The Resident

Previously, on "The Resident"...

Hawkins, what's your problem?

This is the pharmacist

who filled the fake prescriptions.

Hey, what are you doing?

Phoebe agreed to wear a wire for us.

Someone must've found out.

We got a good look at the killer.

- How's Padma? - Depressed about AJ.

What if I offer to be the sperm donor?

- You can't be serious. - Why not?

Because I couldn't handle that.

Mom?

If it's not too late, I would like to be your sperm donor.

Yes, yes, yes!

But there is a condition. So if we're going to do this,

I don't want to just be a donor.

I want to be a father.

Carol meant the world to all of us.

I know.

Thanks for coming.

You're so lucky to have had such a wonderful mom.

Not everyone gets that.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm holding onto that.

Even though he knew this day was coming,

doesn't make it any easier.

Nothing makes this easier.

Hey, have you seen Cade?

I thought she might be here.

No. She...

she has some things to work out.

I hope everything's okay.

AJ, I'm so sorry.

I wish there were something I could do.

Thank you.

Um, we should find some time to talk about the baby.

Maybe sometime tomorrow.

Of course. The sooner the better.

I want to thank you all for coming.

You know...

you guys are...

my only family.

At least for now.

When we buried my father here,

three years ago, my mother wanted

to plant a tree to mark his grave.

She told me that even after death,

she would always want to be by his side.

Bell?

*THE RESIDENT* Season 05 Episode 20

Episode Title: "Fork in the Road" Aired on: April 26, 2022.

Job well done.

I'll be fine.

Call me when you're off.

I'll meet you here this evening.

Glad you're back.

FBI?

As long as I decide to stay at Chastain,

- they've given me an armed escort. - Good.

You need that protection.

Yeah, but it's not exactly a long-term solution.

What are you doing? We have to get to work.

Woke up in the middle of the night wondering about my will.

It was written a very long time ago

and needs to be updated.

Funerals do have that effect.

- I should probably update mine. - Well, it turns out

that if I drop dead tomorrow, everything I own

- goes to my ex-wife. - Feel free to leave her that boat.

Lord knows I'm not maintaining it.

It's serious.

You are not about to drop dead, I promise.

People younger than me die on the treadmill every day.

I just need a trust

that benefits you and Jake and Sammie.

And because Georgia doesn't recognize common-law marriage,

your part in this could be, you know, pretty complicated.

I have everything I want.

Leave it all to them.

Well, I don't want to do that.

Okay, let's get married then.

So, this is the way

you ask me?

No... no fancy dinner?

No big ring?

Just... didn't even get down on one knee.

I love you to the moon and back.

But I kneel for no man.

Okay, okay.

I've heard your proposal. I would like, uh,

maybe a week to think about it.

- Oh, stop it. - It's a big decision.

So, are we talking, like, big destination wedding

on Lake Como? 'Cause I could, I could get behind that.

I'm thinking a ceremony in the backyard.

We've both been married twice.

What about my bridesmaids?

I want it to be special.

It will be.

And it's that easy?

Medicare will pay for anything if you got the right story.

Just last week, I told 'em my cane wasn't cutting it.

I don't even have a cane.

And just like that,

they handed me a shiny new motorized scooter.

Paid for 100% by the taxpayers of America.

Remind me to count the wheelchairs.

- Yeah. - Hey, I'm no thief.

But I am an opportunist.

If I had a house,

I'd have one of them poofy chairs that tilt

to help you stand up

and an automated bed, too.

All I need is a prescription from a willing doc, cutie.

And I know where to find 'em.

Yeah, but you don't want that kind of doc

to actually treat you.

So, what brought you in today?

Uh, had a bit of a rumble a while back with this...

numbnut moving in on my block.

We got into it over a hot chicken sandwich some...

do-gooder brought me.

I've been trying to treat it on my own, but...

That ulcer looks severely infected.

Well, if you want to keep that arm,

we need to clear the infection.

Hey. Thought you could use a pick-me-up.

Triple espresso with an absurd amount of hazelnut creamer.

Thanks.

So, Cade showed up,

so I'm off this afternoon.

And your shift is over. You want to grab lunch?

Uh, I can't.

I have another surgery.

You're starting another shift?

You sure that's a good idea? You've been here all night.

It's an interesting case.

I'll manage.

Leela.

Um...

we need to talk.

What's there to talk about?

- We're fine. - I thought so, too.

But you haven't been home all week,

and we've barely spoken since I floated the idea

of being Padma's sperm donor.

Okay.

Truth bomb...

I'm still trying to process that.

Okay.

So it...

it is still an issue.

Leela.

Pre-op. Let's go.

Right behind you.

We'll talk tonight.

I think we better.

This is your second shift, right?

Sure you don't need that coffee?

Positive. The adrenaline alone is enough to keep me up.

Especially for a case like this.

Well, a full spinal reconstruction is a great case.

But it's a marathon,

not a sprint.

Eight to ten hours.

A challenge of sheer endurance.

I can find someone else

- if you're tapped out. - No.

I'm good.

I got this.

Is that our patient?

Yes. Ashley.

24-year-old female with congenital dextroscoliosis

of the thoracic and lumbar spine.

The pain has started limiting her activity level, and...

she's not the type of person to be limited.

Can one of you tell my bossy wife

that stumbling around like a troll to get my steps in

is irrelevant at this point?

Movement is medicine.

Music to my ears.

Naomi is also Ashley's physical therapist.

I have to input some notes.

But Dr. Devi here will talk you through pre-op.

Is that how you two met?

I thought I was getting a lifetime of free massages.

But, instead, I get a lecture

every time my butt touches a chair.

She is a couch potato.

It's because I can barely get up off the couch.

That's true.

Well, we need a few more hours to run all your pre-op tests.

The surgery will be in the early afternoon.

Look at me, Dr. Sutton. Don't I seem rarin' to go?

You're very brave.

I know this is scary.

- She's terrified. - Well,

let me give you some hope to hold on to.

It's just a mock-up,