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After six open houses,

I am sure that "fixer-upper" means decrepit.

Well, part of the fun is imagining what something could be.

It could be expensive

and messy and loud and even dangerous.

Hey, why don't you do your thing with the real estate agent?

I'm gonna go wander.

Hi.

Tori Vargas. Any questions?

Oh, yes, I have many.

About school districts, drought-tolerant landscaping,

seismic retrofitting--

Someone came prepared.

Does that include loan pre-approval?

- If not, I can help. - Oh, no.

Going to open houses out of our price range is our new hobby,

and sometimes, there are cookies.

How fun! Uh, excuse me just a sec.

Hi, there.

I grew up with a reading nook just like this one.

I'd lay in a pile of pillows, watch the falling snow.

That sounds... uncomfortable.

A lot of the work is just cosmetic.

I could do most of it myself.

Make it a perfect family home.

Like, these window frames are just painted shut,

but all you have to do is...

- Ow! Damn it. - See?

Dangerous.

Forks and knives?

Hands only.

And don't you drown my shao bing in hot sauce.

Yes, ma'am.

A scallion omelet and sesame flatbread.

Mm! Did I forget an anniversary?

This is a thank-you for planning our first road trip.

Mm!

I'm planning more road trips.

I can't wait to head south on PCH.

Last trip was a solo one on my Ducati.

Hold on.

You're a biker chick?

Was. In another life.

You miss it?

The other life?

Motorcycles are too dangerous. You could end up paralyzed.

Nice deflection.

I didn't know you in the other life.

I like this one.

Still feel that way if I go get the hot sauce?

We haven't had a chance to talk about--

You kissing me.

Thereby crossing a line you said we shouldn't cross,

right as I was headed on a date.

How'd that go?

Great.

I barely heard a word he said,

because the whole time, I was thinking about our kiss.

It was-- It was amazing.

Yes, it was.

Look, I like you,

but I need some clarity here.

Right.

Let me be clear.

How about I make you dinner tomorrow, my place,

and we talk about where we're headed?

Sounds good.

It's a date then.

A date.

Oh.

Good morning, Dr. Lim.

Did Clay stay over last night?

- He did. - Excellent.

That means you are likely in a good mood and amenable because of the sex.

Amenable to what?

I think you will like it.

There was movement,

flexion, and lateral rotation,

which means that there was engagement with the psoas

and the glutes, and I saw it twice.

Signals are getting through to your spinal column.

This deformity is not just scar tissue.

It's a compressive syrinx.

We can enter from a midline myelotomy

and drain the fluid after we de-tether your cord.

I could--

You could walk again.

Audrey, this approach is much safer

than the one we discussed last time.

I need time to think it over.

Of course.

Okay, today is the first day I will be implementing my new system.

I'm sure you agree it is a major improvement.

I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

My new rating system for first-year residents?

I e-mailed you multiple drafts.

You never responded.

Once all the data is in,

I will share the completed version.

Well, can't wait.

Whoa!

When I asked to see where you worked,

I didn't mean it as a challenge.

I had to get you on the mat to see if you exaggerated on your profile.

I'm-- I'm not really a fan of walks on the beach.

Whoa!

Sunsets are overrated.

All right.

Whoa!

Nice.

What happens on a third date?

Lily?

Lily?

Are you okay?

My new system has over 50 unique metrics

that go into your scores.

Everything you do will be assessed.

Everything? Uh, could you be a bit more specific?

No.

Is this like a head-to-head competition?

It's designed to make you aware

of your individual strengths and weaknesses.

Residents with more strengths are more likely

to get invited back for a full residency.

Hi, Teddy. Dr. Powell.

What happened to your head?

I idiotically smacked myself with a 20-pound kettlebell.

Kettlebell injuries are surprisingly common.

My gym has a printout

of ten different ways you can hurt yourself.

Did you witness the accident?

Yeah. I'm there for all his workouts.

Oh, so you're his trainer.

His brother.

My baby brother.

He's got a real knack for making me suffer.

All right.

We're gonna run a full concussion protocol

and get a CT as a precaution.

Not until we take care of this gash.

You're also experiencing abdominal pain.

- Did that pain start... - Aah!

...before or after you hit your head?

Uh, kind of simultaneous?

Do you mind lifting your shirt?

Teddy, you've recently lost a lot of weight.

Seventy pounds.

In five months.

Getting that summer beach bod ready.

Keeping the T-shirt on for now.

Teddy, do you mind if we laid you back

just to get a better look?

Oh, got a lump.

An inguinal hernia. It's not reducible.

I think it's also strangulated.

Hmm, Dr. Perez is right.

The blood flow to your herniated intestine has been cut off.

You need immediate surgery. Okay.

This is Lily. 37, dizziness, epistaxis,

purulent nasal discharge.

Let's get full labs including blood cultures.

I guess the upside of dating a doctor

is no waiting in the ER.

I dated a guy at the DMV for that very reason.

Do you have a history of nosebleeds?

Yes.

Part of my perpetual

sinus infection.

I've been on and off antibiotics for a year.

I figured it's because I teach Kung Fu to kids.

Mm, adorable.

Do you feel any sinus pressure?

Also, how'd you two meet?

Yes, and Bumble?

Thank you, Dr. Reznick. I got this.

He's worried this will be awkward because I'm his ex.

Don't worry. We're friends now.

Any other recent symptoms?

I've had a few migraines

and bad taste in my mouth recently.

Temp's elevated, and she's hypertensive.

Acute-on-chronic bacterial rhinosinusitis?

Probably, but given the headaches,

I want a stat brain and sinus CT

with and without contrast.

Hernia is reduced.

Next step in the tension-free hernioplasty?

Use mesh to cover the fascial defect.

By strengthening the inguinal floor,

we hope to prevent further hernias.

No extra credit will be given for statements of the obvious.

It's impressive how much weight Teddy's lost.

I just hope he's doing it for the right reasons.

Hard to see a wrong reason.

He was clearly pretty overweight.

I agree.

Obesity increases health risks for diabetes,

heart disease, and some cancers.

Fair. But our culture can really go overboard on the fat-shaming,

which can lead to low self-esteem, depression,

none of which is healthy.

Trying to change to please someone else rarely works.

Getting someone you love

to do what is best for them is a good thing.

There's ectopy in the EKG. QT looks prolonged.

Push 2 grams IV of magnesium.

He's going into torsades.

Proper response?

Synchronized cardioversion.

Yes. Prepare to shock him.

Charging 200 joules. Clear.

Good catch, Dr. Powell.

I caught the strangulated hernia.

Teddy's arrhythmia is likely a sign of an underlying condition.

It could be quite dangerous.

Next, you will be assessed on how quickly and accurately

you can determine what's causing it.

Suture scissors.

I'll start with the sinuses.

Hey, I found you a new prospect.

Unless your last date was a love connection for the ages.

- That's a no. - Oh. Hmm.

How terrible for him. How exciting for me.

Berkeley law grad, former fitness model,

just moved back to the valley from Paris.

Thanks, but I'll pass.

That's severe opacification.

Sinus mucosa's thickened.

There's already bony erosion.

Lily needs endoscopic

sinonasal debridement.

He's smart, he's ripped, he's worldly,

and unlike Perez, he's available.

- We kissed. - What?

You and Perez?

- Yeah. - What about his recovery-related boundaries?

I haven't figured that out yet,

but he did invite me to dinner at his place.

I'm exploring.

Just be careful, okay?

Okay.

Her sinus infection spread through her skull base.

That's a massive 6x4 centimeter abscess.

Page Park. If that thing ruptures, she'll die.

Lily needs sinus and brain surgery.

Sinus debridement looks very good, Dr. Allen.

Pulling the scope.

Bacitracin-coated Telfa.

And we use two burr holes to drain the abscess using ultrasound guidance.

So, how'd you get approval

to operate on your new girlfriend?

Two dates does not equal a girlfriend. No approval necessary.

Trajectories look good.

Drainage tool.

Plus or minus that you got to parade her in front of Morgan?

Definitely not parading,

and Morgan and I are...

friends, so neither.

Uh-huh.

Mm, this is as much as I can get

without risking rupture into the ventricle.

Eh, the rest is up to the antibiotics.

Leave the drain and close.

Would you say

you loved, liked, or hated

the last house we saw?

Are those the only options?

I should examine your hand.

Oh, it's fine.

I can't stop thinking about the crown molding

and the reading nook,

so as long as you don't hate it,

I'm thinking we should talk to a mortgage broker

about making an offer.

You said going to open houses

was only for fun.

I've looked at our finances, and we can swing it.

Rent is spent.

A mortgage payment is...

whatever rhymes with payment

and-- and means good investment.

My research shows we should adhere

to the 28/36 rule with regards to monthly pre-tax income.

You have swelling around your second digit's metacarpal

and the proximal phalanx of your thumb.

Okay, I've done worse on engine blocks.

Shaun, we can be homeowners.

Doesn't that excite you even a little?

Hmm.

I am a little excited that you are excited.

Good, because I made an appointment

with a mortgage broker.

And you guys can talk 25/36.

Twenty-eight.

You know, it's silly for us to be competitive.

Said the loser while losing.

Olive branch.

I don't know what's causing the arrhythmia. Do you?

I have ideas.

O-kay.

So you can present them and land the knockout blow...

if you're confident that you're right.

- Or? - Or we can bounce ideas off each other,

get the right answer, and help this guy.

For all we know, one of Dr. Murphy's metrics

is cooperation amongst colleagues.

Fine.

But I present.

Do you have any idea how often women

get zero credit for their ideas,

even when they come out of their mouths?

Fine.

Blood sample showed critically low potassium and sodium,

which makes no sense given the power-food diet

that his brother's got him on.

There's plenty of nutrients.

- So maybe celiac. - Mm.

IgA and IgG antibody tests were normal.

I'm thinking primary aldosteronism.

That's interesting.

Please present your ideas on what is causing our patient's arrhythmia.

We think that Teddy has primary aldosteronism.

Explains initial electrolyte levels and...

That doesn't align with urine studies or lack of hypertension.

This was your idea.

Congenital long QT syndrome.

Teddy's QT levels have returned to normal,

and he has no family history.

He has critically low levels of potassium, sodium, and magnesium.

I noticed that. Despite a good diet.

It suggests absorption and--

What happened to cooperation amongst colleagues?

I didn't realize you were gonna be wrong.

Slight enamel erosion on the molars

and trauma to the oral mucosa.

And these tiny abrasions on his knuckles are from his teeth.

Self-induced vomiting led to malnutrition,

which caused the arrhythmia.

Teddy, you are bulimic.

That's quite the cocktail.

Not the kind I was hoping we'd share, but here we are.

Not exactly what I would have worn either.

We're hoping the antibiotics will clear the remaining infected areas

of your sinuses and brain.

I feel like I'm already getting the VIP treatment from you.

Dr. Reznick was right.

She said your flower game was very solid.

She stopped by?

Yes.

Ostensibly to check on me,

but mostly to sing your praises.

Not many guys have an ex as a hype man.

Lucky me.

I think it's too soon to discharge Teddy.

He has responded well to electrolyte replacement,

there are no signs of recurrent arrhythmia,

and the hernioplasty only requires simple wound care.

- He's bulimic. - I know.

I diagnosed him, thank you,

after you and Dr. Powell failed to.

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.

I referred him for a psych consult

and provided a list of clinics for eating disorders.

He needs help now, not in a few weeks.

Give me some time. Maybe I can get psych to talk to him before he leaves.

Points are given for passion and commitment

and taken away for arguing with an attending.

I don't care about the points.

We can't keep him hospitalized

without a clear surgical indication.

Stop hounding me.

I'm having a coffee. Can I have a coffee?

You're hovering.

I'm excited about the prospect

of getting you back on your feet.

This surgery is not an easy decision.

The surgical plan is a very good one.

Yes, it's a solid plan.

But?

But my life is good right now, really good.

Better than it's been in a while.

And the idea of that changing is--

Lea said we would go to open houses as a fun hobby,

but now she wants to buy one.

- Shaun, I'm in the middle of a-- - No, you're not.

A house? Okay, well, congratulations.

Look at you two, grown-up-ing.

No, it's a fixer-upper.

Dr. Glassman, I don't like it.

Did you tell Lea that?

No, she is excited when she talks about the house. It makes her happy.

And I think she has been sad lately.

Why has she been sad?

I told you, we have to wait to get pregnant

because of her Asherman's syndrome.

Well, maybe Lea is looking for a way to move you two forward.

You think if we buy that house,

Lea will be less sad?

I don't know, but, you know, buying a house can be exciting.

It's a distraction. Distractions can be useful.

No, no, no. I do not like distractions.

Shaun...

you've been rating residents for quite a while now,

and now all of a sudden, you revamp your entire system?

When did you decide to do that?

Mm, after the sextuplets were born.

Wasn't that around the same time

you found out about Lea's Asherman's?

Yes.

We were both very sad.

You think my new system was a distraction?

Yeah, and-- and now maybe Lea needs one.

Oh, excellent idea.

Thank you, Dr. Glassman.

Brought your ride outta here

and your discharge papers.

Pulled some strings, got you a psych consult

at an eating-disorder clinic day after tomorrow.

Thanks, but I'm good.

This hospital stay was the wake-up call I needed.

You don't have to go through this alone.

Discharge party. I brought drinks.

Special Potassium Powerhouse for my big bro.

So, um, Teddy tells me he has some, like,

freak electrolyte deficiency?

Do you know what caused it?

Teddy's got all the information.

Do I need to make any adjustments to his diet?

It might be a good time to dial back on the weight-loss goals.

Uh, why?

Simon, uh, let's just go.

Is it dangerous for him to diet now?

For how long?

Um, I-I-I can't really say.

Simon, forget it.

It's on me to make sure you're okay.

No, it's actually not. It's my life.

Why are you getting mad at me? I'm just being supportive.

Otherwise known as micromanaging everything I do.

You were miserable and a mess, okay?

I'm the one getting you healthy.

What am I missing?

Tell him.

It wasn't your workouts that took off the weight.

I've been...

purging.

Making myself puke.

Is that what caused your heart thing?

Why would you do something so stupid?

Maybe because you're so obsessed with me not being a fat embarrassment.

- I never said that. - You didn't have to.

You've never been so excited

as when I mentioned maybe losing some weight.

- Because I'm worried about you? - You're ashamed of me.

It's been years since we've hung out,

and now every day,

you're all over me to meet you at the gym.

You're killing yourself, but this is my fault?

Get your own ride home. I don't want to micromanage.

Sim--

Teddy, I am so sorry.

It's fine.

I can Uber.

- You sent her flowers from me? - You're welcome.

Have you considered that I may not even want to keep seeing Lily?

She's clearly a keeper, and you need a girlfriend.

How is that your business?

Because I need you and I not to make

the same mistake all over again.

We both know we've been teetering on the edge of falling back into us.

You're out of your mind.

Like you haven't thought about it?

You read too much into my friendly gestures.

Like offering me your sperm?

For IVF.

Could the symbolism be any more heavy-handed?

We can't go back.

You made it very clear that I'm not what you wanted,

and I haven't changed.

So I need you to move on.

- How long? - It's just over a minute.

We pushed 2 milligram IV lorazepam.

And the antibiotics clearly aren't working.

Push another 2 lorazepam.

Why do you look like you just watched the first two minutes of Up?

I thought Teddy wasn't gonna get

the help he needed for his bulimia.

I thought maybe his meddling brother might make sure he did.

Not a bad plan.

The execution was... flawed.

So congratulations on your upcoming blowout victory.

Help! Someone call the RRT.

I got it.

Teddy.

He's ruptured his esophagus. Page Dr. Murphy and prep an OR.

Chest tube placed.

The lung drainage is orange?

What's left of the smoothie.

Advance the endoscope.

He is fortunate that you responded so quickly, Dr. Perez.

I pushed Teddy to admit his bulimia to his brother.

They fought, and then he did this.

Oh. That was...

not helpful.

And there is too much damage

for a primary esophageal repair.

We can place an endoscopic stent, wait until edema improves.

It will leak.

What about using omentum as a patch?

The tissue is too friable.

It's usually for kids, but what about gastric transposition?

We could resect the damaged esophagus

and reconstruct it using stomach tissue.

Good idea, Dr. Perez.

This will improve your score.

We need to open him up.

The abscess is not responding to the antibiotics.

The sinus infection is still seeding to the brain.

We could drill an additional burr hole,

get more aggressive with the drainage.

The same approach will get you the same results.

Thanks for the unhelpful cliche.

Lily needs a bifrontal craniotomy

with sinus exenteration.

Remove the skull base on both sides,

then rebuild it to stop bacterial entry.

I'm not taking off Lily's forehead and consigning her

to years of reconstructive surgeries.

You want to save her life or protect her pretty face?

Are you seriously accusing me of acting unethically

because I've been on two dates with her,

after your move with the flowers?

- What move with the flowers? - Shut up.

I'm accusing you of letting your medical judgment be clouded

because you don't want to agree with me.

I'm making the right call for the patient.

Disagreeing with you is an unrelated bonus.

Get Lily and the OR prepped.

Removing the devitalized segment of the esophagus.

We've got a good plane of healthy tissue.

Dr. Perez,

you may perform the two-layered, inverted, hand-sewn anastomosis.

I had a l-late night on a research project.

My hands aren't stable enough.

Dr. Powell should take this.

Starting to suture.

I am ready to go home.

I am not, thanks to Andrews dumping

reconfiguring the remote interface in my lap.

It's weeks, if not months, of debugging code.

Well, that was fast.

When I asked Dr. Andrews to assign you a new project, he could not think of any.

How is your hand?

Annoy-- Annoyed, along with the rest of me. Why would you do that?

Because you have been sad that we have to wait to have a baby.

Work will be a much better distraction than restoring an old house.

That's not a judgment for you to make, Shaun.

I'll pick my own distractions.

And I have been sad.

And that house is just a chance

to make something broken beautiful again.

So is reconfiguring the remote interface.

The house feels like a step forward.

I can really see us being happy in that home, Shaun.

I just wish you would try to see that, too.

Okay.

Okay we can make an offer?

No, I meant, okay, I will try.

Thanks.

I'll see you at home later.

Sorry I'm late.

I had an impulse.

NBA 2K.

Prepare to get smoked.

Mm. Tip-off will have to wait. I'm buried.

Maybe I could help?

Trouble with a case?

Yeah.

My own.

What's happened?

Glassman found movement in my psoas and glutes.

He and Murphy found an endoscopic solution.

They'll de-tether your spinal cord. That's great.

Is there a problem with the surgical plan?

It's quite elegant.

Then what's holding you back?

I feel like we've been living in this bubble,

this perfect bubble,

and if I step outside of it, it will pop.

This surgery...

would change you,

not us.

What we have isn't going to disappear

if you walk again.

You need to believe that.

I want to.

Please. I can't be the reason you say no.

We successfully repaired Teddy's distal esophagus

with reconstructed stomach tissue.

Teddy will be able to eat and swallow normally,

but any further purging will cause irreparable damage.

I thought we were finally close again.

He's been hurting, and I...

I had no idea.

How do I fix this?

Sometimes... trying to fix the problem is the problem.

I went through some tough times, too,

and plenty of people had ideas about how to fix me.

See, I didn't-- I didn't need that.

I just needed them...

to love me, broken or not.

Even though I don't like sanding

and paint is sticky and smells terrible

and power tools are loud and dangerous,

I am positive that we, mostly you,

can make that fixer-upper into a beautiful home for us

and the family we will have.

Are you saying we should buy the house?

If it will make you happy.

I bulldozed you, didn't I?

Yes. But I do not mind.

But I do.

I'm being selfish.

Thank you for letting me.

But the only step forward I need right now

is one we make together.

Let's find a place we both love.

That is a good approach.

And, also, let's get my hand checked out. It does really hurt.

Advancing into the abscess.

Couldn't stay away?

Lily is my patient. I admitted her.

Resecting last bits of capsule from the abscess cavity.

Got it. Pulling the scope.

Heart rate's 32. BP, 210/122.

Her brain is starting to herniate out of the burr holes.

Give 100 grams mannitol, burst suppress high-dose propofol.

That won't be enough. Get her CO2 below 30.

I'm aware. Place an EVD.

- Should we pivot to the bifrontal craniotomy? - No time.

Can you connect the burr holes and run a small craniotomy flap?

No, but a hemicraniectomy will reduce the brain pressure.

And then you can debride the skull-base infection.

- Good. - Good.

Mm, that was hot.

Doing this surgery is a good decision.

- I hope so. - Doubts?

No. I'm a little nervous, but no doubts.

Thank you both for not giving up.

You're welcome.

We'll see you in recovery.

Welcome back.

You've got a visitor.

You're okay?

Getting there.

No gym for a while. You need time to heal.

I'm on it, doc.

Remember when we were kids,

you made me watch Alien vs. Predator?

I had to let you sleep in my room for three months.

Turns out the combined Alien/Predator canon includes 13 movies.

You and I are gonna watch them together.

If that's cool with you.

Sounds stupid.

But fun.

Looks like both brothers are on the mend.

Take video. Maybe Murphy will give you some points.

I'm good.

What happened in the OR when you handed over the anastomosis?

Just didn't feel like my day.

I devised my first-year-resident rating system

as a distraction.

It was very complicated and encouraged too much competition.

So I have decided to retire it.

You okay?

Easily the worst date I've ever been on.

Well, the next one, I'll put the rest of your skull back on.

We have to wait until the swelling in your brain has gone down.

Am I gonna be okay?

You've got a long road ahead, but yes.

And you won't be alone.

That's a lot of commitment...

especially when you and Dr. Reznick don't really seem done.

Thanks for everything...

Dr. Park.

I'm glad you didn't move on...

from the case.

Glad you listened.

I'm working on it.

Lily will be lucky to have you through her recovery,

unless you decided not to see her anymore.

You were right. She's a keeper.

Then I'm happy for you two.

Visiting hours still open?

They don't usually let visitors into pre-op.

Well, nobody says no to a guy in a wheelchair.

I had to see you.

I recognize this is terrible timing and kind of bonkers,

but I couldn't let you go in before asking.

Audrey...

will you marry me?

Definitely bonkers.

I don't expect an answer now.

This? This is me telling you that I am all in.

Thank you.

That's my cue.

I'll be waiting.

Do I look as silly as this feels?

Ms. DiLallo?

We're gonna have to postpone your CT.

♪ Talk to me ♪

♪ She wants to know What's stuffed inside ♪

♪ That's tearing me ♪

♪ I don't have an answer For you now ♪

♪ Stick around I'll find a reason ♪

♪ Tell me what makes Tell me what makes you sad... ♪

I brought ice cream.

Better let me in before it melts.

♪ I said, "Well It's more than you know" ♪

Danny?

Danny!

♪ I wouldn't break your heart ♪

♪ If I was you I'd fall apart ♪

♪ Next to this beating Bruising art ♪

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

No, no. Danny.

Danny.

♪ You leave me hanging And hoping ♪

♪ Ooo-ooh, tell me What makes you sad... ♪

Shaun.

W-What's wrong?

I'm-- I'm pregnant.

My OB told us it isn't safe for me, or the baby.

And, um...

And I'm really scared.

Okay.

You told me to imagine what could be.

Yeah.

Let's do that...

together.

♪ You said "Tell me what makes ♪

♪ Tell me what makes you sad ♪

♪ Oh, tell me what makes Tell me what makes you sad" ♪