Chicago Med (2015) s10e21 Episode Script
Baby Mine...
1
I'm doing some initial blood work
to see if I could maybe be
Lizzie's surrogate.
You don't owe her this level
of personal sacrifice.
Look, I didn't ask for your analysis.
So if you're not gonna be
supportive, stay out of it.
I have a habit
of taking things too fast.
I don't wanna rush you.
Dr. Hayes used his hand
to move down my body.
I couldn't even speak.
- I will have to report this.
- No.
I don't want this
to jeopardize my residency.
I can't afford that.
Flog your dear old mother.
I can take it.
You grind the weaklings down to a nub
until one day
they can't take it anymore.
I loved your father.
Yeah, until there was nothing left.
Mom? Mom!
She's not breathing.
Code Blue! Code Blue!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Yeah. Thanks.
John. Hey.
Looks like you got your hands full, man.
What's up, Nate?
[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
There was a gas leak
near Nate's day care,
and Lynne's halfway across
the state visiting a friend,
and I'm the emergency contact, aren't I?
So I need to keep an eye on him
until she gets back.
Now, theoretically, he is due for a nap,
but the second he's not being held,
he, uh he starts to cry.
My patient list is getting
pretty backed up.
Any chance you could
you could take him
and get him to sleep?
Well, how do you expect me
to do that, Rip?
I don't know. You're a kid doctor.
Aren't there tricks?
I'm a pediatrician, Rip, not a magician.
And, well, look,
I just got some labs back.
I need to see a patient myself.
So good luck.
See you, buddy.
Okay.
Trini.
You know we literally just won
a major labor action about
nurses doing too much, right?
Yes, yes.
And I I hear that. But counterpoint:
cute baby.
Hand him over.
Thank you. You're the best.
You owe me one.
There you go.
So you asked.
Then what happened?
I told her she should be
excited to go with me
because this is
an important part of my story,
my "dark night of the soul" moment.
"Dark night of the soul" moment?
It's the part of the movie
where the heroes are at their lowest,
right before they rise from the ashes
and the miracle happens.
So what did this girl say?
She looked confused
and said she already had
a date for the dance.
Boo.
[SIGHS]
[COUGHING]
We're good, we're good.
Here we go.
Let's take this off right here.
[COUGHING] She was pretty
out of my league anyway.
Okay, here.
Yeah.
- There.
- [BREATHING DEEPLY]
Save your breath. Save your breath.
Though I don't agree with you.
She can't be out of your league.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Hey, can I borrow you two for a minute?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, of course.
What's up? Is something wrong?
We got the repeat
lactic acid level back,
and unfortunately, it is higher.
Okay, Noah's pneumonia is getting worse.
If the infection continues to progress,
he's headed towards respiratory failure.
He's literally at the top
of the transplant list,
so we just need to buy a little time.
I know, and this is why I think
we should consider intubation
as an option.
No way. Noah hates it.
That may be so.
But his level of discomfort right now
But it's not just that.
It's just, every time
we've put him on a machine,
he comes back a little weaker.
And one of these times
when we put him to sleep,
we're worried he'll never wake up.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Come in.
Ah, Dr. Howard.
Please, have a seat.
Thanks for coming.
Uh, I wanted to talk to you
about what happened with Dr. Hayes.
Yes, Dr. Lenox filled me in.
First, I am so sorry
you had to go through that,
and know that Dr. Lenox and I
are here for you.
Oh.
Thank you.
I had to inform Human Resources.
They're going to investigate.
[SIGHS]
They will wanna speak to you.
And they'll speak to him.
Yes.
Sorry, this feels like it's
turning into this big deal.
Oh, Dr. Howard,
this is a big deal.
And in order for Dr. Hayes
to be held accountable,
we need to treat it that way.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Naomi, look, I know
this isn't what you wanted.
This is the exact opposite
of what I wanted.
I only told you about it
because I was trying to protect you.
Now I have to risk my career
with a "he said, she said" story
against a man who brings in more money
to this hospital than God.
- I didn't have a choice.
- You always have a choice.
Like how I chose to trust you.
I won't make that mistake again.
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Hey, I heard you were here.
I was surprised,
since the memorial's in five hours.
Trying to figure out
what to say, you know?
It's, uh, tricky.
Uh-huh.
What's all of this?
Oh, you know, it's
wanted to have some pictures of my mom
for people to look at,
you know, when they're walking
in the church.
I'm supposed to pick out five.
How do you encapsulate a life
in five photos?
What about this one of the two of you?
Yeah.
You know, you convince yourself
that just because somebody
hasn't been in your life,
it's not gonna hurt.
Except it's your mother, Daniel.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
- Whoa!
- Oh.
Sorry. Hey.
Sorry.
[SIGHS]
So I was wondering if, uh,
you might have seen any jackasses
who might need to apologize around here.
You know what? I just spotted one.
Yeah.
I met with the surrogacy
place this morning
for a psych evaluation and a physical.
They asked me about my addiction
and my romantic life,
neither of which make me seem
super stable.
Will you still be able to do it?
They said that they'd let me
know by the end of the day,
one way or another.
- Dr. Archer.
- Yeah.
- Need you in treatment 4.
- Right.
Well, I've got a feeling it'll work out.
Looks like you cut your knee, Mr. Lenox.
No, call me Kip.
You know, we lock up the good drugs.
Well, it was worth a shot.
[GROANS]
You are Dr. Lenox's
- Brother.
- Yeah.
Any chance that she's around?
She's off the floor.
But we will take care of you.
Don't worry.
So you wanna tell me what's
going on, what happened here?
Uh, nothing remotely cool.
I stepped off a sidewalk and fell.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
You noticed any drainage or pus?
I don't think so.
But you're Archer, right?
- Yeah.
- Didn't Caty take your job?
That's not exactly how I'd put it.
Believe it or not, I'm on your side.
No one feels your pain more than me.
She has been bossing me around
for almost 30 years.
So what, you got all of these
from falling off a sidewalk?
No.
Some are previous injuries.
From what?
[CHUCKLES] I've had a few falls lately.
My balance has just been a little off.
Mags, what's with
the Secret Service vibes?
There you are.
Got a girl coming in
via private ambulance.
I already got a call
from their head of security.
Head of security?
Yeah, patient's name is Alea Lancer.
- Daughter of Griffin Lancer?
- The tech billionaire.
- Here we go.
- Okay, then what have we got?
Alea Lancer, 17.
BPs are 92/56 and dropping.
She was cyanotic.
Pulse ox only 86 on room air.
Alea? Alea, can you hear me?
She's not answering.
What happened?
I went into her room
this morning to wake her up
and couldn't get any response from her.
She just was kind of listless.
Okay, on my count. One, two, three.
Thank you, ladies.
[TENSE MUSIC]
BP's 86/50.
She just finished her last
course of chemo a few days ago.
She's been battling leukemia
for the past two years.
But she's been doing so well until
[MONITOR BEEPING]
- All right, what's happening?
- Her heart's failing.
Let's bolus a liter of saline
and start a dopamine infusion.
I can't find a vein.
They've all collapsed
because of the chemo.
BP's 80/46.
- She's dropping.
- She's tachy.
Heart rate's 115.
Okay, set me up
with a subclavian crash line.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
♪
What's what's this?
They're ports for her chemo
and other treatments.
Should we use them?
I've never seen ports like this.
They're experimental.
72/40 now. [ALARM BLARING]
Give me an EZ-IO.
Wait, wait, wait.
What are you doing?
We have to do an IO line.
Drill into her bone marrow
to get the medication to her heart.
You want the lido?
No time.
[WHIRRING]
Got it.
Give me a dose of epi.
Then hang the dopamine and saline.
Epi's in.
BP's 82/50.
She's coming back.
Yeah.
[SIGHS]
Good girl.
We've managed to stabilize Alea,
but it's only temporary.
I don't understand.
The cancer treatment was working.
The cancer isn't causing this.
Her chemo was aggressive,
and it caused scarring
throughout her chest, which is
putting pressure on her heart.
Okay. So what is the plan?
Well, this is Dr. Morris,
one of our cardio
Pleasure to meet you, sir.
We're gonna try something
called decortication.
We'll surgically remove the scar tissue
encasing the heart
to relieve the pressure.
Is it risky?
It can be.
But it's the best option?
We believe so, yes.
All right. Make it happen.
[CHUCKLING]
It's crazy to be
standing with him in person.
Did you just call him "sir"?
Shut up.
"While the Lilly white
shall in Love delight,
nor a thorn nor a threat
stain her beauty bright."
Wordsworth, huh?
Always thought he was a bit of a hack.
Agreed, but the poem's by Blake.
Whoops.
[BOTH LAUGH]
You know, Frederick,
I was unpleasant to you at the hospital,
and that wasn't fair.
No, no, no, no.
The parent-child relationship,
it's sacred.
It attracts drastic measures.
Mm, that may be, but you kept your cool
and treated me better than I deserved.
Well, it delights me
to hear you say that.
But I've always been
a very grounded person,
and I could see you were just
looking out for your mom.
Well, something like that,
I guess, you know.
And besides, time is cruel.
And someday, sooner than
either of us would like,
we'll be the last two people left
who remember Margaret.
[SNIFFLES]
We've gotta stick together.
[CHUCKLES]
- Hi, Dad.
- Oh, boy.
[LAUGHTER]
- Hi.
- Hey.
Wait, wait, wait.
I thought that you couldn't
fly in till later tonight
because of finals.
Well, I had to move some stuff around,
but, you know, I didn't
wanna stress you out,
so I called Robin to pick me up.
- Oh.
- Easy.
Mm, yeah, super easy.
Everything okay?
What do you mean?
Don't do that Dad
"trying to find a problem" thing, okay?
We're just stressed from
the traffic on the way here.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Don't worry about it, Dad.
We are fine, okay?
- We'll see you.
- See you later.
Why do I feel like
I'm about to get bad news?
Because problems with
balance, tremors at your age
can be indicative of larger issues.
Dr. Archer is aware
of our family history.
That we have a 50/50 chance
of inheriting
a cruel and sudden death?
- Is that what this is?
- We don't know.
It could be
the prion disease presenting,
or it could be a number
of other things
multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis,
autoimmune issues.
Well, if that's all it is.
So what we need to do
is run a battery of tests,
figure out exactly what's going on.
And will the tests show
if I have what Mom had?
- Yes.
- Mm.
Then I'm not doing it.
This isn't a discussion, Kip.
You have to let us test you.
I don't have to do anything.
It's my choice.
Yes, but you could be risking your life.
Well, luckily, I made peace
with risk a long time ago.
Really?
Yeah. And that's for sure?
Okay, yeah.
I will, and we'll get back
to you in a few minutes.
Thank you.
What's up?
How's Noah?
Yeah, he's not so good.
His O2 sat keeps dropping.
Why?
Because he just got some good news.
Wait, he's getting new lungs?
Organ Donors of America called to say
that a pair of lungs is
gonna be available
in the next few hours.
But it is a little bit complicated.
How so?
The lungs are coming in from Omaha.
They have to finish removing them
and then helicopter them here.
It could be several hours
before they arrive,
and Noah's lung function
is going down fast.
You are saying you might need
to intubate him in the interim?
I think we may be past that.
He may have to go on ECMO.
That's like that machine
That puts oxygen into Noah's
blood outside of the body.
Normally, in considering
Noah's condition,
I'd recommend it immediately.
I feel like there's a "but."
Putting him on ECMO is a serious surgery
that carries its own risks.
Like what?
To be clear, ECMO is often a bridge
for transplant candidates.
That said, there are neurological risks,
such as stroke, blood clots.
More concerning for us
is taking into account
Noah's particular history,
there is a significant risk
of infection.
So saving his life could
cost him the new lungs?
It could.
So where does that leave him?
Well, for now, we are going
to put Noah on a BiPAP machine
and see how he holds up.
But we might have
a difficult choice to make very soon.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[MONITOR BEEPING]
Okay. Thank you. That'd be great.
All right.
[SIGHS]
- Hey.
- Hmm?
How's the Lancer surgery going?
I'm not sure. They're still working.
Any idea where the mom is
in this picture?
You haven't read his book?
Mm-mm.
His wife died
when Alea was six months old.
Also cancer.
Right before he made his first billion.
- Wow.
- Mm.
My God.
It's hard to imagine
having so much good luck
and so much bad luck in one lifetime.
Mm.
So I don't understand
the purpose of this meeting.
What specifically does
the board want to discuss?
They didn't say.
They just said they want
to go over the allegations
against Dr. Hayes.
Well, that seems a bit early,
given that HR's just started
their investigation.
Hello, Ms. Goodwin.
I'm sorry.
I thought you called this meeting
to discuss the allegations
against Dr. Hayes.
We did.
Then why is he here?
[TENSE MUSIC]
The board is looking into it.
But while they do,
Dr. Hayes will continue
to work at the hospital.
And because this is the first
accusation against him,
his privileges won't be revoked.
We need to escalate this.
Let's take it to a lawyer or the police.
Look, I know, and I agree
No, just stop.
I appreciate that you are
angry on my behalf,
but respectfully, I don't want
any more of your help.
Dr. Howard,
the reaction of the board
was unacceptable,
and my support for you
is not going anywhere,
but this train has left the station.
Ms. Goodwin is right.
There's always going to be obstacles
when a man in power is called to task.
So we need to find
a different way to fight.
Do we?
Because so far, your help has
only made things worse.
What's happening now is
exactly what I was scared of.
He gets off with a slap on the wrist,
and I get pushed into obscurity.
- You don't know that.
- Maybe.
But what I do know is that
whenever anyone looks at me,
the first thing they'll think of now is
what happened with Dr. Hayes.
Not what kind of doctor I am
or what kind of person.
- Dr. Howard
- Can I go now?
Of course.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[MONITOR BEEPING]
There's my girl.
How are you feeling, Alea?
My throat hurts.
But I can breathe a little better.
Oh, that's good. That's good.
You really scared me this morning.
I like to keep you on your toes.
Mission accomplished.
[COUGHING]
Rest is good.
Don't fight it.
Mr. Lancer?
Hmm?
Can we talk for a moment?
Mm-hmm.
It seems like she's doing better.
It's complicated.
We were able to remove
a significant amount of the scar tissue
from the chest cavity and the lungs,
which did reduce some
of the tension on her heart.
The scarring is more pervasive
than the initial CT suggested.
The thoracic fibrosis
is still extensive.
What does that mean?
It means that while
the surgery did help her heart,
the damage to the other organs
is severe.
Her condition is only gonna get worse.
So what are the other options?
Mr. Lancer, any attempt
we make to intervene
will send her into respiratory failure.
Now, we will continue to give
her pressors and oxygen,
and we will keep her comfortable.
But there's not much else we can do.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
I'm so sorry.
♪
Well, I don't accept that.
Uh, excuse me?
There's always a solution.
There's always a way around something.
Mr. Lancer, I wish there was.
You're not thinking creatively enough.
That's the problem.
Look, I understand
that this is difficult to hear,
but I assure you, as Alea's doctor
Well, maybe that's the issue.
Maybe I need to find a better doctor.
♪
Honey, I, um
I just wanna say that I know how hard
it must be for you to be here,
given the way my mom treated you.
And I just
I just really appreciate it.
Dad
I'm fine, okay?
Was Grandma racist? Yes.
But she apologized for it
basically every time she called.
She called you?
You didn't know that?
No.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Yeah, well, I was confused
about it, too,
the first time I answered.
I figured she was just trying
to make herself feel better.
But then she kept calling
every couple months.
Well, I mean, what did you
what'd you talk about?
Nothing, really.
She would just ask how I was doing,
kind of check in.
It was never really a long conversation
and honestly a little awkward.
But she'd remember
what I told her, and
it seemed like she actually cared.
Huh.
♪
You're Dr. Howard.
I'm Brittany.
I'm a nurse in orthopedics.
Have we met?
No. No.
I, um
I just heard through the grapevine
about your accusation against Dr. Hayes.
[SIGHS]
Yeah, I really don't wanna talk
about it.
Yeah. Yeah.
Of course. I'm sorry.
It's just that I understand
how you feel.
Exactly how you feel.
Oh.
I'm so sorry you had to go through that.
You too.
I decided not to say anything.
I told myself it was a smart move.
But if I had been braver,
maybe you wouldn't be
in the situation that you're in.
Oh, no, no. Don't say that, please.
This is not your fault.
And even if you had said something,
it wouldn't have mattered.
He's gonna get away with it.
You know, I don't think that's true.
I mean, even if Hayes doesn't
get what's coming to him,
everybody's watching now.
And that next young woman,
maybe she'll be spared.
So, um
I guess I just wanted to say thank you.
For doing what I couldn't.
♪
[ALARM BLARING]
O2 is at 76.
And what's the BiPAP level?
30 centimeters and maxed out.
Is he okay?
I think we need to put him on ECMO now.
Okay, whatever you have to do, let's
please, please help him.
Dad, no, please.
He doesn't wanna risk
not being able to get the transplant.
If I don't get the new lungs,
I die anyway.
What's the point?
[SIGHS] Can we can we wait?
We can, but not without serious risks.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Dark night of the soul,
right before the miracle.
♪
[COUGHING]
Okay, no ECMO.
But let's get him up into
pre-op for the transplant now.
He needs to be ready the second
those lungs land, all right?
- Go.
- On it.
Why do I keep seeing everyone
carrying a baby around?
Your discharge paperwork is done.
You're free to go.
[SCOFFS]
Caty, come on. Don't be like that.
I'm not being like anything.
Oh, really?
Because it feels like
you're punishing me
for holding up my end
of the deal we both made.
When you were a kid.
Which I'm not anymore.
Which means that you don't
get to decide what I do.
Really?
Because you sleep on my couch,
eat my food, ask for money.
Which I won't do anymore.
I'll just go away. I won't bother you.
Yeah. I've heard that before.
Oh, wait, Caty.
I knew you couldn't resist my couch.
- What's wrong?
- I can't stand up.
[GROANS]
I-I-I can't move my legs.
Okay. Whoa, whoa. Here.
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I heard your kid's lungs came through.
Yeah, he's getting prepped as we speak.
Nice.
What's going on with your patient
and the party in her room?
We told Griffin there wasn't much
we could do for his daughter.
And now he wants a second opinion.
2nd, 3rd, 56th.
He's bringing in
every heavy hitter in Chicago.
I mean, I can't say I blame the guy.
Doctor told me my kid was dying,
you better believe I'd be looking
for someone to disagree too.
Well, good for you
for taking the high road.
Yeah, well, the medicine's the medicine.
He can talk to whoever he wants to.
Eventually, he's gonna
have to accept it.
Hey. How's your brother?
IV Decadron seems to be helping.
A little feeling has
returned to his legs.
Well, that's good,
even if it's a stopgap.
Now, if you can get him to test
I've talked to him. He won't do it.
Well, he's emotional, understandably.
It's not just that.
Well, maybe you could say to him
I can't, okay?
He won't listen to me.
I'm somehow making
everything worse, so
I need a minute. Can you
Yeah, of course. Sure, sure.
I'm usually better at reading people.
Normally, I'd know right away
if someone was a complete bastard.
It's amazing.
For someone who prides
themselves on being analytical,
you jump right to conclusions.
Her story doesn't even make sense.
Naomi has no reason to lie.
And the story she told me,
the way you
it's true.
Speaking candidly,
I have never needed to resort
to that kind of thing.
I can have any woman I want.
You couldn't have me.
I had you from the moment we met.
You just needed
to feel like it was hard.
You just needed to feel
the push and the pull.
Naomi misread a situation.
[SIGHS] That's unfortunate.
You arrogant prick.
It seems like you just need
somebody to yell at.
But it is not gonna go well for you
if you keep pushing this narrative.
[TENSE MUSIC]
I think you've misread the situation.
Oh? How so?
What, you think you're safe from me
because I follow the rules
and you don't?
Because I'm pragmatic?
I care about my future?
Maybe I don't.
Maybe I'll light myself on fire
just to watch you burn with me.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
It was nice running into you.
♪
My mother and I had
a complicated relationship.
When I was young,
she was my whole world.
And I just remember
wanting to be closer to her.
But as I got older, I started to notice
how different we were.
Then something changed between us,
and we weren't in
each other's lives for a while.
But I'm happy to report,
recently, we reconnected,
and we began the process of healing.
You know what?
Uh, that's not quite true.
Uh
the truth is, is that I spent
my entire life
running away from my mother
because I was terrified
of turning into her.
And what stinks
about not talking to somebody
for 30 years is that,
you know, people can change,
and you wouldn't have a clue.
I always wanted to have that
last conversation with my mom,
you know?
The one where you are honest
with each other
and, um, maybe start
to forgive each other.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
And I did have a last
conversation with my mom,
but it sure wasn't that one.
I'd give anything to change that.
Mom, I'm so sorry if I hurt you.
And I hope you can forgive me.
And I also wanna say
[VOICE BREAKING] That I love you.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
Because love between
a parent and a child,
it goes beyond
any one moment or decision.
It goes beyond anything.
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
Finally got him down.
Yeah.
Only took all shift.
Oh, well, Mitchell Ripley
is nothing if not persistent.
[CHUCKLES]
He looks so happy.
Yeah, except I'm terrified to move,
and I've lost all feeling
in my left arm.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
You know, I heard you get used to it.
Sorry, gotta take this.
Yeah. Yeah.
Hi, this is Hannah.
Hi, this is Dr. Tessen from
Chicago Reproductive Health.
Hi, Dr. Tessen.
I will get right to it.
I'm very sorry to say
we cannot approve you
as a surrogate at this time.
Is this because of what
I said at my psych eval?
Addiction, as I'm sure
you're aware, is complicated.
It's not the psych eval.
Wait, what do you mean?
It's not the psych eval
that's preventing you
from being a surrogate.
It's something we found
when we ran your labs.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
That was very brave, my friend.
Well, whatever it was,
I really appreciate your being here.
Where else would I be?
[CHUCKLES]
And I'm sorry
it's under these circumstances,
but it is so good to see your faces.
We'll have to plan
a proper catch-up later.
- Yes.
- Yeah.
All right.
It means everything
that you're here, Sharon.
- Everything.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
- Excuse me.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Sharon.
Hey, Peter. What's going on?
Half of the board has
called or texted me
in the last ten minutes.
That is because they're being
contacted by the "Tribune"
asking them to comment
on the accusations
against Nicholas Hayes.
The paper?
Do they know about Dr. Howard?
No, no, no. It's not just her.
Someone found multiple women
to come forward
who were also harassed by Hayes.
Wow. Well, they'll be
forced to suspend him now.
Yeah, I would expect so.
And the board, as you can imagine,
are not happy.
Sharon, do you know who did this?
I mean, who leaked the story?
Do you think I'd tell you if I did?
[MONITOR BEEPING]
There we go.
I know this may seem
like a big production,
but we've got you.
[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]
♪
I'm gonna go and check
with your surgeon,
see if we'll be getting close.
I'm sorry. What's the holdup?
The surgery's been canceled.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]
♪
Let's do it.
Hey, what's going on?
I heard there's a problem
with the lungs.
What? No.
Lungs are fine. Transport went great.
Then why did we have to pull
Noah Macron out of the OR?
These lungs aren't going to
a Noah Macron.
Wait, I don't understand.
Who are they going to?
Alea Lancer.
♪
All right, I'm gonna go
put this in the car,
and we can head out.
- This is Anna's, right?
- Yeah.
Hey, Dad.
You guys said when you came in,
the traffic was bad
coming in from the airport?
I guess. Why are you asking?
Well, because your luggage tags say
that you flew in to Chicago
four weeks ago.
You've been here the whole time?
Um, it's kind of complicated.
What's complicated?
I didn't wanna tell you
right away, okay?
Tell me what?
Tell me what, honey?
That I dropped out of Stanford.
Okay?
I dropped out.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Why are you packing up?
Hayes is suspended.
You don't need to go anywhere.
I need a fresh start, new department,
maybe a new hospital.
You know, I feel terrible
about how this all unfolded.
I actually spent most of today
thinking of ways to punish Hayes.
Come up with anything good?
I did.
But someone beat me to it,
someone with the composure and foresight
to speak to other victims
and convince them to go public,
then reach out to the "Tribune."
Someone smart and organized.
Do you know anyone like that?
Sometimes you just have to find
a different way to fight.
And I want you to know
I was trying to do the right thing.
I just wish you'd come to me first,
included me in the conversation.
You wanna feel
like you're in it together.
How you feeling?
Better.
Feeling is back in my legs.
Come here to yell at me again?
No.
I shouldn't have yelled at you before.
[SIGHS]
I'm not trying to be stubborn.
[SIGHS] I'm I'm just scared.
I know.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
I realize I've been thinking
about this the wrong way,
because I keep thinking
about it like it's a you thing.
[SCOFFS] What, me having
a disease isn't a me thing?
No, it's an us thing.
It always has been.
So we need a new pact.
- A new pact?
- Mm-hmm.
You get tested, I get tested.
[SIGHS] Are you sure?
I mean, if we can't keep
hiding from the truth,
we'll face it together.
Yeah.
Excuse me.
What did you do?
- Excuse me?
- I wanna know what you did.
What what happened?
- Did you know about this?
- Know about what?
Oh, he rigged the system somehow, okay?
He took the lungs
from my cystic fibrosis patient
and gave them to his own daughter.
What, did you bribe someone? Is that it?
- Relax.
- Hey! Do not touch us.
Easy, easy, easy, easy.
It's all right. It's all right.
I didn't bribe anyone, okay?
I acquired other opinions from doctors
who concluded that Alea was
an excellent candidate
for lung transplant.
Given that her case is
more dire, it took priority.
More dire.
But even with new lungs,
Alea's chances of survival
are extremely low.
[SIGHS]
There's a 12-year-old boy
that was waiting
for those lungs for months.
And you just signed his death warrant.
- I did what I had to do
- [SCOFFS]
To give my daughter a chance,
which is exactly what any
parent would do in my shoes.
What, would you rather have me
just sit and watch her die?
You shouldn't have that power, okay?
That's the problem here.
Maybe, but that's not my problem.
You, you said that the lung was
the most acute issue.
Now that we've dealt with that,
let's move on to the next obstacle.
No one wants your daughter
to die, Mr. Lancer,
and we will do everything
we can to help her.
But this? This isn't right.
So what do you want me to do?
That's my kid in there.
I can't lose her.
I won't.
Mr. Lancer, we're gonna fight this.
You do what you need to do.
And I'll do the same.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[PHONE VIBRATING]
♪
[EXHALES]
♪
I'm doing some initial blood work
to see if I could maybe be
Lizzie's surrogate.
You don't owe her this level
of personal sacrifice.
Look, I didn't ask for your analysis.
So if you're not gonna be
supportive, stay out of it.
I have a habit
of taking things too fast.
I don't wanna rush you.
Dr. Hayes used his hand
to move down my body.
I couldn't even speak.
- I will have to report this.
- No.
I don't want this
to jeopardize my residency.
I can't afford that.
Flog your dear old mother.
I can take it.
You grind the weaklings down to a nub
until one day
they can't take it anymore.
I loved your father.
Yeah, until there was nothing left.
Mom? Mom!
She's not breathing.
Code Blue! Code Blue!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Yeah. Thanks.
John. Hey.
Looks like you got your hands full, man.
What's up, Nate?
[CHUCKLES] Yeah.
There was a gas leak
near Nate's day care,
and Lynne's halfway across
the state visiting a friend,
and I'm the emergency contact, aren't I?
So I need to keep an eye on him
until she gets back.
Now, theoretically, he is due for a nap,
but the second he's not being held,
he, uh he starts to cry.
My patient list is getting
pretty backed up.
Any chance you could
you could take him
and get him to sleep?
Well, how do you expect me
to do that, Rip?
I don't know. You're a kid doctor.
Aren't there tricks?
I'm a pediatrician, Rip, not a magician.
And, well, look,
I just got some labs back.
I need to see a patient myself.
So good luck.
See you, buddy.
Okay.
Trini.
You know we literally just won
a major labor action about
nurses doing too much, right?
Yes, yes.
And I I hear that. But counterpoint:
cute baby.
Hand him over.
Thank you. You're the best.
You owe me one.
There you go.
So you asked.
Then what happened?
I told her she should be
excited to go with me
because this is
an important part of my story,
my "dark night of the soul" moment.
"Dark night of the soul" moment?
It's the part of the movie
where the heroes are at their lowest,
right before they rise from the ashes
and the miracle happens.
So what did this girl say?
She looked confused
and said she already had
a date for the dance.
Boo.
[SIGHS]
[COUGHING]
We're good, we're good.
Here we go.
Let's take this off right here.
[COUGHING] She was pretty
out of my league anyway.
Okay, here.
Yeah.
- There.
- [BREATHING DEEPLY]
Save your breath. Save your breath.
Though I don't agree with you.
She can't be out of your league.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Hey, can I borrow you two for a minute?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, of course.
What's up? Is something wrong?
We got the repeat
lactic acid level back,
and unfortunately, it is higher.
Okay, Noah's pneumonia is getting worse.
If the infection continues to progress,
he's headed towards respiratory failure.
He's literally at the top
of the transplant list,
so we just need to buy a little time.
I know, and this is why I think
we should consider intubation
as an option.
No way. Noah hates it.
That may be so.
But his level of discomfort right now
But it's not just that.
It's just, every time
we've put him on a machine,
he comes back a little weaker.
And one of these times
when we put him to sleep,
we're worried he'll never wake up.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Come in.
Ah, Dr. Howard.
Please, have a seat.
Thanks for coming.
Uh, I wanted to talk to you
about what happened with Dr. Hayes.
Yes, Dr. Lenox filled me in.
First, I am so sorry
you had to go through that,
and know that Dr. Lenox and I
are here for you.
Oh.
Thank you.
I had to inform Human Resources.
They're going to investigate.
[SIGHS]
They will wanna speak to you.
And they'll speak to him.
Yes.
Sorry, this feels like it's
turning into this big deal.
Oh, Dr. Howard,
this is a big deal.
And in order for Dr. Hayes
to be held accountable,
we need to treat it that way.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Naomi, look, I know
this isn't what you wanted.
This is the exact opposite
of what I wanted.
I only told you about it
because I was trying to protect you.
Now I have to risk my career
with a "he said, she said" story
against a man who brings in more money
to this hospital than God.
- I didn't have a choice.
- You always have a choice.
Like how I chose to trust you.
I won't make that mistake again.
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Hey, I heard you were here.
I was surprised,
since the memorial's in five hours.
Trying to figure out
what to say, you know?
It's, uh, tricky.
Uh-huh.
What's all of this?
Oh, you know, it's
wanted to have some pictures of my mom
for people to look at,
you know, when they're walking
in the church.
I'm supposed to pick out five.
How do you encapsulate a life
in five photos?
What about this one of the two of you?
Yeah.
You know, you convince yourself
that just because somebody
hasn't been in your life,
it's not gonna hurt.
Except it's your mother, Daniel.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
- Whoa!
- Oh.
Sorry. Hey.
Sorry.
[SIGHS]
So I was wondering if, uh,
you might have seen any jackasses
who might need to apologize around here.
You know what? I just spotted one.
Yeah.
I met with the surrogacy
place this morning
for a psych evaluation and a physical.
They asked me about my addiction
and my romantic life,
neither of which make me seem
super stable.
Will you still be able to do it?
They said that they'd let me
know by the end of the day,
one way or another.
- Dr. Archer.
- Yeah.
- Need you in treatment 4.
- Right.
Well, I've got a feeling it'll work out.
Looks like you cut your knee, Mr. Lenox.
No, call me Kip.
You know, we lock up the good drugs.
Well, it was worth a shot.
[GROANS]
You are Dr. Lenox's
- Brother.
- Yeah.
Any chance that she's around?
She's off the floor.
But we will take care of you.
Don't worry.
So you wanna tell me what's
going on, what happened here?
Uh, nothing remotely cool.
I stepped off a sidewalk and fell.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
You noticed any drainage or pus?
I don't think so.
But you're Archer, right?
- Yeah.
- Didn't Caty take your job?
That's not exactly how I'd put it.
Believe it or not, I'm on your side.
No one feels your pain more than me.
She has been bossing me around
for almost 30 years.
So what, you got all of these
from falling off a sidewalk?
No.
Some are previous injuries.
From what?
[CHUCKLES] I've had a few falls lately.
My balance has just been a little off.
Mags, what's with
the Secret Service vibes?
There you are.
Got a girl coming in
via private ambulance.
I already got a call
from their head of security.
Head of security?
Yeah, patient's name is Alea Lancer.
- Daughter of Griffin Lancer?
- The tech billionaire.
- Here we go.
- Okay, then what have we got?
Alea Lancer, 17.
BPs are 92/56 and dropping.
She was cyanotic.
Pulse ox only 86 on room air.
Alea? Alea, can you hear me?
She's not answering.
What happened?
I went into her room
this morning to wake her up
and couldn't get any response from her.
She just was kind of listless.
Okay, on my count. One, two, three.
Thank you, ladies.
[TENSE MUSIC]
BP's 86/50.
She just finished her last
course of chemo a few days ago.
She's been battling leukemia
for the past two years.
But she's been doing so well until
[MONITOR BEEPING]
- All right, what's happening?
- Her heart's failing.
Let's bolus a liter of saline
and start a dopamine infusion.
I can't find a vein.
They've all collapsed
because of the chemo.
BP's 80/46.
- She's dropping.
- She's tachy.
Heart rate's 115.
Okay, set me up
with a subclavian crash line.
[MONITOR BEEPING]
♪
What's what's this?
They're ports for her chemo
and other treatments.
Should we use them?
I've never seen ports like this.
They're experimental.
72/40 now. [ALARM BLARING]
Give me an EZ-IO.
Wait, wait, wait.
What are you doing?
We have to do an IO line.
Drill into her bone marrow
to get the medication to her heart.
You want the lido?
No time.
[WHIRRING]
Got it.
Give me a dose of epi.
Then hang the dopamine and saline.
Epi's in.
BP's 82/50.
She's coming back.
Yeah.
[SIGHS]
Good girl.
We've managed to stabilize Alea,
but it's only temporary.
I don't understand.
The cancer treatment was working.
The cancer isn't causing this.
Her chemo was aggressive,
and it caused scarring
throughout her chest, which is
putting pressure on her heart.
Okay. So what is the plan?
Well, this is Dr. Morris,
one of our cardio
Pleasure to meet you, sir.
We're gonna try something
called decortication.
We'll surgically remove the scar tissue
encasing the heart
to relieve the pressure.
Is it risky?
It can be.
But it's the best option?
We believe so, yes.
All right. Make it happen.
[CHUCKLING]
It's crazy to be
standing with him in person.
Did you just call him "sir"?
Shut up.
"While the Lilly white
shall in Love delight,
nor a thorn nor a threat
stain her beauty bright."
Wordsworth, huh?
Always thought he was a bit of a hack.
Agreed, but the poem's by Blake.
Whoops.
[BOTH LAUGH]
You know, Frederick,
I was unpleasant to you at the hospital,
and that wasn't fair.
No, no, no, no.
The parent-child relationship,
it's sacred.
It attracts drastic measures.
Mm, that may be, but you kept your cool
and treated me better than I deserved.
Well, it delights me
to hear you say that.
But I've always been
a very grounded person,
and I could see you were just
looking out for your mom.
Well, something like that,
I guess, you know.
And besides, time is cruel.
And someday, sooner than
either of us would like,
we'll be the last two people left
who remember Margaret.
[SNIFFLES]
We've gotta stick together.
[CHUCKLES]
- Hi, Dad.
- Oh, boy.
[LAUGHTER]
- Hi.
- Hey.
Wait, wait, wait.
I thought that you couldn't
fly in till later tonight
because of finals.
Well, I had to move some stuff around,
but, you know, I didn't
wanna stress you out,
so I called Robin to pick me up.
- Oh.
- Easy.
Mm, yeah, super easy.
Everything okay?
What do you mean?
Don't do that Dad
"trying to find a problem" thing, okay?
We're just stressed from
the traffic on the way here.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Don't worry about it, Dad.
We are fine, okay?
- We'll see you.
- See you later.
Why do I feel like
I'm about to get bad news?
Because problems with
balance, tremors at your age
can be indicative of larger issues.
Dr. Archer is aware
of our family history.
That we have a 50/50 chance
of inheriting
a cruel and sudden death?
- Is that what this is?
- We don't know.
It could be
the prion disease presenting,
or it could be a number
of other things
multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis,
autoimmune issues.
Well, if that's all it is.
So what we need to do
is run a battery of tests,
figure out exactly what's going on.
And will the tests show
if I have what Mom had?
- Yes.
- Mm.
Then I'm not doing it.
This isn't a discussion, Kip.
You have to let us test you.
I don't have to do anything.
It's my choice.
Yes, but you could be risking your life.
Well, luckily, I made peace
with risk a long time ago.
Really?
Yeah. And that's for sure?
Okay, yeah.
I will, and we'll get back
to you in a few minutes.
Thank you.
What's up?
How's Noah?
Yeah, he's not so good.
His O2 sat keeps dropping.
Why?
Because he just got some good news.
Wait, he's getting new lungs?
Organ Donors of America called to say
that a pair of lungs is
gonna be available
in the next few hours.
But it is a little bit complicated.
How so?
The lungs are coming in from Omaha.
They have to finish removing them
and then helicopter them here.
It could be several hours
before they arrive,
and Noah's lung function
is going down fast.
You are saying you might need
to intubate him in the interim?
I think we may be past that.
He may have to go on ECMO.
That's like that machine
That puts oxygen into Noah's
blood outside of the body.
Normally, in considering
Noah's condition,
I'd recommend it immediately.
I feel like there's a "but."
Putting him on ECMO is a serious surgery
that carries its own risks.
Like what?
To be clear, ECMO is often a bridge
for transplant candidates.
That said, there are neurological risks,
such as stroke, blood clots.
More concerning for us
is taking into account
Noah's particular history,
there is a significant risk
of infection.
So saving his life could
cost him the new lungs?
It could.
So where does that leave him?
Well, for now, we are going
to put Noah on a BiPAP machine
and see how he holds up.
But we might have
a difficult choice to make very soon.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[MONITOR BEEPING]
Okay. Thank you. That'd be great.
All right.
[SIGHS]
- Hey.
- Hmm?
How's the Lancer surgery going?
I'm not sure. They're still working.
Any idea where the mom is
in this picture?
You haven't read his book?
Mm-mm.
His wife died
when Alea was six months old.
Also cancer.
Right before he made his first billion.
- Wow.
- Mm.
My God.
It's hard to imagine
having so much good luck
and so much bad luck in one lifetime.
Mm.
So I don't understand
the purpose of this meeting.
What specifically does
the board want to discuss?
They didn't say.
They just said they want
to go over the allegations
against Dr. Hayes.
Well, that seems a bit early,
given that HR's just started
their investigation.
Hello, Ms. Goodwin.
I'm sorry.
I thought you called this meeting
to discuss the allegations
against Dr. Hayes.
We did.
Then why is he here?
[TENSE MUSIC]
The board is looking into it.
But while they do,
Dr. Hayes will continue
to work at the hospital.
And because this is the first
accusation against him,
his privileges won't be revoked.
We need to escalate this.
Let's take it to a lawyer or the police.
Look, I know, and I agree
No, just stop.
I appreciate that you are
angry on my behalf,
but respectfully, I don't want
any more of your help.
Dr. Howard,
the reaction of the board
was unacceptable,
and my support for you
is not going anywhere,
but this train has left the station.
Ms. Goodwin is right.
There's always going to be obstacles
when a man in power is called to task.
So we need to find
a different way to fight.
Do we?
Because so far, your help has
only made things worse.
What's happening now is
exactly what I was scared of.
He gets off with a slap on the wrist,
and I get pushed into obscurity.
- You don't know that.
- Maybe.
But what I do know is that
whenever anyone looks at me,
the first thing they'll think of now is
what happened with Dr. Hayes.
Not what kind of doctor I am
or what kind of person.
- Dr. Howard
- Can I go now?
Of course.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[MONITOR BEEPING]
There's my girl.
How are you feeling, Alea?
My throat hurts.
But I can breathe a little better.
Oh, that's good. That's good.
You really scared me this morning.
I like to keep you on your toes.
Mission accomplished.
[COUGHING]
Rest is good.
Don't fight it.
Mr. Lancer?
Hmm?
Can we talk for a moment?
Mm-hmm.
It seems like she's doing better.
It's complicated.
We were able to remove
a significant amount of the scar tissue
from the chest cavity and the lungs,
which did reduce some
of the tension on her heart.
The scarring is more pervasive
than the initial CT suggested.
The thoracic fibrosis
is still extensive.
What does that mean?
It means that while
the surgery did help her heart,
the damage to the other organs
is severe.
Her condition is only gonna get worse.
So what are the other options?
Mr. Lancer, any attempt
we make to intervene
will send her into respiratory failure.
Now, we will continue to give
her pressors and oxygen,
and we will keep her comfortable.
But there's not much else we can do.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
I'm so sorry.
♪
Well, I don't accept that.
Uh, excuse me?
There's always a solution.
There's always a way around something.
Mr. Lancer, I wish there was.
You're not thinking creatively enough.
That's the problem.
Look, I understand
that this is difficult to hear,
but I assure you, as Alea's doctor
Well, maybe that's the issue.
Maybe I need to find a better doctor.
♪
Honey, I, um
I just wanna say that I know how hard
it must be for you to be here,
given the way my mom treated you.
And I just
I just really appreciate it.
Dad
I'm fine, okay?
Was Grandma racist? Yes.
But she apologized for it
basically every time she called.
She called you?
You didn't know that?
No.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Yeah, well, I was confused
about it, too,
the first time I answered.
I figured she was just trying
to make herself feel better.
But then she kept calling
every couple months.
Well, I mean, what did you
what'd you talk about?
Nothing, really.
She would just ask how I was doing,
kind of check in.
It was never really a long conversation
and honestly a little awkward.
But she'd remember
what I told her, and
it seemed like she actually cared.
Huh.
♪
You're Dr. Howard.
I'm Brittany.
I'm a nurse in orthopedics.
Have we met?
No. No.
I, um
I just heard through the grapevine
about your accusation against Dr. Hayes.
[SIGHS]
Yeah, I really don't wanna talk
about it.
Yeah. Yeah.
Of course. I'm sorry.
It's just that I understand
how you feel.
Exactly how you feel.
Oh.
I'm so sorry you had to go through that.
You too.
I decided not to say anything.
I told myself it was a smart move.
But if I had been braver,
maybe you wouldn't be
in the situation that you're in.
Oh, no, no. Don't say that, please.
This is not your fault.
And even if you had said something,
it wouldn't have mattered.
He's gonna get away with it.
You know, I don't think that's true.
I mean, even if Hayes doesn't
get what's coming to him,
everybody's watching now.
And that next young woman,
maybe she'll be spared.
So, um
I guess I just wanted to say thank you.
For doing what I couldn't.
♪
[ALARM BLARING]
O2 is at 76.
And what's the BiPAP level?
30 centimeters and maxed out.
Is he okay?
I think we need to put him on ECMO now.
Okay, whatever you have to do, let's
please, please help him.
Dad, no, please.
He doesn't wanna risk
not being able to get the transplant.
If I don't get the new lungs,
I die anyway.
What's the point?
[SIGHS] Can we can we wait?
We can, but not without serious risks.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Dark night of the soul,
right before the miracle.
♪
[COUGHING]
Okay, no ECMO.
But let's get him up into
pre-op for the transplant now.
He needs to be ready the second
those lungs land, all right?
- Go.
- On it.
Why do I keep seeing everyone
carrying a baby around?
Your discharge paperwork is done.
You're free to go.
[SCOFFS]
Caty, come on. Don't be like that.
I'm not being like anything.
Oh, really?
Because it feels like
you're punishing me
for holding up my end
of the deal we both made.
When you were a kid.
Which I'm not anymore.
Which means that you don't
get to decide what I do.
Really?
Because you sleep on my couch,
eat my food, ask for money.
Which I won't do anymore.
I'll just go away. I won't bother you.
Yeah. I've heard that before.
Oh, wait, Caty.
I knew you couldn't resist my couch.
- What's wrong?
- I can't stand up.
[GROANS]
I-I-I can't move my legs.
Okay. Whoa, whoa. Here.
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I heard your kid's lungs came through.
Yeah, he's getting prepped as we speak.
Nice.
What's going on with your patient
and the party in her room?
We told Griffin there wasn't much
we could do for his daughter.
And now he wants a second opinion.
2nd, 3rd, 56th.
He's bringing in
every heavy hitter in Chicago.
I mean, I can't say I blame the guy.
Doctor told me my kid was dying,
you better believe I'd be looking
for someone to disagree too.
Well, good for you
for taking the high road.
Yeah, well, the medicine's the medicine.
He can talk to whoever he wants to.
Eventually, he's gonna
have to accept it.
Hey. How's your brother?
IV Decadron seems to be helping.
A little feeling has
returned to his legs.
Well, that's good,
even if it's a stopgap.
Now, if you can get him to test
I've talked to him. He won't do it.
Well, he's emotional, understandably.
It's not just that.
Well, maybe you could say to him
I can't, okay?
He won't listen to me.
I'm somehow making
everything worse, so
I need a minute. Can you
Yeah, of course. Sure, sure.
I'm usually better at reading people.
Normally, I'd know right away
if someone was a complete bastard.
It's amazing.
For someone who prides
themselves on being analytical,
you jump right to conclusions.
Her story doesn't even make sense.
Naomi has no reason to lie.
And the story she told me,
the way you
it's true.
Speaking candidly,
I have never needed to resort
to that kind of thing.
I can have any woman I want.
You couldn't have me.
I had you from the moment we met.
You just needed
to feel like it was hard.
You just needed to feel
the push and the pull.
Naomi misread a situation.
[SIGHS] That's unfortunate.
You arrogant prick.
It seems like you just need
somebody to yell at.
But it is not gonna go well for you
if you keep pushing this narrative.
[TENSE MUSIC]
I think you've misread the situation.
Oh? How so?
What, you think you're safe from me
because I follow the rules
and you don't?
Because I'm pragmatic?
I care about my future?
Maybe I don't.
Maybe I'll light myself on fire
just to watch you burn with me.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
It was nice running into you.
♪
My mother and I had
a complicated relationship.
When I was young,
she was my whole world.
And I just remember
wanting to be closer to her.
But as I got older, I started to notice
how different we were.
Then something changed between us,
and we weren't in
each other's lives for a while.
But I'm happy to report,
recently, we reconnected,
and we began the process of healing.
You know what?
Uh, that's not quite true.
Uh
the truth is, is that I spent
my entire life
running away from my mother
because I was terrified
of turning into her.
And what stinks
about not talking to somebody
for 30 years is that,
you know, people can change,
and you wouldn't have a clue.
I always wanted to have that
last conversation with my mom,
you know?
The one where you are honest
with each other
and, um, maybe start
to forgive each other.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
And I did have a last
conversation with my mom,
but it sure wasn't that one.
I'd give anything to change that.
Mom, I'm so sorry if I hurt you.
And I hope you can forgive me.
And I also wanna say
[VOICE BREAKING] That I love you.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
Because love between
a parent and a child,
it goes beyond
any one moment or decision.
It goes beyond anything.
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
Finally got him down.
Yeah.
Only took all shift.
Oh, well, Mitchell Ripley
is nothing if not persistent.
[CHUCKLES]
He looks so happy.
Yeah, except I'm terrified to move,
and I've lost all feeling
in my left arm.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
You know, I heard you get used to it.
Sorry, gotta take this.
Yeah. Yeah.
Hi, this is Hannah.
Hi, this is Dr. Tessen from
Chicago Reproductive Health.
Hi, Dr. Tessen.
I will get right to it.
I'm very sorry to say
we cannot approve you
as a surrogate at this time.
Is this because of what
I said at my psych eval?
Addiction, as I'm sure
you're aware, is complicated.
It's not the psych eval.
Wait, what do you mean?
It's not the psych eval
that's preventing you
from being a surrogate.
It's something we found
when we ran your labs.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
That was very brave, my friend.
Well, whatever it was,
I really appreciate your being here.
Where else would I be?
[CHUCKLES]
And I'm sorry
it's under these circumstances,
but it is so good to see your faces.
We'll have to plan
a proper catch-up later.
- Yes.
- Yeah.
All right.
It means everything
that you're here, Sharon.
- Everything.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
- Excuse me.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Sharon.
Hey, Peter. What's going on?
Half of the board has
called or texted me
in the last ten minutes.
That is because they're being
contacted by the "Tribune"
asking them to comment
on the accusations
against Nicholas Hayes.
The paper?
Do they know about Dr. Howard?
No, no, no. It's not just her.
Someone found multiple women
to come forward
who were also harassed by Hayes.
Wow. Well, they'll be
forced to suspend him now.
Yeah, I would expect so.
And the board, as you can imagine,
are not happy.
Sharon, do you know who did this?
I mean, who leaked the story?
Do you think I'd tell you if I did?
[MONITOR BEEPING]
There we go.
I know this may seem
like a big production,
but we've got you.
[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]
♪
I'm gonna go and check
with your surgeon,
see if we'll be getting close.
I'm sorry. What's the holdup?
The surgery's been canceled.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]
♪
Let's do it.
Hey, what's going on?
I heard there's a problem
with the lungs.
What? No.
Lungs are fine. Transport went great.
Then why did we have to pull
Noah Macron out of the OR?
These lungs aren't going to
a Noah Macron.
Wait, I don't understand.
Who are they going to?
Alea Lancer.
♪
All right, I'm gonna go
put this in the car,
and we can head out.
- This is Anna's, right?
- Yeah.
Hey, Dad.
You guys said when you came in,
the traffic was bad
coming in from the airport?
I guess. Why are you asking?
Well, because your luggage tags say
that you flew in to Chicago
four weeks ago.
You've been here the whole time?
Um, it's kind of complicated.
What's complicated?
I didn't wanna tell you
right away, okay?
Tell me what?
Tell me what, honey?
That I dropped out of Stanford.
Okay?
I dropped out.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Why are you packing up?
Hayes is suspended.
You don't need to go anywhere.
I need a fresh start, new department,
maybe a new hospital.
You know, I feel terrible
about how this all unfolded.
I actually spent most of today
thinking of ways to punish Hayes.
Come up with anything good?
I did.
But someone beat me to it,
someone with the composure and foresight
to speak to other victims
and convince them to go public,
then reach out to the "Tribune."
Someone smart and organized.
Do you know anyone like that?
Sometimes you just have to find
a different way to fight.
And I want you to know
I was trying to do the right thing.
I just wish you'd come to me first,
included me in the conversation.
You wanna feel
like you're in it together.
How you feeling?
Better.
Feeling is back in my legs.
Come here to yell at me again?
No.
I shouldn't have yelled at you before.
[SIGHS]
I'm not trying to be stubborn.
[SIGHS] I'm I'm just scared.
I know.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
I realize I've been thinking
about this the wrong way,
because I keep thinking
about it like it's a you thing.
[SCOFFS] What, me having
a disease isn't a me thing?
No, it's an us thing.
It always has been.
So we need a new pact.
- A new pact?
- Mm-hmm.
You get tested, I get tested.
[SIGHS] Are you sure?
I mean, if we can't keep
hiding from the truth,
we'll face it together.
Yeah.
Excuse me.
What did you do?
- Excuse me?
- I wanna know what you did.
What what happened?
- Did you know about this?
- Know about what?
Oh, he rigged the system somehow, okay?
He took the lungs
from my cystic fibrosis patient
and gave them to his own daughter.
What, did you bribe someone? Is that it?
- Relax.
- Hey! Do not touch us.
Easy, easy, easy, easy.
It's all right. It's all right.
I didn't bribe anyone, okay?
I acquired other opinions from doctors
who concluded that Alea was
an excellent candidate
for lung transplant.
Given that her case is
more dire, it took priority.
More dire.
But even with new lungs,
Alea's chances of survival
are extremely low.
[SIGHS]
There's a 12-year-old boy
that was waiting
for those lungs for months.
And you just signed his death warrant.
- I did what I had to do
- [SCOFFS]
To give my daughter a chance,
which is exactly what any
parent would do in my shoes.
What, would you rather have me
just sit and watch her die?
You shouldn't have that power, okay?
That's the problem here.
Maybe, but that's not my problem.
You, you said that the lung was
the most acute issue.
Now that we've dealt with that,
let's move on to the next obstacle.
No one wants your daughter
to die, Mr. Lancer,
and we will do everything
we can to help her.
But this? This isn't right.
So what do you want me to do?
That's my kid in there.
I can't lose her.
I won't.
Mr. Lancer, we're gonna fight this.
You do what you need to do.
And I'll do the same.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[PHONE VIBRATING]
♪
[EXHALES]
♪