St. Denis Medical (2024) s02e08 Episode Script

1
All right, you got three options here.
You could play the green card,
you could play the five, or draw.
Oh-ho-ho, Wild Draw Four!
Somebody is in trouble.
It can be kind of scary in
the ER when you're a kid,
but we have some games on
hand to keep things light.
Draw four.
I won't, and here's why.
See, you weren't allowed
to put that down, Madison,
because you have another
green card you can play.
OK, I'll play this one.
Oh, I wish, but no, you misplayed.
So technically, you draw
four and lose a turn, so
We don't have to play that way.
Yeah, well, Mattel says we do.
You know what? Madison needs to rest.
So why don't we just say
that she won this one,
and we'll just wrap it up, OK?
Wait, I have Uno.
You are the adult, Bruce.
- I can't believe it.
- I know.
Well, you did it.
Congratulations, Madison.
- Oh!
- Yeah.
- Yes. Nice job.
- Nice job.
- [APPLAUSE]
- No, well done.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪
Hey, Joyce, are we ever gonna hire
a new pharmacy tech to replace Jared?
Yeah, I don't think he's coming back.
Apparently, the
indictment is rock solid.
New pharmacy tech.
One, two, three post a listing.
Joyce, where do you wanna
source the new antigen test?
Because I've got, like,
13 that are waiting
One, two, three Dunhill Labs, baby.
Anyone else, huh? Bring it.
After the birthing
center failed inspection,
I was questioning everything.
I couldn't make decisions.
I wasn't listening to my Joyce voice.
And then I had one of those mornings
where I was just like, I can't do it.
I can't face any of it.
Well, sometimes doomscrolling works,
because I found this.
It's about making
decisions in three seconds.
In the back of your
mind, you already know
what you're gonna do,
so why agonize over it?
Hey, Joyce, are you feeling OK?
Oh, I'm better than OK.
I am cruising.
This book I just read? Oh!
So much of our hemming and hawing
is just delaying what
we want to do anyway.
So I said naw to the haw,
and I'm just doing it.
Wow, kind of like that new Alaris pump
that you've been dragging your heels on?
- Wanna pull the trigger on that?
- Hmm.
One, two, three yes. [ELEVATOR DINGS]
Wait, seriously?
Um, OK.
Uh, hey, um, how about
a reserved parking spot for
your favorite charge nurse?
One, two, three you got it. [LAUGHS]
- Oh, my really?
- Yeah!
That's amazing. Ha!
OK.
Oh, I should have asked for a raise.
So this lady paints the bricks white.
I'm not kidding. Ruins the
entire character of the fireplace.
Needless to say, we all start
flaming her in the comments.
And how are you involved in all of this?
It just hit my feed.
God, I was so pissed.
115 swallowed a marble from
the Hungry Hungry Hippos game.
Oh, is it still in the stomach?
Still waiting on imaging,
but he seems agitated.
- OK.
- Poor kid.
He's probably totally freaked out.
- Yeah.
- Knock, knock.
Doctor's coming in.
Oh, hello, old friends.
- What is this?
- Not a social visit, I'm afraid.
Today I come to you
as one of the infirm.
I'm sorry. Am I supposed to know you?
Sanderson.
Joyce's boyfriend?
Huh. It's not clicking for me.
Look, we're, uh, trying to find
a kid who swallowed a marble.
And you've found him.
The marble eater is me.
You'll wanna reach out
to my emergency contact
- Wow.
- Dr. Joyce Henderson.
- I believe you know her.
- Why don't you call her?
I refuse to answer any more questions
until my emergency contact is present!
[COUGHING]
OK.
Yeah.
Ooh, reserved parking spot.
OK, diva!
- Right? Look at it.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
Wow.
I guess management has its privileges.
Must be nice.
Oh, it's no big deal.
I mean, if anything, you know,
my car is more exposed out here.
Like, in this neighborhood,
goodbye, hubcaps.
I live in this neighborhood.
And it is a charming
and vibrant community.
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Whoa, you get to park up here now?
It's not
I thought this was just
for, like, administrators
- and whoever Compact is.
- Matt.
No, no, no, I'm happy for his success,
but the guy's got, like, six spots.
- It's not a big deal, Matt.
- Well, we're gonna head in. [CHUCKLES]
Congrats on the spot
and that new wig.
As a charge nurse, I
want good relationships
with all of my nurses.
Rene is my biggest challenge.
Our pattern has always been
one step forward, two steps back,
and then another step back,
and maybe a tiny step forward,
but it turns out he was joking,
and a few more steps back.
Uh, yeah. [LAUGHS]
It's exciting.
I just can't get my mind around this.
You were playing a
kids' board game alone?
My only regret is that
you're gonna have to spend
the afternoon by my side.
But such is the bargain the
emergency contact strikes.
Oh, no, I I can't stay.
- What? Jojo.
- No, no.
I have so much to do.
I'm leaving you in very capable hands.
What? Whose hands? Not my hands.
- You'll be fine, OK?
- No.
Yeah. You will.
It's like I don't exist.
All her attention goes to this hospital,
and there's none left for me at all.
This whole thing has been
a waste of time and marble.
Are you saying you swallowed
that marble on purpose
just to get Joyce's attention?
Does it even matter?
- I think it does.
- Yeah, it matters.
She says she's busy,
but I can feel her pulling away.
[TEARFULLY] And I'm gonna lose her.
OK, this is hard to
watch for a few reasons.
Look, when a man wants
a woman, needs a woman,
it's incumbent on the other
men in his life to support him.
So what we need to do
is help this hungry hippo
gobble up the only marble
that matters to him.
Yes, the Joyce marble.
- That's right.
- I'm gonna go get those X-rays now.
- Sure.
- [SIGHS]
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
Uh-oh.
Who's in trouble, huh?
I would not want to be
them right now. [LAUGHS]
It's nothing. It's just nurse stuff.
Oh, well, you know, nurse present, so
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHS] Rene, you are bad.
I'm sorry, Matt, do you
actually understand Tagalog?
His brain's like a sponge,
just not for work stuff.
So seriously, though, what's going on?
We're trying to get more
money for continuing education,
but Joyce keeps blowing us off.
But seriously, it doesn't concern you.
Joyce problem, huh?
Well, you know, I just might
have a solution for you,
but it's OK if you don't wanna hear it.
No?
All right, well, let's just say
if you and I go and see Joyce
right now and we talk to her together,
I think you have a pretty good chance
of getting what you want.
Why would you do that for us?
Oh, because I'm one of you
one of us, you know?
We're the same.
[CHUCKLING]
Listen, the cool thing about
me is that I am a nurse,
but I also have the ear of management.
So, you know, what do you say?
Should we go and get that yes?
- Sure.
- Great.
Hey, Joyce, do you have a second?
Yeah, I'm just trying to figure out
how to delete an accidental "haha"
off a LinkedIn obituary post, so
Yeah, that sounds fun.
So Rene and I were
talking, and he reminded me
that the hospital still
isn't reimbursing nurses
for their continuing ed courses.
We think that it's really
time for an answer on this.
Right, right. Well, you know what?
I'm just a little underwater right now,
so if we could put a pin in this,
- that'd be great.
- Oh, are you sure?
You sure you don't wanna
just, uh, trust your gut,
make a decision now?
Of course. Of course.
You are absolutely right.
So one, two, three
no, I can't do that.
If I do it for one
department, I've got to do it
for all of them, and
that's not gonna happen.
[SIGHS]
Wow.
That felt amazing, right?
It's off our plates. [LAUGHS]
So salamat for that.
[SIGHS] That's nice.
They say we're valuable,
but they don't act like it.
When it's time to put their
money where their mouth is,
they refuse to pay up.
OK, I'm so sorry, but I'm
I'm not they.
You know, I'm you. Or I'm I'm us.
- We're a we.
- You OK?
You sound like my dad trying to
get my cousin's pronouns right.
I'm fine, I just I hate
how they don't recognize
how valuable we all are.
I mean, can you imagine
St. Denis without Sharice?
I've only worked here a year and a half.
And we are not going back.
Kay, my point is, we
have the power here.
Maybe it's time we
remind everyone of that.
Maybe it's time for a walkout.
- OK.
- Yes.
Sorry, what do you mean by walkout?
Like, we just leave work?
Yeah, it's our right as union members.
That's true. Yeah.
It's more of a sacred
right, though, you know?
Behind glass, locked away.
Yeah, but if we leave,
there won't be anybody
to work at the hospital.
They'll be so mad.
[SIGHS] Yes, Matt,
that's the whole point.
It's how we show our power.
I mean, is that something
people would be interested in?
Just raise your hand if
you'd be into a walkout.
Oh, wow. Wow.
Wow, look at that, all that nurse unity.
I love it.
Probably, you know, a little
bit of peer pressure involved.
You know, no one wants
to be the odd man out,
but that's that's fine.
Uh, whoo!
I have your image
oh, you're already
showing him his X-rays?
No, Ron.
I'm showing him his future.
What in the fresh hell is that?
That is Sanderson 2.0.
If he wants to grab Joyce's attention,
then the guy needs to
become undeniable
a Gosling, a Hemsworth, a Schweitz.
Is that a little skateboard?
It's a fingerboard, boomer.
You ride them with your hands,
and you learn dope-ass tricks.
- [CHUCKLES] Cool.
- It's very cool.
He needs a hobby.
Women see them as a
competition for your time.
It drives them nuts.
So your plan is to have Sanderson here
put on 200 pounds of
muscle and then push around
a teeny tiny skateboard?
- Fingerboard, Ron!
- Damn it.
No, what I'm proposing is
a complete transformation.
So step one, we shave him down.
Need to work with a clean slate.
- Don't you think, Ron?
- I think this is insane.
OK, Ron wants to keep the hair.
Interesting. But methinks it must go.
Look, if you wanna get
back on track with Joyce,
quit focusing on yourself.
It's not all about you!
So you're saying I don't need to change,
and I'm perfect the way I am?
Nope, didn't say that.
I'd never say that.
If Joyce is stressed,
instead of demanding her attention,
take her out on a date.
Show her a good time.
And take this laxative.
- On the date?
- No, man!
Take it now!
[EXHALES]
Joyce, what the hell was that about?
Oh, I slap Miguel on
the butt all the time.
We have that kind of relationship.
No, I'm talking about Rene.
You kind of blew him off.
I thought you were
saying yes to everything.
Uh, that would be insane.
I am not just saying yes.
I am being decisive.
All right, well, in this case,
I think you should consider
a yes, because Rene is upset,
and he has the ear of all the nurses.
They're talking about a walkout.
What? No!
A walkout would be a disaster.
I'm meeting with the board next week.
OK, we have to figure this out.
How about a compromise, you know?
Like, maybe we, um we cover
nurses based on seniority.
Alex, respectfully, you sound
like a dumbass right now, OK?
No compromise.
Compromise is for the weak.
OK, here's the plan.
I'm gonna hit them with some charm,
and you are gonna gather intel, OK?
You're my mole.
I am not your mole, OK?
If anything, I'm like a facilitator.
- I'm a bridge.
- OK.
That's the right thing to say, mole.
I'm not a mole.
OK, you are selling this
so well, it's scaring me.
Joyce, I'm not a mole.
You're freaking me out.
Hey, Ron, we've been
jamming on your date idea,
and I think we've got something.
We're thinking dinner.
At a restaurant.
Did you two guys just think of that?
- Yeah.
- I'm leaning towards
Brazilian barbecue because it's fun,
and you hold up those signs.
"Yes meat."
"No meat." [LAUGHS]
You could take those signs
home, if you know what I mean.
Yeah, 'cause then I'd be stealing.
Why don't you just find
a nice upscale place?
Oh, OK.
Oh, how about that new shrimp
and crab buffet on Weir Street?
She's allergic to shellfish, man!
Come on!
Why don't you take her to Enzo's?
They got live music.
She loves that place.
How do you know so much about my girl?
[LAUGHS] Ronnie, you hound.
What? No.
- I I'm not
- No, it's OK.
You can help me. Please, Ron?
If not for me, then for Joyce?
[SIGHS] All right, I'll
give you guys five minutes.
"To my St. Denis family,
I just wanted to show my appreciation
for the hardest working
staff on the planet.
Your efforts 'doughnut' go unnoticed."
And then she crossed
off "Sorry for your loss"
because this was
clearly a sympathy card.
Wow, that's so thoughtful.
And guys, these are
not cheap flavors, OK?
She went premium on us. What?
Uh, I think we're canceling the walkout.
I love to see a happy ending.
Ah-ah! Stop it.
What? Why?
It's a bribe, a pathetic one.
She's trying to placate us, Matt.
Come on, guys. Don't be so cynical.
Yeah, Joyce always says we're family.
She's our mom.
Sure, you're family when
they need unpaid overtime.
But try asking for a mental health day.
Guys, isn't it possible that
Joyce just cares about us?
She and Joyce were talking
in her office earlier.
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
All right, so I, uh you know,
Joyce and I are close, but
that is a good thing, you know?
Because I can I can, like,
you know, gather intel for you.
I can be, like like, your
like, your mole.
- I'm listening.
- Oh, great, OK.
Well, I already have something.
So Joyce is really focused on
this upcoming board meeting.
If we wait until she has
time to really sit down
and talk things through
We're gonna lose
all our leverage. [GASPS]
We need to move now.
[SCOFFS] Well, look at you,
Miss Good for Something.
Thanks.
You know, I was thinking you were right.
A walkout could be fun.
Out in the fresh air,
holding up signs that say,
like, "Both sides valid," "Love work,"
"Can't wait to get back."
Matt, no. It's us against them.
Management would replace us with Roombas
if those things knew how to find a vein.
How do I explain corporate greed to you?
Have you seen "Wolf of Wall Street"
or "The Big Short"?
No. But those both sound funny.
"The Big Short"? That's that's great.
OK.
Have you seen "A Bug's Life"?
Yeah, last weekend.
Remember the whole thing
about the ants and the grasshoppers?
Yep, the grasshoppers
boss the ants around,
but it's out of fear because
the ants outnumber them.
And if they ever united and
fought back oh, my God.
Exactly.
It's about bugs, but also people.
Do you think they thought about
that when they were writing it?
Wait. What's "Cars" about?
OK! Got you a 6:30 table at Enzo's.
Go pick out the flowers.
Do you have any Venus flytraps?
I'll pick out the flowers.
Spring mix.
What about this?
I can add the word "friend"
so it says, "It's a boyfriend!"
That would be good if anyone in history
ever used the phrase,
"It's a boyfriend."
Or, better idea, how about you put
a Y in front of the A,
so it says, "It's ya boy"?
[LAUGHS]
- Ring it up. [SIGHS]
- Yeah.
Alex, can I speak to you for a second?
It's about a, uh, gas leak.
Oh, um, we, uh
yes, absolutely.
I wanna hear about that, for sure.
It's OK. The gas leak is small,
and I'm taking care of it.
- Wait, what?
- Did they love the doughnuts?
What is the nicest
thing they said about me?
Joyce, no, the doughnuts did nothing.
I have no clue how they got this idea,
but now the nurses are talking
about doing their walkout
before your board meeting.
OK, Alex, you're supposed to
be calming these people down,
- not riling them up.
- I know.
[SCOFFS] You're not
doing your job as my rat!
I thought I was a mole.
OK, I thought you didn't
like the mole thing.
Alex, you're all over the place today!
OK, so they intentionally limit
patient tech hours just
to avoid giving them
- health care benefits.
- Yup.
And that's not to give
them more free time
for their hobbies at all.
No.
But that that
that's not fair!
OK. Your worldview is imploding.
Just take a breath.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
Now you know why we take
so much ibuprofen home.
And band-aids.
And blankets sometimes.
Oh, look at this
corn cob water bottle.
Come on, Joyce will love.
- Ooh!
- No.
We got the flowers.
Let's just ring them
up and get out of here.
- Oh!
- Come on, let's go!
Salvador, Samuel, Sawyer.
Unbelievable!
There's no Sanderson.
Excuse me, sir.
Who decides what names
go on these key chains?
I don't know. They just come in.
Oh, Bruce! Oh, man. Oh, yeah.
You got tons of these bad boys. Smart.
Discrimination.
I've asked you to think
about Joyce for ten minutes!
Easy for you to say with all these Rons.
- [SIGHS]
- You know what?
We won't be making this purchase.
I'll be taking my business elsewhere.
All right, you know what? I give up.
Go with your instincts!
You're gonna plan something
that's gonna be horrible
because you are not a serious man.
She will be crushed,
and you all will break up
again for the 20th time.
And this time, I hope it sticks
because Joyce deserves better!
Just gonna
Christmas shopping, check.
Merry Bruce-mas to all.
Oh, hello, Joyce.
- Hey, Matt. How's it going?
- I'm OK.
A little hard to breathe
with your boot on my neck.
You said it.
[SCOFFS]
Wow.
We all need to get on the same page, OK?
Because the people up top
only understand one language.
- And that's violence.
- Don't.
Matt, that's not what I'm saying.
I like that energy, though.
Yeah, Joyce isn't in charge. We are.
We can all get together and
kill her if we wanted to.
Did someone do something to Matt?
- Hello, everyone.
- Boo.
OK.
Look, I heard the doughnuts
were underwhelming.
So new plan tomorrow, taco truck,
guacamole very much included.
What do you mean, you
heard about the doughnuts?
That part doesn't matter.
We cannot be bought with some
pathetic taco truck, Joyce.
- Excuse me?
- [PHONE BUZZES]
Oh, I see.
- Very good.
- Did you just text Joyce?
No, I am literally texting
Tim about Ella's cleats.
[PHONE DINGS]
OK, who just texted
me, "I'm on your side.
I'm just playing Joyce"?
Alex, you just texted me that.
How am I not in your phone?
This is all so shady.
What in the absolute [BLEEP]
is going on around here?
Matt!
I mean, seriously, though!
OK.
OK. I think I see what's going on here.
Alex is playing both sides
for her own personal amusement.
- Yeah.
- What?
Mm-hmm. You've been
dousing this day in gasoline,
lighting the match, and then
laughing in our charred faces.
Rene, you are smart,
and you are thoughtful.
- Let's reach a compromise.
- [SCOFFS]
I thought that compromise
was for the weak.
[SCOFFS]
We're running a hospital,
not invading Poland.
Jeez!
OK, crazy idea a seniority system.
Reimbursements kick in
when you've worked here,
say, mm, six years.
Oh.
That's how long I've worked here.
Huh, well, I guess it works out, then.
[CHUCKLES] See?
You got a problem, you come to Big J
and maybe avoid Big A.
[CHUCKLES]
- Thanks, Joyce.
- Mm-hmm.
Oh, you gotta be kidding me.
Well, we should still talk
about the toilet paper around here.
It's too scratchy!
Wow, we really climbed out of that one.
[CHUCKLES] Phew, right?
Joyce, you completely
threw me under the bus.
But I used your idea.
Yeah, and you took the credit for it.
OK, now this is just getting nasty,
who took credit for what.
Your nurses got something.
Just take the win.
Hey.
So no one's talking
about walking out anymore.
- That's good.
- Rene's back to hating me again.
If it helps, I don't think
he ever stopped hating you.
Thanks, Matt.
Walang problema.
It means "no problem".
- Oh, does it?
- Yeah.
It's tough being middle management.
You take it on the chin from both sides.
No real power to change things.
And when things go right, you
still don't get any credit.
Then again, it just started pouring,
and my car is, like, right there.
So it's a pretty good day, actually.
Putting out fires, it's part of the job.
Shh, shh, shh.
[CHUCKLES] Oh!
Watch it.
Be careful.
Sanderson? What?
It was just a Hungry Hippo pellet!
OK, now!
[YAZOO'S "ONLY YOU"]
[GASPS]
Help, Joyce! I'm stuck!
Help, Jojo!
Why are you in a body bag?
Because I would rather
die than be without you.
[GRUNTS] Help me. Help me.
- All right, hold still.
- [GRUNTS]
Come on. Hold still.
Jojo!
Joyce, I love you.
You are smart, and you are strong.
And you don't let
anything hold you back,
not even your famous shellfish allergy.
- Come on. Stop.
- [GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS] There, there.
Earlier today, my best
friend gave me a tough talk.
He said I wasn't a serious man.
And you know what? He was right.
So I wanna show you
just how serious I am.
What I'm trying to say
is, Joyce Henderson
[GASPS]
Will you marry me?
We were a part of this.
- Were we really?
- I think.
When I see you ♪
- Joyce?
- Was the love you gave ♪
One, two, three.
All I needed for another day ♪
And all I ever knew ♪
Four, five, six.
Only you ♪
Seven
If she gets to ten, I'm
pulling the fire alarm.
♪
Mm-hmm.
Yes!
She said, "Mm-hmm"!
[APPLAUSE AND LAUGHTER] Yes!
This is amazing. See? We are a family.
[LAUGHS] OK.
Also just flagging, we need
to talk about the key chains
in the gift shop.
But that can wait till later, my bride.
- Oh.
- Hey! Hey!
[LAUGHS]
[BELL CLANGS]