"so here we go." "What letter are we up to now?" " J's. or Jacinta if it's a girl." " Hmm..." "Jeremiah Sexton-Jenkins." "it's a boy?" " Or Jacinta Sexton-Jenkins." " You're having fun torturing me aren't you? so can you." " Dr. Rhodes?" " Page me if you need me." " Case coming your way." "Window washer fell 33 stories." "but still alive..." "Barely." " 33?" " Press will be all over this." "Hospital pr's gonna be involved." "Get ready for your close-up." "who's next?" " Damian butler." " Damian butler?" " That's me." "god." " Won't be much longer." "It's just I have the flu." "It's low priority." "I get it." " Sir?" "how many minutes out?" " They're here." "Baghdad's prepped." " Thanks." "axial load injury after his window washing platform gave out." "135." "we're looking at let alone long bone fractures." "I need extra hands and an O.R. On alert." " Done." " What's he got for iv access?" " 16 gauge on both arms." "everybody." "three." " Good luck." " Thanks." "likely cavitary bleeding." "get a groin line." "Start the MTP." "Hang two units of o-neg on the rapid transfuser until we type and cross." "X-rays... and c-spine." "And let's get the ultrasound over here to fast his belly." " Lungs are clear." " All right." " I'm gonna start the groin line." " Help me reduce this leg fracture." "three... step back." "♪ ♪ pelvis down." "C-spine." " On the box." "♪ ♪" " chest x-ray is up." " Tension hemopneumothorax." "venous return is down." "Give me a chest tube." "Show me the pelvis." " Got it." " Vertical shear of the left hemipelvis..." "It needs traction." "Pull up the c-spine." " Up." " Multiple c-spine fractures." "how's that groin line?" " Done." "chest tube's in too." "Let's move." "Justin didn't survive a 330-foot fall just to die in my trauma bay." "let's go!" " Go." "♪ ♪" " Witnesses report that Mr. Pepper clung to almost riding it like a surfboard." "Physicists surmise this likely created wind resistance but also absorbed some of the force from impact." "That might explain how he survived such a horrific fall." " I'm running the bowel." "Feeling tears." "Hemostat." "Pelvic hematoma and mesenteric bleeders are tied off." "Let's resect the bowel quickly and move on." "Gia 80 stapler with a reload." " 50% of people who fall four to five stories die. so this is a first." " There's an exception to every rule." "♪ ♪ got some more spaces... next." " Laura Pastino." " Laura Pastino?" "melody Sayers." "treatment 3." "I'll be right there." "this one's on me." "I thought I could sneak in and see a doctor on my lunch break." "It's bad planning." "I'm April." "Can I get you anything?" "Water?" "Snack from the meal cart?" " No thanks." "Not much of an appetite." "I'll just..." " Melody?" "Are you okay?" "sorry." " You just zoned out." "That ever happen before?" " Probably." "I'm a first-year associate." "My law firm's specialty." "60-hour weeks." " Can I see your wrist?" " Yeah." " Pulse is really weak." " I'm just exhausted." "I'm gonna go home and sleep." "I'll come back tomorrow." " Your feet hurt?" "I've just been sitting for awhile." " Do you mind if I take a look?" " Sure." " Ankles are swollen." "Pitting edema." "Do me a favor." "Stick around for a little longer." "I'm gonna get you in." " Okay." " Americano." " Thank you." "all this for Connor's trauma?" "it leads." " Help!" "I need help!" "My husband!" "♪ ♪" " what happened?" " He called me at work." "He said he wasn't feeling well." "But then..." "I-I found him like this." "can you hear me?" "diaphoretic." "He's burning up." " He take any drugs?" "Could it be an overdose?" "never." " Septic shock?" " I think so." "We gotta get him inside. and set up for central access if we need one." "okay?" "get back." "I can do it myself." "please." "no..." " Julia..." "Julia..." "I-I..." " I'm sorry." "♪ ♪ okay." " My legs don't work." "nick." "I got you." " Here." "♪ ♪" " all right." "Let's go." "♪ ♪ you're going to treatment 5." "mags." " Dr. Reese?" "my..." " This woman needs aid." " Dr. Wheeler!" " I saw her fall crossing the street." "she was unable to speak." "Think she's having a stroke." " Treatment 2." " Weak pulse... right side of the face is droopy." "limp." " What do we got?" " Possible stroke." "super-dude." "ma'am." "♪ ♪ lord." "We need a stretcher!" "♪ ♪ your son is in shock." "There is massive blood loss from extensive injuries his intestines." "We've packed his abdomen to control the bleeding and removed a portion of his bowel." " He's still open." " That's what we call a negative pressure dressing." "It helps to temporize the abdomen..." " is Justin going to survive?" "he was minute to minute. and that is a very good first step." "This is Dr. Rhodes." "Who is this and how did you get this number?" "thank you." " Sounds like the press got to you before we did. public affairs rep for the hospital." "She'll be coordinating all media platforms." "reporters got your number?" "they wanted to know if Justin had died on the operating table." "Where do they get this crap?" " Who knows?" "But the rumor mill is grinding." " And you're in the spotlight." "A man falls 33 stories and is still alive? is this a miracle or a setup for tragedy?" "Excuse me. let's stick with "no comment." "80 over 55." "that's really low." "I hear a crackling in your chest." "This means fluid is building up in the lungs." " A symptom of the flu? low blood pressure are possible indicators of a cardiac problem." "my god." "okay?" " Okay." "That just..." "That doesn't make any sense." "I'm only 25 years old." "I walk to work instead of taking the train." "Eat salads..." "Take spin classes." "poor wall motion." "let's get her on the monitor." "Your heart is pumping very poorly. 25%." " My heart is failing?" " It's unusual for a young woman." "virus. you'll be back at spin class." " I'm gonna hold you to that." " Melody..." "Melody?" " no pulse or breathing." "V fib... get on her chest." "Charge to 200." " 200." "Charged." " Hold CPR." "Clear." "200 again." " 200." " hold CPR." "Clear." " I got a pulse." "It's weak but steady." "She's breathing." " Let's get her to the Cath lab." "♪ ♪ no way help would've gotten to her in time." "♪ ♪ and Lacate." "I'd say so." " Most likely uti." "It's common in paraplegics." " Been down that road a few times." "right?" " We made to need to replace it." "Suprapubic?" " T-boned by a drunk driver who didn't stop for a red light." "He walked away with a few stitches." " That was then." "We're moving on." "Brighter days ahead." " Area around the catheter looks clean." "No obvious abscess or skin infection." " Answer's in the pee then. find out what we're dealing with." " Sorry about lashing out earlier." "I sometimes forget I'm half a man." "you're not." " I'm with her." "she's one of a kind." "Not letting her get away." " Good plan." " hey..." "K..." "Kalani." "Kiersleigh." "What do you think?" " Pass." " Ulch." " Any word from the Cath lab about melody?" "but I should hear something soon." "I have an ob appointment." "tops." "I can push it." " Or I can text you if I hear something." "Dr. Lee likes to see me every two weeks." "You'll text me about melody?" " Mm-hmm." "don't be late for your appointment." " we haven't officially met." "I'm Dr. Reese." " Hi." "Edward Thompson." "Edward." "I could imagine." "elderly woman in my arms." " Yeah." " How is she?" "doing well..." " Oh." " Thanks to you getting her here so quickly." "that's great." " How are you?" "How are you feeling?" "I think." "what happened? so I think you were just so excited in the moment you fainted." " And where are my clothes?" "but she never came back. so that we could examine you." " Cut it off?" "You mean..." "It's destroyed?" "yes." "god." "You had no right." "I..." "I need it." "breathe." "Breathe." "here." "look at me." "Just like this." "Two seconds in." "Four seconds out." "Two seconds in." "Four seconds out." "♪ ♪" " I need it." "♪ ♪" " 33 stories." "God." "Massive subdural hemorrhage." "Significant left shift." "Big mass effect is crushing his brain inside of his skull." "he did fall off a building." "right?" " To what end?" "He's coagulopathic." "it'll just re-accumulate." "I don't think so." "and cryo." " Which improve his overall chances of survival from 1% to 2." "I'm not opening up his skull. but that was your call. it's over." "That's 100%." "I got him this far." "He'll get through surgery." "♪ ♪" " all the king's horses and all the king's men..." "Guess they should've gone to you." " Full costume?" " Cape and all. he could hardly even breathe. wardrobe and self-esteem can be deeply intertwined." "it's just a symbol that represent something crucially important to Edward." "Our job's to figure out what." " The inciting incident that made it necessary..." "The origin story." "because we're talking about a superhero." " Uh-huh." " Like..." "Like when tony stark became iron man." " Why did Billy Batson become captain marvel?" " Nice." "Pickle. so your infection isn't from a uti." "Clear." " not pneumonia." "Tramadol." "immunosuppressants." "No red flags." "I'll check the d-dimer." "It could be a DVT." " Yeah." " Deep vein thrombosis?" " D-dimer's negative." "No clots." " Abscess then." "The hot spot would be the sacrum." "I got you." " Nothing dermal." " It must be hiding deep down." "scar..." "I'm thinking of getting a tattoo to cover it..." "He and she stick figures riding pops." " It's a surf spot in Waikiki." "We took a lesson on our honeymoon." "We stood up on our first wave." " did you feel something?" "♪ ♪" "I don't know." "Maybe." "♪ ♪ pelvis and abdomen." "Infection may be abdominal or in a deep space." " Yeah." "Hang tight." "We're getting closer." " We'll be back." "You felt that?" " Good hemostasis." " No new bleeds." "He tolerated the surgery well." " Appears luck's on your side today." " If that's how you wanna put it." " There's no heartbeat." " No." "look again." " I'm so sorry." " No." "Wh..." " You'll need a dc." "I can do it now." "♪ ♪" " okay." "I need to get back to work." "no one would expect you to..." " I have to." "I..." "There's a... a patient I'm worried about." " Are you sure?" "♪ ♪ okay." "you know the nurses up there." "You just give them a call when you're ready." "The sooner the better." "♪ ♪" " end of the day." "Tomorrow at the latest." "♪ ♪" "♪ ♪" "April." " Cardiology make a diagnosis?" " Viral Myocarditis." "She's only in the E.D. Until a bed opens up in the CCU." " She needs cardiopulmonary support." "Infection's that bad?" "the hope is partial bypass will rest her heart enough to let the antiviral meds get the upper hand." "♪ ♪" " that's doing most of my heart's job now." " I know." "It's hard to keep your mind from racing to that dark place." "family?" " My parents are divorced." "Mom's in Idaho." "Dad's in new Hampshire." "I'm not ready to deal with all that yet." "But I don't want to be alone." "Will you sit with me?" "♪ ♪" " as long as you need." " Thank you." "♪ ♪" " What was her name?" " Rachel." "Way out of my league." " I've always been the quite one." "She was the opposite." " Hm. yet she still loved me." "And then it was over." "My wife was gone." " When did Rachel pass?" " Last year..." "Ovarian cancer." "It took her so fast." "I couldn't help her." "I couldn't ease her pain." "I could only watch." "weak." " And the suit?" " Stumbled across it online." "I don't know why I ordered it." "and... stronger." "I just want to be useful." "I just wanna be able to help." " I understand." "Uh..." "We'll come up with a plan." "Let me talk to my supervisor." "♪ ♪ how was your ultrasound?" " It was fine." "I was just thinking about melody." "She thought she only had the flu." " Yeah." "Okay." "walk with me." " The cps working?" " A-line pulsatility is decreasing." " Heart's beating less and less on its own." " But it's only been a few hours." "The meds need awhile to build in her system." " And we can't speed up the process?" "We can?" " Ivig and plasmapheresis." "It's method to block melody's immune system from attacking heart muscle as it tries to clear the infection." "why aren't we doing it?" " The science is unproven." "The unknowns worry me. she already coded." "Another one could be right around the corner." "Isn't it worth trying anything?" " Not if it does more harm than good." "and the suit was how Edward dealt with his wife's death. and that will lead him right back here. and pick a fight." "super-guy." "but..." "Is he having any suicidal thoughts?" " No." " And he's certainly not a danger to others." "He literally presented saving a woman's life." "he just doesn't meet the criteria for a psychiatric hold." "Okay." " There you go." " Thank you." "wait." "Justin pepper?" "anything." " The people want to know." " Well..." "The craniotomy we performed was successful." "His blood pressure is steady. we've been able to back off of the transfusions." " Is he gonna pull through? but we are fighting the good fight." "Ortho will be able to start treating his bone fractures tomorrow." "I've got to get back to my patient." " what the hell was that?" " My patient's doing well." "I didn't see why the press shouldn't know." " Any interaction with the media goes through me." "I wouldn't have let you come out here and grandstand like that." "What if the patient dies?" "You gonna hold a press conference then?" "♪ ♪" " hey." " Hey." "Thoracic hardware's stabilizing the spine on the t4 fracture." "everything looks normal." " Colon has descended." "It could be a colonic pseudo-obstruction." "They are common in paraplegics." "but I don't see any free air or fluid." "the infection's gotta be hiding somewhere." " Let's try a white blood cell scan." "Tag some of his own infection-fighting cells and see where they go." " Let his immune system show us where the hot spot is." "Good idea." "I'll get on it." "Nat." " Yeah? I was below a sensory loss level." "He shouldn't have felt anything." " His abdominal wall is inflamed." "it fired off a signal." "but nothing tactile." "He couldn't have." "I guess not." " 103.5" " it's gone up." "What about my heart?" "Improvement?" "it's not responding the way I'd hoped." "I googled Myocarditis." "people needed heart transplants." "Am I one of them?" " Possibly." "But we're not there yet." "There is another procedure we can try..." "Ivig and plasmapheresis... there are some risks." " What do you think? it may never come back." " this procedure..." "Is it an operation?" "an infusion." "It can be done right here in the treatment room." " I'll be with you the whole time." "Okay." " Okay." "♪ ♪" " gram-negative bacteria?" "What is that? the digestive tract..." "Sometimes the skin. you can get pretty sick." " So what did these germs get into?" " The muscles surrounding your spine." "There's an abscess at the t4 vertebrae." " Is it treatable?" " Yes." "and drain it." "The hardware may need to come out as well. you'll likely feel better immediately." "babe." " we're all good." "though." "the biopsy showed a cluster of cells that are not native to the paraspinal muscles." "The lab is still trying to figure out nor do they..." " they come from my body." "what are you guys not telling us?" " They're stem cells." "We've been going to Mexico to get injections to reverse the paralysis." "I'm gonna walk again." " I know that look." "You think we're crazy." "Abandon a state-of-the-art hospital we can't find here." "And between the FDA and constantly changing politics we just..." " but leaving the country?" "There is no oversight." "The bacteria that caused your abscess likely came from a treatment." "it's worth it." "and he felt it." "He felt it." " I'm gonna walk again." "And Julia and I are gonna get back to the life that we dreamed of..." "The one that she deserves." " Okay. then go from there." "♪ ♪" " okay." "♪ ♪" "is everything okay?" " nurse?" "Somebody?" "breathe." "look at me." "four seconds out." "Slowly." "I need some help!" "here." "What happened?" "he... he suddenly grabbed his chest possible mi." " Uh..." " We gotta move." "Thank you." "♪ ♪ are you okay?" "he needed help." "I saw." "You saved him." "no less." "Let me..." "let me help you back to bed." "♪ ♪" " what's happening?" " Asystole." "Crash cart and a chest tray." " Got it." " take over compressions." " Scalpels?" "You're operating here? so I can't shock it back." "Internal CPR is my only option." "my god." "♪ ♪ all right." "♪ ♪ beat." "Amp of epi." " One amp." "♪ ♪" " come on." "Come on." "♪ ♪ we've got a rhythm." "He's back." "He's back." "♪ ♪" "♪ ♪" "quite a turnaround." "right?" "I was worried I wouldn't be able to pull it off but it worked out." "It's a new world for Edward." " Is it?" "Deception breaks doctor-patient trust." "We don't manipulate." "We guide. not the framework to build his future on." "the costume is not yet a thing of his past." "discharge papers for Edward." " I'm gonna need a little more time." "okay." " He feels cold." " His blood pressure is very low. but his heart is really struggling to circulate blood through his body." " Justin is a climber." "He always has been." " Wow. he realized that rock faces weren't enough." "he loved his life." " It's not over." "won't it?" "I'll restart it." "I'll keep restarting it." " That last resuscitation was..." "So violent." " Your son still has a chance." " Does he?" " Please..." "No more heroics." "♪ ♪ I wanted you to be the hero today." "And I know you did too." "But maybe it's time to stop." "♪ ♪" " hey." " Hey." " Got an update from the neurosurgical floor." "They just got started on nick." " These foreign clinics... sometimes more." "The stem cells are shipped in from all over the world. and the success rates on their websites..." "I know." "stem cell research is making huge leaps." "maybe for neurodegenerative diseases." "But spinal cord injuries like nick's?" "That tech is years away." " Yeah." " just give me a second." "I need you in here." "I gotta go." " Melody's a-line pulsatility is fluctuating." " This just start?" " A couple minutes ago." " is my heart getting worse?" "better." " 101." "Your temp's gone down." "It means your body's starting to fight back." " I'm gonna be okay? then I'll dial down the support." "my god." "I thought for sure..." "April." "You saved my life." "Whew." "I was so scared." " You're good." " I should call my parents." " Of course." "♪ ♪" "I did not expect let alone that quickly." "maybe coupling it with the cps... maybe the meds just finally worked on their own." "You know what?" "Who cares." "It worked." " Yeah." " Yeah?" " We got the win." " Yeah..." "I am." "It's just a long day." "but a good one." "Nice job." "♪ ♪" "♪ ♪" " Neurosurgeon said everything went well." " I feel much better." "It's like night and day." " Mind if I take a look?" " All good back there?" " Yeah." "No surprises." " Great." "Ready to put today behind me... no pun intended. you thought you felt something." "did you?" " Just my wife's eyes desperately wishing I could." " These treatments you're getting in Mexico..." "They're not working. the chances of paralysis being reversed is almost zero." " I can't give up." " Stem cells can turn into any part of the body. they could form a mass or a tumor." "don't get anymore injections." " I have to. but there are..." "Intimacies that I can't provide." "Our bond is built on hope." "It's what holds us together." "So it doesn't matter if you believe the treatments won't work." "Julia does." "That's enough for me." " But you're risking your life." " She is my life." "I don't want you to share your concerns with her." " okay." "Good luck." "♪ ♪" " good luck?" "are you kidding?" "I've met combat vets who have been paralyzed." "The feelings of inferiority can be overwhelming." "If you told them a bottle of snake oil they'd drink it every time." " So you agree with what nick's doing?" "Nat." "♪ ♪ it wasn't real. but your response was absolutely real." "But I shouldn't have tricked you." "I thought building you up from the inside but I realize now..." "You've always known exactly who you are." "The real goal is making sure others can see that." " What's that?" " A hospital volunteer vest. there are a lot of people in need. they'll know you're someone they can depend on..." "Someone who can help them." "Think about it." "♪ ♪" " hey." "♪ ♪" " surgery?" "I have procedure room 3 open." "I'll schedule you in." "Come on up." "♪ ♪" " April?" "April... ♪ ♪" "I saw your name on the list for a dc." "♪ ♪" " it was my ultrasound." "There Wa... there wasn't... ♪ ♪" "I-I don't..." "I don't know when." "I-I don't..." "I don't know why... ♪ ♪ my baby's..." "Heart..." "It stopped..." " It's okay." "♪ ♪" " it stopped beating." "♪ ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ ♪" " hey." "♪ ♪"