Chicago Med

.

- Your new chief is Dr. Ethan Choi.

We're ready to try that med

for an oral heart failure medication.

Dr. Virani,

would you be willing to talk about that offer?

- Talking about myself is not really my thing.

I consider myself more of a stoic.

- Big on hiding emotion. That you?

- Mom's moving us to Arizona.

- Hasn't happened yet. We're gonna figure it out.

- I know your heart's in this COVID battle,

but you can't go it alone.

- They are sick, and they are alone.

I'm not abandoning them.

I don't know what I'm gonna do at lunch every day

without talking to your kids on FaceTime.

Oh, don't you worry.

I'll make sure Annie still sends you her recipes.

Good.

You take care of yourself, Mr. Booker.

You too.

Thank you so much for everything.

Hey.

Dr. Manning.

You look so--what's the word?

Decontaminated. - Oh, why, thank you!

And I'm sensing a temperature on you of, what?

98.4? .5?

- Oh, as a matter of fact, you're wrong.

98.7.

Oh.

- Yes, I tend to run a little hot.

Oh, I'm sure you do.

And what was that?

With Crockett? Nothing.

- Oh, no. - Hmm?

- Ben and I have never exchanged temperatures.

Stop it.

- Grab your earbuds. You are on Telemedicine.

- What? No.

- Sorry, everybody's gotta clock in their hours.

- Ugh, I hate working through a computer screen.

It's so impersonal.

Well, just break the ice.

Ask them for their temperature.

Oh, my God.

- Dr. Choi, I just got off with the Board.

They're concerned about your projections for next month.

- I understand, but with Norris shutting its ED,

we had to ramp up for the influx of patients.

- And I'm sure you're doing everything you can,

but with the losses we sustained from treating COVID,

they're watching every penny. - I get it.

I can try to reassess some protocols,

maybe find a few more beds.

- Maybe you should look at how you're allocating your staff.

Look, I know this isn't easy,

but if Norris' ED can go under,

it could happen to us.

Yes, ma'am.

- Hey. - Hey.

Anna got her algebra test back.

A-minus. - Wow, great.

Mm-hmm, I know.

- Why does that sound like a lead

into something much less pleasant?

- The transfer to Arizona came through.

I start in a month.

So you already took it?

I thought we were gonna talk about this.

I can't pass this up.

- You can't just take Anna a thousand miles away

without discussing it with me.

There's a direct flight.

You can come see her on the weekends.

- Susan, it's a direct violation

of our divorce agreement.

We really want to end up in court over this?

I know this is hard

and you guys have gotten so close, but--

- Look, I'm sorry, but they need me down there in the ED.

We're just gonna have to pick this up later, okay?

But I just--

Hey, what's so important?

I'm sorry to do this,

but I have to bring you back down to the ED.

- Is this about my safety again?

That's part of it.

You've been in the COVID ward for over a month,

and we've had a couple nurses test positive.

- All the more reason for me to stay here.

It isn't just that.

I have to balance my staff between wards.

Please, I need you downstairs.

- You know how important this is to me.

- Of course I do. - We just discharged

another patient this morning.

I am helping people get through this.

- Look, I understand, and it isn't forever.

- You can't do this. - I can and I have to.

I expect you down there in an hour.

.

Dr. Choi?

Patients are backing up into the lobby.

What do you want me to do?

- Get Doris to double up on room turnover.

April.

Dr. Charles,

I have a young woman in 6 who needs IV antibiotics,

but is a little anxious about needles,

and I need to move things along.

Think you and April could give it a try?

Yeah, sure.

Whatever you say, Chief.

Thanks.

- Everything all right? - No.

Ethan yanked me off the COVID ward.

- Oh. - Despite knowing how I feel.

You want to talk about it?

- There's nothing to talk about.

Hi, I'm April. I'm gonna start your IV.

- How are you doing? I'm Dr. Charles.

You must be Lisa.

- Yes. Very nice to meet you, sir.

- Wow, that is quite an infection you have there--

Well, listen, you don't need to worry.

Everybody in here has been tested negative for COVID,

just like you. Okay?

You mind if I have a seat?

- Okay. - So...

in my experience,

the trick to this whole business

is to talk about movies.

My favorite movie happens to be "Amadeus."

How about you?

Uh, I don't know.

Okay, um...

well, then, how about books?

You been--you been reading anything good recently?

Ah...

I don't really read. I work as a babysitter.

So you must like kids then?

Just breathe.

- Yes, I take care of a boy and a girl,

Tommy and Bridget.

They're brother and sister, ages eight and 10.

- Got it. So...

is that "Bridget" with a D or a T?

'Cause, you know, the Irish-- they spell it kinda weird.

- Is it in? - Yep, all done.

- Lisa, somebody's gonna be back

to check up on you in a second, okay?

Nice to meet you, Lisa.

That was odd.

It was odd.

But, you know, I mean, come on.

Hospitals can be scary places, especially these days.

But I tell you what,

give me a heads-up when her labs come in, okay?

I might want to talk to her again.

- Okay. - Thank you.

- We see a lot of heart failure here.

With some hard work,

I think we could fill this trial

in a matter of weeks, not months.

I like your enthusiasm.

- Well, I mean, I saw the phase 2 results.

Ejection fraction is up an average of 40%?

This drug could be a game changer.

Morning, Mags.

Morning.

- We're starting the clinical trial today.

- Okay. - Let me know if we get any

heart failure patients.

Oh, you're in luck.

We got one in 5 right now.

- Well, I'll let you know how it goes.

- Great. - All right.

Mags, I'd like you with me on this one.

All right.

Mr. Esquivel?

Am I saying that right?

Si.

- I'm Dr. Halstead. How're you feeling?

Hard to breathe.

Tired. - Mm-hmm.

Yeah, he's got a right-sided effusion.

Gonna need a tap.

Sir, it says you've been here before for heart failure.

I have?

Yes.

And looks like it's gotten a bit worse.

Are you taking your medication?

- Blue ones, white ones. - Good.

But they may not be working well enough.

Here's the thing.

I'm actually involved in testing

a brand-new heart failure drug,

and based on what I'm seeing,