The Resident

Previously on The Resident...

Facing our new reality, the Cain Center for Neurosurgery.

- There's good news. - My cancer's in remission.

I have a shot at getting my life back.

Dr. Torres here is a magician in the OR.

Go be one of those celebrity TV doctors,

make a lot of money, wear nice clothes. You'd be great at it.

Three different patients.

All with organophosphate poisoning, all on 3B Life.

The only link that we do have is your supplement.

We need to call public health and warn them about it.

That's ridiculously premature.

But if we wait, people could die.

- Dr. Hawkins, welcome back. - Nice to be back.

Leaving me out of the loop on Hawkins

is a sign of disrespect to the surgeon

who's made more rain for you and Red Rock than anyone else.

Not as much as you used to. Everyone has an expiration date.

Good morning, everyone.

Today, we open up the doors

to the most advanced neurological institute this country's ever seen.

Or at least the most expensive.

Red Rocks stands to make $1 million a day

on surgeries alone.

No wonder they were so quick to open this place.

- Hey. - Hey.

You hungry?

I'm not here to eat, I'm here to work.

Red Rock packed in so many patients, they need more nurses.

I've got a bad feeling about this place.

I'd like to extend a warm welcome to all of our donors

I see out here today.

It's your investment in the future that's made this institute possible.

Well, if it makes you feel any better, today's my admin day,

so I'm stuck on desk duty.

- All papers, no patients. - Well, you know what they say,

"With great power, comes boring responsibilities."

You have an office,

Chief Resident. I have no pity.

You have no idea how bad I am at scheduling.

Please, come help me.

- Nope. - Out.

The brain is the new frontier for us.

Treatment and diagnosis...

I feel like I'm sending you off to the wolves.

I'll be fine.

It's the wolves I'm worried about, not you.

It's gonna be thrilling,

- but most importantly... - Hey.

...it's gonna be groundbreaking.

Go get 'em.

Thank you all for being here today.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go scrub in.

Is it me or is it cold in here?

Yeah, I already called maintenance.

They said it should be warming up soon.

Anyone know where the butterfly needles are?

I think I saw them in the supply closet.

Top shelf, far right.

Ah.

Sorry. I'm still getting the hang of this new EMR software.

It hates me.

I gave up and faxed in a request.

- Faxed? - Girl's got to do.

Um, I'll be right back.

Annie.

Nic. Oh, no, don't worry,

I'm not a patient. Still cancer-free, thankfully.

I'm here with Lucy.

Lucy, this is Nurse Nevin.

She helped me through my own surgery.

- Hi. - Hi.

It's nice to meet you.

I started fostering a few months ago.

Thought about doing it for years, but I guess

cancer was the kick in the pants that I needed.

Oh, that's amazing. What brings you in?

Headaches, throwing up,

tingly feet... Should I keep going?

The doctors found a brain tumor

a little over a year before I met Lucy.

Because of the size and the location,

they said that a watch and wait approach was best

- until it got worse. - Which it did.

A few days ago,

Lucy fainted in the cafeteria at school during lunch.

I took out half of the salad bar on my way down.

My hair still smells like ranch.

But they did an MRI, and now we're just waiting

to hear back on the surgical plan.

Well, it says here, uh, that she's scheduled

for a tumor resection this afternoon

with... Dr. Cain.

Of course.

The surgeon who saved me operating on my little girl

in this amazing new hospital.

I'm really glad she's in good hands.

Why don't I join Lucy's team today?

- Yeah, we'd love that. - Yeah.

Great. Me, too.

I'm looking forward to operating with you again, Dr. Okafor.

First, we need to get in and out of this patient's room

- as quickly as possible. - I prefer to take my time.

Really get to know a patient before surgery.

Where they're from, what they do.

- Clearly he hasn't met them yet. - Nope.

Enough!

The entire hospital can hear you.

Would you give it a rest?

Professor, this is Dr. Torres. He'll be joining our team.

It's a pleasure to meet...

Listen. All day he crunches,

piles up his dirty clothes,

orders take-out at all hours to stink up my room.

- Our room. - Oh, now you can hear me?

They both have end stage heart failure,

and they both need a heart.

Same blood type, heart size, and immune system compatibility.

But that's all they have in common.

My side, my rules.

Hey, check it out.

I just finished this one. It's part of my series.

I call it,

"Angry Little Man Who

Definitely Needs to Chill."

- Nice. - I'm an artist.

Yeah, if no one pays you, it's a hobby.

Oh, come on, Professor.

Real artists don't do it for the cash,

they do it to help show people the truth.

Hey, that's right. I make art to move people.

Why don't you find yourself moving to a different room?

I swear, if I have to spend another day in here...

You don't. We're here because a donor heart

is on its way from Savannah.

And since you're top of the list,

we've got you scheduled for surgery later today.

Thank God.

I was worried that if I died in here,

that kid's face would be the last thing I ever saw.

You should be so lucky.

Thank you for having me on.

Don't thank me.

Your publicist called in a favor at network.

And we're back

in five, four, three...

Anyone tired? Want more energy?

Yes!

Yes, of course you do. Well, my next guest says that

his new supplement might be just the thing for you.

Dr. Bell, there are a lot of supplements out there.

What makes 3B Life different?

3B Life is a proprietary blend of nutrients

designed to fortify your whole body.

- I take it myself every day. - I figured you did,

or you wouldn't have put your face on the bottle.

Yeah, uh...

You know, I've worked in hospitals for 40 years,

and I'm sorry to say,

we are unhealthier today than ever before.

Half of all Americans are uninsured.

And, you know, I remember a young man came in

with liver failure, and he was uninsured,

and couldn't afford a doctor's visit,

so there was nobody there to tell him

that his disease could be easily managed

with lifestyle and diet, and by the time

he came in...

It's too late.

Yeah, and I see so many patients like that.

People that want to take control of their own health,

but they... they just don't know how.

And they don't know who to trust. And that's...

that's why my face is on the bottle.

Hello?

You were great. Very real. Very human.

Regina.

You all right?

Remember the patients from Atlanta General

with organophosphate poisoning?

The ones that may have taken 3B Life?

Why?

One of them just died.

- This is not our fault. - I need you to both relax.

Well, you didn't just go on national television

and tell two million people

that 3B Life is the best thing since penicillin.

Okay, you don't actually think that our product

caused a man's death?

No. I don't want to believe that we're responsible

any more than you do.

What happened has nothing to do with our product.

We tested our facility. It's clean.

- Our ingredients are safe. - I know.

I know they are.

I'm just gonna see if I can get the man's records sent over

from Atlanta General just to confirm

whether or not he was even taking 3B.

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