Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder

So, Dr. Chang. What's my diagnosis?

The irregularity in your heart rhythm

is substantial,

your shortness of breath is very worrisome.

You're staying put until we can figure out what's going on.

No stress, no stimuli. Calm and quiet.

Nurse Brian, can you keep an eye on her?

This makes no sense. I had a full physical a year ago

before I took over as CEO of this hospital.

Your heart was healthy then. It isn't now.

I don't understand.

Erica, you discharged my patient. I wanna know why.

Meghan, Erica needs calm and quiet. You should leave.

It's okay, Dr. Chang.

Dr. Phillips, your patient isn't critical.

He's been referred to the free clinic

on an outpatient basis.

I'm aware, but with full-time care,

he'll get better in weeks instead of months.

I want him readmitted. No.

End of discussion.

That's enough. Out.

I won't let this happen again.

What is that? What are you doing?

That was a good run. - Yeah.

Now for the smoothie I promised you.

Can't wait.

Hey, did I tell you my mother went to California

to help my cousin with her new baby?

Georgina had her baby? That's great news.

Yeah. Beautiful girl.

My mom was sending me pictures on the hour.

Accompanied by the "When am I going to be a grandmother"

guilt trip? - How did you know?

The same thing happened to me when my sister had Parker.

My parents got grandparent fever.

Well, my dad is home alone now that he's retired,

and going a bit stir-crazy.

He went from 80-hour weeks as an accountant down to zero,

so, I was thinking, maybe, we could all have dinner?

I mean, I don't wanna force you to meet him if you're not ready.

He feels like he already knows you.

Of course, I feel like I know him, too.

You sure?

Yes, really. It'll be... it'll be fun.

Ooh. I'm gonna have to take a rain check on that smoothie.

I've just been assigned a high-profile post mortem

that takes priority over everything else.

Who is it? - I don't know.

I'll call you about dinner with my dad?

Okay. - Bye.

It was a strong case, Paulina.

I would say the evidence still supports a guilty verdict.

Clayton Morrel killed his wife.

The only fault I can find is my decision not to use

the witness Walter Faraday.

You made an informed decision

based on his history of alcohol abuse.

You felt that the jury wouldn't find him credible.

But it should've been murder in the first degree.

I settled for a lesser charge.

To guarantee a guilty verdict. We've all had to do it.

Still. Ten years into a 20-year sentence

and Clayton Morrel is up for parole?

Hardly seems a fair punishment.

I know, but it's rare to be granted parole

the first time around, especially for murderers.

I suppose I just feel responsible for this one.

I get it. But you're the district attorney now.

You'll speak at his parole hearing,

and your words will matter. A lot.

Will you be there?

Of course. I've got your back.

Like old times.

Just like always.

Meeting the father?

I know. I'm a little nervous about it actually.

Well, that's good. It means you care.

I do. I care. I just...

It's been a while since I've met anyone's parents.

Hailey, if anyone's a parent's dream, it's you.

What exactly is a "Parent's dream", Fincher?

Let's see. Educated? Check.

Good job? Check.

Kind? Check. Good looks? Check.

Good cook?

Why didn't you say "Check"?

What, you know. You don't wanna be too perfect.

You know, it's too good to be true, all that stuff.

Fincher.

Where's Jonas, anyway? - He's stuck at work.

How about Meghan? - Same.

CEO of the hospital died last night.

They're all in shock.

That must be the VIP case Jonas was assigned.

What happened? - I don't know.

It was all very sudden, apparently.

Yeah.

Now, the hospital's in damage control mode

and everybody's panicking, Meghan included.

I've got some time today. Maybe I'll run by the hospital

and give Meghan a little moral support.

Well, I'm sure she'd appreciate that.

You see? Kind? Check, check. Two checks for Hailey Dean.

And I can cook. - Yeah... you... Yeah, right.

We can check that. - Yeah, we can check it.

Hi, Meghan. - Hailey.

What are you doing here? - I just heard what happened.

I wanted to make sure you were okay. What's going on?

We're expecting an announcement any minute.

How are you holding up?

I can't quite wrap my head around it.

I just spoke to Erica yesterday.

And medically, she seemed fine?

We were holding her for observation,

but she was alert, she seemed like her usual self.

Annoyed to be stuck in a hospital bed.

She was a very active person.

A big golfer. It just doesn't make any sense.

Who was her doctor?

I would imagine this would be really difficult for them.

Dr. Chang was handling her case.

Erica lured him here from New York.

He's a very talented cardiologist

with an ego to match.

He's more robot than human.

Do you know who her nurses were?

Brian Martin and Lisa Shunstrom. That's Lisa.

She's been working here longer than I have.

Brian Martin's over there,

talking to Ivy, Erica's assistant.

Former assistant, I should say.

They look deep in conversation.

I didn't know they even knew each other.

but I guess we're all worried someone's gonna get blamed.

If I could just have everyone's attention for a moment, please.

Most of you know me, um, but for those who don't,

my name is Robert Harms, I'm the chairman

of the board of directors for Atlanta Memorial Hospital.

These are times of great sadness for all of us.

And I'm gonna do everything I can

as interim CEO to make sure that

the transition of leadership is as seamless as possible.

My door will be open to all of you.

Just as Erica's always was.

Were Mr. Harms and Erica very close?

I wouldn't have thought so.

They were both up for the CEO job,

and Erica won it over him.

I'm surprised he's so emotional.

Hi, um, I'm Hailey Dean. I don't want to disturb you,

but I understand that you were both assigned to Erica Schulman

and I just wanted to let you know

that if you needed to talk to anyone, I'm available.

You're a therapist?

That's really kind of you to offer.

Sometimes it's easier to talk to an outsider

than someone you know or work with.

That's nice, thanks.

We're just super busy on this floor.

I can imagine.

And that's a call button.

I'll go. Thanks.

Do you two work well together? - Yeah, we try.

Lisa's a hard worker.

She does her job and keeps to herself.

And how about you? - I'm still a bit new here.

Takes a while to find your place at a new job.

Looks like you're doing fine. Did you know Erica well?

Not very, no. But she was really kind,

and very dedicated to the hospital.

She was still running things even after she'd been admitted.

Blood pressure didn't even budge

when Dr. Phillips barged in and started yelling at her.

Dr. Meghan Phillips? - It was pretty nasty.

But Erica didn't even blink an eye.

She's an amazing woman.

She didn't deserve to suffer. At least now she can be at rest.

Excuse me, I have to go.

You should find Ivy. She was Erica's assistant.

I know she'd like to talk to somebody like you.

Hey.

Ivy, isn't it?

Hi. I'm Hailey.

I don't mean to corner you, but I'm a therapist,

and given what's happened,

I just wanna let you know if you need to talk, I'm here.

That is so kind of you, thank you.

I hope I'm not interrupting anything.

No. Not at all, Dr. Phillips.

Mr. Harms is expecting you, I'm gonna go check on him.

I've been called to the Principal's office.

For something good, I hope.

I, honestly, have no idea.

All right, Dr. Phillips, Mr. Harms is waiting for you.

Thanks.

Hi.

No. What happened to our chair?

That is the first chair we ever bought

for our first office together.