The God Committee

The nearest galaxy, the Canis Dwarf...

know how long it'd take to get there?

I literally have no idea.

900 million years with our current tech.

25 thousand if you could travel at the speed of light.

So, you're saying it's possible?

Someday.

I mean, if you could build a ship

that could travel at the speed of light,

you wouldn't experience time at all.

You wouldn't age a day.

But when you got back, all your friends

and family would be gone.

Yeah. Probably the whole of humanity.

What would be the point, then?

To find out what the point is!

See you tomorrow?

See you tomorrow.

- Boxer. - Boxer, it's Riggs.

Sorry to be calling so early, but a heart

became available for your patient, Serena Vazquez.

The donor's an 18-year-old male from Buffalo.

Good news. What's the ETA on the heart from Buffalo?

9:25 a.m. I'm on my way.

ECHO and catch reports are uploading.

Thank you.

What time is it?

Ten 'til.

["Meditation Thais" by Jules Massenet]

Oh, shit.

Shit.

No yolk. Trust me.

Thank you.

They found Serena Vazquez a heart?

I'm happy for her. She has, what, like seven grand kids?

Five.

And I personally think she's too old.

But there are others on the committee who felt differently.

While you silently judge me...

which is beginning to feel like a theme...

please consider there may be other, more deserving patients.

I'll see you at the hospital.

Don't be ridiculous. I'll drive you.

Big storm brewing for this

upcoming weekend here in Manhattan but it seems

like the worst weather is over the weekend, so...

...gorgeous day here in New York City

as we get up to around 48 degrees,

and the low 50s for the rest of the week...

- Dinner after the shift? - Really?

You're still not taking me to the door?

Jordan, please. It's...

Unprofessional. I know, I get it.

Boxer, the only one that I'm silently judging

in this, whatever this is...

is myself.

Hey, clear the entrance.

What's going on here?

These two patients are together.

- They were airlifted in... - She's not the one

in critical condition! You treat the boy first.

Dr. Taylor, can you help me check him in?

Please, check him in properly.

Trip Granger, he has a heart condition.

He's a patient of Dr. Boxer.

- Are you the mother? - No, she's my attorney.

He's my son.

So what's the verdict, Taylor?

Should they be diggin' that hole for me or what?

The verdict is, there's no verdict.

I still have to do a full blood work-up.

You're sweet, but... you don't need blood work

to tell ya what you can see with your own eyes.

What's that, Walter?

I'm a fat ass with a bad heart.

No one is digging any holes.

You're up for reclassification today. Let's stay positive.

Make me a deal, Taylor.

I want to watch "The Bachelor" with my daughters,

and eat my wife's shitty meatloaf.

- I think we can arrange that. - No. At home.

If I get rejected again, just let me go home.

When he calls, please,

do not answer the phone. We need everything on paper.

I heard you the first time...

Yeah, but I apparently...

You wanted to see me?

I'm sorry, am I interrupting?

Have a seat, Dr. Taylor.

I'd like you to meet Father Dunbar.

He's consulting for the board.

Charlie. Charlie Dunbar.

Are you, um, a spiritual consultant?

Legal, actually. I've only been ordained for three years.

Before that, I was a defense attorney for 15.

Quite the skill set.

Tell that to my ex-wife.

I understand you've been interviewing

for the Heart Committee.

Word on the street is you're quite

the up-and-comer in cardiac surgery.

She's fantastic.

I see you started your residency in...

- plastic surgery? - Her mother's Nadia Taylor.

She's a cosmetic.

If you were a middle-aged woman from the Upper East Side,

you would know her.

Why didn't you follow in her footsteps?

I watched a friend from college die waiting for a heart.

Ah.

The Lenox Hill committee denied her a status upgrade twice.

I'm sure they had their reasons.

And that didn't make you ambivalent

about these committees?

Honestly? I am a little ambivalent.

Ideally, no one should have the right

to decide who gets priority.

But I'm optimistic that one day,

we won't have an organ shortage.

I think we'll figure out a way to fix this problem.

Until then, this system, it's the best we've got.

It's the only one we've got.

What I'm trying to say is, that I trust myself,

which is why I want to be a part of this process.

Well, you got the position, Dr. Taylor.

Today's session starts at 8:00,

so you have an hour to do your rounds.

Thank you, both. You will not be disappointed.

Trip's stable for the time being.

That doesn't sound very promising.

He's going to need that transplant sooner

than we anticipated.

How soon?

Move him up the list.

You know that's not how it works.

This morning, the committee

- will discuss upgrading his... - MOVE HIM UP THE LIST!

I apologize.

If he's been using again, there is nothing I can do.

Look after my boy, Andre.