1 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:01,704 - Slow down, sister. - I need to speed up. 2 00:02:02,271 --> 00:02:04,347 Rachel woke up early with a fever 3 00:02:04,472 --> 00:02:07,752 and she's been terrorizing me all morning. 4 00:02:08,219 --> 00:02:09,378 I'm already late. 5 00:02:09,546 --> 00:02:11,703 Sorry, stakeout went longer than I thought. 6 00:02:11,828 --> 00:02:14,175 - Have you ever been to a rave? - Good-bye. 7 00:02:14,343 --> 00:02:16,404 You're already late and Rachel's sick. 8 00:02:16,529 --> 00:02:19,303 Neither of which can be solved by you leaving right this second. 9 00:02:19,428 --> 00:02:22,078 The entire hospital is depending on a proposal I've yet to finish 10 00:02:22,203 --> 00:02:23,611 and need to present at 8:30. 11 00:02:23,736 --> 00:02:24,721 It's 7:30. 12 00:02:24,868 --> 00:02:25,868 It's 7:37. 13 00:02:26,105 --> 00:02:27,679 I'll have you on the road in 10 min. 14 00:02:27,804 --> 00:02:29,899 You don't want to go into your meeting all tight 15 00:02:30,798 --> 00:02:32,548 and stressed out, do you? 16 00:02:44,912 --> 00:02:46,062 That's yours. 17 00:02:46,476 --> 00:02:48,167 - It's House. - Ignore it. 18 00:02:48,559 --> 00:02:49,998 It says "emergency page". 19 00:02:50,123 --> 00:02:51,436 I said ignore it. 20 00:02:51,561 --> 00:02:52,661 Sweet. 21 00:03:03,298 --> 00:03:05,029 I'm sorry. It's hard to pace yourself 22 00:03:05,154 --> 00:03:07,846 when you've been thinking about it for ten hours straight. 23 00:03:07,971 --> 00:03:09,121 That's great. 24 00:03:09,439 --> 00:03:11,339 Now I'm late, stressed out, 25 00:03:11,717 --> 00:03:12,967 and frustrated. 26 00:03:14,186 --> 00:03:16,208 Sorry. If you give me a minute, I can... 27 00:03:16,333 --> 00:03:17,196 It'll wait. 28 00:03:24,012 --> 00:03:25,212 You can do it. 29 00:03:25,942 --> 00:03:26,942 Do what? 30 00:03:33,021 --> 00:03:35,587 R[H]ésus AB+ Team 31 00:03:35,712 --> 00:03:37,591 La Fabrique ::. 32 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:40,269 ShalimarFox 33 00:03:42,249 --> 00:03:43,249 Arrow 34 00:03:45,290 --> 00:03:46,290 Benj 35 00:03:48,729 --> 00:03:49,729 mpm 36 00:04:09,589 --> 00:04:12,488 - I thought you were coming in at 7:30. - Rachel woke up with a fever 37 00:04:12,613 --> 00:04:15,755 and then I... just couldn't get here any sooner. 38 00:04:16,284 --> 00:04:19,050 - There's a problem in the pharmacy. - Hey, boss lady! 39 00:04:19,705 --> 00:04:21,706 You don't answer emergency pages anymore? 40 00:04:21,831 --> 00:04:24,489 Tell them all I'll be by as soon as I can and tell him 41 00:04:24,614 --> 00:04:26,942 I assumed it was either about the wolf again 42 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:30,017 or the procedure I refused to approve yesterday. 43 00:04:30,836 --> 00:04:33,083 Turned out it wasn't a resistant staph, 44 00:04:33,208 --> 00:04:36,204 but I still say that if it had been, infecting him with malaria... 45 00:04:36,527 --> 00:04:38,878 - Seriously, I don't have time for this. - You're lying. 46 00:04:39,003 --> 00:04:41,738 - I have a meeting in 20 minutes. - Not talking about your meeting. 47 00:04:41,863 --> 00:04:44,939 - I'm talking about the phone call. - I don't care. 48 00:04:47,963 --> 00:04:50,963 I was with your boy toy on a stakeout last night. 49 00:04:51,715 --> 00:04:53,127 You were with Lucas? 50 00:04:53,252 --> 00:04:57,153 He needed someone who could diagnose a soft injury from across the street. 51 00:04:57,278 --> 00:04:59,572 Apparently he doesn't know any good doctors. 52 00:04:59,697 --> 00:05:02,777 Or the ones he does know actually have lives outside of work. 53 00:05:02,902 --> 00:05:04,653 Things got a little slow, 54 00:05:05,180 --> 00:05:06,777 so we made some wagers. 55 00:05:06,902 --> 00:05:09,502 One being whether I could get you to stop 56 00:05:10,158 --> 00:05:11,508 the miscegenation 57 00:05:11,837 --> 00:05:13,396 with an emergency page. 58 00:05:14,174 --> 00:05:16,399 - What made you think... - He said you do it every morning. 59 00:05:17,253 --> 00:05:19,652 - Everybody lies. Remember? - So you weren't actually... 60 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:20,861 Good-bye, House. 61 00:05:21,032 --> 00:05:23,614 I'm gonna need a definitive answer before any money changes hands. 62 00:05:24,596 --> 00:05:27,099 Sorry to interrupt, but the GRC called about the budgets, 63 00:05:27,224 --> 00:05:30,597 The pharmacy is still waiting, and your 8:30 just arrived on campus. 64 00:05:30,722 --> 00:05:32,373 He should be here in ten minutes. 65 00:05:32,660 --> 00:05:35,473 Figured this would be the one day he comes early. 66 00:05:35,598 --> 00:05:37,086 Can you proofread this for me? 67 00:05:37,254 --> 00:05:40,411 - When are you gonna find an assistant? - Not today. Thank you. 68 00:05:40,536 --> 00:05:41,716 I'll be back in five. 69 00:05:45,469 --> 00:05:47,600 We're usually fine with two C.S. reps, 70 00:05:47,725 --> 00:05:49,851 but I want a few extra hands today just in case. 71 00:05:49,976 --> 00:05:51,725 And have I.T. recheck the network. 72 00:05:51,893 --> 00:05:53,888 I don't want to hear later that the new lines 73 00:05:54,013 --> 00:05:56,105 can only dial out or the computer crashed. 74 00:05:56,273 --> 00:05:57,648 - What's going on? - Nothing. 75 00:05:57,977 --> 00:06:01,026 Just make sure you're ready if people start calling. 76 00:06:03,541 --> 00:06:05,091 You wanted to see me? 77 00:06:05,216 --> 00:06:08,317 Yeah, I wanted to let you know there's a problem with one of the orders 78 00:06:08,442 --> 00:06:09,847 that came in last night. 79 00:06:09,972 --> 00:06:10,934 Which is? 80 00:06:11,270 --> 00:06:13,330 They sent double the amount of meds we ordered. 81 00:06:13,498 --> 00:06:16,041 - Did you call and ask why? - They insist it's not a mistake. 82 00:06:16,209 --> 00:06:19,579 - So fax them the original P.O. - That's what I was planning on doing, 83 00:06:21,010 --> 00:06:23,921 but I can't find it. Actually, I can't find any of them. 84 00:06:24,046 --> 00:06:26,635 Oscar, I don't have time to straighten out your paperwork. 85 00:06:27,109 --> 00:06:29,099 - Where's Stan? - He doesn't get in till 9:00 86 00:06:29,224 --> 00:06:30,581 and it's not my paperwork. 87 00:06:30,706 --> 00:06:32,597 It's Gail's paperwork, she's out sick today. 88 00:06:32,722 --> 00:06:35,114 Put it on her desk and let her figure it out when she comes back. 89 00:06:35,239 --> 00:06:37,290 All right, but it's not my problem if... 90 00:06:37,701 --> 00:06:39,001 Not today, okay? 91 00:06:42,113 --> 00:06:44,048 Was it the whole shipment or just one med? 92 00:06:44,173 --> 00:06:45,946 - It's just one. - Vicodin? 93 00:06:46,239 --> 00:06:47,907 No, 25 milligram ephedrine tablets. 94 00:06:53,747 --> 00:06:56,165 Call Gail. Tell her I want to see her in my office ASAP. 95 00:06:56,492 --> 00:06:57,618 But she's sick. 96 00:06:57,743 --> 00:06:59,955 This place is full of sick people. Just get her in here. 97 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,180 Dr. Cuddy, your 8:30 is waiting in your office. 98 00:07:02,305 --> 00:07:03,203 Now. 99 00:07:04,704 --> 00:07:06,493 I got to make a quick trip upstairs. 100 00:07:06,618 --> 00:07:09,736 Can you get the guy a cup of coffee? I'll be right back. 101 00:07:09,861 --> 00:07:11,830 I've gotten you coffee before. 102 00:07:15,251 --> 00:07:16,248 What's wrong? 103 00:07:16,373 --> 00:07:19,034 It's freezing in here. I can hardly feel my fingers. 104 00:07:19,159 --> 00:07:21,372 Please tell me you didn't send a 911 page 105 00:07:21,497 --> 00:07:24,151 - to tell me the heater's broken. - It's not broken. 106 00:07:24,435 --> 00:07:26,821 House bribed the physical plant to turn on the AC 107 00:07:26,989 --> 00:07:28,192 so I'd hurry up. 108 00:07:28,732 --> 00:07:31,283 - So hurry up. - This man's abdomen is wide open. 109 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:33,702 - His core temp is down to 95. - Fine. 110 00:07:33,870 --> 00:07:35,315 I will deal with it. 111 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,490 You better or I'm gonna file... 112 00:07:37,754 --> 00:07:40,854 I don't care what he told you. Turn it back up now. 113 00:07:43,410 --> 00:07:46,224 - Thought you had an important meeting. - You're an idiot. 114 00:07:46,349 --> 00:07:49,409 What are you gonna do the next time your patients needs a liver transplant? 115 00:07:49,534 --> 00:07:51,820 Go talk to Wilson about something completely unrelated 116 00:07:51,945 --> 00:07:53,444 and see what happens. 117 00:07:53,569 --> 00:07:55,897 Mystery infection guy is now covered in boils 118 00:07:56,022 --> 00:07:58,692 and has an abscess big enough to put your fist in. 119 00:07:58,817 --> 00:08:01,367 He needs to get into an O.R. tout suite. 120 00:08:01,492 --> 00:08:03,256 Hourani will be done soon. 121 00:08:03,381 --> 00:08:06,081 Good. I'll have some hot chocolate waiting. 122 00:08:08,112 --> 00:08:09,412 Marina, hey. 123 00:08:09,948 --> 00:08:11,248 How's she doing? 124 00:08:12,011 --> 00:08:13,111 She vomited? 125 00:08:14,010 --> 00:08:17,012 Give her some more ibuprofen and put her in the bath for a bit. 126 00:08:17,641 --> 00:08:19,557 Call me in a half an hour if it doesn't go down. 127 00:08:19,682 --> 00:08:21,124 Sorry, I have another call. 128 00:08:21,249 --> 00:08:23,487 Just call me in a half an hour either way. 129 00:08:24,426 --> 00:08:25,426 What's up? 130 00:08:26,442 --> 00:08:28,292 Tell him I'm halfway there. 131 00:08:29,325 --> 00:08:31,948 He's the one who insisted on the early meeting. 132 00:08:32,371 --> 00:08:33,971 All right, I'm coming. 133 00:08:43,578 --> 00:08:44,664 Morning, Eli. 134 00:08:44,789 --> 00:08:46,692 - Sorry about the wait. - It's all right. 135 00:08:47,644 --> 00:08:49,297 I hear you got a sick kid. 136 00:08:49,545 --> 00:08:52,698 Yeah, I know what that's like. Or I should say my wife does. 137 00:08:53,645 --> 00:08:57,105 So you guys ready to give some ground so we can make this deal? 138 00:08:57,769 --> 00:09:00,836 - Why would we do that? - We've been going at this for 8 months. 139 00:09:00,961 --> 00:09:04,581 - Soon as you decide to get reasonable. - I'm the one that's unreasonable? 140 00:09:04,832 --> 00:09:07,271 You've taken weeks to respond to every proposal I've presented. 141 00:09:07,396 --> 00:09:10,409 Atlanticnet insurance is the largest healthcare provider in New Jersey, 142 00:09:10,534 --> 00:09:12,760 and you're not the only hospital whose contracts are up. 143 00:09:13,273 --> 00:09:15,924 So is your team ready to come back to the table? 144 00:09:16,387 --> 00:09:17,837 We're not going to. 145 00:09:18,289 --> 00:09:19,391 Our final offer. 146 00:09:19,850 --> 00:09:22,144 We're willing to go with a capitated structure, 147 00:09:22,312 --> 00:09:25,397 But we need at least 12% increase in reimbursements across the board. 148 00:09:27,294 --> 00:09:30,002 The good news is I can give you a quick response. 149 00:09:30,381 --> 00:09:31,704 Not a chance. 150 00:09:32,093 --> 00:09:34,343 But as always, nice talking to you. 151 00:09:34,911 --> 00:09:36,840 Say hi to your sister for me. 152 00:09:40,845 --> 00:09:43,907 If you don't accept the offer, we're gonna terminate the contract. 153 00:09:47,155 --> 00:09:51,071 Gonna be hard to keep this place open If all your patients have to pay cash. 154 00:09:51,471 --> 00:09:54,343 Princeton Plainsboro is the smallest hospital in our entire network. 155 00:09:54,511 --> 00:09:56,344 - We're also the best. - Doesn't matter. 156 00:09:56,469 --> 00:09:58,459 We are responsible for covering 13 million people. 157 00:09:58,584 --> 00:10:00,607 We don't have enough cash to buy them all Maseratis. 158 00:10:00,732 --> 00:10:02,518 I know what you paid Bergen, 159 00:10:02,686 --> 00:10:04,505 Newark Beth Israel, Robert Wood Johnson... 160 00:10:04,630 --> 00:10:06,035 'Cause they have leverage. 161 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,080 You can be expensive or small, but you can't be both. 162 00:10:09,205 --> 00:10:11,270 I've engaged Jones/Curtin to handle the P.R., 163 00:10:11,395 --> 00:10:13,904 and I'm prepared to make the announcement at 3:00 p.m. today. 164 00:10:16,412 --> 00:10:19,905 First lesson every good poker player learns is don't get emotional. 165 00:10:20,413 --> 00:10:22,976 You don't have the cards. And the sooner you realize that, 166 00:10:23,101 --> 00:10:25,970 the sooner a reasonable contract will get signed. 167 00:10:27,767 --> 00:10:30,045 You have until 3:00 p.m. to change your mind. 168 00:10:31,793 --> 00:10:33,743 I always did like your style. 169 00:10:34,543 --> 00:10:36,393 Gonna be sad to see you go. 170 00:10:54,356 --> 00:10:56,505 They're waiting for you in the conference room. 171 00:10:56,630 --> 00:10:57,630 Thanks. 172 00:11:02,024 --> 00:11:03,527 Take this up to the call center 173 00:11:03,652 --> 00:11:05,471 and tell Claudia to give one to each C.S. rep 174 00:11:05,596 --> 00:11:08,632 and to start going over the answers to each question. 175 00:11:08,757 --> 00:11:11,885 Under no circumstances is any of this info to go outside here. 176 00:11:12,010 --> 00:11:14,810 The scripts are numbered, I want a list of every person she gives one to. 177 00:11:14,935 --> 00:11:16,300 Got it. Anything else? 178 00:11:21,277 --> 00:11:24,139 If you really wanted to make a deal, you should have ditched the push-up 179 00:11:24,264 --> 00:11:25,798 and gone with a demi. 180 00:11:25,923 --> 00:11:28,204 Nothing makes a guy wanna close like high beams. 181 00:11:28,396 --> 00:11:30,272 - You heard? - Your meeting with the weasel 182 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:31,945 lasted less than five minutes, 183 00:11:32,070 --> 00:11:34,549 which means you either agreed to a completely sensible 184 00:11:34,674 --> 00:11:36,019 30-day extension 185 00:11:36,144 --> 00:11:40,120 or one of you issued a completely ridiculous ultimatum. 186 00:11:43,745 --> 00:11:45,287 Oh, goody. You or him? 187 00:11:45,516 --> 00:11:46,432 Me. 188 00:11:46,557 --> 00:11:48,849 - Way to go, boss. - You just said it was ridiculous. 189 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,209 Ridiculous to make. Fun to watch. 190 00:11:51,334 --> 00:11:54,333 As long as it's not just a bluff. Please tell me it's not a bluff. 191 00:11:54,506 --> 00:11:57,126 It is not a bluff, and it is not ridiculous. 192 00:11:57,460 --> 00:11:59,551 Just because we're not some huge... 193 00:12:00,778 --> 00:12:03,336 Mr. Pluta started hallucinating before we could put him under. 194 00:12:03,461 --> 00:12:05,428 His B.P. is plummeting. Elevated heart rate. 195 00:12:05,553 --> 00:12:08,185 - Looks like congestive heart failure. - Interesting. 196 00:12:08,773 --> 00:12:12,398 I don't care how interesting it is. You are not infecting him with malaria. 197 00:12:12,838 --> 00:12:14,733 Since when is malaria a cure for heart failure? 198 00:12:15,059 --> 00:12:15,901 It's not. 199 00:12:16,533 --> 00:12:18,733 It's not congestive heart failure. 200 00:12:19,214 --> 00:12:20,364 It's gotta be... 201 00:12:24,608 --> 00:12:26,578 Just got off the phone with Hourani. 202 00:12:27,855 --> 00:12:29,540 Sorry, Dave. I don't really have time... 203 00:12:29,708 --> 00:12:31,620 Think I had time to listen to him go for 20 min 204 00:12:31,745 --> 00:12:34,186 - about the temperature in the O.R.? - I took care of it. 205 00:12:34,311 --> 00:12:36,798 It's not an "it". It's a "him" you need to take care of. 206 00:12:36,923 --> 00:12:39,381 You got the entire staff catering to House's every whim, 207 00:12:39,506 --> 00:12:42,172 and I can't get approval to hire a replacement for the surgeon 208 00:12:42,297 --> 00:12:43,988 he stole from my department? 209 00:12:44,113 --> 00:12:46,987 A doctor I only took on because of pressure from you. 210 00:12:47,309 --> 00:12:50,642 So you didn't want Chase, but you're pissed you can't have him? 211 00:12:50,945 --> 00:12:53,908 You want to convene a search committee and look for a new chief of surgery? 212 00:12:54,974 --> 00:12:58,055 Then you better stop spending all your time putting out his fires 213 00:12:58,180 --> 00:13:00,134 and start doing your damn job. 214 00:13:07,721 --> 00:13:09,821 There a problem with Dr. Thomas? 215 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,292 No, just refereeing a dispute about the O.R. 216 00:13:14,869 --> 00:13:18,847 We don't yet have a contract with Atlanticnet. 217 00:13:20,307 --> 00:13:21,633 We gave you an extra week 218 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,051 and you assured us you'd have a deal by today. 219 00:13:24,220 --> 00:13:26,763 We could have a deal, just not the deal we deserve. 220 00:13:27,070 --> 00:13:29,511 So what do you want, approval for an extension? 221 00:13:29,636 --> 00:13:32,853 We've been at this for eight months. Extension isn't gonna change anything. 222 00:13:33,511 --> 00:13:35,966 - So what's your plan? - I presented a final offer. 223 00:13:36,091 --> 00:13:38,823 I told them that we would agree to a capitated structure 224 00:13:38,948 --> 00:13:41,904 if they increase reimbursements by 12%. 225 00:13:42,516 --> 00:13:44,197 A final offer? What does that mean? 226 00:13:44,638 --> 00:13:47,826 If they don't accept it by 3:00, we're gonna terminate. 227 00:13:49,079 --> 00:13:50,684 Are you out of your mind? 228 00:13:51,014 --> 00:13:53,076 If we don't accept Atlanticnet insurance, 229 00:13:53,201 --> 00:13:54,917 we'll lose 80% of our patients. 230 00:13:55,327 --> 00:13:57,461 - We'd be lucky to last three months. - We're not asking 231 00:13:57,895 --> 00:13:59,630 for anything they can't afford. 232 00:13:59,928 --> 00:14:02,473 Their last offer was a 4% increase, 233 00:14:02,782 --> 00:14:04,082 and you're demanding 12. 234 00:14:04,207 --> 00:14:06,517 They're paying even more at some places. 235 00:14:06,642 --> 00:14:08,543 Units that have lower ratings than ours. 236 00:14:08,668 --> 00:14:12,059 - In a perfect world, that would matter. - Sanford, they're all about growth. 237 00:14:12,228 --> 00:14:15,797 They know they don't get new customers by marketing themselves as the biggest. 238 00:14:15,922 --> 00:14:17,820 They do it by claiming they're the best, 239 00:14:17,945 --> 00:14:21,068 and they can't do that if their patients can't come to us. 240 00:14:23,873 --> 00:14:25,864 What was Morgan's reaction when you told him? 241 00:14:26,452 --> 00:14:28,991 He didn't give in, but he will. 242 00:14:29,819 --> 00:14:32,579 I told him I'd make the announcement at 3:00. 243 00:14:32,704 --> 00:14:34,122 He'll call back before then. 244 00:14:37,091 --> 00:14:38,241 They need us. 245 00:14:38,795 --> 00:14:41,171 - We need them. - We need each other. 246 00:14:44,782 --> 00:14:46,775 The negotiation is your responsibility. 247 00:14:46,900 --> 00:14:49,633 So we can't stop you if this is what you want to do. 248 00:14:49,758 --> 00:14:51,414 But just so we're clear, 249 00:14:51,539 --> 00:14:54,049 if we don't have a contract with Atlanticnet, 250 00:14:54,174 --> 00:14:56,774 you're not gonna have a contract with us. 251 00:15:36,358 --> 00:15:38,494 Guess who didn't show up for clinic duty? 252 00:15:39,465 --> 00:15:40,662 Don't tell me. 253 00:15:40,787 --> 00:15:42,899 The guy with all the boils needs a liver transplant. 254 00:15:43,256 --> 00:15:45,589 His doctor needs a nap. You want me to try to find him? 255 00:15:45,714 --> 00:15:47,766 - You really need him? - I need someone. 256 00:15:49,770 --> 00:15:50,907 I have cancer. 257 00:15:51,878 --> 00:15:54,656 - Why do you think you have cancer? - I don't think I have cancer. 258 00:15:54,781 --> 00:15:56,331 I know I have cancer. 259 00:15:56,978 --> 00:15:59,347 I had surgery to remove a malignant polyp 260 00:15:59,472 --> 00:16:00,876 in my colon six months ago. 261 00:16:01,121 --> 00:16:03,218 And now it's spread to my liver and lymph nodes. 262 00:16:03,343 --> 00:16:05,505 So you're under the care of an oncologist? 263 00:16:05,673 --> 00:16:07,758 He won't give me the prescription I need. 264 00:16:07,926 --> 00:16:09,384 Do you need more painkillers? 265 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,470 I need breast milk. 266 00:16:14,578 --> 00:16:15,891 Human breast milk? 267 00:16:16,059 --> 00:16:18,212 It has cancer-fighting qualities. 268 00:16:19,017 --> 00:16:21,688 In newborns, it's been shown to reduce future risk. 269 00:16:21,813 --> 00:16:23,813 No, in adults with cancer too. 270 00:16:24,379 --> 00:16:25,779 I've read studies. 271 00:16:28,021 --> 00:16:29,021 Look... 272 00:16:29,936 --> 00:16:31,740 I know a place where I can buy it. 273 00:16:32,351 --> 00:16:36,101 I need a prescription to get reimbursed by my insurance company. 274 00:16:36,965 --> 00:16:40,969 They said they'd reimburse the cost of breast milk as a cancer treatment? 275 00:16:41,209 --> 00:16:43,008 They reimburse prescriptions. 276 00:16:43,133 --> 00:16:45,661 If you write me a prescription, they have to pay. 277 00:16:45,786 --> 00:16:47,923 Well, actually, they have a choice. 278 00:16:48,569 --> 00:16:51,301 What are you, some type of shill for the insurance company? 279 00:16:52,242 --> 00:16:54,137 I've been paying premiums for 30 years, 280 00:16:54,305 --> 00:16:56,932 and I've never been sick in my life till this happened. 281 00:16:57,946 --> 00:16:59,296 Now I can't work. 282 00:17:00,065 --> 00:17:01,315 I got no money. 283 00:17:01,896 --> 00:17:03,522 You wanna help them screw me over? 284 00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:05,417 - I'm not. - Then give me the script. 285 00:17:05,542 --> 00:17:07,122 - It won't help. - Will it hurt me? 286 00:17:07,444 --> 00:17:09,194 Okay, so it won't harm me 287 00:17:09,613 --> 00:17:11,196 and it won't harm you, 288 00:17:11,321 --> 00:17:13,407 - It's this company... - This is not about that. 289 00:17:13,575 --> 00:17:15,283 Then give me the damn script! 290 00:17:22,026 --> 00:17:23,026 I'm sick. 291 00:17:25,123 --> 00:17:26,169 I need help. 292 00:17:28,217 --> 00:17:29,567 I need something. 293 00:17:31,024 --> 00:17:32,024 I'm sorry. 294 00:17:37,792 --> 00:17:38,792 Bitch. 295 00:17:47,902 --> 00:17:49,002 Anyone call? 296 00:17:51,522 --> 00:17:55,186 The ER. They said the vascular who's on call doesn't have privileges. 297 00:17:55,311 --> 00:17:56,852 Then why is he on call? 298 00:17:56,977 --> 00:17:58,827 Dowd's at a conference, got him to fill in. 299 00:17:58,995 --> 00:18:00,970 Be nice if he got somebody who can work here. 300 00:18:01,095 --> 00:18:02,383 Call Ereshefsky. 301 00:18:02,508 --> 00:18:04,541 Ereshefsky? She's not gonna do it. 302 00:18:04,709 --> 00:18:06,909 - She owes me a favor. - Still... 303 00:18:08,563 --> 00:18:09,563 All right. 304 00:18:10,515 --> 00:18:12,253 There's a guy in your office. A lawyer. 305 00:18:12,378 --> 00:18:15,085 - In my office? - Didn't wanna sit around sick people. 306 00:18:15,210 --> 00:18:16,710 I tried to stop him. 307 00:18:22,916 --> 00:18:25,127 - I'm Dr. Lisa Cuddy. - Ronald Westbrook. 308 00:18:25,252 --> 00:18:26,980 Thanks for taking the time to meet me. 309 00:18:27,148 --> 00:18:28,899 Hard to avoid since you're in my office. 310 00:18:29,338 --> 00:18:31,985 Sorry about that, I just got over a wicked cold... 311 00:18:32,295 --> 00:18:33,695 How can I help you? 312 00:18:33,863 --> 00:18:35,437 I represent Martin Acevedo. 313 00:18:35,562 --> 00:18:37,539 He's filed a suit against PPH 314 00:18:37,664 --> 00:18:41,019 and Dr. Robert Chase for performing surgery without consent. 315 00:18:42,296 --> 00:18:45,540 I saw that, I also saw the consent forms. They were all signed. 316 00:18:45,708 --> 00:18:47,482 Yes, but my client was assured 317 00:18:47,607 --> 00:18:49,628 the procedure would be a few minor sutures. 318 00:18:50,225 --> 00:18:51,225 Wait. 319 00:18:51,350 --> 00:18:53,548 Your client cut his thumb off with a table saw, right? 320 00:18:54,550 --> 00:18:56,450 And Dr. Chase reattached it? 321 00:18:57,855 --> 00:18:59,471 He didn't want it reattached? 322 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:01,765 No, he most certainly did not. 323 00:19:03,268 --> 00:19:06,601 His insurance only covered 60% of inpatient expenses. 324 00:19:06,726 --> 00:19:09,620 - So he agreed to the cheapest option. - What did you tell him? 325 00:19:09,745 --> 00:19:12,707 I said I'd sew up the skin over the exposed bone. 326 00:19:12,832 --> 00:19:16,836 Then I put him under, got his thumb from the paramedics, and reattached it. 327 00:19:17,932 --> 00:19:19,959 Is he gonna tell the judge I harmed him 328 00:19:20,084 --> 00:19:21,656 by reattaching a vital digit? 329 00:19:21,781 --> 00:19:24,704 He and the insurance company are suing to get out of paying the bill. 330 00:19:25,726 --> 00:19:27,321 It's over $80,000. 331 00:19:27,446 --> 00:19:28,796 It was his thumb. 332 00:19:28,921 --> 00:19:31,753 I couldn't let him toss it in the trash to save a few bucks. 333 00:19:36,202 --> 00:19:38,300 The pharm tech who called in sick is here. 334 00:19:38,425 --> 00:19:39,975 She's in your office. 335 00:19:42,013 --> 00:19:44,263 He barely even looks at me anymore. 336 00:19:44,905 --> 00:19:46,855 We haven't had sex in months. 337 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,300 You don't need pills to lose weight. 338 00:19:50,304 --> 00:19:53,525 There are healthier ways, legal ways. 339 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:55,993 You don't understand how hard it is. 340 00:19:56,148 --> 00:19:58,655 Ever since our second child, no matter what I do. 341 00:19:59,622 --> 00:20:02,772 I just wanted to lose ten more pounds and then stop. 342 00:20:04,066 --> 00:20:05,066 I'm sorry. 343 00:20:06,355 --> 00:20:08,081 Forging pharmaceutical orders... 344 00:20:08,249 --> 00:20:10,398 - Stealing... - Don't fire me, Dr. Cuddy. 345 00:20:10,523 --> 00:20:12,576 Please, I'm begging you. 346 00:20:13,510 --> 00:20:16,631 If Sam finds out, he'll divorce me for sure, and my kids... 347 00:20:18,412 --> 00:20:21,886 I will never do it again, I swear. Just give me a second chance. 348 00:20:24,471 --> 00:20:26,771 I won't report the theft to the DEA. 349 00:20:27,704 --> 00:20:29,102 But I have to fire you. 350 00:20:35,265 --> 00:20:37,861 Just take a few minutes to compose yourself, 351 00:20:38,660 --> 00:20:41,855 Then go down to HR and they'll give you your last check. 352 00:20:41,980 --> 00:20:44,534 I've been a perfect employee for seven years. 353 00:20:44,702 --> 00:20:46,842 I know, but this is too big. 354 00:20:48,282 --> 00:20:49,576 I'm sorry. 355 00:21:11,398 --> 00:21:12,648 How's it going? 356 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,504 Got three hours to save this place from bankruptcy, 357 00:21:15,629 --> 00:21:17,150 I fired one of my best employees, 358 00:21:17,318 --> 00:21:20,776 and the woman taking care of my child isn't returning my calls. 359 00:21:20,901 --> 00:21:24,333 Rachel's gonna be fine, I'm sure whoever he or she is deserved it, 360 00:21:24,458 --> 00:21:26,181 and we're not going bankrupt. 361 00:21:26,306 --> 00:21:28,083 - Are we? - Don't worry. 362 00:21:28,208 --> 00:21:30,352 The board will fire me before that happens. 363 00:21:30,477 --> 00:21:32,077 They'd never fire you. 364 00:21:32,961 --> 00:21:35,250 I just told Atlanticnet insurance I'd terminate 365 00:21:35,375 --> 00:21:37,170 unless they gave us a 12% bump. 366 00:21:37,704 --> 00:21:39,204 They might fire you. 367 00:21:39,953 --> 00:21:41,742 Marina, it's me. 368 00:21:42,283 --> 00:21:44,733 I haven't heard back from you, call me as soon as you can. 369 00:21:46,789 --> 00:21:47,989 You try Lucas? 370 00:21:48,114 --> 00:21:50,414 He's either sleeping or avoiding me. 371 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,311 - You in a fight? - Not yet, but we're gonna be. 372 00:22:02,944 --> 00:22:04,753 What should I do about Atlanticnet? 373 00:22:04,878 --> 00:22:08,580 You're asking a guy who paid full sticker price for his last car. 374 00:22:08,705 --> 00:22:09,905 You ask House? 375 00:22:11,313 --> 00:22:13,540 He's a manipulator who always gets what he wants. 376 00:22:13,990 --> 00:22:16,223 This situation is out of control enough already. 377 00:22:16,348 --> 00:22:18,991 House is the last person I want to get involved. 378 00:22:28,202 --> 00:22:29,511 Get out of my chair. 379 00:22:29,636 --> 00:22:30,946 And the answer is no. 380 00:22:31,071 --> 00:22:34,720 You ever noticed how many porn sites have "mom" in the domain name? 381 00:22:34,845 --> 00:22:37,800 Hot moms, hungry moms, mature moms. 382 00:22:38,332 --> 00:22:40,185 That ought to make you feel pretty good. 383 00:22:44,596 --> 00:22:45,872 What do you want? 384 00:22:45,997 --> 00:22:48,397 Looks like boils, altered mental status, 385 00:22:48,522 --> 00:22:50,908 and heart failure was called by renal cell carcinoma. 386 00:22:51,033 --> 00:22:53,037 I need your signature to treat him with malaria. 387 00:22:54,248 --> 00:22:57,617 - Don't worry, I'm giving him chemo too. - What is your obsession with malaria? 388 00:22:57,742 --> 00:23:00,075 Trying to play my part cutting costs. 389 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,274 Malaria is the simplest, cheapest method of delivering hypothermia. 390 00:23:04,091 --> 00:23:05,815 The only money you care about... 391 00:23:06,597 --> 00:23:09,053 You bet someone you could use malaria as a diagnostic tool? 392 00:23:10,454 --> 00:23:13,104 - That doesn't sound like me. - Forget it. 393 00:23:13,394 --> 00:23:15,038 Let me see if I've got this straight. 394 00:23:15,163 --> 00:23:18,046 A bet that puts one patient at minor risk is juvenile? 395 00:23:18,171 --> 00:23:19,814 And irresponsible and dangerous. 396 00:23:19,982 --> 00:23:22,317 But going all-in against Atlanticnet... 397 00:23:23,002 --> 00:23:24,152 Is not a bet. 398 00:23:24,658 --> 00:23:27,155 That is a carefully considered negotiating position. 399 00:23:28,860 --> 00:23:31,010 I'm gonna put this in your inbox. 400 00:23:31,579 --> 00:23:32,939 Hope it doesn't get lost 401 00:23:33,064 --> 00:23:36,018 Underneath all the other stuff you're carefully considering. 402 00:23:42,797 --> 00:23:44,352 Take a look at these schedules. 403 00:23:44,477 --> 00:23:46,888 - Let me know if you see any conflicts. - Got it. 404 00:23:47,013 --> 00:23:49,113 Ereshefsky actually did come in. 405 00:23:49,238 --> 00:23:51,137 You catch her leaving a sponge in a guy? 406 00:23:51,305 --> 00:23:53,228 - Wasn't a medical mistake. - What was it? 407 00:23:53,353 --> 00:23:54,943 Can't tell you now. She came in. 408 00:23:56,302 --> 00:23:58,567 Have you audited the ephedrine orders yet? 409 00:23:58,692 --> 00:23:59,813 Why? She confessed. 410 00:24:01,273 --> 00:24:02,723 - I will. - Today. 411 00:24:04,230 --> 00:24:06,777 - He's cussing you out in there now. - As long as he does it. 412 00:24:06,902 --> 00:24:09,277 - What a bitch. - What are you doing here? 413 00:24:09,402 --> 00:24:11,115 You were gonna be too busy for lunch. 414 00:24:11,283 --> 00:24:12,867 So my specialty, spinach lasagna. 415 00:24:13,035 --> 00:24:15,912 Didn't come looking for more people you could brag about our sex life too? 416 00:24:17,766 --> 00:24:21,316 From now on, I got nothing but bad things to say about that. 417 00:24:21,632 --> 00:24:23,032 Or nothing to say. 418 00:24:23,775 --> 00:24:25,927 What's going on with Marina? She hasn't called me. 419 00:24:26,052 --> 00:24:29,374 She was gonna call. I told her I'd let you know everything was okay. 420 00:24:29,499 --> 00:24:30,949 So her fever broke? 421 00:24:31,074 --> 00:24:33,304 What exactly does that mean, when a fever breaks? 422 00:24:33,596 --> 00:24:35,765 I'm very busy. Does she have a fever or not? 423 00:24:36,273 --> 00:24:39,310 That was gonna be your lunch? And you didn't have breakfast either. 424 00:24:40,679 --> 00:24:42,511 No, she doesn't have a fever, 425 00:24:42,636 --> 00:24:44,691 and the rash was a diaper rash. 426 00:24:44,859 --> 00:24:46,651 - She has a rash? - Little one. 427 00:24:48,343 --> 00:24:50,154 Lisa, don't worry, I'm telling you. 428 00:24:56,471 --> 00:24:58,621 I must've grabbed Marina's cell by mistake. 429 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,170 And I turned the ringer off on the home phone 430 00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:07,688 so I could sleep. 431 00:25:08,792 --> 00:25:10,883 - What are you doing to me? - Your deal's not done. 432 00:25:11,422 --> 00:25:12,422 Not yet. 433 00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:16,403 How about I take a quick look into the guy in charge of the negotiations? 434 00:25:16,528 --> 00:25:18,178 Or better yet, the CEO. 435 00:25:18,851 --> 00:25:20,963 If I get some dirt, you can use it as leverage. 436 00:25:21,088 --> 00:25:22,388 There's no time. 437 00:25:25,764 --> 00:25:27,692 How do you even find these guys? 438 00:25:32,401 --> 00:25:34,095 You should have seen his face. 439 00:25:34,220 --> 00:25:37,101 I thought he was gonna have a coronary in the tee box. 440 00:25:37,226 --> 00:25:41,205 Excuse me, you're Keith Tannenbaum, CEO of Atlanticnet insurance, right? 441 00:25:41,895 --> 00:25:45,217 - That's me. How can I help you? - I think we can help each other. 442 00:25:45,342 --> 00:25:49,047 I am Dr. Lisa Cuddy, dean of medicine at Princeton Plainsboro. 443 00:25:50,987 --> 00:25:53,304 - How are you? - I'm a little unhappy. 444 00:25:53,429 --> 00:25:55,929 You're aware our contract with your company is up this week? 445 00:25:56,097 --> 00:25:58,531 We have a negotiating team that's working all that out. 446 00:25:58,656 --> 00:26:01,430 Princeton Plainsboro has the highest-rated ER in the state, 447 00:26:01,555 --> 00:26:03,155 the most advanced ICU, 448 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,841 and the most innovative diagnostic medicine department 449 00:26:05,966 --> 00:26:07,106 in the country. 450 00:26:07,444 --> 00:26:08,594 Good to know. 451 00:26:08,719 --> 00:26:11,361 - Now if you don't mind... - While Atlanticnet insurance 452 00:26:11,529 --> 00:26:14,042 has a marketing budget that's more than our pediatric ICUs 453 00:26:14,167 --> 00:26:15,649 and transplant units combined. 454 00:26:15,774 --> 00:26:18,106 Your PGA sponsorship could pay for our walk-in clinic, 455 00:26:18,231 --> 00:26:21,994 and the money spent on your jets could fund our air ambulance service 456 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,773 - for the next three years. - Your point being? 457 00:26:24,898 --> 00:26:26,748 Your growth may be good for your bottom line, 458 00:26:26,873 --> 00:26:28,252 but ours saves lives. 459 00:26:28,802 --> 00:26:31,952 And I would rather not have to announce to the press 460 00:26:32,202 --> 00:26:36,206 how selective your company appears to be when it comes to cutting costs. 461 00:26:39,862 --> 00:26:41,212 Morgan was right. 462 00:26:42,193 --> 00:26:43,393 You are tough. 463 00:26:47,591 --> 00:26:50,893 You can portray me as a rich bastard in the press all you want. 464 00:26:51,018 --> 00:26:52,918 Just as long as I stay rich. 465 00:27:04,735 --> 00:27:06,441 - Stan is looking for you. - Busy. 466 00:27:06,566 --> 00:27:08,066 He said it's urgent. 467 00:27:12,238 --> 00:27:15,429 I don't understand how it's possible. I've checked it twice. 468 00:27:15,554 --> 00:27:17,424 - How much? - Ten cases. 469 00:27:18,441 --> 00:27:20,805 - Ten cases? - Going back three years. 470 00:27:21,759 --> 00:27:24,434 What have you been doing? You're supposed to be managing. 471 00:27:24,602 --> 00:27:26,382 The paperwork I signed was correct. 472 00:27:26,507 --> 00:27:28,467 She must have altered the orders afterwards. 473 00:27:28,676 --> 00:27:31,190 Didn't you ever cross-check it with the bills that came in? 474 00:27:31,804 --> 00:27:33,054 I delegated it. 475 00:27:33,514 --> 00:27:34,514 To whom? 476 00:27:35,983 --> 00:27:36,738 Gail. 477 00:27:37,369 --> 00:27:39,775 She seemed perfectly trustworthy. How was I supposed to know? 478 00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:41,576 - By doing your job. - Sorry. 479 00:27:41,744 --> 00:27:43,799 - Have you notified the DEA? - The DEA? 480 00:27:43,924 --> 00:27:45,499 Geez, Stan. Hello! 481 00:27:45,624 --> 00:27:48,583 You don't steal $50,000 worth of pills because you want to lose weight. 482 00:27:48,751 --> 00:27:51,799 She's supplying a meth lab. Just get her back in here. 483 00:27:52,408 --> 00:27:53,908 - All right. - Now. 484 00:27:59,782 --> 00:28:03,598 You ever want a job, trust me. He'll double what you're making here. 485 00:28:03,953 --> 00:28:05,722 Take it he liked my proposal. 486 00:28:06,185 --> 00:28:08,725 Enough to tell me to get my ass back over here today. 487 00:28:09,102 --> 00:28:10,102 Here. 488 00:28:10,743 --> 00:28:12,231 He's willing to go to 8%. 489 00:28:13,096 --> 00:28:14,996 - Eight? - We were at four. 490 00:28:15,511 --> 00:28:17,445 Your board's gonna think you walk on water. 491 00:28:19,022 --> 00:28:20,022 I want 12. 492 00:28:22,796 --> 00:28:24,496 You're not gonna get 12. 493 00:28:24,982 --> 00:28:28,790 - There's just no way. - 8% barely covers our cost inflation. 494 00:28:28,958 --> 00:28:31,483 Capitated structure should allow you to hold down inflation. 495 00:28:31,608 --> 00:28:34,692 And shifts all your risk onto us, which is why we deserve 12. 496 00:28:34,817 --> 00:28:37,882 Lisa, come on. The guy who mows my lawn makes more than my kid's teacher. 497 00:28:38,521 --> 00:28:40,899 The two guys whose lunch you interrupted could get fired, 498 00:28:41,024 --> 00:28:44,244 and their severance would be more than most of their employees make. 499 00:28:44,936 --> 00:28:47,642 It doesn't have anything to do with what you deserve. 500 00:28:49,417 --> 00:28:50,478 This is it. 501 00:28:54,303 --> 00:28:55,579 Take it or leave it. 502 00:29:24,617 --> 00:29:25,888 What are you doing? 503 00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:27,682 Know any good transplant surgeons? 504 00:29:27,979 --> 00:29:30,456 Turns out his kidneys aren't the only thing failing. 505 00:29:30,806 --> 00:29:32,233 And I know what you're thinking. 506 00:29:32,358 --> 00:29:34,851 Malaria wouldn't destroy his liver that fast, 507 00:29:34,976 --> 00:29:37,288 especially since we never infected him. 508 00:29:37,413 --> 00:29:38,841 - I thought... - Foreman thinks 509 00:29:38,966 --> 00:29:42,970 that he has the authority to overrule me because the FDA wouldn't approve. 510 00:29:43,369 --> 00:29:46,957 Don't worry. I'll deal with him. If you could just talk to Hourani... 511 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:51,497 What would you do? 512 00:29:52,969 --> 00:29:54,500 If you paged me during sex? 513 00:29:54,668 --> 00:29:57,018 About the contract with Atlanticnet. 514 00:29:58,283 --> 00:30:01,883 I got them to come up to 8%, but we should get at least 12. 515 00:30:03,048 --> 00:30:04,921 It's all numbers. Do the math 516 00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:06,554 and nothing else. 517 00:30:07,494 --> 00:30:09,694 It's not about my pride. It's about the principle. 518 00:30:09,819 --> 00:30:11,901 They're trying to screw us over because we're small. 519 00:30:12,026 --> 00:30:14,080 - They're supposed to do. - They should be pressuring 520 00:30:14,205 --> 00:30:17,353 other hospitals to be more like us, not trying to make us more like them. 521 00:30:17,478 --> 00:30:18,578 It's stupid. 522 00:30:19,572 --> 00:30:23,279 Putting your job on the line in an effort to stamp out stupidity isn't? 523 00:30:25,027 --> 00:30:26,027 You would. 524 00:30:27,079 --> 00:30:28,181 Probably. 525 00:30:28,391 --> 00:30:30,378 But then I also wanted to try to cure cancer 526 00:30:30,503 --> 00:30:33,289 by infecting a guy with malaria to win a $50 bet. 527 00:30:33,457 --> 00:30:35,457 You really want to be like me? 528 00:31:02,281 --> 00:31:04,434 As you know, for the past eight months, 529 00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:07,977 we've been trying to renegotiate our contract with Atlanticnet insurance. 530 00:31:08,102 --> 00:31:11,390 It's been a difficult process, but I wanted to let you all know, 531 00:31:11,515 --> 00:31:14,753 before we made the formal announcement that as of 5:00 p.m. today, 532 00:31:14,878 --> 00:31:17,288 our contract with Atlanticnet will be terminated. 533 00:31:18,281 --> 00:31:21,074 We've doubled the number of customer service representatives 534 00:31:21,199 --> 00:31:22,538 in our call center. 535 00:31:22,663 --> 00:31:26,485 Current patients will still be allowed to remain in our care for 30 days, 536 00:31:26,610 --> 00:31:28,581 but starting tomorrow, we will no longer 537 00:31:28,706 --> 00:31:31,973 be accepting patients with Atlanticnet health insurance. 538 00:31:37,106 --> 00:31:39,021 Why weren't we told about this sooner? 539 00:31:42,547 --> 00:31:44,847 Come on, Marina. Pick up the phone. 540 00:31:47,193 --> 00:31:48,193 I'm busy. 541 00:31:52,289 --> 00:31:54,245 - We found a liver match. - All right. 542 00:31:54,555 --> 00:31:56,941 Get him prepped. I'll straighten things out with Hourani. 543 00:31:57,066 --> 00:31:59,190 Hourani's not the problem. House is. 544 00:31:59,315 --> 00:32:01,093 Now he wants Chase to do the surgery. 545 00:32:01,218 --> 00:32:03,046 To prove to Hourani he doesn't need him? 546 00:32:03,171 --> 00:32:06,030 To prove to Thomas that Chase was his department's best surgeon. 547 00:32:06,155 --> 00:32:08,412 - What does Chase want to do? - He wants to do the surgery. 548 00:32:08,537 --> 00:32:10,594 - And you don't want him? - I don't care who does it. 549 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,985 - What's the problem? - To get our patient into the O.R., 550 00:32:13,110 --> 00:32:15,925 we've to get him on surgery schedule. To do that, we need someone 551 00:32:16,050 --> 00:32:18,849 to put him there who neither House nor Thomas can overrule. 552 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:35,040 What? 553 00:32:36,308 --> 00:32:39,373 - Would you rather I go back on Vicodin? - She's not massaging your leg. 554 00:32:39,541 --> 00:32:41,599 She will... Eventually. 555 00:32:42,257 --> 00:32:45,421 Why am I the only person here who cares what happens to this hospital? 556 00:32:45,985 --> 00:32:48,799 Get off your ass and get your department under control. 557 00:32:49,081 --> 00:32:51,024 At least for the next few days. 558 00:32:51,265 --> 00:32:53,554 Gonna take longer than a few days for a company 559 00:32:53,722 --> 00:32:55,105 of the size of Atlanticnet 560 00:32:55,230 --> 00:32:58,131 to start feeling the squeeze of your P.R. campaign. 561 00:32:58,439 --> 00:33:00,594 - If they ever do. - And you know this how? 562 00:33:00,719 --> 00:33:03,461 From all the time you've spent researching them and their contracts? 563 00:33:03,586 --> 00:33:06,650 - How they handle their press relations? - I know they have a nascar team. 564 00:33:07,357 --> 00:33:10,988 Despite what you may have learned at Hebrew school or from Jimmy Cliff, 565 00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:13,156 sometimes the bigger they are, 566 00:33:13,361 --> 00:33:15,220 the harder they kick your ass. 567 00:33:22,961 --> 00:33:24,691 I'm not trying to be greedy. 568 00:33:24,816 --> 00:33:28,464 But he's also not interested in being forced into a medical bankruptcy. 569 00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:32,315 Mr. Acevedo, I am sorry you're having financial difficulties. 570 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:34,678 But because of us, you still have a thumb. 571 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,420 I assume that's something a carpenter might need. 572 00:33:37,545 --> 00:33:40,768 I assume you didn't ask for this meeting so you could lecture my client. 573 00:33:42,249 --> 00:33:43,699 You have insurance. 574 00:33:43,918 --> 00:33:45,398 But by filing this suit, 575 00:33:45,566 --> 00:33:48,192 you've caused us to get paid nothing by them either. 576 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,786 - That's not our problem. - Actually it is, since he's responsible 577 00:33:50,911 --> 00:33:52,738 for any expense we're not reimbursed. 578 00:33:53,352 --> 00:33:56,308 But if you drop this suit and make it clear that Dr. Chase 579 00:33:56,433 --> 00:33:59,078 was acting in your best interest when he reattached your thumb, 580 00:33:59,246 --> 00:34:02,192 - we'll be able to resubmit the claim. - And you'll cover his deductible, 581 00:34:02,317 --> 00:34:04,956 attorney's fees, and 50 grand for pain and suffering? 582 00:34:05,081 --> 00:34:08,283 Actually, I was thinking more like we'd cover half his deductible, 583 00:34:08,500 --> 00:34:10,589 which means you'd only owe $16,000. 584 00:34:11,753 --> 00:34:13,453 You want him to pay you? 585 00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:15,866 Do you have any idea how much it costs? 586 00:34:15,991 --> 00:34:18,889 How many years it takes to train someone in microsurgery? 587 00:34:19,753 --> 00:34:21,451 We gave you back your life. 588 00:34:22,163 --> 00:34:24,728 You can still work. You can button your own shirt, 589 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:27,032 - hold a fork. - Martin, let's go. 590 00:34:28,278 --> 00:34:30,378 I'm sorry. I know I should pay. 591 00:34:30,998 --> 00:34:31,749 But, 592 00:34:32,174 --> 00:34:33,320 I just can't. 593 00:34:33,943 --> 00:34:35,462 I still cannot work. 594 00:34:35,587 --> 00:34:39,285 I'm already underwater on my house. And I have two kids with braces. 595 00:34:40,716 --> 00:34:42,913 You think you'd be in better shape without a thumb? 596 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:44,181 Right now... 597 00:34:44,611 --> 00:34:45,711 Financially? 598 00:34:47,297 --> 00:34:48,210 I would be. 599 00:34:50,417 --> 00:34:51,630 Well, so would we. 600 00:34:51,798 --> 00:34:55,380 But when you came in, we didn't think about that, we just took care of you. 601 00:34:55,505 --> 00:34:58,179 Made sure we did whatever you needed to get well. 602 00:34:58,347 --> 00:35:01,474 Yeah, right, all you doctors care about is healing. 603 00:35:01,642 --> 00:35:03,898 That's why there's those BMWs and Porsches in the parking. 604 00:35:04,023 --> 00:35:06,492 - Damn it. - Come on, we're out of here. 605 00:35:06,617 --> 00:35:09,558 - We'll see you in court. - You're right, you will. 606 00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:11,848 You still have a thumb because of us. 607 00:35:11,973 --> 00:35:14,826 And like everyone else, we don't work for free. 608 00:35:14,951 --> 00:35:18,794 We earn this money. And if we have to take your house to get it, we will. 609 00:35:26,171 --> 00:35:28,459 - What's going on? - I think they're fighting. 610 00:35:29,374 --> 00:35:31,552 Out of my way, now. Out of my way. 611 00:35:34,486 --> 00:35:36,217 What the hell is going on? 612 00:35:36,385 --> 00:35:38,485 I told them to use their words. 613 00:35:48,526 --> 00:35:51,124 That pharm tech is back. She's in your office. 614 00:35:51,423 --> 00:35:53,664 You, there. You, over there. 615 00:35:53,789 --> 00:35:56,885 I don't wanna hear a word out of either one of you until I get back. 616 00:36:00,512 --> 00:36:02,106 - You lied. - So? 617 00:36:02,839 --> 00:36:04,542 What're you gonna do about it? 618 00:36:05,777 --> 00:36:08,879 Well, for one... Notify the DEA. 619 00:36:09,004 --> 00:36:11,252 Good. I'm sure they'll be very interested to hear 620 00:36:11,377 --> 00:36:13,903 how doctor House forced me to help him steal the meds. 621 00:36:14,028 --> 00:36:16,106 And the administrator who he's having sex with 622 00:36:16,231 --> 00:36:17,841 has been helping him cover it up. 623 00:36:19,003 --> 00:36:20,928 You think you can lie your way out of this? 624 00:36:21,167 --> 00:36:22,217 Yeah, I do. 625 00:36:23,219 --> 00:36:25,650 Anything else you wanna know... bitch? 626 00:36:34,636 --> 00:36:37,983 - HBC wants to speak to you. - Tell him I'm busy. I did, but... 627 00:36:38,108 --> 00:36:39,408 Tell him I quit. 628 00:37:18,535 --> 00:37:20,235 You owe Lucas the money. 629 00:37:21,721 --> 00:37:23,805 We were having sex when you called. 630 00:37:29,386 --> 00:37:33,063 The breast milk guy finally found a doctor to give him what he wanted. 631 00:37:33,768 --> 00:37:36,418 If it works, it's way better than malaria. 632 00:37:39,692 --> 00:37:41,192 It was worth a shot. 633 00:37:47,340 --> 00:37:49,569 I thought they were the ones bluffing. 634 00:37:50,852 --> 00:37:52,952 No way they'd let us terminate. 635 00:37:56,707 --> 00:37:58,395 They're not gonna fire you. 636 00:37:59,428 --> 00:38:01,147 And you're not gonna quit. 637 00:38:03,123 --> 00:38:04,123 Why not? 638 00:38:06,426 --> 00:38:08,003 Because you're an idiot. 639 00:38:09,737 --> 00:38:11,232 This place needs you. 640 00:38:11,606 --> 00:38:13,216 And that matters to you. 641 00:38:20,181 --> 00:38:22,342 What do you think of that pharm tech? 642 00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:25,844 - She's a sociopath. - You knew she was stealing meds? 643 00:38:27,943 --> 00:38:29,932 But have you seen the way she opens the mail? 644 00:38:30,851 --> 00:38:32,434 Why didn't you ever tell me? 645 00:38:33,550 --> 00:38:35,562 Figured it might come in handy one day. 646 00:38:47,959 --> 00:38:50,545 Gail, I like you. I always have. 647 00:38:51,246 --> 00:38:55,193 And I know you must've gotten sucked up into a situation you couldn't control. 648 00:38:55,668 --> 00:38:57,751 Really, is that what happened with you and House? 649 00:38:58,982 --> 00:39:02,256 I'm not gonna back down just because you threaten to smear me. 650 00:39:04,043 --> 00:39:07,747 Now, if you agree to tell the truth, there are things I can do to help. 651 00:39:08,930 --> 00:39:11,625 Think about your husband, your kids. 652 00:39:13,152 --> 00:39:15,952 I know you're a good person deep down inside. 653 00:39:16,654 --> 00:39:20,554 You can't completely hide everything about yourself in seven years. 654 00:39:24,571 --> 00:39:25,821 You're an idiot. 655 00:39:26,758 --> 00:39:30,478 I started stealing from here six months after you hired me. 656 00:39:31,394 --> 00:39:34,037 You still don't even know the half of it, and you never will. 657 00:39:34,895 --> 00:39:37,668 You wouldn't have even found out about this if I hadn't gotten sick. 658 00:39:38,036 --> 00:39:40,730 And you aren't as tough as you think you are. 659 00:39:41,143 --> 00:39:43,896 There's no way you'd let this job get taken away. 660 00:39:45,091 --> 00:39:46,541 And if I go down... 661 00:39:47,847 --> 00:39:49,178 You're going down. 662 00:40:05,396 --> 00:40:08,458 Can you tell Stan to give this to the DEA agent when he comes by. 663 00:40:09,077 --> 00:40:11,184 - A flower? - Yeah, Lucas gave it to me. 664 00:40:11,309 --> 00:40:13,194 I thought he might come in handy one day. 665 00:40:13,319 --> 00:40:16,580 I started stealing from here six months after you hired me. 666 00:40:17,325 --> 00:40:18,165 Nice. 667 00:40:19,350 --> 00:40:21,453 Least I came out on top once today. 668 00:40:21,578 --> 00:40:22,963 Where you going? 669 00:40:23,088 --> 00:40:25,422 To hand the board of my resignation. 670 00:40:25,907 --> 00:40:29,219 Hopefully whoever they hire to replace me can still get the 8%. 671 00:40:35,768 --> 00:40:38,600 I've been trying to get in touch with you all day. 672 00:40:40,526 --> 00:40:41,940 All right, I understand. 673 00:40:42,065 --> 00:40:43,515 Just how is Rachel? 674 00:40:44,626 --> 00:40:45,776 And the rash? 675 00:40:47,262 --> 00:40:48,153 Great. 676 00:40:48,321 --> 00:40:49,771 I'll be home early. 677 00:40:55,429 --> 00:40:56,429 You bitch. 678 00:40:59,809 --> 00:41:01,909 I didn't think you'd actually do it. 679 00:41:02,541 --> 00:41:03,877 I told you I would. 680 00:41:04,897 --> 00:41:06,297 Call the dogs off. 681 00:41:09,927 --> 00:41:11,218 You got your 12. 682 00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:14,539 Congratulations. 683 00:43:04,491 --> 00:43:06,083 You gonna get that?