Grey's Anatomy

When it comes to surgery,

the adage "It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission"

doesn't apply.

Trim me up and make me a new man.

All right, man.

Big day for you at the hospital?

You might say that.

We must obtain informed consent from our patients before any procedure.

It's roommate code.

If Mohanty comes over, I get a heads-up.

Okay, no, roommate code is paying your bills on time

and doing your own dishes.

Adams will back me up.

I live with my aunt.

Your life makes me sad.

Hey. I thought you had a thing against chocolate for breakfast.

I do, but Sally doesn't.

She also likes sports bars,

'90s grunge cover bands, and small-batch bourbon.

Things still going well for her and Rob?

They're going well enough

that she's not thinking about a certain attending

and what he's doing, or who.

-Love that for Sally. -Love that for Sally.

Do you know who Sally is?

No. She sounds like a good time.

It's not just a way to cover our asses if something goes wrong.

We want you to understand the care you'll receive and the risks involved.

You still stuck on the hormone correlation?

I can't figure out how to replicate a good data set.

Well, you could remove ovaries from the female mice

to see if lack of estrogen affects the equation.

-Or I could castrate the male mice. -Or you could do that.

That works also.

I need a break. Can I help you?

Yeah, you can cut carrots for the salad.

Okay.

You really went all out.

I am giving her the benefit of the doubt.

Eight years is a long time to go without speaking to someone.

In my defense, a lot of that time she was drunk or high,

but Charlotte says she's doing really well.

Says she's sober and that she has a new project or something.

You're excited to see her.

I am. Yeah, we used to be really close, especially after we lost our mom.

When she's not detonating her life, she's actually really funny.

She's a lot more fun than I am.

Well, I can't wait to meet her.

- -Looks like you won't have to.

Hey, big brother.

Erica, who's this?

This is Miles.

My son.

Come in.

Hi.

We want you to know exactly what you're getting yourself into.

Everyone's fired.

She doesn't mean it.

You are a VIP. You should be in a private room.

-This place looks like a cattle pen. -I'm fine.

I told that nurse to put that IV in your right arm.

Does anybody talk to anybody around here?

Michael, can I have a word?

I'm sorry, my wife, she's--

A woman who knows what she wants.

That's one way to put it.

-What kind of doctor is she? -A urologist.

I'm having surgery for prostate cancer. She's antsy.

Understandable.

-Curtis James. -Oh, Richard Webber.

You people need to communicate.

I've got prostate cancer too. Stage IV.

It spread to my spine, so they're putting a catheter in to help with the pain.

I hope it makes you comfortable.

I just want to spend as much quality time with my kids as I can.

I said, "Get him a private room."

No, no.

I see Catherine's having a word with Nurse Michael. How are you?

-Doing a lot better than Nurse Michael. -Good.

So, I kept my schedule light in case you need anything.

Oh, good. I need you to occupy my wife.

She's making the staff nervous. I don't need that today.

How about I round on your patients or anything else?

She's replaced three of my nurses in half an hour.

Give me that. You all need a better system for this.

I'll do my best.

Are you telling me that you can't find the chief

of this hospital a private room?

Good luck, Richard.

Listen, I'm telling you it's okay.

Give the man a VIP room now.

We can put the baby right here.

I don't wanna ruin your furniture.

No. It's okay. I have three kids who have already taken care of that.

I'm barely managing the one.

-I can take your coat. -Actually, you have two.

Charlotte's an adult. It's a little different.

Oh, thank God he slept

-almost the whole drive here. -You drove from Madison?

You think I'm gonna fly with a six-week-old?

I didn't think anything. I didn't know there was a baby.

Yeah, well, I thought I would surprise you.

Slash, I didn't want you to pass judgment on Miles before you met him.

Well, I'm not judging him.

Does the baby need anything else?

No, thank you. There's a pacifier. I'll find it.

-Okay. -Thank you.

-Who's the father? -You gonna beat him up after gym class?

I'm just asking who the father is. Who's the father?

His name's Ken. We dated a little over a year, then we broke up.

I broke it off. It was my decision.

Oh, okay. Well, as long as it was your decision.

Is everybody hungry? Lunch is ready.

-Thank you so much. -Okay.

If he needs a vascular procedure, he's mine. You've had easily 20.

Sally has done...

Uh, we were paged for a consult?

Uh, Mitch Lau, I'm Dr. Millin. This is Dr. Adams.

We hear that you're experiencing tingling and weakness in your left arm?

Uh, and some occasional sharp pain.

I teach tennis lessons, so I get weird shoulder stuff.

Mind if we examine you?

Have you experienced anything like this before?

No, but it said online that left arm tingling is a sign of a heart attack?

Tell me I'm being paranoid.

It's better to be safe, and we will get you checked out.

Right.

Sorry if this is a little uncomfortable, Dr. Webber.

Do whatever you have to do. I mean, you're in charge. I trust you.

You ready, sir?

I'm ready. I know the drill.

Ten,

nine,

eight...

seven...

six...

Curtis?

What are you doing here?

Be straight with me.

How much longer do I have?

It's hard to say.

But you're not dying today. Look, I've got you.

Someone get me a defibrillator.

You can't save him.

Dad?

I need a hand here.

I told you there's nothing you can do.

Look, I'm a doctor. I'm not gonna let him just...

Look, he has a family.

Let's charge to 200.

Make me a new man, will you?

You're not getting a trim now. This man is dying.

He's already gone.

That's not true. Look, his BP's--

Those monitors don't know anything.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Look, he's got metastases in his spine,

his lymph nodes, his bladder.

They're gonna find it in his bones next.

He's been through chemotherapy, hormone therapy, surgery.

He can't walk without debilitating pain,

which is why he's getting the intrathecal pump.

But we all know that's just palliative care.

There are people who have survived stage IV prostate cancer.

He just needs one of epi.

Not enough, not him.

And not me.

Squeeze my hands.

Should I tell my boss I'm not gonna make the lunch shift?

I didn't know tennis had a lunch shift. Flex your elbows.

I'm also a server at Fisherman's Lure.

The lunch crowds tip really well.

Business lunches. Lots of people with corporate credit cards.

You waited tables too?

No, I have a brother who stole a corporate credit card.

He was a generous tipper, at least.

They help a lot. I'm a rideshare driver too.

Just trying to get by since I got laid off.

-I'm sorry. -Yeah.

I grew up here during the tech boom

when every kid thought learning to write code

was a ticket to a house on Mercer Island

and a holiday company party with Sting.

Well, we all have dreams.

I started coding in middle school,

eventually got a degree in computer science, with honors.

Then AI happened. I trained a computer to take my job.

All right, we're ready for the chest X-ray.

He's got an opacity behind his collarbone.

If it's a mass pressing on his brachial plexus or subclavian vein,

that might explain the tingling in his arm.

I'll call radiology and page cardiothoracic.

Sorry, what's happening?

Not sure yet. We want to get a CT scan to find out more.

You might wanna call your boss.

Well, there go my tips.

Last year we rebuilt the residency program and restored its reputation.

It's time to level up.