Chicago Med (2015) s11e09 Episode Script
Blindsided
1
You said you were
having trouble sleeping.
I brought you something
from the doctor's, which I hope helps.
It's a girl.
I hope that she turns out
to be just like her mother.
When you are a teen
superstar on a hit TV show,
there tends to be a lot of people
who want things from you.
It's well in the past now.
I've moved on.
What happened yesterday, Daniel?
I haven't had a panic attack
since medical school.
I think there's something
really wrong with me.
Your father is dying.
It's time to say goodbye.
We're all here with you.
[LABORED BREATHING]
[MONITOR BEEPING]
[LABORED BREATHING]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
What is it?
♪
Go get your brothers.
♪
It's OK, Bert.
We're all here.
♪
Is he
What do we do?
Just be here.
♪
[LABORED BREATHING]
[EKG BEEPS RAPIDLY]
[EKG DRONING]
♪
[SNIFFLES]
[CRYING]
Shh.
It's OK. It's OK, baby.
[CRYING]
It's OK.
♪
Ms. Goodwin.
Tamika.
How you doing?
There was a lot of people
at the funeral.
Yeah.
I'm happy to help you pack up
once I finish my rounds.
Oh, don't feel obliged,
but I'll take the company.
OK.
[SIGHS]
Well, your BP is slightly elevated,
but that doesn't explain your
panic attack and nosebleeds.
What are we looking at, then?
As you know, when you
get older, your body's ability
to metabolize medication decreases.
Yep.
I think that
the antidepressants you're on
are not being properly metabolized
and they're building up in your system.
This cocktail has been
working very well for me, OK?
It was not easy to dial in.
I know that I'm having some issues,
but how do we know that they're
not temporary, you know?
Or even unrelated?
I'm just saying,
it's a very big call to make.
I know, and it's a conversation
you have to have with your therapist.
But if it were my call,
I would have you titrate down
for a few weeks
and see if your symptoms abate.
I love you truly ♪
Truly ♪
I see our musical friend is back.
I like him 'cause
he drowns out the construction.
Which, God willing, should be
completed in the next two days.
[POWER TOOLS WHIRRING]
[SIGHS AND GROANS]
I'm impressed you made it here on time,
considering when you got home.
Ha-ha. My body is here,
but my soul is drowning in
Goldschlager from last night.
Nice reunion, then, with
your "Nick of Time!" costar?
I don't know what I was thinking
going drink-for-drink with Ian
when he's always had a wooden
leg or, like, a second liver.
What's he in town for?
Aught-Con.
It's a convention
for early 2000s pop culture.
A lot of actors that
were on shows back then go
and sign autographs, take
pictures, blah, blah, blah.
Does that include "Gilmore Girls"?
What?
Uh, nothing.
Seriously, though, OK?
What are the chances
that nobody in Chicago gets sick today?
Incoming MVC.
Three patients. All hands on deck.
[CHUCKLES]
[CLEARS THROAT AND GRUNTS]
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT] OK.
What do we got, Matt?
Sebastian Hendricks, 20.
He got into an accident
with a cab on the Kennedy,
both cars going 60.
Sebastian spun into the divider.
All right, Mr. Hendricks,
I'm Dr. Archer.
How are you feeling?
I'm OK, I think.
Treatment five. BP 125/82.
Possible humerus fracture
with some small lacerations
from the glass.
I guess the airbags did their job.
It wasn't a goddamn accident!
He tried to kill us!
Ma'am, we're gonna have
to have you lay back, please.
It's OK. We're gonna help you.
Louisa Sweeney, nine months
pregnant and in active labor.
She was in a cab
on her way to the hospital
when the other car hit them.
Is my baby OK?
BP 126/72. Tachy, 30s.
OK. Looks like she busted her tibia.
I had to yank her out of the car.
Please, what is happening with my baby?
We're going to figure that out.
Transferring.
One, two, three.
OK, let's start a liter of fluid.
Get the neonatal pads,
find the fetal monitors and ultrasound.
- Oh! It's coming!
- OK.
Angelo Reyes, heart rate 82,
but BP 74/58.
Trauma 2. Kacy.
Let's get two units
of uncrossmatched blood
and a chest and pelvis X-ray.
He took the brunt of the impact,
hasn't moved his arms or legs
since we got him.
Could be neurogenic shock.
Mr. Reyes, can you feel this?
No.
How about here?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[ALARM BEEPING] Mr. Reyes?
Heart rate 46, BP crashing.
Start Levophed and let's
get ready to intubate.
Transfer on my count.
One, two, three.
[PANTING] Are they gonna be OK?
Mr. Hendricks, I just need your focus.
Focus your eyes on my finger.
Where's my phone?
I need to call my parents.
Louisa, we need to roll you
onto your side to deliver
since we can't bend your broken leg.
- OK?
- [SOFTLY] OK.
- Stabilize the leg.
- OK, on my count.
One, two, go.
- [SCREAMS]
- Easy, easy.
OK, here we go.
What? You want me to push like this?
It's called a sideline birth.
I promise you it's safe.
All right, baby's having
decels with contractions.
OK, we need to get this baby out now.
I want you to push, Louisa.
- Grab the OB kit.
- [SOFTLY] OK, OK.
OK, deep breath.
Levophed's at 30. Vitals still tanking.
I need a milligram of epi,
and start a second drip.
♪
[LOUISA GRUNTS]
[ALARM BEEPING]
- It's not helping.
- Ready the crash cart.
♪
- Now!
- [SCREAMS]
OK, I've got him.
Is he OK? [BABY CRYING]
Need to get him checked out.
But the screaming's good.
♪
Hi, baby.
Here we go. [BABY FUSSING]
OK.
[BABY CRYING]
Welcome to the world, little man.
- [BABY BABBLING]
- [CHUCKLES]
OK, I'm gonna lean you back, all right?
Yeah.
I started having contractions
last night,
but I was timing them out
and I read about getting
to the hospital too early.
Mm. Babies come on their own timelines.
This guy likes to keep
things exciting, huh?
[CHUCKLING] Mm-hmm.
How long does he have
to have his arm pinned?
A few weeks.
The X-ray showed a fracture
from the accident.
But luckily, babies are superheroes,
so he should heal in just no time.
[SIGHS] And what about my cab driver?
Um, I don't think we know
the answer to that yet,
but you can relax now.
He was just trying to get me here.
He did not mean to cut that kid off.
He was just in his blind spot.
And then the kid, he just lost it.
Mm. [KNOCK AT DOOR]
ISP officer is asking
if now's a good time
to take her statement.
Uh, yeah, that works.
I'm just finishing up.
- If you're up for it.
- Absolutely.
That maniac almost killed us. [SIGHS]
He should be locked up.
Deano, I'm so sorry.
I just got your page.
I had a a thing this morning.
Perfect timing.
I was just about
to fill your buddy in here.
Hey, Dr. Charles.
Theo.
You you suggested that I shadow you.
To get a more complete picture
of the department for my research.
Unless that doesn't work.
It's it's good, it's great.
Good to see you. Um, what's up?
State police are investigating
whether a car accident which came in
was in fact an accident,
or if our patient,
Sebastian Hendricks here,
hit the other car on purpose.
Valentina Suarez,
Sebastian's family attorney.
Are you the psychiatrist?
Because you should know,
Sebastian wasn't trying
to hurt anyone but himself today.
That was a suicide attempt.
You need to admit him for observation.
Gotcha.
I'm assuming there's an actual
family member on the way?
Mr. And Mrs. Hendricks are
in Zurich on business,
but I'm his medical proxy and
I'll be overseeing his care.
Ms. Suarez, things don't quite
work that way around here.
You can't just demand that
a patient be admitted.
I need to examine him first.
Well, no one's trying to prevent that,
but Sebastian has a history
of serious mental health issues
and severe depression.
I'm just trying to make sure he's safe.
I'm sure that we all have
Sebastian's best interests at heart,
but I still need to talk to him
before I make that determination.
Fine.
Yikes. [CHUCKLES]
Pretty aggressive for a family attorney.
If they can say that
Sebastian's in a psych ward,
it gives him a legal cover with a jury.
What, do you think
this could be a legal strategy?
I don't know.
Let's find out.
Took your time coming down here.
My facial ran long. What do you need?
Angelo Reyes, critical hypertensive
and in neurogenic shock.
Currently intubated and sedated.
Before we intubated,
I performed a motor and sensory exam,
which revealed a spinal cord injury.
Full paralysis from the neck down.
We sent him for a CT to confirm.
[SIGHS] C5 fracture dislocation
with severe cord compression.
I heard you and Dr. Lenox
made a house call,
got into some trouble.
Something like that.
Guessing that was her idea.
Yeah.
How's she doing?
OK, I think.
Uh, still healing from her injuries,
but she should be back at Gaffney soon.
Glad to hear it.
There's basically nothing
in this guy's medical history.
Yeah, he only emigrated
to the U.S. a year ago
from the Philippines.
The cab company he works for
doesn't exactly keep the best records.
We have a call out to
another driver who's a friend,
but until then, we don't have much.
Well, we don't have time to wait.
We got to get him to surgery
for decompression and stabilization.
I'll call the OR.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, be careful please.
Oh, they said we can move the equipment.
I'm not saying not
to move it, just to be careful.
Was I not?
I don't know.
I-I know you all haven't always
taken proper care in your work.
Well, today's my first day here, pal.
Dad?
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Dad?
- Hey, I just found out this morning
that you're doing finishing work here.
You you've met Dean.
Yeah, we just met.
Mark Asher.
Hi.
I wanted to kill myself.
End it all.
So you drove into the other car?
I knew I wanted to kill myself.
[MONITORS BEEPING]
Sebastian, it seems
to me like it was about, what,
five years ago that you
first started to experience
some mental health issues?
I was a junior in high school.
All right. Well,
mind telling me about that?
It was good at first.
You know, varsity lacrosse.
I had a girlfriend.
She broke up with me after states.
That's when it all kind of went bad.
When you say it went bad,
how how do you mean?
I got depressed.
And my grades slipped.
Quit lacrosse, gained some weight.
OK.
Haven't had a girlfriend since.
Not that I even want one. [SCOFFS]
Right.
I gotta say it seems like
you've been on a whole lot
of medications since then.
Yeah, my parents
don't like having a crazy son.
You know, the way it looks.
They just want to find a way to fix me,
so they send me to every doctor and
even put this thing in my head.
That's the, um,
the deep brain stimulation?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Yeah.
It's very aggressive
treatment for depression.
Yeah, well, it didn't work.
You know, it's been five years
and nothing's helped.
You say that your parents
sent you to all these doctors.
They they never came with you?
Well, they're pretty busy
with work and other stuff.
I'm so sorry that you've had
to go through this, and alone.
I can't imagine how
how confusing, how scary it must be.
Yeah, it is.
♪
I'm so tired of feeling like this.
You know,
everyone telling me what to do,
what what meds to take,
what not to take.
[SIGHS]
So I don't know.
When that guy cut me off
today, I just
You just snapped.
Look, I know what I'm supposed to say.
You know, that that I was
just trying to hurt myself.
That's not true.
And I don't care about being arrested.
Like, I I deserve to be punished.
I just
I don't want to feel like this.
[TENSE MUSIC]
- So no psych hold?
- No.
That said, there's definitely
something going on there.
I mean, the kid is
in a whole lot of pain.
Look, I don't mean to overstep, but,
well, Sebastian said that
he had a deep brain stimulation
device put in.
Oh, l-like the pacemaker for the brain
with the electrodes, right?
Essentially.
I mean, it sends electrical impulses
when it detects abnormal brain
activity, smooths them out.
It's widely used to treat Parkinson's.
And in some rare cases, it can cause
personality changes in patients.
So you think the the device
caused the road rage?
I'm saying that maybe today's events
weren't entirely his fault.
Yeah, well, that'll
make his attorney happy.
What do you say
we hold off talking to her
until we can maybe run a couple tests?
I'm actually thinking about an fMRI?
It might be a good way
to test your theory.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
I'll see you in a little while.
So apologies for making
the worst first impression
in history with your dad.
I obviously did not know it was him.
I just found out
he was working here today.
Yeah, I I figured that.
Things have been strained
since he found out about the baby.
He's not exactly a fan of our situation.
But it it's gonna be fine.
- It is?
- Yes.
We are going to
smooth things out over lunch.
I reserved a table
for all of us upstairs.
I think my dad is just objecting
to the idea of me having a kid
on my own in the abstract.
Once he gets to know you, likes you,
it'll go a long way to
making him feel better.
It is important that I fix this.
Then lunch it is. Let's do this.
OK, just be calm and charming.
And agreeable?
My three defining attributes.
- Terrified little tyke.
- [LAUGHING]
I mean, he literally
wet his pants during the pilot.
- What?
- Yes.
Ian.
[LAUGHS] Hey, Frosty Bear!
What? What are you doing here, man?
And how are you so chipper right now?
I'm dying.
Well, I've always been tougher than you.
- Oh, God.
- [LAUGHS]
Uh, that said, I was actually hoping
you could maybe hook me up
with an IV before the con?
Maybe get me all sorted
before I have to pose
for a million selfies?
[LAUGHS]
Ian was telling us
about when you guys met.
Yeah, how I corrupted you.
Oh, what kind of bad things did you do?
Drugs, models?
Tax stuff?
OK, that's one banana bag
coming up for this guy.
[LAUGHS]
It is still literally insane
to me that you're a doctor.
Yeah, it's still
pretty insane to me, too.
Oh, whatever they gave me
for the pain is good.
'Cause right now, you guys look exactly
like Nick and Mac from "Nick of Time!"
You're not hallucinating, my man.
The "Time" team is here.
I am not listening to a hallucination.
That's how I ended up
jumping off of that outhouse
in the first place.
Nice.
Uh, it is cool, though,
you being a doctor.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- I'm proud of you.
Do you believe in second chances? ♪
Do you believe in the nick of time? ♪
[INDISTINCT]
Oh. [LAUGHTER]
Is that where you met Bert?
Working in medicine?
No. College.
Being in someone's life that long,
you must have a lot of great memories.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Oh, no.
Did I say something wrong?
No, no. It it's not you.
I'm just having a bit of
trouble with my memories.
Whenever I think of Bert now,
I can only see him at the end.
♪
You know, I've worked here a
few years, and you see people.
They spend a long time
trying to say goodbye
to a version of someone
that looks different
than the one they knew all their lives.
Mm.
But over time, they come back to you.
♪
Thank you.
You're gonna be waiting for me
every time I exit a room today?
So how'd it go?
Mixed bag.
We were able to stabilize
the spinal fractures,
but the damage to the cord
is substantial.
So he's gonna be tetraplegic?
Not necessarily.
There's one other option.
It's an experimental procedure
where we insert
a biological scaffold directly
into the area where
the spinal cord is injured
to promote nerve regeneration.
It's very new, but he's
an excellent candidate.
That's that's great.
We just need a family member to consent.
Can't Angelo sign off himself?
No. Unfortunately, we can't wake him.
We got to keep him sedated
and chemically paralyzed
due to his respiratory status
and neurogenic shock.
Well, that's gonna be a problem.
Angelo doesn't have any family here.
Didn't you say you were
talking to a friend of his?
"Friend" turned out to be a stretch.
He couldn't tell us much.
Just that he has a wife and a
15-year-old daughter back home.
Any name or contact info?
No.
What's the window for starting
this scaffold procedure?
It's tight. Eight hours
from the initial trauma.
Right.
So basically, we need to
find two nameless people
in the Philippines
before the end of the day
or he's gonna be paralyzed for life?
Yeah.
Should've worn the good Carhartt.
- You look great.
- Thank you.
I just thought it would
be nice to eat somewhere
a little more quiet so we could
we could talk.
- Mm.
- Anyway, how are you?
I can't complain.
And Lizzy?
She still living with you?
Maybe you should ask her yourself.
I've tried that.
You know the friction's
not on my side, Dad.
Mr. Asher, good to see you.
I know we got off
on the wrong foot earlier.
The measure of a man
is how he treats those people
who he thinks are below him.
I agree.
And, uh, normally,
I treat everyone with respect.
Recently, we almost had a patient
die on the table in the ED
when we lost power
due to some
questionable construction work.
Right. There's some lingering feelings.
Anyway, it wasn't my best moment.
Nothing to do with you.
I'm sorry.
So Hannah tells me you were in the Navy.
Thanks. I was, yeah.
How high did you get?
Uh, rank? I made it up to commander.
Oh, impressive.
I think they just, uh,
had a couple extra pins lying around.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[WHISPERING]
So how we feeling?
Oh, amazing.
You know, I've done all
the fancy infusions,
but the straight hospital
banana bag is tough to beat.
Yeah.
[LAUGHS] And
everyone here is super nice.
Yeah, well, we don't get
a lot of time travelers
- in here, so
- [LAUGHS] Yeah.
You know,
I've actually been meaning
to talk to you about that.
- Time travel?
- Well, in a way.
There's been some talk about
a "Nick of Time!" reboot.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
You know, one of the ones
with new kids at the center.
- Mm.
- I get to play the fun uncle.
- [CHUCKLES]
- The studio is pretty psyched.
Congrats. That's awesome.
Yeah.
The thing is
they have it in their heads
that they need both Nick and Mac.
Yeah. Uh, man, I I don't know.
No, no, no, not full-time or anything,
just an appearance in the first episode
to help launch it.
Mm.
I know you're done with acting,
but it'd be a couple days.
It's easy money.
Look, I that sounds cool
for you, really.
It's just I'm done with that
part of my life, you know?
I I'm sorry.
Ah, I figured that was
the answer, honestly.
But I had to at least ask.
You sure it's OK?
Yeah, of course.
I've got plenty of irons in the fire.
I just thought it was a fun idea.
And a way we could hang out more.
But, dude, all good.
The DBS device in his head
doesn't seem to trigger the hypothalamus
or any area associated
with rage or anger.
It's probably not responsible
for his actions today.
Huh.
Dr. Charles, uh, you got some
some blood here.
I got a nosebleed?
Sorry about that.
I bet the damn allergy
medication is drying me up.
Thank you.
So I guess we're back to square one.
You know what?
I'm not so sure about that.
How so?
Well, these scans,
they don't really mimic
classic clinical depression.
Didn't Sebastian say that his depression
was precipitated by a breakup?
Yeah, but a breakup wouldn't cause
a condition lasting this long.
Agreed.
Particularly since it's
not a focus for him anymore.
In fact, he's not
interested in dating at all.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Decreased libido.
You know what?
I think that Sebastian might
have been on to something here,
but he had the order wrong.
In other words, what
if it wasn't a breakup
that caused his depression,
but depression caused his breakup?
♪
I think this poor kid
might have been misdiagnosed.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
[SIGHS] We're running out of time.
Any luck on locating
Angelo Reyes's family?
I'm on hold with immigration
now, but it's not looking good.
Reyes is a pretty common name
in a country of over 100 million people.
We need more than just his last name.
Damn. OK.
I called a friend at CPD.
They said they'd speak to his neighbors,
see if they could find a lead there.
Yeah, if they find anything
that might help narrow
the search, let me know ASAP.
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
Well, uh, I'm not really sure what
- I'm supposed to be looking at.
- [LAUGHS]
But she's beautiful.
Yeah. I've seen hundreds of those,
and it just hits different when
it's yours.
So you've been through
this before, I hear.
Yeah, a while back.
My son, Sean, who's all
grown now, lives in Florida.
And you raised him with your ex-wife?
I did, yeah.
So you'd agree that there's value
in having two parents in the same home?
Uh, ideally, yeah. Sure.
Look, I think it's
great for both parents
to be involved in the child's life.
I just don't think that that
has to mean living together.
Well, that's easy to say,
but how are you gonna make that work?
I mean, where's the baby gonna live?
I imagine she'll go back and forth.
Oh. As a newborn?
Well, maybe not in the beginning.
And who's gonna pay for things?
We haven't discussed every
single detail yet, but, Dad,
what is [CHUCKLES]
What is with the third degree?
Since when are you some
two-parent home crusader?
I'm not trying to push
some conservative value system
or anything, but
I raised three kids on my own
and I wish I'd have done a better job.
You did a fine job.
I just wonder if
you would have had less issues
if your mother had been around.
Are you saying that
you think I'm a drug addict
because I was raised by a single parent?
Uh, maybe I should ask
for a check or something.
I just worry that getting knocked up
by a 60-year-old who
yells at day laborers
doesn't look good long-term.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Well, I am sorry that
you don't approve of this.
But honestly,
how we chose to raise our baby
is none of your business.
♪
Maybe that's true.
Anyway, I should get back to work.
[GROANS]
Thanks for lunch.
You know she doesn't need
any more judgment, right?
[SIGHS] Hey, guys.
Can you give us the room for a minute?
What the hell are you talking about?
I said what she doesn't need
right now is any more judgment.
She already judges herself, and harshly.
And she doesn't need her father
questioning her choices on top of that.
Oh, now you're gonna give
me parenting advice?
Hey, I get that you
feel anxiety about the future
and you got guilt about
all the mistakes you made.
Join the club.
But next time you feel like you
need to vent or just be a prick,
do me a favor and direct
all that stuff towards me.
I'll give you my cell.
You can call me any time day or night.
And that daughter of yours
is a remarkable woman.
And we both know that she
will be an incredible mother,
with or without my help.
I thought you were
trying to get my approval.
[SCOFFS] Pretty sure that
ship's sailed, right?
Might as well go down swinging.
[TENSE MUSIC]
You have a hormonal disorder.
What?
The depressive symptoms
you first experienced
in high school were
not the result of a breakup
or your family history.
You have a damaged
pituitary gland, all right?
Which is a little tiny gland
at the base of your brain
which controls the release
of hormones in your body,
many of which directly affect mood,
behavior, sense of well-being.
Including testosterone,
which your lab results confirm
is abnormally low.
Which is what's causing
your weight gain,
fatigue, loss of libido.
But how did
my pituitary gland get damaged?
A very common cause are
traumatic blows to the head.
And we were thinking that when
you were playing lacrosse,
you had to sustain, I mean, at
least a few tough hits, right?
Yeah.
Good news, it's fixable.
We can give you medicines that
will rebalance your hormones.
Takes a while, there's
trial and error involved,
but once we get you there,
I can confidently predict
that you're never gonna have
to feel this way again.
Can we talk outside a moment?
Be right back.
So this pituitary damage means
the accident wasn't his fault.
Look, I know that
you want us to say that
Sebastian has diminished capacity
so he's not responsible for his actions,
but he knew what he was doing today.
So you're not going to help him?
On the contrary.
I want to keep him out of prison,
get him placed in a secure
mental health facility.
An insane asylum?
No, an inpatient psychiatric unit
where he can get the care
he so desperately needs.
That's not good enough.
To Sebastian's parents,
that's the same as prison.
They want to be able
to control his care.
Yeah, except for that hadn't
been going so well, has it?
So I can't really recommend
that course of treatment.
Well, we'll have to find
a better doctor, then.
How about a better lawyer?
Excuse me?
Do you know what it's like
to be misdiagnosed?
Pumped full of drugs
that you don't need?
Do you know the damage
that that does to a person?
I don't find your tone
appropriate right now.
I want to talk to your superior.
That would be me, OK?
And you can write me a letter.
This is not just about
a hormonal imbalance.
He needs intensive therapy
for the years of psychological
damage he suffered.
We need to get those electrodes
out of his head.
We need to get him off
that useless cocktail
he's been on for years.
I could go on and on and on.
But you know what
I really don't understand
is if his parents really
want to dictate his care,
why don't they actually show up
instead of sending somebody who
clearly does not give a crap
about whether he gets better or not?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Look, what's it gonna be?
You gonna take the win,
or are you gonna make
me call Family Services?
Hey, Louisa. Everything OK?
I heard you were upset.
They said he might be paralyzed.
Hey, how about I help
get you back to your room?
You really should be
recovering in bed right now.
None of this would have
happened if it wasn't for me.
Hey, this accident was not your fault.
I didn't tell you everything.
After Angelo accidentally
cut that kid off,
he was honking and yelling at us,
and I started screaming back at him.
I flipped him off.
That's when he rammed into us.
No. No matter what you said
or what gesture you made,
violence is not excused.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Angelo was so nice.
He kept reassuring me that
if we didn't make it on time,
then he could deliver the baby himself.
Said he did it for his own kid.
You'd be surprised
how many babies are delivered
on the way to the hospital.
Apparently, they got caught in traffic
for a Justin Timberlake concert.
[LAUGHS]
♪
What is it?
Nothing. It's just, I
I think that
that might actually help us.
♪
I didn't lose anything.
Look, can you just give me more?
- Look, you can't do that.
- What's up with our singer?
Yeah, the guy's ready to be discharged.
But according to him,
the Percocet we gave him are missing.
I mean, he probably tried
to take it or hide it,
and now he wants more.
Where'd Ian go?
Oh, he left 20 minutes ago.
♪
Hey, I know where Angelo's from.
What? How?
Louisa remembered a story
that Angelo told her
about being stuck in traffic
for a Justin Timberlake concert
when his daughter was born.
You said she was 15, right?
OK, so I looked it up and the only show
he did in the Philippines
in 2010 was in Pasay City.
Is that enough info
to help find his family?
I-I don't know. I'll call and find out.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, my God, that's him. That's Mac.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[ROCK MUSIC]
And I added the clock.
You made this?
Oh, and the clock actually works.
Sweet.
[SQUEALS] Thanks.
Frosty Bear, what are you doing here?
Oh, my God, it's Mac.
Can I get a pic?
I didn't know you were doing this.
I-I don't usually come to these.
- I'm just
- I know. Sorry.
It'll be really quick.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
Sure.
Hey.
All right, ready?
Everybody say, "That was a close one."
ALL: "That's a close one."
Believe in the nick of time ♪
I just gotta talk to Ian real quick,
but it was nice to meet you.
Can you come with me real quick?
- One second.
- Thanks. Bye.
Where are the pills, Ian?
- What pills?
- Come on, dude.
All right, we grew up together.
I watched you pull stuff
like this all the time.
Y-yeah, when we were kids.
The hospital has security cameras.
You know that.
My charge nurse is
going to call the police
if the drugs don't turn up.
Still the Boy Scout
after all these years, huh?
[PILLS RATTLE]
Look, if you need help, all right,
there's resources for addiction.
Whoa, whoa. That is not what this is.
I was just pissed and maybe
looking to have some fun.
I'm just saying
I can put you in touch with
OK, hey, look,
the only help I need from you,
you already said no to.
Are you talking about the reboot?
Yeah.
I was kind of hoping you would
consider it for more than ten seconds,
given that you annihilated my career.
How did I do that?
Look around, man. [SIGHS]
This is where I am now.
All because
you pulled the plug on our show
just as it was starting to catch fire.
I did not pull the plug.
Our ratings were still going up.
I was 16, man.
I was right on the edge of
getting real dramatic roles,
and those offers were on the table.
But once the breakout star
decided to walk away
[SCOFFS] All those
opportunities just evaporated.
I've been scrambling ever since.
I didn't realize you were
going through it like that, man.
Yeah, because it's embarrassing.
[SIGHS]
Tried to get up the nerve
all last night to ask,
and I couldn't.
- It's pathetic.
- I'm sorry, man.
It's fine. We don't need to get into it.
I have to get back out there anyway.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
[HAND PATS]
It was good to see you.
♪
Ian.
All right, who's next?
Well, your spinal alignment
looks great on your CAT scan
and you've got pinprick
sensation in your legs.
Is is that good?
It is.
It means the surgery was a success
and you'll have a chance of
regaining use of your arms and legs.
What does a chance mean?
It means it'll
be a long road to recovery,
but you'll be able
to hug your daughter again.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Hey, is now a bad time?
Uh, no, no.
We were just finishing up, actually.
We'll check in later.
I came to see how you were doing.
And, you know, maybe if you wanted
to meet the baby that was
almost born in your backseat?
I, uh, really don't feel like talking.
Oh, yeah, I get that.
Uh
but I also wanted to say sorry.
I feel horrible for playing a
part in what's happened to you.
And I know that you're away
from your family
and I'm just starting one
and we're both all alone
and that's scary.
So if you change your mind,
you can, you know, just call or
I don't know.
Maybe we could be friends.
Or at least keep each other company.
Hey, why don't we let him get some rest?
Yeah.
We can always come back later.
Thanks.
I'm gonna put this
right on the table, OK?
That would be nice.
What's that?
I said, that that would be nice.
I'll call the number.
Thank you.
Yeah.
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
Thought you might want to know that
Sebastian is on his way
to an inpatient care facility.
I'm glad.
I appreciate you having my back
with the lawyer.
I know I came off a bit harsh.
My pleasure, man. She had it coming.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Did notice that, uh,
well, it got a bit heated.
Yeah.
I have my own experience
with misdiagnosis.
Huh.
You know, I've learned
it's hard for people
to follow the science when
it's leading them
somewhere they don't want to go.
Goodnight.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Done for the day?
Yeah, just headed out.
Uh, will we be seeing you tomorrow?
No.
Just a couple of little things left.
My guys can handle it.
That's great.
You know
I just want things to be easier for you.
You've been through a lot.
And I just want things to be
[SIGHS]
Easier.
I know.
I appreciate that, Dad.
'Cause I love you, you know?
♪
I think I might need to hear
that a little more often.
OK.
- I can do that.
- [SIGHS]
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Uh, also, um, this Archer guy.
♪
He's OK.
[SIGHS]
I'm glad to hear you're coming
around on the co-parenting.
Oh, God, no.
That's gonna be a total disaster.
What?
You just said that you liked him.
Why why don't you think
that it'll work?
Because that man
is head-over-heels in love with you.
♪
[SCOFFS]
♪
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- Come in.
♪
Welcome back.
Hey.
How did it, uh
how'd it go today?
Oh, I had my little moments, you know?
Sharon, Bert's service?
I don't know.
I mean, that was
just one spectacular goodbye.
Yeah.
That's what I can't wrap my head around.
Like, who was I saying goodbye to,
the Bert from before
or the Bert at the end?
I-I don't know.
Anyway, how you doing?
[SIGHS]
I think I might need
to take a couple weeks off.
What's what's going on?
Everything OK?
I've just been having some issues
with my antidepressants, you know?
And I got to titrate down and
look for some other options.
I've been in denial about it,
but I just got to do it.
Daniel, whatever you need.
Thank you, honey.
Oh, man, I'm so glad you're back.
Me too.
- Oh.
- Yes?
You might get a call from an attorney.
That's me.
Just for the record,
I'm right, they're wrong.
You got this.
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[DRIVE WHIRRING]
Come on, really?
Are you just gonna keep filming this?
- [CHUCKLING]
- Come on.
I I tried to warn you.
You got to put the wheels on last.
Now you're you're just
dancing with the furniture.
- All right, you do it.
- All right, OK.
Give me the thing. Give me the thing.
All right, all right.
OK, see? First, you gotta
[CHUCKLING]
Um, we gotta what?
Come here and help me keep
keep this still.
- [SIGHS]
- OK?
- What? Oh, oh! Ah!
- [LAUGHS]
Ah, it looks like it's a two-man job.
- [LAUGHTER]
- Looks like?
[LAUGHING]
Whoo!
What a job!
[LAUGHTER]
- Whoo!
- Whoo!
Yeah!
[LAUGHTER]
You said you were
having trouble sleeping.
I brought you something
from the doctor's, which I hope helps.
It's a girl.
I hope that she turns out
to be just like her mother.
When you are a teen
superstar on a hit TV show,
there tends to be a lot of people
who want things from you.
It's well in the past now.
I've moved on.
What happened yesterday, Daniel?
I haven't had a panic attack
since medical school.
I think there's something
really wrong with me.
Your father is dying.
It's time to say goodbye.
We're all here with you.
[LABORED BREATHING]
[MONITOR BEEPING]
[LABORED BREATHING]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
What is it?
♪
Go get your brothers.
♪
It's OK, Bert.
We're all here.
♪
Is he
What do we do?
Just be here.
♪
[LABORED BREATHING]
[EKG BEEPS RAPIDLY]
[EKG DRONING]
♪
[SNIFFLES]
[CRYING]
Shh.
It's OK. It's OK, baby.
[CRYING]
It's OK.
♪
Ms. Goodwin.
Tamika.
How you doing?
There was a lot of people
at the funeral.
Yeah.
I'm happy to help you pack up
once I finish my rounds.
Oh, don't feel obliged,
but I'll take the company.
OK.
[SIGHS]
Well, your BP is slightly elevated,
but that doesn't explain your
panic attack and nosebleeds.
What are we looking at, then?
As you know, when you
get older, your body's ability
to metabolize medication decreases.
Yep.
I think that
the antidepressants you're on
are not being properly metabolized
and they're building up in your system.
This cocktail has been
working very well for me, OK?
It was not easy to dial in.
I know that I'm having some issues,
but how do we know that they're
not temporary, you know?
Or even unrelated?
I'm just saying,
it's a very big call to make.
I know, and it's a conversation
you have to have with your therapist.
But if it were my call,
I would have you titrate down
for a few weeks
and see if your symptoms abate.
I love you truly ♪
Truly ♪
I see our musical friend is back.
I like him 'cause
he drowns out the construction.
Which, God willing, should be
completed in the next two days.
[POWER TOOLS WHIRRING]
[SIGHS AND GROANS]
I'm impressed you made it here on time,
considering when you got home.
Ha-ha. My body is here,
but my soul is drowning in
Goldschlager from last night.
Nice reunion, then, with
your "Nick of Time!" costar?
I don't know what I was thinking
going drink-for-drink with Ian
when he's always had a wooden
leg or, like, a second liver.
What's he in town for?
Aught-Con.
It's a convention
for early 2000s pop culture.
A lot of actors that
were on shows back then go
and sign autographs, take
pictures, blah, blah, blah.
Does that include "Gilmore Girls"?
What?
Uh, nothing.
Seriously, though, OK?
What are the chances
that nobody in Chicago gets sick today?
Incoming MVC.
Three patients. All hands on deck.
[CHUCKLES]
[CLEARS THROAT AND GRUNTS]
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT] OK.
What do we got, Matt?
Sebastian Hendricks, 20.
He got into an accident
with a cab on the Kennedy,
both cars going 60.
Sebastian spun into the divider.
All right, Mr. Hendricks,
I'm Dr. Archer.
How are you feeling?
I'm OK, I think.
Treatment five. BP 125/82.
Possible humerus fracture
with some small lacerations
from the glass.
I guess the airbags did their job.
It wasn't a goddamn accident!
He tried to kill us!
Ma'am, we're gonna have
to have you lay back, please.
It's OK. We're gonna help you.
Louisa Sweeney, nine months
pregnant and in active labor.
She was in a cab
on her way to the hospital
when the other car hit them.
Is my baby OK?
BP 126/72. Tachy, 30s.
OK. Looks like she busted her tibia.
I had to yank her out of the car.
Please, what is happening with my baby?
We're going to figure that out.
Transferring.
One, two, three.
OK, let's start a liter of fluid.
Get the neonatal pads,
find the fetal monitors and ultrasound.
- Oh! It's coming!
- OK.
Angelo Reyes, heart rate 82,
but BP 74/58.
Trauma 2. Kacy.
Let's get two units
of uncrossmatched blood
and a chest and pelvis X-ray.
He took the brunt of the impact,
hasn't moved his arms or legs
since we got him.
Could be neurogenic shock.
Mr. Reyes, can you feel this?
No.
How about here?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[ALARM BEEPING] Mr. Reyes?
Heart rate 46, BP crashing.
Start Levophed and let's
get ready to intubate.
Transfer on my count.
One, two, three.
[PANTING] Are they gonna be OK?
Mr. Hendricks, I just need your focus.
Focus your eyes on my finger.
Where's my phone?
I need to call my parents.
Louisa, we need to roll you
onto your side to deliver
since we can't bend your broken leg.
- OK?
- [SOFTLY] OK.
- Stabilize the leg.
- OK, on my count.
One, two, go.
- [SCREAMS]
- Easy, easy.
OK, here we go.
What? You want me to push like this?
It's called a sideline birth.
I promise you it's safe.
All right, baby's having
decels with contractions.
OK, we need to get this baby out now.
I want you to push, Louisa.
- Grab the OB kit.
- [SOFTLY] OK, OK.
OK, deep breath.
Levophed's at 30. Vitals still tanking.
I need a milligram of epi,
and start a second drip.
♪
[LOUISA GRUNTS]
[ALARM BEEPING]
- It's not helping.
- Ready the crash cart.
♪
- Now!
- [SCREAMS]
OK, I've got him.
Is he OK? [BABY CRYING]
Need to get him checked out.
But the screaming's good.
♪
Hi, baby.
Here we go. [BABY FUSSING]
OK.
[BABY CRYING]
Welcome to the world, little man.
- [BABY BABBLING]
- [CHUCKLES]
OK, I'm gonna lean you back, all right?
Yeah.
I started having contractions
last night,
but I was timing them out
and I read about getting
to the hospital too early.
Mm. Babies come on their own timelines.
This guy likes to keep
things exciting, huh?
[CHUCKLING] Mm-hmm.
How long does he have
to have his arm pinned?
A few weeks.
The X-ray showed a fracture
from the accident.
But luckily, babies are superheroes,
so he should heal in just no time.
[SIGHS] And what about my cab driver?
Um, I don't think we know
the answer to that yet,
but you can relax now.
He was just trying to get me here.
He did not mean to cut that kid off.
He was just in his blind spot.
And then the kid, he just lost it.
Mm. [KNOCK AT DOOR]
ISP officer is asking
if now's a good time
to take her statement.
Uh, yeah, that works.
I'm just finishing up.
- If you're up for it.
- Absolutely.
That maniac almost killed us. [SIGHS]
He should be locked up.
Deano, I'm so sorry.
I just got your page.
I had a a thing this morning.
Perfect timing.
I was just about
to fill your buddy in here.
Hey, Dr. Charles.
Theo.
You you suggested that I shadow you.
To get a more complete picture
of the department for my research.
Unless that doesn't work.
It's it's good, it's great.
Good to see you. Um, what's up?
State police are investigating
whether a car accident which came in
was in fact an accident,
or if our patient,
Sebastian Hendricks here,
hit the other car on purpose.
Valentina Suarez,
Sebastian's family attorney.
Are you the psychiatrist?
Because you should know,
Sebastian wasn't trying
to hurt anyone but himself today.
That was a suicide attempt.
You need to admit him for observation.
Gotcha.
I'm assuming there's an actual
family member on the way?
Mr. And Mrs. Hendricks are
in Zurich on business,
but I'm his medical proxy and
I'll be overseeing his care.
Ms. Suarez, things don't quite
work that way around here.
You can't just demand that
a patient be admitted.
I need to examine him first.
Well, no one's trying to prevent that,
but Sebastian has a history
of serious mental health issues
and severe depression.
I'm just trying to make sure he's safe.
I'm sure that we all have
Sebastian's best interests at heart,
but I still need to talk to him
before I make that determination.
Fine.
Yikes. [CHUCKLES]
Pretty aggressive for a family attorney.
If they can say that
Sebastian's in a psych ward,
it gives him a legal cover with a jury.
What, do you think
this could be a legal strategy?
I don't know.
Let's find out.
Took your time coming down here.
My facial ran long. What do you need?
Angelo Reyes, critical hypertensive
and in neurogenic shock.
Currently intubated and sedated.
Before we intubated,
I performed a motor and sensory exam,
which revealed a spinal cord injury.
Full paralysis from the neck down.
We sent him for a CT to confirm.
[SIGHS] C5 fracture dislocation
with severe cord compression.
I heard you and Dr. Lenox
made a house call,
got into some trouble.
Something like that.
Guessing that was her idea.
Yeah.
How's she doing?
OK, I think.
Uh, still healing from her injuries,
but she should be back at Gaffney soon.
Glad to hear it.
There's basically nothing
in this guy's medical history.
Yeah, he only emigrated
to the U.S. a year ago
from the Philippines.
The cab company he works for
doesn't exactly keep the best records.
We have a call out to
another driver who's a friend,
but until then, we don't have much.
Well, we don't have time to wait.
We got to get him to surgery
for decompression and stabilization.
I'll call the OR.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, be careful please.
Oh, they said we can move the equipment.
I'm not saying not
to move it, just to be careful.
Was I not?
I don't know.
I-I know you all haven't always
taken proper care in your work.
Well, today's my first day here, pal.
Dad?
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Dad?
- Hey, I just found out this morning
that you're doing finishing work here.
You you've met Dean.
Yeah, we just met.
Mark Asher.
Hi.
I wanted to kill myself.
End it all.
So you drove into the other car?
I knew I wanted to kill myself.
[MONITORS BEEPING]
Sebastian, it seems
to me like it was about, what,
five years ago that you
first started to experience
some mental health issues?
I was a junior in high school.
All right. Well,
mind telling me about that?
It was good at first.
You know, varsity lacrosse.
I had a girlfriend.
She broke up with me after states.
That's when it all kind of went bad.
When you say it went bad,
how how do you mean?
I got depressed.
And my grades slipped.
Quit lacrosse, gained some weight.
OK.
Haven't had a girlfriend since.
Not that I even want one. [SCOFFS]
Right.
I gotta say it seems like
you've been on a whole lot
of medications since then.
Yeah, my parents
don't like having a crazy son.
You know, the way it looks.
They just want to find a way to fix me,
so they send me to every doctor and
even put this thing in my head.
That's the, um,
the deep brain stimulation?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Yeah.
It's very aggressive
treatment for depression.
Yeah, well, it didn't work.
You know, it's been five years
and nothing's helped.
You say that your parents
sent you to all these doctors.
They they never came with you?
Well, they're pretty busy
with work and other stuff.
I'm so sorry that you've had
to go through this, and alone.
I can't imagine how
how confusing, how scary it must be.
Yeah, it is.
♪
I'm so tired of feeling like this.
You know,
everyone telling me what to do,
what what meds to take,
what not to take.
[SIGHS]
So I don't know.
When that guy cut me off
today, I just
You just snapped.
Look, I know what I'm supposed to say.
You know, that that I was
just trying to hurt myself.
That's not true.
And I don't care about being arrested.
Like, I I deserve to be punished.
I just
I don't want to feel like this.
[TENSE MUSIC]
- So no psych hold?
- No.
That said, there's definitely
something going on there.
I mean, the kid is
in a whole lot of pain.
Look, I don't mean to overstep, but,
well, Sebastian said that
he had a deep brain stimulation
device put in.
Oh, l-like the pacemaker for the brain
with the electrodes, right?
Essentially.
I mean, it sends electrical impulses
when it detects abnormal brain
activity, smooths them out.
It's widely used to treat Parkinson's.
And in some rare cases, it can cause
personality changes in patients.
So you think the the device
caused the road rage?
I'm saying that maybe today's events
weren't entirely his fault.
Yeah, well, that'll
make his attorney happy.
What do you say
we hold off talking to her
until we can maybe run a couple tests?
I'm actually thinking about an fMRI?
It might be a good way
to test your theory.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
I'll see you in a little while.
So apologies for making
the worst first impression
in history with your dad.
I obviously did not know it was him.
I just found out
he was working here today.
Yeah, I I figured that.
Things have been strained
since he found out about the baby.
He's not exactly a fan of our situation.
But it it's gonna be fine.
- It is?
- Yes.
We are going to
smooth things out over lunch.
I reserved a table
for all of us upstairs.
I think my dad is just objecting
to the idea of me having a kid
on my own in the abstract.
Once he gets to know you, likes you,
it'll go a long way to
making him feel better.
It is important that I fix this.
Then lunch it is. Let's do this.
OK, just be calm and charming.
And agreeable?
My three defining attributes.
- Terrified little tyke.
- [LAUGHING]
I mean, he literally
wet his pants during the pilot.
- What?
- Yes.
Ian.
[LAUGHS] Hey, Frosty Bear!
What? What are you doing here, man?
And how are you so chipper right now?
I'm dying.
Well, I've always been tougher than you.
- Oh, God.
- [LAUGHS]
Uh, that said, I was actually hoping
you could maybe hook me up
with an IV before the con?
Maybe get me all sorted
before I have to pose
for a million selfies?
[LAUGHS]
Ian was telling us
about when you guys met.
Yeah, how I corrupted you.
Oh, what kind of bad things did you do?
Drugs, models?
Tax stuff?
OK, that's one banana bag
coming up for this guy.
[LAUGHS]
It is still literally insane
to me that you're a doctor.
Yeah, it's still
pretty insane to me, too.
Oh, whatever they gave me
for the pain is good.
'Cause right now, you guys look exactly
like Nick and Mac from "Nick of Time!"
You're not hallucinating, my man.
The "Time" team is here.
I am not listening to a hallucination.
That's how I ended up
jumping off of that outhouse
in the first place.
Nice.
Uh, it is cool, though,
you being a doctor.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
- I'm proud of you.
Do you believe in second chances? ♪
Do you believe in the nick of time? ♪
[INDISTINCT]
Oh. [LAUGHTER]
Is that where you met Bert?
Working in medicine?
No. College.
Being in someone's life that long,
you must have a lot of great memories.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Oh, no.
Did I say something wrong?
No, no. It it's not you.
I'm just having a bit of
trouble with my memories.
Whenever I think of Bert now,
I can only see him at the end.
♪
You know, I've worked here a
few years, and you see people.
They spend a long time
trying to say goodbye
to a version of someone
that looks different
than the one they knew all their lives.
Mm.
But over time, they come back to you.
♪
Thank you.
You're gonna be waiting for me
every time I exit a room today?
So how'd it go?
Mixed bag.
We were able to stabilize
the spinal fractures,
but the damage to the cord
is substantial.
So he's gonna be tetraplegic?
Not necessarily.
There's one other option.
It's an experimental procedure
where we insert
a biological scaffold directly
into the area where
the spinal cord is injured
to promote nerve regeneration.
It's very new, but he's
an excellent candidate.
That's that's great.
We just need a family member to consent.
Can't Angelo sign off himself?
No. Unfortunately, we can't wake him.
We got to keep him sedated
and chemically paralyzed
due to his respiratory status
and neurogenic shock.
Well, that's gonna be a problem.
Angelo doesn't have any family here.
Didn't you say you were
talking to a friend of his?
"Friend" turned out to be a stretch.
He couldn't tell us much.
Just that he has a wife and a
15-year-old daughter back home.
Any name or contact info?
No.
What's the window for starting
this scaffold procedure?
It's tight. Eight hours
from the initial trauma.
Right.
So basically, we need to
find two nameless people
in the Philippines
before the end of the day
or he's gonna be paralyzed for life?
Yeah.
Should've worn the good Carhartt.
- You look great.
- Thank you.
I just thought it would
be nice to eat somewhere
a little more quiet so we could
we could talk.
- Mm.
- Anyway, how are you?
I can't complain.
And Lizzy?
She still living with you?
Maybe you should ask her yourself.
I've tried that.
You know the friction's
not on my side, Dad.
Mr. Asher, good to see you.
I know we got off
on the wrong foot earlier.
The measure of a man
is how he treats those people
who he thinks are below him.
I agree.
And, uh, normally,
I treat everyone with respect.
Recently, we almost had a patient
die on the table in the ED
when we lost power
due to some
questionable construction work.
Right. There's some lingering feelings.
Anyway, it wasn't my best moment.
Nothing to do with you.
I'm sorry.
So Hannah tells me you were in the Navy.
Thanks. I was, yeah.
How high did you get?
Uh, rank? I made it up to commander.
Oh, impressive.
I think they just, uh,
had a couple extra pins lying around.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[WHISPERING]
So how we feeling?
Oh, amazing.
You know, I've done all
the fancy infusions,
but the straight hospital
banana bag is tough to beat.
Yeah.
[LAUGHS] And
everyone here is super nice.
Yeah, well, we don't get
a lot of time travelers
- in here, so
- [LAUGHS] Yeah.
You know,
I've actually been meaning
to talk to you about that.
- Time travel?
- Well, in a way.
There's been some talk about
a "Nick of Time!" reboot.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
You know, one of the ones
with new kids at the center.
- Mm.
- I get to play the fun uncle.
- [CHUCKLES]
- The studio is pretty psyched.
Congrats. That's awesome.
Yeah.
The thing is
they have it in their heads
that they need both Nick and Mac.
Yeah. Uh, man, I I don't know.
No, no, no, not full-time or anything,
just an appearance in the first episode
to help launch it.
Mm.
I know you're done with acting,
but it'd be a couple days.
It's easy money.
Look, I that sounds cool
for you, really.
It's just I'm done with that
part of my life, you know?
I I'm sorry.
Ah, I figured that was
the answer, honestly.
But I had to at least ask.
You sure it's OK?
Yeah, of course.
I've got plenty of irons in the fire.
I just thought it was a fun idea.
And a way we could hang out more.
But, dude, all good.
The DBS device in his head
doesn't seem to trigger the hypothalamus
or any area associated
with rage or anger.
It's probably not responsible
for his actions today.
Huh.
Dr. Charles, uh, you got some
some blood here.
I got a nosebleed?
Sorry about that.
I bet the damn allergy
medication is drying me up.
Thank you.
So I guess we're back to square one.
You know what?
I'm not so sure about that.
How so?
Well, these scans,
they don't really mimic
classic clinical depression.
Didn't Sebastian say that his depression
was precipitated by a breakup?
Yeah, but a breakup wouldn't cause
a condition lasting this long.
Agreed.
Particularly since it's
not a focus for him anymore.
In fact, he's not
interested in dating at all.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Decreased libido.
You know what?
I think that Sebastian might
have been on to something here,
but he had the order wrong.
In other words, what
if it wasn't a breakup
that caused his depression,
but depression caused his breakup?
♪
I think this poor kid
might have been misdiagnosed.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
[SIGHS] We're running out of time.
Any luck on locating
Angelo Reyes's family?
I'm on hold with immigration
now, but it's not looking good.
Reyes is a pretty common name
in a country of over 100 million people.
We need more than just his last name.
Damn. OK.
I called a friend at CPD.
They said they'd speak to his neighbors,
see if they could find a lead there.
Yeah, if they find anything
that might help narrow
the search, let me know ASAP.
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
Well, uh, I'm not really sure what
- I'm supposed to be looking at.
- [LAUGHS]
But she's beautiful.
Yeah. I've seen hundreds of those,
and it just hits different when
it's yours.
So you've been through
this before, I hear.
Yeah, a while back.
My son, Sean, who's all
grown now, lives in Florida.
And you raised him with your ex-wife?
I did, yeah.
So you'd agree that there's value
in having two parents in the same home?
Uh, ideally, yeah. Sure.
Look, I think it's
great for both parents
to be involved in the child's life.
I just don't think that that
has to mean living together.
Well, that's easy to say,
but how are you gonna make that work?
I mean, where's the baby gonna live?
I imagine she'll go back and forth.
Oh. As a newborn?
Well, maybe not in the beginning.
And who's gonna pay for things?
We haven't discussed every
single detail yet, but, Dad,
what is [CHUCKLES]
What is with the third degree?
Since when are you some
two-parent home crusader?
I'm not trying to push
some conservative value system
or anything, but
I raised three kids on my own
and I wish I'd have done a better job.
You did a fine job.
I just wonder if
you would have had less issues
if your mother had been around.
Are you saying that
you think I'm a drug addict
because I was raised by a single parent?
Uh, maybe I should ask
for a check or something.
I just worry that getting knocked up
by a 60-year-old who
yells at day laborers
doesn't look good long-term.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Well, I am sorry that
you don't approve of this.
But honestly,
how we chose to raise our baby
is none of your business.
♪
Maybe that's true.
Anyway, I should get back to work.
[GROANS]
Thanks for lunch.
You know she doesn't need
any more judgment, right?
[SIGHS] Hey, guys.
Can you give us the room for a minute?
What the hell are you talking about?
I said what she doesn't need
right now is any more judgment.
She already judges herself, and harshly.
And she doesn't need her father
questioning her choices on top of that.
Oh, now you're gonna give
me parenting advice?
Hey, I get that you
feel anxiety about the future
and you got guilt about
all the mistakes you made.
Join the club.
But next time you feel like you
need to vent or just be a prick,
do me a favor and direct
all that stuff towards me.
I'll give you my cell.
You can call me any time day or night.
And that daughter of yours
is a remarkable woman.
And we both know that she
will be an incredible mother,
with or without my help.
I thought you were
trying to get my approval.
[SCOFFS] Pretty sure that
ship's sailed, right?
Might as well go down swinging.
[TENSE MUSIC]
You have a hormonal disorder.
What?
The depressive symptoms
you first experienced
in high school were
not the result of a breakup
or your family history.
You have a damaged
pituitary gland, all right?
Which is a little tiny gland
at the base of your brain
which controls the release
of hormones in your body,
many of which directly affect mood,
behavior, sense of well-being.
Including testosterone,
which your lab results confirm
is abnormally low.
Which is what's causing
your weight gain,
fatigue, loss of libido.
But how did
my pituitary gland get damaged?
A very common cause are
traumatic blows to the head.
And we were thinking that when
you were playing lacrosse,
you had to sustain, I mean, at
least a few tough hits, right?
Yeah.
Good news, it's fixable.
We can give you medicines that
will rebalance your hormones.
Takes a while, there's
trial and error involved,
but once we get you there,
I can confidently predict
that you're never gonna have
to feel this way again.
Can we talk outside a moment?
Be right back.
So this pituitary damage means
the accident wasn't his fault.
Look, I know that
you want us to say that
Sebastian has diminished capacity
so he's not responsible for his actions,
but he knew what he was doing today.
So you're not going to help him?
On the contrary.
I want to keep him out of prison,
get him placed in a secure
mental health facility.
An insane asylum?
No, an inpatient psychiatric unit
where he can get the care
he so desperately needs.
That's not good enough.
To Sebastian's parents,
that's the same as prison.
They want to be able
to control his care.
Yeah, except for that hadn't
been going so well, has it?
So I can't really recommend
that course of treatment.
Well, we'll have to find
a better doctor, then.
How about a better lawyer?
Excuse me?
Do you know what it's like
to be misdiagnosed?
Pumped full of drugs
that you don't need?
Do you know the damage
that that does to a person?
I don't find your tone
appropriate right now.
I want to talk to your superior.
That would be me, OK?
And you can write me a letter.
This is not just about
a hormonal imbalance.
He needs intensive therapy
for the years of psychological
damage he suffered.
We need to get those electrodes
out of his head.
We need to get him off
that useless cocktail
he's been on for years.
I could go on and on and on.
But you know what
I really don't understand
is if his parents really
want to dictate his care,
why don't they actually show up
instead of sending somebody who
clearly does not give a crap
about whether he gets better or not?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Look, what's it gonna be?
You gonna take the win,
or are you gonna make
me call Family Services?
Hey, Louisa. Everything OK?
I heard you were upset.
They said he might be paralyzed.
Hey, how about I help
get you back to your room?
You really should be
recovering in bed right now.
None of this would have
happened if it wasn't for me.
Hey, this accident was not your fault.
I didn't tell you everything.
After Angelo accidentally
cut that kid off,
he was honking and yelling at us,
and I started screaming back at him.
I flipped him off.
That's when he rammed into us.
No. No matter what you said
or what gesture you made,
violence is not excused.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Angelo was so nice.
He kept reassuring me that
if we didn't make it on time,
then he could deliver the baby himself.
Said he did it for his own kid.
You'd be surprised
how many babies are delivered
on the way to the hospital.
Apparently, they got caught in traffic
for a Justin Timberlake concert.
[LAUGHS]
♪
What is it?
Nothing. It's just, I
I think that
that might actually help us.
♪
I didn't lose anything.
Look, can you just give me more?
- Look, you can't do that.
- What's up with our singer?
Yeah, the guy's ready to be discharged.
But according to him,
the Percocet we gave him are missing.
I mean, he probably tried
to take it or hide it,
and now he wants more.
Where'd Ian go?
Oh, he left 20 minutes ago.
♪
Hey, I know where Angelo's from.
What? How?
Louisa remembered a story
that Angelo told her
about being stuck in traffic
for a Justin Timberlake concert
when his daughter was born.
You said she was 15, right?
OK, so I looked it up and the only show
he did in the Philippines
in 2010 was in Pasay City.
Is that enough info
to help find his family?
I-I don't know. I'll call and find out.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, my God, that's him. That's Mac.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[ROCK MUSIC]
And I added the clock.
You made this?
Oh, and the clock actually works.
Sweet.
[SQUEALS] Thanks.
Frosty Bear, what are you doing here?
Oh, my God, it's Mac.
Can I get a pic?
I didn't know you were doing this.
I-I don't usually come to these.
- I'm just
- I know. Sorry.
It'll be really quick.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
Sure.
Hey.
All right, ready?
Everybody say, "That was a close one."
ALL: "That's a close one."
Believe in the nick of time ♪
I just gotta talk to Ian real quick,
but it was nice to meet you.
Can you come with me real quick?
- One second.
- Thanks. Bye.
Where are the pills, Ian?
- What pills?
- Come on, dude.
All right, we grew up together.
I watched you pull stuff
like this all the time.
Y-yeah, when we were kids.
The hospital has security cameras.
You know that.
My charge nurse is
going to call the police
if the drugs don't turn up.
Still the Boy Scout
after all these years, huh?
[PILLS RATTLE]
Look, if you need help, all right,
there's resources for addiction.
Whoa, whoa. That is not what this is.
I was just pissed and maybe
looking to have some fun.
I'm just saying
I can put you in touch with
OK, hey, look,
the only help I need from you,
you already said no to.
Are you talking about the reboot?
Yeah.
I was kind of hoping you would
consider it for more than ten seconds,
given that you annihilated my career.
How did I do that?
Look around, man. [SIGHS]
This is where I am now.
All because
you pulled the plug on our show
just as it was starting to catch fire.
I did not pull the plug.
Our ratings were still going up.
I was 16, man.
I was right on the edge of
getting real dramatic roles,
and those offers were on the table.
But once the breakout star
decided to walk away
[SCOFFS] All those
opportunities just evaporated.
I've been scrambling ever since.
I didn't realize you were
going through it like that, man.
Yeah, because it's embarrassing.
[SIGHS]
Tried to get up the nerve
all last night to ask,
and I couldn't.
- It's pathetic.
- I'm sorry, man.
It's fine. We don't need to get into it.
I have to get back out there anyway.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
[HAND PATS]
It was good to see you.
♪
Ian.
All right, who's next?
Well, your spinal alignment
looks great on your CAT scan
and you've got pinprick
sensation in your legs.
Is is that good?
It is.
It means the surgery was a success
and you'll have a chance of
regaining use of your arms and legs.
What does a chance mean?
It means it'll
be a long road to recovery,
but you'll be able
to hug your daughter again.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Hey, is now a bad time?
Uh, no, no.
We were just finishing up, actually.
We'll check in later.
I came to see how you were doing.
And, you know, maybe if you wanted
to meet the baby that was
almost born in your backseat?
I, uh, really don't feel like talking.
Oh, yeah, I get that.
Uh
but I also wanted to say sorry.
I feel horrible for playing a
part in what's happened to you.
And I know that you're away
from your family
and I'm just starting one
and we're both all alone
and that's scary.
So if you change your mind,
you can, you know, just call or
I don't know.
Maybe we could be friends.
Or at least keep each other company.
Hey, why don't we let him get some rest?
Yeah.
We can always come back later.
Thanks.
I'm gonna put this
right on the table, OK?
That would be nice.
What's that?
I said, that that would be nice.
I'll call the number.
Thank you.
Yeah.
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
Thought you might want to know that
Sebastian is on his way
to an inpatient care facility.
I'm glad.
I appreciate you having my back
with the lawyer.
I know I came off a bit harsh.
My pleasure, man. She had it coming.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Did notice that, uh,
well, it got a bit heated.
Yeah.
I have my own experience
with misdiagnosis.
Huh.
You know, I've learned
it's hard for people
to follow the science when
it's leading them
somewhere they don't want to go.
Goodnight.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Done for the day?
Yeah, just headed out.
Uh, will we be seeing you tomorrow?
No.
Just a couple of little things left.
My guys can handle it.
That's great.
You know
I just want things to be easier for you.
You've been through a lot.
And I just want things to be
[SIGHS]
Easier.
I know.
I appreciate that, Dad.
'Cause I love you, you know?
♪
I think I might need to hear
that a little more often.
OK.
- I can do that.
- [SIGHS]
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Uh, also, um, this Archer guy.
♪
He's OK.
[SIGHS]
I'm glad to hear you're coming
around on the co-parenting.
Oh, God, no.
That's gonna be a total disaster.
What?
You just said that you liked him.
Why why don't you think
that it'll work?
Because that man
is head-over-heels in love with you.
♪
[SCOFFS]
♪
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- Come in.
♪
Welcome back.
Hey.
How did it, uh
how'd it go today?
Oh, I had my little moments, you know?
Sharon, Bert's service?
I don't know.
I mean, that was
just one spectacular goodbye.
Yeah.
That's what I can't wrap my head around.
Like, who was I saying goodbye to,
the Bert from before
or the Bert at the end?
I-I don't know.
Anyway, how you doing?
[SIGHS]
I think I might need
to take a couple weeks off.
What's what's going on?
Everything OK?
I've just been having some issues
with my antidepressants, you know?
And I got to titrate down and
look for some other options.
I've been in denial about it,
but I just got to do it.
Daniel, whatever you need.
Thank you, honey.
Oh, man, I'm so glad you're back.
Me too.
- Oh.
- Yes?
You might get a call from an attorney.
That's me.
Just for the record,
I'm right, they're wrong.
You got this.
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[DRIVE WHIRRING]
Come on, really?
Are you just gonna keep filming this?
- [CHUCKLING]
- Come on.
I I tried to warn you.
You got to put the wheels on last.
Now you're you're just
dancing with the furniture.
- All right, you do it.
- All right, OK.
Give me the thing. Give me the thing.
All right, all right.
OK, see? First, you gotta
[CHUCKLING]
Um, we gotta what?
Come here and help me keep
keep this still.
- [SIGHS]
- OK?
- What? Oh, oh! Ah!
- [LAUGHS]
Ah, it looks like it's a two-man job.
- [LAUGHTER]
- Looks like?
[LAUGHING]
Whoo!
What a job!
[LAUGHTER]
- Whoo!
- Whoo!
Yeah!
[LAUGHTER]