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My mother died of prion disease

when she was 45 years old.

My father took his own life three hours later.

Why'd you share this with me?

I knew you wouldn't pity me.

When it comes to surgery,

you have to think three steps ahead.

She is one of the best and brightest I've seen.

And that's a testament to your mentorship.

I've been accepted into Gaffney's

cardiothoracic residency program.

Something I've been working on for the last year or so,

doing IVF.

I wanted to give you this.

25 grand?

It would be a tragedy if you never got to be a mom.

Look at her go.

And, of course, the younger one gets the doll.

Sharing is caring.

- Am I right? - Mm-hmm.

I used to hate it when you would take my things.

Oh, I know.

Hey, what is up with you?

You've been smiling like a schoolgirl all morning.

What do you mean?

Did you and Mitch hook up again?

- What? - I mean, I wouldn't blame you.

He's beautiful.

I did not hook up with Mitch again.

Though, I think we do need to have a conversation.

About what?

I Kind of told him I loved him

when he was stuck in the well.

- Oh, my God, Hannah. - I meant it.

I meant it, though.

You know, I got caught up in the moment.

I thought he was gonna die, Lizzy.

It's like a soap opera with you two.

It's...

- It's not. -

You all right?

Yeah. No, it's nothing.

Been having this wicked indigestion lately.

Lately?

Well, how long has that been?

- I don't know, about a week. - OK.

Well, let's get you into Gaffney...

No.

Get a little looksie, just in case.

It's nothing. Please, Hannah, no.

I am not taking no for an answer.

I'm sorry, Dr. Charles.

I know that cardiac workups aren't your normal domain,

but we're a bit shorthanded at the moment.

Yep, yep, yep, yep.

49-year-old male collapsed in a stairwell.

Lenox says she'll be in to do an echo

as soon as she's out of her budget meeting.

Oh, and evidently, the wife is a bit of a character.

Treatment 3.

I'm not actually sure what happened exactly.

I just know that it was getting hard to breathe,

and then my heart started beating fast.

- Like palpitations? - Yeah.

Ever had those before?

I used to get them every now and then,

but it's been quite a while.

So the paramedics said that they found you in a stairwell.

He kind of just collapsed in my arms.

Yeah, thankfully, Cynthia was with me.

Uh-huh.

Cynthia is your... wife?

Ex-wife, actually.

We were attending our class reunion.

That's where we met, Northwestern.

I did a summer session there myself during undergrad.

It's a great school. I'm Dr. Lenox.

I've been looking over your chart, Mr. Parker,

and it seems your enzymes came back negative,

so I think we can rule out a heart attack.

There was a tiny irregularity in your EKG, however,

but that could just be the result of overexertion.

They tell me you were in University Hall

- when it happened? - Mm-hmm.

Were you trying to climb the clock tower?

I'm not sure you can actually reach it from the stairs.

No, I wasn't taking the stairs.

So why were you in the stairwell?

Uh, Cynthia and I just reconnected

a little over a month ago.

After five years apart.

Actually, more like nine, babe.

Nine? No, that's not right.

I got the canceled alimony checks to prove it.

Are we still talking about the stairs?

Oh, my God, we were having sex.

Might that explain the overexertion?

It might.

Let's do an echocardiogram to take a closer look.

You see what you do to me, baby?

You literally make my heart race.

- - Get over here.

You know what?

It is time for my midmorning coffee.

Cynthia, would you like to join me

while Dr. Lenox finishes examining Ron?

Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

Oh, I know. Oh, God, it is crowded.

OK, you wait here, and I will go check on a room, OK?

- Ooh, ooh. - Oh, oh.

Sorry.

Hi, Mitch.

Lizzy, good to see you.

Likewise.

Uh, I thought you were off today... everything OK?

Yeah, just getting my sister checked out.

You're... you're running again?

- Yeah. - That's great.

Yeah, I guess.

I'm still trying to get my wind up though.

Yeah, it's the last time.

Last time I'm running with this maniac.

Hey, hi. Sorry.

I'd give a proper hello...

cardiac event, I'm pretty sure.

- Sorry. - Mm-hmm.

- -

I've... I've been meaning to talk to you.

Yeah, me, too.

Maybe once you get your sister settled

and I change into some scrubs?

- Yeah. - OK.

Help! Please!

- He's barely breathing. - It's our son.

Anybody, please!

Let me take him inside, OK? OK?

- OK. - I got him.

Right this way. Come on.

Hey, we need a nurse and a tech, and call RT.

- Gotcha, Trauma 1. - OK.

Let's put him on a monitor.

Mommy, I can't see.

- It's all blurry. - It's OK.

- Mommy's right here. - Ma'am? Ma'am? Excuse me.

What happened?

We were at our old farmhouse

we're renovating out in Kankakee,

and Miles was playing in the hayloft.

He was fine until we started driving back,

but he said he felt dizzy and that his stomach hurt,

so we headed straight here.

Sudden lethargy and difficulty breathing.

Toxidrome.

OK, he must have gotten into something.

Organophosphate, maybe?

Do they grow crops there?

Uh, we don't know for sure.

Maybe an anticholinergic?

Could he have gotten into any medications...

antihistamines, antidepressants?

It can't be that either.

I mean, he's drooling.

Look at all the saliva.

- BP 74 over 48. - OK.

We need to intubate.

Give me a 5.0 cuff to ET tube and a Mac 2 scope.

Draw up 5 of etomidate and 17 of rocuronium.

Let's think about it, all right?

Lethargic, hypotensive, drooling, dilated pupils.

And out at a barn.

OK, I'm not seeing anything over here.

What are you looking for?

No.

Hey.

Snakebite.

Good morning.

Hey.

What's... what's with the box?

It's my last day in the ED, remember?

I start up in cardiothoracic next week.

Yeah, that's right.

I'm inviting everyone to Molly's after work

to celebrate.

Oh, yeah. Thanks, no.

Big send-offs aren't really my thing.

However, I do have the perfect parting gift for you,

a patient all to yourself.

Is anyone gonna bring me an extra pillow?

My neck is killing me!

- What's the catch? - There's no catch.

Murph comes in every few months with some mysterious ailment.

You'll love him... maybe not today but eventually.

OK. Good to know.

Thank you.

I'll get changed and get right on it.

OK.

You know, if you would have told me a year ago

that I would all of a sudden find my ex-husband

attractive again, I would have said

you need your head examined.