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You Fired A Genius Surgeon
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00:00:00A catastrophic multi-vehicle collision rocked the city, sending a surge of critically injured
00:00:07patients flooding into Bale Hospital's emergency department. The fate of these accident victims
00:00:13now rests in the hands of Bale's surgical team, their last hope for survival in the face of
00:00:18devastating trauma. Facials crashing! We need an attending surgeon now! All the hours are full,
00:00:24we got three more criticals incoming. Sir, the patient trauma 3 is coding. Well,
00:00:29I can't leave this one. Where's Dr. Stevens? We need another attending surgeon. Everyone else is in the EOR.
00:00:50Need a hand? A new hire. You just started this month. Some junior surgeon fresh out of residency isn't
00:00:58ready for a level one trauma like this? The patient's pressure is dropping. Time to prove yourself,
00:01:02Dr. Marksman. The patient's yours.
00:01:10Okay, we are going to perform a modified whipple. Whipple? For trauma? That's insane. Trust me.
00:01:17medicine bomb scissors. Dr. Rhodes, I need you to retract here. That procedure will take hours. The patient won't survive.
00:01:29Bovey cautery. Watch.
00:01:33He's doing it in half the normal time. The bleeding. It's under control. But how did he...
00:01:48Silk suture.
00:01:54Parker, I want you to clamp exactly where I show you.
00:01:57I've never seen anything like this. Almost done.
00:02:14This patient's going to make a full recovery.
00:02:16Jesus, Adrian. What you just pulled off is impossible. I thought you were just some rookie
00:02:29surgeon, but that... that was the most incredible technique I've ever witnessed. Where did you learn
00:02:35to operate like that? What you just did will go down in the history books. Wait. I heard President
00:02:41Vail personally recruited a medical prodigy who revolutionized surgical procedures at Mass General. Is that you?
00:02:54Final suture. Miss Vail's new pancreatic duct is anastomosed.
00:03:03Doctor!
00:03:03Doctor! The nurses... they said you did it. And you... you actually did.
00:03:14Sir, you shouldn't be in here during an operation.
00:03:17Every surgeon on the west coast said it was inoperable, that she only had weeks to live, but...
00:03:22you... you saved my Catherine. She'll make a full recovery, President Vail.
00:03:28Name your price, whatever it is. We need you at Vail. My hospital.
00:03:33Look, I'll explain later. Right now we have three critical patients that need specialized procedures.
00:03:40It's going to take hours. Y'all should go home, get some rest.
00:03:45I'll take over from here. Okay. Good work, everyone.
00:04:01You're all stable. Every single one of them. Stabilized.
00:04:15You're all stable. Every single one of them. Stabilized.
00:04:29Oh, the sun's coming up. You must have operated all night.
00:04:34You're a machine.
00:04:35Well, that's why they pay me the big bucks. All right. It's time for some much-needed Shad-Eye.
00:04:53Hey, you.
00:05:01Hey, yourself.
00:05:02I've been operating all night.
00:05:05I saved every single patient in that pileup.
00:05:08What I did was extraordinary.
00:05:11How do you always know exactly what I needed?
00:05:15Because I know you.
00:05:18Better than anyone.
00:05:25Blueberry. Your favorite.
00:05:27You remembered.
00:05:28Where's your dad?
00:05:30You know, I've been thinking lately about us.
00:05:36I know it's only been a month, but it just feels different.
00:05:41It's the third time this week.
00:05:51Hospital food's better than someone else's.
00:05:55So who's this marksman guy?
00:05:56His surgical skills are unreal.
00:05:58Sure. I thought he was just another new hire.
00:06:00I had no idea he could handle complex traumas like that.
00:06:04With a talent like this, you'd think that he'd be running his own department right now.
00:06:11What is this, a hospital or a nail salon?
00:06:17Last I checked, I'm not paying you doctors to sit around and gossip.
00:06:23Who is this guy?
00:06:26Preston Vale, Preston Vale's son, Harvard MBA.
00:06:29He's taking over as hospital administrator while his father takes care of his wife,
00:06:32who just recovered from an experimental pancreatic duodenectomy.
00:06:37I'm sorry, am I looking at two board-certified surgeons?
00:06:41Or med school dropouts?
00:06:44Hard to tell based on your behavior.
00:06:46Sir, about last-
00:06:47Save it.
00:06:49Parker.
00:06:50You couldn't even manage a simple trauma rotation.
00:06:54You're fired.
00:06:55Clear out your office.
00:06:57New management means new standards.
00:07:00It's time to separate the real surgeons from the posers.
00:07:04Attention in everybody's attention now.
00:07:08If you expect to keep your obscenely overpaid jobs, every surgery must be perfect.
00:07:14No complications, no deaths.
00:07:17This second-rate medicine stops right now.
00:07:20Who does he think he is, Dr. House?
00:07:25What is this?
00:07:27Excellence in emergency medicine?
00:07:30Save your ego stroking for your own time.
00:07:32This is a hospital.
00:07:36We need surgeons, not trophy collectors.
00:07:40That was from my residency direction.
00:07:42Oh, cry me a river.
00:07:44Maybe if you spent a little bit more time on your patients,
00:07:47and a little less time collecting gold stars, you'd be a real doctor.
00:07:51You're fired.
00:07:52Excuse me?
00:07:53Make sure she gets a souvenir from the gift shop,
00:07:55just to show her how grateful we are for her time here.
00:07:58Yes, sir.
00:07:59Would you prefer a fountain pen or a snow globe?
00:08:03That was good. Let's go.
00:08:05Well, well, well.
00:08:11What do we have here?
00:08:13Sleeping after a shift?
00:08:16Rise and shine, superstar.
00:08:22Did I order a wake-up call?
00:08:24No, you didn't.
00:08:26But here's one anyway.
00:08:27You are fired.
00:08:32Are you serious?
00:08:33You're firing me?
00:08:35Do you need me to draw you a diagram, doctor?
00:08:38Well, no, but there must be some sort of mistake.
00:08:41Fiona, what's his position here?
00:08:43He's a new surgical resident, Mr. Vale.
00:08:49What's he make?
00:08:50700,000.
00:08:52That's standard for a trauma surgeon.
00:08:54700?
00:08:56Are you insane?
00:08:57You're giving resident money to a first-year who sleeps on the job?
00:09:00This hospital is being scammed!
00:09:03I just worked all night, okay?
00:09:05I'm just taking a nap.
00:09:06Oh, so now you're expecting overtime pay?
00:09:09Seen lazy doctors, but this is criminal negligence.
00:09:13What were you thinking hiring this fraud?
00:09:15Are they as dumb as these hack surgeons, or this is some sort of insurance scam?
00:09:20Adrian and I might be sleeping together, but I can't let him drag me down.
00:09:25My career comes first.
00:09:27Boy, bye.
00:09:29There must be some clerical error.
00:09:31These credentials.
00:09:33Other residents make a fraction of that salary.
00:09:35Fiona?
00:09:36Dr. Marksman, you are F-I-R-E-D fired.
00:09:46Clear out your office, clear out your locker, and get the hell out of my hospital.
00:09:51This is a mistake, okay?
00:09:54You need to check the surgical lock.
00:09:55You don't get to wear that.
00:10:03I see.
00:10:04Sir, Dr. Marksman is an amazing surgeon.
00:10:09You don't understand.
00:10:10He's the one who-
00:10:11Didn't I fire you two already?
00:10:13Beat it.
00:10:14Vale is still the number one hospital in the nation, okay?
00:10:17Don't make this worse for yourselves.
00:10:37I understand.
00:10:38Hospital politics.
00:10:40I know it's only been a month, but there is something real between us.
00:10:45Meet me in the lobby after your shift.
00:10:47I'll be waiting.
00:10:56You care to explain that little exchange?
00:11:04The board won't like this.
00:11:05Four attendings dismissed in one day.
00:11:08Patient care will suffer.
00:11:10Fear is a weapon, Fiona.
00:11:12I intend to wield it.
00:11:14Or perhaps you're more concerned with one surgeon in particular.
00:11:18Your little scam artist situation ship.
00:11:20No, Preston.
00:11:22He means nothing to me.
00:11:23Really.
00:11:24I have no personal stake in your staffing decision.
00:11:26Let's be clear about your future here.
00:11:29Do you want to be with the nobody collecting unemployment checks?
00:11:34Or the man who signs everyone's paychecks, including yours?
00:11:38The man who signs everyone's paychecks.
00:11:44Even the most attractive administrators need to be reminded who's in charge around here.
00:11:48The man who signs everyone's paychecks.
00:11:56Hey, Dad.
00:11:57What's wrong?
00:11:58Your mother's having a rough week of recovery.
00:12:00She'll be okay, but I need you to take full control of the hospital.
00:12:05And Preston, there's something critical you need to know.
00:12:08Of course.
00:12:08What is it?
00:12:10That new surgeon, Dr. Marksman.
00:12:12Whatever happens, make sure you take care of him.
00:12:15Dr. Marksman?
00:12:17Dr. Marksman, you're fucking fired.
00:12:19Get out of my hospital.
00:12:21Christ, the resident I just fired?
00:12:25Preston?
00:12:26Are you there?
00:12:28Check the staff roster.
00:12:29Um, see if we have another marksman working for us here.
00:12:35I had to back up the brakes truck to get him here.
00:12:38He's the surgeon who saved your mother's life.
00:12:40And he's pioneering our experimental surgery program.
00:12:44The hospital's reputation rests on his work.
00:12:53Ah, yes, I see now.
00:12:54There's another surgeon attending with that name.
00:12:58Dr. Marksman, pioneer in experimental trauma surgery.
00:13:01Two-time Florence Nightingale, medal recipient for medical excellence.
00:13:05Three times Apex award winner for clinical research.
00:13:08Is this who you mean, Dad?
00:13:09That's our man.
00:13:10There's another surgeon with the same last name
00:13:12who's been a disaster for us.
00:13:15Negligent, lazy, you name it.
00:13:17Do me a favor, fire him.
00:13:20Already done, Dad.
00:13:21I fired his slacker ass this morning.
00:13:24Thank God.
00:13:25Almost thought I fired our star surgeon.
00:13:28Good work, son.
00:13:30I'll visit when your mother's stronger.
00:13:33Just, uh, just take care of Mom, all right?
00:13:35I got everything else under control.
00:13:44See?
00:13:45Told you that slacker resident I fired was worthless.
00:13:48Now, about your career trajectory.
00:13:52Mr. Vale, sir.
00:13:54Can't you see I'm busy?
00:13:55Multiple traumas incoming.
00:13:56The six-car pileup.
00:13:57You fired half our surgery team.
00:13:59What's your point?
00:14:00ER is crashing.
00:14:02We've no one left who can handle it.
00:14:09Give me the situation.
00:14:10Now.
00:14:12Six critical traumas, three more incoming.
00:14:15Multiple crush injuries, arterial bleed, sir.
00:14:18We're losing patients.
00:14:20What are our options?
00:14:21There might be one solution.
00:14:23Well, spit it out.
00:14:24Dr. Marksman.
00:14:26He handled four critical traumas alone last night.
00:14:28If we can get him back here.
00:14:30Marksman.
00:14:31Right.
00:14:31That's the man we need.
00:14:32Fiona, call him.
00:14:33Which Dr. Marksman should I?
00:14:36The genius surgeon.
00:14:37The one I didn't fire.
00:14:38Keep up.
00:14:43What the hell?
00:14:45Where'd all this stuff go?
00:14:49Idiot left us research notes.
00:15:06Modified trauma protocol.
00:15:08Wait.
00:15:10These are his revolutionary procedures.
00:15:15Oh, this is brilliant work.
00:15:20Hello?
00:15:21Dr. Marksman.
00:15:22Multiple critical traumas in the ER.
00:15:25Preston Vale says if you can handle this crisis,
00:15:27there's a monster promotion waiting.
00:15:30I'm on my way.
00:15:34With Adrian's techniques, I'll look like a genius.
00:15:38They'll make me department head.
00:15:40And I can finally make seven figures.
00:15:42Well?
00:15:49Dr. Marksman's on his way.
00:15:51Thank God.
00:16:02Now, about your loyalty.
00:16:05Adrian meant nothing.
00:16:07I was using him to advance my career.
00:16:10You're my future.
00:16:11That's my girl.
00:16:20Beyond the shift ended an hour ago,
00:16:22the boss's son is up to something.
00:16:26To hell with this.
00:16:27I'm going up.
00:16:37I'm going up.
00:16:43Piece of shit!
00:16:53Use your hand.
00:16:55Piece of shit!
00:16:59And on my girl.
00:17:05Use your hand!
00:17:07oh knock it off adrian you mean to tell me that the brilliant surgeon can't see what's been
00:17:20happening under his o- oh knock it off adrian you mean to tell me
00:17:24bone nose you mean to tell me that you've been messing that the brilliant surgeon can't see
00:17:31what's been happening under his o- around with this incompetent nepo baby i can choose who i
00:17:39own nose you mean to tell me that you've been messing
00:17:42what and i don't want a disgrace surgeon with no future around with this incompetent nepo baby
00:17:50i can choose who i
00:17:51you pathetic loser what and i don't want a disgrace surgeon with no future
00:18:01you pathetic loser
00:18:07you pathetic loser
00:18:11you
00:18:16you
00:18:20you
00:18:22you
00:18:26you
00:18:28you
00:18:30we're done
00:18:38we're done adrian
00:18:42ancient history
00:18:44are you serious
00:18:45just like that
00:18:47sorry that this bum wrinkled your jacket
00:18:50why are you doing this fiona am i just a stepping stone to you i need someone with the future not someone who sleeps while patients are dying
00:19:02dying
00:19:06keep it for when you get lonely and horny
00:19:08it's the closest you'll ever come to the real thing again
00:19:12oh
00:19:14oh
00:19:18look at us adrian
00:19:20i'm the future of veil hospital and you
00:19:22you're just a slacker
00:19:24just a slacker and scrubs
00:19:26you're washed up marksman
00:19:28perhaps try nursing
00:19:30i hear
00:19:31i hear they're always hiring
00:19:32i hear they're always hiring
00:19:33piona i met you here and it made me want to stay
00:19:36i thought we could build a family together
00:19:40get over yourself
00:19:42do you think i'm gonna stay with someone who lied about their credentials
00:19:45president veil would never have hired someone who sleeps during shifts
00:19:52we're done
00:19:54i'm not done
00:19:55but when i am
00:19:57there won't be a veil hospital left standing
00:19:59you can count on that
00:20:02no no no don't you move an inch right there adrian
00:20:08your troubles are just getting started
00:20:14he'll authorize you to be here
00:20:16mr veil i'm pleased to announce that under my supervision
00:20:19we've stabilized all the patients from the multi-car accident
00:20:22and the situation is completely under control
00:20:25you're dr marksman
00:20:27ah yes the very same
00:20:29my father mentioned your exceptional credentials
00:20:32harvard medical wasn't it
00:20:35these morons have no idea i'm taking credit for adrian's revolutionary techniques
00:20:40as long as the boss's son is impressed
00:20:42i'll be chief of surgery by next month
00:20:45mr veil i've identified who's responsible for all the issues in or3 today
00:20:50he was sleeping while a patient almost died on the table
00:20:54clear-cut medical malfeasance
00:20:57dr hart
00:21:07incredible news
00:21:08dr adrian marksman
00:21:10that surgical pioneer that you've been tracking
00:21:12he's just been terminated from veil hospital
00:21:14when
00:21:16less than an hour ago
00:21:18dismissed by president veil's son
00:21:20oh
00:21:23amazing
00:21:24i'd pay to see nelson veil's face when he discovers that his price surgeon
00:21:30was fired by his submental son
00:21:32with our respect we're still establishing our reputation
00:21:37would someone of marksman's caliber even consider joining us
00:21:41we'll offer him whatever it takes
00:21:44full department autonomy
00:21:46research funding
00:21:48state-of-the-art facilities
00:21:50and if necessary
00:21:52my personal involvement
00:21:54his techniques could revolutionize surgical care
00:21:58have my car brought round
00:22:00i'm going to veil hospital personally
00:22:03and adrian marksman
00:22:05he's leaving with me
00:22:07alphesians
00:22:14what kind of delusional accusation is that
00:22:16now don't insult our intelligence
00:22:18a patient coded while you were off taking a nap
00:22:21the timing couldn't possibly be coincidental
00:22:23yet you stand there denying it
00:22:25this is crazy
00:22:26you've all passed me off as some second-rate surgeon
00:22:29and when a complication occurs
00:22:30which happened in this hospital
00:22:32under your incompetent leadership
00:22:35you blame me
00:22:38the collective medical knowledge in this room
00:22:40isn't enough to fill a prescription pad
00:22:42if you were even half the surgeon that you claim to be
00:22:46you would still have a job
00:22:49i'm not going to stand here and debate medicine
00:22:51with you in front of mr veil security
00:22:53please detain him
00:23:00what exactly are you accusing me of
00:23:02either confess to medical malfeasance
00:23:05or they'll escort you to the police
00:23:07for criminal negligence
00:23:09adrian i never realized you were capable
00:23:12of endangering patients
00:23:14what other medical atrocities have you committed
00:23:16you better confess now
00:23:18or we'll do everything in your power
00:23:19to make sure you lose your medical license
00:23:21come on
00:23:24go ahead
00:23:25do your worst
00:23:26let's see if a single piece of evidence
00:23:28holds up in front of the medical board
00:23:30you really
00:23:33underestimate my family's influence don't you
00:23:36don't you realize that mr veil here can
00:23:38end your entire career with one phone call
00:23:41sir i strongly recommend that we make an example
00:23:44out of him
00:23:45after all he'll be a danger to his patients
00:23:47wherever he goes
00:23:48priston
00:23:49you can't let him walk away after this
00:23:51not after what he did to our patients
00:23:54i'm contacting the medical board right now
00:23:57as of this moment
00:23:58dr adrian marksman is blacklisted from veil hospital
00:24:01and every medical institute in the country
00:24:04plans in motion adrian
00:24:06do you know what that means
00:24:08it means that you
00:24:09will never practice medicine
00:24:10in this country again
00:24:12i have one question before i go
00:24:16does your father know you fired me
00:24:19my father's the one who asked me to fire you
00:24:21you dipshit
00:24:23you thought you were some brilliant surgical god
00:24:28didn't you
00:24:29security remove this criminal from hospital property immediately
00:24:32immediately
00:24:33yes doctor
00:24:34right away sir
00:24:35that's quite enough
00:24:52let him go
00:24:54dr marksman is about to accept the position
00:24:57as chief of surgical innovation
00:25:00at heart medical center
00:25:03i know you
00:25:04you're vivian heart
00:25:06the surgical upstar from that medical clinic across town
00:25:09that's dr vivian heart to you
00:25:12mr veil
00:25:13vivian
00:25:14i haven't seen you since the john hopkins symposium
00:25:16like i haven't seen you since the john hopkins symposium like four or five years ago
00:25:21what are you doing here
00:25:23four or five years ago
00:25:24what are you doing here
00:25:25well i'm here for the most innovative surgeon in the country of course
00:25:29wait
00:25:31wait
00:25:32are you seriously suggesting this negligent doctor has value
00:25:36he was sleeping during rounds
00:25:38is this how veil hospital discards its exceptional talent
00:25:42your father built this institution's reputation of medical excellence not petty politics
00:25:50dr hart with all due respect
00:25:52this is a conversation between medical directors
00:25:54someone in your position should recognize when to maintain silence
00:25:58dr hart
00:26:00i must inform you that dr marksman represents a serious liability
00:26:04he compromised patient safety
00:26:06and i don't believe i requested your medical opinion
00:26:09dr
00:26:10marksman
00:26:11david marksman
00:26:12i have neither time nor interest in your assessment
00:26:17after he decided to go to sleep
00:26:19we had a critical surgical complication
00:26:22his negligence led to the problem
00:26:24his actions not only endangered patients
00:26:27it compromised my hospital's reputation
00:26:31are you really willing to defend someone
00:26:33who violates the hippocratic oath
00:26:35did you actually consult with your father before dismissing dr marksman
00:26:40of course i consulted my father
00:26:43he's the one who specifically mentioned his dangerous surgical shortcuts
00:26:47and inflated reputation
00:26:49dangerous shortcuts
00:26:51is that what president veil really said
00:26:53his exact words were remove him at first opportunity
00:26:57president veil was the one that recruited me this makes absolutely no sense
00:27:00please adrian the president wouldn't personally recruit a mid-level surgeon like you
00:27:06those gala invitations were professional courtesy
00:27:10not genuine respect
00:27:12well if that's the way things work at veil i have nothing more to contribute
00:27:15to any of you
00:27:16dr marksman would you consider joining heart medical center as our chief of surgery
00:27:23well i've
00:27:24full department autonomy
00:27:26protected research time
00:27:28a surgical fellowship in your name
00:27:30and a seven-figure salary package
00:27:33package.
00:28:03And cash.
00:28:06Dr. Marksman,
00:28:08I want you to revolutionize our
00:28:10surgery program.
00:28:11Hopefully this shows you.
00:28:13I mean what I say.
00:28:21Chief of surgery?
00:28:25You're offering all this
00:28:26to a surgeon who can't even
00:28:28keep his eyes open on the job?
00:28:30Dr. Hart, have you completely
00:28:31lost your medical judgment or are you on
00:28:33drugs? This is
00:28:35absurd. He was a mediocre surgeon
00:28:37here at Vail. And now
00:28:39you're positioning him to lead your entire
00:28:41surgical department?
00:28:44The medical board
00:28:45should review your hiring practices.
00:28:49Vivian,
00:28:50I appreciate
00:28:51your confidence.
00:28:53This isn't about money.
00:28:56Maybe there's something beyond
00:28:57professional opportunity
00:28:59that might interest you?
00:29:01She's offering herself up to him!
00:29:03She can't do that!
00:29:04Are you a doctor?
00:29:05Or a call girl?
00:29:07At Hart Medical Center,
00:29:08you will be given everything a surgeon of your
00:29:10caliber deserves.
00:29:12Including
00:29:13a boss that would do
00:29:15absolutely anything to recognize
00:29:16your value.
00:29:17And I don't mean anything,
00:29:19Dr. Marksman.
00:29:21Dr. Hart.
00:29:23For the sake of your own reputation,
00:29:25you need to know that this hack
00:29:26you're so eagerly pursuing
00:29:28has a documented history
00:29:30of negligence.
00:29:31My father confirmed it himself.
00:29:33Is that precisely what
00:29:35Nelson Bale told you?
00:29:36His exact words.
00:29:39Negligence, Serge.
00:29:41What are those?
00:29:41Personal gifts
00:29:45from your father?
00:29:49My fellowship offer?
00:29:51My personal research lab?
00:29:53My surgical team?
00:29:55I'm leaving it all behind.
00:29:58You can tell
00:29:59President Bale
00:30:00that as of this moment,
00:30:01Dr. Marksman
00:30:02has permanently withdrawn
00:30:03from Bale Hospital
00:30:05and all of its
00:30:06affiliated institutions.
00:30:08You know what?
00:30:08Spare us the theatrics,
00:30:10Adrienne.
00:30:10You never deserve
00:30:11those privileges
00:30:12in the first place.
00:30:14The medical board
00:30:15is going to see
00:30:15that justice is done.
00:30:17Oh.
00:30:18Your stupidity,
00:30:20it's just astonishing.
00:30:22You treat pioneering surgeons
00:30:24like disposable scalpels.
00:30:26This man
00:30:27is a life-saving artist.
00:30:33Dr. Hart,
00:30:34I understand
00:30:35there's some competition
00:30:36between your center
00:30:37and Bale Hospital.
00:30:38Yeah.
00:30:39Look,
00:30:39I'll be real.
00:30:40We're struggling
00:30:41to get out
00:30:42from under their shadow.
00:30:43Look,
00:30:43I'd be happy
00:30:43to help you out with that.
00:30:45Take me on
00:30:46and I'll transform Hart
00:30:47into the number one
00:30:48surgical institution
00:30:49in the country.
00:30:52Look at yourself,
00:30:53Adrienne,
00:30:54offering your skills
00:30:55to a struggling clinic.
00:30:57How pathetically desperate.
00:30:59Oh.
00:31:00A backstabbing
00:31:02bottom feeder like you
00:31:03has absolutely
00:31:03no right
00:31:04to judge a surgeon
00:31:05of his caliber.
00:31:06How dare you
00:31:07talk to me like that?
00:31:09Your malpractice
00:31:10has caused
00:31:11catastrophic damage
00:31:12to my hospital's reputation.
00:31:15As the responsible party,
00:31:16I demand that you
00:31:18issue a formal apology
00:31:19to one of the major
00:31:20medical journals
00:31:21and with an explanation
00:31:23to every affected
00:31:24Bale Hospital patient.
00:31:27Refuse me
00:31:28and I will ensure
00:31:29that the medical board
00:31:30revokes your license
00:31:31permanently.
00:31:31That accusation
00:31:33isn't just baseness.
00:31:34It's absurd.
00:31:36What exactly do you think
00:31:37you're gonna do about it?
00:31:38You've got no choice
00:31:40but to sign this confession.
00:31:41Oh, stop threatening
00:31:42my chief surgeon.
00:31:43If you insist
00:31:44on pursuing this vendetta,
00:31:46have your attorney
00:31:47send a formal complaint
00:31:48to Hart Medical Center.
00:31:50We'll consider it
00:31:50nothing less
00:31:51than a declaration
00:31:52of total war.
00:31:54If it's war you want,
00:31:57I will obliterate
00:31:58your dime store clinic
00:31:59with everything
00:32:00that I've got.
00:32:02Let's go.
00:32:03One more second
00:32:04and this cesspool
00:32:05is gonna make me
00:32:05physically ill.
00:32:15Mr. Bale,
00:32:16don't you waste
00:32:17another precious moment
00:32:18on those
00:32:19secondary practitioners.
00:32:21David,
00:32:22you've proven
00:32:22your loyalty.
00:32:24The chief of surgery
00:32:25position is yours
00:32:26effective immediately.
00:32:27This is,
00:32:29this is extraordinary.
00:32:31I,
00:32:31thank you.
00:32:32I,
00:32:32I,
00:32:35I am honored
00:32:35beyond words.
00:32:37Don't forget
00:32:37about me, Preston.
00:32:40Don't worry, babe.
00:32:41You will be
00:32:42thoroughly compensated
00:32:44for your loyalty.
00:32:46How exciting.
00:32:48Mr. Bale,
00:32:49I swear on my medical oath
00:32:51that I will not
00:32:52disappoint you.
00:32:53Mr. Bale,
00:32:55a commuter train
00:32:56derailed,
00:32:56six critical patients
00:32:57incoming.
00:32:58Dr. Marksman,
00:32:59OR1 now.
00:33:00Now's your time
00:33:01to shine,
00:33:01Dr. Marksman.
00:33:02Shit,
00:33:03I'm screwed.
00:33:04Adrian's surgical
00:33:04journal with all
00:33:05his proprietary
00:33:06techniques is still
00:33:07in my office.
00:33:08If Preston finds out,
00:33:09I stole it
00:33:10and then couldn't
00:33:10even use it properly.
00:33:11I implemented
00:33:14a groundbreaking
00:33:16surgical protocol
00:33:17that I invented
00:33:18myself.
00:33:18These techniques
00:33:19are revolutionary.
00:33:21I'll walk you
00:33:22through it in detail
00:33:22after the emergency.
00:33:24It's impressive,
00:33:25Dr. Marksman.
00:33:26You've obviously
00:33:26got your own
00:33:27methodology.
00:33:28No need to bore
00:33:29me with the specifics.
00:33:30I trust your brilliance.
00:33:32Keep up the good work,
00:33:33Dr. Marksman.
00:33:34With you leading
00:33:34my surgical team,
00:33:35I can focus on
00:33:36what really matters,
00:33:38hospital expansion.
00:33:39Again, sir,
00:33:42I'm deeply honored.
00:33:49Behold,
00:33:50Vail Hospital's
00:33:51new chief of surgery.
00:33:53Let's see how
00:33:53all these condescending
00:33:54clowns treat me now.
00:33:59Glad you're feeling
00:34:00better, honey.
00:34:02Yeah.
00:34:02Well, sorry.
00:34:04Who's this?
00:34:05Nelson Vail speaking.
00:34:10President Vail,
00:34:11Dr. Vivian Hart here.
00:34:13I am calling
00:34:14to let you know
00:34:15that as of this morning,
00:34:16Hart Medical Center
00:34:17has officially entered
00:34:19the experimental
00:34:19surgery arena.
00:34:21Revolutionary surgical
00:34:22procedures are
00:34:23Vail Hospital's domain.
00:34:25Are you absolutely
00:34:26certain you want
00:34:27to pick this fight?
00:34:29This is merely
00:34:29a professional
00:34:30courtesy call,
00:34:31not an invitation
00:34:32for debate.
00:34:33Now, just
00:34:34Just that conniving
00:34:40bitch plotting.
00:34:42She knows
00:34:43Adrian
00:34:43is our
00:34:44surgical secret weapon.
00:34:46Why would she
00:34:47deliberately provoke
00:34:48a medical war
00:34:49she has absolutely
00:34:50no chance of winning?
00:34:53Unless
00:34:53Dad, we've got
00:35:01multiple traumas
00:35:02coming in.
00:35:02Just tell me
00:35:03you didn't
00:35:03fire Dr. Marksman.
00:35:06Dad, relax.
00:35:08Fire the other one.
00:35:09That incompetent
00:35:10slacker resident
00:35:11that you mentioned.
00:35:12Then explain to me
00:35:13why Hart Medical Center
00:35:15believes they can
00:35:16suddenly challenge
00:35:17our surgical supremacy.
00:35:20Because I
00:35:21masterfully led
00:35:22Vivian Hart
00:35:23into a false
00:35:23sense of reality.
00:35:25There's not way
00:35:25a mediocre doctor
00:35:26can revolutionize
00:35:27surgical procedures.
00:35:28I convinced
00:35:30Vivian
00:35:30that she's
00:35:31acquired
00:35:31surgical brilliance
00:35:32when in reality
00:35:33she's hired
00:35:34our disgraced
00:35:35discarded loser.
00:35:37So you
00:35:37deliberately
00:35:38manipulated
00:35:39Vivian?
00:35:39She thinks
00:35:40she's hired
00:35:41genius
00:35:42behind
00:35:43Vail Hospital's
00:35:43groundbreaking
00:35:44procedures.
00:35:45That's why
00:35:45she had the
00:35:46audacity to declare
00:35:46war on you.
00:35:47Impressive, son.
00:35:49You're finally
00:35:50showing some
00:35:50of the leadership
00:35:51qualities.
00:35:52I've been waiting
00:35:52to see out of you.
00:35:53I think you're
00:35:54ready to take
00:35:55complete control
00:35:56of our
00:35:56experimental
00:35:57surgical division.
00:36:00Dad, this
00:36:01is everything
00:36:02I've worked for.
00:36:04We'll get to
00:36:04work immediately.
00:36:06We're going to
00:36:06expose Hart
00:36:08Medical Center
00:36:09for the low-grade
00:36:11institution it
00:36:12truly is.
00:36:13Their humiliation
00:36:14will be quick
00:36:15and absolute.
00:36:17I will
00:36:17let you down.
00:36:20Darling,
00:36:21surgical
00:36:21innovation is
00:36:22the future
00:36:23of Vail.
00:36:24Preston only
00:36:24got his MBA
00:36:25last year.
00:36:26Do you really
00:36:27think it's wise
00:36:28to entrust him
00:36:28with our most
00:36:29prestigious program?
00:36:31I would never
00:36:31take a risk
00:36:32like this
00:36:33if Preston
00:36:34was our only
00:36:35asset.
00:36:36Remember,
00:36:37we have the
00:36:38ultimate
00:36:38surgical secret
00:36:40weapon.
00:36:41You mean the
00:36:41surgeon that
00:36:42saved my life?
00:36:43Dr. Adrian
00:36:44Marksman.
00:36:45Exactly.
00:36:46And all I
00:36:47need to do
00:36:48is stay
00:36:49hands-off
00:36:50and let him
00:36:52exercise his
00:36:53extraordinary
00:36:54talents.
00:36:56As long as
00:36:56Adrian is with
00:36:57Vail Hospital,
00:36:59Hart Medical Center
00:37:00has no chance
00:37:01of competing.
00:37:03Not only that,
00:37:04Vivian fell
00:37:05for Preston's
00:37:06manipulation
00:37:06and hired that
00:37:07medical disaster
00:37:09Dr. David
00:37:10Marksman.
00:37:12What we have to do
00:37:13now is sit back
00:37:15and watch her
00:37:16would-be empire
00:37:18crumble.
00:37:19So, now that
00:37:26you've seen
00:37:27the surgical
00:37:27department,
00:37:29what do you
00:37:31think?
00:37:32It's not bad.
00:37:33It's a small team,
00:37:34but they're talented.
00:37:36What you've built
00:37:36here,
00:37:37it's impressive,
00:37:38Viv.
00:37:41It's good to see
00:37:42you again after all
00:37:42these years,
00:37:43Adrian.
00:37:44You too.
00:37:45We need to
00:37:47expand.
00:37:48It's too small
00:37:49for what I'm
00:37:50planning.
00:37:51So,
00:37:52I heard
00:37:54you weren't
00:37:54the only surgeon
00:37:55Preston Vale
00:37:56fired.
00:38:01We have all
00:38:01the angles
00:38:02figured out,
00:38:02don't you?
00:38:03And I always
00:38:04find the best
00:38:04one.
00:38:04I'm going to
00:38:14start recruiting.
00:38:16Good.
00:38:18The faster
00:38:19we rise,
00:38:20the more
00:38:21rewarding
00:38:22this partnership
00:38:23becomes.
00:38:24This better
00:38:37be good.
00:38:38Mr. Vale,
00:38:40you wanted
00:38:41to see me?
00:38:45My father
00:38:46has granted
00:38:47me complete
00:38:48authority over
00:38:48our experimental
00:38:49surgical department.
00:38:51Given your new
00:38:52position as chief
00:38:52of surgery,
00:38:54appointing you
00:38:55head of innovation.
00:38:56Mr. Vale,
00:38:57I, uh...
00:38:58Is there an issue
00:38:59with that?
00:39:00No,
00:39:00absolutely not.
00:39:02The budget
00:39:02for innovation
00:39:03is astronomical,
00:39:04and President Vale
00:39:05has already
00:39:06handed control
00:39:07to his son?
00:39:08If I oversee
00:39:09these procedures,
00:39:10I could divert
00:39:11significant resources
00:39:12to my personal
00:39:13research.
00:39:14Mr. Vale,
00:39:15you can trust
00:39:16me completely.
00:39:18I am precisely
00:39:18the right man
00:39:19for the job.
00:39:22Preston,
00:39:23we have a
00:39:23catastrophe
00:39:24on our hands.
00:39:24Two attending
00:39:25surgeons just
00:39:26submitted their
00:39:26resignation simultaneously.
00:39:28The department
00:39:28can't possibly
00:39:28maintain its
00:39:29caseload.
00:39:29What?
00:39:31They both
00:39:31resigned at once?
00:39:32What was their
00:39:32explanation?
00:39:33They refused
00:39:33to disclose
00:39:34their reasons.
00:39:35But there's
00:39:35talk they were
00:39:35recruited by a
00:39:36former Vale
00:39:36physician,
00:39:38along with the
00:39:38three other
00:39:38surgeons you
00:39:39fired before.
00:39:40Former physician,
00:39:41Adrian Marksman,
00:39:42this has his
00:39:43saboteur signature
00:39:44all over it.
00:39:45Preston,
00:39:45what's our
00:39:46contingency plan?
00:39:47The surgical
00:39:47department is
00:39:48severely understaffed.
00:39:49If any more
00:39:50surgeons leave,
00:39:51patients will suffer.
00:39:52Hey, everybody
00:39:53needs to remain
00:39:54calm.
00:39:56You still have
00:39:57me.
00:39:58I can rebuild
00:39:59this department.
00:40:00Ah, yes.
00:40:01With your stellar
00:40:02reputation, we should
00:40:03be able to get
00:40:03the best of the
00:40:04best.
00:40:05Exactly.
00:40:06So we lost
00:40:07some second-rate
00:40:08talent.
00:40:09Let him go.
00:40:09I'll make some
00:40:12calls to Cedar
00:40:13Sinai and UCLA.
00:40:16Good work,
00:40:17Marksman.
00:40:21This is working
00:40:22out perfectly.
00:40:23Now I can install
00:40:23my own allies in
00:40:25key positions.
00:40:26Soon, I'll control
00:40:27the entire hospital's
00:40:28medical direction.
00:40:29It's an honor to meet
00:40:54you, Dr. Hart.
00:40:54This is Dr.
00:40:59Parker here.
00:41:00He's a triple
00:41:01board certified
00:41:02surgeon, and soon
00:41:03he'll be the head
00:41:04of trauma surgery.
00:41:05This is Dr.
00:41:05Rose, Chen, Rose, and
00:41:09Thomas, all consummate
00:41:10professionals.
00:41:11My most trusted
00:41:12colleagues back at
00:41:13Vail.
00:41:16With this surgical
00:41:17team, Hart Medical
00:41:19can revolutionize
00:41:20surgical care all
00:41:21across the country.
00:41:23Actually, the whole
00:41:24world.
00:41:25We're eager to begin,
00:41:26Dr. Hart.
00:41:27Well, welcome to
00:41:29Hart Medical Center.
00:41:31I am thrilled to
00:41:32have surgeons of your
00:41:33caliber joining us,
00:41:35but I do need to be
00:41:37transparent.
00:41:38We have got
00:41:39considerable ground
00:41:40to cover before we
00:41:41can truly challenge
00:41:42Vail Hospital's
00:41:43dominance.
00:41:43Have no fear,
00:41:44Dr. Hart.
00:41:45With Hadrian leading
00:41:46our team, we'll be
00:41:47three steps ahead of
00:41:48anything Vail
00:41:49attempts.
00:41:50Yes, but Vail
00:41:51has already implemented
00:41:52Adrian's breakthrough
00:41:54surgical procedure
00:41:55protocols.
00:41:56Yeah, about that.
00:41:58It's a preliminary
00:41:59version.
00:41:59If they continue to
00:42:00develop this approach
00:42:01without modification...
00:42:02Then what?
00:42:03A lot of deaths,
00:42:05a lot of lawsuits,
00:42:06a lot of patients
00:42:07could be harmed,
00:42:08or worse.
00:42:09These procedures
00:42:10weren't ready for
00:42:10widespread implementation
00:42:12without proper
00:42:12refinement.
00:42:14Those techniques
00:42:15require precise
00:42:16calibration and
00:42:17specialized training.
00:42:18Without that
00:42:19foundation...
00:42:20We're talking about
00:42:21serious complications,
00:42:23preventable harm.
00:42:24Our first priority
00:42:25has to be patient
00:42:26safety.
00:42:27We need to perfect
00:42:27these procedures,
00:42:29and then we can
00:42:29find a way to
00:42:30prevent Vail from
00:42:31continuing with the
00:42:32flawed protocols.
00:42:34Exactly.
00:42:35It's not about
00:42:35competition or pride.
00:42:37It's about saving
00:42:37lives.
00:42:41We're using our
00:42:42experience with the
00:42:43trial procedures I did
00:42:44at Vail to develop
00:42:45next-generation
00:42:46surgical techniques,
00:42:47eliminating all the
00:42:49previous complications
00:42:50and inefficiencies.
00:42:52Even if Vail Hospital
00:42:53analyzes our
00:42:54fundamental approach
00:42:55and attempts to
00:42:56create something new,
00:42:58we'll maintain our
00:42:59significant advantage.
00:43:01And if they
00:43:01stubbornly continue
00:43:03with their flawed
00:43:03protocols,
00:43:04rest assured,
00:43:06their outcomes
00:43:06will deteriorate.
00:43:08I don't wish it
00:43:09upon their patients,
00:43:09that's for sure.
00:43:11Remember this moment.
00:43:13In this battle
00:43:13for medical supremacy,
00:43:15Heart Medical Center
00:43:16will emerge victorious.
00:43:24It's 3 a.m.
00:43:27Lost track of time again.
00:43:34Viv, you surprised me.
00:43:37Looks like you could
00:43:38use a nice rub.
00:43:40Do you mind?
00:43:42No.
00:43:42I mean,
00:43:45yeah.
00:43:47Will you give
00:43:47all your surgeons
00:43:48massages?
00:43:50Only the ones
00:43:51I really, really like.
00:43:58You really, really
00:43:59like me?
00:44:00Adrienne,
00:44:00I've really, really
00:44:01liked you since
00:44:02residency.
00:44:04Nothing's changed.
00:44:06You were our most
00:44:07brilliant resident
00:44:08in the program.
00:44:10I never imagined
00:44:10someone like you
00:44:11would like me.
00:44:12There was never
00:44:12anyone else
00:44:13that got my attention.
00:44:15Only you.
00:44:18But you were
00:44:19completely oblivious.
00:44:21And then you just
00:44:22vanished from the program.
00:44:24Well, I left
00:44:25to join the
00:44:26Experimental Surgical
00:44:27Fellowship
00:44:27in Switzerland.
00:44:29I know.
00:44:32Your talent
00:44:32was extraordinary
00:44:33even then.
00:44:35Back then,
00:44:36I made a promise
00:44:37to myself
00:44:37that we would
00:44:38work together
00:44:38again someday.
00:44:39You know,
00:44:41when I established
00:44:42Heart Medical Center,
00:44:43my first priority
00:44:44was recruiting you.
00:44:46But that
00:44:47manipulative
00:44:48tyrant,
00:44:49Nelson Vale,
00:44:50had already
00:44:51secured your contracts
00:44:52with ridiculous
00:44:53incentives.
00:44:55I understand now.
00:44:56So,
00:45:04should we
00:45:06pick up where
00:45:07we left off
00:45:08in residency?
00:45:09You're the boss.
00:45:11That's right.
00:45:12And as your boss,
00:45:14I say,
00:45:15come home with me.
00:45:17Tonight?
00:45:17You lost everything
00:45:19when Preston
00:45:19fired you.
00:45:21Hospital privileges,
00:45:23research funding,
00:45:25even your
00:45:26hospital-subsidized
00:45:28apartment.
00:45:30You have literally
00:45:31nowhere else
00:45:32to go tonight.
00:45:34Come with me.
00:45:37Where?
00:45:39My place.
00:45:44Hmm.
00:45:45All right.
00:45:49I'll admit it.
00:45:51That was the best meal
00:45:52I've had in months.
00:45:53Careful,
00:45:54Dr. Marksman.
00:45:55I might start thinking
00:45:57you're easy to please.
00:45:58That just depends
00:45:59on the company.
00:46:00Well,
00:46:01starting tonight,
00:46:02this is your new home.
00:46:05Until the program's
00:46:06fully established,
00:46:07it just
00:46:07makes sense.
00:46:09Are you sure
00:46:09about that?
00:46:10We already work
00:46:11late hours.
00:46:13Living together
00:46:14could get complicated.
00:46:17Well,
00:46:17I like complicated.
00:46:19Keeps things
00:46:20interesting.
00:46:22And
00:46:22where exactly
00:46:24will I be sleeping?
00:46:25Well,
00:46:26my master suite
00:46:30has a
00:46:32California cake.
00:46:36Plenty of room.
00:46:37if things ever
00:46:39need to get
00:46:40more
00:46:41collaborative.
00:46:44Really?
00:46:46Relax.
00:46:47I'm only teasing.
00:46:50Tonight,
00:46:50at least.
00:46:52Come on.
00:46:55I'll show you
00:46:56your room.
00:46:59Unless you'd rather
00:47:00have a nightcap
00:47:00and mine.
00:47:02things could get
00:47:09dangerous.
00:47:15Is this pathetic
00:47:16attempt really the
00:47:17best that you can do?
00:47:22You are completely
00:47:23worthless as surgeons.
00:47:25Dr. Marksman,
00:47:26the experimental
00:47:27procedures we're
00:47:28trying to replicate
00:47:29here are
00:47:29extraordinarily intricate.
00:47:30We need at least
00:47:32six months
00:47:33to properly
00:47:33master.
00:47:34Six months?
00:47:36You have
00:47:3672 hours.
00:47:37And I expect
00:47:38hourly updates
00:47:39on my desk.
00:47:40Sir,
00:47:40brushing these
00:47:41delicate procedures
00:47:43dramatically increases
00:47:44the possibility
00:47:45of potentially
00:47:46fatal complications.
00:47:47Three days.
00:47:48Then you don't
00:47:48get one hour more.
00:47:50Go.
00:47:51Go.
00:47:51Go.
00:47:55Report,
00:47:56Dr. Marksman.
00:47:57What's our status?
00:47:58Excellent progress,
00:47:59Mr. Vale.
00:48:00We will be advancing
00:48:01to phase two
00:48:02implementation
00:48:03within three days.
00:48:05That's exactly
00:48:05what I wanted to hear.
00:48:06I knew my judgment
00:48:07in appointing you
00:48:08was flawless.
00:48:14Preston,
00:48:15I need an update
00:48:16on the experimental
00:48:17surgery program.
00:48:18Everything's proceeding
00:48:19perfectly, Father.
00:48:20Outstanding.
00:48:21When this is done,
00:48:22I'll throw you
00:48:23a huge party
00:48:24to celebrate
00:48:25the launch.
00:48:26Your father must be
00:48:27so proud of you.
00:48:28Keep up the good work,
00:48:29Dr. Marksman.
00:48:30I'll make sure my father
00:48:32understands your
00:48:32invaluable contribution.
00:48:35This is my shot.
00:48:36Why settle for
00:48:37chief of surgery?
00:48:38With the right maneuvering,
00:48:39I could become the next
00:48:39chief medical officer
00:48:40of Vale Hospital.
00:48:42Mr. Vale,
00:48:44my purpose
00:48:44is to execute
00:48:45the visionary
00:48:46medical strategies
00:48:48of brilliant
00:48:49administrators
00:48:50such as yourself.
00:48:51I believe that
00:48:52in the position
00:48:53of chief medical officer,
00:48:54I could implement
00:48:56your ideas
00:48:56more effectively
00:48:57throughout the entire hospital.
00:48:59If these procedures
00:49:00prove successful,
00:49:01I will personally discuss
00:49:02your advancement
00:49:02with the board.
00:49:03Truly,
00:49:04that's...
00:49:04I am profoundly
00:49:08grateful, sir.
00:49:10you're finally awake.
00:49:34You can keep appreciating
00:49:35the view while you meet.
00:49:36All right.
00:49:38Ooh, breakfast.
00:49:39Looks good.
00:49:44When you're finished eating,
00:49:46we'll head directly
00:49:46to the surgical wing.
00:49:47Sound good?
00:49:48Yes.
00:49:50Absolutely.
00:49:51Good.
00:49:52Get it up and running,
00:49:54and there may be
00:49:55a special bonus
00:49:57waiting for you.
00:50:01Extra special.
00:50:02Okay, team.
00:50:11We're approaching
00:50:12a critical phase
00:50:13of our program development.
00:50:14We have groundbreaking
00:50:16procedures that we need
00:50:17to perfect in very little time,
00:50:19so let's get to it.
00:50:21Start revolutionizing medicine.
00:50:23I have excellent news
00:50:24for all of you.
00:50:25I've just finalized
00:50:26arrangements with the board,
00:50:28and upon successful
00:50:29implementation of
00:50:30our surgical innovations,
00:50:32each of you will receive
00:50:33a fully funded
00:50:35medical mission trip
00:50:36anywhere in the world
00:50:37that you choose
00:50:37to share your expertise.
00:50:39And when the time comes
00:50:41that our procedures
00:50:42receive national certification,
00:50:45every surgeon on this team
00:50:46will be gifted
00:50:47a percentage of the royalties
00:50:49from any techniques
00:50:50we patent.
00:50:52At Heart Medical Center,
00:50:55our surgeons
00:50:56are the lifeblood
00:50:57of our institution,
00:50:58and you will be
00:51:00compensated accordingly.
00:51:04Dr. Heart,
00:51:05we are fully committed
00:51:06to making this
00:51:07surgical program a success.
00:51:09Absolutely.
00:51:10You'll be seeing progress
00:51:11ASAP.
00:51:12Vail Hospital
00:51:13won't know what hit him.
00:51:14With Adrian leading us,
00:51:15victory is guaranteed.
00:51:17Heart is best!
00:51:18Heart is best!
00:51:19Heart is best!
00:51:20Heart is best!
00:51:22Heart is best!
00:51:52You always this disciplined?
00:51:56Or are you just trying to impress me?
00:51:59If I was trying to impress you, you even know.
00:52:03Midnight meetings.
00:52:05Long hours.
00:52:08This work ethic of yours.
00:52:11It's a little dangerous.
00:52:15That's what Belle used to say about me.
00:52:18Then they fired me.
00:52:22Then they were fools.
00:52:25You've earned more than just respect here, Adrian.
00:52:29You know that, right?
00:52:35You trying to motivate me again?
00:52:37I don't try.
00:52:42I do.
00:52:45Well, don't work too late.
00:52:52You're no good to me, burnt out.
00:53:00The incompetence is, uh, is staggering.
00:53:05Yeah, you two are in way over your heads.
00:53:07Do you really think that this is acceptable?
00:53:12I give you one simple task, and you screw it up!
00:53:16How the hell did either of you even finish residency?
00:53:19Vail General Hospital is the gold standard,
00:53:23and you two are just standing around like clueless little interns.
00:53:26If these surgical models aren't flawless by tomorrow, you're both gone.
00:53:30Is that clear?
00:53:32Yes, sir.
00:53:33This is the man I trusted to lead my surgical team?
00:53:39Go.
00:53:45Oh, Mr. Vail.
00:53:47What a, what a, what a surprise.
00:53:48Cut the bullshit, Marksman.
00:53:51Are we on schedule or not?
00:53:53Of course.
00:53:54We're, we're just refining the final stages.
00:53:58Yeah, ev- everything is under control.
00:54:01Good.
00:54:02There's a problem, I expect to hear it from you.
00:54:04No cover-ups.
00:54:05Of course, sir.
00:54:09Mr. Vail.
00:54:09Not now.
00:54:11Go get me the latest performance reports.
00:54:12It, uh, looks like Preston's growing a little cold on our lovely administrator here.
00:54:22Don't worry.
00:54:24When Preston makes me chief medical officer,
00:54:26I'm gonna need someone flexible in my corner.
00:54:30I was back at the winning team, Dr. Marksman.
00:54:40Today, Vail Hospital officially launched.
00:54:42It's highly anticipated next-generation surgical program.
00:54:46This cutting-edge approach to surgical care is being closely watched by the medical industry,
00:54:51especially as Heart Medical's competing program was released on the same day.
00:54:56The question now is, who will define the future of surgery?
00:55:01Relax, Mr. Vail.
00:55:03Heart Medical doesn't stand a chance.
00:55:06I hope you're right.
00:55:08For your sake.
00:55:09For your sake.
00:55:09Didn't you say that, uh, if the rollout went well,
00:55:15that you'd make me chief medical officer?
00:55:18It's not a success.
00:55:20Yet.
00:55:22Enjoy tonight's launch party.
00:55:25Because if our results don't outshine Heart Medical,
00:55:27it'll be the last thing you have to celebrate for a long time.
00:55:30Dr. Hurt, we, um, have a problem.
00:55:45Vail Hospital's new surgical program launches today.
00:55:49That soon?
00:55:50They're hosting a big celebration party tonight.
00:55:53It's a good thing we're ahead of...
00:55:57You're saying we're ready?
00:56:00Why would I lie?
00:56:02We've been tracking Vail's every move.
00:56:05Let him celebrate.
00:56:06It's just gonna backfire.
00:56:07How exactly does that work in our favor?
00:56:09Vail, do you remember what I told you when you first brought me here?
00:56:16Preston Vail's rushing this.
00:56:18He's desperate to beat us to the market.
00:56:19And?
00:56:20Their model's flawed.
00:56:22If they keep moving forward without realizing their structural failure and their approach,
00:56:27we won't have to lift a damn finger.
00:56:29And what about when it falls apart?
00:56:31Then Heart Medical takes over as the future of modern surgery.
00:56:35So you're saying that Vail Hospital has been refining the prototype surgical method that you designed?
00:56:41It's the only way they could have gotten this far this fast.
00:56:44They're using an early draft full of mistakes that I won't make again.
00:56:48They don't even realize the cracks in their foundation.
00:56:52That actually makes perfect sense.
00:56:55Which means we've already won.
00:56:58Well, this is a big day for us.
00:57:00We should celebrate.
00:57:02What do you have in mind?
00:57:03Drinks?
00:57:04Not quite.
00:57:05You and I are crashing the Vail launch party tonight.
00:57:08What?
00:57:10Why?
00:57:11Let me worry about that.
00:57:13In the meantime, ensure a smooth rollout, finish whatever procedures you need to,
00:57:18and meet me in the lobby at 8 p.m. sharp.
00:57:28Preston, we've been through so much together.
00:57:38I know where I'm headed in life, and I know who I want by my side.
00:57:42Tonight, at this launch party, celebrating our groundbreaking surgical program,
00:57:49isn't it the perfect moment to ask,
00:57:51Will you marry me?
00:57:57It should be fun.
00:58:02Absolutely.
00:58:03You really know how to take care of your staff, Mr. Vail?
00:58:06Oh, stop it.
00:58:08Too bad you're taken.
00:58:09Yeah, yeah, what a shame.
00:58:11Where the fuck is Fiona?
00:58:12Told her meet me out here so we can go to this party together.
00:58:15Forget about her.
00:58:17She's just social climbing trash anyways.
00:58:19We'll show you a better time.
00:58:21Sure.
00:58:24Now that's an offer I can't refuse.
00:58:26Let's go.
00:58:26Fiona who?
00:58:27Oh, you ladies are crazy.
00:58:33Let me get you off.
00:58:46The number you have dialed is unavailable.
00:58:57Please try again later.
00:58:58It's later.
00:58:58It's later.
00:59:00It's 20 in one day.
00:59:25All clean.
00:59:26All stable.
00:59:27Experimental procedures are all working, Dr. Marksman.
00:59:29You did it.
00:59:32No.
00:59:33We didn't.
00:59:36Dr. Marksman, you have to get to Vail's launch party pronto.
00:59:40You're already late.
00:59:41I need a change then.
00:59:42You don't have time.
00:59:43Where's Vivian?
00:59:46Taking care of something.
00:59:47She said it's really important that you be there and she'll meet you as soon as she can.
00:59:53Tonight, we celebrate the launch of Vail Hospital's revolutionary surgical program.
00:59:59What the fuck?
01:00:14You're my date and you're wasted.
01:00:16I'm sure you have plenty of other dates to accompany you.
01:00:19Yeah.
01:00:19God knows why I chose you, but I did.
01:00:21So if you want to keep your job and your status sober up, for God's sakes.
01:00:25Did he just wander in from the janitor's lounge?
01:00:47It's giving orderly sheep.
01:00:50Maybe he's here to bust tables.
01:00:56What are you doing at our launch party?
01:00:57You weren't invited.
01:00:59You're so sure about that?
01:01:00I mean, look at you.
01:01:01This is a black tie.
01:01:02I mean, not that I'd expect you to know what that actually is.
01:01:05Oh, look who crawled in from the gutter.
01:01:10The failed surgeon.
01:01:12The fraud.
01:01:13The nobody.
01:01:15Show up to my party and dirty scrubs, Marksman?
01:01:18Thought I told the security to keep out the criminals and the low lives.
01:01:22Guess I need to fire them, too.
01:01:23Pardon me.
01:01:24I just came straight from surgery.
01:01:26Because some of us here are real surgeons.
01:01:29What are you trying to say?
01:01:30I'm saying that the failed surgeon, the fraud, the nobody, isn't me.
01:01:39I can't have him expose me in front of all these people.
01:01:43Got some nerve talking to my man Marksman like that.
01:01:47A genius like him leading our surgical team?
01:01:49You won't be able to get anywhere near our next party.
01:01:51Yeah, because it'll happen in prison when you're all arrested for medical malpractice, criminal negligence, and identity theft.
01:02:01What are you talking about?
01:02:03Identity theft?
01:02:05Whose identity would we possibly be stealing?
01:02:08Yours?
01:02:09Let me give you a little bit of advice, Marksman.
01:02:12If you don't got it, just act like you do.
01:02:15Speaking from experience.
01:02:16Look around you.
01:02:20This is the elite among the elite.
01:02:22The best of the best in the medical field.
01:02:25Just because you waltz in here and you're dirty, cheap scrubs, doesn't make you one of us.
01:02:29Good.
01:02:30I'm glad.
01:02:31Because you're all beneath me.
01:02:33Isn't that right, Dr. Marksman?
01:02:36That's enough.
01:02:37Guards, this former employee is threatening us.
01:02:41Kick him out.
01:02:43Touch me and you'll regret it.
01:02:46I'm here tonight with a very important guest.
01:02:50What are you dumbasses doing?
01:02:52Grab him.
01:03:07Preston.
01:03:09What the hell is this?
01:03:11Dad.
01:03:12Relax.
01:03:13I, uh...
01:03:14Relax?
01:03:14This twat came in uninvited.
01:03:17I was just kicking him out.
01:03:18Guards, remove him immediately.
01:03:20President Bale, it truly is an honor to finally meet you.
01:03:23You get out of my way.
01:03:25Dad, what are you doing?
01:03:26This is, this is, this is Dr. Marksman, the genius surgeon that is leading our surgical...
01:03:30You are such a fool!
01:03:32You are such a fool!
01:03:34Dad, what are you, what are you doing?
01:03:37Open your eyes, Preston.
01:03:39This man that you tried so hard to kick out, he is...
01:03:42You are a...
01:03:45Disgraced!
01:03:47Dad!
01:03:47My hospital meant something and you turned it into a...
01:03:52Into a...
01:03:54To a...
01:03:54Dad!
01:03:56Dad!
01:04:01Dad!
01:04:03President Bale.
01:04:05Fuck away from my dad!
01:04:06Are you out of your mind?
01:04:08He is the best surgeon in this room.
01:04:09Oh, yeah, like you give a shit about saving my dad.
01:04:12I'll die before I trust you two.
01:04:14Somebody get me a real doctor!
01:04:15David!
01:04:16David!
01:04:17Do something!
01:04:18It's cold!
01:04:23Can't think of what to do next?
01:04:25Blinking?
01:04:26Can't think of a diagnosis?
01:04:28Shut up!
01:04:29Why isn't Dr. Marksman doing anything?
01:04:31This is ridiculous.
01:04:33I thought this David guy was a genius.
01:04:36Are you just standing there?
01:04:37Do something!
01:04:37Huh?
01:04:39What's the matter, David?
01:04:41If you need help, just ask.
01:04:43All you have to do is admit what you did.
01:04:46Right here.
01:04:47Right now.
01:04:48I can't blow my cover, but...
01:04:51What if I kill him?
01:04:53I don't know anything about surgeries.
01:04:55I don't even know what's wrong with them.
01:04:57I did medical school on Zoom.
01:05:00David!
01:05:01This is a matter of life and death.
01:05:04Let it go!
01:05:06I...
01:05:07I...
01:05:08I can't.
01:05:11I can't do this.
01:05:14Okay, I can't.
01:05:16I can't do this.
01:05:17I can't do this without my notebook.
01:05:24That's my surgical notebook.
01:05:26He stole it from me.
01:05:27Okay.
01:05:34Okay.
01:05:35Okay.
01:05:36I'm gonna need a fork and a glass of water.
01:05:41Okay.
01:05:43I gotta, I gotta...
01:05:44Here, take it, take it, take it.
01:05:47Okay.
01:05:48All right, hold his head.
01:05:49Good.
01:05:50Tilt it back and apply pressure here.
01:05:53Okay.
01:05:54Okay.
01:06:05Okay.
01:06:05Okay.
01:06:06Yes.
01:06:07Okay.
01:06:08Great.
01:06:09Four.
01:06:11All right.
01:06:11Oh, thank God.
01:06:16How are you?
01:06:22Oh, that's my guy.
01:06:25Surgical genius.
01:06:27That's how Val makes history.
01:06:29Somebody get this man a medal.
01:06:31Or at least a new department.
01:06:33If you still want that chief medical officer position, say the word.
01:06:37Now, do I have to have somebody escort you out?
01:06:42That maneuver.
01:06:44That notebook.
01:06:45It's mine.
01:06:46Then tell them.
01:06:51Where is he going?
01:06:53Maybe he's headed to develop another fake surgery program at another fake hospital.
01:06:57Leaving so soon, Dr. PJs?
01:07:00Say, why don't you come back when you've actually saved a life?
01:07:02That procedure David used, I invented it.
01:07:11What kind of crack are you smoking?
01:07:13He's delusional.
01:07:15Somebody seriously check this guy's medical license.
01:07:18The notebook he used to save your father.
01:07:21That's mine.
01:07:23My handwriting.
01:07:24My theories.
01:07:26I'm just pissed because he did what you couldn't.
01:07:29I'm pissed because you used rudimentary theories as innovation.
01:07:34And when it fails,
01:07:35then it will.
01:07:39You're not the ones that'll pay for it.
01:07:41The patients will.
01:07:42You can't prove that.
01:07:44Not yet.
01:07:45But you can't fake medicine.
01:07:49Medicine and science always tell the truth.
01:07:52Our three's vitals has just dropped.
01:07:57We've got uncontrolled bleeding.
01:07:58Second patient today.
01:07:59Same issue.
01:08:00Vessel ligation failed mid-operation.
01:08:03These techniques aren't viable.
01:08:04The veil method doesn't hold under stress.
01:08:08I mean, come on.
01:08:09Tonight proves it.
01:08:10We're ahead of every surgical institute in the country.
01:08:12I'll be right back.
01:08:22Just coordinating with the team.
01:08:26Talk to me.
01:08:28The vascular bundle clamp maneuver failed again.
01:08:30This is the second patient bleeding out tonight.
01:08:35Use the compression step.
01:08:37That only works in controlled scenarios.
01:08:39We told you these procedures weren't fully tested.
01:08:42Look, just follow the notes.
01:08:48I designed those techniques for 101 guidance.
01:08:51Not mass implementation.
01:08:53Without calibration.
01:08:55It's unstable.
01:08:57It's dangerous.
01:08:58They tried to commercialize your success without you.
01:09:01Now people are paying for it.
01:09:04All good?
01:09:05Of course.
01:09:07Just routine coordination.
01:09:08Routine coordination doesn't usually include blood loss.
01:09:12Your surgical program is failing.
01:09:14And patients are suffering.
01:09:16You've been out of the field for months.
01:09:18You wouldn't know?
01:09:19Yeah, I would know.
01:09:20Because the procedures that you're butchering, I invented.
01:09:24And I'm the only one in this room who can fix the mess that you made in your surgical wing.
01:09:28Bullshit.
01:09:29Bullshit.
01:09:35Oh, yes, this is Dr. Marksman.
01:09:37Yeah, connect me with the surgical coordinator immediately.
01:09:40Okay, listen very carefully.
01:09:44Your patient in OR3 is experiencing a catastrophic hemorrhaging because the vascular bundle clamp technique was improperly executed.
01:09:53No, you need to perform a Marksman-modified Pringle maneuver with selective hepatic arterial ligation,
01:09:58followed by a rapid-sequence vascular anatomosis using interrupted 6-0 proline sutures.
01:10:06Yes.
01:10:09Yes.
01:10:11How do we even know he made a phone call?
01:10:15This whole thing is performance, a charade.
01:10:17You stole his methods.
01:10:19This entire launch party is built upon stolen work and guesswork.
01:10:25Uh, that's a lie.
01:10:26Then prove me wrong.
01:10:27Show them all a technique that I didn't create.
01:10:33Why would we believe anything he says?
01:10:35He was fired.
01:10:36Humiliated.
01:10:37You're right, I was fired.
01:10:39And the same procedures I pioneered were renamed and sold back to the board as revolutionary.
01:10:45You know what?
01:10:45This is pathetic.
01:10:47He's just jealous.
01:10:48He missed his shot.
01:10:49Is that what you told yourself?
01:10:51When you snuck back into my office and stole my surgical journal?
01:10:54Even if that were true, this isn't the time or the place.
01:10:59I think it's exactly the time and place.
01:11:02I just got off the phone with our surgical coordinator.
01:11:16And thanks to Adrian's guidance, our surgeons were able to stabilize the coding patients.
01:11:23Adrian just cleaned up your mess.
01:11:26You took this good man's techniques that weren't ready, and you fired him.
01:11:31The one person who could make them safe.
01:11:35Dad, you don't see the full picture here.
01:11:39Oh, I'm seeing it perfectly well.
01:11:41This hospital was built on trust and integrity, and you've disgraced them both.
01:11:46Your father nearly died because of your ego, because of his lies.
01:11:54You saved me.
01:11:56You saved Nelson.
01:11:58And now, you can save Vale.
01:12:01I tried to warn you all.
01:12:03No one listened.
01:12:04Well, they're listening now.
01:12:06You deserve to be at Vale more than either of those two.
01:12:11And probably even more than me.
01:12:13It was a mistake to let you go.
01:12:16Months ago, I was fired from Vale Hospital with procedures still in development.
01:12:22They weren't ready.
01:12:23They needed supervision.
01:12:25Precision.
01:12:27Development.
01:12:28Instead, someone took my notes and tried to fast-track them for glory.
01:12:32Oh, you can't prove that.
01:12:35Security footage.
01:12:39Of you stealing Adrian's notebook from the hospital.
01:12:43Already submitted to the board.
01:12:45I built on what he started, okay?
01:12:50I didn't steal.
01:12:51I enhanced it.
01:12:53Then why were patients about to die?
01:12:56You falsified rollout readiness?
01:12:59He did more than that.
01:13:01He put lives at risk.
01:13:03To prove that he was smarter than the guy that actually created the program.
01:13:06We're going to need to open a formal investigation on this.
01:13:09This is absurd.
01:13:12This was supposed to be our night.
01:13:13Oh, it's your night.
01:13:16Just not the way you thought it'd be.
01:13:18You lied to me.
01:13:20I didn't lie.
01:13:21I simplified the truth.
01:13:23Simplify?
01:13:24You could have caused serious harm to countless innocent people.
01:13:28You nearly killed the president of the hospital.
01:13:31You passed up experimental procedures as launch ready.
01:13:35That's malpractice.
01:13:36They worked.
01:13:38Nelson's alive.
01:13:39Look, the patients, they're alive.
01:13:41Yeah, because of me.
01:13:42Those methods require sequential tensioning, breath control, special clamp techniques.
01:13:47Getting one beat wrong is the difference between life and death.
01:13:50Wait, these really are your techniques.
01:13:52I tested them for years.
01:13:55It was never meant for mass rollout.
01:13:58Not without training.
01:14:00You're rewriting history?
01:14:01No, you tried to erase him from it.
01:14:04Adrian Marksman was the reason that Vale's program had a future.
01:14:09And without him, it won't.
01:14:11This is absurd!
01:14:13You're siding with this disgraced former resident?
01:14:16He's not disgraced, son.
01:14:18You are.
01:14:19You hijacked a program you didn't understand.
01:14:23And then when your ego wasn't enough, you propped up this fraud.
01:14:30Taking his side, Dad?
01:14:33I'm your son.
01:14:34I'm taking the side of truth.
01:14:37And so will the board.
01:14:38We will be convening an emergency session tomorrow morning.
01:14:41Until then, both of you are suspended from all surgical and administrative duties.
01:14:46Suspended?
01:14:47No, no, no, you can't do that.
01:14:48You don't understand the politics of running a hospital.
01:14:51We understand the liability.
01:14:52That's enough.
01:14:55Mr. Preston Vale.
01:14:57Dr. David Marksman.
01:14:59Come with us.
01:15:01Dad.
01:15:02You're not going to let them drag me out like this.
01:15:03I'm your son.
01:15:04No.
01:15:05Don't you touch me.
01:15:06You're not a child.
01:15:07Hey, Dad!
01:15:08I built that!
01:15:10They're just getting some son of them.
01:15:11Dad!
01:15:11Do something, please!
01:15:13No, get off me!
01:15:13My son!
01:15:14I'm not a child!
01:15:15You're not my responsibility!
01:15:24Trim, please.
01:15:26I made a mistake.
01:15:27I see that now.
01:15:28I should have believed in you.
01:15:30I should have stood by you.
01:15:32You were right about everything.
01:15:33Just give me a second chance.
01:15:39Please.
01:15:41I still love you.
01:15:44Love?
01:15:45You traded him the second someone flashier walked by.
01:15:48You don't understand.
01:15:50I thought he was finished.
01:15:53I thought he had nothing left.
01:15:54So you sold him out.
01:15:56Mocked him.
01:15:58Over and over again.
01:16:00I was scared.
01:16:01I...
01:16:02I didn't know what to do.
01:16:03Oh, you knew.
01:16:05You just didn't care.
01:16:06Not until you realized that the horse you bet on turned out to be a loser.
01:16:11Please.
01:16:12Say something.
01:16:15Anything.
01:16:16You had your chance, Fiona.
01:16:17And he spent it holding Preston's arm while they tried to bury me alive.
01:16:29You always belonged in my operating room.
01:16:34And I should have fought harder to keep you if I'd only known what was going on behind the scenes.
01:16:39The board will vote that Preston is removed from the board.
01:16:44And David will never go near another patient again.
01:16:48We're rebuilding.
01:16:50And I want you back as Vale's chief of experimental surgery.
01:16:57I'm sorry, Dr. Vale.
01:17:00You had your chance, too.
01:17:02I'm not the same man that you fired.
01:17:05Well, all the more reason we need you back at Vale.
01:17:08Well, Adrian 2.0.
01:17:10I'm not coming, man.
01:17:14You're choosing her?
01:17:16Our rival?
01:17:17You arrogant little ingrate.
01:17:19I open the door for you and you slam it in my face.
01:17:24Just typical.
01:17:26Just when you had your moment, you turned your back on it.
01:17:29For, for what, her?
01:17:31She's just gonna use you up and toss you aside like everyone else.
01:17:35Oh, projecting much, Nelson.
01:17:38Get me out of here.
01:17:40Now!
01:17:41Oh!
01:17:42Oh!
01:17:43Damn.
01:17:46Oh!
01:17:54Karma has good timing.
01:18:02Speaking of timing.
01:18:03Mmm?
01:18:04You should get back to work.
01:18:06We have lives to save.
01:18:07Hey, not so fast, Mr. Hotshot Genius Surgeon.
01:18:13I still owe you that extra special bonus.
01:18:19Now?
01:18:20Well, it's been a time like the present.
01:18:29This is what victory tastes like.
01:18:32It's not bad.
01:18:34I need a second opinion.
01:18:38Well, I've got all night.
01:18:40And you're not leaving this room until I've properly celebrated my genius surgeon.
01:18:45Should I be afraid of a performance review?
01:18:48You're already exceeding expectations.
01:18:51But I am very thorough.
01:19:00Getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to me.
01:19:05What?
01:19:07What?
01:19:09What?
01:19:10I'm fine.
01:19:10I'm fine.
01:19:11I'm fine.
01:19:12I'm fine.
01:19:12I'm fine.