1 00:00:05,300 --> 00:00:06,700 Previously on E.R. 2 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:08,500 Do you wanna do something? 3 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:10,100 - Like, go out? - Yeah. 4 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:13,000 If Mom wants to walk around in a bubble for the rest of her life, fine. 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,500 But don't let her keep holding you inside of it. 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,400 I know what won't make him happy. 7 00:00:17,500 --> 00:00:20,700 A made-up life. He's gonna figure it out. He's not stupid. 8 00:00:20,700 --> 00:00:22,100 I'm not pregnant. 9 00:00:22,300 --> 00:00:25,400 The DNA analysis shows that I'm not Reece's biological father. 10 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,300 Reece lived under my care and my roof for most of his life. 11 00:00:28,500 --> 00:00:31,100 All I'm asking for is some kind of arrangement that recognizes that. 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,700 - Do you wanna keep your son? - What do you think? 13 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,600 That you need to start setting priorities and making some hard choices. 14 00:00:41,700 --> 00:00:43,000 The Phoenix Suns. 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:43,900 Is that a crime? 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,000 - You root for the Phoenix Suns? - I paid attention to basketball there. 17 00:00:48,100 --> 00:00:51,300 - You grew up in Chicago. - I dated a guy with tickets. 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,800 - You didn't pay attention to the Bulls? - Whatever. I'm starving. 19 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,300 Big Diamondbacks fan too, aren't you? 20 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:02,200 - I'm gonna get breakfast out of this deal. - Sorry. My manners. 21 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,200 - Roach coach? - You live in a mansion... 22 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:07,300 - ... you're buying me a doughnut? - I'll spring for the coffee too. 23 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:09,700 Hey there, big spender. 24 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:12,900 - Hello. - John, it's Dad. 25 00:01:13,100 --> 00:01:15,900 - Hey. How was your flight? - How's Gamma doing? 26 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,100 Yeah. No, she was walking around a little bit yesterday. 27 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:20,400 - Great. - I meet her for lunch. 28 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:23,800 - You wanna hook up there? - You're getting me a yogurt too. 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,200 What's that? Grab me a bagel. 30 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,500 - ...for the holiday. - Really. 31 00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:32,000 - No, that's great. - See you at the house. 32 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,700 - Yeah, okay. I'll see you there. - Bye. 33 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,000 - They' re staying for the holidays. - Your parents? 34 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,200 First time in nine years. 35 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,100 - Just like sex, isn't it, Peter? - What? 36 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,200 Vascular surgery. Messy, fun, and when done right, you leave satisfied. 37 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,000 D5 half-normal, 125 cc's per hour. 38 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:53,000 - Surgery. - Real good hands in there, Peter. 39 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:54,200 Thank you. 40 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,300 Which is why you get to assist me in the Millburn surgery. 41 00:01:57,500 --> 00:02:00,400 Fifth District alderman wants his cardiac bypass done here. 42 00:02:00,500 --> 00:02:01,600 Why? 43 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:04,500 The correct response is, "Thanks, Dr. Romano. I'm honored." 44 00:02:04,700 --> 00:02:06,700 - I am- - Clear his calendar for Monday afternoon. 45 00:02:06,900 --> 00:02:09,400 - I need to talk. - He's on trauma call in the ER. 46 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,400 Dump that on Corday. She actually likes it down there. 47 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,200 - I have a situation with my son. - What else is new? 48 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,400 - I need more flexible hours. - In by 12, out by 4... 49 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,300 and we all make the evening news. 50 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:22,100 I'm not just talking about this surgery. 51 00:02:22,100 --> 00:02:25,600 If you're not interested, Peter, pass. I've got 20 guys who'd kill for this gig. 52 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,100 - I didn't say I wasn't interested- - So are you in or out? 53 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,800 - I'm in. - Did I ever tell you you're my hero? 54 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,300 Merry Christmas! 55 00:03:28,700 --> 00:03:32,100 - Feed the poor? Feed the poor? - Sorry. 56 00:03:32,300 --> 00:03:34,700 - Hey, feed the poor? - Sorry. 57 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,500 Come on. You think it's easy being a female Santa in a man's world? 58 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,000 Sorry, no soliciting. You have to leave the premises. 59 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:45,200 - I work for the Salvation Army. - Oh, do you? Let me see your ID. 60 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,400 - Okay, I eat at the Salvation Army. - Get out of here. Hey! 61 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,100 I'm gonna call the cops. Stop ringing that damn bell! 62 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:53,600 - Luka, you're late. - Sorry. 63 00:03:54,300 --> 00:03:58,000 Don't be sorry, be punctual. This is a hospital, not a department store. 64 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,100 When's she going on Christmas vacation? 65 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:02,200 Scrooge? Never. 66 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,100 Merry Christmas. County General. 67 00:04:05,300 --> 00:04:07,300 I think she thinks you were shopping. 68 00:04:07,300 --> 00:04:08,700 Shopping for what? 69 00:04:09,500 --> 00:04:11,100 It's a joke. 70 00:04:12,300 --> 00:04:13,500 What's going on? 71 00:04:13,700 --> 00:04:16,400 I went to the bar. No one's heard anything. 72 00:04:16,900 --> 00:04:18,500 - About Nicole? - Yeah. 73 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,000 They said she took money there too. 74 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,600 Guess you were right. She lied about everything. 75 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:33,300 Hey, Abby. Can you run Cynthia Cohen's sputum? 76 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,200 I got a couple of kids with snow-related injuries! Quiet! 77 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,900 - Freak, freak, freak, freak, freak, freak- - Hey! Shut up! Both of you, shut up! 78 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,100 Be glad you're not sleeping in a grate or eating out of the trash! 79 00:04:46,700 --> 00:04:48,500 - Haleh, get them out of here. - Stop! 80 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:52,600 - You, this side. You, over here. - Freak, freak, freak, freak, freak... 81 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,800 Since when did Fire and Rescue start transporting pediatric walk-in cases? 82 00:04:56,900 --> 00:04:59,700 Since these two took headers out by the firehouse. 83 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:03,700 - You notify the parents? - Yeah, I left word. 84 00:05:03,900 --> 00:05:05,800 - Hey, you didn't call. - Sorry? 85 00:05:05,900 --> 00:05:08,800 About getting together. You change your mind? 86 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,700 - No, I was just- - Dr. Weaver, Exam 1 has chest pains. 87 00:05:11,900 --> 00:05:14,100 - Be right there. - Dynamic changes on the EKG. 88 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,600 I'll let you get back to work, okay? 89 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,100 Three nitro sprays and titrate six of morphine. 90 00:05:23,500 --> 00:05:27,500 Cops found him wandering around O'Hare with a suitcase but no ticket and no ID. 91 00:05:27,700 --> 00:05:30,100 He fell on the escalator trying to get away. 92 00:05:30,300 --> 00:05:32,300 I'm missing my flight. 93 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,200 Lacerations down to the galea. 94 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,800 I go home for Christmas every year, I think. 95 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,100 - Looks intact. No sign of fracture. - Which doesn't explain the amnesia. 96 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:43,100 Doesn't know who he is, where he's going. 97 00:05:43,300 --> 00:05:45,400 I know there's lots of kids around. 98 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,900 And the women make a wonderful supper. 99 00:05:48,100 --> 00:05:50,000 Blood supply looks good. 100 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,200 Well, Plastics should be able to tack it back down. 101 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:56,500 We still need to get a head CT. 102 00:05:56,700 --> 00:06:02,000 Boys and the men, they settle around the TV watching sports. 103 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,000 You think his memory loss is temporary? 104 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,300 Peter? 105 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:09,500 He's 4 years old. 106 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,300 And deaf and traumatized by the death of his mother. 107 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:15,900 - I emphasized all of that. Thank you. - Well, then appeal it. 108 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,500 - I can't. - What am I paying you for? 109 00:06:18,700 --> 00:06:21,700 He denied the motion, Peter. It's not irreparable. 110 00:06:21,900 --> 00:06:26,000 The hell it isn't. He's asking my son to decide which of us loves him more? 111 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:27,500 It won't be that specific. 112 00:06:27,700 --> 00:06:30,000 Will he ask who makes better macaroni and cheese? 113 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:35,800 Judge Alter has a feeling that interviewing Reece will provide relevant insight. 114 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,300 Reece knows what's going on. He can sense it. 115 00:06:38,500 --> 00:06:40,800 How much more damage do you want to inflict on him? 116 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:45,900 Hey, I agreed to represent you. You're the one who's choosing to fight. 117 00:06:46,100 --> 00:06:49,200 You can preempt this. His attorney approached me yesterday. 118 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,900 - No. - They'll make a revised visitation request. 119 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:53,300 I said, no. 120 00:06:56,500 --> 00:06:58,800 And I need to be honest. 121 00:06:59,100 --> 00:07:03,300 We don't have the edge here. On paper, Roger comes across as the better father. 122 00:07:03,500 --> 00:07:06,900 If I were his attorney, I would advise him to give you no more deals. 123 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,800 Yet you're advising me to accept one? 124 00:07:08,900 --> 00:07:12,400 I am advising you to at least listen to one. 125 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,400 - You're still here. - I was on my way out. 126 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:20,300 Keep those kids from killing each other? 127 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,600 Yeah. One has a corneal abrasion... 128 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,000 ...the other has a strained wrist. Look, hey... 129 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:31,600 - I'm not very good at this. - What, follow-up? 130 00:07:31,900 --> 00:07:34,100 Want to have lunch tomorrow? 131 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,200 - No sushi. - What? 132 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,700 - I don't like sushi. - Okay. Anything you want. 133 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,400 I'm gonna remember you said that. 134 00:07:43,900 --> 00:07:46,500 Why is he here? Somebody finally kick his butt? 135 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:48,600 - Who? - Mr. Karaoke over there. 136 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:53,000 - How about a little "Jingle Bell Rock"? - You know him? 137 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,000 Oh, yeah, Stan? He lives behind a dumpster on 57th and Dorchester. 138 00:07:57,100 --> 00:08:00,000 - He's homeless? - Unless you count the dumpster. 139 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:03,000 - Hello. - Hello. 140 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,800 - Where you going? - Whatever that lady... 141 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,400 ...told you, it's not true. 142 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,400 - Your name isn't Stan? - No, no, no. 143 00:08:10,500 --> 00:08:14,700 - You don't live at 57th and Dorchester? - I don't remember. That's why I'm here. 144 00:08:16,100 --> 00:08:19,900 Besides, this Stan character sounds rough. Bet he's got a record. 145 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:23,500 - I wouldn't be surprised. - And no family to speak of. 146 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:27,300 - No place to spend the holidays. - You know, if he was smart... 147 00:08:27,500 --> 00:08:30,800 ...he'd clean himself up, get himself a suit at the Goodwill- 148 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,000 And go to the airport. 149 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:37,500 You mind if I stay a while? It's kind of Christmassy here. 150 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,300 The alderman thinks you're such a brilliant surgeon, then you operate. 151 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:43,500 - Where are they? - I don't know. 152 00:08:43,700 --> 00:08:45,500 Hey. What's going on? 153 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:49,800 - Waiting for Roger and his lawyer. - I thought we were seeing the judge. 154 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,000 - We're hoping that won't be necessary. - Peter, what's going on? 155 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:58,000 - They wanna talk about some kind of deal. - Sorry we're late. We ran into traffic. 156 00:08:58,100 --> 00:09:00,400 We don't have a lot of time. What have you got? 157 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,600 Visitation every other weekend, plus two weeks during the summer. 158 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,500 - One week during the summer. - No. 159 00:09:06,700 --> 00:09:09,600 - We're only asking for 38 days a year. -31 days. 160 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,500 - I said, no. - Peter, it's only 31 days. 161 00:09:12,700 --> 00:09:15,000 - I'm not doing this. - Peter, listen to me. 162 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:19,600 No. You listen to me, all of you. I'm not negotiating over my son. 163 00:09:19,900 --> 00:09:22,200 Rather take your chances with the judge? 164 00:09:22,900 --> 00:09:27,600 A martini in first class works just as well and takes less time. 165 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:33,800 Like you, I enjoy the occasional drive. Gives you time to clear your head. 166 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,200 - Hey, Dad. - John. 167 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,000 Did you know your father's been here since last night? 168 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,400 Late last night. He went straight to the hotel. 169 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,600 - Oh, God. Am I dying? - Rigor mortis hasn't set in just yet. 170 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:49,200 Why else would my son deign to spend Christmas with us? 171 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,400 Mom's coming too. 172 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:56,600 - I knew there was a catch. - Eleanor will be here later this week. 173 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,400 You'll stay at the house until then? 174 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:00,700 Sure, why not. 175 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:03,700 Wonderful. Here's Helga to turn me like a pancake. 176 00:10:03,900 --> 00:10:08,600 - We'll give you some privacy. - I'd settle for a little dignity. 177 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:14,100 Believe it or not, she's thrilled. This means the world to her. 178 00:10:14,300 --> 00:10:17,100 - This year more than most. - Well, I suppose. 179 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,700 Means a lot to me too. 180 00:10:19,900 --> 00:10:22,600 Yeah. It should be fun, huh? 181 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:28,100 Reece, I have to make a decision. 182 00:10:28,300 --> 00:10:31,600 I need you to help me by answering some questions. 183 00:10:31,700 --> 00:10:33,600 Can you do that? 184 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,900 Who's that? 185 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,300 Daddy. 186 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,000 And who's that? 187 00:10:51,900 --> 00:10:53,500 My other daddy. 188 00:10:54,700 --> 00:10:56,800 You love both your daddies very much, right? 189 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:06,700 He says he doesn't know. 190 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:11,700 When you are sick, who makes you feel better? 191 00:11:13,500 --> 00:11:14,900 Mommy. 192 00:11:15,100 --> 00:11:19,700 Which daddy gives you the best care when you get a boo-boo? 193 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:31,300 He has Band-Aids with cartoons. 194 00:11:39,500 --> 00:11:41,700 Right now, I'd say he needs consistency. 195 00:11:43,300 --> 00:11:48,000 Reece, Carla and I. The three of us were a family. 196 00:11:48,700 --> 00:11:51,300 That's how we planned our lives. 197 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,000 That's how we approached every day, every week. 198 00:11:56,900 --> 00:12:01,100 I've been with Reece through earaches... 199 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:05,100 ...flus, almost every scrape he's ever gotten. 200 00:12:06,700 --> 00:12:12,200 If you count the hours that I've spent with my stepson... 201 00:12:12,500 --> 00:12:17,700 ...it far exceeds the time Dr. Benton has spent with the child he believed to be his. 202 00:12:17,900 --> 00:12:20,700 Reece and Carla were my life. 203 00:12:20,900 --> 00:12:22,700 And now Reece is my life. 204 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,400 He comes first. 205 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:31,400 Ahead of my personal needs, ahead of my job. 206 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:35,200 And I think that's in his best interest. 207 00:12:43,500 --> 00:12:48,000 - Oh, John. Diverse selection. - Burgers are good. 208 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,600 You already know what you want? I'm still working on what to drink. 209 00:12:53,900 --> 00:12:56,100 This is nice. Haven't done this for a while. 210 00:12:56,300 --> 00:12:58,100 Had lunch together? Or Christmas? 211 00:12:58,300 --> 00:12:59,900 Both. 212 00:13:02,100 --> 00:13:03,200 So... 213 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:07,000 What kind of business keeps Mom in Costa Rica in December? 214 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:08,900 How's the chopped salad? 215 00:13:12,700 --> 00:13:17,000 She broke her hip, Dad. Mom can't spend five minutes with her? 216 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,900 Is she gonna avoid her for the whole month? 217 00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:23,300 Your mother's not coming. John, we're getting divorced. 218 00:13:26,500 --> 00:13:29,000 - What? Divorced? - It's amicable. 219 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:31,400 After 30 years? 220 00:13:35,700 --> 00:13:38,100 - What happened? - This probably isn't the best- 221 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:43,700 - Is there somebody else? - Neither of us is running off with anyone. 222 00:13:45,700 --> 00:13:49,600 What is it, she's not happy? She's bored? Wants to stay in Europe? 223 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:52,900 I'm the one who's leaving, John. 224 00:13:53,900 --> 00:13:56,500 This can't surprise you. You saw it before I did. 225 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,700 - Can I take your order? - I was suffocating. I think we're ready. 226 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,200 Chopped salad, please. 227 00:14:04,900 --> 00:14:07,400 Burger medium-rare, please. 228 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:15,900 I agree with Mr. McGrath that consistency is the best thing for Reece right now. 229 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:19,000 See, I... 230 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:23,900 I let Carla take on a lot of the parenting while I pursued my career. 231 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:29,800 But I did that because it felt right to leave Reece in his mother's care. 232 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,400 But all that's changed now. 233 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,500 And my responsibilities have changed too. 234 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:42,800 Because of that I've made arrangements to work fewer hours... 235 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,200 ...so I can become Reece's full-time caretaker. 236 00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:49,600 - At County General? - Yes, sir. 237 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,000 What sort of hour reduction are we talking about? 238 00:14:52,300 --> 00:14:55,300 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. weekdays, weekends off. 239 00:14:55,700 --> 00:14:58,500 You can provide proof of this new schedule? 240 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,400 Yes, sir. Yes, I can. 241 00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:04,100 Have it in my office by day's end. 242 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:09,400 Unless there is anything else, court's adjourned. 243 00:15:09,500 --> 00:15:12,400 I need to talk to him now. Well, pull him out. 244 00:15:12,500 --> 00:15:15,100 Fine. Let him know I'm on my way. 245 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:20,900 - Going back to work? - Get out of my way. 246 00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:23,500 - Got another shift? - Roger, get out of my way! 247 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:29,000 Where's Reece? Let me guess: Jackie. No, Cleo. A nanny? 248 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:33,700 - You want me to hit your car? - You lied, man. 249 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:36,500 On top of everything else, you're a liar. And a perjurer. 250 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:38,500 You know what? You need to back off. 251 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,400 Whatever it takes, is that it? He's not a trophy, man! 252 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,900 You can't win at any cost to give your sister a son! 253 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:49,700 - You gotta raise him! - You know- 254 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,500 Go ahead, get in my face. Come on. 255 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:57,300 - Roger, you need to shut your mouth. - Think, Peter. 256 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,700 You can't change who you are. 257 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:08,400 I'm sure it was on this block. It's called Nazim. It's got a blue awning. 258 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,100 - Well, I don't see it. - We must have missed it. 259 00:16:12,300 --> 00:16:15,700 - I don't like Indian food anyway. - Why didn't you say something? 260 00:16:15,900 --> 00:16:19,400 - I just did. - Why don't we go to that Italian place... 261 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,400 - ... across the street. Great risotto. - Wait a minute. 262 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,400 - That'd be great if it weren't closed. - You're a pain in the ass, you know that? 263 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,500 - Well, some say. - I'm starting to regret this whole thing. 264 00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:34,600 - Too bad. I'm starving. - Forget about looking for a decent place. 265 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,900 - Why don't we go home and order in. - I like a take-charge kind of girl. 266 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:42,100 - My apartment? - Lead the way. 267 00:16:44,500 --> 00:16:46,100 - Dr. Romano. - You hear something? 268 00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:50,300 - I need to talk to you. - That's a doctor who breaks promises... 269 00:16:50,500 --> 00:16:53,100 ...then hangs up on the guy he breaks the promises with. 270 00:16:53,300 --> 00:16:55,600 - I need to talk to you now. - Talk is cheap, Peter. 271 00:16:55,700 --> 00:16:58,300 I need to scale back my hours and I need it in writing. 272 00:16:58,500 --> 00:17:01,300 - "To whom it may concern: No way." - I'm serious. 273 00:17:01,500 --> 00:17:05,100 - Is this about your kid? - Yeah. 274 00:17:05,300 --> 00:17:08,000 What do you need? Every other Saturday? 275 00:17:08,900 --> 00:17:10,700 No nights. No weekends. 276 00:17:12,300 --> 00:17:15,100 Good one. I like the one about the rabbi and the goldfish. 277 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,300 - I need to spend more time at home. - Never needed to before. 278 00:17:18,500 --> 00:17:21,400 - His mother died. - His stepfather is still alive. 279 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,800 Split custody, keep doing what you do best. 280 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,600 I'm not asking for your advice. 281 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,100 News flash! This is an urban trauma center. 282 00:17:28,300 --> 00:17:32,300 Until people plan their MVAs and GSWs better, you won't punch a time clock. 283 00:17:32,500 --> 00:17:35,800 That's not me being a hard-ass, that's the job. You are a surgeon. 284 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,200 - Are you gonna do this for me or not? - Not. 285 00:17:38,300 --> 00:17:40,200 Work when I need you or not at all. 286 00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:43,300 Then consider this my resignation. 287 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,800 All right, all right, all right. Don't go getting dramatic. 288 00:17:54,700 --> 00:17:56,700 - Weekends off. - And what about weekdays? 289 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,300 It's my best offer, Peter. Take it or leave it. 290 00:18:03,300 --> 00:18:05,700 I'll finish out the week. 291 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:12,200 Are you really gonna do this? Throw away your career to play Mr. Mom? 292 00:18:12,500 --> 00:18:13,800 What a waste! 293 00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:17,900 - Hi. - Hey. Newborn for the nursery. 294 00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:20,700 - Birth in the ER? - Marshall Field's. 295 00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:23,300 Mother was last-minute shopping. She's on her way up. 296 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,800 - The paramedics delivered? - No, a shoe salesman. 297 00:18:38,100 --> 00:18:41,200 - Room 424, do you have a chart? - Was she an ER patient? 298 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,300 I just have to follow up on something. 299 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,300 - How far along was she? - Eight weeks. No complications. 300 00:18:54,500 --> 00:18:57,900 - She's in Recovery for a few more hours. - Thanks. 301 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,600 - Dr. Finch, please. - I'm not sure she's here. Let me check. 302 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:06,400 All right, thanks. 303 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,000 - What are you doing here? - I need to meet the Surgicenter director. 304 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:16,500 - You gave him my CV, right? - Yeah, but- 305 00:19:16,700 --> 00:19:19,500 - I quit County. - Romano wouldn't give you the hours? 306 00:19:19,700 --> 00:19:22,800 You said there's a position here. I want it. 307 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:26,800 - I'll introduce you tomorrow. - I gotta show proof of employment now. 308 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,000 - Peter, he's probably gone for the day. - Check, please. 309 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:36,000 - I just started, he barely knows me. - Cleo, I need to talk to him. 310 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,600 - Hi. I thought you left. - Tonight. 311 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,900 Luka has been looking for you. Could you wait, please? 312 00:19:50,100 --> 00:19:54,000 - Do you need something? - You told him you weren't pregnant. 313 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,000 - I'm not. - I don't understand. 314 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:57,700 You don't need to. 315 00:19:58,900 --> 00:20:03,000 - Look, I'm sorry. I was wrong. - No, you were right. 316 00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:09,700 He did everything he could. I thought his kindness was love. But it's not. 317 00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:16,600 Abby, he deserves not to know. 318 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:19,200 Thanks. 319 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,400 Tuesday's impossible. He's got colorectal procedures then. 320 00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:30,100 Fissurectomy at 7. Hemorrhoidectomy at 8. 321 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:31,200 Another at 9. 322 00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:34,600 And it looks like he's squeezed in an inguinal hernia too. 323 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,600 - Maybe for lunch? - No, he's got a lunch date. 324 00:20:37,700 --> 00:20:42,000 - After that? - After that, he sees patients until 5. 325 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,400 - How about Thursday? - Thursday might work, actually. 326 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:55,200 Judge Alter! Judge Alter! 327 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,600 I got that employment letter for you. 328 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,900 - I wanted this yesterday. - I know. It came in after-hours. 329 00:21:05,700 --> 00:21:07,900 - This is not your hospital. - No. 330 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:10,900 - Schaumburg Surgicenter? - I worked out... 331 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,400 a better situation there than if I had stayed at County. 332 00:21:14,900 --> 00:21:18,300 - All in the last 12 hours? - It was always a possibility. 333 00:21:18,500 --> 00:21:22,000 - It just needed to be ironed out. - You didn't mention it yesterday. 334 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,000 I know. I said I'd cut back my hours and I did. 335 00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:27,600 - True. - I'm now working 8 to 5, no weekends. 336 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,800 - This letter confirms it. - That may be so. 337 00:21:29,900 --> 00:21:33,600 But you told a different story yesterday. And I don't like being lied to. 338 00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:37,400 I'm doing what I have to do for my son. 339 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,900 Hey, Elizabeth. You sneaking coffee? 340 00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:50,100 Tea. You look nice. Are you going on a date? 341 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:51,900 No. Court date. 342 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:58,000 - Right. What's the latest? - It's out of my hands now. 343 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,400 It's best to keep busy while you wait. 344 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:05,200 Yeah. Well, I owe a lot of hours before I go. 345 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:09,300 - Before you go? - Yeah. End of the week, I'm out of here. 346 00:22:10,100 --> 00:22:13,000 - What? - Yeah, I had to quit. 347 00:22:15,300 --> 00:22:18,200 - You're not serious. - I need to change my life. 348 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,300 Romano won't cut me any slack. 349 00:22:21,900 --> 00:22:24,800 Yeah, but I'm sure he'll make some accommodation. 350 00:22:24,900 --> 00:22:27,200 No. I asked. He won't. 351 00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:29,900 You'd really leave County? 352 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,800 I gotta go. 353 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,100 - How'd he fall? - Hanging lights. 354 00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:40,400 Parents are signing him in. 355 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:42,600 - What do we got? - Fell from a ladder. 356 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,900 - Parents are here. - Is he okay? 357 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,100 - Has he been unconscious? - His sister put the hose on him. 358 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,900 - He woke up for a second. - Did he hit anything? 359 00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:53,400 - A bike. - I got some involuntary guarding here. 360 00:22:54,700 --> 00:22:58,100 - He's waking up. That's good, yes? - Coming through. 361 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,500 - What do we have? - Possible liver or splenic lac. 362 00:23:01,700 --> 00:23:04,800 - Stable, but might need to go to the O.R. - HemoCue? 363 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,800 - Second is eight from 10. - Does your belly hurt? 364 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,000 All right. He's stable for CT. Control the pain. 365 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,800 - Watch him overnight. - He has free fluid by ultrasound. 366 00:23:13,900 --> 00:23:16,000 I won't remove the spleen before we have to. 367 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,200 - Remove? - He can still live without one. 368 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,700 - I can give him mine. - That's not necessary. 369 00:23:20,900 --> 00:23:23,900 - Someone'll match. - We don't transplant spleens. 370 00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:27,600 - I'll show you where the waiting room is. - We can at least give blood. 371 00:23:27,700 --> 00:23:29,000 - She's going down. - Amparo! 372 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:30,800 Ma'am, you okay? 373 00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:34,400 - Have you fainted before? - Never. 374 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,300 How do you serve Christmas dinner for them? 375 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:44,500 Start cooking early. No problem. 376 00:23:44,700 --> 00:23:49,200 O.R.'s got elective cases they can push. How's she doing? 377 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,500 Please, I'm fine. Tell me about Ben. 378 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,100 His blood counts are stable, that's good. 379 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:56,800 His first CT only shows a small injury. 380 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,500 His school band plays in a concert on New Year's Eve. 381 00:23:59,700 --> 00:24:01,200 I don't want him to miss it. 382 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,700 - How long have you had this node? - I don't know. 383 00:24:05,900 --> 00:24:07,600 Is this tender? 384 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,500 You don't have to examine me or run tests. 385 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,000 I know I'm sick. 386 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,700 Have you been diagnosed with something? 387 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:18,200 Lymphoma. 388 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,300 I'm sorry. 389 00:24:26,100 --> 00:24:29,300 - Don't tell them, though. - Your family doesn't know? 390 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,600 There will be plenty of time to talk after Christmas. 391 00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:37,700 Dr. Benton? Janice Prager called. She wants you to meet her in court. 392 00:24:37,900 --> 00:24:40,700 - Go. I'll get another surgeon. - Your son will be fine. 393 00:24:40,900 --> 00:24:42,600 Good. 394 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,500 - They got me right in the store. - It's tough to hide two pairs of skates. 395 00:24:48,700 --> 00:24:51,100 The guard jumped me in front of my kids. 396 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,700 Can we keep the ice skates? 397 00:24:52,900 --> 00:24:54,400 No. 398 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,900 They hate getting used stuff. I thought for Christmas- 399 00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:00,400 They wanna take you to the station house. 400 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,500 I know. 401 00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:09,100 Do you have someone to stay with them? 402 00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:14,500 Their mother? 403 00:25:19,300 --> 00:25:21,500 I'll be right back. Abby? 404 00:25:23,100 --> 00:25:26,800 - Are you gonna be in jail for Christmas? - I don't know. 405 00:25:31,900 --> 00:25:35,400 Maybe I should post bail for him. 406 00:25:36,700 --> 00:25:40,900 They have no money. Do you know where they've been living? In a motel room. 407 00:25:41,100 --> 00:25:45,100 - Probably can't pay a security deposit. - No, he has a job. But it's $5. 15 an hour. 408 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,100 He has to steal to get his kids a decent Christmas present. 409 00:25:48,300 --> 00:25:49,700 Could call the food bank. 410 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,400 No, they help out this time of year. 411 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:54,400 What happens to them in three months? 412 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,000 There's only so much you can do. 413 00:25:59,900 --> 00:26:01,400 Yeah, I guess. 414 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,900 I just... 415 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,500 Miss your kids? 416 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,800 Yeah. 417 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,700 Sorry. 418 00:26:22,300 --> 00:26:24,800 It's worse at Christmas. 419 00:26:34,900 --> 00:26:36,900 Oh, right. 420 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,700 - Where's the judge? - In chambers. 421 00:26:43,300 --> 00:26:46,300 - Gentlemen, your counsel with you? - They're on the way. 422 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:49,300 While we wait for Ms. Prager and Mr. Wharton... 423 00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:52,400 ...I was wondering if I could talk with Reece once more. 424 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:57,300 - Only if you both agree, of course. - Sure. 425 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,900 - I don't see why not. - Thank you. 426 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,500 Nancy, will you ask him to come with me? 427 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:10,800 It's okay. 428 00:27:12,700 --> 00:27:14,300 Go on. 429 00:27:16,300 --> 00:27:19,100 It's okay. Go, go. 430 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:21,000 Just Reece this time. 431 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:43,000 He'll have exploratory surgery. They'll repair any injuries he might have. 432 00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:46,100 - He'll be home for the holidays? - Wait and see how he does. 433 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,700 So we celebrate a day or two late. It doesn't matter. 434 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,000 Thank you, doctor! 435 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:58,700 - Did you get him upstairs? - Along with his parents, aunts, cousins... 436 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:02,500 Hope they all fit in the waiting room. 437 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:06,500 You ready for this? 438 00:28:07,900 --> 00:28:11,700 God. I forgot. I mean, I didn't forget. It's at home, yours. 439 00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:15,500 I don't know where my head is at, though. 440 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:18,200 Do you wanna open it anyway? 441 00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:24,800 - Can we wait? - Sure. 442 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:28,000 Sorry. 443 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:30,400 Is something wrong? 444 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:34,700 - I'm having family problems. - Your grandma? 445 00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:38,100 No, no. It's my mother. 446 00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:44,400 She's not coming home for the holidays. She and my father are... 447 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:45,900 ...splitting up. 448 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:51,500 - Oh, no. - I don't think it's sunk in yet. 449 00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:55,700 - Maybe it's a blessing in disguise. - How do you figure? 450 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,600 - Did you ever meet my parents? - I met Cookie. 451 00:28:59,900 --> 00:29:03,200 Right. She and Henry aren't divorced, and they should be. 452 00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:11,100 - Still, I'm sorry. - Thanks. 453 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:15,100 I'm so self-centered. I thought it was something to do with me. 454 00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:19,000 No. You're about the only thing going right in my life. 455 00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:23,700 - You shouldn't let this happen. - Didn't want to be defensive. 456 00:29:23,900 --> 00:29:28,100 - What did he think of your new job? - He wasn't overly impressed. 457 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,200 There you are. 458 00:29:31,700 --> 00:29:34,500 Thank you for all rushing over. 459 00:29:35,700 --> 00:29:37,300 Be seated. 460 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,200 We are in a unique situation. 461 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:48,600 In a traditional custody case, win or lose... 462 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,900 ...the parents maintain... 463 00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:53,500 ...the title given to them by their biology. 464 00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:55,700 They're still Mommy and Daddy. 465 00:29:55,900 --> 00:30:00,200 Here I'm asked to declare that one of these two men is not, in fact, Daddy. 466 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:05,900 But they both love Reece and have made sacrifices to be with him... 467 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,300 ...though I will say Dr. Benton's effort was late in the game. 468 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:13,100 And I am uncomfortable about the way he handled it. 469 00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:17,600 Not convinced he was exactly forthright with the court. 470 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:22,800 But the fact is that I do believe Reece would thrive in either of your households. 471 00:30:22,900 --> 00:30:25,500 And that makes my decision even harder. 472 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:29,100 But based on the evidence provided by Dr. Benton... 473 00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:32,400 ...that he will be more available as a parent in the future... 474 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,500 ...and the fact that Reece has always believed him to be his father... 475 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,400 ...the court grants custody to Peter Benton. 476 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:45,700 Mr. McGrath will be given visitation with Reece every other Saturday. 477 00:30:47,900 --> 00:30:51,200 The court calls a 20-minute recess. 478 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,000 We might have to go get one. 479 00:31:14,500 --> 00:31:16,900 - Use the angel. - No, I always have a star. 480 00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:21,100 Okay, here we go. One, two, three. 481 00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,300 Yes, it is pretty. You finish your part? 482 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,900 Hey, baby. Come here. Come over here. Come lay under the tree. 483 00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:45,700 - You should get going. - I got a half an hour. 484 00:31:45,900 --> 00:31:51,800 - Going to be late for your last shift. - What are they gonna do? Fire me? 485 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:58,000 - What are we doing? - It's the best way to look at a tree. 486 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:02,100 When I was Reece's age, I used to do this for hours. 487 00:32:02,300 --> 00:32:05,800 - It's beautiful. - Yeah. 488 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:10,300 Hey, how long is the commute to Schaumburg? 489 00:32:10,500 --> 00:32:14,700 - Depends on when you leave. - I was thinking, if we both work there... 490 00:32:14,900 --> 00:32:16,700 Yeah? 491 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,400 Maybe we should relocate. 492 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,600 We? 493 00:32:25,700 --> 00:32:27,400 Yeah. 494 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:34,500 This whole thing has made me focus. 495 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:39,400 It's like all my life I've been chasing something. 496 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,200 That time when I can... 497 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:47,700 ...make it into the end zone and spike the ball. 498 00:32:49,700 --> 00:32:53,000 It took almost losing my son to realize... 499 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:55,800 ...the end zone's not out there. 500 00:32:57,300 --> 00:32:59,400 It's right here. 501 00:33:00,900 --> 00:33:04,200 You're good raw material. I can work with you. 502 00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:08,200 - Oh, you can? - Yeah. I have to get you in shape. 503 00:33:08,900 --> 00:33:10,600 What kind of shape? 504 00:33:17,700 --> 00:33:21,300 - Hey, you found it. - I knew it was in one of those boxes. 505 00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:24,600 Want to put it up there? All right, come on. 506 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:32,100 That's good. 507 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:34,500 - I'm working New Year's Eve? - Someone has to. 508 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,600 - Someone else. - Six-year-old, GSW. 509 00:33:36,700 --> 00:33:38,200 - Please save him. - What happened? 510 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:41,100 .38 caliber, right thorax, crossed the midline. 511 00:33:41,300 --> 00:33:43,600 - Vitals? - BP, 70/30. Pulse, 130. 512 00:33:43,700 --> 00:33:45,400 He's so pale. 513 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,100 You his mother? What's his name? 514 00:33:48,500 --> 00:33:49,800 - What's his name? - Teddy. 515 00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:53,600 Decreased breath sounds. Full trauma panel. He needs a chest tube. 516 00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:55,600 - It's the two of us. - How did it happen? 517 00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:57,600 I shot him. 518 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:04,100 Surgery. Yes, that was Matt on the pay phone. 519 00:34:14,900 --> 00:34:16,700 Peter. 520 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:18,900 I guess I should say congratulations. 521 00:34:21,300 --> 00:34:23,100 Did you really get a new job? 522 00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:25,900 You gonna call me a liar again? 523 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,600 - Here you are, Christmas Eve. - Yeah, well, it's my last shift. 524 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:32,200 What's your excuse? 525 00:34:33,300 --> 00:34:35,700 I wanted to give you Reece's Christmas presents. 526 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,100 You can leave them over there. 527 00:34:43,300 --> 00:34:45,500 - See you in two Saturdays. - Yeah. 528 00:34:45,700 --> 00:34:48,000 Merry Christmas. 529 00:34:49,300 --> 00:34:51,200 Hey, Roger. 530 00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:56,200 Come over to the house tomorrow and give them to him yourself. 531 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,500 Thanks. 532 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:03,700 I'm not doing it for you. 533 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:11,800 Surgery. Dr. Benton, the ER. 534 00:35:12,700 --> 00:35:14,600 - Sux on board. - Our tree's by the window. 535 00:35:14,700 --> 00:35:17,300 -51/2 ET tube. - There've been so many break-ins. 536 00:35:17,500 --> 00:35:20,000 - O-neg's running. Systolic's at 70. - Call for a vent. 537 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:22,100 - I was sleeping. I had the flu. -10 blade. 538 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,800 - He was supposed to be in bed. - Long vascular clamp. 539 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,600 He dropped an ornament. I thought someone was breaking in. 540 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,300 I'm in. Bag him. 541 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:34,400 - GSW? -6-year-old accidentally shot by his mom. 542 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,700 Heart rate's down to 30. 543 00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:43,200 - Lost his pulse. Starting compressions. - Thoracotomy tray. 544 00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:46,500 - What does that mean? - We'll open his chest, repair the damage. 545 00:35:46,700 --> 00:35:49,600 - Four more units of blood. - Scalpel. 546 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,300 - Oh, God! - Paula, come with me. 547 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:52,700 500 cc's out the right side. 548 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,300 - Ready with the rib-spreader. - Suction on high. 549 00:35:56,500 --> 00:35:58,400 All right. Hang on, hang on. 550 00:35:59,700 --> 00:36:01,100 Crank it now. Come on. 551 00:36:04,700 --> 00:36:06,900 - Looks like two liters in there. - Damn it. 552 00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:09,200 Pericardium's filled with blood. 15 blade. 553 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,700 Call the O.R. We got a red blanket. Page Romano. 554 00:36:12,900 --> 00:36:16,400 - Who shoots a 6-year-old? - Thought he was a burglar. 555 00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:19,100 - A burglar who shakes presents? -10 blade. 556 00:36:19,300 --> 00:36:21,500 - I'll clamshell the chest. - Sternal saw. 557 00:36:21,700 --> 00:36:24,600 - We really going through the motions? - Knife back. Metz. 558 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:28,400 - Guess we are. - Pick-ups. Come on, pick-ups! 559 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:32,300 Damn it. Here's a fragment of the slug. 560 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:35,600 - Looks weird. - Saw. Let's move. 561 00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:38,900 - It's a Black Talon. Fragmenting bullet. - Fragments at the hilum. 562 00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:41,900 - Looks like razor blades all over him. - That's the point. 563 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:44,700 - Order more FFP? - On its way. 564 00:36:44,900 --> 00:36:48,600 Lost cause. Fragments in all chambers. God knows what hit the great vessels. 565 00:36:48,700 --> 00:36:51,900 - Dr. Corday is here. - She'll love being brought in on this. 566 00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:54,500 - What do we have? - Organ donor. 567 00:36:54,700 --> 00:36:57,700 - BP dropping, 60/30. - Hang two more units packed cells. 568 00:36:57,900 --> 00:37:00,900 - He'll go into DIC. - We'll stay ahead with cryo and platelets. 569 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:02,300 We've got other surgeries. 570 00:37:02,500 --> 00:37:05,000 Looks like a transverse colon injury and dead bowel. 571 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:09,000 I'm still in the chest. Repaired defects to the left ventricle and right hilum. 572 00:37:09,100 --> 00:37:12,300 - Hope you brought your magic wand. - Help me or get the hell out. 573 00:37:12,500 --> 00:37:15,200 Knock yourself out, Peter. Either way, you're gone. 574 00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:20,300 We need to rebuild the IVC from the kidneys caudally. 575 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:24,400 More 2-0 silk on a Teflon pledget. Come on. Keep them coming. 576 00:37:24,500 --> 00:37:26,800 Elizabeth, we can do this, all right? 577 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,700 Prep a venous cardiac snare. 578 00:37:43,300 --> 00:37:45,000 Did I kill him? 579 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,000 We don't know what his chances are. 580 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:52,600 But he does have the best surgeons I know working on him. 581 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:56,500 How could I do this? 582 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,300 You were scared. 583 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:06,600 I keep telling God how sorry I am. 584 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:08,700 That's all you can do. 585 00:38:09,700 --> 00:38:11,800 I don't even believe in God. 586 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,100 Teddy never gets up from bed. 587 00:38:15,300 --> 00:38:18,100 I just wanted to protect our home. I never thought he'd... 588 00:38:20,100 --> 00:38:22,800 You want me to take you to the O.R.? 589 00:38:26,900 --> 00:38:28,800 - Turn off the damn heat. - Another Vicryl. 590 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:32,100 - Gl stapler. - Not much stool in the abdominal cavity. 591 00:38:32,300 --> 00:38:36,000 - Good sign. I expected more. - Gut's done. What's the pressure? 592 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,100 -80/40. - Well, that's something. 593 00:38:39,300 --> 00:38:41,900 - Let me get another clip. - Not much. 594 00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:44,900 Here we go. SMV is done. 595 00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:47,000 Cut. 596 00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:51,100 Shirley, take down the balloon on the Pruitt. 597 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:56,700 - Here we go. Catheter out. - Balloon down. 598 00:38:56,900 --> 00:39:00,100 Throw in a good knot, see if he stops bleeding. 599 00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:05,600 Come on, Teddy. Come on, man. Come on. 600 00:39:09,500 --> 00:39:11,900 Look at that. 601 00:39:13,700 --> 00:39:16,000 - Yeah. - That's incredible. 602 00:39:16,900 --> 00:39:22,400 Yeah. Well, all right. Here we go. Releasing the clamp. 603 00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:27,300 - How the hell did you do that? - I have no idea. 604 00:39:28,700 --> 00:39:30,400 Let's make sure of the count. 605 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:34,600 - Is that the mother? - Yeah. 606 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:40,400 - You go tell her. I'll close up. - Okay. Thanks, Elizabeth. 607 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:46,500 - Peter, that was truly remarkable. - Little going-away present. 608 00:39:46,700 --> 00:39:51,100 Despite anything Romano may say, this place is really gonna miss you. 609 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,900 - I wish I could say the same. - Wasn't all that bad. 610 00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,400 We had our moments. 611 00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:09,600 Your son lost a lot of blood. However, we were able to repair the damage. 612 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:13,400 He's got a long road ahead of him, but he's gonna make it. 613 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,600 I don't know how to thank you. 614 00:40:19,700 --> 00:40:22,400 Just get the gun out of your house. 615 00:41:46,300 --> 00:41:49,600 I guess Santa didn't buy you that bike you asked for. 616 00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:53,500 - Carter, what are you doing here? - Cleo told me this was on your route. 617 00:41:53,700 --> 00:41:55,700 - Come on. You want to join me? - No. 618 00:41:55,900 --> 00:41:59,500 If I wanna get my heart rate up, I'll have another cup of coffee. 619 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,700 Got your message. 620 00:42:03,500 --> 00:42:05,900 Guess there's no way to talk you out of it, huh? 621 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:08,000 Done deal. 622 00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:12,100 I got you something. 623 00:42:12,500 --> 00:42:14,100 - Carter- - Open it. 624 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,100 You're a tough guy to shop for. 625 00:42:25,100 --> 00:42:26,900 An El token? 626 00:42:28,300 --> 00:42:32,800 Second week of my surgical internship we got 11 traumas in one night. 627 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:35,700 5 a. m., we were still patching together... 628 00:42:35,700 --> 00:42:38,400 a girl that had been dragged under a car. 629 00:42:39,300 --> 00:42:43,500 I was so tired I couldn't see straight. I asked you if I could take a break... 630 00:42:43,700 --> 00:42:45,400 ...and you kicked me out of the O.R. 631 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:50,700 I couldn't drive home, I was so exhausted. I started crying in the hallway. 632 00:42:50,700 --> 00:42:54,000 You came out of surgery and you gave me that. 633 00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:57,400 You said I could use it to go home. Or... 634 00:42:57,500 --> 00:43:00,800 ...I could commit to what I was doing and... 635 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:03,600 use it to come back the next day. 636 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:14,900 No Rolex, huh? 637 00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:19,400 If you get tired of Schaumburg, you can use it to come back. 638 00:43:19,500 --> 00:43:23,400 - Carter, they don't use tokens anymore. - Then call. 639 00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:25,000 And I'll come pick you up. 640 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:34,900 - Look, I want you to know- - I know. 641 00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:37,800 That I owe you. 642 00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:45,100 Carter. 643 00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:54,300 Getting cold. I better move on. 644 00:43:55,600 --> 00:43:58,500 - Merry Christmas. - Same to you. 645 00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:01,000 Hey, Peter. 646 00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:05,400 I'm a good doctor because of you. 647 00:44:07,700 --> 00:44:09,600 No, you're not. 648 00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:12,600 But keep trying. 649 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:31,600 Subtitles by SDI Media Group