1. Previously on ER...Copy !req
2. - Charlie, right?
- Yes, you gave me condoms.Copy !req
3. - We have an HIV-positive worker.
- Say no more.Copy !req
4. If I get more experience, I'll
be better prepared for the future.Copy !req
5. That's not how you should be looking at it.Copy !req
6. The best thing you can do
for me is to leave me alone.Copy !req
7. - I'm sorry. I gotta work late.
- Well, there's late and there's later.Copy !req
8. Hating me may feel good,
but it won't change anything.Copy !req
9. It doesn't feel good, Al.
Nothing about this feels good.Copy !req
10. "Homeless For The Holidays"Copy !req
11. I was starting to think you weren't coming.Copy !req
12. Dr. Angelo's office was packed up.Copy !req
13. - What did she say?
- The tests don't detect a viral load.Copy !req
14. - I guess the drug cocktail is working.
- That's great news.Copy !req
15. Maybe I don't have to get a lawyer
now. The hospital might let it go.Copy !req
16. I know. It's still transmittable.Copy !req
17. It's not a reason to make you shuffle
paper for the rest of your career.Copy !req
18. If I still have a career.Copy !req
19. I have a meeting with Dr. Greene
and Dr. Anspaugh in 10 minutes.Copy !req
20. And I think you're too valuable to
rubber-stamp admits all day long.Copy !req
21. Thanks. This is on me.Copy !req
22. No matter what happens in
there, this is great news.Copy !req
23. - Sled to work, Dr. Greene?
- Christmas present for my daughter.Copy !req
24. - That's it?
- You remember sliding in those...Copy !req
25. snow-covered bluffs with the
cold wind blowing through your hair.Copy !req
26. We didn't have too many
snow-covered bluffs in Atlanta.Copy !req
27. We did. I coasted right through
rush-hour traffic, got hit by a car.Copy !req
28. Didn't they have one of
those dolls that wet itself?Copy !req
29. Every toy in the store had a tie-in
to a movie I was too busy to see.Copy !req
30. I don't know what Duke Nukem
was, but he looked pretty nasty.Copy !req
31. You made a good choice with the sled.Copy !req
32. - You look awful. When did you start?
- Yesterday morning.Copy !req
33. - Mark, you ready?
- Good morning. I just gotta change.Copy !req
34. - For you, Dennis.
- Somebody's trying to touch me?Copy !req
35. It's a lady.Copy !req
36. Hey, Monique. You're at the airport?Copy !req
37. Was it canceled?Copy !req
38. Come on, I thought we've
been through this already.Copy !req
39. You want the two of us to decide?Copy !req
40. None of us here would want any
of our team endangering patients.Copy !req
41. As Attendings, you're closest to
the everyday workings of the ER.Copy !req
42. So there is no hospital-wide policy.Copy !req
43. Legal advises we handle it
department by department.Copy !req
44. So if we get sued, it's the individual
attending's butt that's on the line?Copy !req
45. If the public learned that we had
an HIV-positive health-care worker...Copy !req
46. and started filing suits, all
of our butts would be on the line.Copy !req
47. So these workers can be fired because
the hospital doesn't want to be sued.Copy !req
48. In Illinois you can't fire employees
because they're HIV-positive.Copy !req
49. - But people have been forced to quit.
- Nobody is forcing anybody to quit.Copy !req
50. What about restricting duties so they
no longer fit the job description?Copy !req
51. I wouldn't presume to tell you two
how to run your department, but...Copy !req
52. to give you an idea about the current
thinking, these are the CDC findings...Copy !req
53. Illinois state law
and pending legal cases...Copy !req
54. and various NIH and journal reports.Copy !req
55. I know you two have had
your differences in the past.Copy !req
56. Do you think you can work
together and solve this?Copy !req
57. Absolutely.Copy !req
58. Sure.Copy !req
59. Can you put on the card "Merry
Christmas, Mom. Love, Doug"?Copy !req
60. And can you make that a rush order?Copy !req
61. Dennis, what is up with that shower?
I froze my ass off this morning.Copy !req
62. - Did you hear the opera?
- Figaro?Copy !req
63. Mrs. Needlebaum. 45 minutes
of sing-along with Pavarotti...Copy !req
64. and she uses up all the hot water.
Did you get any sleep last night?Copy !req
65. - No, I had 15 admits.
- Fifteen? Wow!Copy !req
66. Only 10 more hours and then Yuletide
cheer with the Carter family.Copy !req
67. I feel bad subjecting you and
your girlfriend to my family.Copy !req
68. It's not going to happen.
Monique isn't coming.Copy !req
69. - Not at all?
- She said she had work.Copy !req
70. Oh, damn. I thought you guys
were going to work it out too.Copy !req
71. It's her loss. I'll be a little
late with all these new patients.Copy !req
72. No worry. Things don't get interesting
until Uncle Branch starts drinking.Copy !req
73. - You got your picks for the Bowl pool?
- Here. How much is it? Five bucks?Copy !req
74. - Twenty.
- Twenty, that's highway robbery.Copy !req
75. - How much is in the pot?
- 400.Copy !req
76. I'm with you for Rose and Fiesta,
but Cotton and Liberty are a waste.Copy !req
77. Why is everyone standing around
when I'm drowning with patients?Copy !req
78. - I'm on hold with the florist.
- Not anymore you're not.Copy !req
79. - And merry Christmas Eve to you.
- Please don't talk to me about it.Copy !req
80. At 5:00 this morning my mother
decided she had to start the varenyky.Copy !req
81. - Aren't those little dumplings?
- Yeah.Copy !req
82. She also picked the pre-dawn
hour to harass me about the party.Copy !req
83. So you're wearing that sexy
Ukrainian shepherdess outfit?Copy !req
84. It was either that or
endure hours of nagging.Copy !req
85. Okay, snowmobile foot
lac in the Suture Room.Copy !req
86. Toddler eating mistletoe
in 1. Slip-and-fall in 3.Copy !req
87. Watch out for Carol. It's
Christmas in the Ukraine.Copy !req
88. - Is her mom making little dumplings?
- Don't ask.Copy !req
89. I heard Anspaugh is having
some kind of secret meeting.Copy !req
90. - Anything we should know about?
- We have to hammer out a policy...Copy !req
91. on HIV-positive health-care workers.Copy !req
92. Anybody we know? Really?Copy !req
93. He is trying to kill me. He ain't
getting this goose, I stuffed it...Copy !req
94. trussed it, called my 83-year-old
grandma to get her marinade recipe.Copy !req
95. - Oh, yeah, this gentleman...
- Female illusionist.Copy !req
96. Got into an argument with his
boyfriend. It got heated, and he...Copy !req
97. she started getting chest pain.Copy !req
98. It was like an elephant sitting
on my chest with attitude.Copy !req
99. - She was diaphoretic.
- I never said that!Copy !req
100. - That means sweaty.
- Yeah.Copy !req
101. It nearly ruined my gown.Copy !req
102. Pressure's 130 over 95, resp
is 25, slightly tachy at 120.Copy !req
103. - Tacky? This is a Bob Mackie original.
- Get ready. One, two, three...Copy !req
104. I need a chest x-ray,
cardiac enzymes and an EKG.Copy !req
105. - Okay, Miss...?
- Understood.Copy !req
106. Of "Miss Understood and the
Mighty Morphin Gender Changers."Copy !req
107. We are at Club Cabaret
every Friday and Saturday.Copy !req
108. Give me the goose now so we
can attach an EKG to your chest.Copy !req
109. You want me to give you
my Christmas dinner? No!Copy !req
110. - Give me the damn bird.
- Where are you going to put it?Copy !req
111. With the rest of your personal belongings.Copy !req
112. It'd better be. I don't want to wake
up and see you picking your teeth.Copy !req
113. - Are you on any medication?
- Not besides the hormones.Copy !req
114. - Have you had chest pain before?
- When I get emotional...Copy !req
115. or on that time of the month.Copy !req
116. - It's someone in this department.
- Who?Copy !req
117. I don't know. It's just
the word on the street.Copy !req
118. Tech on third floor heard it from a
night guy, and now a secret meeting.Copy !req
119. - See, that's how rumors get started.
- A rumor? Am I missing a good one?Copy !req
120. Attendings got pulled into a meeting,
but they won't say what it's about.Copy !req
121. About someone with HIV, but
you didn't hear it from me.Copy !req
122. Randi, do something with these
personal effects. They're perishable.Copy !req
123. Jeanie, head lac in Exam 2.Copy !req
124. Conni, if you're not too busy...Copy !req
125. Some folks are getting too fond of
the "manager" part of nurse manager.Copy !req
126. - No kidding.
- Carol?Copy !req
127. Sorry, but Mark assigned
me to Triage today.Copy !req
128. Come on, guys! Why do I have to push
all the time? I'm not your mother.Copy !req
129. Excuse me, I need a doctor.Copy !req
130. - Fill these out in the waiting room.
- No, I'm looking for Dr. Ross.Copy !req
131. For a medical problem? You
still need to fill out this form.Copy !req
132. The waiting room is that way.Copy !req
133. - Does it hurt here?
- Yes.Copy !req
134. We're going to need a facial and a
mandibular series, 75 mg of Demerol...Copy !req
135. and Phenergan, I.M.Copy !req
136. Try and rustle up an oral
surgeon too. Good luck with that.Copy !req
137. And get me a gram of Ancef, I.M.Copy !req
138. You got it.Copy !req
139. Are you allergic to any meds?Copy !req
140. Okay, I think that your jaw is broken.Copy !req
141. The antibiotics will keep bacteria
from getting into your bloodstream.Copy !req
142. But looking at your chart here,
I guess you know the drill, huh?Copy !req
143. Humerus fracture, 1993.
Nasal fracture, 1993.Copy !req
144. Multiple visits for suture, 1994. And
your first broken jaw, December '95.Copy !req
145. I guess hubby thought he'd go
out with a bang this year too.Copy !req
146. - It was an accident.
- Your face got in the way of his fist.Copy !req
147. What if we change the
disclosure to include...Copy !req
148. that people might be treated
by an HIV-positive worker?Copy !req
149. - And start a witch hunt?
- We have to inform patients by law.Copy !req
150. - I take it you haven't read this.
- Americans with Disabilities Act.Copy !req
151. - What is it? Proposals, addenda?
- Here.Copy !req
152. It says that you can't disclose one
risk without disclosing equal risks.Copy !req
153. - Meaning?
- The patient doesn't have a choice...Copy !req
154. whether they're treated by someone
with a flu or with a hangover...Copy !req
155. a doc who had a fight. An
intern who's been on for two days...Copy !req
156. someone with HIV.Copy !req
157. Illinois law says we can't
prevent people from knowing...Copy !req
158. they've been put at
risk. We have to tell them.Copy !req
159. You'd rather follow the Illinois
law than the federal statute?Copy !req
160. Because I'm concerned doesn't
mean I'm some kind of bigot.Copy !req
161. Your concern can't be extended to
prevent Jeanie from earning a living.Copy !req
162. Nobody is talking about firing her.Copy !req
163. But we do have a
responsibility to our patients.Copy !req
164. What about our responsibility towards
her? She uses universal precautions.Copy !req
165. - Are you frightened? Is that it?
- I'm trying to avoid lawsuits.Copy !req
166. You think I want to get sued?Copy !req
167. But exposing her private tragedy
ensures lawsuits and mass hysteria.Copy !req
168. - We break the law?
- If we have to, yes.Copy !req
169. I care about Jeanie...Copy !req
170. but there's a larger issue than
your personal loyalty to a friend.Copy !req
171. Sorry to interrupt, but we're
swamped. Whenever your done.Copy !req
172. - We're done now.
- Mark, we haven't even made a dent.Copy !req
173. Would you rather jeopardize patient
care by ignoring a jam in Triage?Copy !req
174. Who's next? Santa Claus?Copy !req
175. No, that's who's next. Three hookers.Copy !req
176. One with downstairs discharge,
and two with frostbite.Copy !req
177. I turn around, next thing I know,
the ribbon's hanging from his mouth.Copy !req
178. - All I could get was the leaves.
- How many berries were on the stalk?Copy !req
179. Maybe four.Copy !req
180. - And he wasn't vomiting?
- No.Copy !req
181. This mistletoe is good stuff,
but we gotta get it out.Copy !req
182. He asked for juice. I didn't want
to give him any till you approved.Copy !req
183. Lily, make a bottle half
juice, half activated charcoal.Copy !req
184. Coming right up.Copy !req
185. We're going to give him a bottle
to absorb some of the toxins.Copy !req
186. Excuse me.Copy !req
187. There you are. I've been looking
for you at the shelter. Come here.Copy !req
188. - How is he?
- There was blood in his diaper.Copy !req
189. - In the stool or the urine?
- I'm pretty sure it was in the pee.Copy !req
190. I gotta get him home before his mom
gets back. If not, she'll kick me out.Copy !req
191. You need to get his mother here now.Copy !req
192. Can't you just hook him
up with pills or something?Copy !req
193. No, I can't just hook him up with
some pills. Get his mother here.Copy !req
194. - What happened to him?
- The guy's name is John Collins.Copy !req
195. He was drunk and sleeping in the park.
Some kids thought it would be fun...Copy !req
196. to pour lighter fluid
on him and play yule log.Copy !req
197. He wouldn't let us put oxygen on
him. He kept screaming about Nick.Copy !req
198. He's got extensive
third-degree burns to the chest.Copy !req
199. It's the guy's dog. Barked at a
mounted cop until he checked it out.Copy !req
200. Randi, can you take care of this dog?Copy !req
201. You take care of my Nick now.
You take care of my Nicky.Copy !req
202. - Take it easy, Mr. Collins.
- He'll be in a kennel.Copy !req
203. - No! No kennel, he's all I've got.
- Extremities are toast. No IV, no BP.Copy !req
204. - He needs massive fluids.
- You gotta promise me, doc.Copy !req
205. - Promise me now.
- We'll look after it, just be quiet.Copy !req
206. On my count, everyone. I'm
going to need a cutdown tray.Copy !req
207. Get me blood gas with CO level, CBC,
Chem-20, a portable chest for openers.Copy !req
208. Is he okay?Copy !req
209. He's got a mass in his abdomen.Copy !req
210. Once I get inside I'll know how bad it is.Copy !req
211. - Is it bad?
- Yes.Copy !req
212. - The ultrasound is ready.
- Did you get hold of the mother?Copy !req
213. - She isn't home.
- Any adult relatives?Copy !req
214. There aren't any. I take care
of him when Gloria's not around.Copy !req
215. Hang on.Copy !req
216. There it is.Copy !req
217. He's hemorrhaging into his kidney.
Get lytes, a CBC, a CT of the abdomen.Copy !req
218. - Haleh, page the O.R. Too.
- What does it say?Copy !req
219. Ahmed's got something called a
Wilms' tumor. You see that area there?Copy !req
220. - That fluid?
- The light gray?Copy !req
221. Yes, that's blood. The
tumor's invading his kidney.Copy !req
222. That's why you see all
that blood in his diaper.Copy !req
223. - I should've brought him here before.
- I gotta get him to the O.R.Copy !req
224. I knew he was sick.Copy !req
225. Is he gonna die?Copy !req
226. You did a good thing, Charlie.Copy !req
227. Now dissect the right colon off
the anterior surface of the tumor.Copy !req
228. - Shall I retract the tumor laterally?
- Yes, very gently.Copy !req
229. That's it.Copy !req
230. You say that the babysitter
brought the child in?Copy !req
231. Yes, the mother was nowhere to
be found. Dr. Ross knows the girl.Copy !req
232. Now retract the tumor laterally.Copy !req
233. Tie off the renal vein and
artery and ureter and transect it.Copy !req
234. Slowly, now. Avoid the left renal vessels.Copy !req
235. Now free up the kidney,
and we'll take it out.Copy !req
236. - All the pretty, twinkly lights.
- That's why you danced with the elves.Copy !req
237. I'd like some sherry now.Copy !req
238. - What's your name, ma'am?
- I'm Blitzen.Copy !req
239. - The most overlooked of all reindeer.
- Blitzen.Copy !req
240. It's your lucky day, Beth. You
only have a fractured cheekbone.Copy !req
241. It means you can go home.
Unless you don't want to.Copy !req
242. There is a shelter called Hope
House for women and kids in trouble.Copy !req
243. - I don't have kids.
- It's okay, you can go there alone.Copy !req
244. - They have security.
- He'll find me.Copy !req
245. They have reciprocal agreements
with shelters all over the country.Copy !req
246. - You could go anywhere you want.
- Sweetheart, are you okay?Copy !req
247. I knew I should have fixed that
top step, but I've been so busy.Copy !req
248. Do you forgive me? Can
you forgive me, honey?Copy !req
249. I love you.Copy !req
250. That's my girl.Copy !req
251. - Is she going to be all right?
- We're actually not done, Mr. Lang.Copy !req
252. We still need to do a head CT, facial
tomograms, put her on IV antibiotics.Copy !req
253. - Is that going to take long?
- We do our best with the holidays.Copy !req
254. Family isn't allowed in the exam
area. Malik, show him the chairs.Copy !req
255. Sure.Copy !req
256. I'll be right outside, honey.Copy !req
257. So you want to hear some
more about those shelters?Copy !req
258. - No good?
- I've tried cookies, fruitcake.Copy !req
259. - Nobody likes fruitcake.
- I thought dogs ate everything.Copy !req
260. Why not take him to the morgue
and let him beg for table scraps?Copy !req
261. That's Mr. Collins. Maybe he
knows what you like to eat.Copy !req
262. I think he likes you.Copy !req
263. - What's going on?
- While moving him to the burn unit...Copy !req
264. he had shortness of breath.
BP's 80 palp, tachycardic at 140.Copy !req
265. All right, get me a
40-mg IV bolus of Lasix.Copy !req
266. - We need to intubate, 7.5.
- He's bradying down.Copy !req
267. - Rate's 40, no pulse.
- Damn it! Get me a mg of atropine.Copy !req
268. - Start CPR.
- Asystole.Copy !req
269. All right, let's give him an amp of
epi. Come on Mr. Collins. Come on.Copy !req
270. I don't care if Psych is backed
up. She thinks she's a reindeer.Copy !req
271. Well, dangerous? You
know, she bruised an elf.Copy !req
272. - Excuse me, miss.
- Who parked in the ambulance bay?Copy !req
273. The car's mine, actually my employer's.
I'm looking for a missing person.Copy !req
274. Take a number, sir. The line
starts in the waiting room.Copy !req
275. - It's a woma'n with a hand puppet.
- Did you say puppet?Copy !req
276. - You found him something to munch on.
- He found it himself.Copy !req
277. - Are dogs meant to eat chicken bones?
- Is that chicken?Copy !req
278. Charlie, Ahmed is out of
surgery. He's going to be okay.Copy !req
279. - I can take him home now?
- No, he'll need time to recover.Copy !req
280. - Gloria is going to be pissed.
- I'm going to have to call DCFS.Copy !req
281. - You're going to narc her out?
- I'm not narcing on anybody.Copy !req
282. The boy's been sick. The mother
should have seen that weeks ago.Copy !req
283. Gloria didn't know. She just found
out. She sounds really worried.Copy !req
284. - Come on, she'll throw me out.
- So you live with her.Copy !req
285. - So you lied to me about the shelter.
- Come on, please.Copy !req
286. All right, I'll give her a chance.
But I'm not promising you anything.Copy !req
287. Eating hospital food? That desperate?
Come on, let's get some lunch.Copy !req
288. - You scared me.
- The surgery went really well.Copy !req
289. Yeah, it did. My 3:00 hernia was canceled.Copy !req
290. So I am free tonight. So I figured,
if you hadn't made any plans...Copy !req
291. I could make my traditional
phone call to Pizza Ring.Copy !req
292. I got a family thing.Copy !req
293. I already asked a friend
of mine to go with me.Copy !req
294. I understand. It was last minute anyway.Copy !req
295. - Christmas Eve.
- I'll rent a movie, it's what I do.Copy !req
296. Let me talk to my buddy. He was tired
earlier. He may prefer to go home.Copy !req
297. So... Let's do something
later. Pizza sounds great.Copy !req
298. Gingerbread. It always reminds me of
Christmas at home. You ever do that?Copy !req
299. In a civilized society, people
acknowledge each other's speech.Copy !req
300. You want to talk about
Christmas at my home?Copy !req
301. Home is where my mom got bombed out
of her mind and brought a drunk home.Copy !req
302. Then she'd pass out, giving him
the idea he'd rather sleep with me.Copy !req
303. All right, we know why you
left. How far did you run?Copy !req
304. - From Cleveland.
- Did you call her lately?Copy !req
305. She probably moved on by now. She
never stays anywhere for very long.Copy !req
306. Both of these, plus the three
Danish, the two packets of cocoa...Copy !req
307. and the two dinner rolls in her pocket.Copy !req
308. Great. Thanks.Copy !req
309. - Hey.
- Hey, man.Copy !req
310. I have now changed every drain and
lanced every boil in this hospital.Copy !req
311. 34 hours. I'm now ready for that
Jell-O thing your cook makes.Copy !req
312. Aspic. That's what I
want to talk to you about.Copy !req
313. Say no more. I have an
aunt who makes chitterlings.Copy !req
314. You don't even want to
know what that's all about.Copy !req
315. Okay. There is a chance that I
may not be able to make the party.Copy !req
316. - Are you working?
- No.Copy !req
317. There's this girl.Copy !req
318. - That's cool, I understand.
- You're sure?Copy !req
319. Who wants to hang with his homies
when he can be with a honey?Copy !req
320. - You gonna be...?
- I'll be fine.Copy !req
321. - It's a chance to go home and sleep.
- Don't hang over me. I'll be fine.Copy !req
322. Let's do something tomorrow night.
Go out, get a couple of beers.Copy !req
323. I'm on tomorrow night.Copy !req
324. I know what universal precautions are.
Does it refer to double gloves here?Copy !req
325. - You're exaggerating with guidelines.
- And participating in bloody trauma?Copy !req
326. - Nothing wrong with that.
- Bloody trauma.Copy !req
327. - Maybe that's the deal with Dr. Lewis.
- I don't think Susan's HIV-positive.Copy !req
328. - Susan is fine.
- That's what I said.Copy !req
329. - Lydia's been sick a lot lately.
- Shut your mouth.Copy !req
330. I expect more from you than gossiping
about a coworker's HIV status.Copy !req
331. Kerry and I have been hammering out
a policy. There's no secret there.Copy !req
332. This shouldn't be a
grist for the rumor mill.Copy !req
333. Why should we have HIV-positive
employees in ER at all?Copy !req
334. According to the current law, Employee X...Copy !req
335. cannot be fired
because of their HIV status.Copy !req
336. - But they can deal with bloody trauma?
- Why not, if they're gloved?Copy !req
337. - Was it from a needle stick?
- What difference does it make?Copy !req
338. Should Employee X be restricted
to non-invasive procedures?Copy !req
339. - Or continue with their duties?
- Won't universal precautions be safe?Copy !req
340. That's what we're told when we're
working on HIV-positive patients.Copy !req
341. The real question here is whether
our patients have the right to know.Copy !req
342. This has no reflection upon my
opinion of Employee X's work.Copy !req
343. - Is there an actual Employee X?
- It's a policy. It could be any of us.Copy !req
344. Excuse me.Copy !req
345. Would everyone stop calling me Employee X?Copy !req
346. I am HIV-positive.Copy !req
347. We talked about this.Copy !req
348. The risks of her bleeding into an
open wound while suturing are remote.Copy !req
349. I'm not saying she can't work, but
I'm trying to set the boundaries.Copy !req
350. You set the boundaries at Triage and
answering phones. That's not her job.Copy !req
351. I have no troubles if she
performs her duties within limits.Copy !req
352. Dispensing medication, that's fine.
But some things aren't. For example:Copy !req
353. It says here, "Deep-penetrating,
poorly visualized cavities."Copy !req
354. That's from the CDC. I think
that should be off-limits.Copy !req
355. - I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it.
- Okay. See, progress.Copy !req
356. You know, Mark. Since I found out,
I have been a lot more careful.Copy !req
357. - You think I would harm a patient?
- No, I don't.Copy !req
358. But the administration has
left it up to Kerry and I...Copy !req
359. to create a policy that the
government can't seem to agree on.Copy !req
360. I've agonized over this. I've
considered quitting, but...Copy !req
361. my life can still have
value. I can still help people.Copy !req
362. What else are you worried about?Copy !req
363. Dementia. You're fine now,
but what if you decline?Copy !req
364. Dementia may be the first
sign of full-blown AIDS.Copy !req
365. I've heard that there's some hospitals
that instituted a physician monitor.Copy !req
366. Someone to help keep tabs
on the person's health.Copy !req
367. I could do that.Copy !req
368. Okay. So that's one thing. What else?Copy !req
369. - So was it a needle stick?
- I guess so. You don't think she...?Copy !req
370. - Hi, Jeanie.
- Hi.Copy !req
371. - Hey, Jeanie.
- Hey.Copy !req
372. I wish I'd known.Copy !req
373. - Would it have made us friends?
- Now, that's not fair.Copy !req
374. Nothing is.Copy !req
375. - Well?
- Mr. Lang. Hi.Copy !req
376. Is Beth okay? I've been
sitting here for hours.Copy !req
377. I'm sorry. Your wife's fall is
worse than we initially thought.Copy !req
378. She might have to stay
overnight for observation.Copy !req
379. Anyway, the coroner is going to have
my butt if we don't get him this guy.Copy !req
380. So why don't you just wait?Copy !req
381. Hey, buddy! This patient
is going to the bus station.Copy !req
382. - A stiff?
- Miraculous recovery.Copy !req
383. Here you go. For your bus
ticket and some burgers.Copy !req
384. I can't take this from you.Copy !req
385. Go on, you got a 3:15 to Abilene to catch.Copy !req
386. - I don't even know where that is.
- Hopefully, neither does he.Copy !req
387. Bye.Copy !req
388. You won the pool. Congratulations.Copy !req
389. - That was the football pool money?
- Yeah, I thought she was a better bet.Copy !req
390. Alternators, amusement, ammunition...Copy !req
391. - There's no animal shelters.
- Check humane societies.Copy !req
392. You can't give him away.
You promised Mr. Collins.Copy !req
393. That's before I paid 50 bucks to a
drag queen for a free-range goose.Copy !req
394. You know what happens when
they can't find homes for dogs?Copy !req
395. - What am I gonna do with a dog?
- Dogs are great.Copy !req
396. They're good company. They watch
your stuff when you're gone.Copy !req
397. Your daughter will love him.Copy !req
398. - Do you think?
- Yeah, my dad got me a dog.Copy !req
399. Skippy, when I was 6.
Best present I ever got.Copy !req
400. The two of us were like
peanut butter and jelly.Copy !req
401. - I can take you all in for kidnapping.
- He was sick.Copy !req
402. - Don't tell me how to raise my son!
- I'm Dr. Ross. Can I help you?Copy !req
403. - You can give me back my son.
- Your son just had major surgery.Copy !req
404. - I'll call the cops on your ass.
- Are you high, Gloria?Copy !req
405. - I'm clean. You don't know anything.
- The DCFS will decide.Copy !req
406. - You promised you wouldn't narc!
- I did give her a chance.Copy !req
407. - She's just scared.
- You come in here messed up.Copy !req
408. You don't ask about your critically
ill son, so why don't you have a seat?Copy !req
409. I'll get my kid back, you bastard!
You think you can mess with a Latina?Copy !req
410. I'll call my lawyer up
in here and sue you all!Copy !req
411. You're just like the rest of them!Copy !req
412. Gloria, wait up!Copy !req
413. What's that?Copy !req
414. The homeless guy's dog.
The dog saved his life.Copy !req
415. I told him that I'd watch out for
him, and the next thing I know...Copy !req
416. the guy up and dies on me.
So you're the proud owner of...Copy !req
417. Well, given the season, you
should call him Saint Nick.Copy !req
418. Well, Rachel can call
him whatever she wants.Copy !req
419. - Rachel?
- Yes.Copy !req
420. I thought I'd give her
a puppy for Christmas.Copy !req
421. In case you hadn't noticed,
that dog is, like, 8 years old.Copy !req
422. He's ready for a midlife crisis.
He's ready for a fur replacement.Copy !req
423. With a wash, a bow around his
neck, he won't look a day over 5.Copy !req
424. - Do you know how to bathe dogs?
- What's to know?Copy !req
425. - Could you hold him?
- Yeah, for 20 bucks.Copy !req
426. - Twenty bucks. It's a little steep.
- I lost my wallet. I need a loan.Copy !req
427. - Deal.
- Okay.Copy !req
428. - Hang on.
- You got him? Hold on.Copy !req
429. - Damn it!
- See to your head. I'll get the dog.Copy !req
430. - Can I get some help?
- Yeah.Copy !req
431. - That looks pretty deep.
- Dog trauma.Copy !req
432. Yeah, he went that way, giving
Doug a run for his money.Copy !req
433. It looks like I need some
stitches, don't you think?Copy !req
434. - You want me to call someone?
- No, I want you to do it.Copy !req
435. Okay.Copy !req
436. - Very William Powell.
- Aren't they great?Copy !req
437. - Silk?
- Try it on.Copy !req
438. Dr. Keaton?Copy !req
439. Yes, Dr. Benton.Copy !req
440. - Is this a bad time?
- No, I was reviewing some anatomy.Copy !req
441. - May I come in for a moment?
- Sure.Copy !req
442. First, I'd like to thank you for the
large role in the Lopez nephrectomy.Copy !req
443. - You did a great job.
- Thank you.Copy !req
444. That's actually why I'm here.Copy !req
445. I'd like to do another
Pediatric Surgery rotation.Copy !req
446. - I won't be here next rotation.
- I know.Copy !req
447. I was hoping for your recommendation
for me with your replacement.Copy !req
448. You're a very good surgeon, Peter,
but that's not enough for Pedes.Copy !req
449. You've got to live and
breathe for children.Copy !req
450. You took this rotation
to challenge yourself.Copy !req
451. I applaud that, but I can't...Copy !req
452. give up a space that could be
filled by a future pediatric surgeon.Copy !req
453. I'd be happy to talk to
Dr. Anspaugh or Morgenstern.Copy !req
454. I hear that Don's doing some really
interesting stuff in thoracics.Copy !req
455. No, no, no. Thank you.Copy !req
456. I wouldn't want to waste
any more of your time.Copy !req
457. You've got an old scar. It looks
like you've done this before.Copy !req
458. I played rugby in high school
for a few weeks to impress a girl.Copy !req
459. After ending on the bottom of a few
scrums, I rethought the relationship.Copy !req
460. Jeanie, you're a great P.A.
You're an asset to the ER.Copy !req
461. - But?
- But nothing.Copy !req
462. I think you should stay.Copy !req
463. And do my job, not do clerical work?Copy !req
464. Yeah, within the limits
that we set earlier.Copy !req
465. But you still wouldn't want
me suturing your daughter.Copy !req
466. I don't know.Copy !req
467. Okay.Copy !req
468. Good as new.Copy !req
469. When I caught up with him, he'd become
the mascot of the childrens' ward.Copy !req
470. Thank you. Good catch.Copy !req
471. All right, now, I am on my way home.Copy !req
472. For a holiday with mu shu pork,
Channel 11, yule log and my chair.Copy !req
473. - How's your forehead?
- Jeanie fixed me right up.Copy !req
474. Yeah, she's a great P.A.Copy !req
475. All right, my work here
is done. Merry Christmas.Copy !req
476. I'm sorry I lied to you, Mark.Copy !req
477. - Good night.
- Good night.Copy !req
478. - What happened here?
- Long story.Copy !req
479. I swallowed a bunch of
pills a few years ago.Copy !req
480. When I got back to work, people
either smothered me or ignored me.Copy !req
481. If we aren't friends, maybe we should be.Copy !req
482. Well, I have a house full of
crazy relatives waiting for me.Copy !req
483. - Merry Christmas, Carol.
- Merry Christmas.Copy !req
484. Hey!Copy !req
485. Hey!Copy !req
486. What are you doing?Copy !req
487. How did you find out where I live?Copy !req
488. I thought I lost this.Copy !req
489. You did, at the cafeteria. - And
the 50-odd bucks that was in it?Copy !req
490. - I needed cab fair.
- 50 bucks worth?Copy !req
491. - What are you doing here?
- Gloria's pissed and blames it on me.Copy !req
492. - I can't stay there anymore.
- And?Copy !req
493. I thought I could crash with you.Copy !req
494. You're 14 years old, you stole
my wallet and you've been a pain.Copy !req
495. - You want me to stay on the streets?
- In a shelter.Copy !req
496. Shelter on Christmas Eve?Copy !req
497. Sounds like fun.Copy !req
498. Hi. How did you find me?Copy !req
499. Dr. Weaver told me you were taking a break.Copy !req
500. I...Copy !req
501. I got a lot of Christmas cards...Copy !req
502. for Mr. And Mrs. Al Boulet. I
thought you might want to look at them.Copy !req
503. You can sit down. I don't bite.Copy !req
504. Aunt Nonni. What get-rich-quick
scheme is she considering this year?Copy !req
505. Southwestern land development.Copy !req
506. Beats the envelope-stuffing
scheme. - And the roller disco.Copy !req
507. I also thought you might like to have this.Copy !req
508. Where did you find this?Copy !req
509. I finally got a chance to go through
some of the boxes in the house.Copy !req
510. I found my socket set, too.Copy !req
511. Remember that ridiculous
tree in the old apartment?Copy !req
512. There was nothing ridiculous about
it. It was a prime piece of pine.Copy !req
513. It was about 6 feet too
tall for a studio apartment.Copy !req
514. - And you refused to cut the top off.
- That would have been sacrilege.Copy !req
515. The stucco scratches are still there.Copy !req
516. You ate all the popcorn before I
could string it with the cranberries.Copy !req
517. - That's different.
- How?Copy !req
518. Because you know how I feel about popcorn.Copy !req
519. Hey, Dennis!Copy !req
520. Dennis. You're sleeping.Copy !req
521. - No, I was just resting my eyes.
- What are you still doing here?Copy !req
522. - I've got all these charts.
- They can wait.Copy !req
523. No, I want to finish them up.Copy !req
524. - You are gonna get some sleep?
- Yeah, absolutely.Copy !req
525. I'm good.Copy !req
526. All right, man.Copy !req
527. Hey, I hope I'm not interrupting anything.Copy !req
528. Well, actually I was just seducing
this fat man in a fly red suit...Copy !req
529. who came down the
chimney, but other than that...Copy !req
530. Here, I brought this poinsettia.Copy !req
531. Who knew the Zippy Mart was
still open on Christmas Eve?Copy !req
532. Busted. I just didn't want
to show up here empty-handed.Copy !req
533. Thank you.Copy !req
534. - For the poinsettia.
- Yeah. Well, you're welcome.Copy !req
535. Are you gonna come in, or are you
gonna let all this cold air in here?Copy !req
536. - You forgot the extra chair.
- I borrowed some from next door.Copy !req
537. The extra chair is for
the unexpected guest.Copy !req
538. A tradition much older than
you or me or the guy next door.Copy !req
539. There is no room. And as much as I'd
like to sit on Uncle Nico's lap...Copy !req
540. Fine, fine. Have it your way.Copy !req
541. First we have to have sviat
vecher on American Christmas Eve.Copy !req
542. Then it's like pulling teeth
to get you to help me to cook.Copy !req
543. Now, one last tradition I
ask you to assist me with.Copy !req
544. And...Copy !req
545. - An unexpected guest, maybe?
- Maybe.Copy !req
546. - Hey.
- Don't say a word.Copy !req
547. Weren't you planning a
quiet evening with Channel 9?Copy !req
548. The plan's changed.Copy !req
549. - You're kidding me?
- She came to my place and can't stay.Copy !req
550. It wouldn't look very good, so...Copy !req
551. No. No way, Doug.Copy !req
552. It's bad enough. I've got drunken
dancers reenacting the purge in here.Copy !req
553. - It's Christmas, Carol.
- Doug, I am painfully aware of that.Copy !req
554. Come on. Come on, Nick.Copy !req
555. Nick, let's get out of
here. Come on, buddy.Copy !req
556. Come on.Copy !req
557. Mark! I didn't hear you ring the bell.Copy !req
558. Jennifer, guess who's here?Copy !req
559. You won't believe what
he's got with him either.Copy !req
560. I got Rachel Labrador puppies for
Christmas, and here you are with...Copy !req
561. - What is he, some kind of a setter?
- Mixed breed.Copy !req
562. - Daddy! Daddy!
- Hi, sweetheart.Copy !req
563. - We thought you'd come tomorrow.
- Yeah, well...Copy !req
564. - Daddy, you brought me a doggy.
- Great minds think alike.Copy !req
565. Actually, he's my dog, and I
just wanted you to meet him.Copy !req
566. - I'm sorry. You okay?
- Are you okay?Copy !req
567. - Bad dog!
- The doggy didn't mean it.Copy !req
568. - Let me take a look.
- Has he had his shots yet?Copy !req
569. Craig, let Mark take a
look at it. He's a doctor.Copy !req
570. - Come on in, Mark.
- Okay, let's go.Copy !req
571. Had I known she'd distract Mom, I'd
have invited her a long time ago.Copy !req
572. - So can she stay tonight?
- No, I don't think it's a good idea.Copy !req
573. - That's nice.
- You should make one. It's cool.Copy !req
574. I don't know, Charlie. I'm no Picasso.Copy !req
575. - You chicken?
- Yeah, are you a chicken?Copy !req
576. Yeah, I'm a chicken. Get
over there, I'll paint it.Copy !req
577. Okay, one night. Just one. Tonight.Copy !req
578. As long as we have hands to clasp.Copy !req
579. Christmas Day will always be
just as long as we have we.Copy !req
580. Welcome Christmas while we stand...Copy !req
581. - I'm never gonna get sick of that.
- Do they have Dr. Seuss in Pakistan?Copy !req
582. I don't think it's a priority.Copy !req
583. - Will you be safe?
- You can't guarantee safety anywhere.Copy !req
584. I feel safe here.Copy !req
585. My father used to read the
Christmas story every Christmas Eve.Copy !req
586. I'm so tired, I don't
even think I remember it.Copy !req
587. - 'Twas the night before Christmas...
- And all through the house...Copy !req
588. - Not a creature was stirring...
- Not even a mouse.Copy !req
589. - I'm gonna miss you.
- That's not the next line.Copy !req
590. I'm really going to miss you.Copy !req
591. - What are you looking at?
- This tree.Copy !req
592. It's missing something, you know?Copy !req
593. Yeah, well Pedes did a good job with
the construction paper chain, huh?Copy !req
594. Yeah.Copy !req
595. That was a real gutsy thing you did today.Copy !req
596. Thanks.Copy !req
597. You know, I have just the thing.Copy !req
598. It looks good.Copy !req
599. Where did you get it? -
My ex-husband brought it by.Copy !req
600. - It came off our first Christmas tree.
- That's an heirloom.Copy !req
601. You should put it on your family tree.Copy !req
602. I just did.Copy !req