1 00:00:00,853 --> 00:00:03,882 - Previously on The Resident... - He is using while he's 2 00:00:03,907 --> 00:00:06,246 - working, and that's a problem. - How much did you 3 00:00:06,271 --> 00:00:09,381 scam the taxpayers for? Wait, I remember: one billion dollars, 4 00:00:09,406 --> 00:00:12,344 that you used to finance your campaign for governor. 5 00:00:12,421 --> 00:00:15,014 Find me every ounce of dirt on that Dr. Bell. 6 00:00:15,165 --> 00:00:16,923 I'm gonna destroy him. 7 00:00:17,076 --> 00:00:19,725 Claire avoided American health care and it killed her. 8 00:00:19,750 --> 00:00:22,223 It was my fault. I should have seen the signs earlier. 9 00:00:22,248 --> 00:00:24,931 Even if you had, it would probably have been too late. 10 00:00:25,084 --> 00:00:26,841 And maybe we could grab a drink? 11 00:00:26,861 --> 00:00:28,334 That sounds like just what I need. 12 00:00:28,359 --> 00:00:30,087 You cool with them together? 13 00:00:30,105 --> 00:00:31,691 Eh, she can do better. 14 00:00:33,868 --> 00:00:35,534 We are here tonight 15 00:00:36,366 --> 00:00:40,553 to honor someone who has done more for Chastain 16 00:00:40,578 --> 00:00:43,691 than perhaps any other one person. 17 00:00:43,711 --> 00:00:48,445 He has saved more lives than can possibly be counted. 18 00:00:49,241 --> 00:00:53,260 For someone who hates getting dressed up, 19 00:00:53,445 --> 00:00:55,445 you look... 20 00:00:55,464 --> 00:00:58,448 It's not actually the dressing up I mind, 21 00:00:58,450 --> 00:01:01,876 it's all the pointless small talk and forced smiling. 22 00:01:03,639 --> 00:01:07,451 Well, your dad seems right at home. 23 00:01:07,476 --> 00:01:10,736 Like a pig in... mud. 24 00:01:11,187 --> 00:01:16,029 Here to present the award for a lifetime of service to Dr. Bell 25 00:01:16,054 --> 00:01:18,893 is yet another powerhouse surgeon 26 00:01:18,913 --> 00:01:21,805 and our own beloved CEO, 27 00:01:21,898 --> 00:01:23,749 Dr. Kit Voss. 28 00:01:27,268 --> 00:01:29,123 Thank you, Marshall. 29 00:01:29,148 --> 00:01:32,467 I'm very happy to be here tonight to present this award. 30 00:01:32,492 --> 00:01:34,474 I think you all know that 31 00:01:34,494 --> 00:01:37,661 my admiration for Randolph Bell 32 00:01:37,813 --> 00:01:40,998 goes far beyond his skill as a surgeon, 33 00:01:41,167 --> 00:01:43,726 his dedication as a doctor, 34 00:01:43,728 --> 00:01:45,577 and his kindness as a human being. 35 00:01:45,671 --> 00:01:48,172 It is my great honor to present 36 00:01:48,399 --> 00:01:52,676 the Lifetime of Service Award to Dr. Randolph Bell. 37 00:02:09,862 --> 00:02:13,030 Dr. Randolph Bell, you've been served. 38 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,320 - Synced and corrected by synk - - www.addic7ed.com - 39 00:02:41,060 --> 00:02:44,562 Pharmacy, dial 2219. Pharmacy, 2219. 40 00:02:46,392 --> 00:02:48,284 I'm not sure coffee at the crack of dawn 41 00:02:48,309 --> 00:02:49,960 counts as a romantic date for most people, 42 00:02:49,985 --> 00:02:53,278 but it sure does hit the spot for an ER doctor. 43 00:02:54,332 --> 00:02:56,666 Want to grab dinner tonight? 44 00:02:56,817 --> 00:03:00,393 We could try that new Thai place in Inman Park. 45 00:03:00,418 --> 00:03:01,740 You mean like a real date? 46 00:03:01,765 --> 00:03:03,540 - Mm-hmm. - Hell yeah. 47 00:03:03,565 --> 00:03:05,416 Did you find someone to watch Gigi? 48 00:03:05,643 --> 00:03:07,233 Oh, I'll get right on that. 49 00:03:18,505 --> 00:03:19,671 What do we have? 50 00:03:19,824 --> 00:03:22,916 13-year-old male, Malik Sheridan, possible overdose. 51 00:03:22,935 --> 00:03:27,087 Unknown substance, likely opioids. Barely a pulse when we got to him. 52 00:03:27,112 --> 00:03:29,462 13? Damn it. 53 00:03:29,487 --> 00:03:31,735 Narcan, four milligrams, intranasal given. 54 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,438 Multiple doses epinephrine. 55 00:03:33,463 --> 00:03:35,648 Heart rate's improved, but he's remained unresponsive. 56 00:03:35,673 --> 00:03:37,718 Attempted intubation but has a difficult airway. 57 00:03:37,743 --> 00:03:39,576 Hypercarbic arrest. How long has he been out? 58 00:03:39,601 --> 00:03:41,646 At least 20 minutes. His friend called 911. 59 00:03:41,671 --> 00:03:43,708 - Trauma room nine. - What's your name? 60 00:03:43,733 --> 00:03:44,824 Tally. 61 00:03:44,849 --> 00:03:46,439 Tally, I'm Dr. Hawkins. What did Malik take? 62 00:03:46,459 --> 00:03:47,644 I don't know. 63 00:03:47,669 --> 00:03:48,936 - A pill. - What kind of pill? 64 00:03:48,961 --> 00:03:50,830 Conrad, his breathing is shallow. 65 00:03:50,855 --> 00:03:52,537 Let's move him so we can intubate. 66 00:03:52,632 --> 00:03:54,781 - Good. - On my count, one, two, 67 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:55,966 - three. - Three. 68 00:03:55,991 --> 00:03:57,674 He's gonna arrest again if we don't 69 00:03:57,699 --> 00:03:59,113 - get him breathing better. - Let's try drive down 70 00:03:59,138 --> 00:04:00,316 the C02. 71 00:04:00,341 --> 00:04:02,046 Pupils still pinpoint. 72 00:04:02,071 --> 00:04:04,180 Let's give him another dose of Narcan and start a drip. 73 00:04:05,157 --> 00:04:06,657 Pushing Narcan now. 74 00:04:06,682 --> 00:04:07,990 He hasn't flinched since he got here. 75 00:04:08,015 --> 00:04:09,966 - Mac 3, to me. - On it. Hundley? 76 00:04:09,991 --> 00:04:11,056 Go, got it. 77 00:04:12,376 --> 00:04:13,942 Intubating now. 78 00:04:18,382 --> 00:04:20,258 Good bilateral breath sounds. 79 00:04:20,283 --> 00:04:21,657 Get him on the vent. 80 00:04:22,328 --> 00:04:23,494 Is he gonna wake up? 81 00:04:23,519 --> 00:04:25,640 We're going to do everything we can to make sure that happens. 82 00:04:25,665 --> 00:04:27,646 Tally, where'd the pill come from? 83 00:04:27,671 --> 00:04:29,551 This much Narcan should have pulled him out of this. 84 00:04:29,576 --> 00:04:30,886 Are we missing something? 85 00:04:30,911 --> 00:04:32,394 Cerebral edema? 86 00:04:32,413 --> 00:04:33,572 I hope not. 87 00:04:33,597 --> 00:04:35,239 Tally, what time... 88 00:04:35,819 --> 00:04:37,177 Go, I got him. 89 00:05:00,032 --> 00:05:01,532 Can I sit down? 90 00:05:04,428 --> 00:05:07,037 He's gonna be so mad. 91 00:05:07,264 --> 00:05:08,957 I shouldn't have called 911. 92 00:05:08,982 --> 00:05:10,207 When his parents find out... 93 00:05:10,358 --> 00:05:12,192 You probably saved his life. 94 00:05:12,211 --> 00:05:15,287 Tally, the pill. 95 00:05:15,381 --> 00:05:18,031 Did you see him take it? Do you know where he got it? 96 00:05:18,050 --> 00:05:20,217 Amir had it. 97 00:05:20,242 --> 00:05:21,833 Malik's older brother. 98 00:05:22,796 --> 00:05:25,889 He plays football, but he hurt his back a while ago. 99 00:05:26,726 --> 00:05:29,059 He got a lot of pills from the doctor. 100 00:05:31,213 --> 00:05:32,879 Careful. 101 00:05:32,898 --> 00:05:35,858 I don't think this pill is from the doctor. 102 00:05:36,783 --> 00:05:38,620 We got to wash those hands. 103 00:05:38,645 --> 00:05:41,029 Even a small amount on your skin could be dangerous. 104 00:05:42,390 --> 00:05:43,533 He's stable. 105 00:05:43,558 --> 00:05:45,225 Percocet. Definitely counterfeit. 106 00:05:45,250 --> 00:05:46,369 Probably fentanyl. 107 00:05:46,394 --> 00:05:47,613 Can you get this tested, fast? 108 00:05:47,638 --> 00:05:49,413 We've got fentanyl test strips up front. 109 00:05:49,438 --> 00:05:52,644 I'll have results in five minutes. Full tox will take a couple hours. 110 00:05:52,669 --> 00:05:55,712 Tally, we need to call Malik's parents right now. 111 00:05:55,737 --> 00:05:57,570 Yeah, and we need to find Amir. 112 00:05:58,332 --> 00:05:59,664 These pills are really dangerous. 113 00:05:59,689 --> 00:06:01,646 If your friends have more, we got to find them. 114 00:06:02,094 --> 00:06:05,929 You don't want anyone else to get hurt, do you? 115 00:06:10,511 --> 00:06:11,660 Malik's phone. 116 00:06:11,678 --> 00:06:13,604 The password is 61309. 117 00:06:13,831 --> 00:06:15,898 My birthday. 118 00:06:20,613 --> 00:06:23,777 I'm not saying cancel the deposition, 119 00:06:23,802 --> 00:06:26,324 but maybe just postpone it until we have more information. 120 00:06:26,349 --> 00:06:28,176 I've been deposed a thousand times. 121 00:06:28,195 --> 00:06:29,435 I'm more worried about Leela. 122 00:06:29,571 --> 00:06:31,770 'Cause the first time can be a little rattling. 123 00:06:31,795 --> 00:06:34,630 Leela's not the one being sued. It's you in the line of fire. 124 00:06:34,655 --> 00:06:36,062 The case isn't even close. 125 00:06:36,087 --> 00:06:38,443 I've gone through all the records. There's nothing. 126 00:06:38,468 --> 00:06:40,595 Claire Williams' sepsis was so far along 127 00:06:40,620 --> 00:06:42,637 that even if the kidney stones hadn't masked it, 128 00:06:42,789 --> 00:06:44,289 we couldn't have saved her. 129 00:06:44,307 --> 00:06:46,233 You know that's not what this is really about. 130 00:06:46,258 --> 00:06:48,091 I know. You think it's about the governor 131 00:06:48,116 --> 00:06:50,496 and revenge for my performance at his little press ambush. 132 00:06:50,521 --> 00:06:54,241 It's definitely the governor. And this lawyer, Costican... 133 00:06:54,392 --> 00:06:56,576 I heard he was the governor's fraternity brother. 134 00:06:56,601 --> 00:06:57,842 And a big campaign donor. 135 00:06:57,867 --> 00:06:59,125 I can handle him. 136 00:06:59,150 --> 00:07:01,523 He's a snake. He wants to embarrass you. 137 00:07:02,084 --> 00:07:04,814 Why else would they serve you a subpoena on stage 138 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,236 in front of hundreds of people when you're getting an award? 139 00:07:07,256 --> 00:07:08,425 It's not like you're hard to find. 140 00:07:08,450 --> 00:07:10,216 You're here at the hospital every day. 141 00:07:10,241 --> 00:07:13,510 Oh, please, just postpone it. 142 00:07:15,283 --> 00:07:16,616 I don't scare that easy. 143 00:07:27,183 --> 00:07:30,685 How is it that a woman who cuts people open for a living 144 00:07:30,710 --> 00:07:32,377 is nervous about talking to lawyers? 145 00:07:32,402 --> 00:07:35,150 In the OR they're not hoping I make a mistake. 146 00:07:35,182 --> 00:07:37,408 Which is exactly what these lawyers are doing. 147 00:07:37,433 --> 00:07:39,360 Babe, just tell the truth. 148 00:07:39,529 --> 00:07:43,014 What if somehow I end up saying the wrong thing 149 00:07:43,033 --> 00:07:44,774 and then they use it against Bell? 150 00:07:44,793 --> 00:07:47,685 It's gonna be fine. I promise. 151 00:07:47,704 --> 00:07:48,870 How can you be so sure? 152 00:07:48,895 --> 00:07:50,137 Because I know what we did. 153 00:07:50,162 --> 00:07:52,109 I've gone over the records, just like you. 154 00:07:52,134 --> 00:07:55,135 We checked every box with Claire. It was textbook. 155 00:07:56,359 --> 00:07:58,335 And I know what a good doctor you are. 156 00:08:00,262 --> 00:08:02,580 You're biased. 157 00:08:17,945 --> 00:08:20,652 Test came back on the pill. It was fentanyl for sure. 158 00:08:20,677 --> 00:08:22,505 - Malik's parents are on the way. - Good. 159 00:08:22,530 --> 00:08:23,974 Cops should be here soon. 160 00:08:23,999 --> 00:08:25,147 You reach the brother yet? 161 00:08:25,241 --> 00:08:26,694 Tried three times. No answer. 162 00:08:26,719 --> 00:08:30,129 That kid's walking around with poison in his pocket. 163 00:08:30,154 --> 00:08:32,417 If he hasn't taken it yet, he will. 164 00:08:32,442 --> 00:08:33,957 Can you track him? 165 00:08:33,982 --> 00:08:35,924 People track their kids' phones, right? 166 00:08:42,418 --> 00:08:45,605 Amir is at Youngman High School. 167 00:08:46,118 --> 00:08:47,207 It's only two miles away. 168 00:08:47,232 --> 00:08:48,306 Yeah. Go. 169 00:08:48,690 --> 00:08:51,191 Take some Narcan. Here's extra. 170 00:09:02,019 --> 00:09:03,995 Help! Please! 171 00:09:05,949 --> 00:09:08,249 Stand back, stand back. 172 00:09:09,953 --> 00:09:11,795 Is Robert going to be okay? 173 00:09:11,820 --> 00:09:13,807 Is he dead? Oh, my God. 174 00:09:13,832 --> 00:09:16,591 He's gone. 175 00:09:19,704 --> 00:09:21,221 I got you, bud. 176 00:09:25,952 --> 00:09:29,619 You guys know Amir? Amir Sheridan. 177 00:09:29,644 --> 00:09:31,433 He's a football player. 178 00:09:31,458 --> 00:09:34,142 Hey. Come here. Come here, come here. 179 00:09:34,167 --> 00:09:37,047 Keep him on his side. Keep talking to him, okay? 180 00:09:39,205 --> 00:09:41,698 Someone get a teacher out here until the ambulances comes. 181 00:10:19,295 --> 00:10:22,476 Don't volunteer anything. Only answer the question 182 00:10:22,501 --> 00:10:24,319 that's been asked, nothing more. 183 00:10:24,344 --> 00:10:25,677 Yeah, I've done this before, counselor. 184 00:10:25,702 --> 00:10:26,885 Many, many times. 185 00:10:26,910 --> 00:10:30,008 I've... never lost. 186 00:10:30,033 --> 00:10:31,958 I've never settled. 187 00:10:31,983 --> 00:10:34,886 So, I know you're just trying to do your job. 188 00:10:34,911 --> 00:10:38,980 But trust me, this lawsuit is a nuisance. 189 00:10:42,954 --> 00:10:44,304 So, what aren't you telling me? 190 00:10:44,581 --> 00:10:47,600 Costican is not your ordinary lawyer. 191 00:10:47,769 --> 00:10:48,935 And this... 192 00:10:50,145 --> 00:10:52,145 is not your ordinary malpractice suit. 193 00:10:52,170 --> 00:10:53,517 What do you mean? 194 00:10:53,542 --> 00:10:55,464 Most depositions are pretty tame. 195 00:10:55,484 --> 00:10:56,966 This one won't be. 196 00:10:57,060 --> 00:11:00,895 Costican is a loose cannon. 197 00:11:00,989 --> 00:11:02,939 He's got private detectives out there 198 00:11:03,049 --> 00:11:04,549 talking to former patients of yours. 199 00:11:04,718 --> 00:11:07,719 They're digging through everything. 200 00:11:07,744 --> 00:11:09,175 Combing through records. 201 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,700 Those records are private. 202 00:11:11,725 --> 00:11:12,790 In theory. 203 00:11:14,060 --> 00:11:15,960 But these guys are scary and well-connected. 204 00:11:17,063 --> 00:11:19,672 We have to be ready for anything. 205 00:11:19,899 --> 00:11:21,916 So, what are they looking for? 206 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,137 The more important question is what are they gonna find? 207 00:11:27,257 --> 00:11:29,999 We've got three more teenage overdoses! 208 00:11:30,018 --> 00:11:31,184 Pronounced one dead at the scene, 209 00:11:31,335 --> 00:11:32,501 these two were still alive when I got there. 210 00:11:32,521 --> 00:11:34,020 - On it. Bay two. - Lost this kid's pulse 211 00:11:34,045 --> 00:11:35,596 about 90 seconds ago. 212 00:11:35,621 --> 00:11:36,833 Take him to trauma room 12. 213 00:11:36,858 --> 00:11:39,250 This is Amir Sheridan, Malik's brother. 214 00:11:39,269 --> 00:11:40,843 I think he took a fall down the bleachers. 215 00:11:40,862 --> 00:11:43,136 Head laceration, probable rib fractures. 216 00:11:43,439 --> 00:11:46,774 All right, his breathing's not so hot. We need to intubate him. 217 00:11:46,799 --> 00:11:48,253 Looks like he took a hell of a spill. 218 00:11:48,278 --> 00:11:50,399 Page Neuro. Dr. Sutton needs to take a look at him. 219 00:11:50,424 --> 00:11:51,848 I got this one. You go get the others. 220 00:11:51,873 --> 00:11:53,289 All right, thank you, man. 221 00:11:56,620 --> 00:11:58,195 Come on, sweetie. Come back to us. 222 00:11:58,220 --> 00:12:01,949 Let's get ready to intubate. Pulse-rhythm check. 223 00:12:03,534 --> 00:12:05,443 No pulse. 224 00:12:05,461 --> 00:12:08,382 - Pulmonary embolism? - Resume compressions. 225 00:12:08,407 --> 00:12:11,426 Let's give him another round of epi, bicarb and calcium. 226 00:12:11,594 --> 00:12:13,472 Airway definitely not secure. 227 00:12:13,497 --> 00:12:15,705 Preparing to intubate. I need an RT in here. 228 00:12:15,730 --> 00:12:16,971 I thought it was an overdose. 229 00:12:16,996 --> 00:12:18,858 He passed out and fell. Head trauma. 230 00:12:18,883 --> 00:12:21,125 Looks like rib fractures on the right. 231 00:12:21,127 --> 00:12:22,810 Pulse is strong, so we got something. 232 00:12:22,962 --> 00:12:25,220 - Have you checked pupils yet? - Nope, it's all you. 233 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,032 Give me 20 of etomidate and 150 of sux. 234 00:12:28,985 --> 00:12:31,869 Uneven pupils. That's not good. 235 00:12:32,806 --> 00:12:34,455 Definite trauma to the brain. 236 00:12:42,832 --> 00:12:45,074 That kid never stood a chance. 237 00:12:45,093 --> 00:12:48,049 By the time Conrad got to him, he was already gone. 238 00:12:48,074 --> 00:12:50,579 These fentanyl overdoses just keep climbing. 239 00:12:50,599 --> 00:12:52,098 Crazy. 240 00:12:52,325 --> 00:12:54,601 Pushing past 200 a day, nationally. 241 00:12:54,828 --> 00:12:58,830 Kids are supposed to learn from their mistakes, not die from them. 242 00:12:58,848 --> 00:13:01,941 And this one here is gonna need both of our expertise. 243 00:13:02,093 --> 00:13:03,359 It's a damn shame. 244 00:13:05,688 --> 00:13:07,488 Meet you in CT. 245 00:13:11,877 --> 00:13:13,560 That's two minutes. 246 00:13:13,585 --> 00:13:14,888 Pause compressions. 247 00:13:14,913 --> 00:13:17,164 We got a pulse. 248 00:13:18,511 --> 00:13:20,678 His brain has been without oxygen 249 00:13:20,703 --> 00:13:22,013 - for a long time. - Yeah, 250 00:13:22,038 --> 00:13:23,112 we've given him a shot. 251 00:13:23,131 --> 00:13:24,613 Not time to celebrate just yet. 252 00:13:24,633 --> 00:13:26,023 We'll get him to the ICU 253 00:13:26,042 --> 00:13:27,317 and send him through the scanner on the way. 254 00:13:27,342 --> 00:13:28,600 Good. I'll go check on Malik. 255 00:13:29,453 --> 00:13:32,166 Hey, I heard you had a bunch of overdosed kids in the ER. 256 00:13:32,191 --> 00:13:33,783 I came down, I wanted to see if I could help. 257 00:13:33,808 --> 00:13:35,952 Uh, yeah, multiple cases of fentanyl poisoning. 258 00:13:35,977 --> 00:13:38,088 This kid had a PEA arrest on the way in, 259 00:13:38,113 --> 00:13:39,887 we got him back, but it's not clear what's left. 260 00:13:39,981 --> 00:13:41,883 So, nothing surgical? 261 00:13:41,908 --> 00:13:44,575 Dr. Austin and Dr. Sutton have a head trauma 262 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,410 that'll probably end up in the OR. 263 00:13:46,896 --> 00:13:49,030 Okay, right. I-I'll check with them. 264 00:13:57,648 --> 00:14:00,041 This one of the fentanyl overdoses? 265 00:14:00,347 --> 00:14:01,645 So young. 266 00:14:01,670 --> 00:14:03,670 Yeah. 13. 267 00:14:04,414 --> 00:14:07,565 Two of the older ones are in real trouble. 268 00:14:08,325 --> 00:14:11,344 Another one was dead at the scene. 269 00:14:12,180 --> 00:14:13,996 You find the rest of the pills? 270 00:14:14,015 --> 00:14:18,351 Yep. Older brother had them in his pocket. 271 00:14:19,245 --> 00:14:21,837 13 years old, kid probably never took anything stronger 272 00:14:21,856 --> 00:14:23,639 than an aspirin before. 273 00:14:23,750 --> 00:14:27,235 We should not be saying they overdosed. That kid was poisoned. 274 00:14:28,938 --> 00:14:30,721 Dr. Devi, 275 00:14:30,746 --> 00:14:32,916 at what point was it clear to you 276 00:14:32,941 --> 00:14:34,853 that Claire Williams would need surgery? 277 00:14:34,878 --> 00:14:37,094 Well, when the kidney stone was resolved, 278 00:14:37,263 --> 00:14:39,205 she developed an acute abdomen. 279 00:14:39,356 --> 00:14:42,542 Culture showed florid gram-negative bacteremia. 280 00:14:42,567 --> 00:14:43,963 Her lactate was very high. 281 00:14:43,988 --> 00:14:45,263 Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 282 00:14:45,288 --> 00:14:46,908 Have you assisted Dr. Bell in surgery before? 283 00:14:46,933 --> 00:14:48,122 Yes, many times. 284 00:14:48,216 --> 00:14:51,953 And how many of those patients have died under Dr. Bell's care? 285 00:14:51,978 --> 00:14:53,695 Object to form. 286 00:14:57,058 --> 00:14:59,116 I don't know a specific number... 287 00:14:59,135 --> 00:15:02,895 So, you have seen Dr. Bell kill, or, uh, lose a patient before? 288 00:15:03,047 --> 00:15:05,565 Object to form. 289 00:15:05,716 --> 00:15:08,125 Mr. Costican, please. There's no jury here. 290 00:15:08,144 --> 00:15:10,319 Theatrics aren't necessary. 291 00:15:13,633 --> 00:15:15,877 Do you believe the surgery performed by Dr. Bell 292 00:15:15,902 --> 00:15:18,077 was a factor in Claire Williams' death? 293 00:15:18,229 --> 00:15:21,973 I am certain she would have died without the surgery. 294 00:15:21,991 --> 00:15:24,992 She was already in refractory shock and she was clearly ischemic. 295 00:15:25,086 --> 00:15:27,714 The surgery was the only way to save her. 296 00:15:29,073 --> 00:15:32,149 Were you aware that Dr. Bell received financial compensation 297 00:15:32,168 --> 00:15:34,830 from a medical device company, QuoVadis, 298 00:15:34,855 --> 00:15:37,579 whose products he recommended to Chastain patients? 299 00:15:37,604 --> 00:15:38,908 Objection, relevancy. 300 00:15:38,933 --> 00:15:40,040 No, sir. 301 00:15:40,084 --> 00:15:41,947 Dr. Bell's financial affairs are not... 302 00:15:41,972 --> 00:15:43,603 So, you were not aware that artificial heart valves 303 00:15:43,830 --> 00:15:46,831 made by this company resulted in patient deaths at Chastain? 304 00:15:46,856 --> 00:15:48,369 Objection, relevancy. 305 00:15:48,394 --> 00:15:51,352 No. I'm not a heart surgeon. 306 00:15:51,776 --> 00:15:56,334 I assume you're familiar with the symptoms of, uh, multiple sclerosis? 307 00:15:56,359 --> 00:15:57,858 Yes. 308 00:15:58,011 --> 00:16:00,161 Could you describe them? 309 00:16:01,981 --> 00:16:04,939 Symptoms vary widely from patient to patient. 310 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,970 And some may be asymptomatic for long periods of time... 311 00:16:06,995 --> 00:16:08,532 Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. What would be typical? 312 00:16:08,667 --> 00:16:11,332 MS can cause neural disruption 313 00:16:11,357 --> 00:16:13,874 between the brain and the rest of the body. 314 00:16:14,027 --> 00:16:15,807 This can cause numbness 315 00:16:15,832 --> 00:16:18,195 or weakness in parts of the body, tremors, sometimes. 316 00:16:18,214 --> 00:16:20,213 Would any of those symptoms interfere 317 00:16:20,238 --> 00:16:22,142 with one's ability to perform surgery? 318 00:16:22,167 --> 00:16:23,441 Object to form. 319 00:16:23,886 --> 00:16:25,294 They could. 320 00:16:25,388 --> 00:16:27,705 But hundreds of thousands of people in this country alone 321 00:16:27,723 --> 00:16:29,658 are living normal lives with MS. 322 00:16:29,683 --> 00:16:33,486 Plenty of surgeons with MS who are successfully operating today. 323 00:16:33,511 --> 00:16:35,265 Thank you, Dr. "Pravish." 324 00:16:35,290 --> 00:16:37,040 It's Pravesh. 325 00:16:37,826 --> 00:16:39,055 Pravesh. 326 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,214 Thank you, Dr. Pravesh. 327 00:16:41,888 --> 00:16:43,496 Dr. Pravesh, 328 00:16:43,647 --> 00:16:45,480 have you ever heard Dr. Bell referred to 329 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:47,291 by the nickname HODAD? 330 00:16:50,322 --> 00:16:51,580 Excuse me? 331 00:16:51,605 --> 00:16:54,377 Have you ever heard Dr. Bell referred to 332 00:16:54,402 --> 00:16:57,009 by the nickname HODAD? 333 00:16:57,161 --> 00:17:00,738 It stands for Hands of Death and Destruction. 334 00:17:00,756 --> 00:17:02,974 I don't... 335 00:17:06,428 --> 00:17:08,687 No one refers to Dr. Bell that way now. 336 00:17:10,750 --> 00:17:12,674 Now. 337 00:17:12,768 --> 00:17:14,485 But in the past? 338 00:17:15,721 --> 00:17:17,822 I don't recall. 339 00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:25,923 Costican is hellbent on arguing this in a courtroom. 340 00:17:25,948 --> 00:17:28,986 Now, have you stopped to ask yourself why? 341 00:17:29,011 --> 00:17:32,541 Because I see a big, waving red flag. 342 00:17:32,566 --> 00:17:36,893 Now, you and I both know that Randolph is a great surgeon, 343 00:17:36,918 --> 00:17:41,230 but the things that could come up in a prolonged trial... 344 00:17:41,255 --> 00:17:43,189 You think he should settle? 345 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,168 I do. 346 00:17:45,193 --> 00:17:46,652 But he did nothing wrong. 347 00:17:46,677 --> 00:17:47,993 That might not matter. 348 00:17:48,188 --> 00:17:51,856 This is bigger than any one patient or even one doctor. 349 00:17:52,025 --> 00:17:55,601 It's a fragile moment for Chastain. 350 00:17:55,626 --> 00:17:59,311 If he loses this suit, 351 00:17:59,336 --> 00:18:01,854 we all lose. 352 00:18:19,058 --> 00:18:21,150 Sorry to bother, uh, I'm the new scrub tech. 353 00:18:21,175 --> 00:18:22,946 I just wanted to say I look forward 354 00:18:22,948 --> 00:18:24,808 to working with you in the OR. 355 00:18:25,581 --> 00:18:27,172 You're up, Dr. Bell. 356 00:18:29,653 --> 00:18:32,321 Just, uh, just give me two minutes. 357 00:18:32,346 --> 00:18:34,755 So, you're done already? 358 00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,338 Yes. 359 00:18:36,742 --> 00:18:38,066 How'd it go? 360 00:18:38,091 --> 00:18:40,099 It was, um, it was fine. 361 00:18:42,941 --> 00:18:44,113 Not great. 362 00:18:46,945 --> 00:18:49,463 Have you seen Jessica? 363 00:18:50,155 --> 00:18:53,080 - No. - Will you talk to her for me? 364 00:18:53,105 --> 00:18:55,236 I'm... I'm gonna need her help. 365 00:18:55,255 --> 00:18:57,502 What are the criteria 366 00:18:57,527 --> 00:19:00,230 used to make a differential diagnosis of sepsis? 367 00:19:00,255 --> 00:19:02,145 Well, there's no specific test. 368 00:19:02,170 --> 00:19:04,837 A diagnosis of sepsis requires the presence of infection, 369 00:19:04,862 --> 00:19:06,862 whether it's proven or suspected. 370 00:19:07,083 --> 00:19:09,675 Usually very low blood pressure, rapid heart rate. 371 00:19:09,700 --> 00:19:11,668 Sometimes increased breathing rate, fever. 372 00:19:11,693 --> 00:19:13,125 And all those were present in Claire 373 00:19:13,149 --> 00:19:15,064 Williams when she was first examined? 374 00:19:15,299 --> 00:19:17,817 I did not perform that exam. 375 00:19:18,594 --> 00:19:20,427 I'm sorry, you... 376 00:19:20,505 --> 00:19:22,930 you didn't examine your patient before surgery? 377 00:19:22,949 --> 00:19:25,599 I did. You referred to the first examination. 378 00:19:25,619 --> 00:19:27,975 I didn't perform her initial exam. Of course I... 379 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,253 examined her prior to surgery. 380 00:19:29,278 --> 00:19:31,082 But still, no diagnosis of the sepsis 381 00:19:31,107 --> 00:19:33,496 until Claire Williams is already in surgery? 382 00:19:33,521 --> 00:19:35,178 - Object to form. - No. 383 00:19:35,203 --> 00:19:37,186 - Sometimes surgery is exploratory... - Is it true 384 00:19:37,205 --> 00:19:38,797 that after Claire Williams was declared dead, 385 00:19:38,822 --> 00:19:41,425 you said to Dr. Devi, quote, 386 00:19:41,450 --> 00:19:45,300 "It was my fault, I should have seen the signs earlier"? 387 00:19:47,636 --> 00:19:49,377 No, I don't recall that. 388 00:19:53,362 --> 00:19:54,827 I apologize for the interruption, 389 00:19:54,852 --> 00:19:57,018 but Dr. Bell is needed in emergency surgery. 390 00:19:57,043 --> 00:19:58,861 Uh, we're in the middle of a deposition. 391 00:19:58,886 --> 00:19:59,967 Surely there's another surgeon who... 392 00:19:59,986 --> 00:20:01,894 Well, apparently, I have a life to save, 393 00:20:01,919 --> 00:20:05,821 so this legal colonoscopy can wait for another day. 394 00:20:09,220 --> 00:20:11,979 - Thanks. - No problem. I hate lawyers. 395 00:20:12,057 --> 00:20:13,556 Thought your brother was a lawyer. 396 00:20:13,581 --> 00:20:15,081 Exactly. 397 00:20:20,899 --> 00:20:24,025 According to his CT, there's definitely a hemothorax on the right side. 398 00:20:24,050 --> 00:20:26,160 Subdermal hematoma and uncal herniation I'm seeing 399 00:20:26,254 --> 00:20:28,662 gives us very little time. We've got to his skull open 400 00:20:28,756 --> 00:20:30,406 - if he's gonna have any chance. - That's all you. 401 00:20:30,425 --> 00:20:31,665 Brains before lungs. 402 00:20:31,685 --> 00:20:33,743 I'll take care of the chest tube in the OR. 403 00:20:34,817 --> 00:20:36,998 - Oh, his heart rate's dropping. - Ah, damn it. 404 00:20:37,023 --> 00:20:38,598 We're really coming down to the wire here. 405 00:20:38,623 --> 00:20:41,107 Get him on the table and we can scrub in. 406 00:20:48,268 --> 00:20:50,751 How's the kid? 407 00:20:50,776 --> 00:20:52,088 Malik? 408 00:20:52,113 --> 00:20:55,448 Woke up long enough to extubate him. 409 00:20:55,542 --> 00:20:57,208 Think he's gonna be okay. 410 00:20:57,435 --> 00:20:59,936 How was the deposition? 411 00:20:59,954 --> 00:21:02,630 - They asked me about HODAD. - HODAD? 412 00:21:03,229 --> 00:21:04,751 - What did you say? - Well, I... 413 00:21:04,776 --> 00:21:06,050 I dodged it. 414 00:21:06,219 --> 00:21:08,941 But it didn't really matter. They clearly already knew. 415 00:21:11,949 --> 00:21:13,507 Kid's awake. 416 00:21:18,881 --> 00:21:20,148 Hey, buddy. 417 00:21:22,074 --> 00:21:23,341 How you feeling? 418 00:21:24,887 --> 00:21:27,113 - Terrible. - I bet. 419 00:21:33,988 --> 00:21:37,898 Your brother and some of his friends took the same pills. 420 00:21:38,776 --> 00:21:40,826 Your brother took a pretty bad fall. 421 00:21:40,903 --> 00:21:43,087 He's in surgery right now. 422 00:21:44,315 --> 00:21:46,215 Is he gonna be okay? 423 00:21:47,594 --> 00:21:49,802 I don't know yet. 424 00:21:52,599 --> 00:21:55,266 One of his friends, Robert... 425 00:21:58,438 --> 00:22:00,188 He didn't make it. 426 00:22:04,102 --> 00:22:05,360 Tally? 427 00:22:05,837 --> 00:22:08,429 She didn't take anything. 428 00:22:08,448 --> 00:22:10,823 You're lucky to have her. 429 00:22:11,526 --> 00:22:13,242 You almost died. 430 00:22:15,029 --> 00:22:18,122 She probably saved your life. 431 00:22:19,835 --> 00:22:21,335 My best friend. 432 00:22:22,796 --> 00:22:25,204 - I don't know what I'd do without her. - Yeah, 433 00:22:25,229 --> 00:22:26,921 I know the feeling. 434 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,124 When can I see my brother? 435 00:22:30,149 --> 00:22:32,408 He's still in surgery. 436 00:22:32,864 --> 00:22:34,973 But I'll take you up when he comes out. 437 00:22:40,647 --> 00:22:42,463 Resecting the dura. 438 00:22:42,482 --> 00:22:46,058 How do these kids overdose at school on a Wednesday morning? 439 00:22:46,083 --> 00:22:49,022 Conrad told me he was prescribed Percocet 440 00:22:49,047 --> 00:22:50,189 for the football injury. 441 00:22:50,214 --> 00:22:51,858 And when it ran out... 442 00:22:51,883 --> 00:22:53,526 He probably went looking for more. 443 00:22:53,551 --> 00:22:57,516 Guessing he found it online. Most of the counterfeit pills 444 00:22:57,541 --> 00:22:59,532 on the street these days are fentanyl. It's cheaper 445 00:22:59,557 --> 00:23:01,009 than dirt and incredibly powerful, 446 00:23:01,034 --> 00:23:03,283 so all the illegal labs mix it into everything. 447 00:23:03,308 --> 00:23:05,819 Poisoning your customers can't be good for business. 448 00:23:05,839 --> 00:23:08,866 Okay, dissecting down to the intercostals. 449 00:23:08,891 --> 00:23:10,315 Kelly clamp. 450 00:23:11,660 --> 00:23:14,420 I need double suction. 451 00:23:15,740 --> 00:23:16,922 There's blood everywhere. 452 00:23:17,050 --> 00:23:20,143 Ablate one area and another one starts bleeding. 453 00:23:22,247 --> 00:23:23,579 Found it. 454 00:23:23,604 --> 00:23:25,291 Cauterizing the source vessel. 455 00:23:25,316 --> 00:23:27,674 Through the intercostals, into the pleural spaces. 456 00:23:27,769 --> 00:23:29,027 32 chest tube. 457 00:23:29,254 --> 00:23:31,587 His cortex is very swollen. 458 00:23:31,606 --> 00:23:33,392 I'm not sure we got here in time. 459 00:23:33,417 --> 00:23:37,253 You've given him the best chance against permanent brain damage. 460 00:23:39,522 --> 00:23:41,082 There's too many close calls. 461 00:23:41,107 --> 00:23:45,109 This young man is definitely dancing with death today. 462 00:24:01,877 --> 00:24:03,377 You need something, Dr. Sullivan? 463 00:24:03,396 --> 00:24:04,981 Oh, hey, uh, no, I was... 464 00:24:05,006 --> 00:24:07,275 I was just checking on something 465 00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:09,527 I-I noticed before that was... 466 00:24:09,552 --> 00:24:12,962 You know, I once caught a nurse swiping drugs off my cart. 467 00:24:12,980 --> 00:24:15,114 Poor thing was totally strung out. 468 00:24:16,043 --> 00:24:17,468 That's terrible. 469 00:24:17,893 --> 00:24:20,136 - What happened? - I had to report it. 470 00:24:20,154 --> 00:24:23,139 Lost her job, destroyed her career. 471 00:24:23,232 --> 00:24:25,894 Sad, really. She was a great nurse. 472 00:24:25,919 --> 00:24:27,752 That's tough. 473 00:24:27,979 --> 00:24:29,570 - That's a loss, huh? - Well, 474 00:24:29,589 --> 00:24:32,573 addiction doesn't discriminate. 475 00:24:32,650 --> 00:24:34,258 Could happen to anyone. 476 00:24:35,411 --> 00:24:37,486 Okay, yeah, uh... 477 00:24:37,505 --> 00:24:39,113 it seems fine now. 478 00:24:39,138 --> 00:24:41,349 Okay. Thank you, Dr. Lee. 479 00:24:48,073 --> 00:24:49,839 - Finished so soon. - Yeah. 480 00:24:49,864 --> 00:24:51,105 That was fast. How did it go? 481 00:24:51,130 --> 00:24:53,410 We're on a break, which I manufactured. 482 00:24:53,435 --> 00:24:55,418 - That bad? - It was brutal. 483 00:24:55,443 --> 00:24:57,276 What did Marshall say? 484 00:24:57,450 --> 00:25:00,993 It... it was good, routine. He's totally behind you. 485 00:25:03,071 --> 00:25:04,582 You're a terrible liar. 486 00:25:04,607 --> 00:25:07,333 I'm an excellent liar. You just know me too well. 487 00:25:08,611 --> 00:25:10,686 The truth is Marshall's worried. 488 00:25:10,688 --> 00:25:13,356 He thinks maybe you should settle. 489 00:25:15,343 --> 00:25:18,032 Settling would be admitting there was a mistake. 490 00:25:18,057 --> 00:25:19,915 And there wasn't one. 491 00:25:20,956 --> 00:25:22,956 I trust your judgment. 492 00:25:22,976 --> 00:25:26,377 - But? - The stress is bad for you. 493 00:25:26,402 --> 00:25:28,619 And don't tell me you can handle it. 494 00:25:28,644 --> 00:25:31,707 This isn't about your emotional fortitude. 495 00:25:31,842 --> 00:25:33,860 It's about your MS. 496 00:25:36,322 --> 00:25:37,488 Okay. 497 00:25:37,715 --> 00:25:39,323 Uh... 498 00:25:40,568 --> 00:25:42,234 No, you're right, I... 499 00:25:42,387 --> 00:25:44,331 As usual. 500 00:25:45,556 --> 00:25:50,084 Uh, yeah, all right, let's... settle this thing. 501 00:26:19,620 --> 00:26:23,011 _ 502 00:26:23,036 --> 00:26:26,955 They refused to settle? Just like that? Just refused? 503 00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:28,597 And, also... 504 00:26:28,616 --> 00:26:31,642 this OR tech from the surgery, 505 00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:33,377 Donald Killian. 506 00:26:33,529 --> 00:26:34,879 What's he saying? 507 00:26:35,106 --> 00:26:37,882 He's saying you were showing symptoms of MS in the surgery. 508 00:26:38,051 --> 00:26:41,410 What-what symptoms?! That's... 509 00:26:41,412 --> 00:26:42,703 that's ridiculous. 510 00:26:42,722 --> 00:26:46,592 This guy begged to be part of the surgery. He's a plant. 511 00:26:46,617 --> 00:26:48,931 It... it's all payback. 512 00:26:48,956 --> 00:26:52,369 My MS had nothing to do with Claire dying. 513 00:26:52,394 --> 00:26:54,990 I could have been completely cured or flat on my back, 514 00:26:55,015 --> 00:26:56,991 she was gonna die from sepsis. 515 00:27:01,407 --> 00:27:02,782 We need to get back. 516 00:27:04,652 --> 00:27:06,527 It's gonna be okay. 517 00:27:06,552 --> 00:27:08,711 Of course it is. 518 00:27:11,417 --> 00:27:13,084 - Right? - Mm-hmm. 519 00:27:18,666 --> 00:27:20,258 What do we do? 520 00:27:38,728 --> 00:27:41,707 - Hey, thanks for coming. - Sure. What's up? 521 00:27:41,732 --> 00:27:45,121 - You look awful. - C-Close the door, would you? 522 00:27:45,405 --> 00:27:47,320 What's going on? 523 00:27:47,345 --> 00:27:49,121 I'm, um... 524 00:27:49,789 --> 00:27:51,697 I'm in a bit of a jam. 525 00:27:51,849 --> 00:27:53,607 Dad, you're scaring me. 526 00:27:53,684 --> 00:27:55,126 Don't. 527 00:28:02,451 --> 00:28:04,376 Where did you get this? 528 00:28:04,470 --> 00:28:06,529 It was in the operating room. 529 00:28:06,547 --> 00:28:08,806 Left over after a surgery. 530 00:28:11,585 --> 00:28:13,060 I was going to use it. 531 00:28:14,814 --> 00:28:17,389 - On myself. - You what? 532 00:28:17,558 --> 00:28:20,392 Let me explain, okay? 533 00:28:20,486 --> 00:28:23,181 It was a mistake. Obviously, I know that, okay? 534 00:28:23,206 --> 00:28:25,415 That's why I called you. 535 00:28:25,733 --> 00:28:27,320 Look, everything under control, okay? 536 00:28:27,345 --> 00:28:29,695 I... It was-it was perfectly sound, medically. 537 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:31,474 I ca-I can show you the protocol. 538 00:28:31,499 --> 00:28:33,841 What in God's name are you talking about? 539 00:28:34,316 --> 00:28:35,724 My meds, for... 540 00:28:35,818 --> 00:28:40,150 fatigue and a-anxiety... I-I... I balance them very carefully. 541 00:28:40,175 --> 00:28:42,642 They allow me to perform miracles in the OR. 542 00:28:42,667 --> 00:28:44,557 - It's just, it got... - This isn't Xanax, 543 00:28:44,582 --> 00:28:46,416 this is Propofol. This could kill you. 544 00:28:46,435 --> 00:28:47,676 Kincaid, please! I just, I'm... 545 00:28:47,770 --> 00:28:51,012 I called you, okay? I need your help. Okay? 546 00:28:51,106 --> 00:28:52,422 So, please. 547 00:28:52,516 --> 00:28:55,091 Look, originally, they were prescribed. And then, 548 00:28:55,116 --> 00:28:56,449 in the move and... 549 00:28:56,612 --> 00:28:59,279 and then changing doctors, like... 550 00:28:59,304 --> 00:29:00,971 I can handle my own medical condition. 551 00:29:00,996 --> 00:29:02,484 Bell is on meds. He-he... 552 00:29:02,509 --> 00:29:04,025 he couldn't function without them. 553 00:29:04,050 --> 00:29:06,678 I-I... It's the same for me, except my condition is brain-based... 554 00:29:06,703 --> 00:29:08,915 - Fatigue, anxiety, depression. - Well, if that were true, 555 00:29:08,940 --> 00:29:11,831 you'd be under the care of a medicating psychiatrist. 556 00:29:11,856 --> 00:29:13,420 - Why aren't you? - Absolutely. 557 00:29:13,445 --> 00:29:16,505 You're absolutely right. I-I should be, I just... 558 00:29:18,542 --> 00:29:19,967 We're-we're a little late... 559 00:29:20,043 --> 00:29:21,710 for that. 560 00:29:22,325 --> 00:29:24,448 Don't you understand what it's like... 561 00:29:24,473 --> 00:29:26,956 What is required of me every time I go in there, 562 00:29:26,976 --> 00:29:29,309 being a pediatric surgeon... What that-what that feels like? 563 00:29:29,334 --> 00:29:31,680 The... Holding the precious lives in my hands, 564 00:29:31,705 --> 00:29:33,722 the-the parents begging me to save their children. 565 00:29:33,874 --> 00:29:35,983 - Hour after hour, day after day... - Okay, you have to stop 566 00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:37,686 this endless rationalizing. 567 00:29:37,711 --> 00:29:39,688 You're too smart not to see this for what it is. 568 00:29:39,713 --> 00:29:41,396 - You are an addict. - Okay. 569 00:29:41,490 --> 00:29:44,216 You know the diagnostic criteria as well as I do. 570 00:29:44,309 --> 00:29:47,310 I saved Padma's twins. On my regime. It works. 571 00:29:47,387 --> 00:29:49,306 The-the pills make it possible. 572 00:29:49,331 --> 00:29:50,991 - But without... - Oh, my God, this is crazy. 573 00:29:51,016 --> 00:29:52,733 This is crazy. 574 00:29:53,988 --> 00:29:55,305 You're right. 575 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:58,338 You're right. 576 00:29:58,490 --> 00:30:01,249 It's like I-I want to stop, I need... 577 00:30:01,274 --> 00:30:03,090 I need to stop. 578 00:30:03,178 --> 00:30:04,556 And I need your help. 579 00:30:04,581 --> 00:30:07,422 I know that I need help. 580 00:30:07,447 --> 00:30:09,222 What are you asking me for? 581 00:30:09,298 --> 00:30:11,206 Prescribe me my medication. 582 00:30:11,231 --> 00:30:12,663 Just, it-it's legal. 583 00:30:12,688 --> 00:30:15,355 And then, over time, gradually titrate me off. 584 00:30:15,380 --> 00:30:18,214 Monitor my progress. We can do this. 585 00:30:18,239 --> 00:30:21,908 Oh, my God. I am not enabling this. 586 00:30:21,933 --> 00:30:23,331 You cannot ensnare me in your addiction. 587 00:30:23,356 --> 00:30:24,566 Okay, okay, just... 588 00:30:24,591 --> 00:30:26,849 - How dare you? - Okay, you're right, I'm sorry. 589 00:30:26,869 --> 00:30:29,110 I'm sorry, sweetheart. 590 00:30:29,135 --> 00:30:31,372 You're absolutely right. I'm just a little desperate. 591 00:30:31,397 --> 00:30:33,189 I'm grasping at straws. 592 00:30:33,208 --> 00:30:35,542 I would never... 593 00:30:35,693 --> 00:30:38,211 I would never do anything to hurt you. 594 00:30:38,363 --> 00:30:39,963 You know that. 595 00:30:46,538 --> 00:30:48,704 - All right, I will help you. - Thank you. 596 00:30:48,724 --> 00:30:50,282 We can... 597 00:30:50,307 --> 00:30:51,684 find you the right rehab facility... 598 00:30:51,709 --> 00:30:55,378 I'm not going to a rehab. Kincaid. 599 00:30:55,397 --> 00:30:57,472 We're i-we're in the middle of, uh, uh, fundraising 600 00:30:57,497 --> 00:30:59,451 for the new pediatric surgical center. 601 00:30:59,476 --> 00:31:01,401 - I... Look, things are going well. - I-I'm not 602 00:31:01,426 --> 00:31:03,001 negotiating this with you, Dad. 603 00:31:03,026 --> 00:31:04,342 If you want my help, this is it. 604 00:31:04,464 --> 00:31:07,390 Either you go to rehab or I have to report you. 605 00:31:07,409 --> 00:31:10,151 Well, you're not doing that, obviously. 606 00:31:10,176 --> 00:31:11,525 Come on. That... 607 00:31:11,747 --> 00:31:13,368 I would be fired. My career, everything... 608 00:31:13,393 --> 00:31:14,800 It would-it would be up in smoke. 609 00:31:14,825 --> 00:31:17,084 There's another way, Kincaid. I-I can't go to rehab. 610 00:31:17,109 --> 00:31:18,787 Then I'm going to Dr. Voss. 611 00:31:18,812 --> 00:31:21,162 No, please, come... Uh, anything that you want. 612 00:31:21,239 --> 00:31:22,572 But you cannot tell Voss. 613 00:31:22,591 --> 00:31:24,091 And you cannot tell Conrad. That's just... 614 00:31:24,116 --> 00:31:26,040 It's just a line we can't cross. 615 00:31:26,261 --> 00:31:28,637 I told you, I am not bargaining with you. 616 00:31:28,746 --> 00:31:30,597 Hawkins will go to Voss. You know that. 617 00:31:30,824 --> 00:31:32,933 And then everything is over for me. 618 00:31:34,085 --> 00:31:36,252 All right? No one's gonna have a-a pediatric surgeon 619 00:31:36,271 --> 00:31:38,847 on their staff who has a drug problem. 620 00:31:38,872 --> 00:31:39,917 All right? 621 00:31:39,942 --> 00:31:41,591 Think of all that would be lost. 622 00:31:41,610 --> 00:31:45,695 Years and years of training, all the lives that I still could save. 623 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,681 I can fix this. With your help. 624 00:31:49,706 --> 00:31:51,340 Just don't tell anyone. 625 00:31:52,696 --> 00:31:55,330 Come on, you can do that much for me. 626 00:31:57,126 --> 00:31:59,200 If you go to rehab... 627 00:31:59,353 --> 00:32:01,962 I won't tell anyone. 628 00:32:01,987 --> 00:32:03,637 Not even Conrad. 629 00:32:06,135 --> 00:32:09,952 I will lie for you, one last time. 630 00:32:10,046 --> 00:32:13,306 And then... I'm done. 631 00:32:15,978 --> 00:32:17,686 Thanks. 632 00:32:19,481 --> 00:32:21,464 Thank you. 633 00:32:21,541 --> 00:32:23,692 I'll make some calls. 634 00:32:31,151 --> 00:32:32,558 You okay? 635 00:32:32,626 --> 00:32:34,317 Yeah. 636 00:32:35,653 --> 00:32:37,468 You want to talk? 637 00:32:37,493 --> 00:32:39,067 No, I'm good. 638 00:32:39,568 --> 00:32:41,493 Hey, um... 639 00:32:41,653 --> 00:32:44,078 can we rain check on tonight? 640 00:32:44,173 --> 00:32:46,836 My dad has a conference in Dallas 641 00:32:46,860 --> 00:32:49,718 and I said I'd drive him to the airport. 642 00:32:50,394 --> 00:32:51,560 Of course. 643 00:32:52,072 --> 00:32:54,255 After this kind of day, I just want to get home 644 00:32:54,408 --> 00:32:57,926 and hold on to Gigi till she's 18. 645 00:32:57,951 --> 00:32:59,684 See you tomorrow? 646 00:33:09,773 --> 00:33:12,106 Well, that was hairier than expected. 647 00:33:12,259 --> 00:33:13,925 Understatement of the year. 648 00:33:13,950 --> 00:33:16,955 This young man is lucky you were on you were your A game today, Sutton. 649 00:33:16,980 --> 00:33:20,448 Mm. It's a pleasure riding shotgun with you, Dr. Austin. 650 00:33:20,542 --> 00:33:23,025 Placing an epidural drain. 651 00:33:23,045 --> 00:33:24,919 Now, before I close the skin, 652 00:33:24,944 --> 00:33:27,995 why don't you give us a look at those pupils, Dr. Chu? 653 00:33:30,881 --> 00:33:34,141 Sluggish, but equal and reactive. 654 00:33:34,301 --> 00:33:36,059 All right, well, that's hopeful. 655 00:33:36,466 --> 00:33:38,207 But not definitive. 656 00:33:38,301 --> 00:33:40,543 It'll be days before we really know. 657 00:33:40,637 --> 00:33:42,804 Yeah, well, he's young, that helps. 658 00:33:42,898 --> 00:33:46,124 So, whatever happens, it's gonna be a long road. 659 00:33:46,142 --> 00:33:48,810 I hate these wait-and-see cases. 660 00:33:48,962 --> 00:33:52,054 Take a horrible tragedy and amp it up with uncertainty... 661 00:33:52,074 --> 00:33:54,699 Feels cruel. 662 00:33:55,469 --> 00:33:57,377 All right, 663 00:33:57,402 --> 00:33:59,804 let's close him up and get him off this table. 664 00:33:59,823 --> 00:34:01,414 Hear, hear. 665 00:35:06,972 --> 00:35:08,297 Hey. 666 00:35:08,375 --> 00:35:10,466 How'd it go with the lawyers? 667 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:12,210 Uh, it's-it's pretty routine. 668 00:35:12,228 --> 00:35:15,023 - Uh, listen. - What's up? 669 00:35:15,048 --> 00:35:16,202 I want to ask you a favor. 670 00:35:16,227 --> 00:35:17,542 All right. 671 00:35:17,567 --> 00:35:19,551 Just between us, I'm just having 672 00:35:19,576 --> 00:35:21,697 a little bit of a flare-up. It's nothing serious. 673 00:35:21,722 --> 00:35:23,548 - Mm-hmm. - Just a little numbness in my hand, 674 00:35:23,573 --> 00:35:24,722 a little tremor. 675 00:35:24,747 --> 00:35:28,012 And I don't want to make a big thing out of it. It would upset Kit. 676 00:35:28,037 --> 00:35:30,463 So, I was thinking just a quick hit of prednisone... 677 00:35:30,488 --> 00:35:32,277 would knock it down. 678 00:35:32,841 --> 00:35:35,346 Shouldn't your neurologist prescribe that? 679 00:35:35,371 --> 00:35:38,069 Well, yeah, but she's away at a conference this weekend, so... 680 00:35:38,094 --> 00:35:39,427 I understand. 681 00:35:39,589 --> 00:35:40,922 I'll give it to you, just... 682 00:35:41,016 --> 00:35:43,407 you need to see your neurologist when she gets back. 683 00:36:01,111 --> 00:36:03,602 The illustrious Dr. Voss. 684 00:36:03,627 --> 00:36:05,353 Governor. 685 00:36:06,208 --> 00:36:09,459 Uh, gentlemen, will you excuse us? 686 00:36:13,197 --> 00:36:16,424 The case is super solid. Do not settle with her. 687 00:36:18,887 --> 00:36:20,595 Please, Dr. Voss, sit. 688 00:36:24,117 --> 00:36:25,783 Can I get you a drink? 689 00:36:25,877 --> 00:36:27,118 I'm not staying. 690 00:36:27,211 --> 00:36:29,287 So... 691 00:36:29,289 --> 00:36:32,290 you came here to try to beg for mercy 692 00:36:32,308 --> 00:36:33,883 on behalf of your husband? 693 00:36:33,902 --> 00:36:35,902 I don't beg, Governor. 694 00:36:36,053 --> 00:36:37,861 But I am willing to negotiate. 695 00:36:37,886 --> 00:36:40,498 So, why don't you tell me exactly what you want 696 00:36:40,558 --> 00:36:42,380 and we can try and sort this out like adults. 697 00:36:42,405 --> 00:36:45,658 Well, you know, I don't give a rat's ass about Chastain Hospital. 698 00:36:45,683 --> 00:36:48,302 Although my polling is awfully convincing that 699 00:36:48,327 --> 00:36:51,795 the high price of health care is a winning issue. 700 00:36:53,422 --> 00:36:55,571 You know, the truth is... 701 00:36:55,665 --> 00:36:58,073 your hubby picked a fight with the wrong man. 702 00:36:58,168 --> 00:37:00,985 He tried to embarrass me. 703 00:37:01,078 --> 00:37:03,078 And I'm afraid that can't stand. 704 00:37:03,173 --> 00:37:05,473 I got to make an example of him. 705 00:37:06,342 --> 00:37:08,342 So, what I want 706 00:37:08,495 --> 00:37:11,496 is for Dr. Randolph Bell to lose his job, 707 00:37:11,514 --> 00:37:14,207 possibly his medical license, 708 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:17,700 and whatever shred of a reputation he still enjoys. 709 00:37:18,596 --> 00:37:21,263 The truth is, Governor, that you miscalculated. 710 00:37:21,283 --> 00:37:24,266 Because you think Randolph Bell is like you: 711 00:37:24,435 --> 00:37:27,178 vain, self-important, small-minded. 712 00:37:27,197 --> 00:37:29,405 Hungry for money and power. 713 00:37:29,516 --> 00:37:31,624 But the thing about men like that... men like you... 714 00:37:31,851 --> 00:37:34,794 Is that more than anything, they're afraid. 715 00:37:35,021 --> 00:37:37,464 Sad, really. But Randolph Bell is not afraid. 716 00:37:37,657 --> 00:37:41,213 Because he's not fighting for himself, he's fighting for what's right. 717 00:37:41,238 --> 00:37:44,637 You think that by attacking his reputation 718 00:37:44,662 --> 00:37:48,330 and livelihood that it's gonna make him back down, scare him away? 719 00:37:48,355 --> 00:37:50,310 Well, it scared him enough to send you here. 720 00:37:50,335 --> 00:37:51,818 Oh, he doesn't know I'm here. 721 00:37:51,888 --> 00:37:55,619 And, honestly, I only came because I'd rather see Dr. Bell 722 00:37:55,644 --> 00:37:58,444 saving lives than wasting his time fighting with you 723 00:37:58,469 --> 00:37:59,978 and your little attack dog. 724 00:38:00,003 --> 00:38:01,533 I thought you came to negotiate. 725 00:38:01,558 --> 00:38:02,805 Yeah, I know. 726 00:38:02,824 --> 00:38:06,326 But now that we've talked, I realize there's no point. 727 00:38:06,477 --> 00:38:08,236 You've got nothing to offer. 728 00:38:08,330 --> 00:38:11,480 Yeah, my lawyer tells me we have a strong case. 729 00:38:11,574 --> 00:38:13,558 You don't. 730 00:38:13,576 --> 00:38:16,096 And when, eventually, they throw out your lawsuit, 731 00:38:16,121 --> 00:38:18,320 expect to see me on the courthouse steps 732 00:38:18,414 --> 00:38:21,158 with a dozen of Atlanta's best doctors 733 00:38:21,183 --> 00:38:24,742 talking to the press about how nuisance malpractice lawsuits 734 00:38:24,767 --> 00:38:27,142 are driving up the cost of hospital care. 735 00:38:27,516 --> 00:38:29,641 I think it's a winning issue. 736 00:38:52,432 --> 00:38:54,282 That was a rough one, huh? 737 00:38:54,434 --> 00:38:57,377 Well, my part was a cakewalk 738 00:38:57,528 --> 00:38:59,712 compared to what Billie did. 739 00:38:59,822 --> 00:39:02,189 You know, there's a reason a picture of your face 740 00:39:02,214 --> 00:39:04,776 is on the side of the building. 741 00:39:04,869 --> 00:39:06,386 He's stable. 742 00:39:06,613 --> 00:39:09,973 We won't know what the damage is until he wakes up. 743 00:39:11,301 --> 00:39:13,033 How's the little brother? 744 00:39:13,058 --> 00:39:15,136 He's gonna be okay. 745 00:39:15,212 --> 00:39:17,789 Those poor parents. 746 00:39:17,807 --> 00:39:20,447 You know, I don't think I ever quite understood 747 00:39:20,472 --> 00:39:22,786 what it meant to have your children 748 00:39:22,811 --> 00:39:26,279 walking around a dangerous world. 749 00:39:27,409 --> 00:39:31,703 You know, I've talked to countless parents, but now... 750 00:39:32,472 --> 00:39:33,580 ...it hits different. 751 00:39:33,807 --> 00:39:35,540 - Mm-hmm. - You know? 752 00:39:36,602 --> 00:39:38,377 My twins aren't even crawling 753 00:39:38,402 --> 00:39:40,916 and I'm terrified for them already. 754 00:39:40,941 --> 00:39:43,147 Nothing really prepared me for how different 755 00:39:43,172 --> 00:39:46,265 being a doctor felt after having Gigi. 756 00:39:46,418 --> 00:39:48,342 Never truly realized how fragile we are 757 00:39:48,436 --> 00:39:50,844 until I held my own flesh and blood in my arms. 758 00:39:50,939 --> 00:39:52,346 Yeah. 759 00:39:52,371 --> 00:39:54,446 Now, some part of my brain's always thinking about 760 00:39:54,471 --> 00:39:57,272 the different ways Gigi might get hurt. 761 00:39:59,264 --> 00:40:00,674 You know, you're not really selling 762 00:40:00,699 --> 00:40:03,190 the parenthood thing here. 763 00:40:03,284 --> 00:40:07,128 It's the best thing that ever happened to me. 764 00:40:09,049 --> 00:40:10,530 But thank God I don't have twins. 765 00:40:10,555 --> 00:40:13,223 That's not helping either, Hawkins. 766 00:40:20,545 --> 00:40:21,707 Hey. 767 00:40:22,044 --> 00:40:25,288 Hey. How'd the deposition go? 768 00:40:25,306 --> 00:40:28,641 Pretty smooth, though that lawyer was a piece of work. 769 00:40:28,666 --> 00:40:29,957 Yeah. 770 00:40:29,982 --> 00:40:32,894 I wouldn't want to be Bell right now, or Kit. 771 00:40:33,240 --> 00:40:37,149 Like dealing with his MS diagnosis wasn't bad enough, and now this. 772 00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:40,136 Well, I think with the right person by your side, 773 00:40:40,154 --> 00:40:42,488 you can deal with even the worst stuff. 774 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:46,309 Well, thankfully neither of us have to face what they do, 775 00:40:46,327 --> 00:40:49,996 but if we ever do, I definitely want you riding shotgun. 776 00:40:50,021 --> 00:40:53,050 Mm. Although I'm pretty sure you're riding shotgun. 777 00:40:53,075 --> 00:40:55,909 You know I'm a better driver than you. 778 00:40:55,934 --> 00:41:00,871 In a car, maybe. But in life? Uh... 779 00:41:06,773 --> 00:41:08,255 What are you still doing here? 780 00:41:08,275 --> 00:41:10,235 I thought you'd gone home hours ago. 781 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:11,517 Just waiting for you. 782 00:41:11,542 --> 00:41:13,778 There's nothing for me at home if you're here. 783 00:41:13,929 --> 00:41:16,239 You're sweet. 784 00:41:18,192 --> 00:41:20,201 What's wrong? 785 00:41:21,195 --> 00:41:23,329 I may have done something stupid. 786 00:41:24,422 --> 00:41:26,689 Well, I think that's unlikely. 787 00:41:27,558 --> 00:41:29,075 I met with the governor. 788 00:41:30,038 --> 00:41:33,447 I know. But I really thought we could come to an understanding. 789 00:41:33,541 --> 00:41:36,968 Get him to drop the lawsuit or at least settle. 790 00:41:36,993 --> 00:41:38,354 And that didn't happen? 791 00:41:38,379 --> 00:41:41,714 I thought maybe we were being paranoid. 792 00:41:41,866 --> 00:41:44,033 But it's real and it's personal. 793 00:41:44,126 --> 00:41:46,460 This guy wants to destroy you. 794 00:41:47,388 --> 00:41:51,724 I may have lost my temper, slightly. 795 00:41:51,876 --> 00:41:54,819 Why are you smiling? 796 00:41:54,970 --> 00:41:56,804 This is far from over. 797 00:41:56,881 --> 00:41:58,949 We are in for one hell of a fight. 798 00:41:58,974 --> 00:42:00,026 No, I know. 799 00:42:00,051 --> 00:42:03,036 But whatever they bring at us, we'll face it. 800 00:42:13,506 --> 00:42:14,855 Are you ready? 801 00:42:16,084 --> 00:42:18,509 We're really gonna do this, huh? 802 00:42:20,071 --> 00:42:22,180 I wanted to, um... 803 00:42:22,407 --> 00:42:25,257 stop by my place and-and get a few things. 804 00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:28,061 - Toothbrush. - I'll buy you a new one. 805 00:42:31,841 --> 00:42:33,749 How long a drive is it? 806 00:42:33,843 --> 00:42:35,443 Couple hours. 807 00:42:38,347 --> 00:42:39,364 You know this place? 808 00:42:39,515 --> 00:42:43,609 No, but they've got a great reputation. 809 00:42:43,703 --> 00:42:46,095 They focus on treating doctors. There's no shortage of docs 810 00:42:46,114 --> 00:42:48,373 who struggle with addiction. 811 00:42:51,044 --> 00:42:53,086 I'm scared, Kincaid. 812 00:42:53,771 --> 00:42:55,421 I know. 813 00:42:56,549 --> 00:42:58,174 Me too. 814 00:43:07,293 --> 00:43:11,293 - Synced and corrected by synk - - www.addic7ed.com -