Watson

-(breathing deeply) -RIA (muffled): Casey.

Casey?

: Casey?

You're here again. What's wrong?

Yeah, it's just, it's my back.

It-It's getting worse, and...

and now I got these-these headaches,

this throbbing in my ears, and nothing's drowning it out.

Hey, you need a hospital.

I need a hospital.

I need insurance. I need a lot of things.

Okay, wait here, Casey. I'll find a doctor.

This morning's numbers, Mr. Bell.

Ranger, my name is Joseph.

I keep telling you that.

These numbers are good.

I've got the liver of a 22-year-old,

kidneys tracking at 25.

We should make a post

for socials.

Tell Kristen to write up a script.

Number 92, please.

The doctor's ready to see you. Number 92.

Do you want me to confirm your interview at 1100?

I doubt the doctor would call it an interview.

I hear the man's got an ego.

But confirm.

And get the car ready and come back.

-Yes, sir. I'm so sorry, we're short-staffed,

Casey. Listen, you could be having a stroke,

an aneurysm, a hemorrhage.

The point is, I don't know. I'm just a volunteer.

They can't turn you away from an ER.

You need tests, imaging, an MRI probably.

There's what I need and there's what I can afford, man.

I know about a place.

A girl I used to see at Pitt-- she works there.

Insurance, your ability to pay--

it's not always their first concern.

What-What's the place?

-(indistinct argument) -One second, all right?

Car's ready, sir.

Remind me what I'm putting into the GPS.

It's called the Holmes Clinic.

Okay. Thank you.

What kind of name is Ranger?

My father wanted me to be an Army Ranger.

A Ranger named Ranger.

So, did you make the cut?

Three tours. And you?

Where'd you get your training?

The High Down Youth Offender Institution.

More of an informal program, really.

Aging is a disease.

Do you agree, Dr. Watson?

I agree that it sounds catchy.

It's more than that.

This is critical work. The human lifespan

is about to expand 50 or 60 years,

and it's right around the corner.

Anyway, I haven't seen evidence of that, but, yes,

if you want to put crazy amounts of money into your health,

personal chef, IV drips on call,

hyperbaric chamber, red light therapy,

then, yes, most of the time,

you can squeeze out a couple extra years.

-We're on the same page there. -No, we're not.

You got to expand your mind, brother,

'cause I'm gonna be the first man to climb

K2 at a hundred years old.

I'm gonna father a child at 115.

Well, I can see why that would be

critical work for you... brother.

But I don't see the bigger picture.

Somebody's got to do it first.

And then, eventually, everybody can do it.

Look at these numbers.

Just look and then tell me I'm crazy.

I am the bellwether for humanity's future.

Ria?

Hey. Thank you so much for doing this.

Yeah, of course.

You're Casey, right?

Yeah, yeah, uh, Casey Zink.

My name's Sasha Lubbock. I'm a rheumatologist-immunologist

at the Holmes Clinic.

This is my colleague Ingrid Derian.

She specializes in neurology.

Your symptoms are concerning

for elevated intracranial pressure.

We'll get you straight in for an MRI.

But I-I can't afford an MRI. I keep saying that.

Our clinic works differently.

If you can't meet the costs,

your imaging is covered by our operating grant.

"Liver of a 22-year-old."

Well, you might want

to check and see if he wants it back.

Ha ha. You know what I mean.

Look... I'd like you

to come aboard the team. Okay?

You can be the official genetics consultant

for Anti-Aging Generation.

Anti-Aging Generation, meaning you.

AAG's a company.

It's a movement, too.

Believe what you like, but

this could mean the world to your clinic.

And the funding I'm able to provide

is virtually unlimited.

Listen, congratulations on your liver.

Thank you.

But I'm not a concierge doctor.

CASEY (scoffs): An MRI?

I, uh, had five of these in the same year.

Five MRIs?

Were you dying?

I-I pitched for Penn State.

I got drafted by the Brewers out of high school,

but I picked college ball.

And then I, um, I shredded my labrum

and lost my scholarship,

and, you know, I guess, here we are.

The only thing I really knew... how to do is throw a baseball,

and, um...

now I can't even do that.

We're done here.

Perhaps we'll meet again, young Ranger.

All right, bet.

Ranger. Now.

I hate to have to tell you this,

but you have a large growth in your spinal cord.

It's called an ependymoma.

Is that, uh, is that a tumor?

Yes.

The safest

and most effective approach

is surgical removal.

But fortunately, we have an excellent team here.

I'm gonna refer you to Dr. Mary Morstan.

I was fine two months ago.

I'm healthy. What happened?

-I mean... -I'm sorry, Casey.

It's a lot to take in.

John.

I need to see you.

Excuse me one moment, please.

I hate this as much as you do,

but I have had, I don't know,

12 calls from billing.

We need to do a breakdown of care with your patient.

He's financially responsible.

Well, Casey is a patient of the Holmes Clinic.

He's covered by our operating grant.

Your operating grant is not operational.

Word came in a few hours ago.

The Holmes Clinic is denying Casey's care.

-What? I can't see.

I'll get vitals.

I-I can't see. I can't see.

-What's happening? -There's too much pressure on your optic nerve.

I need to do an emergency lumbar puncture.

He could herniate. Administer mannitol and steroids first.

Will I be able to see again?

If we move fast enough.

John, he's financially responsible. He needs

-to consent to treatment. -What? -What?

I have to pay? You said I was covered.

-You promised me. -You will be covered, Casey. I'll take care of this.

That's our patient. Take care of him.

I will pay myself if I have to.

Why are my patients being denied care?

MYCROFT (whispering): They're not your patients

until they can be responsible for their own treatment.

We don't worry about that here. And why are you whispering?

I'm at my club. We reject idle conversation.

This is the 21st century, Watson.

No one seeking treatment is free from worry.

There's a 23-year-old that's dying in this hospital.

23-year-olds are dying all over the world.

It's rare, I'll grant you,

but there are eight billion people.

I'm treating Casey Zink. Stop messing with my funding.

It's not your funding. It flows to you

courtesy of the Holmes family.

I am the only living Holmes, therefore

I offered you options, Watson.

I encouraged you to resume aggressive research.

And all you had to do

was sign a couple of pieces of paper.

No, I do this-- we do this-- to help people.

My research is never gonna belong to your company.

Right.

So, that 23-year-old.

You said his name was Casey?

He'll just have to pay for the treatment you're giving him.

-(taps key) -(computer chimes)

I sleep ten hours a night, Dr. Watson.

I don't wake up for just anyone.

Ranger said you had some questions.