( woman speaking over P.A. )
( paper rustling )
( liquid pouring )
Martin.
Come on, we're on.
( woman speaking over P.A. )
How do you get by with so little sleep?
I don't know. Ambition, good diet.
Constant self-medication.
Time you got a new bag?
I got this from a friend of the family.
- It used to be his. - Oh, well, in that case...
I kinda like it.
You going to that thing for the new residents?
I don't know.
Carson's daughter's gonna be there.
- Who's Carson? - Radiology.
Supposedly his daughter's a real peach.
Come on, Martin,
time to start looking for that trophy wife.
Bring the bag.
Woman on P.A.: Dr. Levy, 4152.
How are you, Mr...
Sanchez?
No hablo ingles.
Oh.
- No hablo espanol. - Doctor.
( speaking Spanish )
Excuse me one... one moment.
Por favor, Doctor.
Dr. Page? Do you speak Spanish?
No.
Can you cough? ( coughs )
- ( coughs ) - Thank you.
Okay, you need a lot of rest.
Rest. Sleep.
- You need to rest. - ( speaks Spanish )
Yes, that's what you need, okay?
The barium pictures were negative.
Why the D-xylose absorption series?
I felt I should rule out Zollinger-Ellison syndrome,
Whipple's disease, and celiac.
I say mild peptic ulcer.
I mean, possible chronic reflux.
Look, smokes, drinks,
filed for divorce.
I didn't know about the divorce.
Did you talk to her?
Not about stuff like that.
We're not fishing for syndromes here, folks.
Communication is key.
- Dr. Waylans. - Yes?
Ah, Martin Blake.
Things going okay?
Yeah. I was wondering,
you did the infectious diseases fellowship?
Yeah.
Well, I'm applying. Do you have any advice?
You're only six days into residency.
You can't even apply till next year.
I just want to be prepared.
Oh. Well, it's not much.
You know, a good candidate is just a good doctor.
Right.
You do know the secret to being a good doctor,
don't you, Martin?
( whispers ) You act like one.
I do, I think.
Well, then, you're fine.
- Dr. Waylans? - Yes, Martin?
Is it possible to get our lD picture retaken?
I have no idea.
Excuse me, what does that say?
Penicillin.
Excuse me, when will the doctor be here?
I am the doctor.
Okay, that's it for now.
Nurse? I'll need labs drawn.
You're gonna have to do it yourself. We're swamped.
You know how, right?
Yes. Of course. Thank you.
Is that okay?
Sorry. A phlebotomist is supposed to do this.
- A what? - It's who draws the blood.
Doctors aren't supposed to have to do this.
There you go.
Okay.
( blows )
( seagulls calling )
- ( jazz music playing ) - ( people chatting )
There you are.
I'm so sorry, I thought you were someone else.
Who did you think I was?
I see you've met my esteemed colleague.
I did.
For a minute, I thought he was you.
There's only one of me. That's the rule.
This is Martin. Martin, this is Christine.
- Hello. - Dr. Carson's daughter.
So back to you being such a big nerd in high school.
- The biggest. - Really?
Yup. And then one day I realized
I was gonna die a virgin.
That thought can come as quite a shock to a young man.
( trails off indistinctly )
( sighs )
Nurse: Don't you have some other rooms to attend to?
Man: Let's just be a couple dirty Mexicans and make it happen.
( sighs ) Make what happen?
How 'bout I just talk to you?
Let's make ourselves useful.
- Jimmy, come on. - Yo.
- Morning, Doc. - ( taps )
Hi. How you feeling?
Bad.
What's wrong with me again?
Pyelonephritis.
It's a UTl of the upper tract and kidney.
Pie-lo-na-fry-tis.
Like that?
Pyelonephritis. Mm-hmm.
Sit up.
Okay.
- Are you sore there? - Yeah.
- Here? - Yeah.
Pyelonephritis.
Can you die from that?
Maybe, if you never took care of it.
But that's what us doctors are here for.
I thought you guys just played golf.
I don't know how to play golf.
I thought all doctors played golf.
I'm gonna learn.
Oh, hello, doctor.
Doctor, nice to see you again.
Mrs. Nixon: How's she doing?
Good. Responding to antibiotics.
I could've died, right?
I was just saying it can be serious.
But it's completely under control.
So you mean, like, if this were before hospitals, she'd be dead?
I didn't say that.
Val: It's amazing knowing how to save people like that.
I bet you even know the name of this.
Philtrum.
See? I told you he'd know it.
( chuckles )
( knocks on door )
Hi.
- Oh, hi, Rich. - Hey, Mrs. Nixon. Val.
This is my doctor. He said I could have died.
- Dr. Blake. - Hey.
So how's it going?
Okay.
Rich: You able to walk or...
I'll look in again later on.
Rich: You got, like, some kind of infection?
This says penicillin, right?
- Yeah. - Come with me, please.
( labored breathing )
Mr. Sanchez is allergic to penicillin.
Well, it didn't say so on the...
This isn't the original admit sheet. Where's the original?
I don't know what you're talking about.
On the original sheet, it said NKA, no known allergies.
- Well, did you ask him? - He doesn't speak English.
If you knew he was allergic, why'd you give him penicillin?
Because you're the doctor. I only do what you say.
Okay, let's get a Benadryl line...
Already took care of it. Thank you.
- Where are you going? - To file an incident report.
A what? Why?
This is an incident. It's procedure.
And can you rewrite this legibly?
What are you doing?
I'm looking for the original admit sheet.
I'm sorry, Doctor, but whatever it is you're looking for,
you're not gonna find it there.
Here you go, T. Little present for you.
Marty!
This seat taken?
Look, right, right, right. Right here, look, look, look, look.
Hey, Nancy, you want to sit down, right here?
So that's a no?
Have a good weekend.
Excuse me.
- Excuse me a second. - Yeah, no problem.
Dr. Waylans, could I talk to you for a second?
Sure.
I just wanted to ask you about incident reports.
Is this about the Sanchez thing?
I wouldn't worry about it.
But does it go on my record? I mean, is it bad?
I don't think so. I mean, it's not good.
Will it affect my application
for the infectious diseases fellowship?
I can't undo it, if that's what you mean.
( classical music playing )
( plays louder )
( microwave beeping )
( sighs )
( woman speaking over P.A. )
Diane: I haven't heard that before.
No, that's fine. Perfect.
While you're at it, why don't you just go screw her
and get it over with?
No. Because I'm sick, and I'm in the hospital,
if you haven't noticed.
Oh, please. You're such an asshole!
Go to hell.
I'm getting better.
It looks that way.
Everything okay?
Do you remember Rich?
I should break up with him.
You think I should break up with him?
That's none of my business.
He is the most popular guy in school.
I wasn't the most popular guy in school.
And now I'm a doctor.
What do you think Rich is going to be?
I don't know.
An idiot.
It's hard to dump him, though.
We've been together for a while.
I mean, I don't know if we're in love or anything.
- Well, you know what they say. - What?
If you love someone,
set them free.
Who says that?
- Sting. - ( chuckles )
- I think. - Who?
Excuse me, Doctor.
I'm with a patient.
I can't do these orders until I can read them.
( mocking ) I can't do these orders...
Press door open. Press door open!
( grunts )
( with British accent ) Hello, Doctor.
Having a rough day, are we?
No. Fine.
( normal voice ) Don't worry, I got it, too.
Every goddamn day's a shit fight
just to get out of bed in the morning.
Oh.
What's bugging you, Doc?
This is a hospital.
The staff is supposed to follow orders, right?
Isn't that how it's supposed to be?
Doctors get a little respect?
Uh, I don't know. Maybe.
It's probably not what you think, though.
I just want things to be like they're supposed to be.
How long has Theresa been here?
Didn't you learn how to get rid of people like that in med school?
Just slip 'em something,
then they're going along, and then bam!
Heart attack! Too bad.
( elevator bell dings )
I'm kidding, Doc.
Just bet you were thinking about it.
Nurse: Okay, I'm clocking out.
( indistinct chatter )
Hi.
How are you feeling?
Okay, I guess.
What was the deal with that nurse?
It was a misunderstanding. It's okay.
Shouldn't she be fired or something for yelling at a doctor?
Probably.
I don't want to cause a fuss.
Am I cured?
Nearly.
No more hospital?
No.
No more helpful advice?
I'll tell Nurse Ratched you're a good doctor.
Maybe she'll leave you alone.
Thanks.
You're a good patient.
( waves crashing )
( jet engine roaring )
All right, Nixon. Signs are okay.
No pain, no spikes. She's outta here.
Just another day, to be sure?
I already signed her out. Let's move on.
Mr. Sanchez.
( indistinct chatter )
Hi. Are you Diane's doctor?
- Yes. - I'm Diane's father.
Thank you for everything.
I was just coming to say good-bye.
My wife just took her down to the car.
Any last-minute advice?
Finish her pills. She could relapse.
Okay, we'll do that.
Uh, I don't know how to say this,
but my daughter took quite a shine to you.
She thought you two got on pretty well,
and she wondered if I might ask you over
for dinner on Friday.
Friday.
Yes. That'd be nice.
- Great. - Friday.
We'll count on it.
See you then. 8:00 Friday.
Hello, Diane. You feeling better?
How are you feeling?
Mr. Nixon. Mrs. Nixon.
( doorbell rings )
- Mrs. Nixon: Is that the doctor? - Uh, yeah.
Let him in, for God's sake.
- Hi. Come on in. - Hi.
Mrs. Nixon: Welcome to our home.
Oh, you remember Valerie, right?
Hi. I love yourjacket.
Thanks.
And this is our youngest, Donny.
- Hello. - What's up?
- Not much. - Please sit down.
- Where's Diane? - Oh, she's out.
I told her to stay
so that she didn't seem ungrateful,
because we really are.
But she's having a talk with Rich.
So what's it like being a doctor?
A lot of work. A lot of responsibility.
But I like it.
How many operations you do a week?
I'm in internal medicine.
What's that, like, intestines?
Donny, not at the table.
That'd be great. Get in there and just dig around.
- ( laughs ) - I don't do surgery.
Donny: I bet it pays pretty well, doesn't it, being a doctor?
Donny, don't pry.
It's actually less than you think,
but it's a lot more than I'd make back home.
Bet he makes more than you do, Donny.
Besides, the money comes when you go into private practice, right?
You got a nice place?
It's okay. The beach.
Oh, I love the beach. You're so lucky.
I wish I lived by the beach
and knew all this incredible knowledge
about the human body.
- You know plenty. - Donny, you pig!
- Stop... - Mrs. Nixon: Valerie!
- Mom! - He started it.
Moron, this was brand-new.
You're just gonna get sperm on it anyway. Ow!
Let's not have that kind of language at the table there, guy.
Mrs. Nixon: Honestly, Donny.
I am so sorry, Doctor.
It's okay. ( clears throat )
- Could I use your restroom? - Certainly.
- It's down the hall on the right. - Excuse me.
What, Mom? He's a doctor.
It's not like he's never heard of sperm before.
- Hey! - You are upsetting your father.
Mr. Nixon: Where do you come up with this stuff?
- Oh! - Sorry.
( water running )
( family chatting )
It's just something came up at the hospital,
and I really have to go.
- Thank you. - Bye.
( car alarm chirps )
Okay, that's it. Have a good day, everyone.
Thanks. I'll see you there.
Waylans: Blake, can you stay for a second, please?
Sure.
Have a seat.
So how's it going?
Fine.
Oh, yeah? Tired?
A little.
Happy?
Want some coffee?
No, thanks.
First year of residency can be tough, I know.
If this is about Mr. Sanchez...
I just wanted to chat about the big picture.
Tell me something, Martin,
when did you first want to become a doctor?
- When? - Yeah.
A long time ago, I guess.
Did you know why?
Why? Because...
a friend of my mother's was a doctor
and he was respected,
and I guess I just always thought, you know,
to have that respect and to...
and be helping people.
( slurps )
Yeah, people go into medicine for all kinds of reasons.
You know, sometimes they don't really think about it
till they're here, face-to-face with it all.
And sometimes they realize the stress and the hours
and the nature of the work
aren't what they thought it would be.
I mean, it's not unusual for people to realize
maybe this isn't what they wanted after all.
This is what I want. I mean, I know I can do better.
It's just taking time for me to learn your system here.
I mean, I didn't have all the advantages, you know,
growing up and school, and so sometimes
I just have to work harder, and I do.
Some of the nurses, I mean...
Maryanne's fine, but with Theresa...
I double-majored in chemistry and biology.
I went to school, I did all this work,
and she just treats me like I'm some nobody.
It doesn't seem fair, but...
I do want this.
( people chatting )
( women laughing )
Hi, Martin, it's Valerie Nixon.
It was really nice to see you the other night.
I'm sorry you had to rush off.
My mom actually got you a gift basket,
but we forgot to give it to you.
So I don't know if you wanted to arrange a time
to come by and get it,
or I could drop it by the hospital
or your apartment, if you like.
So give us a call.
I'm home anytime but tonight.
- Okay, bye. - ( beeps )
( water running )
( car alarm chirps )
Oh, Dr. Blake, come in.
Thank you.
Can I get you some coffee or anything?
No, thanks. Valerie called.
She mentioned there was something for me to collect?
- Yeah. - But I'm expected at the hospital.
Oh, of course.
Could I use your restroom?
Certainly.
- You remember where it was? - Yeah.
( water running )
( blowing )
- Oh, here you go. - Thank you.
It's just a little something to say thanks.
Thanks again, Doctor.
Are there any special instructions for Diane?
Just finish her medicine.
Mrs. Nixon: I thought it was just malaise
from hanging around the house so much.
I told you, it's pyelonephritis.
Ow.
I thought she was all better.
It did seem that way.
We'll run some tests to make sure.
But there are some resistant strains
that are harder to treat.
Hey, Doc!
Hey, it's nice to have the little number
back in 324, huh?
I don't think it's appropriate
you talk about the patients in that manner.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Hippocratic oath, right? Yeah.
I need a cam profile.
- We need the ultrasound. - Getting it.
- Here's one here. - All right.
Who's the primary doctor? Where's the chart?
What is this? This doesn't make sense.
Another allergic reaction, Doctor?
No, this is something else.
See? Vancomycin.
Not a penicillin reaction. It wasn't my mistake.
Yeah, looks like red man syndrome.
Well, it can happen when...
When someone misadministers vancomycin.
Which doesn't surprise me
because I never thought that Theresa, beyond her attitude,
was all that sharp about these things.
Right, I'll look into it.
How's everything else?
I see the Nixon girl is back.
Yeah. She said she took her oral meds.
But I'll do a resistance culture just to be sure.
All right. Keep up the good work.
So, can't keep away.
It seems that way.
I'm sorry.
I'm not.
You don't want to go back to school?
Rich?
The medicine you're on now is much stronger.
You'll get better very soon.
Do I have to?
( chuckles )
( television playing )
( door slams )
- Ooh! - Oh, I'm really so sorry, Doctor.
- Excuse me. - I'm sorry.
Maryanne, I'm really busy...
You know what? They just let me go.
And before you hear it from anyone else,
I messed up Mr. Sanchez's vancomycin.
I switched the sheet and I just panicked.
I'm just sorry if I jeopardized a patient.
I thought it was Theresa.
No. She didn't know anything about it.
Oh, so sorry to hold you up.
It's fine. Excuse me.
Sorry, Doctor.
Good morning.
- How are you feeling? - The same, I guess.
Your temperature's up a little.
Is that bad?
It's nothing serious,
but you might have to stay an extra day or two.
Is that bad?
No. That's fine.
Why don't you check in on me?
( squeaking )
( whispering )
- Woman: Someone's coming. - Man: Shh, shh.
- Someone's coming. - What are you talking about?
No one comes down here. I promise you, baby.
- Ahem. - Oh, hey, Doc.
- Uh... - Get off me.
We were just talking.
( both giggling )
Is this woman under sedation?
It's cool, man. It's just a party, man.
Shit, it was her idea anyway.
Mandy, tell the doctor you're okay.
Doctor, I'm okay.
( laughing )
What are you doing down here, Doc?
Is there something I could help you with?
Just get her out of here.
All right, let's get you back to bed now, Mandy.
Mm-hmm.
Nice work, Doc.
( quietly ) Son of a bitch.
Mandy: Is he paranoid?
Jimmy: Doc's all right. He's just a little uptight.
( softly ) Weren't you off at midnight?
Yes. I just had some things to finish.
This patient's been a difficult case.
Everything okay?
Yeah, everything's fine.
Why don't you go home, Doctor?
( door chimes )
My biggest concern would be an abscess
or some kind of resistant bacterial strain.
An abscess is doubtful.
Keep your eye on the resistance culture.
We are seeing more resistance in these.
I was gonna start her on ceftazidime.
Well, if she doesn't start stabilizing,
we're gonna have to move her to lCU.
And keep an eye out for sepsis.
How often are you checking signs?
- Two hours. - Okay. Good.
Let me know what the resistance culture says.
I will.
What does that mean?
Your infection might be a little tougher than we thought.
( winces )
We're starting you on another antibiotic,
and we need to make sure that you're not developing sepsis.
What's that?
An intravascular infection.
An intra what?
It's in the bloodstream.
- Is that serious? - It can be.
I didn't think doctors had to do that.
I don't mind.
If I have an operation, will you operate on me?
I don't operate.
Hmm.
I don't want to cut into people.
That's why I went into internal medicine.
If I do my job right,
we never have to go in at all.
- ( water running ) - ( cell phone rings )
( turns off )
I don't want to talk to him.
Well, don't...
think about it too much.
You need rest.
I know.
Can I help you?
Yeah, I'm looking for Diane Nixon.
I'm afraid she can't take visitors.
Look, man, we had this big bust-up.
I just need to see her for two minutes.
It's not a good idea. Just leave her alone for a little while.
She needs rest.
Give this to her.
Sure.
( pops )
You should be sleeping.
I can't.
What did the expert say?
He said it's a difficult case,
but we're gonna work together on it
and everything's gonna be okay.
There's something I didn't tell you
about before I came back to the hospital.
I don't know if it's what could have made me get sick again.
What's that?
I had sex with Rich before I finished my medication.
That can upset your urinary tract, right?
I don't think that's what did it.
I didn't think you two were going out anymore.
You know how sometimes you do things you know you shouldn't,
but you just can't help it?
Yeah.
I'm not gonna die, am I?
No, of course not.
I always thought if I was gonna die,
I wanted to, like,
get shot stopping a crime or something.
I know that's stupid.
Do you ever think about stuff like that?
When I was younger, maybe.
It's silly.
What did you imagine?
I would think about just walking into the ocean
and just disappearing like I never existed.
And the world would just go on without me.
I love the ocean.
I'm not sure I've seen anything quite like this.
Yeah, it's been a tough case.
They had an Acinetobacter at South East General,
but I've never seen one of these so resistant before.
You've been doing regular cultures
to check against some other bug, maybe some nosocomial thing?
I considered that, but nothing's come up in cultures.
Martin's been very thorough.
He's done everything I would have done.
And she's been properly administered all along?
Yes.
Well, Martin, it looks like
you've landed yourself a tricky one.
I drew up the protocol to treat the sepsis...
shoot. I must have left it in my car.
I'm due upstairs. Would you mind?
No. No, I was just about to grab lunch.
Silver Mercedes, Johns Hopkins stickers.
And it's in the back.
( door beeping )
( engine starts )
( seat belt warning beeps )
( classical music playing )
( turns off )
It's a tube that goes into your heart.
It doesn't hurt.
So you can look in any time you want?
Yeah.
If you had one, too, we could have a heart-to-heart.
Doctor, we're ready to proceed.
Hi.
How are you feeling?
Okay.
Just kind of groggy.
They put pain medicine into your lV.
Any pain from the catheter?
No. It's weird.
I feel kinda nice, actually.
Can I ask you a question?
Of course.
You're not married or don't have a girlfriend or anything.
What's the question?
Why not?
You know how people are in the world.
Yeah.
You know, for a while, I thought you liked my sister.
No.
Good, she's a slut.
You don't want a girl like that.
( softly ) Doctor.
( pager beeps )
I know, I did it myself.
Where is she?
Excuse me. Who?
Diane Nixon.
Oh, they took her for an MRl.
I just got a code four.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Where is she?!
- Doctor: Epinephrine. - Nurse: Epinephrine in.
Start Lidocaine drip.
( flatlining )
Nurse: Get the defibrillator.
Doctor: Set it to 102.
- Charge. - Clear!
( pulses )
( heart monitor beeping )
( flatlining )
Doctor: Start CPR.
Hold CPR.
- Clear! - We're clear!
( pulses )
Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
Call it.
Theresa: Dr. Blake?
- Dr. Blake? - Yes?
Sorry about yesterday, the Nixon girl.
She seemed nice.
She was. Thank you.
- Dr. Blake? - Yes?
Dr. Waylans would like to see you
in conference room three.
You wanted to see me?
Yes, Martin.
Take a seat.
This the first time this has happened?
Yes.
I never meant it to happen.
It just...
got out of control.
Well, this is Dr. Sayler.
She's a psychiatrist on staff here.
Hello, Martin.
It's always hard to lose a patient,
especially the first time.
You always question yourself.
You wonder if you made mistakes, if you missed something,
could you have been quicker?
These things happen.
Accepting that is part of being a doctor.
If there's anything you want to express,
please don't hold back.
Can I ask you a question?
Okay.
Did you cry yesterday?
I did, yes.
Good.
That's good.
Oh, Mr. Nixon, I am so sorr...
Just want to talk to the doctor.
You killed my little girl.
Okay, Mr. Nixon, I am truly sorry for your loss,
but you cannot come onto my ward and start accusing my doctors.
That bastard killed my daughter.
What is the problem, sir?
She was fine, then she came in here and you killed her.
Martin, let me handle this.
Sir, these infections can be very difficult to treat.
It was a rare, resistant strain.
Now, if she didn't take every one of her pills,
that could strengthen the infection. We don't know.
She took her pills. She told me.
Don't blame Dr. Blake, sir. I supervised him
through the entire case. He was exemplary in every way.
We did everything we could. Everything, all of us.
Sir, can you come with me, please?
- Sir. - Get your hands off me.
You bastards.
( over radio ) Is the situation under control,
or do you need backup?
Everything's fine. We're coming out.
( sighs ) I'm sorry, Martin.
You shouldn't have to deal with that.
It's a tough one.
Yeah.
Don't worry about it. Waylans told me
you're not really a doctor until you've lost a patient.
( car alarm chirps )
( alarm beeping )
( clapping )
You got your scrubs.
Hey, hold up.
Going to x-ray, Mr. Granger?
There's no hearing aid.
Right, Mr. Granger, you crazy old fucker?
So it must be a relief to get onto that new rotation.
Sounds like that last one was pretty rough.
These things happen, unfortunately.
It's part of being a doctor, dealing with loss.
Oh. So I guess you're a doctor now.
I suppose so.
You know what I always thought would be the best part
about being a doctor?
It's the ladies.
The ladies love a doctor.
You find that to be true?
I suppose so, yes.
No. What do you mean?
( elevator doors open )
Meet me in the east tower basement, five minutes.
- Why? - I think you know.
( elevator doors open )
What is it?
Well, Doctor, I just wanted to ask you an ethical question
about the relations between staff and patients.
That woman in the supply room? Forget about it.
No, no, no, no, that's not my question.
See, I'm more interested in a situation like this.
All right, say a guy like me,
you know, who likes to party,
but otherwise is a regular guy, like an orderly,
one day, he's taking this gurney to change it out...
oh, and the previous tenant was this girl,
this sweet girl, she just passed away.
Anyway, this guy's taking out the mattress,
and to his surprise, finds a little book under there.
And, well, there's some really shocking stuff in there
about this one young doctor.
Seems they had kind of a little special relationship going on.
Now my question is this, do you think it's wrong,
ethically, for this orderly
to keep this book from his superiors?
Let's take a ride.
What do you want?
Another reason I wish I was a doctor
is so I could prescribe myself a better time.
I party, and nobody sees this.
I can't do that.
Where there's a will, there's a way, right?
Nurse: Ahem, Doctor?
Uh, I had a question about this order.
Is it my handwriting?
Uh, no, I can read it, it's just
you prescribed oxycodone for Mr. Granger?
He's had some pain from the Hickman catheter, so, yeah.
Okay, sorry, I just wanted to check.
Do you need help?
No, thanks.
What's troubling you?
What?
That's for stomachs,
and that stuff's more for, like, sniffling and sneezing.
I know. I'm a doctor.
Okay, sorry.
Dude, four?
They're hard to get.
I hope this is a down payment.
Okay, fine.
What about the book?
- What about it? - When do I get it back?
You never had it.
I'm not gonna do this indefinitely.
( plastic cup clatters )
I don't think you have much of a choice, Doctor.
Time you switched to decaf?
Mmm.
Cheers.
Rotation wasn't so tough.
And they say the second half of the year,
everything gets easier.
Martin. I'm sorry to hear about your patient.
- Difficult case. - Yes, it was.
I've been doing a study of these resistant bugs
and was hoping you might be able to help me review this one
if you kept your notes and charts together.
Dr. Waylans tells me you're thinking of applying for the lD fellowship.
Yes, I am.
I think that's a fine idea.
Fine idea.
Yo, Doc. Is this the patient?
Yes.
- James? - Yeah?
I'd like to talk to you when you get a chance.
Yeah, I get off in 30 minutes.
Great.
- Hello, Doctor. - Hi.
Hey there, partner.
You got it?
Those are different.
They're more like morphine.
They're better. I want the book.
Oh. Maybe soon.
Really?
No, that's not gonna work for me.
You just keep 'em coming, you'll be all right.
Have fun.
You know I will.
What are you doing? You can't take those here.
Why not? I'm off duty.
You shouldn't drive on them.
I got a ride.
What's with you, man?
Dude, don't make a big deal out of this.
We're all human beings.
We all gotta get our kicks somehow.
What are you doing? Don't follow me.
I'm just walking.
Get away from me.
You're making this more than it has to be, Doc.
- You want more? - Yeah.
- You want more? - Sure, yeah.
All right.
( wheezes )
( coughing )
( grunts )
( groans )
( grunts )
( sputters )
( retches )
( retching continues )
( grunts )
( pounding on door )
( groans )
- What's going on? - I don't know.
Some kind of seizure. Call a code, he's gone into arrest!
All right, all right. I got it. Okay. Okay, Jimmy!
Jimmy, can you hear me? Jimmy?
- ( groans ) - Okay, okay, okay.
Jimmy, it's Dr. Waylans. Jimmy!
- ( shivering ) - Jimmy, stay with me.
Jimmy. Stay with us.
- I got the elevator. - All right, good.
- So was he sick or anything? - I don't know.
He went into some kind of seizure. I tried to help.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was some sort of drug overdose.
What makes you think that?
His very erratic behavior.
Some of the nursing staff, it occurred to them
that he might be a drug abuser.
They had a mandatory test scheduled.
Perhaps you should go home. Take a break.
Get back to the business of being a doctor on Monday.
You off tomorrow?
Yup.
Okay with you, Detective, if the good doctor here goes home?
Uh, yeah, I guess.
If we have any more questions,
we'll be in touch, if you don't mind.
No, not at all.
( Diane's voice overlapping ) I'm pretty sure Rich was there.
He kissed me right as I was leaving.
Went to the hospital today. They want to keep me overnight.
Rich asked me to be his girlfriend.
The diagnosis isn't anything bad.
He said he loved me, but he doesn't act like it.
It looks like a UTl.
If you love someone, set them free.
I spent the night at Rich's. They called a specialist.
He carried me into the bedroom and laid me down.
I can't believe he's hanging out with Jenny.
He looks at me like I'm some lab rat in a cage.
He's such a liar.
Having surgery tomorrow. I have sepsis.
They put the tube in this morning.
It's an infection. The anesthesia was great.
It's actually kinda nice. Gave me the weirdest dreams.
Why is this happening to me? It's so quiet.
- ( knocking at door ) - I can't sleep.
I'm not getting any better.
( knocking continues )
( sighs )
( opens door )
Detective: Dr. Blake?
Martin: Yes.
Detective Krauss, from the hospital yesterday.
You said if we had any more questions...
I'm sorry to just drop by like this.
Martin: Right. Fine, come in.
( door closes )
Can I get you anything?
No, thanks.
So it seems the, uh, the pills Mr. Vega took
were spiked with potassium cyanide.
- You know about that? - No.
Well, yeah, I mean, I know what it is.
Some people suspect that he abused drugs.
Looks like maybe he got a bad batch.
That's a shame.
I mean, I didn't know him that well.
That's why I'm not as upset as I would be if I knew him better.
I knew him to say hello to.
Did you ever see him taking drugs?
No.
I hardly knew him, like I said.
( paper rustling )
( pen scratches )
You have a pen I could borrow?
Thanks.
You knew this orderly?
Just slightly.
Not well. Kind of.
I mean, he was not my kind of person.
Do you know where he got the drugs?
Could he have gotten them from the hospital? Stolen them?
No, they're carefully monitored,
so I don't know how an orderly could.
Only a doctor can prescribe.
Could a doctor have gotten them for him?
Theoretically a doctor could...
fake a prescription or skim from a patient.
But that wouldn't be ethical, so they don't.
So a doctor could have gotten these?
No.
Did any doctors have any kind of a relationship with Mr. Vega?
What? No, I... I don't know.
I mean, like I said, I didn't care for him,
so I didn't hang around him.
Were there any other doctors who may have disliked him,
who could've tainted the pills with the, uh...
Potassium cyanide.
( laughs ) Look, uh...
( clears throat ) I'm sorry if I seem distracted.
I understand.
It must be tough trying to get back to normal
after seeing somebody die like that.
It has been...
especially with her.
Who?
No one.
Just... a patient died.
It was a resistant strain of an infection.
They're rare, but increasingly common.
Antibiotics and cleansers are making germs tougher.
It was a difficult case, everyone agreed.
I know I must seem like I'm reacting differently now
than with James' passing away, but he wasn't much of a person.
I mean, he'd make lewd comments at women patients.
I think he may have even fooled around with them,
which, as a doctor, you can't.
Diane was a very nice girl.
We were close.
In a doctor-patient way, before she died.
But that's over now,
and I'm back to the business of being a doctor.
Beautiful day, isn't it?
Well, you know where I am, Detective,
if you have any more questions.
( chuckles )
Excuse me a moment.
- Doctor? - Just a second.
Mind if I have a glass of water?
No, not at all. Help yourself.
( police radio chatter )
I'm sorry.
I need to collect some things. I'm needed at the hospital.
Do you have any more questions?
I'm afraid I'm in a bit of a hurry.
Well, no.
I guess not.
I'll let you get ready, then.
Thanks for your help, Doctor.
My pleasure.
( door opens, closes )
His H&H are 12 and 36. WBC 10.9
with a slight shift to the left.
He's on a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
I'm about to hang his third dose.
Let's do blood cultures now and times two
for a temporary, then 101.
- Yeah. - Is it gonna hurt?
A little, but don't worry.
I'm getting better all the time. Make a fist.
- Doctor? - Yes.