The Night Shift

- The plaque was a great idea. -

Always Topher's command post, looking out...

You know, I figured it was

a good way to keep his memory going.

Yeah, new people or patients ask,

"What's this 'Topher's Corner'?" And we can say, "Let me tell you

a little something about Topher."

Been a month, and I still sometimes forget he's gone.

It's like I think I see him, but I don't.

Yeah. I don't think that goes away for a while.

No.

Whoa! Whoa! Hey, hey, hey.

Come on, that'll leave a stain there.

Watch where you're putting that.

Not on Topher's Corner. Are you kidding me? Relax.

I wasn't putting it on there.

I wouldn't do that to Topher. Back off, Kenny.

Well, I wouldn't put it past you. You are a slob.

You should see her crusty dishes in the sink, man.

- It's ridiculous. - Me?

Yeah, you.

Would a courtesy flush kill you now and then?

'Cause it's killing me.

No, no, no. We're not doing this, okay?

Leave your roommate wars at home, both of you.

What would Topher say if he saw you fighting like this? Hmm?

- "You gonna finish those chips?" -

Yeah, that and, "Yo, I-I have kids at home."

"I don't need to hear this garbage here.

Get back to work."

Exactly. So get back to work.

Curtain 1.

- - Mr. Apone, I'm Dr. Rivera.

I'll be handling your V.A. appointment.

Annie? I thought you were in rehab.

Hi, Shannon. It's nice to see you, too.

Can you get Scott, please?

Sorry we didn't get here sooner,

but the winds grounded the chopper.

What do we got?

Oil field workers switching out a wellhead sparked an explosion.

Hey, Sara.

54-year-old with complete left hand amputation status

- post tourniquet. - Okay. Any other injuries?

No trauma other than a facial lac,

but he did develop abdominal pain

and vomited after 10 of morphine.

Said he never had opiates before.

- Vitals? - Tachy in the 120s, BP's stable.

All right. Hang another liter. We'll see you at the hospital.

- This way. -

- Do you do these a lot? - Yeah. When they can't move the patient, they call us.

- He's up there. Name's Travis. - Cain: Wow. This is a new one.

There you go, Doc.

Travis, my name is Dr. Alexander.

This is Dr. Diaz.

We're gonna get down from here. How's that sound?

It sounds good.

And you brought him here? To me?

I know this is upsetting, but this is the V.A. now.

He didn't have a choice.

He's been waiting months to see a cardiac surgeon.

- -

Look, can we just... Come on.

Look, I don't want to be here.

I know everyone still sees me as a narcotics-stealing addict.

But you have to believe I came because this is important.

Being back in rehab has been really hard for Alan.

And I want to support him. But I'm here for both of you.

Woman: Prep Trauma 1. Critical patient in-house.

I know this isn't easy, but just see him.

You don't have to talk about your past. Just be his doctor.

- I can't. I'm sorry. -

I can't be the lead on this, but he will still get

his five-star treatment, I promise you.

- Scott... - Paul, you're up.

Uh, right. I will...

- get an echo on Alan Apone. Got it. - Thank you.

Lee Harris. Increased pain in the wrist and abdomen.

Bumpy ride in the oil field.

Mr. Harris, I'm Dr. Clemmens with surgery.

This here is Dr. Alister.

- All right, he's going to Trauma 1. - Okay. We got it from here.

Oh, goal! - Amira: Whoo!

Yeah!

- -

- -

Ooh. Who's Janet?

International booty call?

Sorry. Sorry.

Yeah, it's your friend Topher's wife.

No, widow.

He made me executor of his will.

I always figured he'd be executor of mine first.

I know he did, too.

Does she need you to come back?

No. She's not ready to see me yet.

Still too hard for her.

What about when you see her?

It's time to go, ladies. Ready when you are.

Still... not a lady.

I'll keep that in mind, Princess.

Beautiful day for immunizations, don't you think?

I don't know about you, but I'm not here

for vitamins and vaccines.

We don't have supplies for that.

I might've slipped some into the Humvee.

Just 'cause people tell you what to do

doesn't mean you gotta do it.

Wow. Okay.

- Let's do it. - Yeah.

Jordan: All right, Captain, where we at?

We shut off and stabilized the pump jack.

We're ready to cut him down, but we're afraid...

That the counterbalance will slip and he'll bleed out.

I think we can pull him off there.

There's two of us. We can handle it.

- No. No, it's too dangerous. - No, I don't think so.

Hey, I'm calling the shots here.

They're gonna cut him down, we're gonna stabilize him,

and then they're gonna remove the post in the OR.

- Okay. Well, at least let me do it. - Please.

All right, you're the boss.

Jordan: All right, Travis, I need you to stay calm.

- What are they doing? - They're going to cut you off.

- With this thing still in me? - We have to leave it in there

because it's stopping the bleeding.

- - Hey! Slowly.

If that lurches, they're both dead.

He's gonna cut right there?!

Hey, hey, Travis, look at me.

I'm gonna be with you the whole time. All right?

I've got you.

I'm just gonna cover you for safety.

Good?

Here, give me your hand.

- - Aah!

Shukran.

He says, "Thank you."

Yeah. I got that.

You know, you don't have to babysit me. I was a Ranger.

That impress the nurses back home?

Why don't you go get your secret Intel? I'm good here.

Yeah, I'm sure you are.

Help, Doctors!

I'm Dr. Callahan.

- Hey. What's going on? -

It's his stomach. He's been puking.

Uh, help him. Please.

He's severely dehydrated.

- Has this ever happened before? -

- Not like this. -

He has a surgical abdomen,

possible malrotation with the volvus.

You wanna say that in English?

Yeah, his intestine is twisted and his bowel is dying.

He needs surgery.

T.C., a minute.

Let's make him comfortable. Get him some fluids...

No, no, no, no. We need to open him up.

- He needs to go to the OR now. - On the base? That's impossible.

I want to help him. I do.

But even if we could transport him,

they'll never let him onto the base.

Because if they do, they'll have thousands

at the gate the next day.

I'm not gonna let an 8-year-old boy die

- who could easily be saved. - Nothing is easy here.

The Army lets us help these people because it helps them.

We screw that up, they shut us off.

It's happened to me before.

And then hundreds die, not just one. That's the deal.

It's your deal. It's not mine.

Okay, I got him. Here we go.

Dilaudid going in for pain.

Be right back with the antibiotics.

And we're gonna need x-rays for his hand and arm.

On it.

Sir, you feeling a little bit better?

- A little bit, yeah. - All right, good.

I gotta know. What's gonna happen with my hand?