The Good Doctor 1x7

1. Come on. Is the system down?

2. Worked fine for me.

3. I don't have time for this.

4. How you doing?

5. The computer is not working.

6. That's not what I'm talking about.

7. I know. I'm fine.

8. A patient died because of something you did.

9. I think it's safe to say the one thing you are not is "fine."

10. I'm dealing.

11. How exactly are you dealing?

12. I'm getting back to work,

13. I have a diabetic toe to debride,

14. and I'm putting it behind me.

15. How do you do that — put it behind you?

16. By moving forward.

17. I appreciate your concern. You're welcome.

18. I'm gonna make an appointment for you for grief counseling.

19. Dr. Mohan — She's an expert in dealing with hospital staff

20. who have experienced stressful events.

21. That's not necessary.

22. You agree you had a "stressful event"?

23. And while I am comforted by your commitment to move forward

24. by not looking back,

25. I still want you to see Dr. Mohan.

26. If she says that you are fine,

27. then — and only then — can you go back to surgery.

28. It's working now.

29. You just have to be patient.

30. Heart rate 36.

31. Push another five milligrams of morphine and prep a nitro drip.

32. We need atropine on board stat.

33. What do you got for me? An MI with severe bradycardia.

34. He's had aspirin, nitro,

35. and now we're trying to give him a real rate with atropine.

36. Cardiology see him?

37. He's got a broken pacemaker

38. and probably needs his coronary arteries cleared —

39. feels like a triple bypass, but you're the expert.

40. BNP is sky high.

41. What do you see?

42. His ventricles are barely pumping.

43. He's had two massive prior MIs.

44. End stage heart failure.

45. His heart's way beyond repair.

46. What are our options?

47. He's 73 years old.

48. His age is an absolute contraindication for transplant.

49. He's dying. Well, he's not dead yet.

50. What else?

51. How about cardiac resynchronization?

52. That will get what's left of both ventricles

53. working together.

54. A biventricular pacer?

55. It should make him feel a little better

56. in the few months he's got left.

57. His rate drops any lower, he'll arrest.

58. Claire, prep his jugular to float in a temporary pacemaker.

59. Shaun, call up to the cath lab

60. and have them get an estimate on how long it'll take

61. to get the bi-pacer in house.

62. Something wrong?

63. Um, not at all.

64. Just a little bit too much coffee this morning.

65. Let's go. Do it now.

66. Restraints, please!

67. I don't want to get stuck with a needle.

68. You're scaring him.

69. You're scaring him.

70. Haldol, five milligrams.

71. You're scaring him!

72. Who are you? Dr. Shaun Murphy.

73. This patient is psychotic, Dr. Murphy.

74. He's not psychotic.

75. You don't like people touching you.

76. He's not psychotic. He's autistic.

77. — Captions by VITAC —

78. You're being an excellent patient.

79. Okay. We're finished.

80. You're s-same as...

81. me.

82. Can we release his hands?

83. Dr. Murphy? His hands?

84. I'm here, son — Mom and Dad are here.

85. You can let go of his hands. He won't hurt you.

86. Wrong stop. Wrong stop.

87. Can someone tell me what happened?

88. Liam has a 5.4 centimeter laceration on his forehead,

89. probably from a fall.

90. The wound was infiltrated

91. with five milliliters of 1% lidocaine...

92. 7 — 7 single-interrupted 5-0 Prolene sutures.

93. He will a small scar,

94. but no other long-term effects from this injury.

95. You're my son's doctor.

96. I am. Dr. Shaun Murphy — "Shaun" with a U.

97. Got lost — got lost, got lost, got lost, got lost!

98. Yes, yes. Yes. But you're okay. Got lost. Got lost, got lost.

99. You won't be taking that bus again.

100. This light is too bright.

101. These rooms make him anxious. Can we take him home?

102. No.

103. Your son is jaundiced,

104. clenching his right abdominal muscles when touched

105. and febrile.

106. He should not go home.

107. Why am I here?

108. Your pacemaker malfunctioned.

109. You had a heart attack.

110. I... I think I get that part.

111. Your neighbor's gardener

112. saw you on the ground inside your house —

113. called 911, saved your life.

114. Well, I must remember to thank him.

115. How old are you?

116. Me?

117. I know how old I am.

118. I'm 28.

119. We have, uh, a biventricular pacer on its way,

120. and it's gonna make you feel a lot better.

121. Is it?

122. I will be back to prep you for surgery.

123. Liam has elevated bilirubin and liver enzymes,

124. a white cell count of 23.

125. Abdominal ultrasound shows dilatation of the bile ducts.

126. Sounds like ascending cholangitis —

127. can lead to sepsis

128. if the bacteria gain access to his blood.

129. Is he stable now?

130. Yes, his vital signs are stable.

131. Cause could be anything from cancer to diet, so —

132. Liam's parents have him on a special ketogenic diet.

133. High-fat diets can cause obstructive gallstones,

134. which could have set the whole thing off.

135. Do an ERCP to clear him.

136. After that, a few weeks of broad spectrum antibiotics

137. should take care of things.

138. I want you help.

139. With what?

140. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography.

141. ERCP? Why?

142. You've done those before, Shaun.

143. You're good with people who have autism.

144. Okay, Glen, let's get this, star... ted

145. Glen, you almost finished?

146. It's Dr. Kalu.

147. Glen?

148. Yeah, we have a code green.

149. Patient is Caucasian, male, 185 pounds.

150. Shaun, can you talk to him or something?

151. I can't push the Midazolam.

152. Four lights... four doors.

153. Yes. Lots of things.

154. 32 and 8. 32, 8.

155. 32 is the number of cabinet windows,

156. and 8 is the number of handles.

157. Hmm, the end title's CO2 is rising.

158. He needs oxygen. He has respiratory depression.

159. It's a common reaction to Midazolam.

160. CO2 is coming down.

161. You can proceed, Claire. Thank you.

162. Have you been around a lot of other autistic people?

163. I've never met someone with autism.

164. Oh.

165. So, it must be nice to spend some time around Liam, then.

166. Why?

167. Why would that be nice?

168. Okay.

169. There are no stones.

170. Where are the stones?

171. And there is scarring.

172. This has nothing to do with gallstones.

173. The entire biliary tree is so thick with scarring

174. we can't even get the camera through.

175. The differential diagnosis for biliary tree scarring includes

176. primary sclerosing cholangitis, liver failure,

177. secondary to primary biliary cirrhosis —

178. Yeah, Shaun, we can add a few cancers to that list as well —

179. It's a long and ugly one.

180. Find another way to figure out what it is.

181. We could do an MRI.

182. No, we couldn't.

183. It's not possible.

184. That's the first time I've ever heard you say that.

185. - Liam is stimming. -Stimming?

186. The tics and spasms are a neurological response to stress.

187. If he's doing an MRI, there is stress —

188. if there is stress, he won't keep still,

189. if he wont' keep still, we can't do an MRI.

190. Therefore, it is impossible.

191. Maybe if you just keep talking to him like that,

192. he'll doze off and it'll all be simple.

193. Give him a mild sedative.

194. He didn't respond well to Midazolam during ERCP —

195. depresses his breathing.

196. His respiratory saturation can't be properly monitored inside —

197. I get it.

198. He could die in the MRI and we wouldn't know.

199. You're just gonna have to find a different way to calm him.

200. Okay. We'll do it.

201. Guess he has an idea.

202. We have a code green.

203. Patient is a Caucasian male, 73 years of age.

204. Shaun, what are you doing?

205. Counting.

206. Counting what? Hmm. Distance.

207. Why?

208. I want $1,643.

209. You can get that by counting?

210. That's why you're alone and pacing in this room?

211. What do you want the money for?

212. I want to buy a television. $1,600 for a television?

213. And 43. I am a surgeon. I get paychecks.

214. You're not a surgeon yet. You're a surgical resident.

215. Ah, there's a big difference in the paycheck there, pal.

216. I'm not a child, pal.

217. How 'bout $1,000 for a television?

218. No. The one I want is $1,643, okay?

219. I know, but you have a budget.

220. A budget. You — Uh, rent, food, bills to pay.

221. I should do my own budget. I have an MRI to do.

222. These are live feeds — entrances, E.R., receiving dock.

223. If your patient had left, we would've seen it.

224. Then where'd he go?

225. A freight elevator, but we don't have cams in the freights,

226. and he doesn't pop back up.

227. So, we're dealing with an alien abduction here?

228. Sorry.

229. We don't have cams on the freight elevators

230. on levels one, four and five, and the basement.

231. And you got people looking on those floors?

232. We've covered four and five, and we're moving on to one.

233. Hey.

234. What's in the basement?

235. Pediatric patient lost a blanket —

236. I'm just gonna check lost and found.

237. That's nice of you.

238. While you're there,

239. you might want to check if they found your code green.

240. Uh, this is Doctor...

241. This is Shaun.

242. I an hear you when you speak.

243. I was thinking about something.

244. There are 24 steps from the ambulance to the E.R.

245. Please turn down the lights. That helps calm him.

246. There are 24 steps from the ambulance to the E.R.

247. There are 22 steps from the ambulance to the E.R.

248. He has very long strides.

249. Yes.

250. There are 22 steps from the ambulance to the E.R.

251. There are 37 steps from the elevator to room 405.

252. There are 37 steps

253. from the elevator to room 405.

254. In room 405, there are 6 steps to the sink...

255. 6 steps to the sink.

256. We're getting good images.

257. It's amazing how accomplished you are for someone with ASD.

258. Three steps to the window.

259. Three steps to —

260. Three...

261. It's seven steps — It's seven steps to the door.

262. Liam, there are seven steps to the door.

263. You need to get him out.

264. Just a little more time.

265. He's scared. It's okay to be scared. We need to finish this.

266. Seven — You're doing wonderfully, honey.

267. Just breathe. Just breathe.

268. No, it's seven steps to the door.

269. Glen?

270. Glen?

271. Glen?

272. Glen?

273. It's Dr. Kalu.

274. Let's get you upstairs.

275. Go away.

276. We're gonna get your new pacer in.

277. Don't you get it?

278. I broke my pacer on purpose.

279. I want to die.

280. With a new pacemaker, maybe you'll feel better.

281. So, I'll be cured?

282. Good as new?

283. Heh.

284. Well, it'll reduce your pain, and then hopefully —

285. You think this is the first time I've heard that?

286. It's always the "next best thing."

287. The truth is I'll just keep getting worse.

288. I know it, you know it.

289. Do you have any family you can talk to?

290. Brother's dead. I don't have a wife.

291. So, no, there's no one around to nag me into doing what you want.

292. We have great counseling services here.

293. I'm in pain, 28 —

294. all the time.

295. Talk therapy gonna talk that away?

296. Let's get you upstairs.

297. You color's not good, and your lungs are crackling,

298. which means there's fluid building in —

299. I know my...

300. I know my rights.

301. I don't have to get treatment if I don't want it.

302. The minute I catch my breath, I'm gonna walk out of here,

303. so you can just leave.

304. I'm not leaving.

305. We can't treat it until we find the underlying cause.

306. How do you do that?

307. Surgically — It's called "exploratory laparoscopy."

308. We use a camera to navigate Liam's midsection.

309. There are significant risks —

310. perforation of an organ,

311. accidental spread seeding malignancy.

312. And you have to do this

313. because he can't stay still during an MRI?

314. You obviously know your son better than I do.

315. Do you think we should try again?

316. So, Shaun told me he's getting a TV —

317. 70 inches, all the works.

318. Is he now?

319. It's just a TV.

320. It's not about a TV.

321. Why are you so worried about him?

322. He showed up late for work half a dozen times,

323. he calls me00 in the morning

324. 'cause he can't find a screwdriver,

325. and his superintendent wants to kick him out of his building.

326. Did you show up? What?

327. At00 in the morning when he called you

328. about a lost screwdriver,

329. did you show up?

330. He was frantic.

331. I didn't know what he was gonna do.

332. There are 47 residents here,

333. and all of them show up late sometimes,

334. all of them make mistakes,

335. and hopefully, all of them learn.

336. If you want to worry about Shaun, fine.

337. But you fought to hire him because you know he can learn.

338. The question is, are you willing to let him?

339. Shaun?

340. I can see the pixelation.

341. That's great. Listen — It's not great.

342. Mm, it's not good.

343. On a high-quality display,

344. the human eye at 20/20 cannot detect the pixels.

345. You disappeared after the failed MRI.

346. I failed.

347. Yeah, see, I don't think it's about that.

348. You were hesitant with this kid even before that.

349. You asked me to the ERCP.

350. Doctors don't have to like their patients, Claire.

351. You don't like him? I don't know him.

352. Shaun, there's something else going on here.

353. I know you know that. No. Nu— Nu-huh.

354. He has the same condition you have.

355. You have never met anyone with —

356. Do you like all people with psoriasis?

357. I don't have —

358. Yes, you do.

359. And you can never get rid of it.

360. Okay.

361. It's too bad you don't like him,

362. because I think he likes you.

363. Not only that, I think he looks up to you.

364. So you know how he thinks?

365. Well, not as much as you probably do.

366. What are you waiting for?

367. For you to pass out.

368. Judging by the size your ankles...

369. that shouldn't be too long from now.

370. Then hopefully I can get you upstairs before you die.

371. Why do you give such a damn about what I do with my life?

372. I don't know, Glen.

373. Why'd you want to die so bad?

374. I've lived.

375. I've had decent jobs,

376. and I've had jobs that went nowhere.

377. Had a good roof over my head,

378. and I've had that good roof taken away from me.

379. I loved a girl, and I got married.

380. The 20 happiest years of my life...

381. then she died.

382. And now I'm alone

383. and in pain.

384. Feels like the end of the story.

385. I understand.

386. Yeah?

387. You've had some tough times, too, 28?

388. Nobody understands what it's like

389. to be so good-looking and successful?

390. I was raised by nannies and housekeepers.

391. Oh, my God.

392. You're an ass.

393. Your point is you didn't suffer

394. because you were good-looking and smart —

395. you suffered because you were rich?

396. The only time I ever saw my parents was Christmas.

397. Seriously, the story continues?

398. They had this big party every year,

399. and wherever they were traveling they'd always fly home for it.

400. And I'd have to come home, too,

401. from whatever school they sent me off to.

402. When I was 18, I decided that I was fed up.

403. I was a man, done being their son.

404. And I was gonna tell them publicly,

405. tell all their friends what horrible people they were.

406. So I came home from school, and I knocked on the door,

407. and someone answered.

408. But it wasn't my parents. It was a stranger.

409. Turns out they'd sold the house months ago.

410. They were gone.

411. I guess they were done with me, too.

412. To prep Liam for the laparoscopy,

413. we need to make four small incisions in his stomach.

414. I don't need to do it.

415. I-I don't need to do it.

416. Liam, you do need to. I don't need to!

417. If you could just hold still for a second, Liam.

418. The — the bus driver lets me off.

419. I-I get lost —

420. You're safe now.

421. I get lost. I'm hungry.

422. I can't make food.

423. C-C-Can't do bath — Don't need to do it!

424. C-C-Can't do food — C-Can't put on clothes.

425. Can't do bus.

426. I took the bus.

427. I got off at the wrong stop,

428. and I got scared, but then I found my way.

429. I did an MRI, and a man got hurt.

430. I made a mistake. I make a lot of mistakes.

431. You tried to walk.

432. You made a mistake.

433. But mistakes are good. You should make more.

434. You're like me.

435. You have red eyes — uveitis.

436. Liam takes vitamins — Does Liam also take herbal supplements?

437. Kava root. Why?

438. He doesn't need the laparoscopic surgery.

439. I know what's wrong with him.

440. The red eyes — they're caused by an immune flare-up,

441. which can create the scarring that we're seeing

442. in his digestive system.

443. The solution requires us to go in

444. and remove damaged segments of the bowel piece by piece.

445. Us?

446. Yes, myself and my team.

447. Is Dr. Murphy on your team?

448. Of course.

449. Thank you for diagnosing our son.

450. Dr. Melendez, you have our permission to do the surgery,

451. but in no way will Dr. Murphy be in it.

452. Well, the parents — they won't budge.

453. They don't believe that anyone who has autism

454. is capable do doing surgery.

455. Well, clearly they're irrational —

456. I don't know — shallow-minded people.

457. Who cares? What's the difference?

458. You agree with them, right?

459. Do you agree with them?

460. It's my team — I don't want anybody telling me

461. who's supposed to be on my team, including the Board.

462. You're not answering my question.

463. The question's moot. Moot? No, it's not.

464. If you agree with them, then the only issue

465. is somebody stepping on your poor, little toes.

466. Get over it and go save the kid.

467. If you don't agree,

468. if you think Shaun can handle surgery, then tell them that.

469. Tell them to go screw themselves.

470. Either they agree that Dr. Murphy belongs

471. in that room with you, or you can go find them

472. someplace else to do the surgery.

473. I was an 18-year-old with no one and no money.

474. So I worked three jobs and took out loans.

475. Still alive.

476. That's not a bad story, 28.

477. What happened with the parents?

478. I talk to them now, but...

479. they're not the people who got me here.

480. It was the people I didn't expect —

481. the ex-Marine at the shelter who got me my first job,

482. and this crazy artist girl

483. who convinced me to go after what I really wanted.

484. When you think you're alone, Glen, you're not.

485. All right.

486. All right?

487. Ready?

488. Two, three!

489. No disturbing dreams? After a 36-hour shift?

490. From the moment my head hits the pillow

491. to the moment wake up, all I see is black.

492. Hm. How's your level of concentration?

493. Have you had any difficulty focusing?

494. I mean, I can do

495. the New York Times crossword puzzle in one sitting.

496. Sure, sometimes I wish I was more focused.

497. It's pretty normal, right?

498. Shaun's different.

499. He also has savant syndrome.

500. He has a remarkable memory.

501. He has autism, same as our son — same limitations.

502. You saw what happened to our son in the MRI —

503. he knew he needed to lie still, but he couldn't.

504. Now, what happens if Dr. Murphy breaks down like that

505. while he's standing over my son at an operating table?

506. You know your son.

507. I know surgeons.

508. And after working with Dr. Murphy,

509. after challenging him in surgery and everywhere else —

510. probably more than he deserved —

511. I can tell you he has my compete confidence.

512. I'm sorry.

513. He doesn't have ours.

514. So, what do we do now?

515. I've contacted my colleague at St. Joseph's,

516. updated her on Liam's condition.

517. They have good people.

518. We can arrange for transportation

519. as soon as possible.

520. Where's my phone? Have you seen my phone?

521. Where's his second bag, the one with his medications?

522. I want...

523. I want...

524. What, honey?

525. He said I could do it.

526. I want Dr. Shaun.

527. Your pacemaker's here.

528. The techs are programming it as we speak.

529. The moment they're ready, we're gonna put it in.

530. I told you my wife died.

531. The truth is s-she left me.

532. But I gave her good reason for that,

533. so I got what I deserved.

534. We all make — But you didn't get what you deserved —

535. good parents who loved you.

536. They were lucky to have you, Jared.

537. You appear remarkably well-adjusted.

538. Thank you.

539. That's not a compliment.

540. That's my concern.

541. Well, I assume everyone responds differently.

542. The thing is everyone responds.

543. Strictly speaking,

544. you don't meet the criteria to be required to go into treatment

545. or take a leave of absence,

546. so I'm not gonna ground you.

547. You're a strong woman, Claire,

548. and that strength has undoubtedly played a major role

549. in getting you where you are.

550. But if you have suppressed feelings about this incident,

551. you need to find someone to share them with.

552. Because if not, they will eat you up

553. no matter how strong you are.

554. All right, Glen. Second ti—

555. Oh, come on.

556. Thank you.

557. It should be a very interesting surgery.

558. I'm glad I'm participating.

559. His pressure is bottoming out.

560. What's happening?

561. His bowel must have perforated.

562. He's going into septic shock.

563. This perforation could be anywhere.

564. What's the best way to access the entire bowel

565. as quickly as possible?

566. Full-length midline incision.

567. Good. Mark it.

568. And what do we do once we get in there?

569. Eviscerate the entire bowel

570. so we can check every inch for necrotic segments.

571. Okay, let's make the cut.

572. You gonna take it or not?

573. This is the Number 3 I.

574. It's made of high carbon steel. It doesn't break.

575. That's correct, Dr. Murphy.

576. Time of incision —05 P.M.

577. We have a code green —

578. patient is a Caucasian male, 73 years of age.

579. Where'd he go?

580. Yeah, on my way.

581. I have a five-centimeter segment of proximal jejunum.

582. It's... sclerotic, but not perforated.

583. All right, mark it and move on.

584. Shaun, why are you just standing there?

585. We have 25 feet of bowel to run.

586. Shaun, you need to get moving — unless you've found something.

587. I have —

588. the perforation. Clamp it off —

589. I'll get in there with the enterotomy scissors

590. and remove the damaged segment.

591. I can't.

592. You can't? Why not?

593. It's a phlegmon.

594. You found a walled-off abscess?

595. It's large.

596. - Don't touch it. -I already am.

597. If you move and that thing ruptures,

598. the pus will spread to his entire abdominal cavity —

599. this boy dies.

600. I know, that's why I'm not moving.

601. Claire, I need you to open it up gently.

602. I'm gonna evacuate the septic contents,

603. flush the cavity with antibiotics,

604. and then I'm gonna have you remove the capsule.

605. I didn't do anything.

606. That's the pressure tanking.

607. You need to finish what you're doing right now.

608. Let's go, Claire. Come on.

609. Clamp.

610. Uh, you guys check left.

611. Hey. Hey. Come on.

612. Stop.

613. Come on, Glen.

614. We can do this.

615. I don't want to —

616. I just don't want to.

617. Please leave me alone.

618. Once I get my strength back, I'll climb up and jump.

619. I can't let you do that.

620. When this temporary pacer fails,

621. which it will,

622. your heart may stop and you die suddenly.

623. But more likely, Glen,

624. you slip back into that slow rhythm,

625. your chest is racked with excruciating pain

626. and your lungs start to fill with fluid,

627. and slowly you suffocate.

628. Eh, give it a rest, 28.

629. Just get me a DNR and a cab.

630. You can't help me.

631. Yes, I can.

632. It was a difficult procedure.

633. We removed a total of two feet of —

634. Is he okay?

635. He will be okay.

636. Thank you.

637. Thank you, thank you.

638. I-I'm sorry. We're — We just...

639. He's our son.

640. You shouldn't feel bad.

641. You did what you thought was best for Liam.

642. You love Liam.

643. I didn't have that from my parents.

644. It also means I didn't have to take kava root,

645. so I didn't get

646. hypereosinophilic gastroenteritis.

647. Are you gonna get in trouble for this?

648. You're worried about me now?

649. You signed the DNR.

650. All I'm doing is sitting with you.

651. Are you feeling any anxiety?

652. No.

653. Pain?

654. Some.

655. Would you like a dose of morphine to help with that?

656. Thank you.

657. Find your guy?

658. I did.

659. Put in the biventricular?

660. How long did it take to get access to the coronary sinus?

661. I didn't do the surgery.

662. I didn't put the pacer in. He, um...

663. he didn't want it.

664. He was a good guy.

665. I lost a patient, too.

666. Want to talk about it?

667. I do.

668. Your surgery went well.

669. You should be able to get up and move around in two weeks

670. once we're sure the antibiotics have cleared your infection.

671. Hear that?

672. It won't be too long until we can go home.

673. You did great, honey.

674. The lights.

675. Are the lights okay?

676. Do you want them dimmed?

677. They're... okay.

678. You'll love the software.

679. It makes it very easy to budget.

680. And the best part, it links directly to the bank,

681. and — get rid of the ball!

682. He was the first quarterback picked in 2013,

683. but his stats outside the pocket are only 27% competed passes.

684. Their backup QB is at 65% under pressure.

685. Absolutely.

686. He's wasted potential on the bench. Yes.

687. Anyway, the link to the bank will help make automatic —

688. Oh! Oh!

689. Did you see that?

690. He pinned it against his helmet — even with the PI!

691. I want to go to the Super Bowl.

692. Okay, see, that's exactly the kind of thing

693. you have to think about before you buy.

694. Tickets are very expensive.

695. Oh, hoo-hoo-hoo!

696. You know — You know what? You should go.

697. I should go. We should go.

698. Okay.

699. Excuse me.

700. Uh, it's almost closing time, so...

701. I'd like to buy this TV.

702. stay as long as you like.