Chapter Three: The Lost Biker

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-Think back to an early memory.

What do you remember?

Was it something incredible you saw?

A distinct smell? A sound?

Or was it a feeling?

Joy? Sadness?

Fear?

Dad?

Where'd you go?

When we experience something,

neurons in our brains are activated.

The memory is recorded.

But if we don't reactivate the memory,

the synapses gradually weaken.

Over time, memories fade.

Just as easily as the brain remembers,

it also forgets.

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If we don't take the time to revisit our memories,

write them down, care for them,

we might wake up one day to find they've wilted away.

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Open up.

Wyatt got shot.

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Good to see you, Doc.

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Okay. Um...hi.

Well, it's a flesh wound.

So, um, uh, a few stitches,

and then you'll all be on your way.

-How's the new carburetor on your bike?

The choke heating up the engine fast enough?

-Yeah. Uh, I do not have to coax it to start anymore.

Good, good.

And your next tune-up's on me.

All right? Just bring in your bike.

I'll even throw in a new suspension.

Last time I checked, you were due for an upgrade.

-I appreciate it, Wyatt. I do.

I'm afraid to ask -- How is the other guy?

It's not what you think.

I was cleaning my gun.

I sometimes get this tremor

and I accidentally pulled the trigger.

-Tell me about this tremor. -It's nothing.

It's probably from riding long distances.

I'm right as rain.

You're right.

I mean, probably there's nothing to worry about,

but I did just go on ahead and pull your own bullet out of you.

So why don't you just come in to Bronx General?

We'll run some tests.

We'll call it an abundance of caution.

No. I'm good.

You say "gunshot" in a hospital,

cops descend like vultures.

There's a reason we come straight to you.

-What gunshot? Look, when the engine

on my bike died, you ran a full diagnostic.

You ordered a part and you fixed it in a few days.

A neuro exam is mydiagnostic.

It'll help us figure out what, if anything, is going on.

No cops.

-This is good tea. Begonia?

-Uh, it's rose hips, but similar flavor profile.

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* Yeah, yeah, yeah*

* I'm-a see what it do when it's too much*

* I'm-a see what it do when it's too much*

* Yeah, it can all go away*

* It can all go away, just shut your eyes*

* It can all go away*

* It can all go away, just shut your eyes*

* It can all go away* -

* It can all go away, just shut your eyes*

* It can all go away* -Van.

* It can all go away*

* Just shut your eyes, it can all go away*

-Van. -Oh, hey. Good morning, Ericka.

-Bad news. -What?

-Emily's back. -Who's Emily?

Emily. Hi. I'm Dr. Wolf.

Why are you holding a plant?

-Oh, uh, this is Gertrude. She is a resurrection fern.

She looks dead to me.

- -She's not dead.

She's...just a little sick.

-Are you treating me or Gertrude?

-Well, uh, lucky for you, I can multitask.

And judging by your weight alone,

you seem perfectly healthy to me.

Well, most of the time she is.

But this morning, she was on her iPad,

and the next thing we know, she was on the floor, not breathing.

-Yeah. From what we've gathered,

it appears that when she gets too excited,

it triggers seizures. -But not all the time.

We took her to Taylor Swift and she was fine.

-Uh, Taylor? -"Love Story."

-"Bad Blood." -"Shake It Off."

Uh, you all need to calm down.

Also one of her songs.

Are you sure you're not a secret Swiftie?

I don't know what that is.

And yet I'm certain I'm not one.

Uh, if you would excuse us. One second.

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-We've treated Emily multiple times.

The episodes are recurring. She collapses...

-EEGs, MRIs, every lab you can imagine.

Everything's normal. -We've tried her

on oxcarbazepine, carbamazepine, topiramate. Nothing works.

-Okay. Describe the episodes for me in detail.

-Um... -Well...

-We haven't actually seen one of Emily's seizures.

-And yet you've prescribed medication?

-Well, Dr. Porter suggested -- -Who? Oh, yes.

I remember. The attending who left to go work for Big Pharma.

Seems like he was really invested in his patients.

I think we've established that I do things a bit differently.

So spend time with Emily, provoke the episode,

evaluate, diagnose, thentreat --

in that order.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

-Good morning, Doctor. -Oh. Doctor.

-There's a group of rather intimidating men

wearing leather jackets in the waiting room looking for you.

-That must be Wyatt. -Friend of yours?

-Uh, no. My patient. And my mechanic.

-Is he in a gang? -If by "gang,"

you mean a group of distinguished gentleman

who share a passionate enthusiasm

for motorcycle riding, then yes, he's in a gang.

- -Called the Hudson Riders.

You know what? Don't worry about it.

-Try misting that. Usually does the trick.

-I know. I took her into the shower with me this morning.

Dad's tip.

That, and some quality time.

Speaking of which,

I'd really like to catch up outside of work.

How about a nice lunch?

Oh, it's a busy week.

Many patients. -Come on.

It's been months since we've had one-on-one time.

I'll bring bagels and cream cheese...

Russ & Daughters?

-You just let me know when works.

How long have you noticed the tremor?

-Tremor? Is that what he told you?

No.

Wyatt didn't shoot himself because of a tremor.

He shot himself because he forgot his gun was loaded.

Yeah. About a month ago,

he started repeating stories, you know, jokes.

Then it got worse in the last two weeks.

-So what? I forgot a few things.

By "a few things," you mean?

-Well, let's just say we have nine air fryers in our basement

because he keeps forgetting he already ordered one.

I like to make chicken nuggets.

-By the time the third air fryer showed up,

I mean, I knew something was off.

Okay. Anything else unusual?

-All right, I get these headaches sometimes.

I'm more tired than usual.

Things that happen to everyone.

Babe, I don't get why you're so scared.

-Because she's concerned about you, Wyatt.

And she wants to make sure you're okay.

I'm sure you would do the same thing for Rosie.

Uh, let's, uh, get you into a brain MRI

and we'll see what it reveals.

Any chance you take walk-ins?

Um, Maya forgot her soccer bag. -Hm.

You're still taking her to practice, remember?

Yep, I remember.

-I assume this is a bad time to resume our conversation.

Depends. Which one?

The one you've been avoiding.

Any decisions?

-Morris... -

-Oh. Hey, Wolf. It's, uh...

-Morris. I'd recognize that voice anywhere.

How's the genomic testing? -Yeah. Good.

Yeah, we just got funding for testing on mice at Irving.

Amazing.

Well, if you ever clone your wife successfully, let me know,

because the world definitely could use multiple Carols.

- Sorry. This cannot be replicated.

Yeah, she's one of one.

I'll let you guys get back to work.

Well, it's nice to see Morris.

Still not nice to see Morris?

- -This is upsetting for me.

Couples counseling's not helping?

-Oh, psychiatrists make the worst patients.