Brilliant Minds (2024) s02e03 Episode Script

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[BRAKES SQUEALING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Oh, my God, Tía! Let me help you.
Let me help you.
- Thank you.
- Take care.
♪
♪♪
Bronx bound, local 4 train,
approaching the station.
Please stand away
from the platform edge.
♪
♪
[SCREAMS]
We are here to help.
Wir sind hier um zu helfen.
- [LAUGHS]
- Stop.
I'm not going into another
Oktoberfest unprepared, alright?
Attention all units, we have a 10-43,
woman on the tracks
at 159th Street station.
Dispatch, this is Unit 240.
We're two blocks away.
♪
I hit the brakes,
but she's under there.
Ma'am, can you hear me?
- Status?
- Lacerations, active bleeding.
You need to call transit
to shut down the electricity.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?
There's over 600 volts
of direct current down there.
You touch that third rail,
you're dead.
Come on, Katie.
If she touches that third rail
while you're pulling her out,
you'll both be electrocuted.
If you can hear me,
don't move.
iNo te muevas!
♪
Don't move.
♪
You got it?
Pulse is thready.
Maintain total spine protection.
Flat on board. Let's go.
♪
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Ding dong, the witch
is retired, Carol.
To be clear,
you're referring to your mother?
I'm referring to the former chief
who questioned my every move,
my every test,
pushed patient turnover
over patient care.
And so will whoever
they bring in next, Wolf.
- It's part of the job.
- You know,
I always thought
you'd make an amazing chief.
Really?
'Cause then I could do
whatever I wanted.
You are in for a rude awakening.
That wicked witch coddled you,
and whoever they bring in next
will not hesitate to kick your
butt all the way back to Kansas.
Maybe I should be
the next chief, then.
[LAUGHS]
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
Oh, it's the ED.
"TTA train versus ped.
Code trauma with head injury.
ETA two minutes."
I bet Katie's bringing her in.
You go. Let me know
if you need backup.
Thank you.
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Trauma patient coming through.
Move, move, move! Get out the way!
They're here.
Probable head bleed,
multiple lacerations,
unresponsive at the scene.
I want a set of access, vitals,
blood, and airway readied.
On my count. Three, two, one, lift.
Somebody call neuro.
Get Dr. Wolf in here now!
- Hey, you're bleeding.
- It's just a cut.
- Katie.
- I'm fine.
Just focus on your patient.
[WHISTLES] Everyone step away
from the head of the bed.
This woman needs to be
oxygenated before anything else,
or she'll die.
Etomidate, Sux, now.
I need a bougie on back up.
Her neck cannot flex an inch.
Nash, prep me a 6-0
in case I need to cric.
I can do her airway. I'm ready.
You get one shot, then I take over.
Cool?
Yeah.
Jaw's loose. Go for it now.
Sat 60.
- 50.
- Okay, I see cords.
Tube, please.
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Condensation.
Color change.
Yes. You nailed it.
Let's bag her up.
Dr. Wolf, CT is next.
Hyperventilate her,
get mannitol running.
Great work stabilizing her, everyone.
Dr. Nichols, do you want to review
her FAST ultrasound images?
Let's get her to CT,
then straight to the OR.
Wheels are in motion, gentlemen.
Move, move, move.
And that is why I Uber.
Getting pushed onto the tracks
is probably my second number-one fear.
What's your first number-one fear?
I don't know.
And that is what scares me the most.
Opposites do attract,
because word on the street
is that your girlfriend jumped
on the tracks
before they turned off
the electricity.
Katie did what now?
Well, it's foolhardy, to be sure,
but she definitely saved
that woman's life.
If she'd been brought in
even a few minutes later,
- she wouldn't have survived.
- Wow.
How does it feel to have
a literal hero as a girlfriend?
Oh, acts of service
is one of my love languages.
Dan, I think your baby mama's here.
He's right here.
Hey, Michelle.
Is Liam alright?
No, he's fine. I'm here for work.
I got a new case,
but it's complicated,
and I think it requires more
than a social worker.
I need your help.
His name is Adam.
He has severe autism.
And I can't tell you much more
because I was just assigned
to his case
a couple hours ago
when the police brought him
in for questioning.
That woman who was pushed
on the subway,
Gloria Marcano, she's Adams caregiver.
The police think
he may have pushed her?
They don't have any CCTV footage yet,
but witnesses say only Adam
and Gloria were on the platform,
making him their prime suspect.
But Adam's non-speaking.
From what I've seen,
the courts are so poorly
designed for people like him,
he won't be able to
properly defend himself.
How did he get that bruise
on his forehead?
He did that to himself
while in custody.
He's been extremely agitated
since the accident.
I'm sure being
in a police station didn't help.
I'm not sure
a hospital is much better.
I agree, but Adam was getting
worse by the minute,
so I convinced the cops
to let me bring him here
for a medical evaluation.
That felt like the
only card I could play.
You did the right thing.
Do you know if he lost consciousness
from the head injury?
I don't think so.
I'm just worried
what's going to happen to him
if he goes back to the station.
If he can't communicate
what happened on the platform,
he's going to be officially charged.
♪
Hey, Adam.
My name is Dr. Wolf.
We're gonna help you.
Communication is key.
But you just met Adam
only a few hours ago?
So often, we only meet
these kids in crisis.
His mom died in his teens.
He went into foster care
and is now in a group home.
One of the good ones.
- Says here he's non-speaking?
- He is.
Which doesn't mean
that he never speaks.
Just that talking isn't his
primary mode of communication.
- So what is?
- Well, that's the challenge.
He used a communication device
years back,
but mostly gave it up
in the group home.
He's become completely reliant
on Gloria.
He won't let anyone
he doesn't know near him.
At the police station,
when I tried talking to him,
he became extremely agitated.
Okay, well, this will be
Adam's quiet room for the day.
No other patients
will be allowed in here.
We need to gain Adam's trust to
allow you to examine him, Wolf.
What is this?
This is the extent
of Bronx General's tools
for non-speaking patients.
Okay, um, order a dozen
new electronic AACs,
top of the line, spare no expense.
Or it might be easier
explaining to the new chief
why you ordered two new AACs.
Two sounds good.
Thank you, Dr. Markus.
Michelle, do you want to bring
Adam to the rec room?
- Sure.
- In the meantime,
let's lose these lab coats
and stethoscopes.
The fewer triggers, the better.
Damn, Rodriguez. The entire ER
is talking about what you did
on the 6 train.
Risking your life
for a total stranger?
- It's just my job.
- Respect.
Thanks.
Was it your job?
Was Max willing to go on the tracks?
Yeah. He lost rock, paper, scissors.
Okay, I'm smaller.
It's easier for me
to squeeze into tight spaces.
Ah. And there was no way
for them to turn off
the electricity first.
There was no time.
That woman was in danger.
I had to respond.
You know, I bet Dr. Thorne
would love to have someone
as fearless as you on his team.
I already know of a couple of
ER techs that used to be EMTs,
and the work is just as thrilling.
Plus, there's
a cute neuro intern upstairs,
and, uh, her body be bangin'.
Yeah, it be. I'm an outdoor cat.
You know I would be
stir crazy in the hospital.
Okay.
I'll see you later?
- Yeah?
- Yes.
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Hi, Adam. I'm Dr. Pierce,
and this is Dr. Wolf.
We know you've had a rough morning,
and we are here to help.
You can use this board
to communicate with us
anything that you would like.
How does that sound?
Hey, buddy.
I heard that you hit your head.
Well, it looks like
you hit it pretty hard.
I need to check you out
just to make sure you're okay.
May I examine you?
♪
♪
Good thing that wasn't one
of your brand-new,
top-of-the-line AACs.
Well, I'd argue that's
why we need a dozen.
♪
♪
Our patient thinks differently,
so we need to start
thinking differently.
Quick question.
We have 20 patients
on consults, three LPs to do.
How does Adam qualify
as a neuro patient again?
Non-speaking is not
an intrinsic trait of autism,
but a coexisting condition
with neurological roots.
But I believe the real answer
to your question,
Dr. Porter,
is that Adam needs our help.
His caregiver is in surgery.
There is no one else
who can advocate for him.
There is a saying
in the autistic community
If you've met one person with autism,
you've met one person with autism.
So how do we get to know Adam?
He's still too dysregulated to engage.
Converting the rec room
was a great start,
but it's not enough.
What else does he need to calm down?
Well, the opposite
of anxiety isn't calm.
It's trust.
But there's no trust because
we're not speaking his language.
He doesn't speak any language.
Human beings have existed
for 6 million years.
The spoken word was only
developed 200,000 years ago.
So for millions of years we
communicated without speaking.
So we have to figure out
how Adam communicates instead of
trying to get him
to communicate like us.
Yeah. Here's what we do know.
He's successfully putting that
puzzle together upside down,
which means he is a sharp kid.
But the intense
emotional strain is cutting off
any chance for communication.
If we could get around that somehow,
understand what he's really feeling
♪
It's worth a shot.
Dr. Kinney, Dr. Dang,
do you have a minute?
I wanted to apologize
for pulling you both
into the Alison Whitaker case.
I should have never asked you
to help me research
one of my patients.
It was unprofessional.
- Oh, well, apology accepted.
- And unnecessary.
Honestly, it's kind of wild
Alison reported you.
We do more questionable stuff
with Wolf every day,
- and he's never been reported.
- Alison didn't report me.
- What?
- Do you know who did?
Was it someone from the hospital?
I'm going to stop you right there.
It would be inappropriate
to speculate.
I am making my amends,
and I'm moving on.
Excuse me. And thank you.
Why would someone report Dr. Pierce?
She made one mistake,
and they want to get her fired?
I know how much you love a whodunnit,
but before you go full gumshoe,
maybe we actually listen to Dr. Pierce
and not do anything that could
lead to her hating us again.
That was literally the
most harrowing day of my life.
You're right.
We'll keep this investigation
between us.
♪
Oh, Dr. Nichols, do you have a minute?
Oh, they called me to the OR
10 minutes ago.
I just wanted to check the status
of the woman from the subway.
Oh, uh, dicey at the start,
but she made it through.
I just dropped her off in the unit.
When can we talk to her?
I assume you asked them to start
weaning sedation as soon as they can.
Of course. But, as you know,
she could have significant deficits.
And even if she doesn't, she
might not remember what happened.
Sorry, speaking of talking,
If you are avoiding me at all
because of that kiss,
we don't ever have
to talk about that again.
Or, you know, if you want to
talk about it sometime,
- we can also have a
- Maybe, but I gotta
Adam, I'd like you to meet Dr. Markus.
He has the unique ability to
sense what others are feeling.
He's going to help us better
understand what it is you need.
Adam, are you hungry?
Are you tired?
Do you need to use the restroom?
I can't really get a clear read.
Usually when people are angry,
it feels like a headache.
Fear is like a clenched chest
or shortness of breath.
And if somebody's sad, it feels
like a lump in my throat.
But, Adam,
I think he's feeling it all.
- [GROANS]
- Dr. Markus?
[SIRENS WAILING]
♪
Wait, I think I know what he needs.
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I think you can examine him now.
♪
That's a normal neuro exam.
I think we can forgo a CT scan.
Okay, that's great news.
Adam, we need to ask you a question.
There was an accident
earlier this morning
at the subway station.
Did you push Gloria?
Sayah.
Sayah, sayah, sayah. Sayah, sayah.
W-W-What is it?
I don't know what "sayah" means,
but I can tell you he's scared.
Gloria's stabilized,
but she's still unconscious.
We've cleared Adam medically,
but we're not done helping him.
Once he leaves our care,
it'll be too easy
for others to speak for him.
But Adam deserves the opportunity
to tell his side of the story.
And "sayah" might be the key
to proving his innocence.
Just because he's scared
doesn't mean he's innocent.
I mean, he could be scared
of going to prison.
But he trusts us enough
to communicate with us.
Let's honor that trust
by finding out
what he's trying to say.
- And we have to do it fast.
- Maybe it's a name.
Maybe he's asking for someone.
Most of the people he interacts with
are at his group home.
Could be someone there.
Someone they know.
I'd buy that. But first
we have to stall the police.
Carol, tell them
we're running more tests.
Michelle, you and Van
go to the group home
and see what you two
can find out there.
Wolf, I just got my job back.
Now, I'm here to fight for Adam,
just like anyone else.
But I'm not lying to the police.
Fine. I'll do it.
What? I have no problem
making that call.
♪
- Whoa.
- Oh.
- My bad.
- Excuse me, Dr. Thorne.
Everything alright, Dr. Pierce?
- Yeah, fine.
- Really?
You see, I know you're the psych
doc and I'm just ED,
but having spent over 90K
on professional marriage counseling,
when a woman says she's fine,
it usually stands for
"feelings I'm not expressing."
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
And how did those counseling
sessions work out for you?
You're a mean, mean lady.
But I do love our chats.
♪
This is Adam's space.
Wow.
His drawings are great.
- Mm-hmm.
- Mm.
No way. Is this Dominick's
on Arthur Ave?
Our first date.
That was a pretty classy spot
for two college kids.
Well, yeah, I mean, you know,
just trying to impress you.
I remember
that I was too nervous to eat
because you were too nervous
to eat, so
You were trying to impress me?
- Yeah.
- You were in med school.
You were two years older,
and you were so, so handsome.
Really? Hmm.
- Years ago.
- Oh, yeah.
- Of course.
- Not now.
Uh-huh. Yeah.
Well, you haven't changed at all.
I mean, I feel like you don't age,
but that's neither here nor there.
But I can't believe this.
Hi. I'm Michelle.
I'm Adam's new caseworker.
You must be his roommate, Tom.
You can't be in here.
This is my personal space.
We're from Bronx General,
and we're actually
We're actually here
on a top-secret mission.
Really? How so?
There's a code word
we're trying to crack.
Adam keeps repeating a word.
"Sayah." Do you know what that means?
It does sound very mysterious.
Sorry, I don't know what it means,
but if you do see Adam,
please tell him I didn't touch
any of his stuff, okay?
I know it's his room, too.
At least for the next month.
- What happens in a month?
- He turns 26.
And that's when services end
at Tremont, right?
Mm. Adam likes it here.
He doesn't want to leave.
Last week when Gloria took him
to see new apartments,
he got really upset.
- Really? What happened?
- I wasn't there,
but it sounded like
a really big fight, you know?
Like tsss, kchhh.
Like that.
♪
- What about the sitter?
- Who?
The sitter who was with Alison
in her hospital room.
They were alone together for hours.
Maybe she reported Dr. Pierce.
Uh, I am leaning in,
but how are you going to
Oh, I think Jacob got her number.
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENTS]
What's with the pep in her step?
She is starring
in her very own episode
- of "True Detective."
- Oh.
I brought you steamed buns.
You, uh, took off your bandage?
Mm. Yeah.
It was itchy. I couldn't deal.
Personally, I wouldn't risk sepsis.
But you do you.
I'm sorry, are you picking a fight?
- [CRASH]
- Um
What happened here?
Nothing. Everything's fine.
Dr. Porter.
You insisted he's a neuro patient,
so I was approaching him with
some neuro-psych eval questions
when he grabbed me.
Next thing I know,
he's tossing me to the ground.
Dr. Wolf, it's Gloria.
She's waking up.
Deal with this.
♪
♪
[COUGHING]
♪
I need critical response team now!
Adam!
♪
What would cause a bleed like that?
You're certain there's
no mediastinal injury?
I doubt it.
I mean, CT can miss
small pulmonary trauma,
but she'd have other
associated injuries.
Any chance there were complications
with the intubation Dr. Nash performed
that could have caused
endotracheal trauma?
300cc of blood loss from a first-pass
direct laryngoscopy
that he nailed and I supervised?
- No.
- It's not every day
an intern reassesses
a patient on their own time.
She isn't even on his service anymore.
Good thing he caught
the bleed in time.
Yeah, uh, he's gonna be a good doctor.
Finally, we agree on something.
♪
If Gloria dies, Adam's charges will go
from attempted
second-degree murder to murder.
The difference could be
life in prison.
And you're forgetting
there's a third option,
which is to find a way for Adam
to tell his side of the story,
to prove that he's actually innocent.
I like that option best,
but Adam's been
medically cleared, Wolf.
He doesn't need a doctor.
He needs an attorney.
We need to hide him in your office.
What?
The police are gonna
be here any minute.
- We need more time.
- No, I'm not hiding a patient.
- Carol
- Wolf,
do you have any idea what
this week has been like for me?
I am constantly looking over
my shoulder,
wondering who here is
most likely to report me,
and it kills me
that my one mistake cost me
a chance at making chief.
The last thing your mother said
to me was to look out for you
and, Wolf, if I was chief,
I could have.
But I can't now, and I won't.
You're on your own.
♪
Oh, sweet Jesus.
Is Dr. Pierce the one with the beard
who was tripping balls on PCP
at the hospital?
- Because that guy's a legend.
- That's Dr. Wolf,
and no one reports him for anything.
Good. It's like,
let him do his thing, people.
He has a process, and it's working.
Thank you for proving my point.
What do you know about Max?
- Katie's partner?
- Mm-hmm.
I know he's hot and single.
- Why? Are you interested?
- I mean, maybe.
But he's also the EM
who brought Alison in with Dr. Pierce.
Do you think he reported her?
Max worked with Katie
every day and never noticed
that she was in chronic pain
after being shot in the shoulder.
He doesn't exactly pick up on nuance.
Also, why are you obsessing over this?
Even Dr. Pierce says that
it was water under the bridge.
That's just her way of coping.
She knows someone did her dirty.
Meanwhile, Wolf does PCP
at the hospital
and gives a grieving patient
psilocybin
after a made-up drug trial.
Oh, and nearly kills a patient
after sneaking him
out of the hospital to go to
a bar before brain surgery.
And he never gets reported
for any of it.
Why?
Because his mom was
chief of the hospital.
Yeah, and because
we are so quick to malign women,
especially women of color.
If we work with someone
who is willing
to give people like Wolf
the benefit of the doubt
and not people like you and me,
I want to know who that person is.
Okay, I hear you,
and you're totally right.
I usually am.
But I am going to get reported
if I'm late to rounds one more time.
So
[SIGHS]
What about Morris?
Isn't it always the husband?
How much of that previous
conversation did you hear?
Enough to know we're on the same page.
Oh, can I grab a mint?
- Dr. Wolf.
- Excuse me, Dr. Kinney.
♪
How did it go?
Not great.
We learned Adam and Gloria got
in a pretty big fight last week.
Adam's upset about having to
move out of the group home soon.
And the police won't be far
behind in finding that out, too.
And they'll try to use that as motive.
Anything on "sayah"?
No one knew what it meant.
He doesn't have an iPad
or an AAC device to help us
ask him either, so
And he pushed me.
You gotta admit, the evidence
is mounting, Dr. Wolf.
Why did he push you?
I mean, he was fine when we left him.
- Did you provoke him?
- Not at all.
He came after me, grabbed
my coat like this and shove me.
Just lucky there wasn't a train.
What if he wasn't trying to shove you?
- What if
- He wanted your pen?
♪
Nice job.
Looks like this is what he needed.
Are you aware of the possibility
that we might have
just given Adam the tools
to incriminate himself?
Sayah.
Any guesses?
Looks more like a Rorschach
test than a clue to me.
What does it say about me
that I see my mother?
In Adam's defense,
his artwork at the Tremont
was way better.
Sayah. Sayah, sayah, sayah, sayah.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- Adam Mills.
Oh, uh, hi. I'm Adam's doctor.
Thank you for coming down,
but I can't in good faith
release my patient yet.
We still have further testing
We have a warrant for his arrest.
- Officer, is cuffing necessary?
- Yes, it is.
We've just got
the subway footage of him
running away from the crime scene.
- Alright? He's a flight risk.
- Flight risk?
He's hospitalized. No, no, no.
This is unconscionable.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can
and will be held against you
in a court of law.
There you are.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- How you doing?
- I'm okay.
I'm just really worried about Adam.
So I'm gonna head down to the station
to be there
for whatever he needs next.
Yeah.
Look, I know things didn't turn
out the way we wanted it to,
but seeing you in your element
I mean, I'm just
I'm so impressed by you.
You're amazing at what you do,
and you care so much, and I just
I just wish that there was more
that we could have done to help you.
Thank you.
I know you did your best.
- Everybody did.
- Yeah.
♪
[CHUCKLES] Okay.
Thanks.
And, um
back at Adam's, there was a spark.
I know you felt it.
I mean, I did, too.
Van, I'm not one of your nurses,
so don't try to feel
my feelings, okay?
Michelle, we were so good
together once.
- What happened?
- We didn't communicate.
♪
♪
I did mean to tell you,
I was making Liam breakfast
the other day,
- and he said my eggs looked sus.
- [LAUGHS] What?
How does he even know what sus means?
- I thought you taught him.
- No, no.
[LAUGHS] Okay.
- See you Saturday for drop-off.
- Yeah.
- See you then.
- Okay.
♪
Katie.
♪
- Katie!
- What is the emergency?
What? What? What's wrong?
I was just taking a nap.
Hey.
- I know. I know, I know.
- Okay.
And I'm I'm not freaking out
over a nap, I swear.
Um, I'm freaking out because
[SIGHS]
everybody thinks
that what you did was so brave.
But to me, it was
stupid and thoughtless.
I get that your job is dangerous,
but you also take these reckless,
unnecessary risks
like you don't value your own life.
And then I am left imagining
all of the ways that I could lose you.
It reminds me of losing my sister.
♪
Oh, baby girl.
I do what I do because
I believe life is precious.
Whenever I see someone in danger,
I always think that
could be someone's Dana.
I have to save them.
I jump because of you.
♪
♪
Any progress on Gloria's past history?
Anything that can tell us
what's wrong with her?
I contacted her GP.
Her last visit was three years ago,
and all her blood work for that
appointment was unremarkable.
And yet she's having
further hemoptysis.
She's in renal failure.
At this rate, Gloria is going to die.
Open your mouth. Say "ahh."
Let's review her C
with a chest radiologist.
Maybe we'll find
I'm sorry. What did you just say?
Ahh?
"Say ah." Adam was saying "say ahh."
Sorry. I still don't get it.
Adam wants us to test him for strep?
No, he's trying
to tell us Gloria's sick.
Every time we mention her name,
he says, "Say ahh."
We know Gloria's sick.
Yeah, but he also said it
while he was drawing.
So if "say ahh" is him communicating
that Gloria's sick,
then maybe what he was drawing
- is a symptom.
- You rang?
Quick. Don't think. What do you see?
A butterfly.
That would explain the hemoptysis.
And the kidney failure.
- What would?
- She need steroids, and fast.
It is so good to see you awake.
What happened?
Uh, there was an incident
in the subway.
You were hit by a train.
You needed surgery,
but you are strong, and it looks
like you're going to be okay.
When the surgery was over,
you were still sick,
and we weren't sure why
until we discovered
that you've been sick for a while
with something called lupus.
We almost didn't catch it
because we thought
that all of your symptoms were
related to the subway accident,
but Adam's drawings cracked the case.
He kept drawing
a butterfly-shaped rash,
a unique feature of lupus.
You don't have it right now,
so we never would have known about it.
He drew my butterfly?
He always knew that
when he could see the butterfly
that I wasn't feeling right.
Where is he? Can I see him?
Uh, he's not here.
There's been some concern
that he may have pushed you
onto the subway tracks.
He's with the police.
Gloria, do you remember what happened?
♪
Perfectly.
♪
Adam hates the sound
of the subway station.
He always has me lead the way,
and he stays a bit behind.
And he sketches so he can stay calm
while we wait for the train.
I remember that it was so hot
and I felt dizzy, sick.
I didn't know what it was.
[SCREAMS]
He didn't push me. I fell.
Adam was trying to save me.
He did save you.
♪
iOh, mi héroe!
Oh, you saved my life.
Adam, do you know that?
My back is facing the sun ♪
[LAUGHS] You want to go home?
- Me too.
- Back to the group home?
No. He has aged out of there.
We had a little fight
about a week ago,
but we talked things out.
Adam is moving in with me.
[LAUGHS]
The morning of the subway,
we were headed to
meet with the lawyer.
[LAUGHS]
I'm going to be
his guardian full time.
Yeah. You are coming
home with me, Adam.
Home is where the heart is.
Well, you heard the woman.
Let's get them home as soon as we can.
♪
There is chatter among the nurses.
Don't act like you're not
the biggest gossip here.
Come on.
Apparently, that Kinney girl,
she's trying to figure out
who reported you.
- What?
- Mm-hmm.
Wolf's interns are cute,
but they're inheriting his bad habits,
the worst being the inability
to mind their own damn business.
Ooh.
Well, I would want
to know if I were you.
Well, of course I want to know.
I'll always want to know.
Every time I walk into a room,
I'm wondering, is this somebody here?
I will always be
self-conscious about saying
or doing the wrong thing.
Second guessing my every choice.
Because now I can't even
trust my own judgment.
Even though it doesn't feel fair
I guess that's the price
I have to pay.
♪
I know who reported you.
Say what now?
How?
Me and some of the guys
play pick-up ball
once a month,
and Dr. Hillman on the board,
he's been trying to get in for years.
He calls foul like he's bird hunting.
- Okay.
- But yeah.
Anyway, I figure that you've
been put through the ringer
enough so I can tell you,
but this is a one-time offer.
Then you're done
torturing yourself over this.
You want to know?
[GROANS]
There's a reason why
these checks are put in place.
- Right?
- Mm-hmm.
To ensure that our patients
receive the best possible care.
So no.
I don't need to know who reported me
because whoever did it
they did the right thing.
Good for you.
Because that was the test
and you passed.
- [LAUGHS]
- [GROANS]
- You!
- Oh!
You are a mean, mean man, Dr. Thorne.
No, but look,
now you have
the real answer to the question
who reported you?
It doesn't matter.
- Mm.
- See?
I can play psych doc too.
Get out. Get out.
[LAUGHS] Oh, by the way,
um, Wolf wants to see you
in the rec room.
[SIGHS]
I've decided it doesn't matter
who reported Dr. Pierce.
- Hallelujah.
- She's back at the hospital,
and whoever threw her under the
bus has to look at her every day
and live with the guilt
of what they've done.
Harsh but true.
Plus, there's no punishment
worse than keeping secrets.
The shame, the lies.
It festers until eventually
it eats you alive.
You're right, Ericka.
It's always best
to just come out and say it.
I reported Carol.
Okay?
It was me.
You reported Dr. Pierce?
You listened to me
talk about it all day
and you never said it was you.
Why did you report her?
Why did you lie?
I'm not obligated to tell you why.
But I will say this.
I had my reasons.
♪
And I'd do it again if I had to.
♪
- Surprise!
- Surprise!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
What is this?
This is your welcome back party.
Now, anyone who knows me knows
I'm not one for speeches.
But it is an understatement to say
how vital you are to this hospital.
Dr. Pierce,
you chose to come back to us,
and we don't take that for granted.
- Welcome home.
- Welcome home.
♪
Thank you for hearing me.
- Well, I listen.
- You don't have to yell at me.
- Although I do like it sometimes.
- Mm-hmm.
Dr. Wolf, the new chief
would like to see you.
Okay. That didn't take long.
Good luck.
♪
- It's you?
- It's me.
So this is
why you've been avoiding me?
Yes.
And, Wolf, it's time we talked.
sync & corrections awaqeded
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