Hawthorne

Hey, did you get my plan about putting two more beds down here?

No, but I'll take a look and get back to you.

Joint commission guidelines say we have to cut wait time.

Inspection's in a month.

I know. I said I'll get back to you.

Listen, I need you to do me a favor.

Um, Tom is getting his elbow surgery tomorrow.

And I'm playing chauffeur. Can you cover for me?

You want to borrow my car, too?

Can you do it?

Thank you.

Everything all right?

Yes. I'm fine.

Getting any sleep?

Yeah.

Bobbie, what the hell are you doing?

You're racing like a rabbit.

I'm good.

Any history of high blood pressure in your family?

Of course. I'm black. Ohh.

With joint commission coming, 24-7 just ain't enough.

You're telling me that all of a sudden

This place is getting to you?

Bobbie, I'm good.

I'm not buying it.

Everything okay with you and Tom?

He's the one who's getting the surgery, not me, remember?

Hey, sir, sir, sir!

You cannot use that entrance!

Security!

Gail, just give him a second!

Can you speak any English?

Get him out of here!

Wait! Gail! Stop!

Wait! Let him go!

He's trying to tell us something!

Just give him a second. I'm calling the police.

Gail! Hey, sir! Hey! I'm calling the police!

Hold it, hold it. Hey, hey, hey.

Give me a second. Give me a second.

Okay?

Okay, hey, hey. Look at me. Look at me.

We're gonna get you in the hospital.

Okay? The hospital.

Get me a wheelchair!

I'll get it. Okay, okay.

Okay?

I just want to see my fiancée!

You called for me, dot?

Yeah, he keeps asking for his fiancée,

But he won't give a name.

I told you she's dark-skinned.

What more do you need to know?

Who does the hiring around here? Seriously?

We were gonna have two beautiful mixed children.

A boy and a girl.

Raise them on the Atlantic coast.

Educate them in Asia.

We had plans, damn it!

I thought we agreed it would be a Scandinavian country.

Norway. Right.

I always preferred Sweden.

Do you know this man?

Dr. Arkin.

He used to be the director of medicine here.

For 37 years to be exact.

We agreed that we would get married

If we were still single.

Wow.

That was a while back.

It was.

But now it looks like I'm ready to settle down...

With you.

Now, are you sure you don't need a few more years?

To sow your wild oats?

I'm afraid those years are long gone.

ooh.

See? I told you.

You're the one.

Okay, uh...

Uh...

Hey, excuse me.

Do you work here? Yeah, I'm a social worker.

Okay, good, good. I need you. But I...

I need you. Really quickly. Please. Sure, sure.

Please tell him he needs to let us treat his wife.

you need to let us treat your wife!

, no, no, no. In Arabic. He doesn't understand English.

What?

In Arabic! He doesn't understand English!

I need it in Arabic!

I'm from Chicago. I'm a Sikh.

Ohh. I'm s...

I'm sorry. I thought...

You are a racist.

I know. I...

I'm so sorry.

Nice music.

Glad to see you've made yourself comfortable

I'd be more comfortable if I had a Martini.

Dirty. With olives.

Dr. Arkin!

Garcia! Come here!

I want to shoot you out of a cannon.

this guy's a legend.

He's one of the founding fathers of James River.

Yeah, I've heard. Wouldn't want that on my sumé, though.

Believe me...

This place wasn't always like this.

Like all things, it started off shiny and new, and...

Somewhere down the line...

Lost its luster.

Well, I got to run.

I just wanted to come by and say hello.

And I hope you feel better, doc.

Well, it looks like you were just dehydrated.

We'll get your fluids back up,

And you should be out of here in no time to propose to Gail.

Gail says you're a good nurse.

I didn't know she was capable of a compliment.

She cares more than you know.

Let's draw some blood

And see if anything else contributed to your collapse.

Don't go to any trouble on my account.

It'll take just a minute.

Really, it's not necessary.

I came here to die.

Dr. Boss, extension 3597.

Dr. Boss, call extension 3597.

Renal transplant nurse, call Dr. Daniels.

Renal transplant nurse, call Dr. Daniels.

I just checked in with Dr. Arkin.

How's he doin'?

He says he's here to die.

That man is always talkin' crazy.

I checked his medical records.

Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Dnr.

He's in pain.

What about hospice?

He wants to die in a familiar surrounding

With people that care about him.

What about his family?

We are his family.

That man spent more time in these halls than any home.

So he doesn't have any family. Bobbie...

Just keep him comfortable.

Sure. Thanks.

Okay, if I can just step in here.

that's all right.

You need to be quiet a minute.

I need to examine your wife. No!

No!

Okay, she's bleeding,

And she's suffering severe lower abdominal cramping.

But the husband won't let me touch her.

She needs an ultrasound, and she needs bloodwork.

Where's the translator? Okay, let me... Gail.

Do we have a translator service?

You know, you pay a monthly fee, you get somebody on the phone,

You have a conference call, that whole thing?

No, that got cut from our budget years ago.

You got to get somebody off the street. That's what I do.

Um, I heard that you needed help.

Yes. Candy, thank you.

Um, listen, we have a middle-eastern woman here,

And, uh, it seems

As though her husband will not let us touch here.

They're speaking Dari.

Which means they're afghan.

Did you learn any of the language while you were over there?

Yeah, I've got some phrases.

I understand a lot more than I speak.

Okay, anything you can...

Sure. Just to help us out a little bit here.

Christina. Yes?

You got a minute? Um, yeah. What's up?

Um, I just... I just found out

My, uh, surgeon's schedule got all scrambled.

He wants to operate on me today.

Today? You mean...

H-he's got an opening right after lunch.

Is that okay?

Yeah, sure. Yeah.

Yeah.

There's an entire staff that can cover, you know?

I know.

Look, I-I wouldn't ask if I didn't need you.

I know.

I just need a second.

I just need a minute.

Okay.

I'll, uh... I'll wait for you outside.

Okay.

Salim.

Salim. Salim.

Dr. Shaw...

His name is Salim.

Okay, um... Can you guys get this?

I'm... I got to go deal with Tom.

Yeah, we've got it under control.