You've been helping me do my job better since you got here.
- I couldn't help it. - No need to help it.
The fart doctor now. Punchline.
What happened today was a result of a medical ailment, okay?
Like anyone's gonna care about that.
Jack wants to convert Med into a for-profit hospital.
He wants to put it to a board vote.
If Jack succeeds, there goes Med as we know it.
I'm officially in end-stage renal disease.
Sean would be your best-possible donor match.
That's not an option.
Your dad, his health is getting worse.
He can't know that you learned this from me.
Hey.
- Hey! - Hey.
- What are you doing here? - I was in the neighborhood.
- Yeah? - Thought I'd swing by.
All right. Come in. You hungry?
Got some oatmeal.
Oh, no, I'm good. Thanks.
Got your scrubs on.
Going to work?
It's Wednesday.
What's going on?
Why are you really here?
Can I have a word with you, please?
Yeah, you look like a man on a mission.
- What's going on? - Sean stopped by this morning.
- Mm -hmm. - To offer me one of his kidneys.
Whoa, that's... that's an incredibly generous gift.
Yeah, he just decided to do it out of the blue, for some reason.
I just felt like Sean needed to know how bad you're actually doing.
Why, because he's a blood relative,
and so he might have a shot at being a match for me?
You put him up to this.
Offering you a kidney was all Sean's idea.
He has not thought this through, Hannah!
He has thought through what it'll be like
- to lose his father. I promise you that. - He doesn't know what it means
to give up a kidney, and I'm not gonna let him find out, either!
- Dr. Archer? - What?
I'm sorry, uh, you have a patient waiting in trauma 2.
Be right there.
You went to Sean, against my wishes.
I wanted to help you.
You wanna help me?
How about stay out of my life?
I've been really tired
these past few days,
and I can tell something's wrong.
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with myelodysplastic
neoplasm, unclassifiable.
That's a stem cell disease, if I'm not mistaken.
Incredibly rare.
And always with the threat of turning
into leukemia, unfortunately.
Kira, show Dr. Archer the folder.
Sorry, I must have left it in the car.
Kira, I reminded you three times.
That's all right, Kimberly.
I've got plenty to work off of here in your chart.
It says here you've been on steroids since your diagnosis.
That's all I can do to fight the disease.
For now.
Unless a stem cell donor comes to the rescue.
But I haven't had much luck with that.
I'm a hard match.
Kira?
- Kir... Kira! - Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Let me get her in another room.
It's official.
My new house opened escrow.
I feel jittery.
Well, I mean, I'd be worried if you didn't.
It's a big deal.
And cause for celebration. I'm taking you out tonight.
Any restaurant you want, any restaurant.
My apartment.
- Oh. - I'm making golumpki.
Don't ask. You will love it.
Oh, and my brother's coming, too...
Pavo.
I was wanting you to meet him.
- Pavo? - Mm-hmm.
Golumpki? I'm in.
- Okay. - 8:00?
- 7:30. - Okay.
You help me cook.
- See you there. - Good.
Dr. Charles, do you have a minute?
Yes.
My patient in treatment 3 is deaf.
He was clipped by a motorcycle speeding through a crosswalk.
Banged up a shoulder... nothing too bad.
- Okay. - His sister is here with him,
and she asked if they could see a psychiatrist as soon as possible.
I asked for a certified ASL interpreter,
but they're out today with COVID,
so she's been helping out on that front.
Okay.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Good morning, I'm Dr. Charles.
Hi, uh, I'm Sandy.
And this is my brother, Aiden.
Nice to, uh, nice to meet you both.
What's... what's going on? How can I help?
That.
That's what's going on.
Aiden's hearing voices.
- Synced and corrected by naFraC - - www.addic7ed.com -
So Aiden, can you, uh...
can Aiden read lips?
He's okay. Not great.
It's usually best if I just interpret through ASL.
- Got it. - Aiden.
Hey, Aiden, pay attention to Dr. Charles.
He's here to help you.
So Aiden, have you... have you been deaf since birth?
No, I...
when I was a young kid, I got sick, and I became deaf.
He had meningitis as a nine-year-old.
Got it.
And so these voices that you've been hearing...
I mean, what are they like?
What kinds of things are they saying to you?
Yeah, the voices that I hear...
they're gentle and kind.
They ask a lot of questions.
They tell me things.
Like today, they told me to go outside...
Head to Navy Pier...
And enjoy the sunny day.
And that's where the accident happened.
I was crossing the street,
and I didn't see a motorbike coming.
I can certainly understand how this would be
a very intriguing, even exciting development for you.
Yes. Yes.
I can hear again.
So you know what, Aiden? I'd like to order some tests to just determine
if maybe there have been any neurological changes
that you've undergone recently.
You think these are real voices Aiden's hearing?
Asking him questions, telling him to go to Navy Pier?
I think it's important for Aiden
that we rule out any physiological developments
before we do anything else.
Fine. Let's run the test.
I'm just gonna need his permission.
- Yep. You got him. - Okay. Great.
Hi, Kira. I'm Dr. Asher.
How are you feeling?
Better. I'm not sure what happened.
Well, you fainted.
Your blood work showed that you were dehydrated.
And it also revealed that you're pregnant.
Did you already know this, Kira?
Are you gonna tell my mom?
No, not if you don't want me to.
Please don't.
She won't understand.
Okay.
Hey, you think maybe I can do an ultrasound?
So you and I can check out the fetus together?
Yeah? Okay, great.
I'm just gonna pull this up, okay?
I haven't done this part yet.
Kind of nervous.
Do not worry. It will not hurt at all, I promise.
Just might be a little cold in the beginning.
Okay, here we go.
All right.
That is the heartbeat.
From its size, it looks to be about 20 weeks.
What's wrong?
Usually, the fetus and the placenta
are attached to the inside of the uterus,
but that's not what I'm seeing.
What are you seeing?
I am not exactly sure,
so we are going to send you for an MRI
to get a more precise look.
This seems really bad.
No, no, no. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, all right?
And I will be right here with you.
So Kira is awake, stable, and another doctor
is checking on her as we speak.
It's drugs, isn't it?
She's been so out of it recently, so secretive.
We'll know more about Kira soon.
I do have your results, however.
You have a low -grade fever.
Your white blood count is low,
which means your immune system is weak.
Here on your chest X-ray,
all right, you have these small infiltrates
in your lungs, which is a sign that you could have pneumonia.
So I'm gonna start you on antibiotics, just in case.
Okay, but I need to know what's going on with Kira.
You have to tell me something.
Please?
Okay, just sit tight.
I'll see what I can do.
- What's the status with Kira Ray? - Still working her up.
Yeah, well, her mother would like to be looped in.
Well, when I have something to report,
if Kira gives the okay, I'll share it.
Oh, so now, you're concerned about confidentiality, huh?
You do realize that Kira is a minor and Kimberly
has the legal right to know her daughter's health status?
I'm well aware of the issues surrounding my patient,
whom you are not treating.
Okay, everyone. Gravity rounds.
We'll start from the top and work our way down, okay?
Oh, and let's not forget to welcome back Dr. Tanaka-Reid.
Glad to have you back on your feet.
- Thank you, Thank you. - All right.
Let's get it.
All right, hey.
Everyone get that out of your systems?
Oops. Yeah.
All right, let's go. Come on.
Too bad you didn't go into anesthesia, pal.
'Cause you really know how to pass gas.
I'm just saying, it's not as cut and dry as you make it sound.
Well, we're a hospital. We're entrusted with saving lives.
I don't see how turning a profit even comes into it.
Advanced technology costs money, Will.
For-profit hospitals are able to provide better services,
state-of-the-art diagnostics...
While gouging the average Joe, who just needs
a chest X-ray and some antibiotics.
I'm not saying it's a panacea, Will.
I'm just saying money is not the root of all evil.
It's like I'm dating Gordon Gekko.
Why do I get the feeling like I'm sleeping with the enemy?
I've got surgery to get to. See you in a bit.
What about Abe and Ginny?
Well, they're both backing Jack.
To turn Med into a for-profit hospital?
That's surprising.
Well, Jack can be pretty persuasive.
And he's selling it as the only way
to keep Med on the cutting edge of medical advancement.
Like OR 2.0.
We've got 10 votes for and 5 against.
Now, Jack needs a 2/3 majority
to abandon our non-profit status, so...
It seems I'm the deciding vote.
We're hoping we can count on you, Vernon.
Yeah.
I've been proud to sit on this hospital's board for 23 years.
As far as I'm concerned, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Well, maybe if it's badly sprained.
Thank you, Vernon. This is a big relief.
Yeah, as long as we won't have any last-minute defections,
I think we can breathe... easy.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah, just a headache I can't seem to shake.
You look pretty wobbly there, brother.
A couple of aspirin, I'll be fine.
Oh! Vernon?
I don't know why I got so dizzy all of a sudden.
So Aiden's scans came back, all right?
No sign of a stroke, nothing on the MRI,
labs came back clean,
all of which suggests...
- He still can't hear anything. - Correct.
And so at this point, I have a strong hunch
that what we're probably looking at
is an early presentation of schizophrenia
- or schizoaffective disorder. - What do we do?
There's gotta be some sort of medication
he can take to make the voices go away.
There are a lot of options. It's a treatable disease, okay?
First thing we need to do, though, is just to bring Aiden up to speed.
Aiden is wondering why it's a bad thing
for him to hear voices.
Look, you're hearing things for the first time in years,
and it's wonderful, right?
These voices, they're kind, they're gentle.
Problem is, that's very likely gonna change.
Chances are good that these voices
could become unpleasant.
They might even ask you to do something
that could put you in harm's way.
Aiden's wondering if medication is the best treatment.
Medication is an excellent treatment.
Okay, I've had countless patients
who have been helped tremendously by medication.
Will the voices go away completely?
You know, there's no ironclad guarantee.
At the very least, they will be tamped down,
if not suppressed altogether.
Then yeah, I want to do that.
Can we start now?
Absolutely. Yeah.
We can absolutely start now.
Okay.
- Well, great. - Thank you.
Wonderful.
Well done. It's a big step.
A nurse will be in shortly, and I'll be back
to check up on you later in the day, okay?
So you said you've been experiencing headaches recently?
Uh, off and on for about ten days.
Okay, well, Vernon, I'm inclined to send you
for a head CT, just to be safe,
but in the meantime, here, follow my finger.
Morning, Tess.
Oh, wow.
Who are you looking to impress?
Impress?
I had to get my driver's license renewed.
You know I have to live with that thing for, like, five years.
True. You look fabulous.
Thank you. Better go get changed.
All righty.
Seizing!
2 milligrams of Ativan, IM, stat.
It's okay!
Everything's gonna be all right, Vernon!
Hold on!
I don't understand.
He was fine this morning, and now you're telling me
he has some kind of brain tumor?
A noncancerous tumor.
"Acoustic neuroma" is the technical term.
It's most likely been growing slowly
over the past few months,
compressing your husband's brain stem
and impacting his hearing and balance.
So how do we fix it.?
I go in and take it out.
But it is open-brain surgery, right?
What are the potential risks?
Well, because of the tumor's location, it might be tricky to resect.
There's an elevated risk of asymmetric paralysis.
His face?
Phyllis, Dr. Abrams is the best neurosurgeon in the city.
That's true.
Are there any other options?
- Any updates? - Not yet.
And I guess with this development,
the vote's gonna need to be canceled now.
Jack's looking to push the agenda as is.
- You're kidding. - No.
He's eager to come to a quick resolution
so that everyone can have an extended break
while Vernon recuperates.
Yeah, and he can secure his 2/3 majority.
Well, Jack didn't make his fortune
by not taking advantage of opportunities.
She's electing to forgo surgery
and move forward with a noninvasive radio treatment.
Abrams is hopeful that will shrink the tumor over time.
- When can he be extubated? - I don't know.
Even intubated, we're still having trouble controlling his seizures.
Well, I'll go whip the vote again.
See if I can flip someone.
They're still gonna have the vote today?
Don't even concern yourself with that, Dr. Halstead.
Just see that Vernon gets the best care possible.
What do we got?
35-year-old Brendan Metz, took multiple GSWs
stopping a bank robbery.
Hole in right thigh, actively bleeding when we got him.
Pressure stable.
Lost about 500 mils of blood before we got the tourniquet on him.
Pushed 50 mikes of fentanyl on the way over.
Okay, hey, Brendan, you're at Chicago Med.
We're gonna take good care of you, okay?
Hang in there for me, bud.
Nice and easy, on my count, okay?
One, two, three.
Thank you, Matt, Juliette.
So Brendan, seems you're some kind of hero, huh?
I feel more like a fool at the moment.
Well, the world could use a lot more fools like you.
- What are we looking at? - Hole number one, right anterior axillary line
at the umbilicus.
Number two, midaxillary line at the flank at the same level.
Okay, do they connect?
Uh, yeah, I think so.
Let me swab.
Definitely connecting our superficial.
How about the leg? Thank you.
Um, two holes here as well.
Number three, mid-medial thigh, four, lateral mid-thigh.
No pulses with a tourniquet up, so let's go ahead and loosen that,
see what we're working with.
Type and cross him for 6 and 6, and push one of each for now.
Definitely arterial.
It's a hard sign. Go ahead and retighten the tourniquet,
and get me X-rays of the leg and torso.
Come here.
What was that?
Rookie mistake, putting yourself in the line of fire like that.
I guess I'm just a little off my game.
All right. Go get changed and cleaned up.
Kira, have you ever heard of the term "ectopic pregnancy"?
It's when a fertilized egg implants
in the outside of the uterus.
Is that what's happening to me?
Mm -hmm.
Your MRI revealed that you have a rare type
of an ectopic pregnancy.
It's called an abdominal pregnancy.
The fetus has attached to the vena cava,
which is a huge vein that leads to your heart.
But the baby's okay, right?
I mean, we saw its heartbeat.
Yeah, at the moment, it is.
But if the placenta damages the vena cava for any reason,
that could cause severe internal bleeding,
which would, in turn, put your life in jeopardy.
So what are you saying?
For your safety,
you need to have surgery to remove the fetus.
Will the baby survive?
At only 20 weeks, no.
I'm so sorry.
No. No, you don't understand.
My mom needs this baby.
What do you mean?
My mom has a rare stem cell disease.
It's why we came in today.
She needs a donor, but the doctors couldn't find one,
and I'm not a match for her, so...
so I got pregnant.
Okay, in hopes that this baby would be
a stem cell match for your mom?
Yeah.
Okay, Kira, this is a human being that we're talking about.
I know, but I'm gonna raise the baby,
- and I'm gonna be a good mom. - You're so young, Kira.
Being a mom right now,
your life would never be the same.
I can do this, and I want to!
And you know, I always planned on having kids,
so why not start now?
Because it's just too dangerous right now, Kira.
But what if we waited a little bit and let the baby
grow a little more before the surgery?
I mean, would it survive then?
Hey, you're free, right?
- Yeah. - I'd love your eyes on this acoustic neuroma.
- Hmm. - You think your mapping tech could help,
you know, someone like Abrams confidently resect that?
Abrams wants a second opinion from 2.0?
That's hard to believe.
I'm just doing some extra legwork for a patient
I'm concerned about.
Well, let's upload the CT and MRI and see what they say.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I know, I know! It's okay!
Aiden! Stop, please, look at me!
Aiden, Aiden, Aiden!
- What happened? - I don't know!
It's okay, buddy!
What's he saying? What's he saying?
- I don't know! - Take it easy, buddy.
- Wait! - Soft restraints, please!
- Calm down! - 5 of Haldol.
Calm down, Aiden!
Uh, care to explain your plans
for this abdominal pregnancy?
Of course you checked Kira's chart.
She needs surgery immediately.
Move her upstairs.
- I'm holding off for now. - Why?
Kira wants to delay the surgery
until the baby is viable.
She hopes that it could be a stem cell match for her mother.
Oh, you're joking. You're joking.
- It's the reason Kira got pregnant. - That is absurd!
And morally repugnant. She might as well be organ harvesting.
She's operating from a place of care and concern,
not just about her mother, but for the baby,
and she seems pretty clear-headed about it.
That cannot possibly be what her mother wants.
If you can't convince Kira to change her mind,
then Kimberly will.
Kira doesn't want her mother knowing anything about this.
And she has medical emancipation
because she's pregnant,
so she can do anything she wants.
So good news, Brendan.
The bullet you took in your side passed through your love handle.
It's superficial, and there's nothing more to do.
It'll heal on its own.
Your leg, however...
it's gonna need surgery emergently, okay?
We're gonna have to fix the artery,
- or you will lose your leg. - The OR is ready right now.
We just need you to sign the consent forms,
and we'll bring you up, okay?
You're in good hands, all right?
Is my leg gonna be all right?
Excuse me?
Well, I prom...
I promised my kid
I'd coach his soccer team next season.
I'll be able to do that, won't I?
We can for sure fix the artery.
But the nerve runs right next to it.
We won't know if you'll have full motor
and sensory function until after...
Walk in the park for us, Brendan.
Don't you fret a lick now, okay?
Okay.
What was that?
I was just answering his question.
No, you were raising a patient's
stress level unnecessarily.
He needed to be informed. Things happen in surgery.
Why would anything go wrong?
For any number of reasons. I don't know.
Is this about the teasing?
Is what about the teasing?
All right, look.
You've been lording over Liam and the other residents
for almost a year now.
You had to assume they'd try to knock you down a peg
if they found a vulnerability, and well,
you gift-wrapped them a doozy.
Whatever. It happened.
Proves you're human.
Laugh it off, and don't let them get to you.
I'm not letting them get to me.
Maybe it's best if I sit this one out.
I'm sorry.
I don't have the manpower to spare.
Sorry to interrupt.
Not sure if you heard, but Vernon's wife okayed the craniectomy.
She's moving forward with the surgery?
Dr. Abrams and Song are prepping OR 2.0 as we speak.
What got Phyllis to change her mind?
Once Dr. Song confirmed 2.0 could reduce much of the risk,
I guess she felt the assurance she needed to go ahead.
Wow.
When can we expect Vernon to come out from under anesthesia?
From what I understand, about three or four hours.
Ha!
Perhaps I can delay the vote.
At least until Vernon wakes up.
Good job, Dr. Halstead.
_
Hey, Mags, if I recall correctly,
you know ASL, right?
That means yes.
Okay. What does this mean?
Something like, "You take voices away."
Huh.
You know, I'm treating a deaf patient,
and his sister's been interpreting for us.
I'm starting to wonder if...
I don't know... we're getting our signals crossed
or something like that.
You want me to spy for you?
Too strong a word.
How are we doing?
You think it might be time to get these restraints off?
See if we can maybe figure out what happened earlier.
- Aiden's calmed down a lot. - Great.
Uh, Aiden's upset because the voices told him the nurses
were gonna make his shoulder pain worse.
Um, Aiden, I'm sorry.
Risperidone is typically one of the faster-acting medications,
but sometimes takes a little longer.
So how about... how about we check back in a bit,
and maybe we can have a chat then?
Okay?
He didn't say anything about a nurse, did he?
He's upset because he can't hear the voices
in his head anymore.
And he suspects it's because of the pills that he's been given.
Yeah, the antipsychotics,
which I dispensed with his permission.
Or so I was told.
He thought it was painkillers,
not antipsychotics.
Huh.
Her BP is dropping, and her hemoglobin's down to 8.
- Kira? - It hurts! It hurts!
Free fluid in the belly, likely blood.
Kira, we can't hold off on the surgery any longer.
Call the OR, tell them to open it stat.
- We're bringing Kira up right away. - No! Please, no!
I need to talk to you about Kira.
- I need you for a second. - Please, no!
If at any point during the surgery
you have to make the call between Kira and the fetus,
please, please, save my little girl.
We have every intention of doing just that.
We'll have someone keep you in the loop, Kimberly.
I thought you should hear that for yourself.
I cannot believe you told her. What about HIPAA?
Her daughter is heading into emergency surgery.
If there's a crisis and a decision needs to be made,
it's Kimberly who'll do it.
Just came from the pharmacy.
They wouldn't fill Aiden's prescription for Risperidone?
Well, I canceled it, Sandy, because it turns out
it was prescribed without the permission of the patient.
We should probably have a talk.
She knows ASL?
She does.
What's he saying?
He's saying that he knows that she's been lying to him.
Take the medication. I was trying to help you.
But the voices...
they aren't real.
Aiden says that he doesn't care that the voices are not real.
Sandy, the only way that we're gonna forge a path forward...
I'm not sure there is a path forward here.
Aiden only cares about hearing the voices in his head.
And I won't stand by and watch
if you won't do anything about it.
Okay, great.
Looks like we have enough length to sew the two ends directly together.
5-0 Prolene stitch.
- I'm sorry, Dr. Marcel? - What is it?
I was told to inform you that there is
an emergent situation in the OR 2.0
that requires your immediate attention.
They're aware I'm in the middle of surgery?
They are aware, yes.
Oh, come on. All right, everyone.
Dr. Tanaka-Reid will continue on with the anastomosis
until I return. Follow his lead.
We can wait until you get back.
No, I don't wanna prolong his ischemic timing
any more than necessary.
Get the anastomosis done.
I'll be back as soon as I can.
That's great. Thank you, Trish.
Go ahead and pull up the feed in there so I can watch.
Sure.
All right.
- Here goes. - Awesome. Thank you.
Trust me, I get how frustrating it can be
to try and help somebody who doesn't want it.
He has no idea what he's doing.
You know, I'm not sure any of us
can really understand what he's going through right now.
You must think I'm a horrible person.
Do not.
Not at all.
I understand how difficult it can be for family members
to get this kind of news.
And I completely get the impulse to just
wanna fix it immediately.
You know, I had my own issues with mental illness before.
I know it's not schizophrenia, but I suffered with depression.
Really?
It was especially bad after our parents died.
Car accident.
Aiden was still in high school at the time.
Oh, man.
I can't even imagine.
Aiden got by somehow.
Maybe it was because he had already suffered
his own personal tragedy, losing his hearing,
but he was more resilient.
I was such a mess.
My meds saved my life.
I don't know what I would do without them, honestly.
And I can't stomach the idea of watching Aiden
go through anything like what I did.
I get it. I do.
Have you ever told Aiden about any of this stuff?
The last thing I'd ever wanna do is burden Aiden with my problems.
He doesn't need that.
I think you might be surprised by what he's capable of handling.
You know, people who learn to manage this disease,
I mean, they live full, productive lives.
I mean, they can, really.
You know, listen, outcomes improve significantly
when loving family members stay involved.
So you know, he's gonna be relying on you,
especially at first.
But with a little luck, sooner rather than later,
he's probably gonna be able to return that favor.
And, um, how wonderful would that be?
Vernon should be out of surgery any minute now.
Strange how Phyllis changed her mind.
Happens pretty frequently, actually.
A big decision like that,
sometimes people need a little time to process.
So how'd it go?
Fairly certain we got a complete resection.
No problem with the margins, as far as I can tell.
Electrophysiology looked perfect.
But you don't know for sure yet, right?
So how long exactly until he wakes up?
I'm a brain surgeon, Jack.
Not a soothsayer.
- Is it gonna be today? - What can I say, Jack?
When he's ready to be extubated, he will be.
Jack seems awfully interested in Vernon's recovery time.
Pretty sure it's about the board meeting later.
He's probably sweating now that Vernon might
be able to vote against him.
Vernon's the deciding vote?
That's what I hear.
Were you aware of that when you urged me to get involved?
I heard rumors of you acting like a cowboy.
That's not what happened today.
I came here out of concern for the patient.
Who are you trying to convince with that? Me or you?
Well, your facial movement's symmetrical,
and your hearing appears to be intact.
What a relief. Thank you all.
Well, I understand a celebration is in order.
It appears so.
My apologies to everyone for the scare.
The board is gonna be excited to hear the news.
Speaking of, the meeting's about to start.
Look, Vernon, no one would question you
if you opted to sit this one out.
Well, I certainly don't feel like I'm ready
to get out of bed, but I wonder if it'd be possible
for me to video-conference in.
Of course, we can make that happen.
Great.
Well, I'll see you then.
Triphasic signals.
- Well, is that good? - Pulse is strong.
Exactly what we were hoping for.
In a few weeks, you can start getting ready for soccer season.
Man, thank you.
Thank you both.
You bet.
Nice job, by the way.
Like you said, I could handle it on my own.
Indeed.
I checked the board when I got out of surgery
and noticed that Abrams was using the OR 2.0 this afternoon.
No record of you stepping in at all.
Yeah.
Wires must have gotten crossed somewhere.
It was actually Onc Surg that needed a hand.
I know you're probably lying to me.
But I'm appreciative nonetheless.
- It'll be okay. - Kira!
Mom?
- Is she gonna be okay? - Yes.
She has some recovery time ahead of her, but she'll be okay.
Unfortunately, we were not able to save the fetus.
I'm so sorry, Mom.
Oh, Kira, honey, what were you thinking?
You need a stem cell donor.
I thought that maybe if I had a baby, then...
Look at me, honey.
I'm gonna be...
we're gonna get through this.
We haven't found a donor yet,
but these things, they take time.
What if we can't?
We just have to be brave.
I know that won't be hard for you.
We're gonna give you some privacy.
- Boy, is she lucky. - Oh, absolutely.
- Kira could have died today. - I'm talking about Kimberly.
How unbelievably lucky she is to have a daughter
willing to make such a generous act of love.
How are Aiden and Sandy doing?
Yeah, it looks like they're working it out.
Aw, looks like they made up.
Yeah.
Nothing like coming clean to re-establish trust.
Hey.
Can we talk?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
All right. Uh...
This morning, your offer...
you realize what this could mean, right?
If you have some sort of health crisis someday
- with only one kidney left... - I know what I'm risking.
You do not have to do this.
Dad, you don't understand.
I need to do this.
If you turn out to be a match, uh,
I won't say no.
Na zdrowie.
And golumpki?
- Oh, my gosh, delicious. - Thank you.
Liliana is a wonderful cook.
And you know what?
She can clean.
A professional.
You don't need a maid now.
- Pavo. - What?
It was a joke!
- Here. - No, I'm good.
Thank you very much. It's delicious.
I gotta drive, gotta drive.
Oh, good!
Responsible.
So.
Pan Daniel.
- Pan? Pan Daniel? - It means "sir."
You are an important man with an important job.
Oh, I don't know about that.
Um, can't imagine doing anything else.
Certainly keeps me on my toes.
A lucky man who doesn't hate his job.
Say that again. Lucky indeed.
So tell me, Doctor.
You deal with any crazy people today?
You know what, Pavo? Even if I wanted to,
I wouldn't be able to tell you.
And honestly, I don't love that word.
I don't know, maybe it's a shrink thing.
- Anyway. - I'm sorry. My English is not so good.
- It's okay. - Not so correct.
I didn't mean to offend.
None taken, whatsoever.
But you must have some good stories.
- Pavo! - What?
He doesn't want to talk about his work. I get it.
I think I'm going to check on the babka.
And I'm gonna get rid of some of these dishes.
What did he, uh... what did he say?
Oh, he was, uh...
he was just wondering if we had any more vodka.
Hey, Sharon.
Do you have a minute?
Oh, is it important, Maggie?
This is really not a good time.
It kind of is.
Okay, come. Come here.
What's up?
I lied to you earlier, and I feel horrible about it.
Lied? About what?
I didn't get all dressed up to renew my driver's license.
I was meeting with a headhunter.
About maybe finding another job.
Okay.
I was frustrated last week in ED, and I...
I called them.
I instantly regretted it, and I feel guilty
even thinking about leaving.
With all the changes that are going down in the ED
and all this chatter about going for-profit...
I have a bad feeling about the direction that Jack is taking us.
I get your frustration, Maggie,
and I promise you, we're working
on a course correction as we speak.
The board is in the process of defeating Jack's agenda,
and we're going to hold the line.
Good.
I really don't wanna leave Med.
It's a great day for Gaffney, everybody.
Thank you.
I'm gonna make sure to have an even brighter future.
Thank you.
George? What's going on?
Jack.
He got the votes.
We are now a for-profit hospital.
How?
Who flipped?
Vernon!
Apparently, he was so impressed with 2.0,
he decided to be supportive of any measure
that would bring in more advancement in high-tech medicine.
Sharon, I am so sorry.
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