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Excuse us.

Dr. Fiscus, I'm really sorry.

You told me the chapel would be reserved for the memorial service.

Rabbi Greenblatt and Father Ufflin got their wires crossed.

Who's that?

Me.

Me too.

Sorry, Wayne.

Say a prayer for us.

Look, Wayne, can we get in there?

As soon as Father Ufflin's finished with the Malonis.

An Irish wake?

I can't wait that long.

I've got first-year resident evaluations to complete.

And right after the Maloney's, Rabbi Greenblatt's performing a bris.

Wayne, could this be rescheduled?

I really should use a spare time to review for the national boards.

Me too.

I have a real bad case of butterflies.

Jack, I really could use your help studying.

Sorry.

Thanks for coming.

You tried that, the biscuits.

What about tomorrow evening?

It's too hard planning around everyone's schedule.

Sorry it didn't work out.

Yeah, then it's bad for you, yes.

Don't go off the coffee.

Don't put your dinner in here.

Goodbye, Ellen.

Every day for a month, I've asked you to open the window before you light up.

After we leave here tomorrow, you'll never need to breathe my smoke again.

But I'll probably have to go through nicotine withdrawal.

One day till we graduate from the chemical dependency unit.

You can make it.

After 28 days off dope, you bet I'll graduate.

I was talking about my bed.

Your turn to change sheets.

Charlotte is a sophomore at Emerson.

Her roommate says she's been suffering from severe headaches recently.

And no one thought of having her examined.

MRI shows a burst aneurysm.

Second EEG indicates no activity.

Clearly the girl is brain dead.

So sad.

And advanced arthroscopic surgery.

No results.

And what about the owner and Gluecks?

Little Nelly Woods, the Hawaiian椎e and one of his friends, association, and they can

alert the other hospitals with patients in need.

Paulette, I want to do them here at St. Eligius.

Do what?

Transplants.

Here, today, as many as possible.

Mark, that would be very difficult.

Well, if we can match tissue with recipients on file here, why not?

Mark, I know you've just been reinstated as chief of surgery and you're anxious to jump back in, but...

We have no time to lose.

Dr. Auschlander, you took Mr. Ryan's lab test, registered pretty high.

Thank you, Lisa.

I saw you out in the solarium balcony earlier.

Any tulips yet?

Not a leaf.

I think those bulbs must be duds.

Don't suppose physicians' assistants eligible to winだ儿 until the year?

This year, Weigert has taken the ceremony away from the women's O weapon.

He's turned the whole thing into a real circus.

Catherine's hopping mad.

I think this is your year.

Sympathy, lad?

You've never won.

You deserve it.

By the way, Helen Rosenthal's son, Jeff, needs a physical for school sports.

My schedule's full this morning.

Say no more.

That's what PAs are for.

Always remember that an elevated white count is the giveaway, and a culture should be obtained immediately.

Now, if Vino gets any closer, she's going to be wearing Morrison's boxers.

Jack's helping Carol study for the boards.

Yeah, they're cramming all right.

Boomer and Novino?

You think so?

DC, Mrs. Indelicato's IV ampicillin after four hours.

You got a haircut.

And new glasses.

You never told me that you were... What, every little thing I gotta check with you first?

Well, no, of course not.

Well, get off my back.

I remember Joseph McCabe calling the antidotes and complaining about the slipshod construction of St. Eligius.

Ridiculous.

This hospital still has the original elevator motors.

The whole structure needs to be torn down.

They tried before.

Do you have plans?

Weigert won't keep financing a money pit.

Do you have a moment to go over first year evaluations?

Okay, but only a moment.

On my way to a consult.

I would have been furious with him.

Victor's just under a lot of pressure.

Oh, excuse me, miss.

This is our son's room.

A scientist has to see a nurse.

Oh, uh, yes, we just want visitors to understand Brett's condition.

Obstetrician before going in.

My wife and I just came in from Wisconsin.

Uh, maybe you should wait here and I'll call Dr. Griffin to come down and talk to you.

Is there a problem?

Dr. Griffin will be right with you.

I want to see him.

Liver.

Who's that?

Kalinosis, rhinos, esophageal dysfunction, scleroderma, T, T, T, T for two,

and two for two, cholangiectasia, kalinosis, rhinos, esophageal dysfunction,

scleroderma, A plus.

Bus.

Luther, what are you doing?

I'm memorizing the symptoms of Crest Syndrome.

I didn't know PAs were concerned with target control.

Crest Syndrome isn't about teeth.

I was kidding.

Oh.

Warren told me you were up here.

Oh, this gives me the chills.

When Weigert converted the psych ward into VIP suites, they closed this end of the puzzle house.

Pallet sales are a great place to study.

And among other things.

And here are you nuts?

I'm crazy about you.

You should have shown that last night.

I had the bone up on orthopedic.

And before that, chemistry, and before that, microbiology.

All you ever do is study.

As soon as I finish my PA courses.

Warren told me you've always been an eager beaver bookworm.

I don't want to be a dumb ox like Warren.

That's great.

It's just that I wonder if you work harder than you have to.

Life's short, but so are you.

But first, I just... gotta go.

Pneumocystis pneumoniae is the most common affliction among AIDS patients.

Brett was home just a month ago.

Pouncy, healthy like a little boy.

How could he be so sick now?

What have you done to him?

With no immune system, Brett's helpless to fight as the infection progresses.

There's nothing you can do?

Well, the AZT treatments haven't been effective in this case.

Antibiotics.

And he only became worse on the antibiotics we prescribed.

Then you are responsible.

Mrs. Johnson, there's no one to blame.

When Brett looked up and didn't recognize me.

In the final stages, AIDS affects the brain, causing dementia.

Any possibility our son will survive.

At this point, the disease is usually fatal.

Hospital, hospital.

Would you like to see him now?

We need more time.

Whenever you're ready.

The.

Tumor appears to have invaded the stomach wall and is metastasized.

Recommended treatment is aggressive radiation therapy.

Good, you haven't left.

If it's about Ellen, I don't want to talk.

She broke up with me and you won.

Ellen hasn't come back to me.

So she must see nothing in you.

But that's not why I'm here.

OR supervisor tells me that I need your authorization for a double crew and

overtime pay, even though I'm chief of surgery.

What's this about?

Four simultaneous organ transplants from a single donor.

Out of the question.

I'm not here for your approval.

The recipients have already been notified and I'm waiting for the results.

Of tissue matching.

What you're attempting would overwhelm hospital resources.

Blood, equipment, manpower, ORs, recovery space.

What happens in the event of an emergency?

Later, Fiscus.

Well, I just need Dr. Gideon's... All through with your consult.

Here are my findings.

Mark, to be honest, I don't think St. Eligius can handle an undertaking of this scope.

Oh, yeah?

Well, watch our dust.

Give me your signature.

You're grandstanding.

Making up for the failure of the artificial heart.

There are tremendous risks.

We're too far along to turn back.

Okay.

I'll let you hang your butt out in the breeze.

And if you screw up, this time I'll go for your license.

I used to practice martial arts.

Gave me a lot of self-confidence.

I like judo.

You gotta go barefoot.

Besides, you earn a gym credit for beating somebody up.

So, uh, pass me on this physical.

100 pounds.

99.

100 pounds.

99.

What's the big deal?

Every kid in the 100-pound and over division know I can take the lightweights.

Hop up.

You have any blurred vision, dizzy spells, blackouts?

I used to be an orderly.

Mm-hmm.

Headaches, seizures?

Now you're a doctor?

Physician's assistant in training.

Nausea, allergies.

Then why are we wasting our time?

PAs provide diagnostic and therapeutic care for a supervising physician.

Yeah, that's all well and good.

But if you miss something, and I have the big one out there in my geek...

Look, Rosenthal, I'm trained to do a lot more than get sports exams to little brats.

I don't care.

I want a real doctor.

Even that geezer Auschlander.

Have it your way.

99.

After mobilizing the great vessels, the portal system, and the renal

structures, I will lead the harvest team in removing the organs en bloc.

Mark, do you have any idea how long the harvest will take?

Anesthetic.

To remove the four organs for immediate transplant, a total of six hours.

I will separate the organs and send them to the other teams.

To Dr. Barton in OR 2, Dr. Kiem in OR 3, and Dr. Radford in OR 4.

Any other questions?

No, sir.

I'm assisting Dr. Kiem in OR 3.

There's a tiny little hole in the wall.

Nothing ever works.

What's that clicking noise?

Mark, make sure the second kidney is perfused and cool before bringing me the first.

Dr. Craig, will Mr. Daly, the kidney recipient, be dialyzed here or at at home.

Dialysis has been arranged at St. Eligius three hours before transplantation.

Oh, and we're going to need a lot of blood, so whenever possible, use your cell saver.

I have put the regional Red Cross on alert.

Today, we have the opportunity to divide one life among three.

To accomplish our goal, some of us will operate long into the night.

If someone gets weary and has to step out, there should be someone else to take his place.

Okay, Ehrlich, let's prep Charlotte for a while.

Another.

You told me I just had to come up with one new joke a day.

Okay, then I'll tell you one.

Okay.

Why do they call AIDS the miracle disease?

You got me.

Because it turns fruits into vegetables.

That's disgusting.

Your turn.

AIDS joke.

I know that you've heard them around the hospital.

Come on.

Okay, just one.

What's the toughest thing about having AIDS?

Convincing your parents you're Haitian.

Pediatrician.

Are we like a chiaschon?

Yeah, of course.

I'll be back.

Lucy told me that you guys were here earlier.

Where have you been?

Shopping.

For you.

We bought this pretty blanket just to brighten up the room.

And, and, and keep you covered up.

Thanks, Mom.

I found a handsome pair of pajamas.

It should go well with the robe we gave you the last time we came to visit.

I gave that to Kevin.

He's still around?

You don't have to worry, Dad.

Kevin doesn't even know that I'm here.

Blanket's lovely.

Lovely.

Brings out the color in your cheeks.

I have a meeting to talk to you guys about my funeral.

Now, I don't want to be buried.

Please, dear.

Cremate me.

And sprinkle me over Green Lake one night.

Stop it.

Mom.

Stop it.

Dad, I think that you better call the nurse.

I wet myself.

Self.

Sorry about the blanket, Mom.

Daniel and I want to discuss your coming back to work after graduation.

May I return to nursing?

On probation.

Performing your regular duties, but restricted from passing out meds.

For how long?

Pending your attendance in our aftercare program.

And subject, of course, to periodic drug screenings.

I've always fought against yes, mandatory drug testing.

Don't have much choice here, Helen.

The State Board of Nursing's bending over backwards as it is.

There are a number of factors that tip the scales in your favor.

Your confession to accidentally killing Judge Farnham while under the influence of

pills, the fact that he was terminally ill.

What about my nurses in training?

Who'll teach them?

They'll remain under the supervision of Lynn Thorne.

I see.

I hadn't given much thought to being back on the ward.

Time to start.

Heart.

Teared out of my shoulder, constantly evaluating my performance.

Nobody's going to shadow you, Helen.

Yes, but there'll be pressure.

I mean, nurses are under enough pressure as it is.

These are the conditions you must accept in order to work here again.

Maybe I'm not ready to go back to work.

All right, everyone stay on their toes.

We've got a long stretch ahead of this table.

It's great to be back on and the likes with you, sir.

Let's hope that after six hours, we're not at each other's throats.

The incision will begin at the xiphoid and continue to the pubis.

Blade.

VTAC, BP 60 and dropping.

Watch out.

Still on VTAC.

Loss of circulatory perfusion will damage the organs.

Lidocaine, 100 milligrams.

Crash cart.

What about putting on bypass, sir?

In order to remain healthy, vital organs need pulsated blood flow, low, provided by the heart.

Two and one, go.

Clear.

Hold it.

She's in normal rhythm.

All right, everybody back in place.

We'll start again.

Blade.

Your Mrs. Golub is improving.

She's sweet, isn't she?

You are, too, for checking on my patient so I could study.

Oh, God, let me make it through the boards.

Don't you want me to tell you what I did for her?

Well, I'm sure you charted her.

Bumped up her or Propranolol to 80 milligrams.

You know, I'm stuck here.

Allergy tests and the contraindications for... I thought we agreed.

No sex.

That wasn't sex.

The other night in the ICU when you and I kissed.

It's just our defenses were down.

No, I just, I think right now we should just be restrained.

For your sake.

For my sake.

For Joanne and your kids in Seattle.

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

What's the problem?

Don't be mad.

I'm not mad.

Promise?

Promise.

Jack.

Will you just enjoy being with me?

Please.

Allergy tests, contraindications, national boards.

I'm never going to ask you about allergy testing.

He's asleep.

If this is too hard, you can fly home and I'll take care of it.

No.

And face the truth.

No matter how you try to cover him or dress him up, he's not going to live.

You've always been an iceberg.

Never could tell you apart from the snowdrifts.

Came time for the boy to become a man, you wouldn't face the truth either.

Kept encouraging him to stay a boy.

Always have blamed me because Brett's homosexual.

You were too lenient.

You just never would accept what made Brett different.

No man I know dates other men, has sex with them, and dies because of it.

I'll go check us in at the hotel.

Can I get you anything?

Is there a chapel?

First floor.

I can show you.

In a minute.

Every day I ask the Lord to lead us to a cure for AIDS.

I believe he will.

I also pray it'll happen in time to save Brett.

We can pray for whatever we want, but we still have to accede to God's will,

His design, even if it's painful.

I don't want to give up my son.

I've seen a lot of patients die, and I've seen a lot of patients who I thought were going to die miraculously live.

And the best thing we can do is give ourselves up to God.

Just like Christ washed the feet of his disciples, we have to serve him.

Multiple organ transplant is going to be a big deal.

You baited your life.

Dr. Barton wants his procedure recorded for his video library.

You have to stay here through the entire operation?

No, I'm just setting up.

They won't let me operate the camera.

OR because I threw up during a bowel resection.

Stand in the primary surgeon's position.

I've been thinking about what you said this morning.

All work, no play.

I know you're busy, but I don't want to wait.

Oh, this monitor stinks.

Penny?

No, don't move.

I need to adjust the vertical hold.

Will you marry me?

I thought you were planning on getting to sleep early.

Change of mind.

I'm... I love you very much.

Bells are ringing.

The front door.

I'll see who it is.

Well, I hope it's not Midge Havenhurst, with pictures of her trip to Calgary.

Two people with a priest.

I'll go down.

Well, be careful.

How dangerous can a person of the cloth be?

Who's there?

Luther Hawkins, Luther, sorry, I know it's late, is everything alright,

this is Penny Franks, she works at the hospital, and I'm Chaplain Claire McCabe,

yes, of course, Chaplain McCabe has agreed to marry me and Penny tonight,

and I'd like you to be the best man, Dr.

Burden wanted me to see how far along you are, I'm mobilizing the second kidney,

Ehrlich, pull back on that retractor, I don't want any bruising.

Where's that noise again?

What the hell's wrong?

Have you got to loose up a plate?

It's an exercise.

What kind of exercise?

If you must know, speech therapy.

Trying to correct a slight problem.

Your lisp?

Overly sibilant S, thank you very much.

Actually, I don't hear it anymore.

Guess I'm getting used to the way you speak.

Ellen still can't say aluminum.

Always has to ask for the tinfoil.

I'm ready to separate the organs for transplant.

Transplant.

Wade, tell Barton he's on deck.

Okay.

Ehrlich, finish mobilizing the distal aorta in preparation for removal.

Yes, sir.

See, I think my essence improved already.

Are you all right?

Fine, why?

No stupid jokes, no hijinks.

Not like you to be this subdued.

Only dude I can be.

Have a lot in my mind.

You want to talk?

No.

All right, the organs are mobilized.

Let's remove life support.

Hey, what happened?

We blow a fuse?

Leave me alone, please.

I need your help with a Jigsaw puzzle.

I don't want to do a puzzle.

Come on now, let's see.

It's going to be a toffee.

All white.

I was talking with Daniel Auschlander this afternoon I've learned about going back to

work, and I realize tomorrow suddenly I'll have to face everything again.

Uh-huh.

I know I'll be attending aftercare, going to meetings three times a week,

but back in the mainstream, away from the safety of this place, what if I can't handle my anxieties?

Help me turn these over.

Margie, I'm serious.

What if I need pills again?

Don't take them.

Simple as that.

From a woman who's been through three treatment programs.

Four.

I skipped out of the previous one.

You quit?

One day before graduation.

Boy, and I went out with a bang.

I had a bottle smuggled and I got stinko first.

Couldn't deal with the pressure to succeed at sobriety after so many failures.

That's my first attempt.

I feel the same way.

Look, you've achieved a great deal at work, at home, in the community.

Siege those things.

Hold them dear.

ER, be thankful.

Then, be honest, mainly with yourself.

Brutally so, if it's necessary.

It is possible to stay straight.

This program works.

Follow the program.

Because if you don't, and you don't think you're worth it, you'll find out just how lonely your life can be.

I never would have made it without you.

Come on, let's go on with the puzzle.

I got one.

How'd I do?

Who are you?

I'm Lucy Papandrao.

Where am I?

You're at St. Eligius Hospital.

I'm going to give you a bath now.

May I do that?

Sure.

Feel good?

Um, I love you, Mom.

And I love you.

I want it to be over.

Yes.

We'll be all right.

Yes.

Dr. Auschlander seems kind of upset with me.

Well, he's concerned, Luther.

I know what I'm I'm doing.

I'm sure you do.

Claire and Penny are drinking hot tea and watching the Hitchcock movie on cable.

I'm really in love with this girl, and she's in love with me.

How long have you known one another?

A couple of weeks, almost a month.

Awfully sudden.

Well, it happened almost as fast for you and me, dear.

Haven't I?

I had the opportunity to experience life.

I was 34, out of med school, home from the war.

This is a mistake.

You came all the way out here.

Obviously, you must feel very deeply.

Though, why is getting married tonight so urgent?

Once I made up my mind, there's no reason to wait.

Well, Daniel wanted to marry quickly, but that was because an early relationship had failed during the engagement.

Well, you two are still happy together.

Would have been easier if we'd been able to live together first.

There's no reason to live together.

We get along, we're good for each other, and I don't want to lose another moment.

You're still very young.

I'm sorry, Luther.

I agree with Daniel.

Give yourself more time to consider such a large step.

Just have to get through tomorrow, Seth.

Trial by fire.

ER.

You'll make it.

Wilmer made it.

I guess that puts Novino at an advantage.

Yeah, what's between you and her anyway?

Just friends.

I mean, why are you helping her study so much?

Don't you think Carol should pass the boards on her own?

Otherwise, someday with a patient, she might... Not everybody graduated summa cum laude from Yale.

Doesn't mean we're lousy doctors.

Doctors.

Hey, you think that Morrison is oinking Novino?

Somebody ought to be.

Sounds like OR is cooking late.

They're really running out of blood down there.

I'm going to give a pint on my way out.

What about you guys?

I'm down two units because of Ellie.

Seth?

AIDS, remember?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, you... Night.

Night.

God didn't protect you from exposure to AIDS.

What makes you think he's gonna protect you from contracting the virus?

I didn't say he would.

It's just that I'm in his hands.

I'm tired of this born-again baloney.

Today, I realize for the first time what it means to be a true Christian,

walking in Christ's footsteps, offering comfort, not thumping a New Testament.

Oh, good for you.

But in the meantime, go get an AIDS test, because I don't want to lose any more friends.

Pancreas and kidney procedures are ahead of schedule.

You're the only laggard, Paulette.

We are working under difficult conditions here.

Little room, not enough electrical outlets, and faulty thermostat.

How does blazes in here?

This is arctic compared to what the temperature was earlier.

Still losing a lot of blood.

Let's give more platelets and plasma.

Have the cell saver brought in stat.

What's the problem?

We're having difficulties getting control over the patient's bleeding.

He's very unstable.

You haven't begun the transplant yet?

The liver was harvested over five hours ago.

We only have a short time.

Seam and suction, please.

Looks like the bleeding is from the caver.

Better put in a vena cable shunt.

Don't know that one.

We use the shunt tube as a temporary vena caver until we can transplant transplant, and more.

Been here a long time.

I'll open up the chest.

Shunt tube and rummer clamp.

Are you sure this is going to work?

Just keep the operating field free of blood, Pyley.

Wow, this looks divine.

Well, since you're taking a time out, I should tell you that as an Episcopal Deacon, this is great chocolate cake.

Oh, I'm supposed to give you premarital counseling.

How come you didn't say anything until now?

To be honest, I thought you'd chicken out.

Well, there's something I didn't tell you either.

We don't have a marriage license.

Hmm.

Well, I applied for one, but it's going to take three days.

Forget the wedding.

Without having a marriage license first, I could get booted out of the diocese.

Well, the icing is the best part.

You could perform the ceremony and make it official later when the license arrives.

No way!

Besides, there's a reason why a license takes so long.

So people don't rush into marriage on a whim.

Be right back.

Everyone thinks this is a bad idea.

What about you?

I'm not sure.

What if they're right?

No more cake.

But I know there is chocolate in this room.

For a long time I worked hard to make it up the ladder first an orderly then a

paramedic but a PA is as high as I ever get and I realized today it didn't matter

there's still a lot of room to grow as a husband as a father children how fast well

not until we're both ready but the point is we can raise kids who'll be able to go

farther in life emergency room, emergency room, emergency room.

Just considering you and me, do you think that getting married is right for us?

Because I do.

Me too.

Ah, chocolate.

I knew it.

Come on, Wade, we need a simple purse string in the right atrium.

And I thought I told you to bring Ehrlich in here with you.

I sent someone to get him.

Steven, you should be finished clamping and tying off the polar structure.

Oh, my fingers are getting stiff.

I'm beginning to cramp.

Can't we get some air moving?

The ventilating system broke down completely.

There's barely enough time to pull off this transplant and have a decent chance to see if the liver's going to work.

Concentrate on your knots, Kylie.

Quarterly.

Other teams threw harvesting of the corneas, skin, and bones.

Where have you been?

Putting away some fruit juice.

Just found out you're into extra innings.

Victor, I need a pair of hands over here.

I feed her wet.

There's blood on the floor.

Suction machine's overflowing.

Get some new bottles.

No, no, there's not enough room.

Go around the other way, around the cell saver.

Victor, will somebody plug the cell saver back in?

Why was that extension cord stretched halfway across the OR?

Last available outlet.

This place should be condemned.

All right, fair, Tig, enough.

Now this is the time for us to rally, to accept the obstacles and overcome them.

We're on the road to a surgical triumph, and we're not going to fail.

Now, let's complete this vein bypass.

Paulette, have you attached the distal acava?

Almost.

Steven, I need some help here.

I've got that suture.

I'm ready to attach the right atrium.

Releasing the clamps.

The shunt's filling.

I think it's going to work.

Victor?

Well, tie him up good.

Great.

Quickly, we're running out of time.

I wouldn't have beeped you at this hour, but I think it's close.

He's hardly moving any air.

I'll stay and contact his parents.

And other insurance.

.

.

.

.

.

Oh, no.

Nurse said you want to see me?

I heard you're not finished.

How bad are things going?

All recipients are stable and resting in post-op.

You made it?

Operating around the clock, St. Eligius surgical team successfully completed three

simultaneous transplants from a single donut.

Congratulations.

My team performed brilliantly.

Starting right up to the bell, huh?

Sort of.

Hospitalization, phlegm, pulmonary cirrhosis, septal.

If you don't know it now, you never will.

Brett Johnson died last night.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

Did everything possible for him?

Maybe that's why I've been so upset about Elliot.

I wasn't there to save him.

How could you foresee he'd yank his intraortic balloon?

That doesn't matter.

When I was shot, everyone rallied to help me.

And what gets me most is the feeling that I always had something to say to Elliot.

But I'm not sure what it was.

Like feeling such a close bond you wanted to kiss him goodbye?

I don't know about kissing him.

The tragedy of Elliot's death is that it was random.

The freak, the tragedy of Brett's, is that AIDS is wiping out an entire group of young men.

Which is only great if you're looking for vacant apartments in the West Village.

Used.

To blame Brett for his disease.

Hated him for what he was.

I still don't understand why some people are gay.

Or maybe I'm afraid of it.

But the fact is, when I pricked myself drawing Brett's blood, we became equal.

Two guys.

The guy is threatened by AIDS.

And Brett's life isn't expendable because he's homosexual.

Well, chances are high you never contracted the virus from the needle.

You're right.

But AIDS has still changed my life.

An antibody test would let you relax.

Off to Harvard.

National boards in 40 minutes.

Residency, AIDS, getting a driver's license, serving God.

Pod, we're being tested all the time.

Just coming to get you.

Well, time to kick another one out of the roost.

We do this together for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is to

remind everyone that, much as you may love this charming ambiance, we will ask you to leave eventually.

Some people, however, depart sooner than expected, which is why we only have one graduation today instead of two.

Marjorie Andrews walked during the night.

Memorize the speech, Helen.

Hello, I'm Helen.

I'm a drug addict.

Hi, Helen.

Emergency room.

Step one.

We admitted that we were powerless over drugs and alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable.

I, Penny, take you, Luther, to be my husband.

To have and to hold from this day forward.

To have and to hold from this day forward.

For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer.

For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer.

In sickness and in health.

Health, in sickness and in health, to love and to Cherish until we are parted

by death, to love and to Cherish until we are parted by death.

This is my solemn vow.

This is my solemn vow.

Now that Luther and Penny have given themselves to each other by solemn vows,

with this joining of hands, I now pronounce them husband and wife.

Postdated till the license is issued.

Being just a Deacon, I'm not allowed to special comparison, patient appointment,

to förman final besåging, to perform a final blessing.

But I can say I really enjoy marriages.

Especially after doing my clinical pastoral education at St. Eligius.

There's one thing I've learned at the hospital.

Time is precious.

Use it well.

Dying patients never wish they'd worked another day.

Kerry, Luther, Penny, if I may, Catherine and I were against this marriage when you arrived last night.

Regardless, you've decided your love of one another is strength enough,

and that's enough for us.

These are from the guards.

Thank you.

Now for an old Jewish tradition.

Oh.

Sealing your covenant.

As we're at the beginning of a new day, may this marriage be the dawn of a new life.

Luther, break the glass.

Mazel tov!

Oh.