The Good Doctor

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Boy: Mister?

Mister?

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Woman: Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to San Jose International Airport.

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Look out! Watch out!

Help!

-Adam?! -Oh, my God!

Adam?!

Somebody call 911!

Oh, my God!

I'm a doctor, let me take a look. Let me take a look.

His jugular vein's been cut.

Does anyone have a clean cloth?

Please. Someone!

I have a fresh change of clothes in my bag.

That's great.

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You're killing him.

I'm saving his life. He was bleeding out.

N-- You have it in the wrong place.

I think I remember enough of Anatomy 101

to know where the jugular vein is.

You would be in the right place if he were an adult.

He's not an adult. He is a boy.

Which means you're also putting pressure on his trachea.

Which means he's not currently breathing.

You have to put the pressure higher up.

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There.

-Oh. -Oh!

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Some glass. He'll be fine.

Who are you?

Hello. I'm Dr. Shaun Murphy.

I'm a surgical resident

at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.

- Captions by VITAC --

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Autism -- a mental condition characterized by difficulty

in communicating and using language and abstract concepts.

That's the definition.

Does it sound like I'm describing a surgeon?

He's not Rain Man.

He's high functioning, he's capable of living on his own,

capable of managing his own affairs.

"High functioning"?

Is that our new hiring standard?

If it were, you wouldn't be here.

I'm sorry. Is this really necessary? Really?

A special meeting of the Board of Directors --

as much as I love you all --

questioning one of my hiring decisions?

Did you bother to look up the definition of "President"

while you were skimming the dictionary?

You're hiring him to be a surgical resident --

my department -- over my objections.

Marcus, stop making everything so personal.

I made it personal?

You've wanted his job since day one.

Everyone in this room knows that.

And, Aaron, yes, this is your hospital.

But the money it takes to run it

comes from the Foundation I control.

So let's all play nice, shall we?

Stop acting like you're stunned that you're standing there.

You tried to slip one past us.

I vetted him like I would any other candidate.

And you genuinely thought that this Board

wouldn't reasonably have any doubts about

hiring a surgeon who's been diagnosed with autism?

So justify your decision.

I met Shaun Murphy when he was 14 years old.

I was living in Wyoming at the time.

He was, and he still is, an extraordinary young man.

Yes, he has autism, but he also has savant syndrome --

genius-level skills in several areas.

He has almost perfect recall. He has spatial intelligence.

And he sees things and analyzes things in ways

that -- that are just remarkable.

In ways that we can't even begin to understand.

Those are assets. Undeniable assets

for any doctor, particularly a surgeon.

You've known him since he was 14?

You care about him. He's like a son to you.

Dr. Andrews, your wife is gonna be very upset with you.

If you're trying to turn this into a nepotism case,

we're gonna have to fire her idiot nephew from bookkeeping.

[ Woman speaking indistinctly on P.A. ]

Hey!

Sorry. You seen Claire?

Would you turn off the light?

Sure. You seen Claire?

Why? Would you turn off the light?

Melendez wants to operate on 104,

but Claire hasn't gotten informed consent.

And she's ignoring her page. You seen her?

No. Now go away and turn off the light.

Sure.

They need you to, um...

I heard.

Oh, she's such a bitch.

No.

She just doesn't like you.

Hmm.

It's kind of silly, isn't it?

Um, maybe.

To say for sure, I'd need to know

what it is you're talking about.

Us.

Ah. Hmm. Not silly at all.

Quite a bit of fun, actually.

I meant that we're hiding it. Our relationship.

Hmm. Well...

Jared, we don't have a relationship.

We have sex.

But, if you want to tell people

that you're screwing me, go for it.

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[ Woman speaking indistinctly on P.A. ]

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The veins in the boy's left arm are popping.

Is that bad?

I-I don't see.

Intrathoracic pressure.

No, his chest is rising. He's breathing.

No, the -- the chest is moving paradoxically.

The left lung is in distress.

Yes.

Who here has a sharp knife, blade five inches or longer?

Nobody?

You should start artificial respiration.

He's going to stop breathing very soon.

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-I feel fine. -Dr. Melendez would like

to do the surgery today.

You need bypass surgery quite urgently.

Would you please sign the consent?

No.

You're scared.

I-I'm not scared.

Well, you should be.

We're gonna cut your chest open,

we're gonna stop your heart, repair it and restart it.

Are you seriously telling me that that doesn't scare you?

I just want a second opinion.

Callum, yesterday, your life was perfect.

You were playing tennis, you had a big anniversary.

Today, you're lying in a hospital bed

trying to figure out the best way to say goodbye,

maybe forever, to your teenage children.

Why are you doing this?

Because I can't deal with lies.

If you lie to me, my answers won't help you.

But, if you're scared, I can help you.

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I'm scared.

Okay.

[ Man speaking indistinctly on P.A. ]

-You can't be back here. -Oh, I need a knife.

Where do you keep the knives

people forget they're traveling with?

A knife? Sure. Anything else?

I do also need a narrow six-foot tube

and high-proof alcohol and gloves

and baggage-handling tape, but I am going to get

the alcohol from the duty-free store

and the tube from the back of a soda machine.

Well, I wish you all the luck with that.

But I'm not gonna give you a knife.

No, I need a knife. It-It's -- It's very --

There is a medical emergency. There's a medical emergency.

That one. That one, right near the top, looks very sharp.

Would you get it for me?

No, I'm not gonna give you a knife.

I'll ask -- There's not the time.

Weapon! Weapon!

Move! Get out of the way!

Drop it.

You idiot! You're lucky we didn't just shoot.

No! He's trying to save my son's life.

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You get that consent on 104?