"I'm hank." "I was your typical emergency room doctor..." "Until I got fired." "You let a billionaire hospital trustee die to save some kid off the street." " I made a judgment call." " You made a mistake." "This is my brother." "I'm evan R.Lawson,C.P.A." "He took me away from my troubles and to the hamptons, and suddenly,I had a chance to become a whole newkind of doctor." "Turns out the wealthyand not-so-wealthy out here could use a guywho makes house calls, so I got a second chanceto do what I do best." "all right,I gothalf-naked plates here." "I've got risotto without bucatini,orzo polpo without orzo." "Be careful!" "Christopher." "Perfetto." "***" "Allison." "Tutto bene?" "Pizza... get this...pizza out." "Pizza?" "You asked for pasta." "Yeah,that's what I said-- peppers,pickles,pie crusts." "Pasta,bucatini orzo." "Well,what,is everybody on break?" "Come on,let's go.Let's get back to work." "Valentina,the pappardelle.Yeah?" "You're up early." "I know." "Well,I figure-- if I'm going to expandhankmed's clientele," "I got to join a country club." "'Cause that's where they keepall the rich people out here." "And I can't join a clubuntil I have a sport." "A,uh--a networking milieu,if you will." "I won'T.Bam." "Did boris say you could usehis tennis equipment?" "You said--I'm goingto quote you right now-- you said that unless it'san emergency,leave boris alone." "Yeah,includingall of his property,facilities,and leisure gear." "Interesting,I must've tunedthat part of the lecture out." " Fine." " Thank you." " All right,cover for metill I get back." " Sure." "And don't change my ringtone to you rapping,no crank calls,no pizza deliveries." " Charitable donations?" " No,nothing." "Okay." "We have to discuss sunday." "I... hank fest,man.That's a working title,by the way." "It's a bad title,andI don't want to discuss sunday." "That's too bad.I already made ressies at the seven hottest clubsin the hamptons, with,like,cabanas and bottle service." "And I rented us a limowith a scent machine in it." "I have no idea what that is,but I got a really good deal." "Evan,I'm serious." "My weddingwas canceled,remember?" "What do you mean do I--of course I remember." "Hank apalooza!" "Yes,hankapalooza,that's perfect." "Wait.How about nothing-palooza?" " Honestly,henry,and I mean this...- yeah?" "I'm not gonna let you spend your ex-wedding daymoping around." "I'm not gonna do it.So you got to do something." "I thinkI'll just take sunday off." "You know,no moping,just some peace and quiet." "Oh,my god." "Ev..." "You would'vemade a great best man." "1986 called.It wants its shorts back." "I missed laundry daythis week.Cut me some slack." "Hankmed,good morning.And how can we make youfeel better today?" "Tuberculosis tests?" "Uh,yes,of coursewe can deal with that." "How many employees?" "Great,how does--how does 1:30 sound?" "Amazing.Okay.So I just need to get," "Your address?" "hey,thank you for comingon such short notice." "Of course." "This new requirementby the health department must have every restaurantscrambling." "You have no idea." "So,uh,what happens next?" "We'll come backing a couple of days to check the injection sites." "If anyone has tb,their forearmswill turn red and flare up." "So,uh,this soupis very provocative." "Do you embrace customer feedback?" "I'm sure sure does--from paying customers." "You,I like." "Can I talk to you in private?" "Yeah,sure.You're done.Thanks." "Hello,valentina." "Can you please push upyour left sleeve?" "I don't speak english good." "Oh,um... but you knowabout the tb shot?" "***" "Si.***" "Wow,you are really happy to be talking... about everything." "***" "**" "Valentina,per favore." "***" "Health department." "**" "Berlitz lessons." "I had a major crushon this italian bartender once." "She was so hot." " Evan,I don't care right now." " All right." "It's never happened before,and it hasn't happened since." "I'm sure it was scary." "Tell me,are you on any meds?" "Just birth control." "I'm really glad you could comeon short notice, because I wanted to knowwhat happened to me,and I don't needanyone else knowing." "Well,if you were worriedabout privacy,I could've met youat your home." "This is my home." "I'm here from dawn to2:00 A.M.,Seven days a week." "So..." "What do you think?" "Okay,well,it could bea lot of things-- hypoglycemia,a seizure,bell's palsy." "It could also bea complex migraine,a T.I.A." "What's that?" "Transient ischemic attack,it's a mini-stroke." "Very quick,no permanent damage." "What else?" "Well,it could benothing at all." "Oh,nothing?" "I'll take that." "I'm sure you will." "So listen,you should geta full physical and a neurological exam." "I can help set it up." "After labor day,when things slow down." "Thank you so muchfor everything,doc." "You have got a tableon the house anytime." "Allison,you needfor things to slow down now." "If you did have a T.I.A.And it remains untreated,you could be at riskfor a major stroke." "It won't be quick,and there will bepermanent damage." "I started the last restaurantI had with my husband." "And one day... he just walked out,and he tookthe evening hostess with him and all of my recipes." "He took everything." "And now,finally,I have something again," " so...- so protect it,allison." "One day of routine tests,it's very simple." "I'll leave this roomwhen you say yes." " Yes." " Thank you." "You're lucky I like tough love." "All right.So,um,I'll call you in a week." "Great." "Oh,this sauce." "Valentina,per favore.Taste that." "Come on,people.This isn't a food court." "Royal Pains Season 1Episode 04" "Spaghettini with filet mignon meatballs." "Here,take a bite,divs." "The name is divya." "That was cranky." "Does the doctor's little helper need a power nap or something?" " Doctor's little helper?" " Yeah." "While I may not have gone to medical school," "I do hold a license as a certified physician assistant,which means I practice medicine." "I can prescribe drugs,perform exams and procedures, interpret diagnostic tests,and assist in surgery." "You definitely need... something." "You know what I need?" "I need some boundaries." "Boundaries?" "What's that supposed to mean?" "You set those tb tests at the most illogical time." " What?" " While the restaurant was serving,evan." "And then you ran around like a little yorkie yapping at everyone, begging for treats,practically humping my leg while I'm trying to administer the shots." "Okay,so I'd also like some boundaries, starting with the kinds of animals you're allowed to compare me to." "And you know what?" "Since you brought it up,how do you see my rolein hankmed?" "Why don't youjust stay at shadow pond and crunch the numbers?" "In the field,you are simply a distraction." "Well,hankdoesn't seem to think so." "He is probably numbto you by now." "Well,let's ask him.He's right behind you." "Hey,everything okay?" "Terrific." "I,uh,set the follow-upfor sunday-- only day you're free." "Actually,no,he's not free on sunday." "He's taking a me day." "Me meaning him,not me." "Yeah,it's true.You mind handling this one solo?" "I'd be happy to." "It's my job." "Great." "I'm gonna grabsome lunch." "Seeing your swanof spaghettini made me hungry." " Are we done?" " Yep." "How are you?" "Good.Is the,uh,hospital coffeereally that bad?" "Oh,officially speaking?" "No,it's delicious." " But off the record...- you could remove nail polishwith it." "Exactly." "I only bought this to,uh,try out my new cup holders." "Wait,is this yours?" " Where's-- yeah." "Yeah,after 12 yearsand 217,000 miles,greta just stopped." "The mechanic founda "do not resuscitate" card in the glove box." "That's just too bad." "I mean,now you can't cool downwith the top down." "You want cool?" "The solar panels on my roofactually cool down the car." "Eh,I like the winding my hair,but I'm old school." "Shall I walk you to work?" "All right,old school." " So,uh..." "Did you getmy message?" " I did." "Nice outgoing message,by the way." "Yeah,yours too,very hospital chic." "That is so not a compliment." "You're luckyif I go out with you now." "Any,uh--any plans tonight?" "Late staff meeting.Tomorrow?" "Uh,let me just check." "No,I have two,um,ncms." "That's evan-speakfor "new client meetings." How about monday?" "Budget review.Tuesday?" "Yeah." "No." "More ncms.How about wednesday?" "Yet another staff meeting." "Um,this sunday looks good." "Sunday morning?" "Okay,um... yeah,I'm pretty open late in the week." "No,no.Let's do it sunday." " Are you sure?" " Yeah." "Hi,I'm divya katdarewith hankmed." "I'm here for the tb follow-up." "Oh,how you doing?" "Um,lucas gordon." " Uh,no reaction,see?" " Great." "I have some paperworkfor allison." "Can you tell me where she is?" "We should try to hurry,and not just 'causeit's freezing in here." "This is the only placewe could have privacy." "And you know what?" "Try not to hurry." "My shift starts at 11:00,I got to do my prep." "Consider this your prep." "You really arethe best boss ever." "Chris..." "My arm--my arm's numb." "Hey... what's wrong?" "What are we doing in here?" "Allison,we always do it in here." "Hey,what's going on?" "Are you okay?" "Found yournetworking milieu yet?" "Not yet,no." "Uh,have fun at sunday brunch,by the way." "Aw,you're bitterabout hankapalooza." "No." "No,I'm not bitter,not at all,man." "Hank-o-rama.Hankstock!" "Stop doing bad thingsto my name." "Look,jill and I are justgetting together today because-- it's your onlymutually available time slot for the next couple of weeks." "I completely understand that." "But honestly,though,brunch?" "What's wrong with brunch?" "It's brunch.You're wearing clothes,so it's not breakfast." "You're not even that hungry yet,so it's not lunch,it's like--it's the mealthat won't commit." "It's the--come to think of it,it's the perfect mealfor you and jill." "So enjoy a french toast salador whatever." "I'm sorry,was there something else?" "We have a good thinggoing here,evan." "Just remember that." "God.." "What the hell?" "Great,thank you." "Ava litelli." "Yes,I rememberthe nose ring." "I had one for a few hourswhile I was at university-- too many margaritas." "Okay,thank you." "Valentina rossi." "Oh,wait,miss litelli... can you please tell mewhere I might find valentina?" "I don't thinkshe's working today." "Oh,really?" "I thought I saw you talkingwith her earlier." "You must've confused herwith someone else." "In fact,I know I sawthe two of you together." "What I don't knowis why you're lying for her now." "And what youapparently don't know is that defraudingthe health department-- in any way--is a very big deal." "I have to finish my prep." "Tell me where valentina went." "Tell me,or I'll callthe health department." "Yes,mrs." "Franklin?" "The farmers market--you should find her there." "Thank you." "I need to confirmmy nail appointment." "What exactlyis happening here?" "Our reservationwas 45 minutes ago,which is how longthat table's been empty for." "Phone call." "This close,huh?" "How far back do youand allison go,exactly?" "A couple of days,but long days." " Take it" " Okay." "Hello?" "Uh,excuse me." "This really isn't a good time.Can we talk later?" "I don't know exactly when.What do you...?" "No,I'm okay." "I'm really good,actually." "Yes,of course I remember." "But honestly,nikki,I'm trying to forget,and maybe you should too." "No,look,I can't do that--I got to go.I got to go.Bye.Bye." "Everything okay?" "Okay,so that was my... ex-fiancee." "Okay." "When was the "ex" added?" "A few weeks ago." "And when was the wedding?" "Some time around...right now." "Now?" "Look,I was gonna tell youall about it, which I will do,over a drink,if we ever get a table." "Oh,I'm sorry.Excuse me one sec." "Hey,allison.I stopped byfor that table you offered me." "I'm sorry,have we met?" "Yeah." "I'm hank." "Dr. Lawson." "Um,I'm sorry." "I don't recognize you." "Do you recognize her?" "Call 911.I think she's had a stroke." "So the stroke induced the amnesia." "A ct scan will tell us ifit's hemorrhagic or thrombotic." "Well,what's the difference in treatment?" "If it's hemorrhagic,it'll depend on how much brain damageshe's already suffered." "And if it's thrombotic?" "There won't beany brain damage." "She can get thrombalitics,whichcan help break up the clot." "But there's a catch,we'd onlyhave a three-hour window to administer these meds." "But we don't knowwhen the stroke occurred." "No.So evening the best-case scenario,we're already runningout of time." "Gently,gently." "I'll seeif I can find her a bed." "Dr. Dern,and you are?" "My doctor." "Yeah,hank lawson." "Look at me,please." "Who are you?" "What are you doing?" "It's okay,allison.You're safe." "Allison moore,she presentedto me about 20 minutes ago with confusion towards self,place,and date." "I believe she's a candidatefor stroke protocol." "I'll callfor a neurology consult." "No,I think she needsa ct scan first." "What time was the stroke?" "I don't know,I asked everyone I could before the emt showed up." "Radiology." "Okay-- -doctor.I'm sorry.You know the rules." "Unless you're familyor have privileges here,this is as far as you go." "Hank,hank,please don't leave me." "I'll be right here,allison." "Excuse me.Valentina!" "I need to talk to you." "What?" "He bought a mermaid?" "Holy shark." "I need to check your arm." "*********" "Valentina,this is serious." "It'll just take a moment,okay?" "******" "Oh,no." "All right,does anyone speak italian?" "Valentina,wait!" "So there'syour 10-foot sand tiger shark,a voracious eaterand predator." "How long was your journey?" "60 hours." "She was in tonic immobility?" "Upside down-- natural state of paralysisthe entire time." "She'll do well here." "For your services,mr.Hogan." "And... for your discretion." "Cheers." "Thank you." "All right,mate." "You satisfied with her?" "She's exactly what I need." "I should let katie know." "Hey,just got your message." "Sorry to bother youon your me day,but we may have a situation." "What kind of situation?" "One of the cooks had a ratherlarge reaction to the tb test." "Did you get a sputum sample?" "I couldn'T.She ran away from me." "Well,she could startan epidemic,divya." "Don't worry.I have a plan." "I have to go." "Hank,wait." "One question." "Do you know where evan is?" "No,no idea.I've been at hampton's heritage.Allison had a stroke." "Oh,my god.Is she okay?" "I wish I knew.Uh,talk soon." "Hey,you workwith allison,right?" "There's a rumorshe had a stroke." "It's more than a rumor.Sorry,look,I don't have a lot of time." "Allison may not havea lot of time." "Do you have any informationthat can help her?" "Look,I'm only interestedin what's medically relevant, because the medicinethat can help her must be givenwithin a three-hour period." "Do you know whenshe started acting unusual?" "She definitely wouldn't wantme talking about that." "Yeah,she would,becauseshe could die if you don'T." "We were in the walk-in." "It's where we always,um... you know." "Right afterward." "It was weird." "She was weird." "Okay,when exactly was this?" "Sex can be a triggerfor a stroke." "I need to knowwhat time the clock started." "Right before my shiftat 11:00." "Okay,thank you." "Note to self--get a car,preferably one with doors." "I've got a problem.Meet me at 23 foxtail court as soon as possible." "Evan,please.I need you." "To save this message,press 9." "Uh,not only didI save that message,I put it on my ipodas workout music." "So,uh,why don't you tell mea little bit more about these needs of yours, the needs that youseem to be experiencing?" "Remember the womanfrom the restaurant?" "The one who speaks italian?" "Yes,valentina.She's totally hot." "I need you to translate." "Okay,yeah,I'd be" " I'd be happyto provide my aiuto." "That means "help" in italian,by the way." "But in return,since you knoweverybody around here,you can give methe lowdown on boris." "Divya,you do not knowwhat I just saw-- -nor do I care." "Valentina may have tb." "I'm not getting a disease.Are you kidding me?" "Especially one I didn't haveany fun catching." "We'll talk through the dooror a window,okay?" "You'll be perfectly safe." "Fine!" "I'll tell you everything, everything you want to know about boris kuestervon jurgens-ratenicz." "Well... okeydoke." "One second!" "Quick,evan--evan,tell hershe's done nothing wrong." "***********" "Uh,maybe something got lostin translation." "The radiologistsaid the ct scan confirmed a thrombotic stroke." "Well,we have until 2:00 P.M.To give her the meds,so... should be enough time." "Are you sure this is her room?" "Positive." "Where's the patient?" "You don't know?" "She was here 20 minutes ago." "Her street clothes are gone." "I'll seeif anyone's seen her." "This is jill casey..." "doctor dern!" "Can you get mesome thrombalitics?" "Sure." "How much time do we have?" "Less than 30 minutesto find her and save her." "Search again.Check the bathrooms." "Well,look,if she does show up,call me." "She's not in the hospital." "She's not at her restaurant." "We'll go to her house." "And this is all she needs?" "Yeah,as long as she gets itin the next 25 minutes." "*********" "****" "***********" "Quick,tell herI need to check her arm." "*****" "Okay,tell herit won't take long." "***********" "Uh... ask her if this hurts and if she's noticed any bloodor drainage coming from the area." "Okay..." "**********" "***** okay,what'd she say?" "********" "She's-- okay,now she's-- now she's just showing off." "************" "*****" "******************" "Okay,now she's talking aboutthe things she loves the most." "Like cooking her...kid?" "Oh,she loves cookingand her kid." "She has a little boy.She's talking about him." "She really needs her job." "Okay,okay... ask her if her arm is tight." "You know,if the skinwon't stretch." "She's still talking." "Divya-- divya,I can't work like this." "Evan,she reacted to the test.I need samples." "Valent" " Valentina-- she just keeps talkingabout italy." "Of course,of course." "It all makes sense now." "Yeah,maybe to you." "Allison!" "It's hank!" "You there?" "Allison?" "I'll check the back door." "Don't bother.She's not here.She's never here." "Come on." "Wait,how do you know?" "Because she told me." "Wait,what did she tell you?" "Allison's homeisn't her house." "Her homeis where she really lives." "And where's that?" "Come on." "Okay,so nowI'm really confused." "You're--you're gonna give heran x-ray?" "A chest x-ray,yes." "Tell her,and I'll explain whyto you later." "You're gonna give hera chest x-ray on her arm?" "Like,how are you evengonna do that?" "She's gonna lean outthrough the window?" "Of course not.I'm going inside." "You're gonna what?" "You're just gonna riskinfection?" "I have a hunchthe risk is low." "I'll be back in five." "You have "a hunch" you're notgonna get tuberculosis?" "Man,I should stayout of the field." "Evan,a little help,please." "*************" "*******" "I don't think I explainedthe chest x-ray thing very well." "Tell her the scar on her armis from her bcg vaccine." "What is that?" "It's a tb inoculation done outside the U.S.In places like italy." "Okay,so when people come hereand they have the bcg vaccine and they get the tb test,the resultswill almost always be a false positive." "Thus,her arm." "That's what got lostin translation." "Tell her." "***********" "Mm,it's completely clear." "She's gonna be fine." "******" "Well,tell her everythingshe needs to know." "*******" "Grazie!" "Grazie." "Si." "So I'm not done with you." "About our deal... oh...now?" "Oh,yeah." "Okay,uh...boris." "Gosh,evan,he's very...private." "Yeah,I know that." "And?" "Well,that's all I've got." "What do you meanthat's all you've got?" "You lying... manipulative... ponzi schemer." "I thought you had detailsabout boris." "And I thoughtyou knew italian." "But her staffsaid she wasn't here." "She will be--dawn till 2:00,seven days a week." "And I think I know where." "I bet she went backto where the stroke began." "Excuse me,could youhelp clear this table,please?" "Thank you." "Okay,I need tin foil,aluminum foil.Rip them,let's go." "Big strips.Blankets,okay." "I got your call." "Uh,jill,divya.Divya,jill." "Divya,I want youto take that bag.I want you to put itin the hot water." "Can I borrow this,please?" "Her core temp must be below 89.6." "Any luck with the hair dryer?" "Got it." "Great." "Plug that into there." "Okay,turn it on." "Home-made bair hugger." "Okay,let's start the ivs." "Saline's ready." "Do you have a pulse?" "Weak,but steady.Her temperature's rising." "Okay,let mesee the thrombalitics." "Wait,what are you doing?" "Getting them prepped." "You can'T.We're past the window." "What,it's beenmore than three hours?" "Yes,but the coldslowed her metabolism and bought us some time." "She could havea major brain bleed if you use a blood thinner now." "Isn't the three-hour limitnonnegotiable?" "At a hospital.But we're not in a hospital." "If we were,we'd be requiredto sit back and do nothing." "But she needs this to save herlife,and I'm giving it to her." "Should I have updated my will?" "Evan richard lawson,certified public accountant." "You know we've met,right?" "Are you an intelligent man,mr.Lawson?" "Well,I" "I shouldn't have trespassed." "It was silly.I wasn't thinking about it." "And..." "I'm really sorry." "It's only trespassing if you violated my privacy." "Was my privacy violated?" "It was." "Are you certain of that?" "Yeah." "Because I saw your..." "yes?" "You know,the--the-- what did you see?" "You know,the... big..." "It appearsthat evan R.Lawson,cfo,is quickly outshining evan R.Lawson,cpa." "I didn't see anything." "So my privacywasn't violated?" "No!" "Not at all." "Then nor will yours be." "Dieter." "Going down." "So I finally slowed downfor you." "I'm glad you rememberwe talked about that." "Now you have to do it." "Valentina,per favore." "***********" "******" "Don't look that happy.I'm gonna be back soon." "Your ristorante is safe with me." "See you soon." "Okay,guys." "Talk to you later." "Good work,divya." "Nice meeting you." "Take care." "You took a big riskto save that woman." "Maybe now we can geta decent table." "To allison." "To valentina." "And to two more checksin the mail." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Salute." "Cin cin." "So,uh,we're gonna start with the calamari and the hot pickled peppers." "No,we decidedon the prosciutto de parma." "That's what you decided." "Actually,it's what we both decided." "But--not me." "Hello." "To thank you." "And tell everybody I am now sous chef." "Congratulations." "Valentina... *******" "************* grazie." "Buon appetito." "She's pretty." "Thank you very much." "You're leaving?" "I have other plans." "You made this reservation." "Yeah,for you guys." "Differences are always easierto settle over a good meal." "Buon appetito." "No,you--hank.You're kidding me." "You know,divya... we did crackthat tb case wide open." "We?" "Yeah,like a team." "Here's an idea-- let's have dinner,but absolutely no conversation." "Yeah,like we're married." "Hank." "Don't panic.I'm not here to work.I'm here to eat." "You're lucky.I hear the food is great." "I am lucky.I'm very lucky." "Thank you." "You got it." "You know,back at the restaurant,after we found herin the freezer, it looked pretty grim therefor a few moments." "I know.I'm gladallison's gonna be okay." "Yeah,thanks to you." "Well... what was she thinking?" "I don't thinkshe was thinking about much.She had a stroke." "No,I-I meant nikki." "Yeah,I'm sorry.I shouldn't have said that." "No,no,it's cool." "I just" " I thought it was moreof a down-the-road conversation." "You want to stall?" "No,I don't want to stall." "I just want to be ableto carefully articulate my-- yeah,I want to stall." "But look,now that it's out there," "I should never have askedyou out on my wedding day-- my ex-wedding day." "It's okay." "I know what it's liketo be living your plan "B."" "You do?" "I was engaged once too." "So you broke yours off also?" "No,I-I went through with it." "But,you know,it just didn't work out,so I started from scratch." "Okay,I get it.You don't wantto talk about your ex." "No,no,it's not that.It's just-- no,it's--yeah.No,you want to stall." "No,it's not that.It's just that... you and I--we juststarted seeing each other, and... well,he,um... it'S... it's just complicated." "And,you know--yeah,I want to stall." "Look,I get it.Relationships are all about timing." "No,I completely agree." "So where does that leave us?" "I guesswe just take things slow." "I could do slow." "Yeah,not rush into anything." "Absolutely." "We can stall." "Stall.Good plan." "Royal Pains Season 1Episode 04"