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Previously on e.R.:

Want a bite?

No, no, I'll just
Watch you eat it.

What's with you
And the desk clerk?

Would your grandmother
Consider this clinic idea?

She'd look at it.

After I pay my landlord

Med school bills, my phone bill,
That should leave me

About four bucks.

Yeah. Me, too.

You've not worked
With dr. Romano.
Rocket romano?

Rocket's sponsoring my b.T.A.

Ow! Damn you people!

You son of a bitch!

That's enough!

Believe me,
It won't get any better.

You belong in jail.
I wish I had kicked
Your white ass!

( sighs )

( giggling )

I hope I didn't wake you.

No. No. I smelled
The coffee.

Oh, well, uh,
Let me get you a cup.

Okay.

( groans )

You're cheerful
This morning.

( chuckling )

Did you talk to
The foreman yet?

Yeah, yeah. He gave me
The same old, same old--

All crewed up.

But I talked
To tommy styles.

Tommy styles? I thought
He moved to atlanta.

Yeah, he's a
General manager

Of a construction company
Down there

That got some contracts
During the olympics

And, uh... Things just
Grew from there, and...

They can't get enough
Guys to fill their gigs.

Good for him.

Yeah. He said, uh...

He said a guy with
My skills could...

Could make some real good
Money the first year out.

In atlanta.

Yeah.

I mean, it could be a chance
For a fresh start.

Better job
Opportunities

Better weather.

We already know tommy.

My sister's down there,
And it's a chocolate city

So socially...

Sounds great.

But...?

But we're not kids anymore.

We can't just start over.

Why not? Hmm? Why not?

Why can't we just
Wipe the slate clean?

Because we have a mortgage
And I have a job.

But I don't.

You know, I'm being
Frozen out up here

And after that
Fight with bill

I can't just
Hang out

And watch the football game
With the guys.

My life is over

Up here.

In atlanta...

We wouldn't have
To tell anybody.

Nobody would know.

Hey. How many patients

Do you think we see
In the hospital every year?

Too many.

Could you be
A little more specific?

It's for my
Grant proposal.

Tonight's the carter family
Foundation night.

You nervous?

No. The worse
She can say is no.

Then I'm back where I started--
Clueless and penniless.

Good morning, all.
You in a good mood?

The hospital settled the
Kenny law malpractice suit.

No more process servers,
No more depositions

And after today,
No more work

Because I've got three
Days of vacation time.

Any plans?

Uh, sleep, sleep
And sleep.

Mark, how many patients
Do you think we see

In the hospital every year?

Oh, would that be real
Patients or turkeys?

Forget I asked.

Look, your count will
Be about 95% higher

If you count
All the wackos.

That's a little harsh.

All right, carol,
I'll make you a wager.

Uh-huh. A wager on the
Turkey-to-patient ratio

Over the next 12 hours.

No, thanks.

I'll give you
Two-to-one odds.

Can I get
A doctor quickly?

Help, please? Anyone?

You see? Here's a
Real patient now.

You're already
Up by one.

Anna?

( knocking )

Anna?

Hey, carter.

I'm running late. Sorry.

Oh, I must have read
Your handwriting wrong.

I thought it says 4d.

It does. Here. Come in.

Oh.

I had to get my shower in
Before the guy in 4g.

He stands in there
For, like, an hour

Listening to howard stern.

Can I have a ride
To journal club?

Sure.

Thanks.

Make yourself comfortable.

I'm going to
Go get dressed.

Okay.

( sighs )

This is a nice place.

Please. It's a dump, but you
Get what you pay for, right?

What are you going to do?

Especially on what
We get paid, huh?

Right.

If you want, there's some

Pop-tarts on the counter.

Can I, uh... Make you one?

No, it's okay.

I like them cold.

Me, too.

Really?

Ohh!

Damn landlord won't
Fumigate the place.

I write letters,
I call the management office.

You better believe
He doesn't have roaches

Around his fat-cat estate
In evanston.

You could report
Him to the health
Department.

Cockroaches are
A health hazard.

That really works?
You tried it?

Yeah.

Wow. I never would
Have pegged you

For a guy who knew
Slumlord politics.

You seem so milk-fed
Middle class.

My family always had
Enough to get by.

Uh, never went
Hungry or anything.

Hey, what do you say

We go over this journal
Stuff at breakfast?

I know a place that's got
A $1.99 pancake special.

You buying?

My treat.

All right. Thanks.

Type and cross
For four units.

Get x ray here.
What happened?

Man:
We were doing a
Performance piece.

I was doing william tell's--

An artist taking the risk
The average philistine

Is not willing to take.

This idiot just had
To shoot the apple out
From between my legs.

You're lucky he
Didn't aim higher.

It makes it
Even edgier.

You've shed blood
For your work.

Are you an
Expert, prole?

No. The blood
On the gallery wall

Made a bold splatter.

Do I look like
Jackson pollock?

I'm sorry, sir.

Carol, give him
Ten of morphine.

Wait. The piece can go on and
Live and breathe on its own.

I will be the canvas--
No morphine.

I want to experience
The sensation.

You have a bullet hole
In your leg-- take the drugs.

Sorry, carol.

Score one for me.

Shirley, do you know
Where dr. Hicks

Is doing her 8:00 a.M.
Gastroplasty?

Did. She pushed
It up to 6:00.

They should be done
By now.

Hey, what's
Going on?
Just finishing up my night.

Dr. Hicks changed
Her surgery?

Yes. She made rounds
For dr. Sloman.

You weren't here yet.
Why wasn't I called?

I didn't want
To disturb you.

That was my
Gastroplasty.

I know, but you have limited
Time with your family.

Is that what you
Told dr. Hicks?

I thought I was
Doing you a favor

But if you're thinking
I wanted this surgery...

Whoa. Did you?

Take my ischemic
Bowel at 11:00

And we'll call it a trade.

Why don't we do that?

Good. You smell
Of talcum powder.

That's so sweet.

Hey, jeanie.
Hey.

Your husband called.

Did he leave a message?

Yeah. I wrote it down.

"Mint juleps, night
Blooming jasmine

And warm
Southern breezes."

( chuckling ):
That was it?

Yeah. I don't know
What it means

But he sounds
Like a real romantic.

I wish he wasn't as
Much of a romantic.

You don't like being
Swept off your feet?

It's the landing
That's a problem.

This synergix group
Has balanced budgets

Deeper in the red
Than ours.

I've made some
Real progress.

You should hear
What they have to say.

What if I don't
Like what I hear?

I'd plan on liking it.

Otherwise, you can explain
To the board of directors

The e.R.'s
Massive deficit.

I see.

They're looking
For scapegoats;
Don't be one.

Mr. Prole made
Me do it.

This is our guy.

Come on, couple
Of questions.

I told him I
Was a bad shot.

Got to love
The crackpots.

Could you cover me
For a few hours?

Anspaugh's sending me
To some dog-and-pony show

For these e.R.
Management groups.

If I have to.

He zeroed in on every bit
Of flab in the budget.

He said we're overstaffed,
Doing too many tests.

He wants it
Turned around yesterday.

Sounds bad.
There's no money.

Resources are stretched
As it is

And he still wants me
To lose another 98,000.

Something's
Got to give.

Yeah. It's just
I don't know what or who.

Let me know
When you're back.

What have you got?

Matthew lindermulder.

His spotter at the gym
Was asleep at the switch

Dropped a free-weight bar
On his head.

Ooh. I knew there
Was a reason

I let my gym
Membership lapse.

B.P.'s 120/85. Pulse 88.

Pupils equal,
Round and reactive.

Uh, babinski's
Down-going

And he withdraws
To pain.

Let's get a c.B.C.,
Cross-table c-spine

And a non-contrast
Head c.T.

Oh, man.

What's what?

It's a klan tattoo.

Danny, can
You hear me?

How long was
He seizing?

His cellmate
Screamed for
Us an hour ago.

He seized all
The way here

And it stopped
Just as we were
Pulling up.

B.P.'s 100/70. Pulse 100.

Has he been
Here before?

Don't know. I'm new.

Wet himself in the van
On the way over.

Okay. Can you not use
Those cuffs, please?

Whatever you say, doc,
But I got to stay with him.

He's waking up.

( groaning )

I hear it ringing.

( panting )

Does he have any
History of epilepsy?

Not that I know of.

Slower...

How you feeling
There, danny?
Oh, no.

Hang on. Hang on.

That's all right.
Hang on.

He's bit his tongue.

Let's get a head c.T.
And a tox screen.

Can I talk to you
Outside, please?

Sure.

So what do you think?

Kid has textbook
Seizure symptoms.

Yeah, maybe a little
Too textbook.

Well, it's a pretty
Convincing performance.

I've seen some oscar-winning
Performances from prisoners

Looking for a
"Get out of jail free" card.

Maybe mark greene's
Rubbing off on us.

He's seizing again.

Labs are back

On that weird
Guy in one.

Anna, weird guy in one.

Okay. Thanks again
For breakfast, carter.

Sure.

Carter, could you wrap up
A patient for me?

He's not stinky, is he?

No, straightforward
Concussion most likely.

He makes me feel
Uncomfortable.

You're passing off
A patient

Because he makes
You feel uncomfortable?

Uh, dr. Carter?
It's, uh, the lab.

He's a member of
The ku klux klan.

Did he make any remarks?

No. He's unconscious, but
When I was working him up

I noticed he had
A k.K.K. Tattoo.

If we sat around waiting
For the perfect patient

The lounge would be
Standing room only.

If there's a problem,
Call security.

Until then, try
And remember hippocrates.

No pupil dilation.

Oral mucosas intact.

Lucky landing.

I'm sorry, officer jeffrey;
This doesn't look good.

Nurse hathaway, prepare
The h20-n.A. Treatment, please.

Oh, but, doctor,
That's experimental.

What do you mean,
"It doesn't look good"?

Well, it's our only hope.

Um, officer,
Do you have the name

Of mr. Scheibe's
Next of kin?

Either he's going to snap

Out of this seizure

Or he's going to
Be forced into an
Irreversible coma.

Coma?

Give it a few seconds.

If it doesn't work,
We'll call the coma team.

What? What? Who?

( coughing )

Amazing.

Yeah. Salt water.

Where am I?

Now you're
In a hospital

But in five minutes,
You're going to be

On a bus headed
For prison--
In very wet pants.

( sighs )

We got your gram stain back,
Mr. La fontaine.

Please, for you...

Vinny.

Okay, vinny,
You have gonorrhea.

From the looks
Of your chart

You're familiar
With the protocol?

Occupational hazard.

It's the price
Of being a player.

You sing?

No.

That's a damn shame
'cause, uh...

I been in the, uh...

Entertainment industry
For numerous years

And, uh, you know,
With a face like yours...

You could sell
A lot of platters.

This is a single
Dose of floxin
And zithromax.

They do the same thing

As the other antibiotics
You're used to.

I remember
When it used to be

An elephant gun
Of penicillin in the ass.

Have you been tested
Recently for hiv
Or syphilis?

Oh, yeah, I get tested
Down at south side clinic.

I am clean and pristine.

Hathaway:
Is the coast clear?

What do you mean?

Fake seizure
Kid from juvie.

I'd rather dr. Greene
Not see this one.

Not a patient I
Should bring up

To your
Grandmother,
Right?

Your clinic proposal--
That's tonight, isn't it?

Yeah, oak park, 7:00.

I thought
That's what we said.

Yeah, we did;
I just spaced it.

I made plans with anna,
But I can change them.

Plans with anna?
Yeah. Journal club.

So it's a colleague
Kind of thing?

So far. So you got all
Your facts and figures?

Gamma loves
Facts and figures.

I'm just waiting
On census numbers.

You'll do fine.

Don't mention
Politics or religion

And you'll stay
On her good side.

Politics, religion--
Right.

Or baseball.

She's still pissed off
Over that inter-league play.

Anything else?

No, you're a natural.

How long has
Your wrist been
Bothering you?

About two weeks.

Let me take a look.

Can you hold this a second?

Sure. I'll just
Sit it down.

Consider yourself served.

If you have any questions,
There's an attorney's

Name and number
On the inside.

This case was
Settled this morning.

I have a suggestion
Where you could stick
This summons.

Is that another
Process server?

He impersonated
A patient.

That's got to be illegal.

They should really get
Their story straight.

Mark, this isn't
A malpractice summons.

It's a civil suit.
What?

Yeah. Chris law's
Claiming you violated

His brother's
Civil rights.

He's not suing
The hospital.

He's suing you.

Ellis:
...So I think the facts
Speak for themselves.

When you partner
With synergix physicians group

We will increase revenues,
Streamline management

And cut costs

Making your department
A center of excellence.

Now, I'm sure that some of you
Have questions, so...

Yes, sir?

I'm eric norris,
Director of st. Joseph's e.R.

Oh, yes, and the principal
Author on thrombolytics

And pulmonary embolism
In the september annals.

Welcome, sir.
Yes.

What are your billing charges?

Ah, now that is the beauty
Of the s.P.G. System.

Collective billing
Of our 125 contracted facilities

Enables us to keep our billing
Costs down below five percent.

Yes.

I have a few questions--

The first of which...

I'm sorry.
And you are?

Uh, kerry weaver, acting chief
Of emergency services

At county general.

Five percent
Is an impressive number

But what's the percentage
That synergix retains

In management fees?

Well, we retain the current
Physicians' salaries

And we balance your budget
Through maximizing reimbursement

And cutting costs.

I'm sure you've heard
Of the pentagon

And the $5,000
Hammer...?

Yeah. I'm not talking
About hammers

And, um, you haven't answered
My question, mr. West.

Well, it's dr. West,
But please, call me ellis.

The number
You're looking
For is dependent

Upon a multitude of factors:

Uh, payer mix, daily census,
Physician reimbursement

Just to name a few.

But we should talk
About this later.

Uh, right now, I'd
Like to answer

A few more
Questions, if I may.

Yes? In the back?

Lizzie! Just the person
I wanted to see.

Check this out.

Someone will be
Limping for a while.

Some wacky artist got shot
During a performance.

Imploded his cartilage.

I see there's a
Cylindrical defect

Of the medial distal
Femoral condyle.

A perfect candidate
For your research.

He's all yours
If you got the time.

Actually, I have

But we'd need to get his consent
Before donor femur.

The consent's
Been taken care of

And I took the liberty
Of trolling the morgue.

Found a femur
That matches.

All you need to do
Is start growing
Culture cells.

An osteochondral
Allograph.
Mm-hmm.

Didn't think
I'd ever get to do one.

Well, I'll start the cultures
Right away, uh...

Thank you so much.

Who looks out
For you, huh?

( chuckles )

I was just talking to a guy
Named ivan sheldon.

You remember him?

The judge from evanston
With a six handicap?

Right. He gave me the name
Of a good attorney--

The guy who defended
The civil rights case

Against the kallenback
Meat packing company.

You're discussing
My legal problems

With your golfing buddies?

Just sheldon. He's a judge.

I didn't ask you
To save my ass

Or whatever it is
You're trying to do.

I was being your friend

Which is getting
Tougher to do.

Mark, that
Environmental allergy

Is waiting for you
In curtain two.

And why is that?

You've been in
A bad mood for months.

I don't know
How to talk to you anymore.

Then don't.
Okay.

What's the statute
Of limitations

On post-traumatic
Stress?

Cut him some slack.

I think we've all
Cut him plenty.

He needs some help.

He doesn't need a shrink.

He needs friends
Who are supportive.

He's not going
To have any friends--

Supportive or otherwise--
If he keeps this up.

Your tattoo guy
Is back from c.T.

The grand wizard?

Yeah. He's regained
Consciousness.

Needs a scalp
And shoulder suture.

Great. We'll have him up
And cross burning in no time.

I hate to say it,
But he's actually
Very polite.

Uh-huh.

Mr. Lindermulder,
You're going to need sutures.

You going
To make me look

Like frankenstein's
Monster, huh?

First your shoulder.

Please lower your gown.

Is there any way
The nurse could do them?

That little blond lady
Who was in here before?

It's not her job.

You're going to have
To settle for me.

It's no offense,
It's just...

Go ahead.

I got to hand it
To you people.

"You people"?

Paramedics, nurses

Physician's assistants.

Dumb ox like me
Gets a barbell
Dropped on his head

And here I am, getting
The best care on earth.

Well, we treat everybody here.

Have you been
Saved, miss...?

Boulet.

Do you walk
With the lord?

What does that tattoo
Have to do with the lord?

I'm sorry you had to see it.

That's why I asked
For the nurse before.

It's a reminder
Of what I left behind:

Intolerance,
Ignorance, hate.

I was reborn through the love
Of jesus christ.

Uh-huh.

I built a new life,
Miss boulet.

You don't believe
That's possible, do you?

Sure, I do.

We didn't get a chance
To finish our discussion.

I heard everything I need
To hear, thank you.

Oh, but I haven't.

Kerry, I'm surrounded by
Number crunchers all day long.

When a confident, intelligent
And attractive woman

Walks through my door

I must at least
Try to ask her to lunch.

I have to get
Back to work.

No, no, I'll make some calls.

I'll tell chicago
Not to get sick for an hour.

We can go down to the oak room

And I will tell you
All my dirty management secrets.

What do you say?
Come on.

...Not to mention
The japanese strain of staph

That's resistant to the most
Powerful antibiotics.

Scary stuff.

Hi. I'm dr. Greene.

Whoa. What are you doing?

There are germs, doctor.

Well, you can
Put that away now.

Dr. Greene is
Very sanitary.

You don't
Have to worry.

I'll be the judge of that.

Why don't we
Take off the mask?

This is a charcoal particle
Filter mask.

20% of people get sicker
In the hospital.

I don't want to become
Another statistic.

So, you complain of fatigue,
Dry mouth, shortness of breath.

Heart rate's 130.

Resps 32.

Ah, and you've been here before
For anxiety attacks.

This is not
An anxiety attack.

I'm allergic
To my apartment building.

Why don't you move?

Is that your medical opinion,
Doctor?

I have

Environmentally based
Allergies.

Or you're having anxiety
And looking for attention.

Mark!

Why don't you get a blood gas

And call me with the results.

I see dr. Corday handed you off
One nasty ileum.

I'm just helping her out.

Well... I'm glad that you
Two have some camaraderie.

It'll come in handy
With dr. Romano.

Excuse me?

He's looking for another surgeon
For his team, and, uh...

I recommended you.

Well, thank you, but...
Stapler.

Thanks, but what?

I'm more interested
In working with surgeons

Who challenge my skills

Than dazzle me
With technology.

Technology is
The new technique

And if you
Don't master it,
Somebody else will.

When I saw how
The flaws in the
System trickled down

And affected the
Day-to-day operations

Of an e.R.

I just knew I would
Be more effective

In management.

You went back
And got your m.B.A.?

Yeah, and then
Up the corporate ladder

And blah-blah-blah.

Look, I didn't kidnap
You out of that conference

To tell you my life story.

I want to find out
More about you.

Pick your brain
A little bit.

Grapevine says
You're doing great
Things at county.

I don't know about great.

Ah, my spies tell me

About your waste-
Reduction program.

Yeah, well, saving a syringe
Here and some gauze there

Is not the kind of dent
My bosses are looking for.

Sounds serious.

You want to bend my ear?

Maybe I can help.

The board is convening
At the end of the week.

That's tomorrow.

They need to cut ten percent
Out of the budget.

We're already
Down to the bone.

Are they making suggestions
Or just handing you the ax?

They figure I can chop
Eight percent

By getting rid of half
Of the physician's assistants.

That's not a bad idea.

On paper, maybe.

Not so great

If you have to fire a friend.

So this is about more
Than just the bottom line.

Well, it's never easy
Letting people go, kerry

But there are ways
To make it less painful

And sometimes
Less permanent.

Shall we get some coffee?

Sure.

With what I have
Waiting for me

I'm in no rush to get back.

Do you think people
Are capable of change?

Starting their
Lives over?

Sure. Why not?

I did.

I used to have nothing
But deadbeat jobs

And go out
With loser guys

And now look at me.

Did a blood gas come up
On that germ lady?

Uh, yeah.
In curtain two.

Actually, dr. Greene

She seemed a little
Upset when she left.

Wanted to get out of here.

So she left before
The test results?

Uh, yeah. She made
A quick phone call

And sprayed the entire receiver
With disinfectant

And walked out.

She left a.M.A.

Why would
She do that?

Maybe because mark
Was rude, dismissive

And patronizing.

I'm sure
That's not true.

It's not my job
To be their
Best friend.

No, just their caregiver.

What's all the brouha?

Dr. Romano
And dr. Corday

Are doing an
Osteochondral allograft.

Well, hot damn.

That's the first ever
Here at county.

Even had the channel five news
Here covering it

For their sci-tech segment.

See what I mean, peter?

The future is now.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Vincenzo scarletti, 82.

Found in his bathroom
In full arrest.

We shocked him twice,
Got a rhythm and a pulse.

Mrs. Scarletti,
How long between the time

That you found your husband
And the paramedics arrived?

What is that? What?

She's hard of hearing.

Mrs. Scarletti, how long
Was your husband unconscious

Until the paramedics
Showed up?

I don't know.
Ten minutes, 15 maybe.

He was here two weeks ago.

They said he was fine.

We're going to do
Everything we can.

On my count--
One, two, three.

B.P.'s 80/50.

Pulse ox 90,
Pulse is 48.

All right.
Start dopamine.

Titrate to a
Systolic of 100.

Atropine .5 migs.

His pupils are

Fixed and dilated.

No deep tendon

Relexes.

Carol, get
A c.B.C. Chem seven

E.K.G., blood gas
And portable chest.

Lily, call respiratory.

Have them set up a vent.

What is it?

What's wrong with my vincenzo?

It's okay.
Please stand back.

He's a good man.

We have six children,
11 grandchildren...

You need to
Wait outside.

I need to what?

Could I get
An assist?

Mrs. Scarletti, come on.

Let's go wait in the hall.

( sobbing ):
Help him...

Please?
Carol?

Mrs. Scarletti,
Come on, we need

To let the doctor
Do his job. Come on.

Come with me.

Corday:
Have you seen anspaugh?

He's late for a hot appy.

I think he's doing
A triple-a.

Oh, those can slog on.

You got something juicy?

Yeah, hernia repair.

Mine's a hot appendix.

Still, they can't all
Be newsworthy, eh?

Not like your
Osteochondral allograph
This afternoon, huh?

You intentionally sidelined
Me for that, didn't you?

What?

Handed me off
To anspaugh

So you could be
With romano.

That's the silliest thing
I've ever heard.

He called me in to consult,
Not the other way around.

Hmm. If you say so.

No. It's not
Just what I say.

That's the way it was.

Do you know when anspaugh
Started the triple-a?

An hour ago.

My patient's prepped.

I hate to get backed up.

Yeah, you are
Busy today.

Anspaugh wouldn't mind
If I just started, would he?

It's painting by numbers.

I haven't seen
Him mind yet.

You're okay finding another
Ride to journal club tonight?

Yeah.

I can still give you
A ride home.

I agreed to have dinner
With my grandmother tonight.

Hmm, so the hot dog's
Just an appetizer?

Cooking is
Not exactly...

Hey, carter, anna--
Over here.

I can't breathe,
I can't breathe.

Just relax.
Hang on.

You're going
To be okay.

I'm going
To take this off.

No! It's for my allergies.

I already told
The other doctor.

What other doctor?

Let's get a gurney.

Is that mr. Scarletti?

Yup.

Pretty advanced
Lung cancer.

Did you pull
His records?

They told him
The cancer had spread

And was now inoperable.

He never told his wife.

Apparently not.

What's her name again?

Margaret scarletti.

Do you want me
To talk to her?

I'll do it.

Mark. Mark, I apologize
For being late.

I had lunch
With a rep from synergix

And he had
Some interesting ideas.

We're slammed here.

That crackhead in three
Is screaming his head off.

He'll have to wait.

I thought we could discuss
The staffing situation...

I don't know
What you're saying.

Why don't you write it
In a memo and I'll sign it?

This woman collapsed outside.

It's probably
Anaphylactic shock.

I'll be right there.

I'll get her.

The back pain in two
Wants more demerol.

Could you sign off
On this for me?

No. Not now.

We could use the beds.

What should I do
About the back pain?

Get doyle
To check him out.

It's the hospital's
Insurance attorney?

Take a message.

Mrs. Scarletti, could you
Come with me, please?

My husband,
Will he be okay?

Will he live? How is he?

I don't think we should
Discuss this right here.

What did you say?

Is he going to live?

We need to find
A place to talk.

I'm worried about vincenzo.

Please,
Can I go see him?

No. Not now.

I just want
To see how he is.

Your husband
Has no chance

For a meaningful recovery.

He'll recover okay?

No, no, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no, no.

I said your husband
Has no chance

For a meaningful
Recovery.

I don't understand.

What are you saying?

I'm saying that your
Husband lied to you

About his condition.

He's going to die.

Jeanie, can you explain...

Explain it to her?

Come on, let's talk.

Come here.

Shouldn't somebody go after him?

Dr. Corday.

Oh, heard you were elbow deep
In a rather dicey triple-a.

I heard you were
Doing the appy.

All finished.
20 minutes and done.

You performed
An operation

Without an
Attending present?

Just an appendicectomy.

There weren't
Any complications.

The complication is

That you disregarded
Hospital policy.

With something
As basic as this

I assumed there
Was leeway.

You've been here
Several months.

Have you seen
Any surgeries performed

Without an attending?

No.

I apologize.

In britain we do
Minor surgery

All the time
Without supervision.

I was led to believe

The same standards
Applied here.

By whom?

I was mistaken,
That's all.

It won't happen again.

Is it true he
Just walked out?

Cynthia
Hot on his heels.

He always seemed like
Such a sensitive guy.

He is a sensitive guy.

Doesn't everybody have
Some work to do?

You can't do anything

Until he does
Something for himself.

Ah, man, I'm not going
To make it home to change.

Big plans?

I'm going to hit up

This foundation
For a lot of money

And I don't have
Anything to wear.

I have a jacket
In my locker
You can borrow.

It's from the goodwill,
But it looks decent.

Thanks.
From what carter tells me

His grandmother's
A real piece of work.

Carter as in
John carter?

It's called the carter
Family foundation

But I get the feeling

The grandmother holds
The purse strings

With an iron claw.

The carter family
Foundation?

Yeah. They're loaded.

Carter's a real blue blood.

I figure it's this whole
Upstairs, downstairs thing.

Yeah. You know, it
Might help you to take

A doctor along with you
To make your case.

I wrote some pedes
Clinic grants at chop.

You sure?

Yep. I'd love
To come along.

It's like I can't breathe.

It's like there's something
Inside of my head

That's pushing,
Trying to get out.

Every time I think
I have things under control

It just goes south.

I'm babbling.

If you don't want
To talk about it...

Oh, no, no, no. It's...

A few months ago, I was attacked
In the men's room in the e.R.

By this gangbanger
Who blamed me

Because his brother died
Of a gunshot wound.

That's the creep
Who's suing you?

They settled
The malpractice suit--

Three million dollars--
And now, the bastard's suing me

For violating
His brother's civil rights

I mean, figure
That one out.

I can't believe it.

He attacked me from behind.

I tried to fight back, but...

He... He could
Have had a gun

Or been on drugs or...

I didn't even think
About that.

My adrenaline
Was pumping so hard...

You're right, people
On p.C.P., they...

He could have killed you.

Mark...

You're so used
To handling

Everyone else's problems

That you're not used
To asking for help.

Jeanie.

Hi. I always save these
Horse pills till the end.

They're the hardest
To swallow.

We should talk.

I know. Today
Has been insane.

Any word from mark?

I have been in talks
With dr. Anspaugh

About the e.R. Budget.

He's very concerned
About our deficit.

Uh-huh.

I think the overages
Can be contained

With structural changes

If we aggressively pursue
Industrial contracts...

Kerry, wait.
What are you saying?

I have to lay off
Some of the staff

Including two p.A.'s.

The fairest
Way to do that

Is to give preference
To those with seniority.

Are you firing me?

Jeanie, I'm sorry.

I don't have a choice.

You were the
Last one hired.

You can work through
The end of month.

Cobra insurance will
Cover your meds.

I've talked to the people
In physical therapy.

They think they'll
Have an opening

In the next
Couple of months.

It pays a third less
Than what I'm making here.

I want this to
Be short-term.

We're pursuing
Outside contracts

And when the new system
Is up and running

I'm hoping we can
Bring you back.

I'm supposed
To wait by the phone

Until that happens?

You know I value
You professionally

And as a friend

And I'm going to do
Everything I can

To work this out.

No, please don't
Go to any more trouble.

Do I look okay?

You look great.

Whoo!

Miss hathaway and, uh...?

Dr. Del amico, anna.

Yes. Mrs. Carter
Will be a few moments

But she insists
You have a cocktail

So what may I
Bring you?

Uh... Spring water
Would be fine.

Yes. And you, ma'am?

Uh, what kind of
Beer do you have?

Heineken, grolsch,
Amstel lite...

Can you just make that
Another spring water?

Certainly.

Will you follow me
To the music room?

Please.

Oh, my god.

Ah, that's master carter
In 1985.

He and marigold took home
A number of blue ribbons

At tempel farms that year.

Mar... Marigold?

His thoroughbred.

Please, make yourselves
Comfortable.

( hathaway laughs )

Hey, carol, did you find
The place okay?

Hey, carter.

Nice place you have here.

Any word from mark?

No, but everybody else
Keeps calling.

Doug, could you sign off
On this for me?

Sure.

Some day, huh?

Yeah, some day.

This is a horrible job.

When is the temp clerk
Getting here?

E.R. What do you want?

I am out of here.

Oh, uh, doug,
It's for you.

Tell them I already left.

It's long distance,
Collect.

( chuckles )

Hello. This is doug ross.

Yep. Okay.

Yeah.

Uh... When?

Mm-hmm. Okay.

Are you sure?

Okay.

Uh, yeah. Hang on.

Do you have a pen?

Okay.

Thank you.

Is everything okay?

Everything's fine.

Carter:
No. I've seen it.

I've seen the kind of thing
Nurse hathaway's talking about.

An e.R. Is about
Emergent cases.

It's about speed.

Patients that need
Continuity of care

Tend to fall
Through the cracks.

I had a teenage diabetic
The other day...

John, I'm sure your diabetic
Is fascinating

But I'd like to speak

To the young lady
With the proposal.

Sure. Of course.

I'm sorry.

Alone.

Ah!

Right.

Me, too?

Why don't you give dr. Del amico

A tour of the grounds?

Okay.

Excuse me.

Dr. Corday,
I-I'm changing.

Shedding your
Skin, dr. Snake?

I beg your pardon?

You knew full well
I wasn't permitted

To perform that
Appendicectomy

But you let me walk
In there anyway.

Like you knew full well
I should have been notified

About that gastroplasty
This morning?

You were home.

Hicks wanted to
Go straight away.

Somebody needed
To step in.

Like you needed someone
To step into the ischemic bowel

So you end up with romano.

How dare you accuse me of
Trying to manipulate you.

I deserve better than that.

Besides, if I'd
Really wanted to

You wouldn't even
Have been aware of it.

( chuckling )

I suppose I could
Have called you

But between your
Being at home

And my not having done
A gastroplasty in quite...

Look, dr. Corday, you are not
The only one who likes to cut.

No, but if I'm
The only one here

Then I won't be
Ashamed of doing it.

Then I'll have
To make sure

You're not
In that position again.

Why, thank you,
Dr. Benton.

Ah, dr. Romano.

I'm sorry.
Do you have a minute?

Absolutely.

I was, uh, wondering

If you were still looking
For, uh, an extra set of hands.

Would those be
Benton hands?

Yes.

So, you think you're going

To like the looks of the
21st century, is that it?

He simply wants
To keep an eye on me.

Don't you, dr. Benton?

( chuckling )

Someone needs to.

Well, I'll give
It some thought.

We'll talk more.

Carter:
You remember weebles--
Those little

Egg-looking things?

"Weebles wobble
But they don't fall down"?

Uh-huh.

( laughing )

Gamma used to hate it

But I would take
The faberge eggs

And I would put them
With my little weeble family...

As pets.

( laughs )

All right, I'm sorry.

You know, I should
Have said something...

But you were
So anti-rich people.

I'm even more
Anti-liars.

Well, I wanted you
To get to know me first.

Okay

And, uh, meanwhile

I take you to my
Favorite thrift store

Give you a tour of
Roach manor this morning

And... You must have been
Laughing your head off.

No.

Not at all.

I loved that stuff.

A little slumming,
Is that it?

You know, before you knew
About all of this

You saw me for what I am,
A regular guy.

A regular guy
Doesn't patronize people.

You went out of your way
To make me look

Like an idiot.

Anna, I'm sorry.

Forget it, carter.

So, that's it?

My family has a few bucks
And everything changes.

A few bucks?

Is that what
This is to you?

It's a figure of speech.

( chuckle )

That's exactly what
I'm talking about.

To you, this is all
A figure of speech.

To me...

I'm just going
To go wait outside

Until carol gets done.

( sighs )

Mark?

It's doug.

( lock unlocking )

Hi.

( chuckling )

Hi, cynthia.

Uh, I'm looking
For mark.

I think he might
Be asleep already

But I'll check.

I-- oh--
Come on in.

Hey.

Hi.

What's going on?

Uh...

Might be a bad time, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah. Uh, kind of.

Ross:
Mmm.

Hey, um...

Well, I just

Wanted to make sure
You were okay.

I'm fine.

You've been going
Through a rough time.

We're all worried
About you.

I'm okay.

Okay.

( clicks tongue )

All right.

I'm taking
A few days off.

I got a call
From california.

Uh, my dad died.

What? What happened?

I don't know.

Some car wreck
Or something.

They weren't real clear
On the details

Um, but I got
To go claim the body

And stuff like that

So...

I'm sorry.

Yeah. I...

You know.

I'll talk to you later.

No. Hey, hey, hey.
Come on in.

No, it's okay.

Come on in here.

I'll make coffee.

Come on.

All right.

( mumbling )

I looked him

Dead in the eye,
And I said, "That might fly

"With your hollywood chippies,
Mr. President

But I am a lady."

So, what did he do?

He took his hand off
My rear and apologized.

And that was it?

Then I slept with him.

( laughing )

May I freshen you up?

No, thank you.

I have to drive.

And it's getting late.

Time for the
Fat lady to sing.

I like you, carol.

You remind me of me.

Thank you.

I think you might
Just possess

The extreme
Bullheaded stubbornness

To make this clinic thing work.

How would you like

Some seed money
To start you off?

$75,000?

Uh, you haven't even
Read my proposal.

It's my foundation.

Just don't tell my grandson.

I have a stern,
Unapproachable image to keep up.

As far as I'm concerned,
This meeting was hell

From beginning
To end.
Exactly.

Thank you so much.

Wow.

Good, good.

You're not too late.

I wanted to get
This celebration rolling.

Celebration?

I got a supersaver ticket
To atlanta.

Tommy's going to introduce me
To some people

And his sister-in-law
Is a realtor.

So, you had
A good day.

No, not just me.

Tommy-tommy knows some doctors
At the county hospital.

Oh. Sounds too
Good to be true.

We can make this happen.

We can make this work.

Hey.

What's wrong?

( sighs )

Ellis:
Hi, kerry.

Ellis.

I know this is strange.

We just met
And, uh, here I am

Calling you up
To come have a drink.

I hope you
Don't misunderstand.

Oh, no, please.

You saved me from having
To watch the local news.

I don't usually do
This kind of thing.

Sure.

That's what they all say.

What's on your mind?

I had to lay off

A pretty close friend
This afternoon

And she didn't seem
To appreciate my suggestions

For getting through this.

She just felt fired.

Which is exactly
What she was.

That's right...

And when you work
Your ass off

To try to get
Her job back

She's not going to
Appreciate that, either.

Welcome to the wonderful
World of management.

Can I get you
Another drink?

That would be great.

Thanks.

I wish you'd wait
And leave tomorrow.

I just want
To get on with it.

At least let me give you
A ride to the airport.

I'll leave the
Car in parking--

Pick mark up
On the way.

I'm glad he's going
With you.

Yeah, it's probably
A good idea

For him to get out
Of town for a while.

( engine starting )

I'm going to miss you.

I love you, carol.

I love you, too.

( sighs )