Doc (US) (2025) s02e04 Episode Script

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(GINA): Previously on Doc.
Dr. Larsen has no recollection
of the last 8 years.
Did you know he was gonna do this?
If I did, I would've had him committed.
When I really needed you,
you weren't there for me.
(AMY): Go report me to Joan!
- (JAKE): I'm not gonna do that.
- Because you still love me.
- Part of you still loves Mom.
- Part of me always will.
Nosebleeds? Naproxen?
An IT injection from Mexico?
We need to slow down your treatment.
(AMY): No, it's working!
We could use a new intern.
You're going to interview them
and select the best candidate.
In 2 months, there will be
an official evaluation.
Some of you will not survive it.
(UPBEAT MUSIC BLARING)
(GIRL GASPING, LAUGHING)
(GUY MURMURING)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
Where's the condom?
Oh-uh, yeah, I'll get it.
Uh, you know you can leave
the sheet, right?
The point is, I wanna see you naked?
Right, yeah.
Ah, just tell me that you found one!
Um
got it!
Get over here.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Woah, woah, what just happened?
- It hasn't happened yet
- I can't see.
What?
Mila! I'm blind.
(TENSE MUSIC)
I'm blind!
What are you doing?
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Beignets from that place
we loved in New Orleans.
How?
Internet and a credit card, baby.
Oh!
You really are trying to
get back into my good graces.
Mm!
- Is it working?
- Very much so.
Mm. Mm
So how are you feeling?
Any symptoms? New memories?
I remembered Jake
telling me that he loved me.
And then I kissed him.
You kissed him in the memory or
In the on-call room. Yesterday.
Okay, wow. So, uh, what now?
Oh, I verdict's not in yet.
What is that?
I'm in the atonement stage of guilt.
It's a process.
'Kay, well, I'm here if you need me.
I'm fine.
(DR. ROSE): The results aren't
what I'd hoped.
Unfortunately, your platelet
count dropped significantly
- while you were away.
- I know.
I felt the decline,
so I tested my own blood a few days ago.
Uh, we've had this conversation.
So, let's not bother having it again.
How long do I have before
I'm too exhausted to move or,
if I'm really lucky,
develop full-blown leukemia?
One to three years, depending
on how I respond to treatment?
Somewhere in there.
You'll need regular
transfusions, uh, blood,
platelets and we'll need
to start the meds soon.
Yeah, of course.
Any new symptoms? Weakness, tremors
No.
So, this is going to get
rough at some point.
Do you have children?
I have a son, Ethan.
Well, will he be willing to help?
He doesn't return my calls,
so I'm gonna say, no.
Okay, well, you have
some time to work it out.
But no more trips to
developing countries, okay?
You need a stable lifestyle,
closer to treatment.
I took the Chief of Internal
Medicine job at Westside.
(CHUCKLES) Well, uh
that's quite a bit more
grueling than I would advise.
You stick with the medicine;
I'll stick with the life choices.
And remember HIPAA.
I don't want anyone at Westside
thinking I'm anything less than
vital.
So, she's just making everyone compete
and she's just gonna
start firing everybody?
More like a Roman-Emperor
makes-the-gladiators
fight-to-the-death kind of thing.
One thing's for sure; Amy
Larsen is gonna be just fine.
What makes you say that?
Dr. Ridley's her mentor.
Once again, the CMO stacks the deck.
- Morning.
- (PETER): Morning!
Morning!
Hi, I'm Hannah Clark. I'm an intern.
Amy Larsen.
So am I.
Dr. Clark?
Welcome to the Thunderdome.
Our shiny new intern
Hannah starts today.
Impressed with your choice there,
less so with how you've
been managing Dr. Larsen.
- Um, I'm sorry about
- I'm gonna spare you
the indignity of lying to me again.
You were aware she gave an unapproved
experimental treatment to a patient.
That patient coded;
you helped manage that code
and yet none of this was reported to me.
Let this be a lesson that I will
know everything that goes on
in my hospital and do not
even for a second contemplate
interrogating the interns
or nurses to determine
how I found this out.
No, of course. I would never do that.
I have no idea what you would
or would not do and thus far,
I am less than dazzled by your judgment.
I understand.
It was a mistake; it won't happen again.
You're damn right it won't happen again.
Because you are her supervisor
and you are expected to perform
that duty impartially.
I don't know the current
status of your relationship,
but if you both intend to stay here,
and clearly no other hospital
would take her right now,
it ends immediately. Understood?
- Understood.
- Good.
Dr. Barrett.
- Yeah.
- Mind if I tag along?
Of course.
(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)
Oh, my God, wait
you're "40-something doctor with
partial retrograde amnesia"?
I read the case study!
Uh, guess I'm quite
the tourist attraction.
- I'm sorry, I
- Uh, no, it's just awkward
every time I have to
explain my situation.
Good morning. Okay,
you ready for your first day?
Absolutely. And
- I brought you a coffee.
- Oh.
Your usual as per the barista.
I hope it's not too much
of a suck-up move.
No, not at all. That was
actually my move back in the day.
So, you're both with me today.
Uh, Hannah, can you meet us in Room 618?
- We'll be there in a minute.
- Uh, sure. Okay.
I need you to paint inside
the lines today, okay?
I'm afraid Matt has a Klatskin tumor.
His scans show it's blocking
the bile ducts in his liver
and causing toxin buildup in his brain.
There are two ways we can deal with it.
The first is a relatively safe
radiation treatment
we can use to shrink the tumor.
So what does that look like?
(DOOR OPENS)
(MACHINES BEEPING)
He'd be in a coma for a few months.
- A few months? My God.
- To allow enough time
for the tumor to shrink.
But the process damages
the liver significantly.
His life expectancy after that treatment
would be 5 to 10 years.
But he'd be in good health?
The liver damage
would mean daily medications,
regular abdominal fluid taps,
probably procedures
to deal with the dilated blood
vessels in his esophagus and,
ultimately, he might need
a liver transplant.
And this is really the only option?
No. The riskier option
would be a major surgery
which could be performed today.
And what are
the complications with that?
If he comes through it,
he could make a full recovery.
But the chances that he dies
on the table are high.
(SOMBER MUSIC)
This is an impossible choice.
We'll give you some time
to think about it.
I'll be back in a bit.
(KNOCKING)
Hey, Seth, I'm Dr. Heller.
I'm with Dr. Larsen and Dr. Clark.
- I can't see!
- I know.
We're gonna figure out why.
Uh, Cathy Harper. Seth's mom.
(DR. HELLER): Hi.
Seth, what were you doing
when this happened?
Nothing, just studying.
I mean, I was tutoring
this girl in my dorm.
Okay. Have you taken any drugs
or alcohol in the last 24 hours?
No alcohol, but this was
finals week so
I took a ton of Adderall
and then I couldn't sleep
so I took an Ativan and then
I needed more Adderall
- to stay awake
- Oh God, Seth!
Mom, everybody does this stuff.
Potential diagnosis?
I think it's hypoperfusion
to the visual cortex
but there's nothing
showing up in his MRI.
Uh, that's because it takes 4 hours
for it to show up in a scan.
Right. Course of treatment?
Verapamil 10 mg, and Mag Sulf,
IV, run in over two minutes.
We treat it before we see it
because time is neurons.
Am I ever gonna be able to see again?
Of course. They can treat this.
Uh, we need to work fast.
We were talking about getting married,
and now I might lose him forever.
But he wouldn't want to be debilitated
for the rest of his life. And 5 years?
I mean, like I said, it could be 10.
No. We have to try for the surgery.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Okay. Just need you
to sign the consent form.
- You said your name's Nathan?
- Yeah.
And who's Grant?
Matt's ex-husband. They got
divorced 3 years ago, why?
He's still Matt's legal proxy.
What does that mean?
It means
he's gonna make the decision.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Hey. I hear you wanna see me,
but first I'd like to introduce
you to my daughter.
Hannah, this is Dr. Larsen,
Chief of Internal Medicine and my boss.
- Dad told me a lot about you.
- You, too.
He mentioned that you're
following in his footsteps?
I'm at Case Western.
Just home for the holidays.
Well, it's great to put
a face to the name.
- Uh, see you at home?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
- Yes. Bye.
- Bye-bye.
- Thanks for coming.
Great meeting you, Dr. Larsen.
(INDISTINCT DISTANT CHATTERING)
Shut the door, please.
(AMY SIGHS)
What's going on?
(AMY SIGHS)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(CHUCKLES) What is this?
This is security footage of
you walking out of a procedure.
You left a patient on the table.
What kind of police state
are you running here?
This is not the first time that
your colleagues couldn't find you.
I got an emergency call
from my son's school.
This was a Saturday!
Since when is the parking lot
the best place to take a phone call?
(CHUCKLES INCREDULOUSLY) Oh my God.
The patient was fine.
Yeah, the patient
could have stroked out.
But he didn't. What are what
are you trying to do here?
Your behavior seems to be
getting more erratic
Erratic? I'm not erratic!
If you're having personal
problems, I will approve
a leave of absence,
but this cannot continue.
Guess the hands don't forget?
Ten thousand hours.
You okay?
Oh, yeah. It's just a coping skill.
For anxiety?
Yes, first day.
I really didn't want to lead with this.
With what?
My father was a doctor here.
Brian Clark?
I know you won't remember him
but he was an attending
in your department for 3 years.
Wait, your father worked
under me when I was Chief?
We actually met once,
here at the hospital.
But when we were introduced
this morning, you acted like
I know. I'm sorry.
I just didn't know how to handle it
- in front of everyone.
- (PEN CLICKING)
(TENDER MUSIC)
He died a few years ago.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
I get it.
Thank you.
(PHONE DIALING)
(PHONE RINGING OVER SPEAKER)
(WOMAN): Hello?
Hello? Who is this?
All it needs is,
is communication and, ah.
Hi.
You must be Nathan.
Then I guess you're Grant.
And I'm Dr. Ridley. Thank you.
Please, take a seat.
Because of Matt's condition,
we need to begin treatment immediately.
I believe Dr. Maitra's
explained the options?
I have.
Do you have any questions?
Any anything you like
to discuss with Nathan?
No. You can do the radiation.
No. Hold on.
You're gonna really let him
make this decision?
- Matt would want more time.
- That's not for you to say
Actually, it is. Which is why
he left me as his proxy.
He cheated on Matt and broke his heart,
so clearly, Matt just forgot
to update the form.
Well, unfortunately, nothing is clear.
They got divorced 3 years ago.
- Matt hasn't spoken to him since.
- Okay.
The point is, is that I know
Matt a lot better than Nathan.
- Which is why I, I
- you're the proxy.
It's like you're taking
pleasure in this.
You've been together,
for what, how 6 months?
Eight!
We had 16 years!
Which ended because you betrayed him.
That's-that's-that
- is the simplistic version
- Right.
- Gentlemen
- You're, you're young, okay?
You have no idea what it feels
like to get older.
You know, at a certain point,
skydiving is not
the top priority anymore
- Maybe not for you!
- Yeah, maybe you just
don't want to be his caregiver!
You really are an ass!
Okay, this is becoming
highly unproductive.
If you could just give us the
room, give us a chance to talk.
(TENSE MUSIC)
What now?
- (BABY COOING)
- Are your nipples sore?
I mean, from all the breastfeeding?
I have no idea what a man would
actually do on paternity leave.
Joan, I'm exhausted, I've been
spit up on so many times
I stopped changing my shirt. Get to it.
Dr. Maitra wants to override
a medical proxy.
She has a good point and
she wants her day in court.
Can't you just have the ethics
committee handle it?
We don't have time to get
that organized.
- (BABY COOING)
- We need a decision today.
(SIGHS) Okay, I'll be right in.
And change your shirt.
You're going into work?
- Just a few hours. It's urgent.
- Hm.
(BABY COOING)
It'll be a few minutes for
the results. He just finished.
- Any improvement in his vision?
- Not yet.
How's it going with Glengarry?
I heard somebody's getting canned,
somebody's getting a Rolex?
Uh, everybody's got their
metaphor but, sadly, no Rolexes.
Did you know she was gonna do this?
No.
Think it's a good idea?
Uh, no comment.
- Wow. Company man.
- Are you bickering or flirting?
I don't know. It can be a fine line.
Dr. Heller, you should see this.
- (TENSE MUSIC)
- (GROANING)
Ah, my head is killing me!
Yeah, that can happen with the MRI.
But look at his index finger.
- (EXHALES SHARPLY)
- Oh, does that hurt?
Uh, a little, yeah.
Oh, my God, Seth. When did it start?
A minute ago? Ah! What is it?
Uh, it's a blood clot.
What does that mean?
It means he might have
clots in his eyes.
And it's not from Adderall.
- (KNOCKING)
- Always fun to be summoned to HR.
What can I do for you, Edie?
Dr. Clark filed a complaint
against you for harassment.
- Really?
- He said you were verbally abusive
and singled him out
for unfair treatment.
So I would take this one seriously.
I do.
Brian is going through something.
As his Chief, I tried to help him.
The fact that he made
a formal complaint tells me
that he is really not thinking straight.
Well, you need to explain
what happened for the record.
- Yours and his.
- No.
I told you everything that matters.
I have lives to save.
He has blood clots forming
in his eyes and his hand.
And he has the arteries
of an 80-year-old.
Okay, well, there's only one
thing that can cause that.
- El
- Elevated Lipoprotein A?
- Exactly.
- Still, there is something
exacerbating the LPA.
Well, if we know it's not from
the Adderall, then what is it?
He said he was with a girl
when this happened?
Right.
Which is why he didn't wanna say
anything in front of his mom.
Okay, I'm going to need you
to run interference for me.
Um, can you check on Nina Rogers in 618?
We're gonna need some
space and discretion for this.
I asked you earlier
what drugs you were taking;
you kind of left something out.
(SCOFFS)
You're not gonna tell me
that's what's causing this.
I'm not here to judge. But I
do know you were taking Viagra.
It was a knock-off.
Okay, Seth. I'm gonna need
all the information.
It's not what you think.
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
I started watching porn
when I was like 12.
My dad died, I was depressed,
spending a lot of time online.
Guess I got pretty addicted to it.
By the time I was old enough
to get with a girl,
I'd gotten so used to seeing those women
in the videos that
I don't know
I was just ruined.
I'm sorry.
A 12-year-old shouldn't be able
to see that so easily.
After a couple of times
where I couldn't, you know
perform. I started taking
knockoff Viagra.
Didn't seem like a big deal at the time;
ton of guys that I knew were taking it.
But then it eventually stopped working.
Do you know what dosage you were taking?
Fifty milligrams.
Then I started doubling it.
Throwing in some Cialis knockoffs, too.
Where were you getting this?
It's easy online.
Geez, it's like the Wild West.
Now, I told you, can you
please explain to me what's going on?
You have elevated LPA.
It's a sticky cholesterol
that clogs your arteries.
That's what caused your E.D.
And then the high dose
of the Viagra knockoff,
that lowered your blood pressure,
which triggered the clots.
That's what caused the blindness.
So, if I stop taking
the pills, I can see again?
Unfortunately,
he's sustained damage that
isn't easily reversed.
But the first step is to start
him on a medication called
TPA to break up the clots.
So, the drugs for the erectile
dysfunction caused this?
The condition existed previously
but they made it worse.
You know, you send them away,
and you hope you can protect them but
then you don't know what's happening.
I warned him about fentanyl
and never taking a drink from anyone.
I even gave him those strips. But
not this.
I never even thought of this.
This is why we worry.
Even when they're under our own roof.
(TENDER MUSIC)
He used to tell me everything.
Now, it's like I don't know him at all.
It's so hard but they do come back.
Well, at least you have
a solution. That's what matters.
I need to be honest with you,
Mrs. Harper.
With how far this has progressed,
our treatment protocol
has a 50% success rate.
Are you saying there's a
50% chance he's gonna be blind
for the rest of his life?
(TENSE MUSIC)
In the last eight years,
there haven't been
- any advances?
- Um
What about what about the Norton lab?
Wasn't it working on
high-intensity ultrasound?
Yeah, they could never figure out how to
break up the clots
without causing bleeding.
What about stent retrieval?
Uh, too bulky for the retinal arteries.
Yeah.
Okay, why not balloon angioplasty?
That you know, that could
release a shower of emboli
into the retina. Look, you want
to keep digging; I'm all for it.
But we're working against the clock here
so I'm administering the best
practices treatment plan.
Understood.
Um, can you grab Gina
for a psych consult?
I'm worried about his mental state.
- Hey.
- Yeah?
Something going on? Are we okay?
It's fine. Yeah, um
yeah, we'll talk about it
at the end of the day.
(WIND GUSTING)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
(SOMBER MUSIC)
(DISTANT SIRENS WAILING)
(CELL PHONE BUZZING)
(EXHALES)
Hello.
Hey.
How are you?
Yeah, I'm fine. Uh, what do you need?
We have a patient who needs a psych.
(TRAIN HORN BLARING)
Where are you?
Are you at the train tracks?
I needed some air, uh, took
a drive and ended up here.
I'm okay.
Okay. I'm coming down there
No, please. I
I can't. We'll talk later.
(PHONE BEEPS OFF)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
- You went to HR?
- Yeah, yeah, I went to HR.
Yeah. I wanted them to hear
my side of the story first.
I wasn't gonna report you,
Brian! I was trying to help you.
Yeah, but you're not even
supposed to be talking
to me right now, Amy.
This is retaliation.
- (SCOFFS)
- Okay.
Shall we go down to HR
right now and put all our cards
and videos on the table,
see what happens?
You are so arrogant
And rude and difficult,
but you cannot hide behind me.
Look, I don't know
what's going on with you,
but you are not okay, so either
take a couple months' leave
and get some help,
or I'm gonna recommend
that you be terminated.
Those are your options.
Look, I, Amy, I-I
can't I can't afford
to take any unpaid leave.
I have a family
- to support here, okay?
- It's option one or option two?
No, please, please don't do this to me!
You are putting patients in danger!
I am a good doctor!
Don't you ever dare that say
I am not a good doctor!
(GLASS SHATTERING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
(BREATHING SHAKILY)
(GLASS CLINKING)
(BRIAN EXHALING DEEPLY)
If, if I resign,
will you please just not put
any of this in my file?
I was never gonna do that.
Just go.
(SIGHS)
And get some help.
(EXHALES SHARPLY)
How about VEGF viral gene therapy?
It showed promise in this study.
That's a mouse model.
It won't correlate.
In med school, we learned
about surgeons using
microvascular catheters
to reattach toes.
Well, digital arteries
are much easier to access.
We can't navigate through
the brain without risking
basic brain function.
(KEYS CLICKING)
Hold on. Okay, here's a study
that uses microvascular
catheters on a renal thrombosis.
Appreciate it. We'll send someone.
Okay, I found a dual
aspiration mechanical
thrombectomy catheter
for cardiac obstruction.
Okay, the clots are in his eyes;
why are we talking about hearts?
Yeah, that was Dr. Aiken from Hopkins;
it's his cardiac study.
He says he used it once
on the ophthalmic artery and it worked.
How did he guide it through the eye?
He used contrast-enhanced
X-ray fluoroscopy.
Good work.
Both of you. Um, prep the procedure.
So what am I supposed to do
here to convince you?
Just tell me about your relationship.
Okay. Well, uh
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
when we first met,
I fell so in love with Matt
that I tried to be a more
interesting person
than I actually am.
Matt loved skiing and hiking.
I'm talking like, the Alps, okay?
He ran the Boston Marathon.
He had a motorcycle,
God help us.
Opposites attract.
Yeah. Yeah, they did
until we hit 50 and then I just
(SIGHS)
I just wanted to stay
home by the fire and read.
But once I stopped trying
to be someone else,
then we started fighting.
(SOMBER MUSIC)
And, and I cheated with,
with an accountant.
It lasted three weeks. It was
Look, Matt is the best man
that I have ever known.
But we weren't happy.
You know, we were just
family.
When did you last speak with him?
Well, when the divorce
was finalized. But, no, no,
that doesn't mean that I don't know him.
You have to know someone
really well to pretend
to be what they want,
okay, for 16 years.
I wasn't supposed to know
about the wedding rings.
I found the jeweller's box
in his suitcase
when I was unpacking his things.
Matching gold bands he bought
in Zurich last week.
I'm sure that must make this harder.
We met at the top of the Matterhorn.
We were both getting ready
to take a black-diamond
mogul run and I said something
about age before beauty,
and he challenged me to a race.
He was so strong
and graceful.
And I could barely keep up.
We've been inseparable ever since.
Pretty fearless.
He once told me,
if he was afraid of something,
he had to do it immediately so
it wouldn't have power over him.
On our first date, we went skydiving.
On our second, he met my mother.
(CHUCKLES)
We have a beautiful life.
And if Matt doesn't recover fully?
Would you be willing to take that on?
(TENDER MUSIC)
I know he wouldn't want that.
But I'll take any version of him,
in sickness and in health.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
- (BRIAN CLEARS THROAT)
- So, I've decided
to take some time off from the hospital.
What?
Yeah, COVID really burned me out,
and I realized I just wanted to
spend some more time at home.
- So I resigned.
- (KERRY): Wha
Why would you do that without
discussing it with me first?
We are still paying off
Charlie's college
It'll be fine, Mom. He needs a break.
And hospitals are gonna be
fighting over him
whenever he decides to go back.
Well, I'm glad you're so
confident when we're paying
- 100k a year for your med school.
- She's always Pollyanna.
It's just for a month or two
and then I'll get back to it
at a different hospital, okay?
(EXHALES SHARPLY)
Be nice to get some support around here.
Advancing up
the internal carotid artery.
- (EQUIPMENT BEEPING)
- Traversing the skull base.
Okay. Cavernous segment should
be coming up on the right.
Ophthalmic up next.
Okay. Retracting the guide wire.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Advancing microcatheter.
(MACHINE BEEPING)
Okay. There you go and you're in.
Injecting contrast.
(LIQUID SWISHING)
Okay. There's the clot.
It's bigger than I expected.
(ECHOING BELLS JINGLING)
(INTENSE MUSIC RESONATING)
(BELLS JINGLING)
Okay, we're in position for
the thrombectomy. Dr. Larsen.
Will you do the honors?
I-I think Hannah could do it.
- (TENSE MUSIC)
- (MACHINES BEEPING)
Okay, Hannah.
Uh, you're going to suck
out the first clot now.
(EXHALES) Hell of a doozy you dragged me
- out of the house to deal with.
- Must be quite a guy,
to have two people fighting over him.
I realized as I was interviewing Grant
that I never changed my own
proxy. Not after the divorce.
Not even after I got remarried.
You realized
you mean it was an oversight?
No. I think I've been
avoiding changing it.
Why?
When we were bringing Simon
home from the hospital,
I was dragging my feet.
Scared. Amy happened to see me,
and she knew exactly
what was going through my mind.
(TENDER MUSIC)
Part of me still thinks
she knows me best.
Then I guess we know
what your decision is.
(DISTANT PHONE RINGING)
(EQUIPMENT BEEPING)
Grant?
I came to tell you
we're honoring your decision.
(GRANT SIGHS)
Dr. Maitra will prep Matt right away
for his first radiation treatment.
I may have been wrong.
Why?
Look, I know what I said
before, but I
I think maybe
maybe it's me that wants more time.
You know? Because, I
'cause I just can't
stand the thought of him
leaving this world
and just not having
one last chance to talk to him.
(BREATHING SHAKILY)
But that's my problem. Right?
(SOMBER MUSIC)
(SIGHS)
Hey, um, he'll be in surgery
for few more hours and I'm
finished here. Would you mind
if I waited, too?
That'd be great.
(DISTANT INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
(SIGHS DEEPLY)
How are you doing?
- (EXHALES)
- Uh, scared out of my mind.
Yeah.
This is what he would've wanted.
(SIGHS)
He talked about you last week.
Oh, God. Do I want to know?
He said he finally understood
why you did what you did.
You were pretending
and you weren't happy.
And you deserved to find real love.
Well, you have no idea
how much that means to me,
so thank you.
Anyway
he's not angry anymore.
Because he found you.
(TENDER MUSIC)
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
Since when do you talk to my wife?
I'm glad to see you're okay.
Though we were both pretty
concerned that you have donated
$11,000 to charities
for the victims' families?
You went behind my back.
Come here.
I have been a bad friend for years.
And part of doing it right
this time is caring more
about you than whether or not
you're gonna be mad at me.
Is that right?
Friendship can't always be
coffee and beignets.
Sometimes it's calling somebody's wife
behind their back,
and telling them they need
to get a new therapist.
Can't believe she took your call.
We both love you,
even if she doesn't like me.
I'll find a therapist.
But you have to keep
the beignets coming.
(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
(FOOTSTEP RECEDING)
(TENSE MUSIC)
(BELLS JINGLING)
(TENSE MUSIC RESUMES)
Ah!
(UNDULATING MUSIC)
(INHALES SHARPLY)
(BELLS JINGLING)
(EXHALES)
(MUSIC STOPS)
Michael.
Hey.
(EXHALES)
- You okay?
- Uh, yeah. Just
a bit dizzy. Uh, sorry,
I heard you came in today,
and I wanted to ask
- (TENSE MUSIC)
- (BELLS JINGLING)
- Ah!
- Amy, Amy, sit down.
Sit down.
I've been having memory seizures.
- From the treatments?
- Yeah.
What are you seeing?
(STEADYING EXHALE)
Fragments of Christmas.
Like an ugly
Christmas sweater, you know,
like the kind that lights up?
Did you ever have one of those?
No. Anything more?
I nothing clear.
But this is gonna sound weird.
I, I feel like my brain
is trying to warn me about something.
I'm sorry. I
I wish I could help.
I know. I
one of these days I'm gonna have
to stop running to you.
(SIGHS)
(KNOCKING)
Matt came through the surgery.
He's gonna make a full recovery.
Well, well, well.
Your instincts paid off.
Seems like it.
Dr. Heller's tenure as
Chief Resident is up soon.
Considered throwing
your hat in the ring?
It's a lot of responsibility,
but I think you'd make a good teacher
and I think it'd be really good
for you in the long run.
- I appreciate your support
- Okay. Just to be clear,
I'm not offering you the job.
But I see something in you.
So, your eyesight will
continue to improve, Seth,
over the next few days.
Oh my God! Thank you.
But, unfortunately,
you are gonna be dealing
with E.D. for a while.
How long's a while?
Um, it's hard to say.
I mean, healing takes time. But, look,
there's a lot of ways to have sex.
If you're honest and
you learn to talk about it,
you're gonna find someone
who'll be patient with you.
I know how guys your age,
they talk about sex
and girls and mostly they're full of it.
Truth is, real intimacy
should come before sex.
The last woman I was with? I mean
I was in love with her for a year
before anything ever happened.
(SIGHS)
You don't understand.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
I have never done it.
The night all this happened,
I took the pills
hoping that this would be it.
Guess I'm gonna be a virgin forever.
No, no. You're not.
And, actually, believe it or not,
it's a good thing this happened.
You could've died from this
condition before anyone
ever knew it was there.
- So you're saying I'm lucky?
- Yeah.
Yeah, you are.
And part of being a man
is facing up to reality
and moving forward.
Well, you saved the day.
Yeah. Is that how it's going
in your report?
Eh. More or less.
Shift's over. I'm pretty
done with the suspense.
(WOMAN OVER PA): Visiting hours
will end at 8pm.
I repeat, visiting hours
will end at 8pm.
Joan knows about the code.
That I helped you and that
I didn't disclose any of it.
Oh, my God.
Yeah, so I'm at risk
of losing my fellowship.
Or just having to leave the hospital.
What?!
She's gonna rescind
our permission to see
- each other romantically.
- She I
Don't do that. Don't go
and try to talk her out of it.
It's not it won't go well
for either of us.
So as long as we're not
currently sleeping together,
you're gonna be impartial?
Is that that's the logic?
I-I you know what? I don't
know. But the boss said stop.
(AMY SCOFFS)
Amy, she's not wrong.
( WHEREVER I GO BY NOAH RINKER PLAYS)
I'm sorry, but nothing about
our situation has changed, so
it doesn't matter how drawn I am
to you; this can't happen again.
There you are! Sonya's taking
the interns out for drinks.
- Oh, I don't think so
- No, come on! Go get changed.
Everyone's going.
You should go. Have fun.
They're taking bets on whether
or not you'll show,
and I really wanna win.
Okay
let's go take their money.
Yes!
I'm dreaming you're still
asleep in my arms ♪
Then I'll wake up and search
for your hands in the dark ♪
I still feel you here
in my skin and my bones ♪
Yeah, some parts of you
follow wherever I go ♪
(ELEVATOR DINGS)
- My voice still screaming
- Dr. Heller!
Uh, do you need something?
I wanted to, uh
what you saw the other night.
Me and Amy in my office.
Nothing happened.
Okay. Um, why are you telling me this?
'Cause I think you're a good man.
And it's over between us.
Okay, well, I appreciate that
but it's over between us, too.
Yeah, some parts of you
follow wherever I go ♪♪♪
- (INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
- (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
(ALL CHEERING)
I told y'all. 'Kay, pay up.
(CHUCKLES)
IPA.
Another round of shots.
Well
You told Jake what I
said to you, didn't you?
Excuse me?
What did you tell him?
I might have said that you
have a thing for him,
which is why it's better for you
if I "don't belong here."
Something like that.
Thanks.
Sorry to tell you,
but I'm not going anywhere.
Amy! Over here. I saved you a seat!
- (INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
- (LAUGHING)
I am so glad you came.
(DR. BARNETT): Woo!
(DR. MAITRA): All right! Here we go!
Okay, okay! Listen up!
I know there's an enormous
amount of pressure on all of us.
Dr. Ridley does not play.
We need to bring it every single minute.
But never forget
we're all on the same team.
- Yeah?
- Mm-hmm.
'Kay. Cheers.
(ALL): Cheers!
I'm sure your dad would be really proud.
Ugh.
Oh, no.
(LAUGHING)
(WHOOSHING, BELLS JINGLING)
(UPBEAT MUSIC RESUMES)
You all right?
Yeah, yeah. No, I'm fine. Yeah. Fine.
- (INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
- (LAUGHING)
- (ECHOING FESTIVE MUSIC)
- (BELLS JINGLING)
(TENSE MUSIC)