 4 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:08,339 Dr. Voss bills $2 million. 5 00:00:08,340 --> 00:00:10,025 Stick with me, and we will rise together. 6 00:00:10,026 --> 00:00:11,710 Sky's the limit for men like us. 7 00:00:11,711 --> 00:00:12,894 Looked up my birth parents. 8 00:00:12,895 --> 00:00:14,988 - Where are they now? - Right here in Atlanta. 9 00:00:14,989 --> 00:00:17,699 Three grown-ass kids. The ones they didn't give away. 10 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:20,035 I want to start talking about moving in. 11 00:00:20,036 --> 00:00:21,828 Let me do this at my own pace. 12 00:00:21,829 --> 00:00:23,830 I just only have one request. 13 00:00:23,831 --> 00:00:25,240 I really want those chickens. 14 00:00:25,241 --> 00:00:27,334 No chickens. 15 00:00:35,835 --> 00:00:38,953 _ 16 00:00:45,961 --> 00:00:47,576 Good morning. 17 00:00:47,577 --> 00:00:49,472 I'm Dr. Bell. We spoke on the phone. 18 00:00:49,473 --> 00:00:51,249 I thought you said there would be cameras. 19 00:00:51,250 --> 00:00:52,642 There will be. 20 00:00:52,643 --> 00:00:55,754 But I'm-I'm just here today to go over the surgery. 21 00:00:55,755 --> 00:00:57,072 Okay. 22 00:00:57,073 --> 00:00:58,982 Come on in. 23 00:00:58,983 --> 00:01:02,869 Dale, Reggie, we are so excited 24 00:01:02,870 --> 00:01:04,512 that you're entrusting Chastain 25 00:01:04,513 --> 00:01:07,014 with this life-changing separation surgery. 26 00:01:07,015 --> 00:01:09,505 We've always been joined at the hip. 27 00:01:09,506 --> 00:01:11,699 Side by side every day of our lives. 28 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:14,768 To be honest, the idea of not having my brother 29 00:01:14,769 --> 00:01:16,904 right next to me is a little... 30 00:01:16,905 --> 00:01:18,072 scary. 31 00:01:18,073 --> 00:01:19,607 I don't know what it would be like 32 00:01:19,608 --> 00:01:21,075 - to sleep without this jerk - ... this jerk 33 00:01:21,076 --> 00:01:22,101 - snoring in my ear. - snoring in my ear. 34 00:01:22,102 --> 00:01:24,027 After surgery, you can decide 35 00:01:24,028 --> 00:01:25,797 how much togetherness you want. 36 00:01:25,798 --> 00:01:27,674 How dangerous is it? 37 00:01:27,675 --> 00:01:29,008 - For Reggie and Dale? - June, 38 00:01:29,009 --> 00:01:30,677 he already said the risk is minor. 39 00:01:30,678 --> 00:01:32,295 This is true. 40 00:01:32,296 --> 00:01:33,805 Because the connection 41 00:01:33,806 --> 00:01:37,141 is relatively superficial. 42 00:01:40,146 --> 00:01:42,147 I love you. 43 00:01:42,148 --> 00:01:44,040 Reggie, Dale, 44 00:01:44,041 --> 00:01:46,642 the two of you are the loves of my life. 45 00:01:46,643 --> 00:01:49,285 And you are my everything. 46 00:01:49,286 --> 00:01:50,846 My whole heart. 47 00:01:50,847 --> 00:01:52,440 Boys, we can figure this all out 48 00:01:52,441 --> 00:01:54,108 after the surgery. 49 00:01:54,109 --> 00:01:56,277 You both can have your own girlfriend. 50 00:01:56,278 --> 00:01:57,887 Isn't that right, Dr. Bell? 51 00:01:57,888 --> 00:02:00,540 If that's what they want. 52 00:02:00,541 --> 00:02:03,042 You don't seem happy about this. 53 00:02:03,043 --> 00:02:05,527 We want to know what you really think. 54 00:02:05,528 --> 00:02:06,829 - Talk to us. - Talk to us. 55 00:02:06,830 --> 00:02:09,790 If you two want this surgery, 56 00:02:09,791 --> 00:02:11,334 I'll be there for you. 57 00:02:11,335 --> 00:02:13,031 But to be totally honest, 58 00:02:13,032 --> 00:02:16,038 I think our love is like a three-legged stool. 59 00:02:16,039 --> 00:02:20,134 Remove a leg, and I'm afraid we're gonna tip right over. 60 00:02:20,135 --> 00:02:22,437 Uh, this is a bigger decision 61 00:02:22,438 --> 00:02:24,639 - than just one girl. - Would you like to speak 62 00:02:24,640 --> 00:02:26,940 to some separated twins? 63 00:02:28,252 --> 00:02:29,977 No, thank you. 64 00:02:29,978 --> 00:02:33,072 We're sorry for wasting your time, but the surgery is off. 65 00:02:33,073 --> 00:02:35,073 - Permanently. - Permanently. 66 00:02:47,037 --> 00:02:49,755 What are you thinking about? 67 00:02:54,577 --> 00:02:58,263 I'm ready. Let's move in together. 68 00:03:00,809 --> 00:03:04,679 Mmm. Absolutely. 69 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,139 Mmm, mmm, as soon as possible. 70 00:03:07,140 --> 00:03:08,566 Mwah. 71 00:03:08,567 --> 00:03:12,278 I just wish we could get that house that you showed me 72 00:03:12,279 --> 00:03:13,887 when you first started talking about it. 73 00:03:13,888 --> 00:03:15,740 - It was so right for us. - Mm, in this market, 74 00:03:15,741 --> 00:03:17,408 somebody probably already took it. 75 00:03:17,409 --> 00:03:20,403 - Yeah. - But we both have great places now. 76 00:03:20,404 --> 00:03:23,239 I could move into yours or you could move into mine. 77 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,409 - Are those our only options? - No, they're just the quickest. 78 00:03:28,945 --> 00:03:32,090 This place is rent-controlled. 79 00:03:32,091 --> 00:03:35,710 And I've clearly nailed the urban chic look. 80 00:03:37,212 --> 00:03:38,954 It's just not very private. 81 00:03:38,955 --> 00:03:40,932 Mm, a short walk to work. 82 00:03:40,933 --> 00:03:42,992 Yeah. How's the ankle? 83 00:03:42,993 --> 00:03:45,219 I don't think you're gonna be walking to work anytime soon. 84 00:03:45,220 --> 00:03:47,830 Is that your way of saying we should live at your place? 85 00:03:47,831 --> 00:03:50,666 No, actually... 86 00:03:50,667 --> 00:03:53,945 After everything... 87 00:03:53,946 --> 00:03:57,340 - It's been a rough year. - Yeah. 88 00:03:57,341 --> 00:04:00,476 I just think it might be nice to have a fresh start. 89 00:04:00,477 --> 00:04:03,870 You know? Something that's ours together. 90 00:04:06,166 --> 00:04:08,409 Boarding Flight 416... 91 00:04:08,410 --> 00:04:10,486 Now, Dawn, your doctor told you 92 00:04:10,487 --> 00:04:12,171 you have cancer of the appendix, 93 00:04:12,172 --> 00:04:14,490 which is a very rare, aggressive form of cancer. 94 00:04:14,491 --> 00:04:17,010 So he basically said just go home and give up hope. 95 00:04:17,011 --> 00:04:20,138 Yeah, he did. But I can't do that. 96 00:04:20,139 --> 00:04:22,631 I have seven beautiful kids. 97 00:04:22,632 --> 00:04:25,092 I want you all to take a look at these pictures. 98 00:04:25,093 --> 00:04:28,304 - Take a look. - Aw. 99 00:04:28,305 --> 00:04:30,973 Dawn is a single mom of seven kids 100 00:04:30,974 --> 00:04:33,509 that she adopted through the foster care program. 101 00:04:33,510 --> 00:04:35,211 My kids need me. 102 00:04:35,212 --> 00:04:38,180 So, I did my research, 103 00:04:38,181 --> 00:04:40,123 and it turns out, there is something 104 00:04:40,124 --> 00:04:42,594 - that could buy me precious time. - And what's that? 105 00:04:42,595 --> 00:04:45,946 They call it "the Mother of All Surgeries." 106 00:04:45,947 --> 00:04:48,315 No doctor will do it. 107 00:04:48,316 --> 00:04:51,210 12 hospitals turned her down. 12. 108 00:04:51,211 --> 00:04:54,288 They say the odds are too long. 109 00:04:54,289 --> 00:04:56,899 But I am ready to fight, Montel. 110 00:04:56,900 --> 00:05:00,628 I just need a surgeon brave enough to help me. 111 00:05:02,172 --> 00:05:04,673 Yeah, you can see we all want this for you, Dawn. 112 00:05:04,674 --> 00:05:06,032 - Right? - Yes. 113 00:05:06,033 --> 00:05:08,863 - We want this for your family. - Thank you. 114 00:05:08,864 --> 00:05:12,431 And that's why today you're gonna meet a surgeon 115 00:05:12,432 --> 00:05:16,218 who not only has the courage but also has the skills 116 00:05:16,219 --> 00:05:17,862 to do the Mother of All Surgeries. 117 00:05:17,863 --> 00:05:20,041 Ladies and gentlemen, from Chastain Memorial Hospital, 118 00:05:20,042 --> 00:05:22,909 please welcome Dr. Barrett Cain to the show. 119 00:05:32,603 --> 00:05:36,506 Dawn, will you let me fight this cancer with you? 120 00:05:37,740 --> 00:05:39,775 You're the answer to my prayers. 121 00:05:46,392 --> 00:05:50,561 Dr. Damn He's Hot can operate on me any day. 122 00:05:52,456 --> 00:05:55,400 Mmm, mmm-mmm-mmm. 123 00:05:58,008 --> 00:06:06,008 - Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com - 124 00:06:12,442 --> 00:06:15,919 - What's this? - Cool hundred if you make the next one in. 125 00:06:33,105 --> 00:06:34,772 Save it for Augusta. 126 00:06:34,773 --> 00:06:36,274 Yeah, that's where the big money is. 127 00:06:36,275 --> 00:06:38,943 Just hang onto it and let me, uh, put it toward 128 00:06:38,944 --> 00:06:41,988 a healthier wager on a real course. 129 00:06:41,989 --> 00:06:44,282 I'm sure word must have gotten to you by now 130 00:06:44,283 --> 00:06:47,009 that I've brought in the Mother of All Surgeries to Chastain. 131 00:06:47,010 --> 00:06:50,938 Yeah, about that, um... 132 00:06:50,939 --> 00:06:53,958 typically the chief of surgery decides whether to take on 133 00:06:53,959 --> 00:06:55,817 a high-risk, low-reward surgery like that one. 134 00:06:55,818 --> 00:06:58,454 Typically, I'm not used to having someone vet my choices. 135 00:06:58,455 --> 00:07:02,133 This one's newsworthy, it's splashy. 136 00:07:02,134 --> 00:07:05,511 This would be great publicity for Chastain. 137 00:07:05,512 --> 00:07:08,464 Greater than separating conjoined twins. 138 00:07:08,465 --> 00:07:14,102 Not if Chastain turns those seven adorable foster children 139 00:07:14,103 --> 00:07:16,180 - into orphans. - I guarantee that will not happen. 140 00:07:16,181 --> 00:07:17,830 That is not a guarantee you should make. 141 00:07:17,831 --> 00:07:20,318 This surgery is hardly that simple. 142 00:07:20,319 --> 00:07:21,819 It's a brutal procedure. 143 00:07:21,820 --> 00:07:25,007 It's like ten abdominal surgeries rolled into one. 144 00:07:25,008 --> 00:07:26,240 You're worrying too much. 145 00:07:26,241 --> 00:07:28,421 The cancer has already infiltrated her spine. 146 00:07:28,422 --> 00:07:30,912 So, even if the cancer is in end-stage, 147 00:07:30,913 --> 00:07:33,706 the woman can die in a week, even without the surgery. 148 00:07:33,707 --> 00:07:36,209 Now, on the off chance she gains no more time... 149 00:07:36,210 --> 00:07:37,909 Or she dies on the table... 150 00:07:37,910 --> 00:07:40,788 We gave a mother and her seven kids hope. 151 00:07:40,789 --> 00:07:43,948 We took a moon shot that no other hospital would. 152 00:07:43,949 --> 00:07:47,512 So, regardless of the outcome, we're heroes. 153 00:07:47,513 --> 00:07:49,538 Which is actually why I came to see you today. 154 00:07:49,539 --> 00:07:53,509 I am assembling a team of the very best. 155 00:07:53,510 --> 00:07:56,394 Which means you, as my cocaptain... 156 00:07:57,714 --> 00:08:01,424 ... we share in the publicity and in the glory. 157 00:08:01,425 --> 00:08:03,143 - Or the blame. - You know, Randolph, 158 00:08:03,144 --> 00:08:06,239 I actually took you for a gambling man. 159 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,259 The PR payout on this is off the charts. 160 00:08:10,260 --> 00:08:12,319 What's the problem? 161 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:14,538 Stakes too high for you? 162 00:08:18,237 --> 00:08:20,102 If we do this, we could be fired. 163 00:08:20,103 --> 00:08:21,771 If we don't, then I'm quitting. 164 00:08:21,772 --> 00:08:24,498 Is this the breaking and entering stage of grief? 165 00:08:24,499 --> 00:08:25,941 Maybe. 166 00:08:25,942 --> 00:08:28,410 - You backing out? - No. 167 00:08:28,411 --> 00:08:31,079 They say it's better to ask for forgiveness... 168 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,598 Than permission. 169 00:08:36,311 --> 00:08:38,604 Hey. Give me a shot of cortisone. 170 00:08:38,605 --> 00:08:41,807 What's wrong? Physical therapy isn't helping? 171 00:08:41,808 --> 00:08:43,776 No, it's helping, but it's just a long process. 172 00:08:43,777 --> 00:08:45,736 I need a little help getting through today. 173 00:08:45,737 --> 00:08:47,963 Hmm. No. 174 00:08:47,964 --> 00:08:50,357 As in N-O, not a chance in hell. 175 00:08:50,358 --> 00:08:51,734 Pain is the body's warning system. 176 00:08:51,735 --> 00:08:53,235 Mask it and what happens? 177 00:08:53,236 --> 00:08:55,270 You can push yourself too hard and hurt yourself again. 178 00:08:55,271 --> 00:08:58,499 But I'm a doctor, so I won't do that. 179 00:08:58,500 --> 00:09:01,969 Here's my answer: acetaminophen, ice, elevation. 180 00:09:01,970 --> 00:09:04,839 Now, come on, I'll walk you down to PT... ignore that. 181 00:09:06,875 --> 00:09:08,175 Sorry. 182 00:09:08,176 --> 00:09:10,343 I will find you, Conrad. 183 00:09:12,288 --> 00:09:14,640 I know where you work. 184 00:09:19,888 --> 00:09:23,495 - Traitor. - It's a rotation in the oncology service. 185 00:09:23,496 --> 00:09:24,775 Everyone does rotations. 186 00:09:24,776 --> 00:09:27,111 Yeah, but it's breaking my heart to think of you 187 00:09:27,112 --> 00:09:29,805 in anything but eye-catching green scrubs. 188 00:09:29,806 --> 00:09:31,940 - Ow. - ? Babe magnet. ? 189 00:09:31,941 --> 00:09:35,010 He's leaving us to roll in chemo cash. That is not attractive. 190 00:09:35,011 --> 00:09:37,163 It's, you know, it's, it's betrayal. 191 00:09:37,164 --> 00:09:38,772 Tumor biology has fascinated me 192 00:09:38,773 --> 00:09:40,741 since my publication in JAMA Oncology. 193 00:09:40,742 --> 00:09:42,281 - You know that. - Yeah, yeah, well, 194 00:09:42,282 --> 00:09:43,535 try to remember us little people 195 00:09:43,536 --> 00:09:47,213 down here saving lives without kickbacks from pharma. 196 00:09:58,201 --> 00:10:00,202 - Thank you. - Thanks. 197 00:10:00,203 --> 00:10:03,296 I'm so glad you could make it for lunch. 198 00:10:03,297 --> 00:10:04,649 Adaku, it's been ages. 199 00:10:04,650 --> 00:10:06,642 The photos you've been posting look amazing, 200 00:10:06,643 --> 00:10:09,344 but it's impossible to keep track of where you've been. 201 00:10:09,345 --> 00:10:12,031 Kyoto, New Zealand, Norway. 202 00:10:12,032 --> 00:10:14,516 Okay, please don't tell me 203 00:10:14,517 --> 00:10:18,870 that this trip was some sort of bucket list. 204 00:10:20,832 --> 00:10:23,559 I'm not dying. 205 00:10:23,560 --> 00:10:25,060 I've never felt more alive. 206 00:10:25,061 --> 00:10:26,395 I beat breast cancer. 207 00:10:26,396 --> 00:10:29,340 Thank goodness. 208 00:10:29,341 --> 00:10:34,135 I was on a... babymoon. 209 00:10:38,241 --> 00:10:39,641 I'm pregnant. 210 00:10:40,877 --> 00:10:43,395 Aren't you gonna say something? 211 00:10:45,190 --> 00:10:46,899 What do you want me to say? 212 00:10:46,900 --> 00:10:49,360 "I'm happy for you, Adaku. 213 00:10:49,361 --> 00:10:51,673 You've wanted to be a mother your entire life"? 214 00:10:51,674 --> 00:10:53,757 - What did your oncologist say? - "Congratulations"? 215 00:10:53,758 --> 00:10:54,982 This is not a joke, Adaku. 216 00:10:54,983 --> 00:10:56,725 Have you been following her advice? 217 00:10:56,726 --> 00:10:58,485 Completely. 218 00:10:58,486 --> 00:11:01,215 She told me to extract eggs before chemo, so I did. 219 00:11:01,216 --> 00:11:02,952 She told me to wait until after chemo 220 00:11:02,953 --> 00:11:06,043 until we knew that I was cancer-free to get pregnant. 221 00:11:06,044 --> 00:11:10,214 And you did all of this without telling me? Your best friend? 222 00:11:10,215 --> 00:11:12,133 I didn't want to tell you, 223 00:11:12,134 --> 00:11:13,575 because I knew you'd say don't do it. 224 00:11:13,576 --> 00:11:16,077 Have my ovaries and tubes removed. It's safer. 225 00:11:16,078 --> 00:11:18,806 BRCA1 mutation is definitely linked to ovarian cancer. 226 00:11:18,807 --> 00:11:20,590 Is it so awful that I want you safe? 227 00:11:20,591 --> 00:11:22,545 I am safe. I am healthy. 228 00:11:22,546 --> 00:11:24,712 I am fit as a fiddle. 229 00:11:24,713 --> 00:11:26,564 They said you were free of breast cancer 230 00:11:26,565 --> 00:11:28,515 before you got pregnant, right? 231 00:11:28,516 --> 00:11:31,235 That was also before your trip, so months ago now. 232 00:11:31,236 --> 00:11:33,963 I have a friend in oncology 233 00:11:33,964 --> 00:11:36,523 who can check to make sure there's nothing worrisome 234 00:11:36,524 --> 00:11:38,242 on your ovaries either. 235 00:11:38,243 --> 00:11:40,736 Will you just go with me for a quick test? 236 00:11:40,737 --> 00:11:44,081 To... put my troubled mind at ease? 237 00:11:44,082 --> 00:11:46,308 Yes, dear Mina, 238 00:11:46,309 --> 00:11:48,418 I can do that. 239 00:11:51,039 --> 00:11:53,240 Yes, yes, yes. 240 00:11:53,241 --> 00:11:55,542 We get this once a month. 241 00:11:55,543 --> 00:11:57,302 It's me and you, baby. 242 00:12:02,659 --> 00:12:05,219 Doughnut holes are my preference. 243 00:12:05,220 --> 00:12:06,929 Baker's dozen. 244 00:12:06,930 --> 00:12:08,709 Glazed, chocolate, jelly. 245 00:12:08,710 --> 00:12:09,940 Finish with the powder. 246 00:12:09,941 --> 00:12:10,941 I like to get my hands dirty 247 00:12:10,942 --> 00:12:12,943 in my work and my baked goods, 248 00:12:12,944 --> 00:12:15,838 but I do not dunk. 249 00:12:15,839 --> 00:12:17,272 That's me. 250 00:12:17,273 --> 00:12:19,107 Speaking of me, I am... 251 00:12:19,108 --> 00:12:21,643 I know who you are. 252 00:12:21,644 --> 00:12:23,829 There were photos of you in the files e-mailed to me 253 00:12:23,830 --> 00:12:25,482 by the adoption agency. 254 00:12:25,483 --> 00:12:28,334 You are my egg donor's sperm donor. 255 00:12:28,335 --> 00:12:30,686 "Biological father" works just as well. 256 00:12:30,687 --> 00:12:32,688 Ah, the word "father" in any capacity 257 00:12:32,689 --> 00:12:35,190 is reserved for the man who raised me. 258 00:12:35,191 --> 00:12:37,176 Come on, dawg. 259 00:12:37,177 --> 00:12:39,930 I-I-In what world did ambushing me like this make sense? 260 00:12:39,931 --> 00:12:41,363 I have my reasons. 261 00:12:41,364 --> 00:12:43,757 Now, you can either hear me out 262 00:12:43,758 --> 00:12:45,717 or do your damnedest to chase me off. 263 00:12:45,718 --> 00:12:46,897 Don't push my buttons, 264 00:12:46,898 --> 00:12:49,240 or I will push back and I will decimate your buttons. 265 00:12:49,241 --> 00:12:50,839 You gonna play fair, I can take it. 266 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,174 But you cross a line, I will defend 267 00:12:53,175 --> 00:12:56,653 with a tongue just as keen as yours. 268 00:13:01,368 --> 00:13:04,476 We are grown-ass men now. 269 00:13:05,855 --> 00:13:10,917 And I am here to talk to you about grown-ass men things. 270 00:13:19,335 --> 00:13:21,128 Half your genes come from me, 271 00:13:21,129 --> 00:13:22,263 and I'm dying. 272 00:13:22,264 --> 00:13:24,014 Make an appointment. 273 00:13:24,015 --> 00:13:26,808 It's hereditary. 274 00:13:27,911 --> 00:13:31,813 Which means you might be dying, too. 275 00:13:37,919 --> 00:13:39,627 If you're experiencing immediate pain, 276 00:13:39,628 --> 00:13:41,061 come to the front. Otherwise, take a seat 277 00:13:41,062 --> 00:13:42,462 and we'll be right with you. 278 00:13:45,003 --> 00:13:46,561 Everett Dobb. 279 00:13:46,562 --> 00:13:48,855 Executive director of the transformation team. 280 00:13:48,856 --> 00:13:51,041 - Transformation team? - I facilitate 281 00:13:51,042 --> 00:13:53,994 a smooth operational shift between the old and new regimes, 282 00:13:53,995 --> 00:13:56,772 Chastain and Red Rock, by managing the golden triangle 283 00:13:56,773 --> 00:13:58,151 of patient safety, access, 284 00:13:58,152 --> 00:14:00,886 - and cost. - Well, that's a mouthful. 285 00:14:02,612 --> 00:14:04,871 We did a cost-benefit analysis and closed this clinic. 286 00:14:04,872 --> 00:14:05,948 I'm not clear what you're doing here, 287 00:14:05,949 --> 00:14:07,638 - but you're trespassing. - Well, Chastain 288 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:09,894 has an obligation to provide health care for those in need. 289 00:14:09,895 --> 00:14:12,287 We are a nonprofit hospital and tax-exempt, 290 00:14:12,288 --> 00:14:13,622 so it's a legal requirement. 291 00:14:13,623 --> 00:14:14,940 An obligation we fulfill 292 00:14:14,941 --> 00:14:16,749 by treating the uninsured in our ER. 293 00:14:16,750 --> 00:14:18,927 I'm not sure it's considered charity when you're turning them 294 00:14:18,928 --> 00:14:21,572 into collections and docking paychecks when they can't pay. 295 00:14:21,573 --> 00:14:23,065 All of which is in alignment 296 00:14:23,066 --> 00:14:24,925 with our core value of fiscal responsibility 297 00:14:24,926 --> 00:14:27,027 and... I might point out... is totally legal. 298 00:14:27,028 --> 00:14:29,029 You, on the other hand, broke the law. 299 00:14:29,030 --> 00:14:31,106 I can have you arrested for breaking and entering. 300 00:14:31,107 --> 00:14:32,583 If you close the clinic, 301 00:14:32,584 --> 00:14:34,835 Chastain could very well lose its nonprofit status, 302 00:14:34,836 --> 00:14:36,995 ending the tax break and saddling the hospital 303 00:14:36,996 --> 00:14:38,496 with a bill for millions of dollars. 304 00:14:38,497 --> 00:14:40,722 We won't be audited for two years. 305 00:14:40,723 --> 00:14:43,302 Empty this place and vacate now, 306 00:14:43,303 --> 00:14:44,928 or I will call the police. 307 00:14:51,554 --> 00:14:53,095 I know you already know this, 308 00:14:53,096 --> 00:14:55,850 but Dr. Grisham is going to do a transvaginal ultrasound. 309 00:14:55,851 --> 00:14:58,108 It'll allow us to check your reproductive organs 310 00:14:58,109 --> 00:14:59,158 for any signs of cancer. 311 00:14:59,159 --> 00:15:00,778 Remember, don't get distracted by the fetus. 312 00:15:00,779 --> 00:15:03,304 Just make sure her ovaries look normal. 313 00:15:03,305 --> 00:15:05,888 I love her, but she's bossy. 314 00:15:05,889 --> 00:15:08,702 I love her because she's bossy. 315 00:15:08,703 --> 00:15:10,070 Never say that again. 316 00:15:10,071 --> 00:15:11,871 Okay, guys, we're ready to start. 317 00:15:11,872 --> 00:15:14,082 I'll be outside if you need me. 318 00:15:16,169 --> 00:15:18,453 Grisham's the best and always busy. 319 00:15:18,454 --> 00:15:20,397 - Thanks for getting us in. - No worries. 320 00:15:20,398 --> 00:15:22,007 She's lucky to have you. 321 00:15:22,008 --> 00:15:24,492 But, Mina, don't scare her off too much. 322 00:15:24,493 --> 00:15:26,086 Let her enjoy being pregnant. 323 00:15:26,087 --> 00:15:28,639 I've watched too many women, particularly women of color, 324 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,716 be harmed because no one was looking out for them. 325 00:15:30,717 --> 00:15:32,201 You know that as well as anyone. 326 00:15:32,202 --> 00:15:33,535 I hear you. 327 00:15:33,536 --> 00:15:35,336 But Adaku's getting great care, 328 00:15:35,337 --> 00:15:36,814 and she's done everything right. 329 00:15:36,815 --> 00:15:39,717 Her dream of becoming a mother is coming true. 330 00:15:39,718 --> 00:15:42,569 Except the pregnancy hormones might bring her cancer back 331 00:15:42,570 --> 00:15:45,572 or increase the risk of ovarian cancer. 332 00:15:45,573 --> 00:15:47,274 I'm afraid of losing her. 333 00:15:49,277 --> 00:15:50,911 I know. 334 00:15:50,912 --> 00:15:52,779 Triple negative breast cancer is scary. 335 00:15:52,780 --> 00:15:54,781 But we understand more about it every day. 336 00:15:54,782 --> 00:15:56,725 And now we can analyze tumor DNA 337 00:15:56,726 --> 00:15:58,393 and know that Adaku is less likely 338 00:15:58,394 --> 00:16:00,062 to respond to pregnancy hormones. 339 00:16:00,063 --> 00:16:02,497 It won't increase her risk of reoccurrence. 340 00:16:02,498 --> 00:16:05,342 Your fear is understandable 341 00:16:05,343 --> 00:16:07,219 but groundless. 342 00:16:07,220 --> 00:16:08,679 I promise. 343 00:16:11,453 --> 00:16:12,486 I got to go. 344 00:16:12,487 --> 00:16:13,745 Keep me posted, okay? 345 00:16:14,816 --> 00:16:16,407 Thank you. 346 00:16:18,161 --> 00:16:19,869 Lamar gave me full access 347 00:16:19,870 --> 00:16:21,442 to his medical file, and it indicates 348 00:16:21,443 --> 00:16:23,527 his emphysema's in early stages. 349 00:16:23,528 --> 00:16:25,887 So he's not dying? 350 00:16:25,888 --> 00:16:27,147 No. 351 00:16:27,148 --> 00:16:29,816 He does have the alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. 352 00:16:29,817 --> 00:16:32,369 Which can lead to end-stage lung disease over time 353 00:16:32,370 --> 00:16:33,561 but nothing imminent. 354 00:16:33,562 --> 00:16:34,930 Exactly. 355 00:16:34,931 --> 00:16:37,875 So now I'm gonna draw some blood 356 00:16:37,876 --> 00:16:39,788 and see if you have the deficiency as well. 357 00:16:39,789 --> 00:16:41,536 Why would he show up and lie like that? 358 00:16:41,537 --> 00:16:42,796 I don't know, to get the attention 359 00:16:42,797 --> 00:16:44,935 - of the child he gave away? - Yeah, but why? 360 00:16:46,042 --> 00:16:48,719 I think there's more to the story than you know. 361 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,222 You think? 362 00:16:51,223 --> 00:16:53,081 Initial diagnosis. 363 00:16:54,642 --> 00:16:57,135 Biology's a huge bitch, man. 364 00:16:57,136 --> 00:16:59,513 I mean, Lamar rolls up on me 365 00:16:59,514 --> 00:17:01,456 with my walk, my talk. 366 00:17:01,457 --> 00:17:04,068 I never met the man, but it's obvious we share DNA. 367 00:17:04,069 --> 00:17:06,570 Yeah, well, I struggled to give my dad a second chance 368 00:17:06,571 --> 00:17:08,072 for a lot of reasons. 369 00:17:08,073 --> 00:17:10,074 But then, when I decided to let him in a bit, 370 00:17:10,075 --> 00:17:11,800 I discovered some things, some good things about him 371 00:17:11,801 --> 00:17:13,302 I wouldn't have known if I'd just shut him out. 372 00:17:13,303 --> 00:17:15,804 Well, you and your dad were estranged, but he raised you. 373 00:17:15,805 --> 00:17:17,498 You had a foundation. 374 00:17:17,499 --> 00:17:20,084 This man gave me away. 375 00:17:20,085 --> 00:17:23,044 He married my biological mom, had three more kids, 376 00:17:23,045 --> 00:17:24,245 full siblings to me, 377 00:17:24,246 --> 00:17:26,307 and none of 'em cared to look me up. 378 00:17:27,783 --> 00:17:29,342 Until now. 379 00:17:34,582 --> 00:17:38,656 I am very excited to consult on the Mother of All Surgeries. 380 00:17:38,657 --> 00:17:41,921 The cancer has spread from her appendix to her colon, 381 00:17:41,922 --> 00:17:45,700 ovaries, gall bladder, kidneys, and peritoneum. 382 00:17:45,701 --> 00:17:48,173 It's hard to believe it's even operable. 383 00:17:48,174 --> 00:17:50,096 - It isn't. - One opinion. 384 00:17:50,097 --> 00:17:53,258 I'll remove any visible tumor I see, meticulously, 385 00:17:53,259 --> 00:17:55,536 even if it means taking the entire organ. 386 00:17:55,537 --> 00:17:57,663 Then the cavity will be filled 387 00:17:57,664 --> 00:17:59,456 with hot chemo; we'll bathe them. 388 00:17:59,457 --> 00:18:00,982 Scalding-hot chemo. 389 00:18:00,983 --> 00:18:04,224 - 107 degrees. - Enough to burn or destroy 390 00:18:04,225 --> 00:18:06,748 any microscopic cells that remain. 391 00:18:06,749 --> 00:18:08,132 But still won't touch 392 00:18:08,133 --> 00:18:10,859 the lesion wrapped around her spinal column, 393 00:18:10,860 --> 00:18:12,803 with a pathological fracture. 394 00:18:12,804 --> 00:18:15,983 Which is why you're an essential part of the surgery. 395 00:18:15,984 --> 00:18:18,024 I'm assuming you'll be taking the anterior approach 396 00:18:18,025 --> 00:18:20,427 - to the spinal lesions? - I won't be doing a damn thing. 397 00:18:21,717 --> 00:18:24,505 The cancer is too widespread and too aggressive. 398 00:18:24,506 --> 00:18:27,317 The only acceptable approach here is hospice. 399 00:18:27,318 --> 00:18:28,982 This is a high-profile case. 400 00:18:28,983 --> 00:18:30,966 There's a family counting on us. 401 00:18:30,967 --> 00:18:32,472 And we will fail them. 402 00:18:33,633 --> 00:18:36,708 If so much as a cell, one cell of tumor is missed, 403 00:18:36,709 --> 00:18:37,777 which we know will happen, 404 00:18:37,778 --> 00:18:39,149 the cancer will grow back 405 00:18:39,150 --> 00:18:42,040 before the patient even recovers from this barbaric surgery. 406 00:18:42,041 --> 00:18:45,126 I'm gonna make sure this poor woman understands that. 407 00:18:50,438 --> 00:18:52,617 Malia, Malia, Malia, Malia, grab him. 408 00:18:52,618 --> 00:18:54,493 - Oh. - Hello, darling. 409 00:18:54,494 --> 00:18:55,776 You don't want to go out there. 410 00:18:55,777 --> 00:18:57,572 It's much nicer in here with Mummy. 411 00:18:57,573 --> 00:19:00,333 So, guys, hey, listen up. 412 00:19:00,334 --> 00:19:02,889 These are the doctors that are gonna be helping 413 00:19:02,890 --> 00:19:04,579 Dr. Cain save Mom. 414 00:19:04,580 --> 00:19:06,547 - Can you say hey? - You're gonna save Mom? 415 00:19:08,550 --> 00:19:10,051 Oh. 416 00:19:10,052 --> 00:19:13,211 Yeah. Hey, you know, I heard that the cafeteria's having 417 00:19:13,212 --> 00:19:17,278 kind of a special on ice cream sundaes today. 418 00:19:17,279 --> 00:19:19,551 Maybe you could go down there and tell them Dr. Bell said 419 00:19:19,552 --> 00:19:20,704 to have a treat on him. 420 00:19:20,705 --> 00:19:22,097 Ice cream! Yay! 421 00:19:22,098 --> 00:19:24,866 Shh! 422 00:19:24,867 --> 00:19:26,601 Quiet, bunnies. 423 00:19:26,602 --> 00:19:28,870 All right. 424 00:19:28,871 --> 00:19:30,439 Hop, hop, hop. 425 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,383 Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, 426 00:19:33,384 --> 00:19:35,410 hop, hop, hop, hop. 427 00:19:35,411 --> 00:19:37,078 They're quite the handful. 428 00:19:40,249 --> 00:19:43,843 Malia should be in college right now. 429 00:19:43,844 --> 00:19:46,455 I have to get better so I can take over again. 430 00:19:47,574 --> 00:19:49,942 Dawn, would you mind telling me what you understand 431 00:19:49,943 --> 00:19:51,442 about your prognosis? 432 00:19:55,965 --> 00:19:58,075 I understand everything. 433 00:19:58,076 --> 00:20:00,661 In the best-case scenario, this isn't a cure. 434 00:20:00,662 --> 00:20:04,414 There is only a slim hope this will buy you more time. 435 00:20:04,415 --> 00:20:06,441 I'll take it. 436 00:20:06,442 --> 00:20:10,312 And do you also understand that it's far more likely 437 00:20:10,313 --> 00:20:13,271 that you'll have less time with your children? 438 00:20:13,272 --> 00:20:16,840 This surgery is so dangerous, y-you may not survive. 439 00:20:19,302 --> 00:20:21,394 I'm dying anyway. 440 00:20:21,395 --> 00:20:23,638 The odds may be long 441 00:20:23,639 --> 00:20:26,441 that this will help, but I want to beat them. 442 00:20:26,442 --> 00:20:28,700 And I want to help you, but... 443 00:20:28,701 --> 00:20:30,145 No buts. 444 00:20:30,146 --> 00:20:34,823 I will do anything, against any odds, 445 00:20:34,824 --> 00:20:36,450 to stay with my kids 446 00:20:36,451 --> 00:20:38,020 as long as I can. 447 00:20:39,826 --> 00:20:41,226 I can't give up. 448 00:20:45,906 --> 00:20:48,146 I still don't think there's a chance that surgery 449 00:20:48,147 --> 00:20:50,089 is going to give that poor woman more time. 450 00:20:50,090 --> 00:20:53,560 I have spoken to her at length, and she understands that. 451 00:20:53,561 --> 00:20:56,470 Yeah, she seems perfectly aware of the lunacy 452 00:20:56,471 --> 00:20:59,007 that is the Mother of All Surgeries. 453 00:20:59,008 --> 00:21:00,842 And in the end, it's her decision. 454 00:21:00,843 --> 00:21:03,511 Well, exactly, and she is gonna have this surgery 455 00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:05,071 with or without Chastain. 456 00:21:05,072 --> 00:21:06,772 After her last TV appearance, 457 00:21:06,773 --> 00:21:08,625 other hospitals tried to poach her case. 458 00:21:08,626 --> 00:21:11,081 They're less qualified, and they don't have you. 459 00:21:11,082 --> 00:21:13,003 Don't worry, I'm in. 460 00:21:14,489 --> 00:21:17,134 But not because I agree. 461 00:21:17,135 --> 00:21:20,053 But because I'm gonna make good and damn well sure 462 00:21:20,054 --> 00:21:23,031 that Dawn makes it off that table alive 463 00:21:23,032 --> 00:21:25,613 and wakes up to have as many days as possible 464 00:21:25,614 --> 00:21:27,852 with her children. 465 00:21:36,353 --> 00:21:39,638 The clinic costs Chastain money, end of story. 466 00:21:39,639 --> 00:21:43,051 I have graphs and charts that show it actually saves money 467 00:21:43,052 --> 00:21:44,310 by diverting the uninsured... 468 00:21:44,311 --> 00:21:46,613 Your charts don't include infrastructure costs. 469 00:21:46,614 --> 00:21:48,723 And besides, what matters most is income. 470 00:21:48,724 --> 00:21:50,667 With surgeons who bill $80 million a year 471 00:21:50,668 --> 00:21:51,979 and do TV interviews. 472 00:21:51,980 --> 00:21:54,379 What benefits the bottom line benefits everyone. 473 00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:57,090 So now it's profit and publicity over patients. 474 00:21:57,091 --> 00:21:59,325 You forget yourself. I care as much as you do 475 00:21:59,326 --> 00:22:00,388 about our patients. 476 00:22:00,389 --> 00:22:02,536 Everything I do, including publicity, 477 00:22:02,537 --> 00:22:04,239 is for profits and patients, 478 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,223 because you can't have one without the other. 479 00:22:07,161 --> 00:22:09,424 And by the way, I don't owe you an explanation. 480 00:22:19,355 --> 00:22:20,888 These are all 3-D printed 481 00:22:20,889 --> 00:22:22,424 exact replicas of Dawn's anatomy. 482 00:22:22,425 --> 00:22:25,368 I downloaded all the data from Dawn's 2-D scans 483 00:22:25,369 --> 00:22:26,975 and images into the computer, 484 00:22:26,976 --> 00:22:28,887 then the brain machine combines 485 00:22:28,888 --> 00:22:30,579 all that information and prints it out. 486 00:22:30,580 --> 00:22:33,100 And these tiny little bumps on the kidneys... 487 00:22:33,869 --> 00:22:34,919 Are tumors. 488 00:22:37,256 --> 00:22:38,665 I only see three or so, 489 00:22:38,666 --> 00:22:41,367 but I feel at least seven more. 490 00:22:41,368 --> 00:22:44,946 It's part of the reason this surgery is so complicated. 491 00:22:44,947 --> 00:22:48,238 We'll wear gloves and feel for tumors, inch by inch, 492 00:22:48,239 --> 00:22:50,251 through the entire abdominal cavity. 493 00:22:50,252 --> 00:22:53,146 It'll take hours and there is no room for error. 494 00:22:53,147 --> 00:22:54,898 Which is why you're practicing. 495 00:22:54,899 --> 00:22:57,475 Over and over. 496 00:22:57,476 --> 00:23:00,836 This is my third go and I still haven't managed to remove 497 00:23:00,837 --> 00:23:03,034 the vertebral body without compromising 498 00:23:03,035 --> 00:23:06,400 the iliac artery, which is plastered to it by the tumor. 499 00:23:06,974 --> 00:23:10,438 "Fake Dawn" has bled out every time. 500 00:23:10,439 --> 00:23:11,639 Come on, Pravesh. 501 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,374 Spread the cavity. 502 00:23:15,535 --> 00:23:16,644 If the corpectomy 503 00:23:16,645 --> 00:23:19,422 is causing problems, should we get Cain in here to rehearse? 504 00:23:19,423 --> 00:23:21,983 He thinks it's unnecessary. 505 00:23:21,984 --> 00:23:24,486 Bell didn't RSVP either. 506 00:23:24,487 --> 00:23:27,805 And believe me, this is not a surgery that can be improvised. 507 00:23:41,362 --> 00:23:42,562 You like that car? 508 00:23:42,563 --> 00:23:44,731 It's hideous. 509 00:23:44,732 --> 00:23:46,599 I designed it. 510 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,403 Frame-off restoration built with these hands. 511 00:23:50,404 --> 00:23:52,905 It's my passion. 512 00:23:52,906 --> 00:23:54,782 It's what keeps me honest. 513 00:23:54,783 --> 00:23:56,650 Does it? 514 00:23:56,651 --> 00:23:58,221 That's funny, because you certainly 515 00:23:58,222 --> 00:23:59,713 didn't keep it honest with me. 516 00:23:59,714 --> 00:24:01,655 You knew you weren't dying, neither am I. 517 00:24:01,656 --> 00:24:05,702 There is no alpha-1 deficiency here, so I'm good, yo. 518 00:24:07,955 --> 00:24:09,756 Well, that's what you wanted to hear, right? 519 00:24:09,757 --> 00:24:12,033 You wanted to know if I was perfectly healthy, right? 520 00:24:12,034 --> 00:24:15,653 Well, yes, of course, but I thought... 521 00:24:15,654 --> 00:24:16,937 You thought what, Lamar? 522 00:24:18,799 --> 00:24:21,318 If you are my son... 523 00:24:21,319 --> 00:24:23,770 that the odds were you would carry the gene. 524 00:24:23,771 --> 00:24:25,487 If? 525 00:24:30,719 --> 00:24:32,829 Wow, you don't know. 526 00:24:32,830 --> 00:24:35,147 That's why you came. 527 00:24:35,148 --> 00:24:36,783 What, you thought maybe Bio-Mom 528 00:24:36,784 --> 00:24:38,584 was sleeping around when she got pregnant? 529 00:24:38,585 --> 00:24:39,985 Is that why you gave me away? 530 00:24:39,986 --> 00:24:41,496 Because you thought I wasn't yours to begin with? 531 00:24:41,497 --> 00:24:42,863 I may not have raised you, 532 00:24:42,864 --> 00:24:45,383 but I'm not gonna stand here and have you disrespect me. 533 00:24:45,384 --> 00:24:46,793 Well, then you sit your ass down, 534 00:24:46,794 --> 00:24:48,069 or you get the hell out of here. 535 00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:50,309 This is my house, Lamar. You do not dictate 536 00:24:50,310 --> 00:24:52,814 to me how I speak to someone I have no respect for. 537 00:24:52,815 --> 00:24:55,243 We were young. It was the '70s. 538 00:24:55,244 --> 00:24:58,188 And yes, there is a possibility that you aren't mine. 539 00:24:58,189 --> 00:25:01,524 It sickens me to say that all I have to do 540 00:25:01,525 --> 00:25:04,009 is look at you... 541 00:25:04,010 --> 00:25:06,070 and know who my father is. 542 00:25:07,623 --> 00:25:10,532 A proper DNA test will prove it. 543 00:25:13,079 --> 00:25:14,987 I can't change what we did. 544 00:25:14,988 --> 00:25:16,856 And apologizing 545 00:25:16,857 --> 00:25:18,899 - is not gonna make any... - When did you apologize?! 546 00:25:18,900 --> 00:25:21,210 Let me speak! 547 00:25:22,571 --> 00:25:25,498 I wish we could go back and make things right. 548 00:25:25,499 --> 00:25:28,853 It's something that eats at your mother and me every day. 549 00:25:28,854 --> 00:25:31,212 That's why my marriage is in shambles. 550 00:25:31,213 --> 00:25:34,282 - And my life is on the verge of imploding. - Your life? 551 00:25:34,283 --> 00:25:36,618 Man, think about who you're talking to right now. 552 00:25:36,619 --> 00:25:39,420 Do you think I give a rat's ass about your struggles? 553 00:25:39,421 --> 00:25:42,624 Is that what you really want to talk to me about right now? 554 00:25:42,625 --> 00:25:46,069 - You want to speak? Answer me! - I can't... 555 00:25:46,070 --> 00:25:50,022 S-Something ain't right. 556 00:25:50,023 --> 00:25:52,575 Hey, hey! I need some help over here! 557 00:25:52,576 --> 00:25:54,935 Watch his head. 558 00:25:54,936 --> 00:25:56,536 Put him down gently. Let him down gently. 559 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,360 I'll get a gurney. 560 00:26:06,424 --> 00:26:07,424 Good news. 561 00:26:07,425 --> 00:26:10,093 No sign of cancer on your ovaries. 562 00:26:10,094 --> 00:26:13,087 - I wasn't worried. - I was. 563 00:26:13,088 --> 00:26:15,515 And I know I worry too much, but it's only because... 564 00:26:15,516 --> 00:26:17,325 You love me. I get it. 565 00:26:17,326 --> 00:26:19,936 But I'm okay. 566 00:26:19,937 --> 00:26:21,994 You can relax now. 567 00:26:21,995 --> 00:26:25,407 Especially knowing that there is a silver lining 568 00:26:25,408 --> 00:26:27,059 to all of this. 569 00:26:27,060 --> 00:26:28,611 Since you implanted your embryos, 570 00:26:28,612 --> 00:26:31,817 you were able to test them for the BRCA gene mutation 571 00:26:31,818 --> 00:26:33,449 and select one without it. 572 00:26:36,737 --> 00:26:41,811 You did... select an embryo that didn't carry the mutation? 573 00:26:43,649 --> 00:26:45,319 Oh, no. Please... 574 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:48,047 Uh, what I've done is my decision, Mina. 575 00:26:48,048 --> 00:26:49,132 This is my life. 576 00:26:49,133 --> 00:26:50,616 It's not only yours, Adaku. 577 00:26:50,617 --> 00:26:52,764 It's also the life of your child. 578 00:26:52,765 --> 00:26:55,120 This awful disease killed your mother and your sisters. 579 00:26:55,121 --> 00:26:56,906 With one test, you could have protected your child from it. 580 00:26:56,907 --> 00:26:58,382 I will not play God. 581 00:26:58,383 --> 00:27:01,421 God answered my prayers. He delivered me 582 00:27:01,422 --> 00:27:04,764 - from breast cancer. - I got you through breast cancer. 583 00:27:04,765 --> 00:27:07,424 I brought my mother from Nigeria to come and operate on you. 584 00:27:07,425 --> 00:27:09,158 And I am so grateful. 585 00:27:09,159 --> 00:27:11,569 But I also see God's hand in that. 586 00:27:12,577 --> 00:27:14,716 Then why not see his hand in genetic testing? 587 00:27:14,717 --> 00:27:17,160 Science froze your embryos, medicine got you pregnant. 588 00:27:17,161 --> 00:27:19,053 Without doctors, you would have no baby. 589 00:27:19,054 --> 00:27:20,747 You wanted me to get an oophorectomy. 590 00:27:20,748 --> 00:27:23,225 If I followed your advice, I'd have no baby. 591 00:27:23,226 --> 00:27:25,025 And now, all you're doing is, 592 00:27:25,026 --> 00:27:26,836 is judging me, trying to control me. 593 00:27:26,837 --> 00:27:29,196 I am doing all of this to help you. 594 00:27:29,197 --> 00:27:31,357 Can't you see I don't want your help, Mina. 595 00:27:36,329 --> 00:27:37,680 I have to go. 596 00:27:37,681 --> 00:27:40,350 It's an emergency. Somebody who does need my help. 597 00:27:40,351 --> 00:27:41,725 We will pick this up later. 598 00:27:43,357 --> 00:27:44,687 I think it's better if we don't. 599 00:27:44,688 --> 00:27:46,414 This is all... 600 00:27:46,415 --> 00:27:49,083 it's too much for me, Mina. 601 00:27:49,084 --> 00:27:50,317 Goodbye. 602 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:08,402 What's this? 603 00:28:08,403 --> 00:28:11,134 Oh, this is Dawn's spinal column, 604 00:28:11,135 --> 00:28:13,925 with the tumor adhesions that make it impossible 605 00:28:13,926 --> 00:28:16,335 to remove the cancer without killing the patient. 606 00:28:16,336 --> 00:28:18,042 Something you would know 607 00:28:18,043 --> 00:28:21,048 had you bothered to attend even one of my rehearsals. 608 00:28:21,049 --> 00:28:24,727 Your energy and your tone aside, 609 00:28:24,728 --> 00:28:26,232 I admire you, Dr. Voss. 610 00:28:26,233 --> 00:28:28,231 Your compulsive need to practice, 611 00:28:28,232 --> 00:28:29,781 it speaks to an obsession 612 00:28:29,782 --> 00:28:33,047 with the precise anatomy of the disease. 613 00:28:33,048 --> 00:28:35,020 And I get it. I get it, 614 00:28:35,021 --> 00:28:36,239 because the better you know your enemy 615 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,800 before you meet face-to-face on the battlefield... 616 00:28:38,801 --> 00:28:40,359 the better chance you have of victory. 617 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,271 Oh, you do realize her seven children are out there 618 00:28:44,272 --> 00:28:46,797 praying to God that this surgery works, 619 00:28:46,798 --> 00:28:50,244 having no idea that there is zero chance for victory. 620 00:28:50,245 --> 00:28:51,904 This surgery will kill her. 621 00:28:51,905 --> 00:28:54,257 I used to be just like you before I realized that 622 00:28:54,258 --> 00:28:57,334 all plans go out the window when the war begins. 623 00:28:58,420 --> 00:29:01,680 Sounds like an excuse not to prepare. 624 00:29:05,311 --> 00:29:08,295 I get my head right with my own pre-op ritual, 625 00:29:08,296 --> 00:29:12,257 in which you... are currently interrupting. 626 00:29:12,258 --> 00:29:15,445 So if you'll excuse yourself, I'd like to get back to it, 627 00:29:15,446 --> 00:29:19,173 because Malia, Timmy, Dani, Tunde, Katie, Rosa and Arjun 628 00:29:19,174 --> 00:29:20,783 are all counting on me... 629 00:29:20,784 --> 00:29:23,228 not God, but me... 630 00:29:24,955 --> 00:29:29,249 to bring my A game and save their mother's life. 631 00:29:47,278 --> 00:29:48,386 Hey. 632 00:29:48,387 --> 00:29:51,672 Verdict on your bio-father? 633 00:29:51,673 --> 00:29:54,709 Recent cath showed triple vessel disease. 634 00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:57,269 And now he has diffuse ischemic changes. 635 00:29:57,270 --> 00:29:58,713 Who's doing the bypass? 636 00:29:58,714 --> 00:30:00,882 Sieve and Schoneveld are available. 637 00:30:00,883 --> 00:30:01,941 They're Red Rock guys. 638 00:30:01,942 --> 00:30:03,300 Do we know anything about them? 639 00:30:03,301 --> 00:30:05,578 So far, none of the new hires are up to snuff. 640 00:30:05,579 --> 00:30:06,913 Forget these Red Rock surgeons. 641 00:30:06,914 --> 00:30:09,056 You should do the surgery. 642 00:30:09,057 --> 00:30:11,167 Lamar is his biological father. 643 00:30:11,168 --> 00:30:12,793 Even more reason to give him the best surgeon. 644 00:30:12,794 --> 00:30:14,120 Who is one without baggage. 645 00:30:14,121 --> 00:30:15,672 You've told me if I had 646 00:30:15,673 --> 00:30:17,489 an emotional attachment to a patient, 647 00:30:17,490 --> 00:30:19,363 not to operate. Are you a hypocrite? 648 00:30:19,364 --> 00:30:21,569 Regardless of emotional attachments, 649 00:30:21,570 --> 00:30:23,804 you are his best chance at survival. 650 00:30:28,969 --> 00:30:30,889 I got to get my head on straight. 651 00:30:33,357 --> 00:30:35,607 Get all the emotion out of this. 652 00:30:46,445 --> 00:30:50,598 You got bad news written all over your face. 653 00:30:50,599 --> 00:30:53,543 Now what could be worse than three clogged arteries? 654 00:30:53,544 --> 00:30:56,587 The decision I have to make in the next ten minutes. 655 00:30:56,588 --> 00:30:59,941 I am the right surgeon to fix your heart, 656 00:30:59,942 --> 00:31:02,944 but you are not just any patient. 657 00:31:02,945 --> 00:31:06,464 Who you are and what transpired between us plays in my mind 658 00:31:06,465 --> 00:31:09,558 and very well could infect these hands. 659 00:31:13,421 --> 00:31:16,315 I am an overachiever. 660 00:31:16,316 --> 00:31:20,236 Gifted with a competitive nature and a need to excel 661 00:31:20,237 --> 00:31:22,405 from as young as I can remember. 662 00:31:22,406 --> 00:31:24,407 I collected academic awards 663 00:31:24,408 --> 00:31:26,558 like other kids collected baseball cards. 664 00:31:26,559 --> 00:31:29,412 Spelling bee, debate team, Eagle Scout, aikido... 665 00:31:29,413 --> 00:31:31,806 you name it, I mastered it. 666 00:31:31,807 --> 00:31:34,575 I had an addiction. 667 00:31:34,576 --> 00:31:39,330 This deep-rooted need to conquer all. 668 00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:42,817 You see, there's this tiny voice 669 00:31:42,818 --> 00:31:47,171 deep inside of me that cannot be silenced, 670 00:31:47,172 --> 00:31:51,325 who always thought, "Maybe... 671 00:31:51,326 --> 00:31:53,886 maybe if they knew you were special, 672 00:31:53,887 --> 00:31:57,631 that... that maybe... 673 00:31:57,632 --> 00:32:00,817 Mom and Dad would come knocking on that front door." 674 00:32:02,671 --> 00:32:05,781 Realize what they gave away. 675 00:32:07,676 --> 00:32:11,661 And that I was something worth fighting to get back. 676 00:32:17,352 --> 00:32:19,669 You most certainly are. 677 00:32:29,256 --> 00:32:31,515 I'll see you in the OR. 678 00:32:48,879 --> 00:32:50,603 It's been over eight hours. 679 00:32:50,604 --> 00:32:52,328 Whose playlist is up next? 680 00:32:52,329 --> 00:32:53,888 Sound of the drill works for me. 681 00:32:53,889 --> 00:32:56,729 Once we're finished, Cain can work. 682 00:32:56,730 --> 00:32:58,447 Then we still have to do the chemo bath. 683 00:32:58,448 --> 00:33:01,003 If she's under anesthesia too much longer, 684 00:33:01,004 --> 00:33:02,546 she'll never wake up. 685 00:33:12,707 --> 00:33:15,467 This tumor's eroded through the bone entirely. 686 00:33:15,468 --> 00:33:17,303 I've dissected as much as I can 687 00:33:17,304 --> 00:33:19,413 off the iliac and lumbosacral plexus, 688 00:33:19,414 --> 00:33:21,473 but the arterial wall has been compromised. 689 00:33:21,474 --> 00:33:23,550 Time to pull. 690 00:33:23,551 --> 00:33:25,652 Slow and steady. 691 00:33:27,192 --> 00:33:29,034 One moment. 692 00:33:49,386 --> 00:33:51,928 Got it. 693 00:33:53,056 --> 00:33:54,724 Deep breath worked the magic? 694 00:33:54,725 --> 00:33:58,552 Picturing her kids watching me, hopeful. That's the magic. 695 00:33:58,553 --> 00:34:00,774 You ready for me yet? 696 00:34:00,775 --> 00:34:03,176 - All yours, Dr. Cain. - It's about time. 697 00:34:03,177 --> 00:34:04,758 Get the microscope in place. 698 00:34:04,759 --> 00:34:07,536 I need somatosensory and motor EPs on the screen. 699 00:34:07,537 --> 00:34:09,613 Foot and a half from lead position. Eye level. 700 00:34:12,290 --> 00:34:13,739 A little room. 701 00:34:13,740 --> 00:34:15,874 We're gonna double-check everything in the abdomen 702 00:34:15,875 --> 00:34:17,413 once you've finished to make sure we've got it. 703 00:34:17,414 --> 00:34:18,447 How much longer? 704 00:34:18,448 --> 00:34:20,808 - Two more hours? - Nope. Won't take that long. 705 00:34:20,809 --> 00:34:23,382 I need some curettes, couple of sutures, 706 00:34:23,383 --> 00:34:24,979 and some Megadeth on the jukebox. 707 00:34:24,980 --> 00:34:28,540 Spine surgeries beg for headbanging tunes. 708 00:34:28,541 --> 00:34:29,950 Is that irony? 709 00:34:37,935 --> 00:34:41,962 Dissecting the tumor off the dural sac. 710 00:34:41,963 --> 00:34:44,106 Gonna need you to put some pressure 711 00:34:44,107 --> 00:34:46,333 right there, Dr. Voss. 712 00:34:46,334 --> 00:34:48,836 I know heavy equipment is Ortho's thing, 713 00:34:48,837 --> 00:34:52,114 but you're here on the delicate side, so be gentle. 714 00:34:54,326 --> 00:34:55,785 ? She had to know... ? 715 00:34:55,786 --> 00:34:57,269 That's it. Onc intern, 716 00:34:57,270 --> 00:34:58,812 get that chemo bath ready. 717 00:34:58,813 --> 00:35:01,182 You're gonna need it a lot sooner than these guys thought. 718 00:35:07,689 --> 00:35:11,276 - So how did it go? - I'm fine, yo. 719 00:35:12,752 --> 00:35:14,594 I don't believe you. 720 00:35:16,682 --> 00:35:19,166 Well, I'm fine enough to do the surgery. 721 00:35:19,167 --> 00:35:21,626 But even if I'm wrong, 722 00:35:21,627 --> 00:35:23,503 you'll be there, 723 00:35:23,504 --> 00:35:27,433 and I know I can always count on you, 724 00:35:27,434 --> 00:35:29,056 my partner. 725 00:35:48,181 --> 00:35:49,977 I know everyone at Chastain 726 00:35:49,978 --> 00:35:53,867 did everything they could to give my mom every chance, 727 00:35:53,868 --> 00:35:57,037 and I just want to thank you guys. 728 00:35:57,038 --> 00:35:59,964 Can you tell us how Dawn is doing after surgery? 729 00:35:59,965 --> 00:36:01,756 Well, the hours that we spent preparing 730 00:36:01,757 --> 00:36:03,420 for the surgery have paid dividends. 731 00:36:03,421 --> 00:36:06,522 Still, Dawn has endured 17 hours of surgery. 732 00:36:06,523 --> 00:36:08,682 Her body is struggling to recover. 733 00:36:08,683 --> 00:36:10,601 She hasn't regained consciousness and as yet, 734 00:36:10,602 --> 00:36:12,086 isn't able to breathe on her own. 735 00:36:12,087 --> 00:36:13,883 When is she gonna wake up? 736 00:36:13,884 --> 00:36:16,364 While we don't know for certain, we're very optimistic. 737 00:36:17,345 --> 00:36:19,910 And, Dr. Cain, I just want to thank you for giving 738 00:36:19,911 --> 00:36:21,620 my family hope when no one else would. 739 00:36:30,881 --> 00:36:34,166 We may be witnessing a medical miracle in progress. 740 00:36:34,167 --> 00:36:36,114 Let's all pray for Dawn 741 00:36:36,115 --> 00:36:38,946 and give our gratitude to this amazing team of doctors 742 00:36:38,947 --> 00:36:40,614 still fighting to save her. 743 00:36:40,615 --> 00:36:42,432 We'll be following Dawn and Malia's story 744 00:36:42,433 --> 00:36:43,941 over the next few weeks. 745 00:36:43,942 --> 00:36:46,787 It's families like this, bonding together in crisis, 746 00:36:46,788 --> 00:36:48,731 that inspire us all. 747 00:36:48,732 --> 00:36:50,624 You crashed here last night? 748 00:36:50,625 --> 00:36:53,277 Yeah. Surgery was long. 749 00:36:53,278 --> 00:36:55,977 My "Mother of All Surgeries" patient was just on TV, 750 00:36:55,978 --> 00:36:57,740 and I wanted to catch it before heading home. 751 00:36:57,741 --> 00:36:59,800 Barely made it out of surgery. 752 00:36:59,801 --> 00:37:02,078 They're calling it a success. 753 00:37:02,079 --> 00:37:05,289 Well, family's still together. 754 00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:07,248 Maybe that's enough, right? 755 00:37:11,313 --> 00:37:13,814 I don't know, man. 756 00:37:13,815 --> 00:37:15,424 You know, my first day at Chastain, 757 00:37:15,425 --> 00:37:17,176 I was planning on going into oncology. 758 00:37:17,177 --> 00:37:20,654 Mm, but then the infamous Lane Hunter came along. 759 00:37:20,655 --> 00:37:22,756 Well, she was an anomaly. 760 00:37:22,757 --> 00:37:25,101 Criminal, psychopath. 761 00:37:25,102 --> 00:37:27,603 I mean, the majority of oncologists 762 00:37:27,604 --> 00:37:30,655 are caring people dedicated to saving lives. 763 00:37:30,656 --> 00:37:33,651 When the treatment cures the patient, that's one thing, 764 00:37:33,652 --> 00:37:36,061 but what may help one patient 765 00:37:36,062 --> 00:37:38,989 will harm or even kill another, often without any benefit. 766 00:37:38,990 --> 00:37:41,342 It's impossible to know where your patient will fall 767 00:37:41,343 --> 00:37:43,285 on that spectrum before you start treating them. 768 00:37:43,286 --> 00:37:45,179 That's why, sometimes, I miss being a medic 769 00:37:45,180 --> 00:37:48,791 with the patrol units downrange. That job was clear. 770 00:37:48,792 --> 00:37:51,961 We could be proud of what we did every day. No gray areas. 771 00:37:51,962 --> 00:37:53,878 But... 772 00:37:55,615 --> 00:37:56,841 ... all this 773 00:37:56,842 --> 00:37:58,865 corporatized medicine, profit over patients, 774 00:37:58,866 --> 00:38:01,195 I guess I just look at it as a different kind of battlefield. 775 00:38:01,196 --> 00:38:03,722 One where we need to keep showing up, 776 00:38:03,723 --> 00:38:06,049 keep fighting, keep making a difference. 777 00:38:06,050 --> 00:38:08,644 No matter what the odds are against us. 778 00:38:08,645 --> 00:38:11,372 Yeah. 779 00:38:11,373 --> 00:38:12,939 Yeah. 780 00:38:24,485 --> 00:38:26,220 Big-time oncologist 781 00:38:26,221 --> 00:38:28,889 just couldn't stay away, huh? 782 00:38:28,890 --> 00:38:32,008 My toe! Oh, my God, I need a doctor! 783 00:38:32,009 --> 00:38:34,285 Looks like things got out of control without me. 784 00:38:34,286 --> 00:38:37,187 Bed 4, perfect for you. 785 00:38:37,188 --> 00:38:40,367 You'll want a wardrobe change and some gloves. 786 00:38:40,368 --> 00:38:41,627 What's the bullet? 787 00:38:41,628 --> 00:38:43,721 Patient's been stopped up for weeks. 788 00:38:43,722 --> 00:38:45,805 Disimpaction time. 789 00:38:47,350 --> 00:38:48,684 I'm on it. 790 00:38:48,685 --> 00:38:51,686 Watch out, she's a biter. 791 00:38:57,534 --> 00:38:59,867 I can never thank you enough. Thank you. 792 00:38:59,868 --> 00:39:02,356 Oh, you're more than welcome. 793 00:39:02,357 --> 00:39:04,200 Seriously, people need to know about it. 794 00:39:04,201 --> 00:39:08,095 - Just excuse me for a second. - Yeah. 795 00:39:08,096 --> 00:39:10,155 I am so impressed with what you guys are doing here. 796 00:39:10,156 --> 00:39:11,782 I'm telling you, the world needs to know about this. 797 00:39:11,783 --> 00:39:13,658 Well, thank you so much. I appreciate it. 798 00:39:13,659 --> 00:39:15,125 Especially at a time right now where... 799 00:39:15,126 --> 00:39:16,328 Dr. Bell. 800 00:39:16,329 --> 00:39:18,562 Nurse Nevin has been telling me about the clinic. 801 00:39:18,563 --> 00:39:20,832 I was just saying how invested you are 802 00:39:20,833 --> 00:39:22,668 in our service to the uninsured. 803 00:39:22,669 --> 00:39:24,302 How you care about all of our patients, 804 00:39:24,303 --> 00:39:25,957 not just the big newsworthy cases. 805 00:39:25,958 --> 00:39:27,386 I'm telling you, Dr. Bell, 806 00:39:27,387 --> 00:39:29,950 - he's one of the good ones. - Well, as a nonprofit, 807 00:39:29,951 --> 00:39:33,129 charity work is an essential part of Chastain's mission. 808 00:39:33,130 --> 00:39:34,737 You know, I can see the segment now: 809 00:39:34,738 --> 00:39:38,442 "World-renowned surgeon makes time for the disadvantaged." 810 00:39:38,443 --> 00:39:39,484 You in? 811 00:39:40,907 --> 00:39:42,449 - Just say when. - Come on now. 812 00:39:42,450 --> 00:39:43,722 Thank you, sir. 813 00:39:43,723 --> 00:39:44,823 - And thank you. - Thank you. 814 00:39:44,824 --> 00:39:46,041 Yes, ma'am. 815 00:39:48,578 --> 00:39:49,695 Let's go. 816 00:39:49,696 --> 00:39:51,838 Neat trick. 817 00:39:51,839 --> 00:39:53,873 It won't work again. 818 00:40:02,650 --> 00:40:06,428 I made this for the baby. 819 00:40:06,429 --> 00:40:07,988 Is this your apology? 820 00:40:07,989 --> 00:40:10,957 I can't apologize for wishing you'd done genetic testing, 821 00:40:10,958 --> 00:40:12,986 but it is your choice, 822 00:40:12,987 --> 00:40:15,812 and I am sorry I did not respect that. 823 00:40:17,190 --> 00:40:18,691 Thank you. 824 00:40:18,692 --> 00:40:20,962 Come in. I'm filling out my baby registry. 825 00:40:20,963 --> 00:40:22,611 Do you think I need a baby bouncy? 826 00:40:22,612 --> 00:40:24,339 I have no idea what that is. 827 00:40:24,340 --> 00:40:27,007 Me either, but we can figure it out together, yes? 828 00:40:27,008 --> 00:40:30,777 Sounds awful, but I can't think of anything else I'd rather do. 829 00:40:30,778 --> 00:40:31,945 Aw. 830 00:40:31,946 --> 00:40:35,615 On three. One, two, 831 00:40:35,616 --> 00:40:38,285 three. 832 00:40:40,621 --> 00:40:42,689 What? 833 00:40:42,690 --> 00:40:44,383 How did you get this place? 834 00:40:44,384 --> 00:40:47,260 Dumb luck or karma. It just came back on the market. 835 00:40:52,091 --> 00:40:56,428 Whatever it is, I'm so happy we're here now. 836 00:40:56,429 --> 00:40:59,172 Ah. 837 00:40:59,173 --> 00:41:01,150 When you brought me here the first time, 838 00:41:01,151 --> 00:41:03,477 it's just I had so much going on, you know? 839 00:41:03,478 --> 00:41:04,878 And you still do, 840 00:41:06,037 --> 00:41:08,115 but we will get through it all together. 841 00:41:08,116 --> 00:41:09,158 I know. 842 00:41:11,161 --> 00:41:14,388 Are you sure right now is the right time to make this move? 843 00:41:14,389 --> 00:41:17,224 I've never been so sure. 844 00:41:24,716 --> 00:41:27,626 - I love you. - I love you, too. 845 00:41:27,627 --> 00:41:29,736 And I love this house. 846 00:41:29,737 --> 00:41:32,872 Well, get ready to love it more. 847 00:41:35,635 --> 00:41:37,019 Ta-da! 848 00:41:37,020 --> 00:41:40,138 Oh, my God! 849 00:41:40,139 --> 00:41:44,851 - We have chickens. - Oh! 850 00:41:44,852 --> 00:41:46,986 Wow! 851 00:41:55,896 --> 00:41:59,562 Engine still purring like a '69 Firebird? 852 00:42:01,452 --> 00:42:03,437 Incision is healing well. 853 00:42:03,438 --> 00:42:05,572 Your heart function and rhythm sounds 854 00:42:05,573 --> 00:42:07,198 within normal range. 855 00:42:07,199 --> 00:42:09,943 Your cardiologist can manage your recovery. 856 00:42:09,944 --> 00:42:12,212 - Good luck. - Wait. 857 00:42:13,673 --> 00:42:15,525 Don't go. Please. 858 00:42:17,218 --> 00:42:20,387 My mind and mouth move at the same time. 859 00:42:20,388 --> 00:42:23,790 I act before I think things through all the way. 860 00:42:23,791 --> 00:42:27,853 Character flaw. I'm working on it. 861 00:42:27,854 --> 00:42:29,762 I did what I did 862 00:42:29,763 --> 00:42:32,557 and I want to do better. 863 00:42:32,558 --> 00:42:35,243 If you can't forgive, I have to live with that. 864 00:42:37,104 --> 00:42:40,307 But my wife, your mother, 865 00:42:41,466 --> 00:42:44,569 is better than me in every way. 866 00:42:44,570 --> 00:42:47,414 She never would've messed things up the way I did. 867 00:42:49,984 --> 00:42:51,719 I wouldn't know. 868 00:42:53,671 --> 00:42:56,490 My hope is that you'll reach out to her, 869 00:42:56,491 --> 00:42:58,016 when you're ready. 870 00:42:58,017 --> 00:43:01,687 She's truly special, 871 00:43:01,688 --> 00:43:04,188 like you. 872 00:43:09,112 --> 00:43:10,946 Goodbye, Lamar. 873 00:43:27,464 --> 00:43:35,464 - Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com -