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OK, folks, say hello to Mr. Owens.

He is a father of three.

Had a little fender-bender this morning,

so we'll be repairing his right femur.

First, let's take a deep breath in,

step into a space of gratitude, and get in the zone.

Mm-hmm. That's it.

This feeling.

Come on.

There it is, for Mr. Owens.

Oh, yeah.

It's not that his moves are bad.

It's just-- - Three surgeries.

I've done the math.

We could perform three more surgeries a week

if he would just stop

doing whatever that is.

- ♪ I am known to do the Wop - ♪ Wop!

♪ Also known for the Flintstone Flop ♪

♪ Flop!

♪ Tammy D gettin' biz on the crop ♪

♪ Crop!

♪ Beastie Boys know to let the beat ♪

♪ Mmm, drop

I know he seemed like a nice young man, and that hurts.

Hey, Alex, I'm going to need you to--

I'm so sorry. It's my mother-in-law.

Can you give me just one second?

Sorry.

Wait, you gave him your social?

Cindy, no.

Oh, no.

Someone is on a personal call at work.

You'd better wrap it up right now.

I'm kidding. Take all the time you need.

Today, I have my big quarterly call with the board,

and I want to run my spiel past Alex.

But she is on a personal call, so.

You know, I'm going to call you back.

A big steel wall.

That is what you need to have

between your personal life and your professional life.

Outside, go crazy.

I have a very robust personal life.

I play the marimba,

which means weekly lessons and recitals.

I've got my knots.

I love my knots.

I am a bone broth-er

and a mugger.

Meaning I make mugs.

I don't steal from people.

But there is personal life and business life,

and never the two shall meet.

No sign of fracture.

With some rest,

you should be back on your feet in a few days.

Great.

I'm a personal trainer, so feet kind of help.

Oh, I had a personal trainer once.

Hmm.

I almost lasted the full hour.

Come on. You look pretty fit to me.

This happens sometimes.

The patient is vulnerable,

I start tossing around terms like collateral ligaments,

and, boom,

they catch feelings.

Of course, I'd never act on it.

Wouldn't be right.

But it is nice.

This all looks great.

Um, one thing I do want to flag.

I noticed you used the word "dynamism" like six times.

So-- - Cool, isn't it?

I got it from "Dwell" magazine.

- Mm. - Dynamism.

Oh, I love a good buzz word.

I love it.

It just makes me feel so...

Uh. - Sorry, this is just--

my mother-in-law got scammed by this guy

who was claiming to be an IRS agent,

but he wants the money in all Home Depot gift cards.

So she's just, like, this high-needs

person that I have to, like-- - OK, so I'm going to--

I'm going to stop you right there

because that sounds like a personal matter.

And we, Alex...

- Mm. - Look at--look around.

We're at work.

Huh? - Yeah, I know.

Do not disturb.

Well, it's on do not disturb.

But, you know, sometimes life creeps in

no matter what, right?

So-- - Alex is busy.

Do not bother her at work.

Now that I'm a supervisor,

I'm getting a lot more

one-on-one time with Joyce,

which, um,

rules, you know, but it does mean that

we're having to establish a new working relationship.

You know, like, as colleagues.

And that's-- that's taking some time.

Hey, Val.

The patient in four is hooked up to a respirator,

but he's got a sheet over his head.

Is that, like, a sleep hack or--

Oh, he passed away this morning.

The ultimate sleep hack.

He's an organ donor, so we have to

keep his heart beating until the procurement crew comes.

Organ donor?

That's kinda...

gross.

Is it?

I'm a donor. - Pretty sure most people are.

Most people? Really?

Yeah. Kind of weird not to be one.

Organ donation is frowned upon where I'm from

but I think I need to reconsider

because I have people here thinking I'm weird.

And you don't want the girl you like--

uh, you don't want a woman

who you work with professionally

to think that you're weird.

Or Val.

"Why do I do what I do" is a question you might ask.

Well, it's not just about the thousands of lives that I save.

It's about their families, their friends.

You see, I heal them,

they heal the world.

So...

I don't know. You do the math.

Come on, I'll show you what I mean.

Hey. This is Mr. Williams.

And we are going to fix his pelvis,

get him back in action.

Get him back to, uh-- what do you do for a living?

I foreclose on people who can't pay their mortgages.

Uh-huh. Oh.

But, you know, it's probably a bunch of greedy investors

who got over their skis, am I right?

Oh, no.

Those guys have shell companies and lawyers.

It's too messy. I like couples and families.

It's a lot cleaner.

Good.

We'll find a better one.

I don't think so.

So remember how

we were talking about organ donation earlier?

Well, did some research.

Turns out it's awesome.

I don't know why it ever bothered me.

I guess it's four main things.

Obviously, the afterlife risks.

The what?

You know, like, if I get into heaven,

I don't want to be a giant Swiss cheese man.

All my favorite foods just glooping out of me or whatever.

Sorry.

So you're filled with holes.

SpongeBob is filled with holes. You don't see him complaining.

That's true. I did not think about SpongeBob.

You know, once I'm dead, do whatever you want to me.

Make me into a scarecrow.

Use me as a sandbag to stop floods.

I truly don't care.

I do.

Someone better take my skin.

This is an investment of time and money

that cannot go to waste.

I call dibs.

Give me your skin!

That was a joke, obviously.

Hey,

You know that sprained ankle in 12?

I think somebody has a crush on me.

In 12?

Hey, act like you've been there.

You think she has a crush on you?

In what world?

- Why not? - No, no, no, no.

You're right.

Hot 20-somethings are obsessed with old dudes

who love talking about World War II.

A, I'm more concerned

with the events leading up to World War II.

And B, I know when someone is flirting with me.

She's probably just trying to get opioids.

That's what it is.

Or maybe she just has really low self-esteem.

Ever think of that?

Thank you, Matthew.

No problem.

The entire board's going to be on this call,

so please, let's triple-check your intake numbers.

Already done.

I love a quadruple check. - Mm, same.

Harriet?

Joyce.

Henderson.

Oh, Joyce.

Right, you're one of Alan's students.

Yeah.

Harriet is married to my marimba teacher, Alan.

Nice to--marimba?

Well, you wouldn't know anything about that

because, you know, separation.

But Alan is a genius.

Alan collapsed this morning.

He's gone.

I need to fill out some forms.

Joyce, I'm so sorry.

Are you OK?

Yeah.

Back to work.

Lot of stuff to do.

Your immune system needs those germs to practice on.

You're so funny!

Full disclosure,

that was actually George Carlin.

But I think I told it well.

Is that a friend of yours?

Yep.

Anyway, um, ibuprofen for pain--

I hope this doesn't

break doctor-patient confidentiality or whatever,

but, um...

are you single?

Hmm.

Am I single? - Mm-hmm.

Yes, I am.

But I make a policy of--

Because I really want to set you up with my grandmother.

You guys would be so cute together.

OK, bring it on.

Let's do this.

Dr. Ron is old and delusional.

Come on, I can take it.

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

Yeah, you're being paranoid.

Right, whatever.

Well, don't look,

but there's a total smokeshow checking you out right now.

Oh, here she comes.

You guys would be so cute together.

So what's on your mind, Matthew?

Oh, just a quick surgery question.

Um, if I were an organ donor, would you, like,

kind of try less hard to save me

so you could, you know, use my organs?

That's--

That is a funny question.

Actually, a dumb one because no, no, no, no,

that would be a huge violation of the Hippocratic oath.

Oh. OK, cool.

Uh, I was just worried it'd be too tempting to let me die.

Tempting? How?

Well, I mean, I'm just one little life

but if I died, you know, somebody would get my lungs,

my kidneys, my heart.

I mean, you would save, like, a dozen extra people.

Yes--no. No, no, no, no.

That's--it doesn't, uh--

I heal patients, they heal the world.

End of story.

Yeah, but think about that times 12.

Would you do me a favor and get out of my office?

- Sure. - Great.

OK, on goes the day.

Whoo! Stella!

Stella Bella! Hey, girl.

♪ I'm excited to be here

So is everybody else.

Raj!

Mm, mm, mm!

I'm going to beat you senseless!

I got your start paperwork. Thank you.

Boom!

Alex!

There she is, giving it her all.

It's like that thing I was saying earlier, though,

you know?

Sometimes life just kind of creeps in.

Not that I'm saying I told you so.

I would never.

I mean, I did say that earlier. But, you know, who cares?

Dr. Leonard?

Hey, I want you to meet my grandma.

- Oh, God. - It's happening!

Hello, Lisa's grandma.

Nice meeting you.

And most people my age just call me Barb.

Well, what should I call you then?

Kidding!

Oh!

He's kidding. He's your age.

It's not about how old you are.

It's about how old you feel.

I feel 30, so if I date a woman who's 50,

then that's almost weird on her end.

And I heard you're a big pickleballer.

I'm obsessed. I play every day.

You guys should play sometime.

Well, maybe.

But I'm more into the extreme sports.

Muay Thai, base jumping,

and that, uh, thing you do in the squirrel suit.

Since when?

A while now.

Interesting.

You know, if there were one word to describe my life,

it would be adrenaline.

Mm.

That is hot.

Excuse me.

Matt, what are you doing?

You just taking in the sights?

Sorry, I, uh, I was just on break

and I went down to the OR

to watch them take the organs out of that guy

who died here this morning.

And-- - Oh, yeah.

You mean Alan.

I mean, I guess he looked like an Alan.

Kind of hard to tell without the eyes.

They were just scooping out of this guy.

It was like one of those "Saw" movies

I've accidentally seen the posters for.

It was like he was a used piñata,

but there was no candy.

Shut up.

Just stop talking.

- Yeah. - All right?

Here's what it is.

Patients are like dandelions, yeah?

And surgeons, well, we're the children who...

Send those seeds back out into the world

so that new life can grow.

Finally, a white [bleep] doctor.

OK, nope, nope. Do not use that.

Uh-uh. Go, go, go, go.

Hey, Joyce.

You want some peanut butter crackers?

Grieving people always seem to go for these, so.

Oh. No, thank you.

Look, I understand if you don't want

to open up with someone at work.

But what I do when I'm feeling overwhelmed

is I go into the janitor's closet,

and I just cry for, like, five minutes.

And I really think you should try that.

Not necessary, and frankly, inappropriate.

I will work until the day is done,

and then I will go home and cry in my own closet.

You probably don't need the closet if you're at home.

But, you know, message received.

Uh, do you want these?

Those crackers are for the sad.

Throw them out.

I mean, I'll just eat them. I don't think--

In the trash.

The skin on your arms needs to heal, all right?

So I wouldn't longboard for a couple weeks.

I mean, I wouldn't longboard ever.

But that's more

my own personal judgments coming into it.

Nurse Alex Mazurkian, report to my office now.

This is Joyce.

Hey.

You said cry for five minutes, and I did.

And now it is so much worse.

- Oh-- - It is so much worse.

My call is now

and all I can think of is Alan, Alan, Alan,

dead, dead, dead.

OK, OK.

Well, that's-- that's normal, all right?

Just--just get on there

and tell them that your friend died, OK?

They're going to understand if you're having a personal issue.

Uh, no.

I am the leader.

If I seem weak, those jackals will just rip me apart.

They will literally bite into my flesh.

No.

Joyce, did you eat those out of the trash?

Different ones.

Those are from somewhere else.

You're seriously not going to ask the lady out?

She's cute.

Sure, a lot of ancient stuff is cute.

Stonehenge, the Dead Sea scrolls.

I don't want to date them either.

I'm sorry, isn't she almost exactly your age?

You know, I dated an older woman once.

Online.

Well, she said she was an older woman,

but turned out to be a much older man.

Why is it still a thing that men can date women way younger,

but dating a slightly older woman is, like, gross?

No, I didn't say it was gross.

It's just not my thing.

Because you won't give it a chance.

We didn't, uh, do anything, by the way.

I mean, I didn't.

I don't know what happened on his end.

Serena, leave Ron alone.

Thank you.

It's too late for him to evolve.

He's brainwashed because

he grew up in a time before modern ideas.

Can we not?

I'm defending you!

I'm not just going to ask some woman out

to prove that I've evolved.

You know what?

You're the one who's going to miss out, so.

Hey! Here they are.

So, question.

Do you guys ever wonder why the hell we even do this job?

I'm not missing out on anyone.

I date plenty.

My last girlfriend was 42, and she and I got along great.

But then she wanted to go back to grad school

and get her masters.

And before that was a 39-year-old.

But she wanted to have kids and been there, done that.

Then it was a 35-year-old.

And she was...

just loud.

She was too loud.

Hmm.

OK, Medicare revenue is up.

Legal claims are down.

Tchaikovsky is playing on the hold music.

And that was Alan's favorite.

Joyce, just tell them, OK?

Let the wall down. It'll be fine, I promise.

That is the worst idea I've ever heard.

Stop it!

OK, we're all here.

Joyce, how are you doing?

I'm good.

I'm great.

How are you doing?

Are you OK? You good?

Because we've got some exciting projections here.

Really good ideas, and, um--

Tell them.

All right. Um, let me circle back to something.

No, I am not OK.

I'm, uh--

I'm a little upset.

Someone very close to me passed away this morning.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, Joyce, that's really hard.

He was my mentor and my friend and my teacher.

And...

hey, was I a little bit in love with him?

Yeah. Yeah, I was.

I was.

Lisa will be just a minute.

She's picking up her prescription.

Sounds good.

John Grisham? Now we're talking.

My kids tease me, but the man just knows what he's doing.

Can I admit something to you?

I prefer Grisham's later work.

Thank you.

And I think my boyfriend Sanderson

kind of felt that connection.

Joyce--

He's my ex, but we're talking again.

- It's really-- - Meaning I'm doing

all the talking, and he's doing what he does,

which is shut me out.

OK, why don't we just--

So after a very dynamic quarter,

our revenue for Medicare patients is up 2.9%.

- Great. - Great.

That is great.

Yes, I'd also like to say, my relationship with Alan

never crossed any lines. - OK.

I feel like I've painted a really sordid picture here.

But it was never sexual.

Never sexual. - Oh, OK.

Yes!

Oh, but if and when you get to Santorini,

you have to try the grilled octopus.

Oh, wait, I thought it wasn't cool to eat octopus anymore.

Wasn't there that documentary?

Oh, isn't there always a documentary?

I said that.

I mean, if it's dumb enough to wind up on my plate,

I'm going to eat it.

So...

do you think you'd like to go out sometime?

Absolutely.

I just didn't know if you were interested

since I don't jump off of cliffs and--

Oh, sometimes you've just got to say what the hell, right?

What does that mean?

Well, I just--

I'm saying that I'm usually--

uh, I usually don't date

a--a woman who is as mature--

that's a bad word, no.

Um...

as seasoned.

That's a better word, right?

Are you sure?

Yeah. I mean, yeah.

I'm not saying you're worn.

I--I look at you as vibrant.

Considering.

So Barb was a bust.

Way too sensitive.

If you're gonna clutch the pearls

every time I say the wrong thing,

it's going to be a long life.

But Santorini with a woman of a certain age?

That could be nice.

Dinner at 5:00, in bed by 8:00.

I think it's time I expand my horizons.

It's called growth.

Was that bad?

I feel like that was really bad.

You know, the beginning was strong.

And...

that's what people remember.

I just don't know where all of that came from.

I try so hard to keep things separate.

Yeah, but no one expects that of you, Joyce.

No one expects that of anyone.

We all process personal stuff here.

We kind of have to.

Yeah, I guess I could use some practice with that.

Exactly.

So...

let's get to it.

OK.

Sorry, how are we getting to it?

I've long believed

that people should maintain a steel wall

between work life and home life.

But a special colleague--

well, friend--

actually, I'm going to stick with colleague--

taught me that if a fire burns bright enough,

even steel can melt.

We should all feel comfortable sharing personal stuff at work.

Yeah.

I'm going to be an organ donor.

You weren't an organ donor?

Yeah, I mean, we talked about it this morning.

OK, well...

Maybe we can stick with my thing, please.

Yes.

I lost someone special today.

Alan, my marimba teacher.

He taught me to play.

And today, I play for him.

So I'm 16 years old

and I'm at the high school science bowl final.

I guess I was pretty bright back then.

And, uh...

but I'm off my game this time because my dad,

who's always front row, center,

I don't see him.

Anyway, we come in third.

And then I find out that he had a brain aneurysm at work,

and the hospital couldn't stabilize him.

He's gone.

Yeah.

Anyway, sometimes I think that, you know,

with an especially tough case,

what if this is that day and this isn't just some guy,

this is someone's dad?

You know,

maybe that makes me try just that little bit harder.

to stop a kid from growing up without a dad.

I don't know.

I mean, does that answer the--

what was the question again?

Why did I become a surgeon?

We hadn't asked a question.

You hadn't asked a question.

That's right. Yes, yes, yes.

That's right.

Thank you.

And now an original composition

I like to call "Smitten with Kittens."

Oh, man. I love music.