The Good Doctor

So, even though the rain is not getting here

till the afternoon and into the evening,

it will look different all day.

The clouds are...

I slept through my alarm.

Yes, many times, so I turned it off.

Shaun! I need to review Jordan's business plan.

It would be better if you worked later at night.

It would for you.

Oh, and you.

Lea, waking every 15 minutes

impedes stage-four and REM sleep.

I'll show you the research.

I'll try not to hit snooze as much.

Thank you.

I made you coffee.

I appreciate that.

It's decaf.

Caffeine interferes with deep sleep.

Okay.

You can have mine.

You were looking for a seat, right?

Oh, no, no, no. You're -- You're still eating.

Oh, I can stand and eat.

Well, I can stand and eat, too.

I was just on BART with my grandfather.

No one gave up their seat.

I'm gonna take this to go.

Okay.

This is Kevin and Sara, who runs Golden Compassion Boys Home,

where Kevin got into a fight today.

He may need reconstructive surgery.

It wasn't a fight. I fell.

Mm.

On someone's fist?

Some bones are broken around your eyes.

Lift your shirt, please. I'd like to see if you have any other injuries.

Listen to the doctor.

I don't want to take my shirt off, Carlton.

Yes, Cousin Carlton of "Fresh Prince" fame.

Clearly, you mean that as a compliment.

He was honest, hard-working, tremendous fashion sense.

Hell of a dancer, too.

Mmm-hmm.

Let me finish the exam, I'll do the Carlton for you.

For real? Oh, yeah.

It's like a dream come true.

Kevin.

I'm fine.

Need a CT trauma pan-scan.

Okay.

Now-- Your turn.

Uh...

Like Carlton Banks, I am a man of my word.

Whoo!

We're gonna run some tests on your heart.

EKG, CTA, and echo.

The sound is very distracting.

We could turn it off, but then I'd be dead.

We've reduced the volume by 25%.

Easier to swallow, much more user-friendly.

I think it's ready.

I'll draw up a list of VC's I know.

I think it's ready.

That doesn't mean we're ready.

I'm a second-year resident. You're an IT person.

Yeah?

In Man Jose, heart of Sili-bro Valley.

We need an endorsement from someone with real clout.

That's out of my wheelhouse.

Actually, I was thinking your future-kinda-sorta-almost father-in-law.

Not sure it's a good idea to go into business with

your future-kinda-sorta-almost father-in-law.

It's just an endorsement.

And he's got clout.

Ugh. Yeah.

He say what the fight was about?

Wouldn't even admit there was a fight.

Looks more like a beatdown.

Not that I've been in either.

Which took some effort.

I tucked my Peyos and yarmulke under a cap

whenever I left Williamsburg so I wouldn't get harassed.

The fifth grade, I came home with a black eye.

Eric Chen sucker-punched me.

My dad brought me over to Eric's house,

made us stand in the driveway to finish the fight "like men."

Yeah? You kicked his ass?

Well, I came home with two black eyes.

Bullies used to tease my sister on the school bus.

I tried to defend her, got my ass whooped.

The bus driver, Ms. Limon, broke it up and told me,

"They use their fists because they don't know how to use their brains."

So I learned to use words to prevent fights.

Didn't hurt Ms. Limon had my back.

Three fractured ribs.

This one's deformed, but with callus formation.

It's been broken before.

Your echo shows your chest tightness was caused

by some narrowing in your aortic valve.

We recommend replacing it with a bioprosthetic one.

Will you need to stick a trach tube in my neck afterwards?

Nope.

Good.

I had one of those about 20 years ago--

Kept getting infected.

The iron lung is outdated but effective.

You would probably be dead by now

if you had a trach instead of an iron lung.

How long will the surgery take?

About two hours.

We will use the transcatheter approach.

Good. Frank and I don't like to be apart for too long.

Sinatra.

I can't dance to his music,

but I can always feel his warm embrace.

Yeah, notice how she never asks if Frank enjoys it.

Jealous?

I'm Sophie, the niece/roommate.

Slash Hollywood diva.

Says the woman with a Google alert for her own name.

Oh, my alert goes off way more than hers.

That makes sense.

Your physics research is more impressive

than your niece's documentary.

The discussion of how polio destroyed the cells

in your spinal cord was oversimplified,

but I did like the archival footage.

Thanks for the notes.

You're welcome.

Okay.

Oh?

We can do the procedure this afternoon.

Gut-brain connection. The next frontier of medical development,

and the market is wide open.

Your endorsement would really make a difference in our VC meetings.

So, if-- If I were to get involved,

what if I were to partner with you?

That'd be amazing.

Okay. Get me a business plan, and I will set a follow-up.

That went great.

I'm not ready to give away part of my-- Our company.

I thought you wanted his clout.

I wanted an endorsement.

Instead, you signed us up for a throuple without my consent.

Do we need a safe word?

Okay. I could tell him I spoke out of turn and we're not interested.

Which would make us look like total noobs

and probably wreck any chance we have of using his connections.

Well, I can keep him in his lane.

Inflate the balloon to deploy the TAVR, Dr. Murphy.

How many alarms do you need to get up in the morning?

One. That's the point of an alarm.

Yes, exactly.

Hemodynamics?

BP and cardiac output look good.

No alarms for me.

I've mastered my circadian rhythms.

Lea hitting the snooze a little too hard this morning?

Yes, I turned them off.

Well, why don't you try ear plugs?

No. Dr. Lim, I do not like objects in my ears.

The valve is in place.

I'm sure Lea doesn't like having her entire morning disrupted.

Withdraw the catheters and close.

Mmm.

How's Frank?

Strong and warm.

Glad you're okay. What would I do without you around to nag me?

Get a boyfriend?

Oh, another roommate would be helpful,

considering Joan's disability.

Oh, I already have a full-time nurse.

And, I hate to admit it, but Sophie--

Sophie keeps the place running.

I also hate to admit it,

but Aunt Joanie's a pretty good roommate.

Never walks in on me in the bathroom.

Oh, stick a pen in my mouth...

...so I can write her out of the will.

The motor gave out.

Okay. Airway cart, STAT!

We gotta get her out of this thing.

Lea, you skipped Section 5, part A,

insert the guide roller under the timing belt.

I don't have the guide roller, Shaun.

That's why I'm improvising.

Oh.

You improvised building our furniture.

Now our Kongsvinger cabinet is missing a panel.

Which I repurposed into an extra drawer for your desk.

Oh, good point. Ah.

Shouldn't you be with your aunt?

Seeing her on a ventilator... being here is better.

Mmm.

Did you bring in your girlfriend?

Oh, Lea is my fiancee.

But you are a mechanic?

No. I--

I thought you said you were bringing in--