All language subtitles for ER S03E04 Last Call

Previously on "ER"..

Maggie, I'd like you
to meet Carol Hathaway.

She's our head nurse.

She also heads
the Welcoming Committee.

So...you're interested
in pediatric surgery.

‐ Yes, I am, very much.
‐ 'Mm‐hmm.'

There was a fire?

‐ The whole building?
‐ Yes.

‐ My floor too?
‐ Yes.

It must be tough
to be sick and alone.

I hear you are a doctor.

‐ I'm a nurse, actually.
‐ A nurse?

Guys who are interested
in having sex with you

aren't necessarily
interested in you.

Any chance that
we might get into the OR..

'...today?'

What are you doin'?

I'm sorry, lover.
Did I wake you?

No, I just, I didn't know
that you were still here.

I can't figure out these locks.

No, don't. Don't do that.
Let me, let me, let me.

Thanks.

Oh, hey, hey, here.

Oh, you're not
driving, are you?

Well, is that
an invitation to stay?

No. I'll call you a cab.

And leave my car
all the way over here?

Hmm. No, I swear, officer

I can walk the line
and I can touch my nose.

You can pick up
your car whenever.

If you want me to drink
a pot of coffee, I can..

I'll drive you.

Hang on.

Well..

...well, gee,
they say chivalry's dead.

‐ Good morning, boys.
‐ It's not good.

‐ It's not even morning.
‐ I brought doughnuts.

You guys catch
the game last night?

You're kidding, right?

Conway went 70 yards for
the touchdown. It was mayhem.

Somebody remind me again
why I picked surgery.

Uh, for a scut zombie, Carter,
you're looking very crisp.

Yeah, that's part of
the joy of moving back home.

Reina insists on
using the extra starch.

Reina? The maid?

I mean it's time
to breathe a little.

I'm looking for
another apartment.

My place burned down.

I've been living
out of a suitcase.

A Louis Vuitton suitcase.

Oh, you might
wanna dress down

for the plumbing accident
in two. He's very stinky.

‐ Thanks for the carbs.
‐ Yo.

Hey, your parents live
out in Oak Brook, huh?

‐ Oh, don't start.
‐ Oh, no, no.

I'm just saying I got
an extra bed in my place.

It's two minutes away.

Got all the
cup o'ramen you can eat.

And best of all,
you don't have to worry

about the help
over starching your shirts.

‐ Are you serious?
‐ It's time to leave the nest.

That's great. Thanks.

Okay. I'll see you
at the firm conference.

Firm conference?
That's not next week?

Pancreatectomy lecture?

Presented by Dr. Peter Benton,
assisted by John Carter?

Oh, my God, Benton's
slides were in the fire.

They're toast.

Why couldn't I have
just been home at that time?

I could've had smoke inhalation.

I could be sucking air
through a nice ET tube.

Where's the fire?

I'm just trying
to get back to bed.

Me too.

Oh, damn it.

I forgot my watch and
stuff at your place.

Can we go back, please?

You know what,
I‐I'll send it to you, okay?

Oh! Do you mind?
I have a headache.

I'm not surprised.

Alright. Come on.
I'm not in the mood, alright?

Don't. Don't, don't, don't.

Just don't mess around
with me right now, okay?

If you're gonna throw up,
just need to roll down

the window there.
Lean out of the window.

You alright? Hey.

Hey, hey, hey! Are you..

Hey!

Hang on! Hang on!

Have a doughnut
if you want one.

Oh, no, thanks.
Weaver's looking for you.

Yeah, it takes a while
to get in from D‐lot.

‐ Did you get your car back yet?
‐ I will.

I need some help here!
She is in status!

I don't know if she's epileptic
or it's what she drank.

What was she drinking?
How much?

Vodka and tequila shots.

Give me four migs
of ativan and an amp of D‐50.

‐ Doyle, clear trauma two.
‐ What have you got?

‐ Tonic‐clonic seizure.
‐ Any history?

Need a CBC,
chem 20, blood glucose

tox screen and
a blood alcohol.

‐ Where'd she come from?
‐ Get me a blood gas kit too.

‐ Where'd you find her, Doug?
‐ My house.

‐ What's her name?
‐ I don't know.

'70/40. Pressure's
still dropping.'

Keep the fluids wide open.

‐ Temp's up to 105.
‐ This seizing's burning her up.

Get some cooling blankets
in here before her brain fries.

Morning, folks, what's the word?

We've got
a Jane Doe in status.

We're about to
put her in a coma.

Load her up with dilantin?

She's maxed out
on the benzos.

‐ 'History?'
‐ Came in 30 minutes ago.

Seizure history unknown.
Meds unknown.

Could have been meningitis.

'Doug seems to thinks
she's been drinking.'

Thought you weren't
on till noon.

I'm not. She's with me.

‐ Temp's 106.2.
‐ She's hyperthermic.

Doyle, alert neuro
and anesthesiology

and bring in
a two‐channel EEG.

Done.

We need a loading dose

of phenobarbital 100 milligrams

over two minutes
and an intubation tray.

You're kind of jumping the gun,
there, aren't you, Kerry?

She's been seizing
for half hour, Doug.

‐ You have a better suggestion?
‐ Mark.

Her blood gas is back.
PH is 7.1.

She's acidotic.
Let's put her in a coma.

Kerry, you wanna
help me intubate?

Okay. 7.5 ET tube.

I'll go to the car,
find the registration

see if I can get some kind
of an ID or something.

'Another modification
to the system will be'

a return to professionalism.

We're surgeons.
Let's look like it.

From here on out,
I'm instituting..

...a jacket‐and‐tie policy
for all surgeons

outside the OR.

Except, of course,
for the ladies on staff

who I trust will
dress appropriately.

As I was saying..

...well, so much
for the dos and don'ts.

'Oh, I would like
to remind everybody'

'that we're still
woefully short'

'on surgical volunteers
for the Health‐mobile.'

If we don't see some
names on that list ASAP..

Carter, you're late.
I had to set up the projector.

I know, but
I wanna talk to you.

Look, you can run
a projector, can't you?

‐ Yeah, I can, but..
‐ Alright, damn, it's starting.

Wait, wait, wait.

...on total pancreatectomy

versus the whipple procedure
in the palliative treatment

of pancreatic carcinoma.
Dr. Benton.

'Well, thank you, Dr. Anspaugh.'

I'm gonna be talking
today about, uh..

...the use of
the whipple procedure

in lieu of
total pancreatectomy..

...which is, I guess
what Dr. Anspaugh just said.

Lights, please?

Uh, pancreatectomy removes

the potential for recurrence
due to multifocal disease

and avoids
pancreatico‐jejunostomy.

Now, uh, slide, please?

If you observe here,
the attendant risk of leakage

is the..

Path slide one, please.

That's what I was
trying to tell you.

What were you
trying to tell me?

Maybe I could speak
to you alone for a moment.

Is there a problem,
Dr. Benton?

Oh, no, no, no,
Dr. Anspaugh.

No, not at all.

Carter, put in the damn slide.

I can't.
My apartment burned down.

I lost the pathology slides.

The tables?
And the operative photographs?

Those too.

‐ Looks like she's stabilizing.
‐ No spikes.

Alright, I'm gonna
check with neuro

see what's keeping them.

‐ Uh, could I have a minute?
‐ Sure.

What's up?

In, uh, all
the commotion I wasn't sure

if you remembered that today,
we start our pilot study

the medical‐surgical
division of duties?

Oh, right, that's
where one attending

gets all the
real emergencies

and the other hands out
aspirin and antacid?

Well, actually,
one takes the medical cases

one takes the surgical.

You wanted surgical
when we discussed it before.

No, I wanted neither
when we discussed it before

'cause I think
it's a bad idea.

Well, Dr. Anspaugh
approved it

and since you just walked in
and effectively took over

this seizure patient perhaps‐‐

Okay, fine.

Why don't you take
surgical, I'll take medical.

She's seizing!

She's all yours.
Report to him.

Alright,
looks like you and I

are gonnna be handling
all the medical cases today.

‐ Only medical?
‐ That's the grand plan.

‐ Thought she was stabilized.
‐ Okay. Uh, six of pavulon.

We're gonna paralyze her?

Yes. And do
you know why?

'Cause it's
her only chance?

That's right.

indistinct chattering]

‐ Hey, girl.
‐ Hey.

You missed all the drama.

Dr. Ross brought
a lady in‐in status.

Oh, yeah?

‐ You okay?
‐ Yeah. It's just autumn.

You know,
my allergies go crazy.

Dr. Benton, I just want to
apologize again for the slides.

‐ Did you replace them?
‐ Not yet.

Well, get busy.

Dr. Anspaugh was kind enough

to reschedule the lecture
for tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow?
Is there a chance‐‐

Bye‐bye, Carter.

Oh, the infamous Dr. Carter.

'We haven't been introduced.'

‐ I'm Abby Keaton.
‐ Pleased to meet you.

Uh, this morning
was totally my fault.

Oh, it was a godsend.
May‐may I join you?

Oh, yeah, please.

No offense, Peter..
Oh, thank you.

No offense.

I love a nice,
juicy gut lecture

but your intern bought
me an extra half hour

for my dictations.

So...what did you think
of Laura‐Lee, Dr. Carter?

Who?

Does Dr. Benton
keep you so busy

running the projector
that you don't have time

to follow up on cases?

Uh, the, uh,
film showed a, uh

dilated cecum and
she's at risk of perfing.

She's in 203.

Why don't you two go down,
meet her

answer her
mother's questions

and then bring her
on up to the OR?

Oh, you know, uh,
I can do it myself.

Hmm. Bring Dr. Carter along.

I guarantee, it'll be
a real learning experience.

'Excuse me,
ambulance zone. Sir.'

Oh, good morning, Dr. Ross.

Now would you mind moving
the car, sir, please?

‐ Yeah.
‐ Sir?

‐ Yep.
‐ Thank you.

How's Dr. Ross' friend?

"Friend" may be
overstating it.

You know, I don't think
it's any of our business.

‐ Her name is Nadine Wilkes.
‐ Doug, Doug, she's dead.

I thought you'd gone home.

My shift starts in five minutes.
Why would I go home?

I just thought you wouldn't
be up for working today.

I feel bad for
what happened to her.

But if you're in
some way suggesting

that I am responsible‐‐

No, I‐I just thought
maybe you were upset.

I guess not.

I'm confused, Mark.

Does it come as
a big shock to you

that I was
intimate with someone

who I've been less
than soul mates with?

Doug, you didn't
even know her name.

Tox screens came back.

Did you know she tested
positive for cocaine?

No, I didn't know. You think
I would have withheld that?

I hope not.

That's right. No.

You were together all night.

‐ She tested positive.
‐ You think that I did cocaine?

Is that what
you're really asking me?

‐ Should I ask?
‐ You want a sample?

You want me to piss
in that mug right now?

‐ Would that satisfy you?
‐ It's a specimen cup.

‐ You wanna watch?
‐ Just send it to the lab.

Mark, we've got a three‐year‐old
went on a bender

with a bottle of
dandruff shampoo.

You want, you want me
to wait for Doug?

No, I'll handle it.

Mark, Doug lives
his own life.

Yeah, that's kind
of the problem.

I'm just saying,
we can't live it for him.

Dr. Benton, I think
Dr. Keaton was inviting me

to do the colostomy with you.

Well, that's because
Dr. Keaton doesn't know

how busy you're gonna be at
the photo lab this afternoon.

'Screw you!
You can't make me!'

‐ 'Get out of my way, mom!'
‐ Excuse me, I'm Dr. Benton.

Just tell her I'm out of here.

Oh, I'm afraid
that's impossible.

Look, you're scheduled

for a major operation
in 15 minutes.

‐ The hell I am! I'm gone!
‐ Laura.

Look, hold on.
What is this, huh?

What, do you wanna die?
Is that it?

I'd make a real
good‐looking corpse.

I'd want to die too.

'Hey, you're gonna,
if you don't get out of my way!'

I'm just saying that
if I went to Proviso West

I'd rather be six feet under
before a championship game.

We're semi‐finalists
this year, lame‐o.

Last time I checked,
you had a semi‐backfield.

You should start
some of your cheerleaders.

They look tough enough.

Okay, okay, mom, okay.
Doc Magoo's, 5 o'clock.

Well, no disrespect, E‐Ray

but I was looking
for a welding class.

I can't really
see myself in genie pants.

It's a simple means to
stress reduction and serenity.

Oh, God,
whatever it is, sign me up.

What, you couldn't
get her to cancel?

Nope. Something's on her mind.

You'd really be interested
in my yoga class, Ms. Hathaway?

Is there a mantra
that will get me through

my dinner with
my mom tonight?

There is. You'd have to take my
intro class in preparation.

Uh, 8:00 p. m.,
Thursday nights

Malcolm X Community College.

What's my old
alma mater coming to?

‐ You went to Malcolm X?
‐ My first year.

Hey, they've got
a very prestigious

pre‐med night school.

‐ Wait a minute.
‐ What?

Wait. See there?

Bio one, organic chemistry,
physics, all your basics.

You got
a problem with that?

‐ 'Jerry.'
‐ Hey, Dr. Ross.

We got a 12‐year‐old
GSW coming in.

Alright, put this
in Mark's box.

Make sure
he sees it, okay?

Carol, you know
if anybody's run a search

for Nadine Wilkes'
medical records?

Well, Connie
tried to pull her up

but she's never
been a patient here.

We ought to try countywide.

See if she's had any
previous admissions.

Well, don't you think
the autopsy will reveal

any pre‐existing conditions?

Probably, but it's worth
a shot, don't you think?

Sure. If you need any help,
E‐Ray can do the search.

Dr. Ross, that
gunshot wound is in.

Yeah.

12‐year‐old GSW to the chest.

‐ BP 50 palp, pulse 140.
‐ Jerry, clear trauma one.

‐ Thready and weak.
‐ Got any ID?

His street name's Shamrock.

Usually, he's on the
other side of the piece

but the owner of the place
was a little faster on the draw.

Oh, God,
he looks like a baby.

Wait till you talk
to the cops.

It's either the protease
inhibitor or the AZT

that's making me nauseous.
I'm not sure which.

No, I understand.

I haven't missed any doses.

Uh, thanks, Dr. D'Angelo.
I'd appreciate it.

Okay, bye.
Hi. What's up?

Yeah, uh, take
the ankle fracture in two.

‐ I'm‐I'm buried.
‐ Okay.

And you won't have any trouble
finding a nurse to assist.

You okay?

Short stick gets it.

Who's free to help me
with an ankle splint?

‐ We'll tell you in a second.
‐ Damn.

I thought you were engaged.

I might be engaged,
but I ain't dead.

A behind like that could
bring me back from the dead.

Oh, yes! I'll send
you a postcard.

Two out of three.

What's so great about exam two?

You take Dennis Quaid,
Robert Redford

and James Dean,
put them in a blender

you got exam two.

Mr. McKenna?

Hi. I'm Jeanie Boulet.

I hear you have
an ankle fracture.

Yeah, I was welding
a girder up on the ninth floor

of that new office
building on Addison.

Wendy?
Wendy.

‐ Splint.
‐ Right.

I lost my footing,
my ankle went snap.

If it hadn't been
for Mickey's fast catch

I'd have been a goner.

You up for one more
good deed, Mickey?

‐ Sure.
‐ 'Okay.'

I need you to
hold his foot steady

at a 90‐degree angle

and we're gonna splint it, okay?

Ahh! Ahh!

‐ How's that?
‐ Perfect.

What about the food
poisoning in three?

Didn't I already see that one?

Oh, that was
the giardia diarrhea.

Alright, take
the food poisoning too.

All Compazine, clear
liquids, et cetera.

I'm down.

Let me know
as soon as he's back.

‐ Mark, could we talk?
‐ Sure.

I heard
Nadine Wilkes' tox screen

was positive for coke.

That's right.

And Doug Ross
is working today?

It's been taken care of.

I know Doug is your friend

but I'm attending
on this shift, as well.

He got a tox screen.
It came back negative.

Yeah, well,
how about his blood alcohol?

He's fine.

Good, 'cause he's
putting a chest tube

in a 12‐year‐old right now.

He may need some help.

Good idea.

'Tension pneumo.
I'm going to decompress.'

‐ Fourteen gauge.
‐ He's cyanotic.

'Any ID?'

No, but his prints are on file.

Cops were right behind me.

‐ Vitals are improving.
‐ 28 French.

Thought you might
need an assist.

Nope, we've got it
under control.

I'll just stay and watch.

Okay. O‐silk. I'm in.

Hook it up.

Hey, Carol,
what's the hourly rate

for baby‐sitting these days?

Well, I am amazed, Peter.

‐ I thought you'd need backup.
‐ 'Yeah, well, it wasn't easy.'

'I know. I've gone
a few rounds with Laura.'

But you didn't have
to call in the calvary.cavalry

‐ I am impressed.
‐ Yeah, it was fine.

You know, actually,
Carter was very helpful

in breaking the ice.

Ah! She's got a couple
of more questions for you.

Dr. Carter, how would you
like to scrub in with us?

Unless, Dr. Benton
needs you elsewhere.

You know when I was
a kid we just boosted

a couple of bags of chips.

Now they want the whole store.
Grab a cup of coffee?

I should probably stay close
keep an eye on this, okay.

‐ Yeah.
‐ Well, pardon me.

‐ Are you Dr. Ross?
‐ Yeah.

Listen, that, uh,
that kid he's out.

He's not gonna be out
for a couple of hours so..

Uh, actually, doctor

we wanna speak to you
about Nadine Wilkes.

Okay, fine. Uh..

...let's go back here.
There's a room back here.

Excuse us.

When did her medical
condition first come on?

Uh...she started
seizing around 6:00 a. m.

And she died at 7:34?

That's about right.
7:00, 7:34.

I'm sorry. I didn't
mean to interrupt.

Someone said you
wanted to see me.

We'll be out
in a minute, Mark.

Are you Mark Greene?
Attending physician?

‐ That's right.
‐ Pronounced Nadine Wilkes?

I did.

Why don't you
stick around, okay?

We got a couple of questions

that we'd like to
ask for you too.

'So no idea at all
about next of kin?'

‐ No. I told you, we'd just met.
‐ 'Uh‐huh.'

Last call, Roarke's Bar.

‐ I got that.
‐ That's right. Yeah.

‐ What?
‐ Roarke's Bar.

Kind of a hinky crowd.

But at this joint or later on
when she went back to your place

you never saw her
take any drugs?

No, we, uh..

...she went to the
bathroom a couple of times.

‐ 'In between?'
‐ Mm‐hmm.

'And at no time did she ask you
to write her a prescription?'

No.

You didn't give her
just a little something

to help her make it
through the night?

‐ No.
‐ You're not that kinda guy?

No.

Okay.

Can we speak to you
outside, please?

'As you can see,
in a 16‐year‐old'

'the organs are identical
to those of an adult.'

In a neonate on the other hand

you've got a liver
as big as Kansas.

Needle‐holder.

Boy, you could do this
with your eyes closed.

So, John, tell me how you
got Laura‐Lee into the OR

without hired muscle
or sedatives.

‐ Uh, gym pass.
‐ Gym pass?

Yeah.

Locker rooms can be tough
enough without an ostomy bag.

Kids are vicious.

And I am a doctor.

So you wrote her
a pass out of gym?

Yeah and told her that, uh

she probably wouldn't have
the bag by championship game.

‐ And that's in?
‐ November, late November.

Mm‐hmm.

She's in the...I hope
I didn't, uh, put..

No, no. With any luck,
she should make it.

‐ Hi.
‐ Oh, hey.

I m afraid
ortho's still backed up.

It could be
a couple more hours.

And Mr. McKenna
wanted me to tell you

that he's going
to take a cab.

He doesn't want you
to miss your class.

Thanks, Ms. Boulet,
but I can wait.

Anyone hungry?

More pudding.

They said that
County's unfriendly.

You look like you're
being taken care of.

So, um, what kind
of class are you taking?

Uh...I sort of moonlight
as a dance instructor.

What type of dancing?

Well, all types,
but country, mostly.

You mean like line dancing.

Oh, there's more
to country than that.

Why don't you show us
a few moves, cowboy?

‐ Here?
‐ Why not?

Um...no music.

We can fix that.

'So the good news
is you're not pregnant.'

‐ Can you understand me?
‐ Yeah. It's good.

Good. But now we have
to do a pelvic exam

to find out why
you're having pain.

‐ You do the exam?
‐ No.

Um, a doctor's gonna
come and do the exam

but he's very good.

No, no, no, I don't need.

‐ I'm fine, not pregnant.
‐ Okay.

Alright, miss,
uh, Jung Koo Bek.

What seems to be the problem?

No problem.
I could go home now.

Doug, can I talk to you
outside for a minute?

‐ Sure.
‐ You just sit tight.

‐ I'll be right back.
‐ We'll be right back.

This girl's 15 years old.

One sexual experience,
two months ago.

Abdominal pain,
fever's 101.

She complains
of vaginal discharge.

‐ She's not pregnant.
‐ Sounds like PID.

‐ I'll give her a pelvic.
‐ Well, she's a little jumpy.

She's never had a pelvic.

I don't think
she's seen many doctors.

I think I can handle that.

I'm afraid she's gonna bolt

but she'd probably
let me take the cultures.

So you're second
guessing me too now, right?

No, Doug, I don't give
a damn about you.

I'm trying to
take care of a patient.

‐ Whoa, whoa, what's up?
‐ Nothing.

Carol just thinks
that she's better suited

to perform
a pelvic without me.

‐ Carol, you know that‐‐
‐ I just wanna take the swabs.

At least, diagnose her PID.

‐ She's really afraid of men.
‐ Doyle, you free?

‐ Almost.
‐ Mark, that's my patient.

‐ Come help Carol do a pelvic.
‐ Sure.

Okay?

You're overreacting, Doug.

What is it with you?

I got Kerry Weaver
breathing down my neck.

I got people parting
like the Red Sea

every time I walk
down the hallway.

You asked for a tox screen,
it came back negative.

You didn't get
a blood alcohol, did you?

‐ Oh, for God sake, Mark.
‐ Can't work with‐‐

How many‐how many times
have you and I gone out

for margaritas
into the wee hours?

You check your blood
alcohol every morning?

You check it?

Huh. Unbelievable.

Doug, let me tell you
something, as a friend.

As a friend? No, see, you can't
be my friend and be my boss.

You chose to be my boss.

Listen, I don't need
your sanctimonious

approval of my life.
Do me a favor.

Don't come to me
for tips on women anymore.

If I choose
to have a roman orgy

with farm animals
in my free time

that is none
of your business

That is none of
anybody's business.

I am a doctor here.
I do my job.

Nothing gets
in the way of that. Nothing!

‐ Oh, yeah? Today, it did.
‐ 'Yeah.'

Today, you brought
a dying woman into this ER

and you messed up
everybody else's work, okay?

That's a problem.

If you don't see that,
you don't belong here.

You know what,
I'll tell you what.

Hello, everybody.

I thought I'd check in
and see how the first day

of your pilot study's going.

Medical‐surgical
division, wasn't it?

We still have
a few kinks to work out

but let me, uh,
show you the board.

Dr. Greene, um..

'...there's a single‐vehicle
high‐speed TC coming in'

'that looks extremely surgical.'

‐ Want me to let Weaver know?
‐ Screw the new system.

I'll take this one.

Call surgical.
Get a consult down here.

‐ Mark, we're not finished yet.
‐ Yes, we are.

Oh, man, I haven't done
one of these in six months.

Don't worry.
I've assisted a million.

‐ Thanks.
‐ Mm‐hmm.

Okay, just relax.

Good.

Now let your knees fall open.

'Good.'

Okay.

Okay. Uh, this is gonna
feel a little weird.

Ow!

Okay, Jung Koo,
take a deep breath.

Good. Good.

Dr. Doyle's gonna
take a deep breath too.

Now angle lower.

Right. Alright.

Relax these muscles.
Don't push away.

Dr. Doyle isn't
gonna push, either.

Nobody's gonna push.

It's just gonna slide..

'...right in.'

There.

Now rotate and click.

KOH and wet mount..

...and chlamydia.

There you go.

Mrs. Armitage.

Hi, I'm Dr. Benton.
We met earlier.

Oh, yes.

Oh, I‐I'm sorry Laura
was so rude to you before.

'Oh, it was nothing.'

'Frankly, I just don't know
what to do with her anymore.'

Um, she's going to be on
IV antibiotics for five days

and then just gonna
be discharged in seven, okay?

Uh, Peter?
Mrs. Armitage knows the drill.

‐ Hi, Diane.
‐ Hi, Abby. Hi.

Uh, I think Mrs. Armitage's
concerns are more related

to Laura's overall well‐being.

Oh, yeah, um...yeah.

Yeah, sometimes, uh

they have problems
making the adjustment.

'We have
a psychiatrist on staff.'

Maybe I could,
I don't know, contact them.

Maybe they can help.

Diane..

...you've got to
stop babying her.

She knows
how to be a patient.

She's done that for years.
Now she's a teenager.

She's gonna rebel and
you've got to be the bad guy.

Set the limits.

You're right. I know.

God willing..

...this surgery
will be her last.

'Dr. Greene..'

...you called for a surgical?

Yeah. Sounds like
a spatula job.

‐ How's your day going?
‐ Oh, fine.

Hey, great card
from Dr. Lewis, huh?

Only she would send
a postcard form O'Hare.

‐ You got a card?
‐ Yeah, you didn't?

No, I‐I didn't.

Thanks for all
your help in there.

Part of the job.

I wanna do a pelvic
ultrasound for her.

You already did.
Just need to sign it.

Jerry, what is going on
over there at chairs?

Uh, some guy's trying
to seduce the nursing staff.

‐ Ma, you're early.
‐ Ten minutes.

‐ It'll take five to walk over.
‐ I'll get my purse.

They don't have a locker
where you can put that?

No, ma.

And this is how you work?

Excuse me.
Excuse me.

‐ I'm looking for Dr. Ross.
‐ Oh.

Uh, he's out
in the ambulance bay.

Come, I'll show you.

'Hey, Doug.'

Hey, hi, Helen.

Haven't seen you
in a long time.

‐ How have you been?
‐ I have been well.

‐ And yourself?
‐ Can't complain.

Uh, this lady
is looking for you.

‐ Okay. Have a nice dinner.
‐ 'Thanks.'

Hi. Uh..

...do I know you?

I'm Claire Wilkes.

You worked
on my sister Nadine.

Right.

Uh, I'm sorry.

I...just wish there was
more that we could have done.

Nadine died
just like she lived

drunk, high and alone.

Actually, uh..

...a friend...brought her in.

I know what kind of
friends she had at 4:00 a. m.

Did she have
a‐a‐a medical condition

that we didn't know about?

Wasn't she wearing
her bracelet?

Nadine was an epileptic.

She knew she wasn't
supposed to drink

but that didn't stop her.

Can I see her?

Sure.

'The coroner's office
still has to do a..'

'..an‐an autopsy.'

'So that's why the‐the
tubes are still in there.'

She had so much to give..

...a fire in her..

...and then, when
the seizures started..

...it just made her lose
her confidence somehow.

She could always find the guys

to help her sink
just a little lower..

...chip away
at her self‐esteem.

Whatever you were
looking for, Nadine..

...I hope you found it.

Oh, God.

Come on,
how about some two‐step?

That is a
quick, quick, slow, slow

quick, quick, slow.

Oh, okay.
And quick, quick

slow, slow.

Hey, it works.

'There you go.'

‐ Work it, Lydia.
‐ Yeah.

I just got a call from ortho.

Your friend's
next up, I promise.

Great.

How about some two‐step?

‐ No, no, no.
‐ No, it's really easy.

‐ It's quick, quick, slow, slow.
‐ Alright, Jeanie.

Quick, quick, slow, slow.

'Alright, girl, come on.'

Okay, here.

And..

'Alright, girl.'

Alright.

'Whoa, hey!'

'You're gonna have
to call ortho again.'

'Yeah!'

'Ah, let's see here.'

'There you go.'

Um, I have to, uh..

‐ X‐rays for trauma two.
‐ Good.

Thanks.

‐ You're quite the dancer.
‐ You're not half bad yourself.

How's that pie, ma?

Well, at least here,
they don't overcharge.

'A good thing when
you're on a budget.'

'Uh‐huh.'

A lesson I hope
that you finally learning.

So I got in
a little over my head.

Because you had
to buy a big house.

It's not so big.

Uh, an apartment should be
big enough for one woman.

‐ A house is for a family.
‐ Okay, ma.

And you don't want to marry.

Dr. Ross wasn't right, I agree.

Dr. Taglieri wasn't, either.

Fine. But then you can't
live like a doctor's wife.

‐ That's all.
‐ You know what, ma.

I really don't need this today.

All I'm saying is a nurse
is not the queen.

Believe me, I've noticed.

A nurse has to watch her money.

Yeah, while
she teaches all the interns

to make quadruple her salary.

You can't change that.

Maybe not.

Anyway, anyone can get
into a little trouble.

What's this?

To pay your plumber
and your roofer.

And there should be enough
for you to finish the plaster.

I don't want my daughter
to live in a dump.

Oh, ma, that is so sweet.

But I‐I can't
take this from you.

‐ From who then?
‐ It's too generous.

I can't even take
that as a loan.

You'd rather owe strangers
than your own mother?

Yeah.

Well, uh,
what if it's not a loan?

What if it's more like,
uh, a kind of rent?

What kind of rent, ma?

Pediatric surgeon of the year?

The price award?

That's very prestigious.

I wanted to tell you
I was really pleased

with how
the Armitage surgery went.

Well, you know,
thanks for the opportunity.

You're a gifted surgeon

and you do really
well in the OR.

It's, uh, outside
the operating room

where you need work.

Peter, pediatric surgery
focuses on the child..

...not just the illness.

'That mother needed
something from you today'

and you acted as
though your job was over

as soon as took
the surgical gloves off.

You've got great hands.

Now you've got to
show some heart.

‐ Well, I'm sorry.
‐ Don't be sorry.

Learn.

Yeah, I'm looking
at it right now.

One‐hour photo guaranteed.

What do you mean,
it doesn't apply to slides?

All slides are‐are
see‐through photos.

Hey, E‐Ray, can I look at
your catalog of classes?

Help yourself.
Benton's gonna kill me.

‐ Again.
‐ Mm‐hmm.

So, Carter, was it that bad

living with your parents again?

Yeah, uh,
pretty strange. Why?

Well, you know, my mom,
she moved back to the 'burbs.

And now misses her all
old friends from church.

She wants to stay
with me Saturday nights

for the early services.

‐ Just one night a week?
‐ Uh‐huh.

You can always sign up
for work on Saturday.

That's a good idea.

We start Qigong next week.

Uh, no.

Do you mind
if I tear out a page?

Go ahead.

'Pre‐med?'

It's for a friend.

‐ He's still not up there.
‐ Oh, no, no.

I took him out to the car,
crutches and all.

Okay, good. Well,
tell him to take it easy.

I‐I just wanted to say thanks.

You're welcome.

And, um,
I was wondering if, uh

I don't know, maybe you wanted

to go out dancing
some time, you know.

Grab a bite,
I don't know.

Um, I'm sorry.
I can't date patients.

I wasn't the patient, so..

‐ No, really I can't.
‐ I'm a good guy.

You know,
we can go out dancing.

I'll buy you a steak.

You don't like me,
you still got the steak.

‐ I can't.
‐ Alright.

Sorry. I‐I got you.

See you around.

‐ Table for one?
‐ Uh, yeah.

Uh, listen,
is Carla working tonight?

Yeah, man, she's
here every night.

Okay. Can you tell her
that Peter Benton is here?

Oh, you're Peter Benton.

I can seat you
at the counter.

‐ Enjoy.
‐ Thanks.

Hey.

Well, well, well.

‐ Mm.
‐ Mm.

Mm.

‐ Uh, the place looks great.
‐ Thank you. That's right.

You haven't seen my baby

since it was a little bitty
greasy spoon.

Well, okay.
Grand tour.

And come with me, sir.

I would like to
show you the kitchen.

You know Tyrone Harvey?

‐ 'He cooks here.'
‐ 'Mm‐hmm.'

Well, this is it.

Yes.

We just got, uh,
two, sub‐zero freezers

which is very, very nice.

And, uh, do you remember
that‐that little Italian place

Simeones on Seneca?

You remember,
they closed, they closed

and um, I picked up,
you know, a bunch of stuff

for almost nothing.
It's great.

Yeah, it looks like you made
quite a place for yourself here.

A lot of hard work.

Well, you must have a taste
in your mouth for something

to come all this way
out here.

This isn't your line.

Oh, that's a buck
down the drain.

A girl came in
this afternoon is..

...Nadine Wilkes' sister.

Oh.

She came in to, uh..

...ID her, and..

...she just thought that
I was another caring doctor.

I let her go right on
thinking that because..

...because that's what
I want everybody to think.

And, Carol..

...I think
I really did it this time.

You came up here for what?

Cry on my shoulder?

Tell me how worthless
you really are deep down inside?

'And I'd say,
"No, you're not, Doug.'

'You're one hell of a guy."'

'And you'd be able to live with
yourself until the next time?'

No. No, thanks.

I'm just not playing.

You're on your own.

I didn't know
she was sick.

You didn't
know her at all.

'Hey, Doug. It's Lauren.'

'Give me a call.'

'Thursday, 4:20 p. m.'

'Hey, Doug. It's Michelle.'

'We met at the Stanhope'
pharmaceuticals conference.'

'Anyway I wanted to take you
up on that drink offer.'

'So give me a call.'

'I'm still
at children's. Bye.'

'Thursday, 5:17 p. m.'

'Dr. Aighnsborough
office calling.'

'Our records indicate
you have not signed up'

'for the health mobile.
Please do so.'

'Thursday, 5:52 p. m.'

'Doug? Tina.
Busy tonight?'

'Give me a call.'

'Thursday, 6:48 p. m.'

'Your messages
have been erased.'