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Man: Wmaq 670 news.

Good morning, Chicago.

I'm pat Cassidy.

Temperatures expected to press 100 degrees.

Geez, son of a bitch!

What the hell do you think you're doing?!

Dr. Greene?

: I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. You don't have to stop.

I'm okay, I'm okay.

I'm not stopping, I'm parking.

Where, on the street?

Yeah. I don't park in the garage anymore.

I don't blame you.

Place gives me the creeps, too.

Nah, it's all right.

It's not even a dent.

It's a nice car. Good color.

You should use the crosswalk, Carter.

Right.

You're in early.

Yeah. I wanted to be here before my med student.

Ah, you're very own scut puppy.

Somebody to pick up my labs.

Someone to do a patient history.

The occasional obligatory rectal exam.

Yeah, someone to abuse.

No, no, no. This is about teaching.

This is completely about teaching.

The way Benton taught you?

Or even better.

Man: Come here, you.

Hello?

Dr. Morgenstern?

Come here. Come here, you.

David...

Little guy has a tendency to get away from you.

Whoop. Here, let me.

There you go.

Kerry Weaver...

Katie Couric.

Katie Couric, kerry Weaver.

So, David, how are you feeling?

Morphine... damn fine stuff.

I talked to Dr. Weintraub today.

She said they're tapering your Lidocaine.

Echo showed very little damage to your myocardium.

Uh, I put the nitro patch here.

Just as effective.

Most doc put it

on the patient's chest.

I say... why tear out these little hairs

if you don't have to?

Uh, you know, I have some forms

that billing sent down for you to sign:

The c.P.T. Codes

for the attendings for last month.

They're always sending me this junk:

Forms, paper work, duplicates

little perforated lines... "tear here."

They must not have heard about your heart attack.

Now, if you want to look them over, I can send them...

I never look them over.

Just sign them for me

and send them back.

You want me to sign them?

I want you to sign everything.

Send everything back.

You don't mind if I step in and take over a little bit?

Praise Allah, no.

I don't mind telling you

sometimes I have felt like a sheriff with no posse

like a general with no...

Grunts in the field

like a lone Shepherd, high up on a hill

no sheep dog.

I completely understand how you feel.

You know, I'd like to take...

Everywhere you look

there's sheep, sheep, sheep.

Maybe it would be best if I stepped in and took over

some of the administrative duties

while you're recuperating.

God bless you, kerry Weaver.

God bless you.

Ketchup or tabasco in your scrambled eggs?

You want, uh, something some people consider a vegetable

or do you want to go with something a little more daring?

You thought I left, didn't you?

No, I didn't. Yes, you did.

No, really, I didn't.

Okay, yeah, I did, but you...

You kind of did leave, technically.

Well, that doesn't count.

If you'd gotten up a little bit earlier

you would have seen me here sound asleep.

Well, some habits die hard.

Yeah, like you sleeping in.

Like you not being there in the morning.

Ah, that's an old habit.

Wow.

Thank you. Mmm.

Okay, I got to talk to you about something.

Oh, Doug, not another serious conversation.

You used to say we didn't communicate, so...

I know, but now you're communicating

a little bit too much. This is important.

Can I have a drawer?

What?

A drawer... something you keep your clothes in.

Something that I would keep my clothes in.

You never wanted a drawer before.

Well...

That's 'cause I always got up and left.

Now, that I'm staying here...

Hmm?

If I could maybe just have, um

someplace to...

Well, keep a new shirt...

Yeah? And a nice pair of socks.

Mm-hmm.

I'd settle for underwear.

You know...

You can always just wash your boxers out in the sink.

They'll be dry by the morning.

Come here. Mmm.

Oh, my.

Well, I had some forms for him to sign

and next thing you know, he's making me acting chief

of emergency services while he recuperates.

I think he's been under a lot more stress than any of us realize.

Oh, Mark, can I give Mrs. Crane another 50 of demerol?

She is extremely touchy.

Yes, I know, and, yes, you can.

Convention?

Tour bus.

They're waiting for their driver.

He ate bad eggs at pulipski's

and now, he's puking in exam room four.

So, maybe we should talk to morgenstern's doctor.

Who's taking care of him?

Emma weintraub, and, actually, I already talked to her.

No more p.V.C.S, but intermittent chest pain.

They scheduled angioplasty.

So, in the meantime, you'll be filling in?

David asked me to do what I can

to fill in with some administrative duties

as long as you don't have a problem with that.

The only problem I'd have would be if I had to do it.

Good.

Good morning, everyone.

What is it, a convention?

Tour bus. No kids, I hope.

It's your lucky day.

Jerry, pull the q.A. And q.I. Data for the past three months.

You're kidding? Now!

Morning.

Good morning, Carol.

Did you sleep well?

I did, yes. Thank you, Doug.

Tour bus? Bingo.

Mark, I need to attend the executive committee meeting

for jcaho's next visit, and I wanted to know

if you and Carol could interview the candidates

for the new desk clerk position. Yeah.

They should be here around noon.

It'd be a pleasure.

Great. Just clear your selection through me

before you make a final one.

You going somewhere?

Not that I know of.

Dr. Mark Greene?

Yeah.

This is for you.

Wait a minute. Who are you?

There's a name and number of an attorney on the inside

if you want to call for information.

What is this, a subpoena?

Oh, man.

You coming into the clinic at 4:00, right? Al?

Al. Al!

Yeah. Don't worry. I'll be there.

As long as I can come up with another excuse to leave work early.

I wish you could just tell rozwell the truth.

That I have aids?

Take him all of five seconds to fire me.

Okay. Uh, how about you have to pick your mother up

from the airport?

Used that one.

One of our kids is sick?

Well, all four have already had

every childhood disease known to man.

How about your grandmother is sick.

You have to swing by to see how she's doing.

Yeah, well, poor grandma had a stroke.

Went to her funeral last month.

Oh, that's horrible.

I know, I know, but it worked.

Got me the afternoon off. I'd better get going.

Yeah, well, just make sure you get this afternoon off