Saving Hope

Excuse me.

Charlie. Where's Alex?

I want to get these announcements made.

We're not exactly on the same schedule these days, Dawn, and...

nice bunnies.

I don't think you're allowed to comment on my bunnies

now that we're not married.

Hey, there she is.

At least, I think that's her.

Oh, Pinky Tuscadero.

Sorry. Sorry, I'm late.

I was just... Had a little problem with the kickstand.

Remind me not to park near you.

Okay, everybody, listen up.

As you know, our new C.E.O., Thomas Leffering,

will be joining us today,

and I need everybody to be on best behavior.

So I see you went for the bike.

Dawn: Mr. Leffering will be...

Yeah, I thought it was time.

I've always wanted one. You knew that.

I'm not sure what I know anymore.

- Oh, come on, Charlie. I'm being safe. - Yeah.

So was the kid who I pieced back together two weeks ago.

I want to show him that Hope Zion...

I'm just... I'm making sure

that you've thought this through.

Completely.

Speaking of new staff, I would like to introduce

our new junior resident, Billy Scott,

who is fresh from his surgical internship at St. Vic's.

- Welcome, Billy. - Oh!

- - Oh, wunderbar, wunderbar.

Tell me they didn't hire Billy.

Maybe he's changed since med school.

Dawn: Before I tell you to go forth and doctor,

does anybody have any questions?

That are not about why I am dressed like this?

I didn't think so. As you were.

Make it a great day, everyone.

Mm.

Alex Reid, you bad, bad girl.

Oh, well, you know what? Before you say anything,

yes, I've already thought about Luke,

which is why I'm only riding once a week.

You think I'm being irresponsible.

I can't believe that Kinney

is making me take a picture every hour

to prove I'm not cheating on our bet.

- - So cute.

Please tell me you're gonna bring those bunny ears home.

Mm.

Can you grab my book? We got to go.

I got to get a chapter in before lunch.

How is that Tolstoy, who's dead,

is getting more action than me?

Have I told you how much I hate book club?

You're just jealous because I have hobbies and you don't.

Are you calling me a jerk, Bell?

No.

I'm calling you an angry loner, Miller.

Oh. Now you're just projecting.

Mm. Oh, I almost forgot.

Have you thought any more about that thing that we talked about?

By "that thing,"

do you mean asking your ex-husband out on a man date?

Charlie needs to open up.

You guys are like two angry loners in a pod.

Dawn.

Zach, please.

Has anyone seen Charlie Harris?

Harris, buddy, good to see you.

Arm still bugging you?

No. I just... I twisted it this morning playing squash.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

Where do you play?

I was on my way to a consult, Zach.

Do you want something?

No, I just wanted to see how the best orthopod

- in the city was doing. - Okay.

Dawn put you up to this.

It was the bunny ears, wasn't it?

Look, just humor me so I'm not a liar, okay?

Okay.

- How you doing? - Good.

- Is there anything I can do? - No.

Want to go for a beer sometime?

I'll let you know.

- Cool. - Cool.

Woman on P.A.: Medicine, 4-8.

Hey, looks like we're working together today.

- Oh, okay. - Yeah.

- After you. - No, you go ahead.

- No, no, no. No, no. - Honestly, I don't mind.

- Ladies first. - How about I go?

Go.

Dr. Reid, Dr. Harris.

Todd Groaner, 42. Open forearm fracture.

Also has some abdominal discomfort.

Billingsley platoon.

Hit us up behind the fourth Light Brigade.

Damn horse got spooked.

Translation, Jackson.

- He's part of a war re-enactment group. - Ah.

His horse threw him off, took a bite of his forearm.

I already gave him a tetanus shot for it.

I play Icarus Baltimore,

British general, War of 1812.

The horse's teeth went straight through my plain coat.

Oh, I hate it when that happens.

Let's have a quick look here, Todd.

Oh.

- Okay, I'm gonna check your belly for bruising. - Oh.

I just need to lift up your shirt, all right?

Oh, that is a nasty bruise. All right, here we go.

Jackson, can I get

some morphine, please?

It'll take the edge off.

Okay, but not too much.

I have a sensitive tummy.

I-I swear... It's like Diarrhea City, and I'm the mayor.

Whoa-Kay, let's keep that in mind, right, Jackson?

Looks like it's just bruising,

but let's do an ultrasound to make sure.

Contrary to popular belief,

most soldiers didn't die of battlefield wounds.

It's the infection.

Well, I'm not really sure a horse bite constitutes,

say, a battlefield wound.

Let's give us a thumbs up here, Todd.

And one of these.

Okay, neurovascular looks good,

so let's splint this and get him into imaging.

Uh, right after I run a FAST.

I could grab that for you, Dr. Reid.

- No, I'll... I'll grab that. - No, I'll get it.

Seven years of school to tell yet another person

that their burst appendix is actually gas.

Just fart, people!

Dev? Fart joke? No?

Come on.

Don't you think you're being over-dramatic?

Let it go. It's been a million years.

After what he did, no.

Once an ass, always an ass, and Billy's an ass.

See?

Dev, perfect. Do me a favor.

I want you to follow Billy around,

everything he says and does.

Just feel him out for me, would you?

Are you serious?

No, I'm kidding.

In fact, what I want you to do is just relax, put your feet up,

maybe take a nap in the call room.

Yes, I'm serious. Go.

What's his problem?

Oh, it's your new lackey, Billy.

I thought Dev liked everybody.

It's kind of why I like making fun of him.

Well, it's old baggage.

Dev doesn't want him coming in here

and messing up all the hard work he's done to find his niche.

- Zach, why isn't this thing charged? - His niche?

He hasn't been here long enough to have a niche, unless...

Oh, of course. You mean stringing him along.

Wow.

You're kind of a jerk.

Nope. Angry loner.

There's a big difference. Ask Dawn Bell.

What? There is.

Hey, oh! We have a leg, huh?

Dr. Scott? Can I talk to you?

Excuse us a moment.

Man, you saved my ass.

I don't know how to make anything out of these.

Except the old chicken toupee.

How you settling in, Billy?

Excelente. There's a nice atmosphere here.

It's very firm.

I mean warm.

I just wanted to let you know

that I've been assigned to show you around,

and, uh, what happened between us,

it's water under the bridge.

Sorry?

You know... that time you cheated off me in finals

and almost got us both kicked out.

Right, yeah, that thing.

- - Hmm.

Well, thanks for being so cool,

but it's kind of weird you brought it up...

bro.

Archie, Jughead, incoming. We got a John Doe.

He's in rough shape. I need your "A" game.

Here we go.

Andrea, we need saline bags and warming blankets

as fast as you can get them, please.

What the hell happened to him?

Exactly what it looks like.

He's frozen.