1 00:00:03,771 --> 00:00:06,907 My neighbor Kenny and his girlfriend go all the time. 2 00:00:06,974 --> 00:00:09,110 The rides were actually fun, Claire, 3 00:00:09,177 --> 00:00:11,412 even though they hurl you through the air very quickly 4 00:00:11,479 --> 00:00:13,914 without a proper three-point seat belt. 5 00:00:13,981 --> 00:00:16,384 It was worth the $300 I spent. 6 00:00:16,450 --> 00:00:18,086 What kind of carnival will cost you that much money? 7 00:00:18,152 --> 00:00:20,388 It was not just the carnival. 8 00:00:20,454 --> 00:00:23,391 Kenny's girlfriend wanted to go to see a movie afterwards, 9 00:00:23,457 --> 00:00:25,393 but I just got the second edition 10 00:00:25,459 --> 00:00:27,528 of Chaikof's Atlas of Vascular Therapy 11 00:00:27,595 --> 00:00:29,063 so decided not to go. 12 00:00:29,130 --> 00:00:30,164 And you paid for everyone? 13 00:00:30,231 --> 00:00:31,532 I had to. I lost the bet. 14 00:00:31,599 --> 00:00:34,235 Rounds will have to wait. We have a consult come up. 15 00:00:34,302 --> 00:00:35,703 Hunter Denoble, 38. 16 00:00:35,769 --> 00:00:38,072 Came into the E.R. this morning complaining of severe neck pain. 17 00:00:38,139 --> 00:00:40,007 X-rays show anterolisthesis. 18 00:00:40,074 --> 00:00:42,243 A herniated disc. Thirty-eight a little young for that, isn't it? 19 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:44,812 Unless there's a history of spinal trauma. 20 00:00:44,878 --> 00:00:46,114 There is. 21 00:00:46,180 --> 00:00:48,316 Hunter fractured seven vertebrae in his neck and back 22 00:00:48,382 --> 00:00:50,151 in a motorcycle accident 10 years ago. 23 00:00:50,218 --> 00:00:51,752 He was one of my first patients. 24 00:00:51,819 --> 00:00:54,355 Suffered complete paralysis from the chest down. 25 00:00:54,422 --> 00:00:56,957 ...a few months back, just gnawing pain. 26 00:00:57,024 --> 00:00:58,992 Ibuprofen usually took the edge off. 27 00:00:59,059 --> 00:01:00,594 Every day? 28 00:01:00,661 --> 00:01:03,497 Uh, yeah, give or take. 29 00:01:03,564 --> 00:01:06,100 It's not that bad. Last night things changed. 30 00:01:06,167 --> 00:01:07,268 He couldn't move his neck at all, 31 00:01:07,335 --> 00:01:09,337 and the pain medicine had no effect. 32 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:12,373 So, he wanted to tough it out, but I dragged him in here. 33 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:13,674 Yeah, it sounds like you. 34 00:01:13,741 --> 00:01:14,942 (HUNTER CHUCKLES) Feel that? 35 00:01:15,008 --> 00:01:16,009 Yeah. 36 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:17,311 And that? Mmm-hmm. 37 00:01:17,378 --> 00:01:19,113 I made partner at the firm. 38 00:01:19,180 --> 00:01:21,249 I don't like to call in sick. 39 00:01:21,315 --> 00:01:25,153 And let's face it, I've spent enough nights in hospital rooms for five lifetimes. 40 00:01:25,219 --> 00:01:27,355 Can't argue with that. Squeeze my hands. 41 00:01:30,057 --> 00:01:32,393 You have any tingling or weakness in your arms? 42 00:01:32,460 --> 00:01:33,961 No. 43 00:01:34,027 --> 00:01:36,797 The plain films showed what looked like a herniated disc. 44 00:01:36,864 --> 00:01:39,400 Which would mean...? 45 00:01:39,467 --> 00:01:41,202 Artificial disc replacement. 46 00:01:41,269 --> 00:01:45,105 Day procedure, he'd be out by the morning at the latest. 47 00:01:45,173 --> 00:01:47,175 You married him? 48 00:01:49,643 --> 00:01:52,480 Yes, three years ago in Cancun. It was lovely. 49 00:01:52,546 --> 00:01:55,149 Even though he's in a wheelchair? 50 00:01:55,216 --> 00:01:56,417 Shaun. HUNTER: Oh, no worries. 51 00:01:56,484 --> 00:01:58,486 I get this all the time. 52 00:01:58,552 --> 00:02:00,521 Sure, she can never wear heels, but think of the parking. 53 00:02:00,588 --> 00:02:02,055 (CHUCKLES) 54 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:03,957 (GROANS, INHALES SHARPLY) DR. MELENDEZ: What happened? 55 00:02:04,024 --> 00:02:06,059 Pain shot right down through my legs. 56 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:08,128 Your legs? Yeah. 57 00:02:08,196 --> 00:02:10,364 I haven't felt anything below my chest in 10 years. 58 00:02:10,431 --> 00:02:11,799 What the hell is going on? 59 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,268 ** 60 00:02:14,335 --> 00:02:16,337 (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) 61 00:02:25,413 --> 00:02:29,049 * When I saw the break of day 62 00:02:29,116 --> 00:02:33,086 * I wished that I could fly away 63 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:36,824 * Instead of kneeling in the sand 64 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:41,929 * Catching teardrops in my hand 65 00:02:41,995 --> 00:02:48,936 * My heart is drenched in wine 66 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:54,942 * But you'll be on my mind 67 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:58,078 * Forever * 68 00:02:58,145 --> 00:02:59,146 Mom. 69 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,114 (GASPS) 70 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:02,983 Well, there's my girl. 71 00:03:07,087 --> 00:03:08,456 CLAIRE: I don't want to see you. 72 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:10,324 But I haven't seen you in years. 73 00:03:10,391 --> 00:03:11,959 Don't run away from me. 74 00:03:12,025 --> 00:03:14,094 Can we talk? Since I don't want to see you, 75 00:03:14,161 --> 00:03:16,464 it follows that I don't want to hear from you, either. 76 00:03:18,666 --> 00:03:20,334 I just came in to get antibiotics. 77 00:03:20,401 --> 00:03:22,135 My surgeon doesn't work on Fridays. 78 00:03:22,736 --> 00:03:24,204 It feels fine. 79 00:03:24,272 --> 00:03:26,073 Sorry, it's not fine. 80 00:03:26,139 --> 00:03:28,108 This implant is definitely infected. 81 00:03:28,175 --> 00:03:29,943 Just that one, though, right? 82 00:03:30,010 --> 00:03:31,512 Yes. At this point, 83 00:03:31,579 --> 00:03:35,115 your butt lift, tummy tuck, lipo, and breast augmentation 84 00:03:35,182 --> 00:03:37,318 appear to be healthy. 85 00:03:38,986 --> 00:03:40,888 But I need to remove this one and clean the area 86 00:03:40,954 --> 00:03:41,989 before the bacteria spreads. 87 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:43,791 Well, can you replace it? 88 00:03:43,857 --> 00:03:45,459 Once the infection is resolved 89 00:03:45,526 --> 00:03:47,027 and you have a few months to heal. 90 00:03:47,094 --> 00:03:49,830 I don't want to walk around with half of a face for a few months. 91 00:03:49,897 --> 00:03:51,999 Isn't there anything you can do to save the implant? 92 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:53,934 I can't make any guarantees, 93 00:03:54,001 --> 00:03:56,570 but if I can replace the implant without risking re-infection, I will. 94 00:03:58,539 --> 00:04:00,173 Okay, Doctor. 95 00:04:09,383 --> 00:04:13,020 I didn't understand the lyrics, but I liked your mom's voice. 96 00:04:13,954 --> 00:04:16,724 Is she a professional singer? 97 00:04:16,790 --> 00:04:19,827 She is a lot of things. 98 00:04:19,893 --> 00:04:21,729 Great mom wasn't one of them. 99 00:04:21,795 --> 00:04:23,464 How so? 100 00:04:23,531 --> 00:04:26,634 A lot of people have issues with their parents, nothing new. 101 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:29,069 But everyone's story's different. 102 00:04:31,705 --> 00:04:33,273 How so? 103 00:04:36,944 --> 00:04:38,346 When I was in high school, 104 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:41,148 I babysat the kids in my neighborhood. 105 00:04:41,214 --> 00:04:42,916 I wanted to buy a laptop for school 106 00:04:42,983 --> 00:04:45,152 like a lot of my friends had, 107 00:04:45,218 --> 00:04:48,356 so I saved up 1,000 bucks. 108 00:04:48,956 --> 00:04:50,223 I came home one day, 109 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:53,361 and the money was gone and so was my mother. 110 00:04:53,427 --> 00:04:56,397 And three days later, 111 00:04:56,464 --> 00:04:58,832 she came back from Reno 112 00:04:58,899 --> 00:05:03,236 with a designer dress and a guy named Ricky. 113 00:05:05,238 --> 00:05:07,240 I never got the laptop. 114 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:09,677 ** 115 00:05:13,614 --> 00:05:15,883 My mom made pancakes. 116 00:05:15,949 --> 00:05:17,217 They were good. 117 00:05:17,284 --> 00:05:19,487 (CHUCKLES) 118 00:05:19,553 --> 00:05:21,088 Mmm, what is that? 119 00:05:26,226 --> 00:05:28,095 I've never seen anything like that. 120 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:29,897 Maybe a spinal column tumor. 121 00:05:29,963 --> 00:05:32,566 Hunter's initial spinal cord injury 122 00:05:32,633 --> 00:05:36,404 from the motorcycle accident that caused his paralysis was at T1, 123 00:05:36,470 --> 00:05:39,106 but that part looks almost completely normal now. 124 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,044 Hunter's phantom pain is real. 125 00:05:48,015 --> 00:05:49,983 My former mentor, Sonya Kung, 126 00:05:50,050 --> 00:05:51,885 is head of the surgical residency program 127 00:05:51,952 --> 00:05:53,454 at Denver Memorial Hospital. 128 00:05:53,521 --> 00:05:55,322 If you want a meeting, I'll make the call. 129 00:05:56,524 --> 00:05:58,125 Why? 130 00:05:58,191 --> 00:06:00,027 You're gonna need a job after this year. 131 00:06:01,161 --> 00:06:02,663 You just trying to screw with my head, 132 00:06:02,730 --> 00:06:03,997 or are you actually being serious? 133 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:05,566 The opportunity is real. 134 00:06:05,633 --> 00:06:07,901 I'm trying to be nice. 135 00:06:07,968 --> 00:06:10,203 I do that when it doesn't hurt me. 136 00:06:10,270 --> 00:06:11,939 And this definitely doesn't hurt you, 137 00:06:12,005 --> 00:06:14,374 you getting rid of some competition. 138 00:06:14,442 --> 00:06:18,378 True, although you're not high on my list of threats. 139 00:06:18,446 --> 00:06:20,581 This would be a much bigger benefit for you. 140 00:06:20,648 --> 00:06:23,617 Look, I fought to stay here. 141 00:06:23,684 --> 00:06:25,252 I'm not going anywhere. 142 00:06:25,318 --> 00:06:28,489 ** 143 00:06:32,325 --> 00:06:34,795 It's very rare, but after many years 144 00:06:34,862 --> 00:06:37,164 with a bruised cord like yours that isn't severed, 145 00:06:37,230 --> 00:06:39,232 it can start to function again. 146 00:06:39,299 --> 00:06:41,869 So, this mass is causing Hunter's pain? 147 00:06:41,935 --> 00:06:43,170 Yes. 148 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:44,271 If the cord is healthy, 149 00:06:44,337 --> 00:06:46,273 why aren't I feeling more than pain? 150 00:06:46,339 --> 00:06:48,041 The mass is compressing the healthy cord, 151 00:06:48,108 --> 00:06:49,477 just letting the pain through. 152 00:06:49,543 --> 00:06:51,178 We still have to do 153 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:53,981 some more advanced imaging to map the mass, 154 00:06:54,047 --> 00:06:55,616 but I am fairly confident 155 00:06:55,683 --> 00:06:57,250 that if we removed it that could change. 156 00:06:59,853 --> 00:07:01,555 You may be able to walk again. 157 00:07:02,222 --> 00:07:05,759 ** 158 00:07:11,499 --> 00:07:12,766 We were able to clean out the infection 159 00:07:12,833 --> 00:07:15,202 and swap in a new implant. I am very pleased. 160 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:16,537 You think it looks okay? 161 00:07:16,604 --> 00:07:20,140 I love it, and you are going to look great at the beach. 162 00:07:23,276 --> 00:07:24,344 Wailea? 163 00:07:24,411 --> 00:07:25,679 (CHUCKLES) 164 00:07:25,746 --> 00:07:27,681 We went there on our honeymoon. 165 00:07:27,748 --> 00:07:29,449 Thank you. (LAUGHS) 166 00:07:29,517 --> 00:07:30,784 Ooh. 167 00:07:30,851 --> 00:07:32,653 He's taking you to Hawaii. You should be hugging him. 168 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,088 Oh, I'm so relieved. 169 00:07:36,857 --> 00:07:38,559 Satisfied customers. 170 00:07:38,626 --> 00:07:41,995 This is why cosmetics is the most fun specialty. 171 00:07:42,062 --> 00:07:43,531 Now, we're gonna monitor you closely. 172 00:07:43,597 --> 00:07:46,667 There is a risk the infection could have seeded to other implants. 173 00:07:46,734 --> 00:07:48,101 Keep me posted. 174 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:49,236 Yes, Chief. 175 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:50,871 I'll take the early shift. 176 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:58,178 Once I'm on my feet, I'm never sitting down again. 177 00:07:58,245 --> 00:08:00,814 I'm gonna take Cora dancing. 178 00:08:00,881 --> 00:08:02,583 She's a great dancer. 179 00:08:02,650 --> 00:08:04,351 Oh, no. 180 00:08:04,417 --> 00:08:05,853 I push myself. 181 00:08:05,919 --> 00:08:08,421 No offense. It's my rule. 182 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,558 (WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON PA) 183 00:08:10,624 --> 00:08:12,125 Right. 184 00:08:13,460 --> 00:08:14,695 If this works, 185 00:08:14,762 --> 00:08:17,197 after a considerable amount of physical therapy 186 00:08:17,264 --> 00:08:18,932 you may be able to walk, 187 00:08:18,999 --> 00:08:21,434 but that doesn't mean you'll be a very good dancer. 188 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,837 After years of atrophy from not moving your legs, 189 00:08:23,904 --> 00:08:25,372 you will likely be very bad. 190 00:08:25,438 --> 00:08:26,940 (CHUCKLES) 191 00:08:29,577 --> 00:08:31,679 You know what the worst part is? 192 00:08:31,745 --> 00:08:33,146 It isn't being in the chair. 193 00:08:33,213 --> 00:08:35,583 It's that people see the chair first. 194 00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:37,050 They don't see me. 195 00:08:37,117 --> 00:08:38,518 You know what I'm talking about. 196 00:08:38,586 --> 00:08:41,589 Why would I know what you're talking about? 197 00:08:41,655 --> 00:08:44,524 My brother-in-law's on the spectrum. So's my assistant. 198 00:08:44,592 --> 00:08:47,394 I make it a priority of hiring people with disabilities. 199 00:08:47,460 --> 00:08:49,062 Let me guess. When you first started working here, 200 00:08:49,129 --> 00:08:51,398 no one believed in you. They didn't know me. 201 00:08:51,464 --> 00:08:53,901 They didn't know that I was going to make a good surgeon. 202 00:08:53,967 --> 00:08:55,302 HUNTER: No. 203 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:59,406 You were different. 204 00:08:59,472 --> 00:09:00,974 I guarantee you every other doctor 205 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,110 started with a basic level of respect. 206 00:09:03,176 --> 00:09:05,646 It's implied they're competent. 207 00:09:07,414 --> 00:09:09,950 We waste our time and energy trying to prove that we belong. 208 00:09:11,384 --> 00:09:15,155 ** 209 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:20,360 EMMA: I'm fine. 210 00:09:20,427 --> 00:09:22,295 She's just being thorough, honey. 211 00:09:22,362 --> 00:09:24,632 You've been over my body three times. 212 00:09:24,698 --> 00:09:26,499 Early infections often mimic blemishes. 213 00:09:26,566 --> 00:09:27,901 It pays to be thorough. 214 00:09:29,637 --> 00:09:30,771 Is this sore? 215 00:09:30,838 --> 00:09:32,706 (BREATHES SHARPLY) Maybe a little. 216 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:35,042 What's wrong? 217 00:09:35,108 --> 00:09:36,476 It could be nothing, 218 00:09:36,543 --> 00:09:39,346 or it could be a carbuncle, an early sign of infection. 219 00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:42,049 Dr. Andrews needs to have a look at this. 220 00:09:48,055 --> 00:09:50,858 This varicocele is raising testicular temperature 221 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:53,026 and causing your sperm count to be low. 222 00:09:53,093 --> 00:09:56,096 Surgically, I go in, ligate the varicocele 223 00:09:56,163 --> 00:09:57,865 and re-check your numbers in a few weeks. 224 00:09:57,931 --> 00:09:59,099 It's done under a local, 225 00:09:59,166 --> 00:10:02,135 so no anesthesia risks, minimal blood loss. 226 00:10:02,202 --> 00:10:04,171 There's a risk of low testosterone and impotence, 227 00:10:04,237 --> 00:10:06,473 but recovery time's usually a week at most. 228 00:10:10,543 --> 00:10:12,946 So, I could have kids, I just might not be able to make them? 229 00:10:13,013 --> 00:10:14,882 As I said, it's low risk. 230 00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:16,950 I only mention it because I'm obligated to inform you. 231 00:10:17,017 --> 00:10:19,687 Well, you're obligated to inform me because it's a risk. 232 00:10:19,753 --> 00:10:22,690 It's an unlikely complication, but, yes, it happens. 233 00:10:22,756 --> 00:10:24,124 It's outpatient. 234 00:10:24,191 --> 00:10:26,126 I do it right here in the office. 235 00:10:26,193 --> 00:10:30,063 What I see here is a chance to fix a problem. 236 00:10:30,130 --> 00:10:31,899 And I see a chance to create a new one. 237 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:34,735 (CELL PHONE VIBRATES) 238 00:10:34,802 --> 00:10:36,569 I'm... I'm sorry, I have to go. I have a patient. 239 00:10:37,771 --> 00:10:38,806 (CLEARS THROAT) 240 00:10:38,872 --> 00:10:39,873 (DOOR OPENS) 241 00:10:39,940 --> 00:10:41,574 Look, I see a lot of men with this issue. 242 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:43,711 Sure, they come in because they want kids, 243 00:10:43,777 --> 00:10:46,413 but I think what they really want is to reaffirm themselves. 244 00:10:46,479 --> 00:10:48,148 And that's a good thing. 245 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:51,484 Thank you. 246 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:57,991 It's a spinal arachnoid meningioma. 247 00:10:58,058 --> 00:10:59,860 Have you seen one of these before? 248 00:10:59,927 --> 00:11:01,094 DR. MELENDEZ: Much smaller. 249 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:02,730 They usually don't get this big 250 00:11:02,796 --> 00:11:06,199 because the pain and weakness brings the patient into the E.R. fast. 251 00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:07,868 But in this case, no pain, 252 00:11:07,935 --> 00:11:09,903 no E.R. visit until it got this big. 253 00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:12,372 And it's wrapped around the spinal cord tightly and fused with the dura. 254 00:11:12,439 --> 00:11:14,908 Can we get a fiber-optic laser and take it out in segments? 255 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:18,611 No, I don't think so. 256 00:11:18,678 --> 00:11:22,482 It stopped growing and settled in this position. 257 00:11:22,549 --> 00:11:25,853 But I do think that we can dissect along the subarachnoid plane 258 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:27,554 down to the largest segment at T2 259 00:11:27,620 --> 00:11:28,789 and remove it in one piece. 260 00:11:28,856 --> 00:11:30,958 That's an extension of the mass. 261 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:33,794 Mmm, no. It's the medullary pyramids. 262 00:11:33,861 --> 00:11:37,430 No. It's an extension of the mass. 263 00:11:37,497 --> 00:11:41,668 The pyramids are more central and the color is wrong. 264 00:11:42,369 --> 00:11:44,304 Murphy's right. 265 00:11:44,371 --> 00:11:47,207 The extension's tightly adhered to the brainstem. 266 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:51,311 DR. ANDREWS: Who caught it? 267 00:11:51,378 --> 00:11:52,712 Jared did. 268 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:54,982 DR. ANDREWS: Nice work. 269 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:56,483 Most first-year residents would have missed this. 270 00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:58,285 It's very small on the surface, 271 00:11:58,351 --> 00:12:01,054 but I can feel the fluctuance under the skin. 272 00:12:01,121 --> 00:12:02,890 What do we need to do to fix it? 273 00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:04,224 (REMOVES GLOVES) 274 00:12:04,291 --> 00:12:06,526 We need to remove all of the implants 275 00:12:06,593 --> 00:12:09,162 and some of the healthy underlying tissue as well. 276 00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:12,599 Unfortunately, it will cause significant permanent scarring. 277 00:12:12,665 --> 00:12:14,935 No, no, no, you... You can't do that. 278 00:12:15,002 --> 00:12:16,669 I'll look worse than I did before. 279 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:18,772 I... I don't get it. You removed the bad part from her face, 280 00:12:18,839 --> 00:12:21,441 and it's fixed. Looks good, no more infection. 281 00:12:21,508 --> 00:12:23,076 Let's just do the same with the rest of 'em. 282 00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:24,644 It's not that simple. 283 00:12:24,711 --> 00:12:26,814 When we removed the infection from Emma's cheek, 284 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,783 it was under the pretense it was a localized issue. 285 00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:32,285 If we just take out the infection from the new area, 286 00:12:32,352 --> 00:12:33,553 it could jump again. 287 00:12:35,789 --> 00:12:37,825 I won't do it. 288 00:12:37,891 --> 00:12:40,360 When an infection spreads, it often moves very quickly. 289 00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:41,694 What Dr. Andrews is saying... 290 00:12:41,761 --> 00:12:43,230 I understand what he's saying. 291 00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:48,501 I'm 50 years old. 292 00:12:48,568 --> 00:12:51,905 When I went to drop my daughter off at Michigan, 293 00:12:51,972 --> 00:12:55,042 we went to that bar on Liberty Street, 294 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,810 where we first met. 295 00:12:56,877 --> 00:13:00,113 I saw myself sitting there 25 years ago, 296 00:13:00,180 --> 00:13:03,750 young, confident, full of potential. 297 00:13:06,419 --> 00:13:07,754 Then you raise a kid 298 00:13:07,821 --> 00:13:11,658 and look after your husband, 299 00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:14,127 a home. 300 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:20,000 You lose touch with who you were. 301 00:13:23,536 --> 00:13:25,772 You... You said it was an infection, right? 302 00:13:25,839 --> 00:13:27,607 Like strep throat or something. 303 00:13:28,575 --> 00:13:30,878 That's what antibiotics are for. 304 00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:32,379 Couldn't we just use that? 305 00:13:35,015 --> 00:13:39,086 We could try strong, broad-spectrum antibiotics, 306 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,221 but I really don't want to do that. 307 00:13:41,288 --> 00:13:42,555 You could become septic. 308 00:13:42,622 --> 00:13:44,157 You could die. 309 00:13:44,224 --> 00:13:47,594 ** 310 00:13:49,762 --> 00:13:51,564 It'll work. 311 00:13:52,265 --> 00:13:53,466 It has to. 312 00:13:56,836 --> 00:13:58,271 The brainstem is complex. 313 00:13:58,338 --> 00:14:00,840 Even our best imaging can't provide a complete picture. 314 00:14:01,975 --> 00:14:04,377 So, then, you would just leave the cyst in him? 315 00:14:04,444 --> 00:14:06,779 ALEX: Other than the pain, it's not harming Hunter. 316 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:08,115 It's stabilized now and done growing. 317 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:09,749 But what about the pain? 318 00:14:09,816 --> 00:14:14,521 An implanted nerve inhibitor will completely remove the pain. 319 00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:17,490 But I won't be able to walk. 320 00:14:19,259 --> 00:14:20,527 No. 321 00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:27,100 (SIGHS) 322 00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:29,736 Exactly how risky is removing the mass from the brainstem? 323 00:14:29,802 --> 00:14:31,404 Everything that keeps your heart beating 324 00:14:31,471 --> 00:14:33,140 and you breathing is right there. 325 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:35,909 The nerve inhibitor is a day procedure. 326 00:14:35,976 --> 00:14:37,978 You'd sleep in your bed tonight pain-free. 327 00:14:38,045 --> 00:14:39,446 Give me a percentage on this thing. 328 00:14:39,512 --> 00:14:40,981 Don't do this to yourself. 329 00:14:41,048 --> 00:14:42,983 I don't like to give those kinds of numbers. 330 00:14:43,050 --> 00:14:44,918 They're population-based, and they don't apply to your exact circumstance. 331 00:14:44,985 --> 00:14:46,286 I understand how statistics work. 332 00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:48,488 But there's a number, and it's relevant. 333 00:14:51,191 --> 00:14:54,561 There's a 15% chance the surgery would kill you. 334 00:14:54,627 --> 00:14:56,896 ** 335 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:05,472 I remember the moment I accepted I'd never walk again. 336 00:15:07,107 --> 00:15:09,876 It wasn't when Dr. Melendez told me after the accident. 337 00:15:11,578 --> 00:15:15,015 It was a few months later when I was in rehab 338 00:15:15,082 --> 00:15:19,652 and I was trying to get up in the standing frame. 339 00:15:19,719 --> 00:15:22,355 I looked out the window and there's all these people just living their lives. 340 00:15:24,857 --> 00:15:28,595 I'm trying to fix something that I can't change, 341 00:15:28,661 --> 00:15:30,397 and life was going on without me. 342 00:15:34,067 --> 00:15:36,203 So I started living again. 343 00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:41,841 (SIGHS) 344 00:15:41,908 --> 00:15:43,443 But now there's something I can do. 345 00:15:47,780 --> 00:15:49,149 Hunter... 346 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:54,721 I want to talk to Dr. Melendez. 347 00:15:59,392 --> 00:16:00,627 No. 348 00:16:00,693 --> 00:16:01,894 Please. 349 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:04,064 (SIGHS) Just go get Dr. Melendez. 350 00:16:04,998 --> 00:16:08,535 ** 351 00:16:14,607 --> 00:16:16,943 (WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON PA) 352 00:16:18,811 --> 00:16:20,113 You curious? 353 00:16:21,714 --> 00:16:23,350 About why I gave you the credit? 354 00:16:23,416 --> 00:16:25,252 I assume you thought it was a set-up, 355 00:16:25,318 --> 00:16:28,088 that Andrews thought you were wrong and you tried to throw it on me. 356 00:16:28,155 --> 00:16:29,722 That's very cynical. 357 00:16:31,191 --> 00:16:33,760 The other alternative is that you were being kind, 358 00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:35,428 which seems very unlikely. 359 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:37,630 There is a third possibility. 360 00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:40,533 I'm proving a point. 361 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,902 When you lose their respect, no matter what you do, 362 00:16:42,969 --> 00:16:44,304 no matter how many wins you chalk up, 363 00:16:44,371 --> 00:16:46,206 you'll never get it back. 364 00:16:46,273 --> 00:16:47,840 The game's already over. 365 00:16:47,907 --> 00:16:49,008 You lost. 366 00:16:50,777 --> 00:16:52,612 Does anyone like you? 367 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:54,314 I like me. 368 00:16:54,381 --> 00:16:55,848 LAB TECH: I've got results. 369 00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:59,319 ** 370 00:17:00,820 --> 00:17:03,056 I know this is her first cycle of antibiotics, 371 00:17:03,123 --> 00:17:04,957 but I'm not seeing any improvement. 372 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,659 Her neutrophils are through the roof. 373 00:17:07,494 --> 00:17:09,529 (PAPER RUSTLES) 374 00:17:09,596 --> 00:17:11,898 You'd be under anesthesia for nine hours, 375 00:17:11,964 --> 00:17:14,534 and I'll need to make sure that your body's healthy enough to handle the stress. 376 00:17:14,601 --> 00:17:16,769 Will you tell him not to do this, please? 377 00:17:18,004 --> 00:17:19,306 You don't care what I think? 378 00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:20,773 HUNTER: I'm the one in the chair. 379 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,075 You have no idea what that's like. 380 00:17:22,142 --> 00:17:24,077 I'm right there with you. 381 00:17:24,144 --> 00:17:25,745 Who carries you up the stairs? 382 00:17:25,812 --> 00:17:27,547 Who pushes you out through the sand 383 00:17:27,614 --> 00:17:29,149 so you can put your feet in the water? 384 00:17:29,216 --> 00:17:31,084 Well, this way you won't have to do those things anymore. 385 00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:33,820 So you just want to gamble the life that you have for the life that you had? 386 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:35,222 Cora. 387 00:17:37,324 --> 00:17:39,826 We have a great life, 388 00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:41,228 but I want to walk again. 389 00:17:42,362 --> 00:17:44,197 And I want you to see me walk. 390 00:17:47,167 --> 00:17:49,102 I'm not gonna stand by and watch you die. 391 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:52,472 If you want to selfishly gamble your life away, 392 00:17:52,539 --> 00:17:54,107 you're doing it on your own. 393 00:17:56,676 --> 00:17:58,077 I'm doing this for us. 394 00:17:59,212 --> 00:18:01,748 No, you're doing this for you. 395 00:18:03,250 --> 00:18:07,154 ** 396 00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:14,561 She'll be back. 397 00:18:17,597 --> 00:18:19,566 (ELEVATOR CHIMES) 398 00:18:19,632 --> 00:18:21,801 WOMAN: (ON PA) Dr. Tolles to Obstetrics, please. Dr. Tolles to Obstetrics. 399 00:18:21,868 --> 00:18:23,536 Hey. Uh, I got a page? 400 00:18:29,309 --> 00:18:32,179 I'm busy, and I don't like being tricked into coming down here. 401 00:18:32,245 --> 00:18:34,214 Yeah, I know you hate me... I don't hate you. 402 00:18:34,281 --> 00:18:36,048 Seeing you is not healthy for me. 403 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:39,252 Okay, wait... Well, I just need to tell you that I was sick. 404 00:18:43,022 --> 00:18:45,258 I am sick. 405 00:18:45,325 --> 00:18:46,893 I know, you've been telling me that for years. 406 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:48,428 You were right. 407 00:18:49,429 --> 00:18:51,063 I got help. 408 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:53,333 They have me on mood stabilizers. 409 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,368 I'm doing better now. 410 00:18:55,435 --> 00:18:57,537 I mean, sometimes the meds make me feel flat. 411 00:18:57,604 --> 00:19:00,173 You know, no highs, no fun. 412 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,041 No lows, though, either. It's worth it. 413 00:19:03,610 --> 00:19:06,246 I'd like to try again to be your mom. 414 00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:11,451 I mean, maybe we could just talk some more? 415 00:19:13,986 --> 00:19:15,822 I'll think about it. 416 00:19:15,888 --> 00:19:18,024 Well, take these. 417 00:19:18,090 --> 00:19:19,892 They need water or they're gonna die. 418 00:19:21,428 --> 00:19:22,895 My number's on the card. 419 00:19:24,597 --> 00:19:28,635 ** 420 00:19:35,275 --> 00:19:38,645 HUNTER: (PANTING) I think I just won the Tour de France. 421 00:19:38,711 --> 00:19:42,081 It's a long surgery. It will put a lot of strain on your heart. 422 00:19:42,148 --> 00:19:44,751 (GRUNTS) (DEVICE BEEPS) 423 00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:48,020 Your cardiovascular fitness is excellent. 424 00:19:49,389 --> 00:19:51,258 Huh! 425 00:19:51,324 --> 00:19:52,925 (EXHALES SHARPLY) 426 00:19:56,363 --> 00:19:57,730 You get it, right? 427 00:19:58,197 --> 00:19:59,866 Get what? 428 00:19:59,932 --> 00:20:01,501 Why I want this surgery so bad. 429 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:04,804 You'd jump at a cure for autism, wouldn't ya? 430 00:20:04,871 --> 00:20:07,907 There isn't a cure for autism. 431 00:20:07,974 --> 00:20:11,844 Well, last week I didn't think there was a surgery to help me. 432 00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:19,486 The surgery isn't guaranteed to help you walk. 433 00:20:20,387 --> 00:20:21,788 Why would you risk 434 00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:24,291 losing a person who accepts you the way you are? 435 00:20:24,357 --> 00:20:27,126 You may not find another one. 436 00:20:27,193 --> 00:20:29,662 There are a lot of reasons to marry me, you know? 437 00:20:31,163 --> 00:20:32,899 I'm sure there are a lot of reasons to marry you. 438 00:20:32,965 --> 00:20:37,003 Yes. I'm organized, I have excellent visual-spatial memory, 439 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:40,139 and Lea says I'm refreshingly honest and fair. 440 00:20:40,206 --> 00:20:42,509 (CHUCKLES) 441 00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:46,513 I suppose Cora loves me because I'm determined... 442 00:20:46,579 --> 00:20:48,348 I'm pretty smart, 443 00:20:49,982 --> 00:20:52,151 committed to helping others, 444 00:20:52,218 --> 00:20:54,053 and most of all, probably because I'm patient. 445 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:57,890 Were you always those things? 446 00:20:59,792 --> 00:21:02,228 Were you those things before you were in the wheelchair? 447 00:21:05,732 --> 00:21:08,535 Your autism helped you. That's your point. 448 00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:10,570 You're saying this chair made me a better person. 449 00:21:13,340 --> 00:21:16,743 The difference is losing this chair now 450 00:21:16,809 --> 00:21:19,812 won't make me lose the lessons it gave me. 451 00:21:21,881 --> 00:21:24,617 ** 452 00:21:27,787 --> 00:21:30,289 The antibiotics aren't working. 453 00:21:30,357 --> 00:21:33,793 I told you if they didn't, we'd be doing surgery next. 454 00:21:36,295 --> 00:21:37,764 No. 455 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,235 She's going to die if we don't act now. 456 00:21:46,205 --> 00:21:50,142 Honey, we need to listen to the doctors. 457 00:21:52,379 --> 00:21:53,780 I need you to trust me. 458 00:21:55,848 --> 00:21:59,786 I can't go back to being like it used to be. 459 00:22:01,020 --> 00:22:02,288 You don't have a choice. 460 00:22:03,390 --> 00:22:06,493 ** 461 00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:11,864 She wants a second opinion. 462 00:22:11,931 --> 00:22:13,366 She's going to die. 463 00:22:13,433 --> 00:22:14,701 I told her that. 464 00:22:20,306 --> 00:22:23,042 ** 465 00:22:32,051 --> 00:22:35,187 DR. MELENDEZ: Sometimes, it's tough to actually get out of those doors. 466 00:22:38,891 --> 00:22:40,192 (SIGHS) 467 00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:42,895 When I was a kid, 468 00:22:42,962 --> 00:22:46,298 my little sister had an accident climbing a tree, 469 00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:48,267 a traumatic brain injury, 470 00:22:48,334 --> 00:22:52,071 and I woke up every morning dreaming that she was better, 471 00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:56,208 but she wasn't. 472 00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:57,744 I took care of her a lot. 473 00:22:57,810 --> 00:23:00,480 Brushed her teeth, combed her hair, fed her. 474 00:23:04,083 --> 00:23:07,386 Hunter was my first patient as an attending, 475 00:23:07,454 --> 00:23:09,956 and I had to walk in that room and tell him 476 00:23:10,022 --> 00:23:12,158 that there was nothing I could do for him, 477 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:14,326 nothing I could do to fix him. 478 00:23:15,762 --> 00:23:17,296 And now there is? 479 00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:22,168 But there's no guarantee. 480 00:23:22,234 --> 00:23:23,836 There is never a guarantee. 481 00:23:25,171 --> 00:23:27,674 (SIGHS) 482 00:23:32,211 --> 00:23:34,947 I'm sorry, but I can't risk 483 00:23:35,014 --> 00:23:37,083 losing the man that I fell in love with. 484 00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:46,358 You're not just afraid that the surgery will kill him. 485 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:47,960 You're afraid that it might work. 486 00:23:50,129 --> 00:23:51,831 You've only known Hunter in a wheelchair. 487 00:23:51,898 --> 00:23:55,267 Walking would be a fundamental change in who he is, 488 00:23:56,703 --> 00:24:00,507 a fundamental change in who you are as a couple. 489 00:24:00,573 --> 00:24:03,209 You're worried that no matter what happens, you're gonna lose him. 490 00:24:07,580 --> 00:24:09,048 Hunter seems to have a great life. 491 00:24:09,115 --> 00:24:11,017 I don't know if I'd risk giving that up. 492 00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:13,820 What if there was an operation to make you a perfect doctor, 493 00:24:13,886 --> 00:24:18,357 never make a mistake, but it had a, you know, 5% of killing you? 494 00:24:18,424 --> 00:24:19,626 Would you do it? 495 00:24:19,692 --> 00:24:21,360 That's not a fair comparison. 496 00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:24,697 Well, you said Hunter's doing fine the way he is, 497 00:24:24,764 --> 00:24:27,399 but we're talking about giving him something more. 498 00:24:27,466 --> 00:24:28,868 What about 2%? 499 00:24:30,402 --> 00:24:31,738 I don't think there's a number for me. 500 00:24:31,804 --> 00:24:33,339 Oh, of course there's a number. 501 00:24:33,405 --> 00:24:35,041 Every time you get in your car, 502 00:24:35,107 --> 00:24:36,275 hell, every time you leave your home, 503 00:24:36,342 --> 00:24:37,844 you take a risk something bad could happen. 504 00:24:37,910 --> 00:24:39,278 But you do it anyway, 505 00:24:39,345 --> 00:24:41,514 you know, to make yourself better, 506 00:24:41,581 --> 00:24:43,415 to make the world better, 507 00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:44,551 sometimes just to have fun. 508 00:24:44,617 --> 00:24:47,219 Sometimes to go to a carnival. 509 00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:49,021 Kenny's not your friend. 510 00:24:49,088 --> 00:24:50,422 He's using you. 511 00:24:51,591 --> 00:24:53,560 I...don't think so. 512 00:24:53,626 --> 00:24:54,761 We have fun. 513 00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:56,062 He's got a rap sheet. 514 00:24:56,128 --> 00:24:57,897 Mostly misdemeanors, 515 00:24:57,964 --> 00:25:00,567 but there's a couple felony theft cases 516 00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:02,268 that were bargained down. 517 00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:05,672 Wait, you ran a background check on Kenny? 518 00:25:05,738 --> 00:25:08,941 Well, you start by talking, I start by gathering evidence. 519 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:12,845 I'll forward it to you. 520 00:25:12,912 --> 00:25:14,581 (CELL PHONE CHIMES) 521 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:25,592 (INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) 522 00:25:27,226 --> 00:25:29,729 In my experience, there are only two reasons 523 00:25:29,796 --> 00:25:32,164 why a married person has this kind of cosmetic surgery. 524 00:25:32,231 --> 00:25:34,300 Either you're halfway out the door or she is. 525 00:25:35,768 --> 00:25:37,136 Emma loves me. 526 00:25:38,638 --> 00:25:40,640 That's what I figured. 527 00:25:41,808 --> 00:25:43,943 The antibiotics aren't working, 528 00:25:44,010 --> 00:25:46,445 so your wife is going to die 529 00:25:46,512 --> 00:25:48,280 unless you get in there and you convince her 530 00:25:48,347 --> 00:25:50,316 that she doesn't need any of this cosmetic surgery 531 00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:52,719 because you are a faithful, loving husband. 532 00:26:01,661 --> 00:26:02,895 CORA: How's the pain? 533 00:26:07,033 --> 00:26:08,334 You know, I think the adrenaline 534 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,502 of actually doing this is helping. 535 00:26:10,569 --> 00:26:12,071 It's the oxycodone. 536 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,207 That's good. 537 00:26:16,375 --> 00:26:17,509 I'm glad you came back. 538 00:26:18,344 --> 00:26:19,979 I never left. 539 00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:25,417 (SIGHS) 540 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:30,990 I don't want to do this without you. 541 00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:32,892 I don't want to do anything without you. 542 00:26:34,894 --> 00:26:36,996 If you can walk, 543 00:26:37,063 --> 00:26:38,564 you'll be different. 544 00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:44,003 You won't need me anymore. 545 00:26:44,070 --> 00:26:46,873 You think I married you 'cause I was having trouble hanging clothes in my closet? 546 00:26:48,775 --> 00:26:50,109 You're my girl. 547 00:26:51,210 --> 00:26:53,112 I will always need you. 548 00:26:53,179 --> 00:26:55,715 Even if I could fly, 549 00:26:55,782 --> 00:26:58,584 who's gonna remind me to call my mom on her birthday? 550 00:26:58,651 --> 00:27:00,119 Or to floss? God, I hate flossing. 551 00:27:02,588 --> 00:27:04,590 Who's gonna remind me to be a better person? 552 00:27:08,094 --> 00:27:10,029 Who's gonna hold my hand when I'm scared? 553 00:27:11,563 --> 00:27:14,500 ** 554 00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:20,506 That was nice. 555 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,343 ** 556 00:27:37,924 --> 00:27:39,625 You have to have the surgery. 557 00:27:48,100 --> 00:27:52,404 You were distant before. 558 00:27:52,471 --> 00:27:55,374 Since the surgery, you can't get enough of me. 559 00:27:56,608 --> 00:27:58,911 It worked. You're happy, I'm happy. 560 00:27:58,978 --> 00:28:00,880 I love you. I always have loved you. 561 00:28:00,947 --> 00:28:02,849 I always will. You stopped loving me. 562 00:28:02,915 --> 00:28:04,483 No. Never. 563 00:28:04,550 --> 00:28:06,986 If you were in love with me, you never would've cheated on me. 564 00:28:08,454 --> 00:28:09,521 Barry, 565 00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:15,494 please, no more lies. 566 00:28:16,729 --> 00:28:19,131 You were never home. We never talked. 567 00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:21,667 You were never there. 568 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:28,140 There was never another woman. 569 00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:31,878 I was gambling... A lot. 570 00:28:31,944 --> 00:28:34,146 I did it because I was ashamed of the man that I'd become. 571 00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:36,048 When we got married, I promised you the world, 572 00:28:36,115 --> 00:28:37,817 and instead I gave you a mediocre life. 573 00:28:38,951 --> 00:28:43,589 When I was up, it made me feel like a winner. 574 00:28:45,691 --> 00:28:49,295 And I was too embarrassed to let you see me like that, so I hid it from you. 575 00:28:49,361 --> 00:28:51,063 (EXHALES SHARPLY) 576 00:28:52,031 --> 00:28:56,235 ** 577 00:28:59,972 --> 00:29:02,141 She's gonna do the surgery. 578 00:29:02,208 --> 00:29:03,309 Thank you. 579 00:29:05,144 --> 00:29:07,746 ** 580 00:29:11,717 --> 00:29:13,786 Andrews needs an O.R. for Emma Newton. 581 00:29:18,524 --> 00:29:22,261 ** 582 00:29:34,073 --> 00:29:39,745 Claire, you're beautiful, smart, and very good at your job. 583 00:29:41,981 --> 00:29:44,450 Thank you, Shaun. That's a very sweet thing to say. 584 00:29:44,516 --> 00:29:48,220 Would you ever date someone with a disability? 585 00:29:50,256 --> 00:29:51,623 Yeah, sure. 586 00:29:52,458 --> 00:29:54,994 (CHUCKLES) 587 00:29:55,061 --> 00:29:58,164 You could choose the ideal mate, Claire. 588 00:29:58,230 --> 00:30:01,333 Why would you want the unnecessary burden? 589 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:05,304 Everyone is dealing with something. 590 00:30:05,371 --> 00:30:09,608 We just have to love other people for who they are 591 00:30:10,676 --> 00:30:12,444 and hope they love us, too. 592 00:30:15,147 --> 00:30:16,883 (KNOCK ON DOOR) 593 00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:18,617 O.R. 1's prepped for Hunter. 594 00:30:22,554 --> 00:30:24,356 I'll join you in a minute. 595 00:30:24,423 --> 00:30:27,293 ** 596 00:30:35,434 --> 00:30:37,236 (SIGHS) 597 00:30:45,411 --> 00:30:46,946 So, what changed her mind? 598 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:48,714 Jared did. 599 00:30:52,418 --> 00:30:54,286 Morgan, you're my first assist. 600 00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:56,655 ** 601 00:31:01,527 --> 00:31:03,795 Make the call. 602 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:05,797 Thanks. 603 00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:08,467 ** 604 00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:13,572 (SIGHS) 605 00:31:13,639 --> 00:31:15,074 This is as far as you can go. 606 00:31:15,141 --> 00:31:16,708 Nurse Matthews will take you to the waiting room. 607 00:31:17,209 --> 00:31:18,477 Okay. 608 00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:20,980 Can I, uh... Can I give him a kiss? 609 00:31:21,813 --> 00:31:23,449 Of course. 610 00:31:23,515 --> 00:31:27,286 ** 611 00:31:34,193 --> 00:31:36,328 I can't do this. 612 00:31:36,395 --> 00:31:37,663 Yes, you can. 613 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:41,333 This is what you do in a relationship, right? 614 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,635 You take chances, together. 615 00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:46,638 (SNIFFLES) 616 00:31:48,340 --> 00:31:49,708 Okay. 617 00:31:49,775 --> 00:31:52,744 ** 618 00:32:01,087 --> 00:32:04,090 (MONITOR BEEPING) (RESPIRATOR HISSING) 619 00:32:07,293 --> 00:32:10,062 MORGAN: That's a large tissue defect in the left breast. 620 00:32:10,129 --> 00:32:11,763 DR. ANDREWS: If we'd been in here six hours ago, 621 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:14,066 I could have salvaged more underlying muscle tissue. 622 00:32:14,133 --> 00:32:15,667 JARED: I'm noticing her heart rate jump. 623 00:32:15,734 --> 00:32:16,902 You seeing that, JL? 624 00:32:18,204 --> 00:32:20,006 (BEEPING QUICKENS) JL: I am now. 625 00:32:20,072 --> 00:32:21,507 DR. ANDREWS: How's her surgical sites? 626 00:32:21,573 --> 00:32:23,042 I'm not seeing any bleeding. 627 00:32:23,109 --> 00:32:24,210 Morgan, what about your side? 628 00:32:24,276 --> 00:32:25,477 MORGAN: Everything looks good here. 629 00:32:25,544 --> 00:32:26,912 Maybe the anesthesia's light? 630 00:32:26,979 --> 00:32:29,648 JARED: Nope. No, something's definitely happening. 631 00:32:29,715 --> 00:32:31,717 DR. ANDREWS: Jared's right. (FLATLINING) 632 00:32:36,855 --> 00:32:38,024 DR. MELENDEZ: Suction, Claire. 633 00:32:38,090 --> 00:32:40,259 Give me a 25 on a 130. 634 00:32:40,326 --> 00:32:44,196 All right, Murphy, I want you to cut right under my forceps 635 00:32:44,263 --> 00:32:46,032 very carefully. 636 00:32:46,098 --> 00:32:49,368 (MONITOR BEEPING) 637 00:32:49,435 --> 00:32:50,702 SHAUN: Section's cut. 638 00:32:50,769 --> 00:32:52,404 DR. MELENDEZ: How are the motor evoked potentials? 639 00:32:52,471 --> 00:32:54,740 ALEX: Signal's coming through, spinal cord's functioning normally. 640 00:32:59,711 --> 00:33:02,348 DR. MELENDEZ: The mass has fully encased the medullary cord. 641 00:33:05,951 --> 00:33:07,553 Give me the ferromagnetic wand. 642 00:33:11,757 --> 00:33:14,560 I can't get the caudal end clear of the underlying cord. 643 00:33:14,626 --> 00:33:16,295 (MONITOR BEEPING) ALEX: Got a big drop in potentials. 644 00:33:16,362 --> 00:33:17,696 SHAUN: We are compressing his brainstem. 645 00:33:17,763 --> 00:33:18,930 DR. MELENDEZ: What's his pressure? 646 00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:20,232 CLAIRE: Mean arterial pressure's 70. 647 00:33:20,299 --> 00:33:21,633 ALEX: I got nothing now. 648 00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:23,535 DR. MELENDEZ: Push IV fluids. Keep that MAP above 90. 649 00:33:23,602 --> 00:33:25,271 SHAUN: Hunter's going into neurogenic shock. 650 00:33:25,337 --> 00:33:26,705 We need to stop the surgery. 651 00:33:26,772 --> 00:33:27,973 DR. MELENDEZ: I'm almost there. 20 seconds. 652 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,076 CLAIRE: Pressure's 60. Push vasopressors. 653 00:33:30,142 --> 00:33:32,111 DR. MELENDEZ: The last piece is right there. 654 00:33:32,178 --> 00:33:34,213 It's probably edema. Push 100 of dexamethasone. 655 00:33:36,615 --> 00:33:37,716 ALEX: Still nothing. 656 00:33:37,783 --> 00:33:38,984 SHAUN: He's dying. 657 00:33:39,051 --> 00:33:40,952 DR. MELENDEZ: It's one damn centimeter of tissue. 658 00:33:42,688 --> 00:33:43,855 (FLATLINING) (PADDLES WHINE) 659 00:33:43,922 --> 00:33:44,923 JARED: All clear. 660 00:33:44,990 --> 00:33:46,925 (PADDLES THUMP) 661 00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:49,328 MORGAN: That's her second dose of amiodarone. She's not responding. 662 00:33:49,395 --> 00:33:51,430 DR. ANDREWS: She's thrown her septic embolism. 663 00:33:51,497 --> 00:33:52,698 I'm cracking her chest. 664 00:33:52,764 --> 00:33:54,966 ** 665 00:33:58,370 --> 00:33:59,771 (PADDLES WHINE) JARED: Ten joules. Clear. 666 00:34:01,073 --> 00:34:02,574 DR. ANDREWS: Again. 667 00:34:02,641 --> 00:34:03,809 JARED: Clear. 668 00:34:06,011 --> 00:34:08,080 DR. ANDREWS: Starting cardiac massage. 669 00:34:08,147 --> 00:34:10,482 (FLATLINE CONTINUES) 670 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:13,719 ** 671 00:34:26,332 --> 00:34:27,733 It's time to call it. 672 00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:31,670 (FLATLINE STOPS) 673 00:34:31,737 --> 00:34:33,739 MORGAN: Time of death, 10:23. 674 00:34:36,675 --> 00:34:39,845 ** 675 00:34:52,558 --> 00:34:54,326 (DOOR CLOSES) 676 00:34:54,393 --> 00:34:57,596 ** 677 00:35:31,763 --> 00:35:33,199 (SOBS) 678 00:35:33,265 --> 00:35:36,735 ** 679 00:35:39,305 --> 00:35:40,972 DR. MELENDEZ: Welcome back, Hunter. 680 00:35:41,039 --> 00:35:42,073 (GROANS) 681 00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:45,043 The mass was tightly adhered in some spots, 682 00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:49,348 so we're not exactly sure what to expect moving forward. But the cord looked healthy. 683 00:35:49,415 --> 00:35:51,683 We're gonna be bringing in several specialists to work with you. 684 00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:53,719 The first will be a neurophysiatrist... 685 00:35:53,785 --> 00:35:55,721 Thank you. Thank you. 686 00:35:55,787 --> 00:35:57,989 Thank you. I'm grateful to all of you. 687 00:35:58,056 --> 00:36:01,260 Would you mind if we talked about the rest of this later? 688 00:36:02,361 --> 00:36:04,296 I just want to sit with my wife. 689 00:36:08,634 --> 00:36:10,436 Thank you. 690 00:36:11,970 --> 00:36:14,273 Hey. Hey. Hey. 691 00:36:14,340 --> 00:36:17,309 ** 692 00:36:21,813 --> 00:36:23,249 (SNIFFLES) 693 00:36:23,315 --> 00:36:24,816 (SNIFFLES) 694 00:36:27,152 --> 00:36:28,520 (GROANS) 695 00:36:29,321 --> 00:36:32,524 ** 696 00:36:49,007 --> 00:36:51,510 I met a couple today that lost their way. 697 00:36:54,513 --> 00:36:56,282 They loved each other, 698 00:36:59,117 --> 00:37:01,052 but by the time they remembered what really mattered, 699 00:37:01,119 --> 00:37:02,388 it was too late. 700 00:37:07,158 --> 00:37:10,128 I don't want us to be like them. 701 00:37:10,195 --> 00:37:13,231 I want to be fully committed to you. 702 00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:17,168 I love you, too. 703 00:37:19,438 --> 00:37:20,872 (CHUCKLES) 704 00:37:25,744 --> 00:37:28,847 There's a surgery I could have that should make me fertile, 705 00:37:28,914 --> 00:37:30,716 but there's a risk of impotency. 706 00:37:35,020 --> 00:37:36,722 What do you want to do? 707 00:37:36,788 --> 00:37:38,089 I want to give you what you want, 708 00:37:38,156 --> 00:37:39,425 what we want, a family. 709 00:37:41,192 --> 00:37:42,861 We are a family. 710 00:37:43,862 --> 00:37:46,131 Yes, I want children, 711 00:37:46,197 --> 00:37:48,300 and there are many ways to do that, 712 00:37:48,367 --> 00:37:51,002 which we'll explore together. 713 00:37:51,069 --> 00:37:54,072 But I draw the line at anything that risks our sex life. 714 00:37:54,940 --> 00:37:57,743 ** 715 00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:06,685 It's just one night a week, 716 00:38:06,752 --> 00:38:09,555 but I think this could be my big break, you know? 717 00:38:09,621 --> 00:38:10,956 Well, you always had a beautiful voice. 718 00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:15,026 Well, everyone's got one thing, right? 719 00:38:15,093 --> 00:38:17,429 But enough about me. I want to hear about you. 720 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:19,465 Do you have a man? 721 00:38:20,231 --> 00:38:22,167 I did. 722 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:26,004 Pretty young thing should have plenty of choices. 723 00:38:26,071 --> 00:38:27,939 Hmm, I'm not looking to complicate my life right now. 724 00:38:28,774 --> 00:38:30,008 Hmm. 725 00:38:30,075 --> 00:38:33,745 Still looking after everyone else but yourself, 726 00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:35,547 like you did for me. 727 00:38:37,649 --> 00:38:40,586 * Set your dreams where nobody hides 728 00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:43,021 You know, I know brag to everyone. 729 00:38:43,088 --> 00:38:44,890 "My baby. She's a surgeon." 730 00:38:44,956 --> 00:38:46,692 Surgical resident. 731 00:38:46,758 --> 00:38:47,826 Right, sorry. 732 00:38:49,094 --> 00:38:50,396 You like it? 733 00:38:52,864 --> 00:38:54,766 I love it. 734 00:38:54,833 --> 00:38:58,169 * Give your tears to the tide 735 00:38:58,236 --> 00:39:00,506 Where are you staying? You're... Are you in town for a while? 736 00:39:00,572 --> 00:39:02,508 Yeah. 737 00:39:02,574 --> 00:39:04,109 I'd like to be closer to you. 738 00:39:04,843 --> 00:39:07,446 ** 739 00:39:08,614 --> 00:39:10,616 I found a place. 740 00:39:11,983 --> 00:39:13,585 You'd like it, 741 00:39:13,652 --> 00:39:17,188 but I just need to put up first and last. 742 00:39:17,255 --> 00:39:19,425 * No time 743 00:39:20,626 --> 00:39:21,893 I'll pay you back. 744 00:39:22,728 --> 00:39:24,963 ** 745 00:39:27,165 --> 00:39:28,567 How much do you need? 746 00:39:28,634 --> 00:39:30,536 $2,500. 747 00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:33,539 Plus I have to get furniture and, you know, all of that. 748 00:39:33,605 --> 00:39:35,373 I thought maybe you could help me pick that stuff out. 749 00:39:35,441 --> 00:39:36,675 You've always been so good at that. 750 00:39:36,742 --> 00:39:38,444 I really appreciate it. I'm good for it. 751 00:39:39,344 --> 00:39:41,713 ** 752 00:39:45,316 --> 00:39:47,252 (SIREN WAILS) 753 00:39:47,318 --> 00:39:50,722 ** 754 00:40:06,371 --> 00:40:09,841 * Set your dreams where nobody hides 755 00:40:09,908 --> 00:40:12,711 KENNY: Uh, Celeste isn't coming. She broke up with me. 756 00:40:12,778 --> 00:40:15,146 I hate her. 757 00:40:15,213 --> 00:40:18,517 But I'm not gonna let that ruin our night. 758 00:40:18,584 --> 00:40:19,885 That's what friends are for. 759 00:40:19,951 --> 00:40:22,488 They got each other's backs, rain or shine. 760 00:40:22,554 --> 00:40:25,757 By the by, I found a $20 in your battery drawer, 761 00:40:25,824 --> 00:40:27,425 so I got us Chinese food. 762 00:40:27,493 --> 00:40:30,496 Don't thank me. I don't like Chinese food. 763 00:40:30,562 --> 00:40:31,830 Aw, come on now. 764 00:40:31,897 --> 00:40:34,600 Trust me, everybody likes Ma Jong's Kung Pao. 765 00:40:34,666 --> 00:40:38,970 * Set your dreams where nobody hides 766 00:40:39,037 --> 00:40:40,872 There you go. 767 00:40:40,939 --> 00:40:44,042 I'm pretty torn up about that Celeste thing. She was a real keeper. 768 00:40:44,109 --> 00:40:46,011 You said you hated Celeste. 769 00:40:46,077 --> 00:40:47,713 I do. I... I hate her 'cause... 770 00:40:47,779 --> 00:40:49,715 I don't know... I kind of love her. 771 00:40:50,916 --> 00:40:52,484 This tastes terrible. 772 00:40:52,551 --> 00:40:55,253 Okay, then he hates Chinese food. 773 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,022 More for me. 774 00:40:57,088 --> 00:40:58,323 Plain white rice? 775 00:40:59,725 --> 00:41:01,793 * No time 776 00:41:01,860 --> 00:41:03,495 Oh, uh, I got a gaming console, 777 00:41:03,562 --> 00:41:05,396 and I hooked it up to your bad boy over there. 778 00:41:05,463 --> 00:41:06,865 We can play some Mortal Kombat. 779 00:41:06,932 --> 00:41:09,067 ** 780 00:41:09,134 --> 00:41:10,235 Come on. 781 00:41:13,171 --> 00:41:14,906 * No time * 782 00:41:14,973 --> 00:41:17,008 We doing this or what? 783 00:41:18,276 --> 00:41:19,711 It sounds fun. 784 00:41:21,613 --> 00:41:24,716 ** 785 00:41:24,783 --> 00:41:26,284 Yeah, there you go. 786 00:41:26,351 --> 00:41:27,719 This one's you. 787 00:41:29,955 --> 00:41:32,357 That's you on the left right there. 788 00:41:32,423 --> 00:41:34,225 Okay. Yeah. 789 00:41:34,292 --> 00:41:37,929 You got four arms, but you're naked, so here we go. 790 00:41:37,996 --> 00:41:40,365 SHAUN: I gave you a pneumothorax. 791 00:41:40,431 --> 00:41:42,300 KENNY: Ah, I didn't realize how bloody this game was. 792 00:41:42,367 --> 00:41:43,902 Ooh, a fireball. I got you there. 793 00:41:45,103 --> 00:41:46,437 Have you played this before? 794 00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:49,741 SHAUN: That looks like a spinal fracture. 795 00:41:49,808 --> 00:41:51,877 KENNY: Yeah, I'd say... I'd say there's a huge fracture there. 796 00:41:51,943 --> 00:41:53,144 SHAUN: You died. 797 00:41:56,682 --> 00:41:59,685 **