Chicago Med

I'm doing some initial blood work

to see if I could maybe be Lizzie's surrogate.

You don't owe her this level of personal sacrifice.

Look, I didn't ask for your analysis.

So if you're not gonna be supportive, stay out of it.

I have a habit of taking things too fast.

I don't wanna rush you.

Dr. Hayes used his hand to move down my body.

I couldn't even speak.

- I will have to report this. - No.

I don't want this to jeopardize my residency.

I can't afford that.

Flog your dear old mother.

I can take it.

You grind the weaklings down to a nub

until one day they can't take it anymore.

I loved your father.

Yeah, until there was nothing left.

Mom? Mom!

She's not breathing. Code Blue! Code Blue!

Yeah. Thanks.

John. Hey.

Looks like you got your hands full, man.

What's up, Nate?

Yeah.

There was a gas leak near Nate's day care,

and Lynne's halfway across the state visiting a friend,

and I'm the emergency contact, aren't I?

So I need to keep an eye on him until she gets back.

Now, theoretically, he is due for a nap,

but the second he's not being held,

he, uh... he starts to cry.

My patient list is getting pretty backed up.

Any chance you could... you could take him

and get him to sleep?

Well, how do you expect me to do that, Rip?

I don't know. You're a kid doctor.

Aren't there tricks?

I'm a pediatrician, Rip, not a magician.

And, well, look, I just got some labs back.

I need to see a patient myself.

So good luck.

See you, buddy.

Okay.

Trini.

You know we literally just won

a major labor action about nurses doing too much, right?

Yes, yes.

And I... I hear that.

But counterpoint:

cute baby.

Hand him over.

Thank you. You're the best.

You owe me one.

There you go.

So you asked.

Then what happened?

I told her she should be excited to go with me

because this is an important part of my story,

my "dark night of the soul" moment.

"Dark night of the soul" moment?

It's the part of the movie

where the heroes are at their lowest,

right before they rise from the ashes

and the miracle happens.

So what did this girl say?

She looked confused and said she already had

a date for the dance.

Boo.

We're good, we're good.

Here we go.

Let's take this off right here.

She was pretty out of my league anyway.

Okay, here.

Yeah.

- There. -

Save your breath. Save your breath.

Though I don't agree with you.

She can't be out of your league.

Hey, can I borrow you two for a minute?

- Yeah. - Yeah, of course.

What's up? Is something wrong?

We got the repeat lactic acid level back,

and unfortunately, it is higher.

Okay, Noah's pneumonia is getting worse.

If the infection continues to progress,

he's headed towards respiratory failure.

He's literally at the top of the transplant list,

so we just need to buy a little time.

I know, and this is why I think

we should consider intubation as an option.

No way. Noah hates it.

That may be so.

But his level of discomfort right now...

But it's not just that.

It's just, every time we've put him on a machine,

he comes back a little weaker.

And one of these times when we put him to sleep,

we're worried he'll never wake up.

Come in.

Ah, Dr. Howard.

Please, have a seat.

Thanks for coming.

Uh, I wanted to talk to you

about what happened with Dr. Hayes.

Yes, Dr. Lenox filled me in.

First, I am so sorry you had to go through that,

and know that Dr. Lenox and I are here for you.

Oh.

Thank you.

I had to inform Human Resources.

They're going to investigate.

They will wanna speak to you.

And they'll speak to him.

Yes.

Sorry, this feels like it's turning into this big deal.

Oh, Dr. Howard,

this is a big deal.

And in order for Dr. Hayes to be held accountable,

we need to treat it that way.

Naomi, look, I know this isn't what you wanted.

This is the exact opposite of what I wanted.

I only told you about it

because I was trying to protect you.

Now I have to risk my career

with a "he said, she said" story

against a man who brings in more money

to this hospital than God.

- I didn't have a choice. - You always have a choice.

Like how I chose to trust you.

I won't make that mistake again.

Hey, I heard you were here.

I was surprised,

since the memorial's in five hours.

Trying to figure out what to say, you know?

It's, uh, tricky.

Uh-huh.

What's all of this?

Oh, you know, it's...

wanted to have some pictures of my mom

for people to look at,

you know, when they're walking in the church.

I'm supposed to pick out five.

How do you encapsulate a life in five photos?

What about this one of the two of you?

Yeah.

You know, you convince yourself

that just because somebody hasn't been in your life,

it's not gonna hurt.

Except it's your mother, Daniel.

- Whoa! - Oh.

Sorry. Hey.

Sorry.

So I was wondering if, uh,

you might have seen any jackasses

who might need to apologize around here.

You know what? I just spotted one.

Yeah.

I met with the surrogacy place this morning

for a psych evaluation and a physical.

They asked me about my addiction

and my romantic life,

neither of which make me seem super stable.

Will you still be able to do it?

They said that they'd let me know by the end of the day,

one way or another.

- Dr. Archer. - Yeah.

- Need you in treatment 4. - Right.

Well, I've got a feeling it'll work out.

Looks like you cut your knee, Mr. Lenox.

No, call me Kip.

You know, we lock up the good drugs.

Well, it was worth a shot.

You are Dr. Lenox's...

- Brother. - Yeah.

Any chance that she's around?

She's off the floor.

But we will take care of you. Don't worry.

So you wanna tell me what's going on, what happened here?

Uh, nothing remotely cool.

I stepped off a sidewalk and fell.

You noticed any drainage or pus?

I don't think so.

But you're Archer, right?

- Yeah. - Didn't Caty take your job?

That's not exactly how I'd put it.

Believe it or not, I'm on your side.

No one feels your pain more than me.

She has been bossing me around for almost 30 years.

So what, you got all of these from falling off a sidewalk?

No.

Some are previous injuries.

From what?

I've had a few falls lately.

My balance has just been a little off.

Mags, what's with the Secret Service vibes?