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- You're pregnant?

How could you not tell me?

I mean, I certainly had a right to know.

- Mitch, Mitch, it's not yours.

It's Dean's.

- How'd he take it?

- He's going to need a few days to process.

- People think they want hope, but hope is dangerous.

- You could be symptom free for another 20 years.

- Or symptoms could start tomorrow,

and I'm dead in a year.

[dramatic music]

- Call the psychiatrist.

You're clearly in the denial stage of grief.

- Well, actually, I've moved on to anger,

and I'm loving it.

[moaning]

[soft music]

- Colder than Lake Michigan in February.

But when you're done, you feel so good.

Your veins pump that oxygenated blood.

- Arteries.

- What?

- Your arteries pump out the oxygenated blood.

Your veins bring it back.

- Sure.

Now, as a first-timer,

it can be pretty shocking to your system.

So just do your best, see if you can

challenge yourself to hit a minute.

Honestly, even 30 seconds, you're psyched.

Any questions?

- No.

- Great. 9:20.

We'll see you then.

* *

- [breathing sharply]

- [sighs]

[hushed chatter]

Okay, so everybody knows about the baby

and that Archer is the dad?

- It's all anyone is talking about.

- Oh!

- Congratulations, by the way.

I'm so happy for you guys.

You know, I was always team Dasher.

I mean, that tension between you guys.

- Team--team what?

- Oh, that's your ship name--

Dean plus Asher is Dasher.

- No, Doris, there is no team,

and there is definitely no ship.

- So no wedding bells?

- It was a one-time thing that just happened.

You know, I would prefer if everyone, you know,

would focus on their work. - Right.

- Mm-hmm. - Right. Totally.

And I respect your boundaries.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

But just to be honest,

we're gonna be dining on this for a while.

Thank you. - Mm.

- Life is never gonna be the same.

You're gonna be a mom, and Archer is gonna be a--

- Papa!

There he is.

Who knew you had it in you?

Bit of a May-December thing, though, you old goat.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- I gotta say, pretty wild, though,

starting a parenting journey at this point in your life.

- I get the feeling a lot of people think

it's wild and ill-advised.

Boy, I tell you, I--

I didn't feel old until I saw the way

everybody was looking at me today,

like I'm some sort of medical marvel.

- Oh, come on, don't do that.

Do you know that studies show that

parents who have kids later in life actually live longer?

So, you know, you've got some bonus years coming to you.

- That does not help.

- Okay, look, all kidding aside,

I think that this is fantastic news.

- Okay. - Really. I do.

Who cares what other people think?

- Eh. - I mean, in what world

could this possibly be a--

- Tough break.

I heard about Hannah.

Doing all right?

- Sure, why wouldn't I be?

What?

I mean, obviously, it was a shock,

but I've moved past it.

- Yeah.

In 12 hours?

- I'm with Sadie, and I'm happy.

- Okay, yeah, good for you.

You--you got to admit, though.

I mean, come on, it's a little quick on Archer's part, right?

Kind of like he was just waiting there

the whole time to strike, just circling like a shark.

- Okay. He's not a shark.

We were broken up, and they were consenting adults.

- Just saying.

Da-dum, da-dum.

Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun--

- I have a patient.

Okay.

Miles Weller.

I'm Dr. Ripley.

And you've been experiencing some leg pain.

- And a fever.

- It's nothing.

I went swimming in the lake a couple nights ago,

probably caught a cold.

Just a little achy, but she worries.

- Well, I can't have you dying on me before the wedding.

- You two are getting married?

- That's why we were out on the lake.

I was proposing.

- Well, congratulations.

- My mom is gonna freak,

marrying a guy I only met a month ago.

- We met in person a month ago.

We've been together for over a year.

- Online?

- It's crazy, right?

- Well, crazy worked.

Now, let's take a look at these legs.

These scars look pretty swollen.

- Yeah, I was in a pretty bad car accident recently.

That's why it took so long for us to meet.

They had to rebuild both my legs, two different surgeries.

Last one was three months ago.

- Well, they look pretty infected--

would explain the discomfort and the fever.

But we'll get an X-ray and some blood work

to find out for sure, okay?

- See?

Listen to your almost-wife.

- [chuckles]

- Please, I need help!

- What is it?

- We were walking in, and this car pulled up

and dumped this kid on the sidewalk.

He's diaphoretic.

- Diaphoretic?

Kid, how old are you?

- That's what Will said.

- Will? Will who? Who are we talking about?

- Dr. Halstead?

- Which room's open?

[dramatic music]

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- [groans] It hurts.

- I know it does, bud, but I got you.

- How long have you had the pain?

Is it cramping or sharp?

- Both.

Oh, I'm gonna throw up.

- Oh, I got you.

- Sorry. - It's all right.

- [retches] - Okay.

- Good catch.

- Have you ingested any substances?

Drugs? Alcohol?

- His abdomen is distended.

- Okay, let's get him on the bed.

You got him? One, two, three, easy.

- [groans]

- Doris, grab an NG tube.

We need to decompress his stomach.

- Whoa! Okay, hey.

Thank you, but I got this from here, okay?

Bolus him a liter of LR,

and give him 4 milligrams of Zofran.

- This is a bowel obstruction.

You risk him aspirating if you wait.

I was a doctor here for nearly a decade.

This kid needs an NG tube. - Great.

Hey, welcome back, all right?

But this kid was a drop and dash, right?

That's clear intoxication or an OD.

- That's not the case here.

- I understand that you wanna help,

but you're gonna have to wait outside.

- If you don't clear his stomach--

- This is not your call to make right now!

- What is going on in here?

- This guy's trying to tell me how to treat my patient.

We don't have enough information yet.

- We do.

He's tachy with abdominal pain

and an old laparotomy scar.

- I had just started my exam.

I didn't-- - Get an NG tube.

[machine beeping]

- Hey, Trini, I need a surgical consult.

Can you page Dr. Lenox?

- She's in with a patient.

But--oh, Dr. Archer, Ripley needs a consult.

- Oh, it can wait.

Yeah. - That's all right.

What can I do for you?

- I have a patient in 5 with leg pain.

He has infected incisions he says are from a car wreck,

but got some X-rays.

- That doesn't look like hardware from an accident.

- No. No, it doesn't.

- I'm just saying they're gonna win the division.

- News flash.

- Enthusiasm of youth.

Dr. Halstead, as I live and breathe.

- Oh, Ms. Goodwin, good to see you.

- Wow.

You make quite an entrance.

- Well, I wasn't trying to be dramatic.

We were just stopping by to say hello and heard tires screech.

- It almost hit us.

- Well, I'm glad you're okay, Owen.

Is Dr. Manning with you?

- No, Natalie's back in Seattle, working.

- How's she doing?

- Well, she's pregnant, actually.

- What? - Congratulations!

- Thanks. We're having a boy.

- How far along?

- 20 weeks.

She's feeling good, so I thought

we'd catch a Bears game,

have a little boys' weekend, right?

- I guess.

- Well, we are really glad that both of you stopped by.

It's a wonderful surprise.

- Yeah, me too.

- Okay, so you are experiencing morning sickness?

- I can't keep anything down.

- We're worried that the baby's not getting enough nutrients.

- Have you lost any weight recently?

- No.

I read morning sickness is supposed to subside

after 12 weeks, but it's like

something is rotting in my stomach.

- Oh.

I'm sorry to hear-- - [belches]

So sorry. Just anxious about this.

- Sympathy indigestion.

Anytime I have something,

Jeremy gets it ten minutes later two times worse.

My back is achy, he slips a disk.

I catch a cold, he has man flu.

- The fever was real.

The thermometer was broken.

- Okay.

All right.

From what I am seeing, your baby looks great.

Heartbeat is strong.

Measuring on track for 24 weeks,

but I would like to do some labs,

see if we can figure this out.

- Thank you.

- All right, Mr. Weller.

You definitely picked up a soft-tissue infection

from your dip in the lake on both tibias.

- Okay.

So antibiotics then.

- It's not quite that simple.

This is Dr. Archer.

I asked him to consult after seeing your X-ray.

- You didn't have a car accident.

You had leg-lengthening surgery.

- [sighs]

Please don't-- don't tell my fiancée.

Okay? She--she doesn't know.

- We won't.

We can't, in fact.

HIPAA.

- Oh, thank God.

- But the tissue around the rods

is inflamed, which is a problem.

- Problem how?

- In order to lengthen your legs,

your surgeon had to break the bones

and insert titanium rods.

- I know that.

- I'm mentioning it because

the rods have a gear system that

allows them to increase in length

so your body can generate new bone in the gap.

Those moving pieces provide crevices

for infections to hide.

- Which is why the safest course would be

to remove the implants.

- Are you saying that I'm gonna go back

to being short again?

- You'll return to your initial height.

Yes.

- I used my life savings on this surgery.

- Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Weller,

but I believe the die has been cast.

- No. - Yes.

If the infection gets worse,

you could be looking at full-blown sepsis,

organ failure.

- I don't care!

I'm not gonna let you take the rods out.

- These rods are the problem.

I can't treat you if I don't remove them.

- These rods.

- What's that?

- Theserods are the problem.

What if we replace them?

- With what?

- With a standard IM nail.

No moving pieces.

- Yes!

Yes, please, do that.

[soft tense music]

- Can I talk to you outside for a moment?

So you asked for a consult, and you contradict me.

- He didn't like your plan, so I pivoted.

- You saw his scans.

There's 60 millimeters of new bone there.

The second we take the rod out, it's gonna collapse.

- The patient gets a say, Dean.

You don't get to go around

doing whatever the hell you want.

- Yeah, yeah.

I think--I think Mr. Weller might be

letting his emotions cloud his judgment.

A chat with Dr. Charles might be good.

Maybe he might be able to talk some sense into everybody.

- Hey, can you get basic prenatal labs

for the patient in treatment 4? - Yeah.

Excuse me, ma'am, can I help you?

- Uh, yes, I, um--

- You can't be back here.

- I know.

I--I don't feel very well.

- Okay, well, I'm sorry to hear that,

but we need you to wait in the waiting room, okay?

- [laughing] Hey.

Oh, I heard you were running around here.

- And I heard congratulations are in order?

- Oh, you too.

Oh, my!

What?

- Nothing.

Just didn't have you and Archer on my bingo card.

- Yeah, never a dull moment around here.

- Uh, sorry, I gotta check something.

- Yeah.

- Hey, how's the kid?

- Stable. Yeah.

He's on fluids, and the NGT put out about a liter.

- And the X-ray showed a blockage?

- It did. Yeah.

We won't know what until we do a CT.

Look, I really appreciate you bringing him in

and helping out earlier, but I got it from here, okay?

I promise I'm a very capable doctor,

and we are gonna take very good care of Jasper.

All right?

- Where'd he go?

- Maybe they brought him upstairs for a CT.

- No, they don't usually rip out IVs.

- Looks like he threw up again.

[tense music]

Wait.

- What?

- Look at this.

- Is that a balloon?

- Yeah.

And judging by the size of the obstruction,

this is not the only one inside of him.

- This kid's a drug mule.

.

- The blockage was caused by the drug packets

he was smuggling. - Looks like it.

But we haven't done a CT. - What kind of drugs?

- Quick strip came back positive for cocaine.

- If one of those packets breaks--

- He's in a lot of trouble.

- Look, the good news is

security's not seen him exit,

so he's somewhere still in the hospital.

- Let's split up. - Yeah.

- All right.

- Up. - [laughs]

- That any better? - Yeah.

Yes, thank you.

But honestly, I think I'm just starving.

- Got you on a liquid diet, huh?

That is rough.

I'm sorry, I'm Dr. Charles.

Look, you didn't hear it from me, okay?

But ear, nose, and throat has a stash

of Italian ices from Mario's.

And if you ask Nurse Trini out there very nicely,

I'm pretty sure she'll take you over there, snag a couple.

- I'm on it.

- Thanks.

That's nice.

- Miles, do you mind if I sit?

I was hoping we could have a little chat.

- Ah, thought this might be coming.

Psychiatrist?

So they think that I'm crazy.

- No, absolutely not.

Look, your care team is concerned that in the moment,

you might make a decision with lasting health implications.

And I just wanna make sure you're seeing the situation

clearly, that's all.

- [chuckles] Doubt you'd understand.

What are you, 6'2"?

- 6'3", in my heyday.

But trust me, plenty of hang-ups.

- See, that's the thing.

It's not about hang-ups or how I feel.

It's how I'm objectively treated.

Being a 5'4" man, you miss out on things.

- How so?

- You don't get jobs.

You don't get respect from other men.

And worst of all, women.

They don't even reject you. They look past you.

You know, that's not insecurity.

That's reality.

And I got sick of it.

So I went on this dating site and, for fun,

switched my height to 5'10".

- How--how'd it go? What happened?

- [sighs]

The world opened up.

These women, who in real life only saw me as a friend,

suddenly saw me as desirable.

[soft music]

And then I met Emerald.

And she was perfect.

And she wanted to meet.

And I knew it would be over

as soon as she saw what I really look like.

- Buddy, look, I completely get that

you're scared about what might happen

if Emerald learns the truth.

You know, people are unpredictable.

I'm not gonna sit here and tell you

she's just gonna accept you, you know, if you come clean.

I don't know.

What I do know is that if you don't get these rods out,

you are facing certain physical deterioration

and possibly even death.

I mean, you understand that, right?

So all I'm saying is, I don't know, like,

why not just place a little faith in this woman

that you're in love with?

And not for nothing, seems pretty smitten with you too.

* *

- I can't take that chance.

I mean, I hear you.

I do.

But this past month hasn't been the best month of my life.

It has been the only month of my life.

- Okay, a few more deep breaths.

- I thought the labs came back clean.

- They did, but they don't test for everything.

As May mentioned, this feeling of having something rotting

in your stomach, and you were having symptoms, too,

so I thought there might be a chance that

this is not morning sickness,

that you're carrying a bacteria, H. pylori.

Here, that oughta do it.

- And how do you get H. pylori?

- Usually contaminated foods,

but it can also be transferred person to person

through saliva, which is why I think you both might have it.

- This is from that hot dog cart you go to at lunch.

- You can't know that.

Plus, I'm not gonna apologize for having great taste.

- [laughs]

- Okay, well, we will need you to get tested as well.

But the good news is, if it is H. pylori,

a couple antibiotics can clear it up.

- Fantastic.

One more thing, though--

can H. pylori cause constant heartburn?

I--I pound these things all day.

- See?

It's always worse for him-- man flu, all over again.

- Okay, well, why don't I grab you a nurse,

and we will get you checked in.

- Great.

- Hey!

You got something? - Yeah. Maybe.

Security said a bathroom by the pharmacy's

been wedged shut from the inside.

[knocking] - Open the door.

- What's going on?

- There's no answer when I knock,

but I can hear someone moving around.

- Jasper?

Hey, it's Dr. Halstead, buddy.

Open up the door.

- [groans]

- We need to get in now.

[soft music]

- Jasper. - I'm fine.

I don't want your help.

- Hey, you're not in any kind of trouble.

We're just trying to make sure you're okay,

take care of you, buddy.

- The drugs in your body are blocking your intestines

and making them expand.

That's what's causing the pain.

- Eventually, they will pop,

and it's gonna be very hard to save your life.

- It's just...my older brother's taken care of me

since I was eight, just the two of us.

And then he hurt his back last year.

But he--he had to keep working, you know?

- Opioids.

- They were gonna kill him

unless I did this to pay off his debt.

- Who's they?

Jasper, we are running out of time.

- I know you're trying to help,

but if I don't get them these drugs,

we're both already dead.

* *

- You know, I have a younger brother.

We lost our mom when we were a little older than you were.

He was all I had.

We would do anything for each other, still would.

So I promise, as an older brother,

I can tell you he would not want you to make

this sacrifice for him.

He wouldn't want to lose you.

So if you truly want to do right by him,

let us help you.

.

- We got the results back from Jasper's CT.

He has 59 bags of cocaine in his body.

- 41 are piled above his ileocecal valve,

and the other 18 are in his large intestines.

- But he's refusing surgery because he doesn't want us

confiscating the drugs.

- And he's smuggling this across the border?

- With a couple other friends

who were supposed to be helping him.

And they dropped him off here.

- Any idea where his parents are?

- Not in the picture.

He lives with his older brother,

but he's MIA.

- Well, I don't see any way around surgery,

but I'll fast-track this with DCFS

to make sure he goes somewhere safe

once he leaves the hospital.

- All right, then. Keep me posted.

- Okay.

Dr. Halstead, stick around, please.

- I feel like I'm about to get in trouble.

- Well, I imagine it's a familiar feeling.

[chuckles]

- You want me to back off?

- I do.

- Dr. Frost complained?

- No, he didn't say a word,

but this isn't your patient.

- But when Jasper came in--

- You're not a doctor at this hospital anymore.

What's going on here?

We've got this,

and you've got your own kid waiting for you.

- I don't know.

I think Owen kind of hates me.

- Well, that can't be true.

- Well, it feels that way.

I mean, the last few months, I just haven't

been able to do anything right.

- He's probably troubled by the baby news.

- Of course.

But it's more than that.

I mean, he's fine with Natalie.

But with me, it's different.

And I thought some one-on-one time

might do us some good, but it just hasn't.

And today, I don't know. I guess I thought--

- You thought, if I can't help Owen,

maybe I can help this other kid instead.

- That obvious, huh?

- Yeah, well, a good heart is hard to hide.

[pensive music]

Look, parenting is a marathon.

You can't get wrapped up on how they feel

about you at one moment.

You just have to do the best you can

and trust that over the long haul, they'll see it.

That said, get Owen to the game.

- Thank you, Ms. Goodwin.

* *

- I don't think that your patient, Mr. Weller,

is gonna change his mind.

- Well, that leaves us in a tough spot.

- Maybe not. I--

- I told you, the leg will not support--

- I know.

I called his surgeon, Dr. Conway in Baltimore.

She said the same thing.

- Well, then, what are we talking about here?

- She also said there's a specific external fixator

that can hold the leg while we remove the rod.

- Have you ever done anything like this before?

- No. - Have you ever--

- But the rep can be in the room with us,

talking with Dr. Conway directly.

- Even still, this is a grueling operation.

It is incredibly--

- I'm not afraid of a tough surgery, Dean.

- What, are you kidding me? - Fellas, please, please, look!

Dean, I'm getting you don't love Mitch's plan, all right?

But the patient won't even entertain yours.

So Hail Mary or not, I don't see

like we have another option.

So how about we drop the schoolyard crap

and get Mr. Weller into surgery?

Okay? Good? Good.

- Good.

- I'm sensing that might have been about me.

- Um...

- Should I talk to them?

- Maybe now's not the best time.

And you know, not for nothing,

I think they might have a little more

hashing out to do before they start acting like grownups.

- Yeah, and how long does hashing it out normally take?

- With those two, unknown.

But let's be optimistic.

- Yeah.

Great.

- Hey, Owen.

- Dr. Halstead.

- Don't worry. I'm on my way out.

- No, no.

Jasper actually is asking for you.

- But can't you be a part of the surgery?

- Unfortunately, no.

I'm not a surgeon.

- But what if something goes wrong?

- Hey, don't go there.

I promise.

I know this is scary, but the doctors

that are doing your surgery, they're the best.

- Yeah.

We got you, Jasper.

I promise.

- Yeah, you're gonna be just fine.

- I just--

I wish my brother were here so I didn't have to be alone.

- You're not, bud.

Hey, you're not.

- I know you can't be in the surgery,

but can you at least stay to make sure it turns out okay?

[soft music]

* *

- Of course.

I'll be right here.

- Okay, this might be a little cold.

- This is borderline embarrassing.

- While we wait for the labs,

I thought we can check your gallbladder

since there's always a chance of gallstones.

- Ooh, that is cold. [chuckles]

- Seriously?

Listen, don't tell us the gender.

We wanna be surprised.

- You should know, twins run in my family.

- Oh. [laughs]

I'm sorry I'm being so ridiculous.

- Wouldn't have it any other way.

- Okay.

- That's it?

- Yes, for now.

There is no sign of gallstones.

But I'm gonna check your labs, and I'll be back.

- Thanks.

- Hey, Trini, you need to get someone from GI down here,

as well as Dr. Kingston if she's available.

- Dr. Kingston for the H. pylori case?

- Yeah.

- She has cancer?

- No.

But I think he does.

[suspenseful music]

.

- More irrigation, please.

[machines beeping]

Okay, that's good, that's good, that's good.

And what--what the hell is that?

What is that?

- That's me.

So you're gonna wanna use the extractor

and connect it to the--sorry, can you move your hand--

the intramedullary nail there.

Yep. Mm-hmm.

- Got it. Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

[machines beeping]

- Okay.

All right, got that.

Table down!

Let's knock this thing out.

All right.

Give me some space.

And we're off.

- It stopped.

It stopped coming out.

- No, he seems to be having trouble.

The older one.

- [grunting]

- I think it might just need a little more force.

- What?

- I said I think it might just need a little more force.

- Oh.

Dr. Conway agrees with Dr. Ripley.

- Does she? - Mm-hmm.

She does.

- Hey, you wanna try?

Be my guest.

- Sure.

- I don't understand you.

You think I have stomach cancer?

- When we did the ultrasound, I saw ascites,

a buildup of fluid in the abdomen,

which is a pretty strong indicator.

So I called Dr. Kingston, and we did your CT.

- Unfortunately, it has all of the markers of cancer.

- And this is from the H. pylori?

- H. pylori is very common.

One in three people in the U.S. has it.

But most cases have no symptoms,

or they're mild and treatable like yours.

There are a tiny number of cases

that lead to gastric cancer.

- And how bad is it?

Is gastric cancer one of the bad ones?

- It depends on many factors.

And once we do the PET scan and the biopsy,

we will know more.

- Okay.

- Is that the real answer?

- No.

The real answer is, gastric cancer is a bad one.

But you are young, and you are healthy,

and I'm a hell of a doctor.

[apprehensive music]

I'm not going anywhere. We're gonna fight this.

- Oh, my God.

This is all my fault.

- No, this is not anybody's fault.

- I trivialized what you were going through.

I--I mocked it when this whole time I--

- Hey, it's gonna be okay.

- It's not okay!

We--we have a baby on the way.

What--what are we going to--

- Shh. Look at me.

Look at me. Okay? Hey.

Hey, we're gonna get through this, yeah?

- I'm sorry. - We are.

- I'm so sorry!

- We're gonna get through this.

- I'm so sorry! No.

I'm so sorry!

[sobbing]

* *

- No, I haven't gotten in yet.

I told them.

They said I'm next up.

- There you are.

You're not watching the game?

- It's halftime.

It's tied up.

Would have been a good one.

- Yeah.

It's hard having parents in medicine--

feels like someone else is always more important.

And I imagine you're thinking it's only gonna

get worse with a new baby.

- Yeah, maybe.

- You know, my oldest, David, was around your age

when his brother Michael was born.

He was not happy with it.

- It's not like I'm mad. I just--

- No, I get it.

You know, David felt the same way,

and I know he loved his brother.

But there just wasn't any time for anyone.

No time to talk.

So you know what I did? - What?

- I started writing him short notes every day.

At some point, he wrote me back.

And eventually, I got a journal, just for us.

It was our secret way to communicate.

And you know what I found out?

Sometimes it's easier to say how you're feeling

when no one is looking.

Give it a try.

Write a note to Will, just a few words,

and see what happens.

[tense music]

[alarm beeping]

- What is that?

- This bag is torn.

His system is flooding with cocaine.

Start a nicardipine trip.

- On it.

Temp's rising.

- Let's get a cooling blanket in the room.

- Meds are in.

- Hopefully, it's not too much.

- He's throwing more PVCs.

- Hang 2 grams of magnesium.

- Get the crash cart ready.

- Vitals are stabilizing.

- Okay.

Let's keep moving before that can happen again.

- Oh, excuse me?

I am so sorry.

I think I left my pur--

- Your purse?

Yes, we found it and had it sent up

to the surgical waiting room.

- Oh, thank goodness. Thank you.

I did not need to add canceling my credit cards this day.

- Yeah.

- We are really just going to let her go out

and marry this guy when he's been

lying to her about who he is?

- Well, Trini, I mean, the law kind of

prevents you from saying anything, but I don't know.

Even if it didn't, I'm not so sure I would.

- Really? Why?

- I don't know, because we have a limited amount

of time on this Earth,

and Miles has figured out a way to see some joy from it.

So who am I to destroy that?

- And Emerald, doesn't she get a say?

I mean, what else is he lying about?

- I don't know.

All I can tell you is that my--my first date with CeCe,

borrowed a buddy's BMW and got us

front-row seats to a Van Morrison concert

I certainly could not afford.

- My first date with Miguel, I wore Spanx, 5 pounds of makeup,

and pretended UFC was interesting.

Together eight years.

Still no ring, though.

- But this is beyond Spanx.

- Yeah.

I mean, obviously, this is an extreme example.

But when we're courting, aren't we always trying

to put forth a different, you know,

better version of ourselves?

When it comes to love, aren't we all liars?

- Maybe.

But if I'd known who my ex-husband was

before we walked down the aisle,

I would have run the other way.

[metal clanking]

- The rod should slide in when the leg is hyperflexed.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

It's not lined up.

- Because you didn't ream out enough bone

from the intramedullary canal, and now the rod's too big.

- If I took out any more bone, there wouldn't be

enough cortex to leave the tibia intact.

You need to really hit it. - Yeah, I am.

- Force it to line up.

- I am really hitting it. Remember how I got the rod out?

- I remember you helping to get it out.

All's I'm saying is that you might be a little tired,

that's all.

Just hold the leg.

Hold the leg. okay?

All right.

Come here.

[tense music]

* *

All right.

[clanking]

- Stop, stop!

You're gonna blow the back of the tibia out.

- The rod should slide in when the leg is hyperflexed.

- You keep saying the same thing.

Doesn't Dr. Conway have anything else to add?

- They're wondering if you have anything else to add.

She says the two of you clearly have some issues to work out.

- Oh, okay.

All right, so can't force the rod.

So we need to adjust the bone so that it does line up, right?

- I could lever the proximal segment

more anterior while also--

- Pushing the distal segment more posterior

and get the guide rod and the bone to line up.

- Then hammer the nail in.

But it could also shatter the leg.

We'll need to be quick.

- Okay.

On my count. Ready?

One, two, three.

Is it lined up?

- Yeah, I think so.

- All right, hit it.

Harder. Again, go.

Harder.

- I don't want to smash your face in.

- Sure, you do. Swing.

One more. It's close.

All right, we got it. It's in. It's in.

- Yay!

.

- Emerald.

- Is Miles out of surgery?

Did it go okay?

- It went great.

He's gonna be fine, make-- make a full recovery.

- Oh, thank God.

I know that he said it was nothing to worry about,

but then I started to think,

what if something happened in surgery, and...

[inhales sharply] Oh, God. I'm sorry.

This is really embarrassing.

You just said he was fine.

- Come on.

It's your fiancé.

You are allowed to be relieved.

- He's just such a good guy, you know?

I moved my whole life to Chicago for him.

Sorry. When can I see him?

- Probably moving up to his room right about now.

You wanna go find him?

- Yeah, yes. Thank you.

- Gosh.

I--you know, cannot believe that you finally met in person,

like, a month ago, and now you're getting married?

Man, that is such a big step.

I'm--I'm just curious, do you ever find yourself--

I don't know, like, wondering, like--

- Listen, do you mind not mentioning

the cigarette to Miles?

He would never marry a smoker.

[soft music]

Sorry, what were you saying?

- Nothing.

Nothing.

I'm--I'm just excited for you guys.

Yeah.

High hopes for your future.

- Thanks.

- Wanna go say hi?

- Yeah.

- You didn't do so bad in there.

- Yeah, well, you too, I guess.

And, um--

Sorry about earlier.

You know, what I said.

- Me too.

You know, in the moment, sometimes things happen.

[soft music]

- Yeah.

And, uh...

Congratulations on the baby.

- Thanks, Mitch.

* *

- Pick up some ring forceps.

- PVCs are gone, looking stable.

- Oh, excuse me, ma'am.

- Whoa! Sorry.

This is a sterile space.

- I need the balloons he swallowed.

- I'm sorry. Who are you?

- Okay. Easy now.

Easy.

- You, put them in here.

- I don't--I can't just--

- Now! - It's okay.

You can have them.

Do what she says.

- They used to be right here.

- 2%.

- I'm looking, bud!

Hey, Hannah, amazing.

There used to be a bin of old chargers and cords.

- Yeah, that got moved.

- Perfect. - Here.

- 1%, less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter.

- All right.

And you think I'd be good at high-pressure situations.

Here we are.

- Finally.

- Phew.

You're a lifesaver.

- How's your kid with the blockage?

- Yeah, there was a scare earlier, but I think...

- What?

- No one's moving in the OR.

- What? That's weird.

- Owen, turn the tablet off.

- But they're in the red zone!

- Owen, do it now.

Hey, and get behind the couch for me, would you?

Go, go.

Let's get security. - Yeah.

- Just stay calm.

Just take it easy.

- Good.

Yeah.

Just like that. No.

No, no, no, no.

This isn't all of them.

Where's the rest?

- They're still inside of him.

- Get them.

- We can't just grab them out like that.

- Cut them out.

- He'll die.

- Not my problem.

- That is not happening.

I won't allow it.

- Do you wanna die?

- No.

But it doesn't scare me anymore.

I get it.

You think what's most important

is getting these drugs.

But I'm telling you, and I want you to hear me,

that is not a choice that exists anymore.

So your real choice is walking out of here right now

with what you already have or leaving in handcuffs.

[dramatic music]

* *

- Hector, call security.

Everybody else, back to the table.

- Hey! Hey!

[gunshots, people screaming]

- Taking my 15.

Want anything from the coffee truck?

- Sounds good. - No, thank you.

- Excuse me, Doctor. Phone call for you.

Said it's urgent.

- Hello?

- Dr. Manning, it's Sharon Goodwin.

- Ms. Goodwin.

- I'm so sorry to be calling you like this,

but something has happened.

- What do you mean?

- It's Owen.

He's been shot.

[tense music]

* *

[dramatic music]

* *

[wolf howls]