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Previously on Doc, I had a car accident, lost a lot of my memories. This is too

far. I'll retire the cape.

I would settle for you committing to a therapist.

I've been having memory seizures.

She prescribed something? One milligram of lorazepam. I need you to change it to

ten. Something wrong? She screwed up a dosage yesterday.

I can't even practice. For how long? Joe's assigning me a new neurologist.

be the one to assess.

This one's from Liz, and she's definitely flirting.

We have surgery scheduled with the vascular team for you. I'm not doing it,

Heller. Now it will be gone.

Good morning, my dear.

You've reached the home of Ruby and Dante. Please leave a message after the

call.

Hey, pops.

Just checking in. I'm surprised you're not watching Mom's soap operas, bud.

Hoping maybe you're getting out of it?

Anyway, I spoke to Bobby and Erica, and we were thinking, maybe we all come up

there in a few weeks?

Little family reunion?

Everybody really misses you.

Call when you can. K -Pops?

Will.

There. In the medial prefrontal cortex, that's a new locus of activity.

And that's what's causing my memory seizures.

That's certainly suggestive, but real -time data will allow us to correlate

area of brain activity with your symptoms.

You understand that I need to keep pursuing my memories. I just want to

seizures and the side effects from the treatment.

I do. Dr. Larson, let's just be patient.

Still looking for something to nail her.

Keep scrolling.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. That one.

It's an email from Dr. Walker. That's her shrink.

To a Dr.

Marks. Our girl's a CC.

Those are her memory recovery sessions.

This is gonna be fun.

We knew you'd be back here like this.

Yeah. You knew it too. I just...

She had more fight in him.

Dante, you're having a heart attack.

That's why you're in so much pain.

But we're starting meds to ease that.

I know you have a DNR and you want comfort measures only. I promise we're

to make this as painless as possible.

Who would you like us to call? I have your son, Will, and your daughter,

as your emergency contacts now.

Reunion.

Reunion?

Reunion.

Okay, what does that mean?

Going home?

That's a good sign.

Hospitals are lots of fun, unless you're the patient.

Well, it's the doctor part I want to talk about. I got a new therapist.

And I'm on the books three times a week, plus we're transitioning Amy's care to

Dr. Mark's, and I'm planning on spending more time with my wife.

You're not in the hot seat, Gina.

And why do I feel like you just came back from Max's office?

Dealing with other people suffering all day, every day, can wear anyone down.

Even a superhero can end up doing something self -destructive, like

a violent abuser in their apartment.

That's what I told him.

So compassion fatigue as opposed to me being crazy and out of control.

I've known you for 24 years. I believe it's an accurate diagnosis.

So my plans sound okay?

Sounds fine.

In addition to a weekly debrief with me.

You look fairly miserable.

What's going on, buddy? Spare me your faint compassion and just give me some

pills. Okay, for what? Kidney stones.

Flank pain started this morning. It's coming in. Waves. Yep.

I went out last night. A couple of puffs. A bit dehydrated. That's what

it on. I can hydrate.

Flush these out at home.

Speed sport.

Write me some Vicodin.

Out of curiosity, have you run a diagnostic or analysis?

No. There you go.

I'm not wasting my time with this. And I am not prescribing a Schedule I

narcotic without a proper workup. Just get Jake. He'll do it. Dr. Hiller's busy

with a case, and I'm sure he wouldn't do it. I'm a doctor. I know my own body.

Right now you're a patient, so shut up and pee in the damn cup.

Hey, why aren't you in school?

Second semester senior who already got into college.

I figured you could use the company.

Well, that's very sweet, but...

You really don't need to worry. Did I say I'm worried?

I'm just here to support you.

Are you going to use one hertz or two?

I find one hertz works best for temporal interference, deep brain stimulation.

And you can reach the medial prefrontal cortex?

Easily. Most patients experience only mild tingling, starting now.

You notice anything?

Nope.

Now?

Still nothing.

Oh, yeah, that's something.

Danny.

I thought, Danny?

I'm sorry, who's that?

He's my son.

That's the first time I've seen him.

Interesting. And other things, too.

So many, all from that missing period.

Well, we have confirmation that the area that we saw in the fMRI is definitely

active and contributing to your latest episodes.

Are you all right?

Yeah, yeah.

I just... This is not what usually happens.

I'm shutting this down.

We can start again in a minute.

No. We need to avoid further stimulation.

Phenobarbital will calm the area.

And stop the memory recovery.

For now.

No, you don't understand. I, uh... I lost my son,

and these were new memories from the last year of his life. And I'm sure that

that's... Please, I can take the pain.

What did we say before about being patient?

Bill?

Uh... Now.

Hey, is this Will?

Yes. Hi, this is Dr. Heller over at Westside Hospital.

We have your father here.

Oh, God. How bad is it? He's having a heart attack and... I'm sorry to say the

situation's dire.

I'll be on the next plane. Listen, your father's heavily medicated and he's

barely verbal, but he did say one thing to us.

What's that?

The word reunion.

That's all he could get out.

Yeah, I left a message for him this morning.

Me and my sisters are planning a family reunion. I'm sure you know this, but he

did refuse surgery a few months ago, and he has a DNR, so I'm just trying to

figure out if maybe he changed his mind about things.

Is surgery even possible now?

I'm not sure, to be honest. It was very risky then, and the situation is much

more acute now. Well, if there's any chance, please, please do what you can.

Rachel's here. She says it's urgent.

Listen, I'm very sorry about this. We'll just get here when you can, and I'll

stay in touch about the options, okay?

Thanks, Doc.

Hey, is Mia okay?

She's fine.

It's your dad.

Our home phone number is still listed on his health care proxy form.

He had a stroke on the golf course.

Okay, well, where's he at? Which hospital?

I didn't want you to hear from a random person on the phone, so I came here.

I am so sorry, Jake.

He's gone.

My dad isn't down tonight.

Oh, that's okay. We can make other plans for dinner.

Why don't you just join us?

Um, yeah, it's been a while since I met the parents.

Well, he lives in Arizona, and I don't know when he's going to be back, so I

don't know. I just, I thought it was time for him to, you know, meet my boss.

You ready to go?

I can drive.

I'm going to stay here.

What do you mean?

I got to take care of a patient.

Can't someone cover?

It's important.

Look, I'll be fine.

Do you want me to call the cemetery or I could ask Allie to do it? No, no, my

sister, she can't.

I'll handle it.

And can you not say anything to Mia?

I want to talk to myself.

Everything all right?

Yeah, that was a family thing. Nothing to do about it now.

We need to get Dante to the cath lab.

What for?

I spoke with his son, Will. He said his family's planning a reunion for the

summer. So clearly Dante wants to be there for that.

He was so medicated. He was barely even conscious.

Let's get him in a better shape and we can find out for sure.

He has a triple A.

Okay. Radio lottery approach. We just bypass it.

This will be his fifth surgery in six years. There's no way his body can take

it. And he told us a few months ago that he didn't want it. Obviously, things

can change.

I love him too, Jake, but you know it won't work. We should just keep him

long enough for his kids to get here and say goodbye. He can die any minute, one

way or the other. We're doctors. This isn't palliative care.

This is his daughter.

Erica,

can you just hold on one minute? I think that we should talk to Dr. Ridley. No.

I'm chief resident. This is my patient. I'm ordering the procedure. So call Dr.

Patel and you tell him it's urgent.

He's the head of the department. Yeah, I know who he is. Just see if he's

available.

Erica, I, um... This is Dr. Heller. I already spoke with Will. Not sure if he

told you what's going on.

Dad!

Katie, something wrong?

It's about Mom.

She has a full day of neurotests, and it's not going well at all. Okay, slow

down. Tell me what's going on. I don't know, but she came out of the lab with a

nosebleed. Well, that can happen with all the stimulation. But Dr. Marks is

excellent. Trust me, she's in really good hands.

I don't want her to be alone today.

Will you come, please?

We're her only family.

Is watching me do this everything you hoped it would be? And then some.

Okay, you're done.

You alright?

I had a memory of Danny.

Just now?

I thought you took the medication.

No, this morning.

During the temporal interference.

It was his seventh birthday and I could see the cake and...

The candle, he was blowing it out.

Well, if I could just get back that last year with him, I mean, that's one of

the things that's been torturing me. Yeah, of course.

Amy?

Yeah, I, it's just a lot, right?

I just don't know how I'm supposed to shake off Michael.

So this Michael guy is a CMO, and she was married to him. And then after the

divorce, she started dating a different doctor at Westside. Dr. Heller. And she

dated him twice, before and after her accident. And she was his boss.

They must have kept it hidden.

This woman's a mess.

This is how we're going to get her.

I've never seen the left and right medial prefrontal cortex so reactive.

Is that new damage from the TMS treatments?

Or her brain's trying to regenerate circuitry on its own.

Causation is always elusive. But the meds should be shutting down the

reactivity. At this locus, I need to finish full connections brain mapping to

know for sure. One thing we know for sure, she's on the road to losing her

ability to practice medicine if she keeps pushing herself the way she was.

At some point, she might have to choose what's more important to her.

I gotta take this.

Hi, Dr.

Rose. Yeah, thanks for getting back to me. I... Yeah, I have been feeling a bit

fatigued, but my hand is steady, and I just want to make sure it's okay for me

to operate.

You rang?

I am looking for a reasonable doctor who will give me pain meds for the kidney

stone that I very obviously have.

Will you just prescribe me a narcotic and let me go home?

If your analysis shows no red cells, no more pH, no crystals, stones, or

bacteria. Did you repeat the test?

Three times.

All negative.

And I tried to explain to him that it could be negative with an obstructing

stone. Sure, but then try a CT scan.

Have you discussed that?

Naturally. You are getting the scan, and you're going to have to wait like

everybody else because radiology's backed up today.

Thanks, Sonia.

Knew I could count on you.

Oh!

I'm having his body flown in now from Arizona.

I want him in the plot next to my mother.

No, I can come in in the morning and pick out a casket.

Yeah.

Thanks, I'll call you back in a few.

His artery's open and there's reasonable flow.

Okay, great.

His troponins are flat, so that's good.

There's no muscle damage, but Dr. Patel still won't support a triple A.

Did you talk to him about it? He's the cardiologist.

Well, that was for me to advocate.

It's not a question of who advocates.

He doesn't believe Dante will survive it, and you'll never find a surgeon. And

I'm sure he felt your opinion in there.

I didn't sway him, Jake.

I'm going to ask you to step aside.

What is going on with you today? Did you hear me?

You're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

So you owned a sporting goods store? I took it over from my father.

Would have passed it on to Jake, but he had other plans.

You know, I think you're the only Jewish dad in America who's disappointed his

son became a doctor. If hospitals had jerseys, I may have felt differently.

He had plenty of years of me wearing jerseys, Dad.

What an athlete he was.

Three sports, captain of all of them. Nope, that's not true. I was captain of

baseball and lacrosse, that's it. Batted 400, senior year. Also a lie, 398.

I'm rounding up. Yeah, let him bask in your glory. He would have played in

college, but then he got caught up with Rachel.

Dad.

Okay, okay.

He's never been a fan of my ex.

Why not?

Shh, shh, shh. I can see the smoke coming out of his ears here. Oh, that's

fair. Fathers always think they know best. Let's just leave it at that.

Ouch.

Is it ER?

Ida Lincoln's back in with congestive heart failure.

Levine's on call. She can handle it.

Yeah, but you know, Ida, she's demanding and complicated. It's better for

everybody if I'm there. But he's leaving in the morning.

I know. I know. Look, I'm sorry, Dad. I'll be back as soon as I can.

You don't go stealing my girl now, you hear me?

We'll see.

Dante, can you hear me?

I spoke to Will.

He told me about your family's plans for that reunion.

I feel like maybe that's what you were trying to tell me.

That you want me to do whatever I can to get you there.

If I'm right, I want you to squeeze my hand.

Okay, that means surgery.

It's a very risky surgery, but you want to live, right, Dante?

His AAA is in for renal. It's not seven centimeters. It's grown a centimeter and

a half in the past six months.

And you believe that qualifies as operable? I do, yeah.

That's why you're not a surgeon.

The order's going to explode on the table. Yeah, probably, but if it

get him years.

I'm not going to be his executioner, Dr. Heller. His family will sign off on

this if that's what you're worried about. I'm not worried.

Okay, I would think that you'd welcome the challenge, then.

Just make him comfortable.

Give him all the time he has left.

Do you know... about danny who i don't i just heard on one of the tapes that

when amy was married to the cmo they had a seven -year -old son and he died on a

school field trip from heart issues so charlie she lost a kid don't get mushy

me no i'm just saying the punishment should fit the crime the crime is that

dad is dead and we are a long way from an eye for an eye mapping visual cortex

now i saw that one

And that one?

And that one? You can indicate by just raising your right index finger.

Okay.

Like that? I saw your finger move.

No need to confirm.

Are you okay, kiddo?

I'm seeing increased brain activity. Are you experiencing anything?

No. Headaches?

Seizures? Not at all. No.

Dr. McClain. Hey, I was hoping I could talk to you. You badgered everyone in

department and you came to me last. Not a good start to a sales pitch. Come on,

Walt. Look, he's fully recovered from his cardiac event.

I already looked at the scan, Jake. I bet B. Coolidge is going to turn it

You can count me out. I swear, what is it with you guys? You're just worried

about protecting your numbers, aren't you?

I'd watch your mouth.

Right, yeah.

While you're killing him with your cowardice.

Be tired. Why don't you get some rest?

I didn't tell you this before, but one of the things I keep seeing, it

my memories of Danny, that man in the Christmas market, now I'm seeing him in

white coat.

He's a doctor at Westside, and he's arguing with me in my office.

When you were chief?

Yeah, he had a mask dangling around his neck, so it must have been during COVID.

Do you have any idea who that could be?

No, I mean, I think you had conflicts with a lot of people.

But these flashes are so insistent and repetitive.

I know my brain is trying to warn me about something.

I'm sorry, I just don't know.

During COVID? I was living with Dad and we weren't talking much.

Oh.

You guys must be starving.

Why don't you go get something to eat?

I think I will lie down for a bit.

Everything's looking good to go for the surgery. We're just working on lining up

the surgeon now.

Thank you so much for everything you're doing.

Of course.

You know, my father speaks so highly of you. It's just... Are you

sure this is what he really wanted?

Because this is what Will has been pushing for.

No, I completely understand, but Will did not push your father into this. He

wants to live for all of you.

What around town is you've been accosting surgeons left and right? I

advocating for my patients. And you fully dress down McLean? Yeah, well, all

of them care about is just covering their asses. I am.

disappointed in you dr heller you should have just come to me

you'll do it

Images are coming up now.

Great. Let me know when you see them. Oh, my God.

Peter, I just heard. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

It's just a kidney stone.

Poor thing.

Is there anything I can do?

Not at the moment.

Can I hit you back later?

Sure. Sorry.

Text me, okay?

Okay. Sorry.

Little young, no?

She went after me, man.

Sure, of course.

Peter, can't help crapping where he is. 14 hours a day, six days a week.

I guess this is where everybody hooks up.

Speaking of, what's going on with Liz?

Huh, both kidneys and ureters clear.

No dilation.

Definitely not a kidney stone.

Just saying, she's not going to wait around forever.

Switching to bone windows.

And I think we've been over this, Tonya. I know you got... You guys are talking

about me in there, but it was a mistake, okay?

So much pressure to perform, and she may not look it, but she was wild. I mean,

like, up was down, forward was backwards.

Okay, can we just turn off his mic?

It was like being on a roller coaster with no safety bar. And, of course, I

couldn't have her coming back to work saying that I wasn't up to the task,

Gladly. Wait, wait, wait.

Peter? That all sounds really exciting, but did you say it's like a marathon

session? Oh, gosh, yeah. It must have been like three hours. I thought I was

going to pass out.

Testicular torsion.

Explains everything and a simple example of clitoral diagnosis.

One of us has to go in there and handle them.

And if you're right, this is going to hurt like nothing he's ever felt before,

isn't it?

Oh, yeah.

I'll speak of the trauma.

Amy? Oh, my God. Amy!

What's happening to her? Amy.

She's still breathing. Get a crash cart.

I mean, I lost my wife at a young age, but a child.

It is unimaginable.

And your marriage couldn't survive it. No.

But I still have a daughter.

She's, uh...

Well, she lived with her dad.

I screwed that up. I haven't figured out how to fix it yet.

Will there be anything else for you two?

We're gradually shutting the place down.

We'll just take the checks. Oh, your son already took care of it on his way out.

Oh.

Right.

Thanks.

Sometimes he overdoes it.

I mean...

You gotta let your old man pick up his check when he's in town.

I'm sure he's just trying to thank you for everything you've done for him. No,

no, he's just always been so damn self -sufficient.

Even at 14.

When his mother died?

Never missed a school assignment.

Got himself to all his practices.

Took care of his younger sister.

I put a roof over their heads and food on the table, but... I didn't really do

the other.

the part of the job, the being there part.

And so by the time he went off to school, you know, sort of like that

in the Cradle.

Now, I know how much he loves you.

Yeah, sure, but love's the minimum, right?

End of the line, you kind of hope for something more, don't you?

Westside Hospital.

And I am?

Dr. Marks. What happened?

You collapsed.

Do you remember any of it? I was scrolling through the physician

Looking for that doctor.

I thought if he's still at Westside... I'm sorry, what doctor?

There's someone that I keep remembering, a doctor who's angry at me. And I

thought if he was in the directory, then I could match his face to...

To the image that I have in my mind. I tested your phenobarb level. It's at

zero. Which means you cheeked the pill.

So you could track this doctor? No. I told you that I saw my son.

And that's why. It's for him. But then I didn't get any more memories of him. I

just keep seeing this man.

Well, the IV has meds in it now. So the seizures will dissipate for sure.

But I need to figure out who he is.

The fact that you collapsed.

tells me that you could be headed for cerebral edema, hemorrhages, or even a

stroke if you continue with this noncompliance.

Are you hearing me?

Mom.

Yes.

Yes, I understand.

The loading dose will sustain you for the rest of the day. Going forward, you

need to take an oral dose daily.

I'll be checking your levels to make sure you stay on track.

I will take it. I swear.

Enough is enough, kiddo.

I know.

I went too far.

No, it's not too far, Mom. It's in the wrong direction.

You're looking backwards when you need to move forward.

I promise.

I'll let it go.

I know you can hear me. I just want to thank you for being the best.

that a kid could ever want.

I'm here too, Dad.

With all of your grandkids.

And Will's on his way from St. Louis.

His pee -pee's dropping. We gotta get him to the OR now.

But Will isn't here yet. I'm really sorry. We just can't wait any longer.

Daddy, we love you. We love you so much, Pops.

Wait, wait.

Do you want to write something?

Get some paper. We need paper and a pen.

Here. Thank you.

Here, Daddy.

For Will?

Dr. Ridley is one of the best surgeons in the country.

If this was my father, this is who I'd want in there.

I'll come out and give you an update as soon as I know anything. Sorry I'm late.

Flight got delayed.

Can I see dad now?

We waited as long as we could, but he just went under.

Under what?

He's anesthetized.

Surgery started.

Dad knew you were coming, Will.

He wrote this for you.

He knew how much you loved him, Will.

He knew.

The urologist will take you to the OR soon to untwist you. Then you should be

fine. Don't give me that Pollyanna crap.

If the twist crimps off the artery, it's all over.

Dead testicle.

No sperm. No kids.

Kids? Why not?

Don't seem to type. Who the hell's the type?

Every man's got to be a dad.

Optimal oxygenation.

Hemodynamically stable.

Moment of truth.

Yep.

Cooley clamp.

Third clock.

I think even if he was down to his last dollar, he wouldn't want you picking up

the check.

I was trying to show my appreciation for everything he's done for me.

You should tell him that.

I think he knows.

He doesn't, Jake.

He kind of thinks he failed you.

What? Just that he wasn't around enough when you were a kid.

And...

He really misses you.

Okay, well, he's on the move to Arizona.

Yeah, Minnesota's cold.

True.

He wants to spend more time with you.

Talk more.

He mentioned that song, Cats in the Cradle.

When are you coming home, son?

I don't know when.

We'll get together then, Dad.

So just don't wait for then, Jake.

Please tell me you have good news. His surgery went well.

It was extremely complicated.

His aorta, it was like tissue paper, but Dr. Ridley stitched it together

masterfully.

Incredible. Can I see him now?

He hasn't woken up yet.

But he will, right? So the operation required more anesthesia than we had

planned, so he is slow to regain consciousness.

And we're not going to know for sure that he's out of the woods until he does

wake up.

So he might not wake up at all?

That's correct.

Okay, well, we know.

Two to three hours.

Well, Casanova, surgery was a success.

Yep, looks like some unlucky kid will be calling you daddy someday.

Peter Jr., baby, let's go.

Peter, thank God. I was so worried.

Oh, oh, okay, okay.

Okay, then. We'll leave you two alone.

Or was that just too much fun?

No, no, no. That was as good as it gets.

Hey.

If the hospital gossip is true, I want to hear everything.

Yeah, it doesn't get much better than that, but I think I'm still bound by

HIPAA. Damn.

Listen, I've been wanting to talk to you.

Here I am.

I like you, Liz.

You are beautiful.

Smart, and you seem like the kind of woman any guy in his right mind would

to go out with.

Just not you.

Let's just say a workplace relationship can really twist things up.

And I would hate for things to get weird between us.

So, friends?

Yeah, friends.

Of course.

How's he doing?

Well, no change since the OR.

There's still time.

Fingers and toes crossed.

Well, whatever happens, whether he makes it or not, thank you. You were a rock

star in there.

And you gave him a shot.

Who is he to you?

A father.

Those kids want more time with him.

I'm still here.

You're still here.

You're going to be here for a while now.

Reunion.

Hey.

I love

you, Pops.

I love you so much.

So, you pulled it off.

Yeah, well, I think I had some help from the man upstairs on this one. The man?

Look, um, about earlier, I'm sorry. I think this just got a little personal.

But if there is something going on, you know I'm here, right?

Yeah, yeah.

Of course.

Thank you.

You gotta hear this.

Got something good?

You realize we can blow up all of her relationships with this?

She barely touched your food.

I think this is all too much for her.

That's how this day started.

She came to me because she was overwhelmed.

She shouldn't have to worry about taking care of her mother.

Especially not after everything she's been through.

Yeah, she's had to grow up fast.

But sometimes she thinks she can handle too much.

Maybe she needs to go home with you.

Just for a bit.

But the last thing I want is for her to feel like I'm pushing her away. She's

18.

And pretty damn smart.

Why don't we just talk to her about it honestly and let her decide?

Yeah, that'd be great.

Thank you, Michael.

I'll go get her.

So it means they're gone and we won't be able to see them again.

Not ever?

No, not ever, but we will try and keep them in our hearts.

That we can do for as long as we live, and then it's kind of like they're still

here with us, but they're just inside of us.

Hello? Hey, it's Jake.

I know.

Caller ID?

Oh, yeah.

I heard you had a rough day today.

Intense. But I'm okay.

I saw Katie and Michael there with you.

Yeah, Katie kind of dragged him into it.

She was worried.

And then I had some memories of Danny.

Wow, was that the first time?

Yeah.

Well, I can see why you want to chase those.

Yeah, the whole thing kind of freaked Katie out. So she went back to Michael's

for a bit.

I'm sorry.

That must be really tough.

Are you okay? You sound... I don't know.

Um... My dad died this morning.

Oh, I'm so sorry, Jake.

Yeah, yeah, it was a stroke.

He wasn't even sick.

I don't suppose I ever met him?

Uh, you did. Yeah, yeah, once.

I wish I could remember that.

We, uh, we all went out to dinner one time, and I guess he kind of opened up

you because you told me there were some things I needed to tell him.

And did you?

No.

Nope. And that was the last time I saw him.

I just always thought I had more time, you know?

Yeah, we always do.

Until we don't.

I really missed you today.

I'm with you every day.

Do you think you could be there at that funeral?

Of course.

You know, even though he only met you that one time, my daddy, he really loved

you.

Well, if he did anything like his son, I'm sure I loved him.

Somebody's coming after me.

You're a maniac.

Now just sit back and watch the powder cake explode.

Amy, is that an audio file?

I need to know whatever's on there.

I think we need a reckoning. You ought to lose your license.

Keep your mouth shut.

This is out of control.

No, it's in power control.

And this is going to be fun.

And this is going to be fun.

Doc, Fall Finale, next Tuesday on Fox.