St. Denis Medical (2024) s01e18 Episode Script

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[ANNOUNCEMENT OVER PA]
You want to know my superpower?
You mean other than regularly
saving people's lives?
I have naturally warm hands.
Patients seem to appreciate that
warm hand man.
Communication.
I can get through to
just about anyone.
Of course, they have to speak English.
I'm not gonna learn another
uh, but also, I have
this amazing capacity
for breath control.
Check this out.
[VOCALIZING]
Captive bolt stunning.
Giving cattle the old "grrj!"
It's kind of my thing back home.
I meant superpower as a nurse.
Oh, um
[SIGHS]
Superpower.
Man, I hate this question.
Like, if we're superhuman,
then you don't have to,
I don't know, pay us a living wage
or care about our needs.
It just reduces us to this ideal.
But we're human beings, so
I don't know, it's kind
of a silly question.
X-ray vision.
I could bare-eye a busted limb,
and I'll tell you what's wrong.
9 times out of 10.
And I can't fly, but
I can jump so far.
[VOCALIZING]
[GASPS]
[COUGHS] Pushed it too hard.
[LAUGHS] Ooh, I'm dizzy now.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪
[SIREN WHOOPING]
[THUNDER CRASHING]
I worked hard to become an oncologist,
and leaving to run this
place was a sacrifice.
But I did it because I want St. Denis
to be a world-renowned
destination hospital.
This is my vision.
Surprisingly hard to find
magazines these days.
I had to drive all the
way to the airport.
But, um, the point is,
I needed $8 million
to kick this whole thing off,
but I got $10 million.
[LAUGHS]
Well, I got $10 million.
[LAUGHS]
I got $10 million, OK?
- And
- I heard about that.
Guess Anesthesiology is finally
getting a new Primus machine?
Um
You always said, when
we have the money.
Right?
Yes.
Let's do it.
[LAUGHING] All right, love it.
Big J coming through.
[LAUGHS] Big J.
[LAUGHS] Nickname.
It's embarrassing.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
It's a lot today, huh?
Everyone's wet and pissed.
Looks like old G-O-D is
having a good cry today.
- Incoming.
- Ow.
Why is it so bright in here?
What do we got?
Oh, my God, where's McSteamy?
Party bus skidded off the road.
Multiple contusions,
possible head trauma.
Girl, the seatbelt
literally crushed my boobs.
Like, literally.
I had to check if
they were still there.
OK, OK.
See if there are any open
beds in station B and then
Nope, B's filled up.
We got spillover in the hallway.
This storm is killing us.
- Where the hell is Alex?
- Who's Alex?
She's off. Callie took her shift.
Where's Callie?
She couldn't get in
'cause of the rain,
said her bridge washed out.
Do you think Riley's
gonna be mad at me?
I do.
I think that's very likely.
[WHIMPERS] My God.
[CRYING]
I'm here as a civilian.
Tim is doing something
wonderful for our family.
Vasectomy time, V-day.
- [LAUGHS]
- Actually, can I redo that?
I don't want to be
insensitive to the troops.
- Oh, they don't care, honey.
- Really?
Well, yeah, we we took a
lot of time to talk it through.
Our kids are older, so we imagined
going back to the baby stage.
And it was pretty funny
how bad it seemed.
- Total nightmare.
- I'd rather be dead.
Yeah, me first.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
- Whoa.
- Mm.
You a little nervous
about the procedure?
- A little bit.
- Yeah.
Sensitive area.
Oh, Charleston Chew?
Oh, yes, please. Thanks.
There you go.
Today is Tim Day.
I promised to be by
his side the whole day
with unlimited candy.
And then later, we're gonna watch
a whole docuseries about
the New England Patriots.
Boo. Love to hate 'em.
I don't know. [LAUGHS]
Oh, plus he gets to
choose a sci-fi book
and explain the plot to me.
And you'll ask questions, right?
Yes, yes. I'm gonna
seem very interested.
[LAUGHS]
I got patients praying
in all the pews.
We need new pews, pleather maybe.
Well, a request from you
is like a request from Him.
So your pleather is my pleasure.
Thank you, Joyce. You're the best.
Big J does it again.
- Boosh!
- Pshh!
Heck yeah, she does.
Trust me, these are gonna look fire.
You may approach.
Someone's gotten popular lately.
It feels so good to
say yes to my people.
$5,000 here, 10,000 there.
Done. It's worth it.
Everyone wants a piece of Big J,
and I'm gonna give it to them.
ALL CHANTING: Big J, Big
J, Big J, Big J, Big J.
Hey, did you see the line
outside Joyce's office?
Tin cans out, begging the
queen for breadcrumbs?
[BRITISH ACCENT] Please, Miss,
can I have a bowl of gruel?
[SCOFFS] Who waits in line to grovel?
Not me. I made an appointment.
No. Ronny, not you too.
For what?
A dedicated CT scanner.
[BRITISH ACCENT] Please, Miss,
can I have a dedicated CT scanner?
[NORMALLY] Nah, works
better with gruel.
Do you know how many
times I've had to sit here
long past my shift, waiting
for scans to come back?
Last Wednesday, I missed
the "Top Chef" Quickfire,
and they factor into
the eliminations now.
It's not right.
Well, you won't see me
kissing Joyce's butt.
No, sir.
OK.
I mean, what would it even
take for me to lower myself?
It'd have to be, I don't know,
like a surgical amphitheater,
you know, where I could perform
for doctors and journalists
from across the globe.
That could be
a modern pantheon for the digital age.
Yes, we'll see.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Oh, hold on, baby.
I'll be right in there, OK?
Give me one second.
Hey, Val.
Alex, we need you to come in.
There's no charge nurse.
Ah, I wish I could, but I'm
I'm home.
And, uh, you know, with
the storm and everything,
my block is like a lake.
I just don't see how
I can make it over.
So this isn't you that I'm
staring directly at right now?
Ahh.
Like what you see in there?
Uh, not really.
You have two avulsed teeth
with trauma to the socket.
You have to be strong
to be a nurse, right?
I bet you work out a lot.
Nope, not really a gym guy.
Oh, he's being modest.
He actually teaches ribbon
aerobics on his days off.
He was a state champ.
Stop it.
Uh, yeah, I actually
have my own studio.
It's called Matt's Ribbon Aerobics.
And you have that great slogan.
It, like, rhymes and everything.
- What was it again?
- Oh, sure do.
Yeah, when I'm tired of sittin',
- I just play with my ribbon.
- [LAUGHS]
Hey, sick person here.
Pay attention to me.
- [DOOR SHUTS]
- Who was that?
Ugh, work. They want me to come in.
Can you believe that?
Yes, I can.
You said no, right?
I said, no way.
I said, this is Tim's day.
I am not doing a shift.
I said I could do a quick pop-down.
- Alex.
- Just a quick pop,
help them out, right back up.
- Is that OK?
- I mean
Tell you what.
I will play one of your board
games, any one you want.
It's gonna have complicated rules
and little tokens that
you have to collect.
And usually it takes, like,
three hours to even set up.
Sweetie, I'm only gonna be
gone for a minute, I promise.
It'll be about the economics
of a medieval French town.
- OK.
- Yes.
I love you.
Love you, too.
Mm-hmm.
Well, look who came
groveling after all.
What?
No.
Just have a quick matter
to discuss with Joyce.
Is it your insane amphitheater idea?
No, it's
I have a patient coding. I know.
It's a whole thing. God damn it.
- Joyce. Joyce, look.
- Joyce,
I just need a second of your time.
- This won't take long.
- We need a dedicated
No, no, no, more important idea.
- Better idea.
- No, no, no.
- But I know we have it.
- Listen to me, all right?
Stop it. Stop it, both of you.
- The money's gone.
- What?
What happened?
All $10 million.
I accidentally spent it
all, plus a little bit more.
Yowch.
That is brutal.
Though I doubt you'll
be thinking about that
when you're seated in the
heart of our brand-new
surgical amphitheater. Hear me out.
We can fit four more beds.
Dakota, max out hallway space
to the inch, and no slips.
Holly, keep that floor
bone dry, all right?
Matt, go grab a bunch of gowns, OK?
- You're my gown guy.
- I am gown guy.
OK.
We've got a bachelorette
party causing trouble.
Home friends versus college friends?
Yes, that's it.
Keep the bride in the
middle, push the factions
to opposite zones.
There's also one rando in her 50s.
I'm not sure what that's about.
Oh, I'm Riley's aunt, Laurie.
I was so surprised when
I got the invitation,
but then I met a girl
here named Laura,
and I realized it was
probably an email mishap.
I can't believe this.
How did you promise
away all that money?
I was in a rhythm, OK?
The rhythm is famously gonna
get you, and it got me.
That's not a good answer.
- OK, you want details?
- Yeah.
Uh, let's see.
Liz in ICU needs more beds.
Glickman cornered me
about a new centrifuge
he's had his eye on.
There is no way we
need all this stuff.
I'll tell you how to
free up some cash.
No more security staff.
We train everyone in Krav Maga
Bruce, we're not having
the Krav Maga debate again.
One sensei, instead of a
team of hapless morons.
I'm looking for cuts,
not adding senseis.
One sensei. Oh, my God.
What about standing desks
for the admin staff?
OK, I can't cut that.
Vanessa high-fived me.
And she hates me.
What we need is a
dedicated CT scanner.
Yeah, and if there's wiggle
room after my amphitheater,
I say we get one.
What about what I want?
This money was for me and
my vision for this hospital.
And now my vision is compromised!
Is that the Nakatomi
Plaza from "Die Hard"?
I googled "cool buildings."
Arrest me.
Hey, stud.
You should ask that toothless
girl out when she sobers up.
When she gets veneers,
she's gonna be cute.
Uh, yeah, she's not really my type.
Well, what else we got?
Waiter!
Waiter!
[LAUGHS]
I like calling the nurses "waiter."
Yeah, none of them are great.
We'll figure you out, though.
Guys, keep these lanes clear, OK?
I want good flow.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
Oh, gosh, I got to get back to Tim,
right after I lock this
bed, which is something
I have talked to Dakota
about, right, Dakota?
You know, sometimes I really
do feel like Superman.
And Lois Lane is in trouble,
but there's a bus full of kids
about to fall off a cliff, you know?
And like, you can only save one,
unless you refuse to accept that.
And you take the stairs two
at times so you can save both.
[PANTING]
It's a lot of stairs, though.
- I'm back.
- OK, great.
I'm a little freaked.
- Oh.
- Yeah, he didn't think
you were gonna make it in time.
Hey, Rebecca.
Oh, wow, you're shaving my husband.
That's great.
Am I crazy or is Matt
boyfriend material?
There's got to be a
girl out there for him.
Maybe even someone around here.
He's kind of awkward, though.
That's 'cause he was homeschooled.
And I think in a cult.
Hey, Matt, what's your type?
Oh, um, I like a full-back with a tie,
but snap-front is a close second.
She means girls, Matt.
Yeah, you like tall,
short, blonde, brunette,
Black, white, Asian?
Any of those are great.
She could be Asian,
I guess. I don't
those are all great races to me.
OK, "Past Lives," I see you.
What else?
Yeah, describe your ideal girl.
Oh, OK.
She's
pretty.
She's honest.
She's really cool in,
like, a traditional sense,
but then also goofy
sometimes, and you know,
gets what I do 'cause maybe she also
works in the medical industry.
Um
OK, psycho, specific much?
Well
I have to do gown things.
[THUNDER RUMBLES]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Shaving a bit far
outside the zone, no?
Well, you got to blend it, or
else it's gonna look weird.
You don't have to
actually, thank you.
Alex, are you
oh, hey, Tim.
- [BLEEP] lock the door?
- I'm sorry, honey.
The roads are flooded.
They're rerouting from Kaiser.
It's piling up again.
We need you downstairs.
Well, I can't
[SIGHS]
Maybe I can pop down
just for a second, hon.
- Oh, come on, Alex.
- I promise I will be back
by your side for the cutting part.
I guess. Do what you got to do.
OK, thank you, baby. Thank you.
Thank you.
OK, I'll be back,
OK? Promise, promise.
So 114 and 116 are cleared.
We're getting back on track,
but let's not get cocky, OK?
We want purposeful rounding, yeah?
What are you doing here?
I thought you were off.
I am, yeah.
Tim's up in Urology,
about to get snipped.
I'm here with him.
No, you're here talking to me.
Raj, there is a person
here talking to me, right?
I'm going back and forth.
Oh, a "Mrs. Doubtfire" situation.
- That always ends well.
- Uh-huh.
I'm almost done. And
then I'll head upstairs.
Ooh, I love that movie.
"It was a run-by fruiting."
I think about that every day.
OK, uh, Ron, you've got that?
Guys, I am out!
OK, Dakota, can you take that from me?
You guys have got this, OK?
I have my
- What the [BLEEP]?
- [GASPS]
- Oh, my God!
- Sir, are you OK?
What OK, guys, call call
Joyce and call call Vince.
What happened?
Whoa, I was just standing
in that exact spot,
like, Thursday or something.
Room 106.
Move the patients
out of that zone, OK?
Take all the equipment to the hallway.
I'm several mil in the
hole right now, Vince.
So can you just tell me, what
what am I looking at here?
Well, insurance should
cover the rain damage.
- Oh, insurance, OK.
- That's pretty good.
The problem is, is what it exposed.
We got old wiring, asbestos.
- It's a big job.
- Ballpark it for me.
What's this gonna cost?
Two, maybe 300k?
- Oh.
- Or I could take a shot at it.
That'd get it up to 400k.
[GRUNTS] This is so not fair!
[GROANS] Ow!
It's OK.
I got you.
Oh, my God, I just
walked over that spot
a couple minutes ago.
Wow, another close call for Brucey.
Excuse me, I need to
sit down for a second.
It's just gonna be a bit longer.
I'm not trying to be a jerk
here, but you did promise.
Things just got a little
out of hand down here.
Tell them that you're
having second thoughts.
They legally have to
delay the procedure.
I can't, but
look, it's fine.
They need you. I get it.
No, hon, we can
We'll make tomorrow Tim
Day, and I'll just, uh
I'll knock this out on my own.
OK, thank you, hon.
You're amazing. I love you.
[DISCONNECT BEEPING]
[SIGHS]
You good?
Yeah, Tim's being
really supportive of me
not being able to be supportive.
He's the best, so
Hey, is the doctor ever coming?
Jess has been, like, wigging out.
And I have to check into the
Sheraton before midnight,
or they're gonna charge my Visa.
She's having a reaction. I
Did you eat this?
OK, don't ask a woman what she ate.
I was freaking starving.
There's nothing in here.
She has a nut allergy.
Oh, gosh, should we get someone?
No, it's OK. I'm someone.
This has happened before.
I know what to do.
Orange side down.
It's going to hurt
a little, all right?
Oh!
Does that feel better?
Is that helping?
Yeah, I think so, yeah.
You saved her life.
You're a good boy.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you.
All right, Joyce, here you go.
If you're OK, I got to go.
There's a patient who needs
What a day, right?
Yeah, yep.
Yeah, I really need to
Just a stinky, smelly turd of a day.
Yeah, OK.
What's wrong, Joyce?
Oh, I care.
Mm-hmm.
- That's what's wrong.
- Yeah.
About this place, these people.
And nobody understands
what I go through.
Mm-hmm.
Sorry, what am I
saying? You understand.
- Oh, yeah, I think I do.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Well, you're the only one.
- Mm.
- You want to know why?
'Cause we're the same.
- Are we?
- Yeah.
I mean, not exactly the
same, like you're more, "Eh,
I'm a lot."
And fashion-wise, you're
certainly on your own path.
But when it comes to what we
sacrifice for this hospital,
yeah, we're the same.
OK, I do have nicer clothes.
I just don't wear them to work.
Some people just clock
in, clock out, go home.
Not us.
Oh, no, this place is our everything.
Well, I mean, it's not everything.
Everything.
I mean, it's your day off,
and you're here, Alex.
It's OK to own it.
Yeah.
And you know, later on, if you
if you want, I'm happy
to download my thoughts
on your makeup and clothes.
Oh, my makeup, too?
Serena, I got to tell you about this.
- OK, but real quick, Holly.
- Holly?
Pretty, cool, and a nurse?
I totally forgot about you
guys dancing at the gala.
You have to ask her out.
Oh. Uh
Yeah, maybe.
I mean, not at work.
If she's not into you, you'll
look like a total loser.
Yeah, no, that would feel terrible.
Yeah.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Um, I think it might finally be time
to take the hint, less of a hint,
more of a giant
flashing neon billboard.
Serena might be the girl of my dreams,
but I am not the girl of her dreams.
You know what I mean.
And that's OK because I
was a good nurse today,
so maybe that's what I
should be crushing on.
You know what would be
really convenient right now?
A CT scanner in the ED, just saying.
All right, Ron.
I'll find the money, OK?
What really?
Well, someone ought to
get something out of this,
and it might as well be you.
You know, Joyce, your
vision board is nice,
but I think our patients will be fine
without a koi pond and a
tower designed by Frank Gehry.
Look, I had a plan for this place,
a real plan.
And who cares?
St. Denis is never
gonna be anything more
than it already is.
And I accept that now.
All right, what was the plan?
It's stupid.
Fine.
OK, a birthing center.
We'd be the only one in
Oregon outside of Portland.
And then we could parlay our
relationships with new moms
to lift up other departments,
like pediatrics,
labor and delivery.
And then a Family Care wing would be
the natural extension of that.
Oh, God, this is humiliating.
Actually, it's kind of smart.
It's a pipe dream, and we
need actual pipes, so
All right, I can't believe
I'm gonna say this,
but you know what's
best for this place.
So forget about what I want
and what everybody else wants.
You have a vision,
so just go for it.
I think Matt's gonna ask out Holly.
- No, he's not.
- Why?
I think they'd be cute.
OK, you're not actually a dumb person,
so I don't feel bad saying this.
He likes you, dumb-ass.
Matt's in love with you.
What, you didn't know that?
Wow.
[IN SING-SONG] Awkward.
[LAUGHS] We got to bring that back.
Excuse me!
Quick announcement,
I am not going to be making good
on any of the promises I made earlier.
I'm going to do what I want to do, OK?
So if you want to hate
me, go ahead and hate me.
I don't care.
Carry on.
Alex, where should I put the
guy with the collapsed lung?
Uh, ICU should take him.
ICU is full.
Al, we're running low
on O-negative, just FYI.
Lab results are taking forever.
Can you call them?
Alex?
Um
no.
- I have to go.
- What?
I'm gonna go.
You guys are gonna figure it out.
Uh, Serena's in charge.
You got this.
I know you do.
OK, Stella, get the collapsed
lung to the recovery room,
use the ice temp machine
in the meantime, and
I'm here. I'm here.
- You made it.
- Of course.
You think I was gonna miss this?
I absolutely did, but
I'm very glad you didn't.
We had to do extra lidocaine
because I was screaming.
Oh, God, I'm sorry I wasn't here.
- You're here now.
- [CHUCKLES]
This is the first day of my life ♪
I love you.
Mm.
All right, have at me, Doc.
You asked about the superpower thing?
I still think that's a dumb question.
Sorry, but here's what I will say.
In real life, you can't save Lois Lane
and the bus full of kids.
It's just not possible.
Every day, we make choices,
and then we live with them.
Sometimes it's just saying, you know,
what am I failing at today,
and how can I make it better?
There is no perfect balance.
And I'm I'm never gonna
be everything to everybody.
But here is what I am good at,
uh, showing up.
Every day, I will show up,
and I will try my best.
Maybe that's better than
X-ray vision or whatever.
She said that, better
than X-ray vision?
Uh, no, I don't think so.
Showing up?
It's stupid. It's not even close.
[BELL CLANGS]
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