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I was not a typical teenager.

That doesn't make it OK for a grown woman

to start a relationship with a minor.

I'm not a victim here.

You wouldn't even be here now if it wasn't for me,

for what we had.

You loved me.

I did love you.

Today was a particularly stressful day.

It's not just today.

My nurses are regularly missing breaks

and being asked to perform duties that are outside

of our job description.

After I got sober, it took my family a while

to trust me again, but they did.

Except my sister, Lizzie.

I got your message.

And I was hoping we could talk?

You're up early.

Hey, Dad.

So how's Florida treating you?

Not... not good, I expect.

Um, something's happened.

Are you OK?

I'm fine.

But I'm at the hospital.

Why are you at the hospital?

The ambulance brought Mom here.

She went on a bender,

tripped, and...

hit her head on the kitchen counter.

It caused a brain bleed.

Subdural or... or epidural?

Uh... never mind.

Just... just, uh, put me on the phone with her doctor.

She's gone, Dad.

Uh... uh... uh...

I'm so sorry, Son.

Um...

I will...

catch the next flight down and, uh...

I'll help you figure everything out.

There's nothing you can do.

Mom didn't want a funeral and she wanted to be cremated.

Oh, Dad, I'm sorry, I gotta go.

They need me for something.

Yeah, of course. All right.

Shoot, uh...

Oh, who's that handsome devil?

I assume that's a rhetorical question,

since I obviously haven't aged a day.

Is that Leanne?

In happier times, yeah.

Yeah, you said she'd been struggling.

Is she doing better now?

Uh...

far as I know.

Oh, that's good to hear.

Look, I... I have a favor to ask, Dean.

I need you to run the ED today as chief.

Uh, you finally came to your senses and demoted Lenox?

- Huh? - No... no.

She's taking a personal day.

Oh. Lenox and personal are two words

I never thought I'd hear the same sentence.

Be nice.

I'd be happy to fill in.

Thank you. Warning.

You're going to be short-staffed

without Lenox and Ripley.

That's what makes it fun, Sharon.

Hey, I hear you're back in charge today.

Mm. Head's already heavy with the crown.

Stop. You love the crown.

Even a temporary one.

Mm. Oh, boy.

- Someone's chipper today. - Mm.

You and Ripley giving it another go, are you?

Guess that's a no.

I am chipper today.

- Mm. - Lizzie came over last night.

We went hard at her baby registry,

and there might have been some baking.

- Mm. - It was really nice.

Ah, sounds like you got your sister back.

Yeah.

I think so.

Best not let the past fester.

What's wrong?

What? Just...

just being my curmudgeonly self.

- Don't do that. - Don't do what?

Just pretend that everything's OK

when clearly it's not.

I don't have time for this today.

Oh, fine. I... I... I...

Fine.

What?

Good timing, Chief.

We got a kid with cardiac issues

pulling into the ambo bay.

All right. What's, uh... what's with all the new faces?

Oh, traveling nurses.

Lenox came through with my request for reinforcements.

Excellent.

It's not a real solution.

They don't know our system.

A lot of time is wasted just playing catch-up.

Well, can they draw blood and empty bedpans?

Wow.

We do a lot more than that, Dr. Archer.

You're going to trauma one.

Milo Perdera, 12-year-old male.

BP's 190 over 110, heart rate 144.

Developed severe chest pains while swimming at the Y.

- My heart's beating so fast. -

Get that off him. Get transferred.

- It'll be OK, Milo. - On my count.

Just got to stay calm.

One, two, three.

All right.

I'm going to lift this up, OK?

Is that heart surgery?

Transplant. Six months ago.

- His EKG. - All right.

I know what's wrong. Tell them, Dad.

Just focus on your breathing, Milo.

Let the doctors do their work.

All right. Lungs are clear,

but with labored breathing and tachycardia.

- Has this ever happened before? - No.

This is Milo's first time in the pool since the surgery.

Did you call Mom?

She just texted me back, Bud.

She's on her way now.

We recently separated.

BP's 202 over 120.

Take some slow, deep breaths.

OK?

Uh, this blood pressure could put his new heart into failure.

We'll treat that, but I'm also going to need to sedate him.

Is his body rejecting his heart?

- He's still within... - Dad.

The time frame where that's a possibility.

Hypertension isn't a symptom of rejection.

But let's not jump to any conclusions.

I'm going to run some tests.

Let's start an esmolol drip.

Let's get a transthoracic echo

and give him some Ativan for his anxiety.

Why won't you listen to me?

I know what's wrong.

It doesn't want me.

What? What doesn't want you?

The heart.

It told me it wants out of my body.

So Milo says his new heart doesn't want him.

So he says, yeah.

I wonder if it's how he's emotionally processing

his physical distress?

I mean, could he actually be rejecting the heart?

Not likely. His echo came back normal.

But his hypertension is very real,

and a threat to his heart long-term.

What anti-rejection meds is he taking?

- Prednisone. - Oh.

Well-known psychological side effects there.

Uh, I... I'm happy to have a chat with him.

Great.

Uh, what's, uh...

Why are the screens frozen?

EMR software is down.

Yeah, did you call IT?

Yeah. I'm on hold, honey.

There was a server update last night,

now the whole system's gone haywire.

Yeah, I'm still here.

Three hours.

- OK. - No, no, no. Come here.