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00:00:00May that sound on your roof this time of year
00:00:07Keep you believing in Santa's reindeer
00:00:11When you open your front door you hear a song
00:00:15Long live Christmas
00:00:18May that snowman you built stay for a while
00:00:23That good wood in your fireplace keep burning strong
00:00:27Long live Christmas
00:00:29Oh, wow!
00:00:34I'm so sorry.
00:00:36Are you okay?
00:00:37I'm fine, really.
00:00:38What did we say about snowball fight rules?
00:00:41No, I should...
00:00:42Showing at faces.
00:00:43How is that going for us?
00:00:46It slipped.
00:00:47Hi.
00:00:48You know what?
00:00:48This one's on me.
00:00:50I thought you were going to the airport.
00:00:51I am.
00:00:51That's true.
00:00:52Yep.
00:00:52And then I started a snowball fight.
00:00:55I was aiming at Charlie.
00:00:56She was aiming at me.
00:00:57I'm so sorry.
00:00:58I'm okay, really.
00:01:00You have a very strong arm.
00:01:01Good work.
00:01:02Merry Christmas, everyone.
00:01:04Merry Christmas.
00:01:05Merry Christmas.
00:01:05Bye.
00:01:06All right, everybody.
00:01:07Let's go back inside.
00:01:09Aunt Barb made ambrosia salad and you...
00:01:11And I will collect the parents from the airport.
00:01:15Can we set up a bike ramp?
00:01:17I can't wait for you not to set up a bike ramp with the snowstorm coming.
00:01:21Let's go.
00:01:27You could never have too many cookies to leave for Santa.
00:01:31That's true.
00:01:32My theory is Santa hates dairy.
00:01:34Santa, no way.
00:01:36All in on the eggnog lattes.
00:01:38Wild for nutmeg, that guy.
00:01:39I don't know.
00:01:39I think Santa is lactose intolerant, but just a really nice guy.
00:01:43Can you believe this guy?
00:01:45Is it, uh, let me see.
00:01:46It's Alice.
00:01:47Yes.
00:01:48Okay, I've got one more thing for you.
00:01:49You all seem very ready for Christmas.
00:01:52Yes.
00:01:53Excited for some new beginnings.
00:01:55Mmm, I understand that.
00:01:56Okay.
00:01:57Here we are.
00:01:59I hear you guys have the best Christmas cookies in town.
00:02:02Well, let me show you what we're working with here.
00:02:04Uh, stars.
00:02:06We got reindeer.
00:02:08This one's Donner.
00:02:09You can tell by the right antler.
00:02:10Definitely Donner.
00:02:11That's good.
00:02:11Now I picked that up.
00:02:12And we got Santa.
00:02:14All two dietary specifications.
00:02:15These are so lovely.
00:02:18Eight dozen.
00:02:18Are you, uh, you having a party?
00:02:20Yes.
00:02:20Well, no.
00:02:20I mean, sort of.
00:02:21Sort of.
00:02:22These are a little...
00:02:23You good?
00:02:23You need help?
00:02:24I'm good.
00:02:24Okay.
00:02:24I got it.
00:02:25You good, okay.
00:02:25Yes.
00:02:26Great.
00:02:26Well, then I am going to start cooking.
00:02:27Okay.
00:02:28It's Christmas Eve.
00:02:29Aren't you closing soon?
00:02:30Oh, no, we are.
00:02:31But we also throw a sort of island of misfit toys Christmas for friends every year.
00:02:36Yeah, and we've got a professional kitchen, so it goes quicker if we do it here.
00:02:39Well, that sounds very cozy.
00:02:41Merry Christmas.
00:02:42Merry Christmas.
00:02:43Oh, careful.
00:02:44I got it.
00:02:47Everything okay?
00:02:49Yes, just...
00:02:51Wow, everything's about to change, isn't it?
00:02:54Yeah, we still have a few weeks.
00:02:56And we agreed to stay patient.
00:02:58Mm-hmm.
00:02:59I know.
00:03:00I'm just so excited.
00:03:01Thanks.
00:03:03We got this.
00:03:06Let's get cooking!
00:03:07Good morning.
00:03:13Hello.
00:03:16Hi there.
00:03:17I called earlier about the wreaths.
00:03:19Right.
00:03:20Over here.
00:03:21Oh, these are perfect.
00:03:22Thank you so much.
00:03:23Oh, thank you.
00:03:24We do not get a call for wreaths this late in the season.
00:03:27I'm going to need you to pick them up, though, because I cannot bend down right now.
00:03:31Of course.
00:03:33How far along are you?
00:03:34Due just after the new year.
00:03:36Excuse me.
00:03:36How much do I owe you?
00:03:37Oh, I can't charge you for that tree.
00:03:39It's one of our last ones.
00:03:41It's crooked.
00:03:42You as well.
00:03:43You're basically cleaning up the place for me.
00:03:45I think there's one over there as well.
00:03:48Well, are you sure?
00:03:49I mean, I can easily pay.
00:03:50Really?
00:03:51My parents left me the place.
00:03:52They were always doing stuff like this.
00:03:54Just pay it forward to the next person.
00:03:56It's what they would have done.
00:03:57Okay, I'll agree.
00:03:59But with the storm coming, if it gets too bad, I'll be back to plow your driveway.
00:04:04Deal.
00:04:04Merry Christmas.
00:04:05Merry Christmas.
00:04:07Are you working out here all on your own?
00:04:09I live on the property of Christmas Eve.
00:04:11We don't get a lot of people up here, so I sent the rest of the team home.
00:04:14Don't worry.
00:04:15I will get off my very swollen feet very soon.
00:04:19Well, Merry Christmas.
00:04:21Merry Christmas.
00:04:26This storm is coming in fast, folks.
00:04:29Massive amounts of snow and wind on the way with near whiteout conditions expected.
00:04:34All right.
00:04:53Okay.
00:04:55You've got to be kidding me.
00:04:57Come on.
00:04:58Hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:05:00Okay.
00:05:01Oh, wow.
00:05:02Oh, boy.
00:05:04Save the boxes and the cookies.
00:05:06Are you okay?
00:05:06Yeah, I'm okay.
00:05:07Theoretically.
00:05:08You're going to fall.
00:05:09That's all right.
00:05:09I accept it.
00:05:10All right.
00:05:11Let it happen.
00:05:13Yes.
00:05:13Perfect display of teamwork.
00:05:15All right.
00:05:15I got it.
00:05:16Here.
00:05:17Let me help you up.
00:05:18One, two.
00:05:20There you go.
00:05:22Hi.
00:05:24Hi.
00:05:25Merry Christmas.
00:05:26Merry Christmas.
00:05:28Um, I can take...
00:05:29No, I don't think that we should risk that.
00:05:31I mean, you should get on with whatever Christmas Eve you were having.
00:05:34Counterpoint.
00:05:35You seem kind of accident-prone and maybe you need me.
00:05:38Need is a strong word, but okay.
00:05:42Now you're just showing off.
00:05:49Hey.
00:05:50Hey.
00:05:50Are you here early or is it later than I think it is?
00:05:53Oh, a little of both.
00:05:53I hear you're pulling a double.
00:05:55Yeah, better than being stuck out there in the storm.
00:05:57Are these from Cookie Glory?
00:05:58They are, but they're for the patients.
00:05:59Oh, you are a mean one, Mr. Grinch.
00:06:02You work here?
00:06:03I do.
00:06:04Here you go.
00:06:05As, like, a decorator, or...?
00:06:07Well, they decorated most of the hospital, but I like to help out.
00:06:11Make that yourself?
00:06:12Do you always ask strangers so many questions?
00:06:14You always dodge them?
00:06:15Kind of.
00:06:16Yeah.
00:06:16I do.
00:06:17Well, I, um, thank you for the assist, but I should get to my shift.
00:06:22Dr. Rogers, you are an ER doctor.
00:06:25I am.
00:06:27But you're a little clumsy, no?
00:06:29That's remarkable, isn't it?
00:06:31It is.
00:06:31Yeah.
00:06:33I'm Brian.
00:06:33He's Brian.
00:06:34Dr. Rogers, this is my brother, Dr. Brian Davis.
00:06:38Dr. Brian Davis, the renowned cardiologist Dr. Brian Davis, the one they're going to put
00:06:42up billboards about?
00:06:43I saw those pictures, by the way.
00:06:44They're not that good.
00:06:46Uh, you didn't tell anyone that we're related.
00:06:48It felt like bragging.
00:06:50Aw.
00:06:51Okay, come on in.
00:06:52Oh, that's enough.
00:06:53Watch the baby.
00:06:54Right.
00:06:55Uh, Dr. Sullivan couldn't make it in from North Haverbrook, so...
00:06:58So my sister volunteered me to check in on a patient that was just admitted.
00:07:01Oof.
00:07:02On Christmas Eve?
00:07:03You're here on Christmas Eve.
00:07:04Yeah, but she volunteers for it.
00:07:06Three years running.
00:07:07Right.
00:07:07And I should get these to the break room, so I will see you at the ship change meeting.
00:07:12And it was nice to meet you, Brian.
00:07:14Yeah, you too.
00:07:16And, um, nice catch.
00:07:22You're wearing a tie.
00:07:23Mom gave it to me.
00:07:24It's terrible.
00:07:25I know.
00:07:26Should I take it off?
00:07:27Yes, we are a much different hospital than you're used to.
00:07:29Come on, your patient's this way.
00:07:31I'd also lose the sweater hot shot.
00:07:34Dr. Simpson, chronology.
00:07:36Hey, you're here early.
00:07:38Says Mother Christmas.
00:07:39I came early to finish decorating.
00:07:42And I came to beat the storm.
00:07:44Good call.
00:07:45Yeah.
00:07:45So, uh, what's in store for us this year?
00:07:47Well, prepare to have your clogs blown clean off, Monica.
00:07:50I have a whole list planned.
00:07:52So, how is the caroling coming?
00:07:54Oh, uh, so far it's just you and me, although Rich is staying for an extra shift, so maybe we
00:07:58can convince him to sing?
00:07:59Uh, sing?
00:08:00Whoa, no.
00:08:00No, thank you.
00:08:01My Christmas caroling move is generally just to mouth the words.
00:08:05And be handsome in his scarf.
00:08:06Please, Rich?
00:08:11Fine.
00:08:12Fine.
00:08:12I'm in.
00:08:13I'm in.
00:08:14See you at the shift change.
00:08:16Okay.
00:08:17I am Dr. Davis.
00:08:18Dr. Sullivan.
00:08:19Brian?
00:08:20Davis?
00:08:22Look at you.
00:08:24I'm Ruth Camp.
00:08:26I worked with your Aunt Marsha.
00:08:28Head of nursing.
00:08:28Yeah.
00:08:29Right.
00:08:30Wow.
00:08:30I didn't recognize you.
00:08:32I haven't seen you in ages.
00:08:32My parents told me that you were tired.
00:08:35I did.
00:08:36I'm with him.
00:08:37This is my grandson, David.
00:08:40Hi.
00:08:41Has he been in any pain?
00:08:42No.
00:08:43Uh, he was feeling dizzy.
00:08:45Mm.
00:08:46Not really dizzy.
00:08:47More like just...
00:08:49I see you had heart surgery three years ago.
00:08:53Dizziness likely doesn't have anything to do with his heart.
00:08:56Has recovery been okay?
00:08:57Well, I mean, the patient is right here, so perhaps we should ask him?
00:09:05It's been good.
00:09:06They just told us to keep an eye on things, and today I wasn't feeling great.
00:09:10Right.
00:09:11The dizziness.
00:09:14Huh?
00:09:15Um, is, uh, is something wrong?
00:09:17No.
00:09:18Nothing's wrong.
00:09:19It's good that you stopped in.
00:09:20I just want to get a quick scan.
00:09:23Why?
00:09:24We should see if there's anything to worry about or not.
00:09:26I'll get the order drawn up.
00:09:30David.
00:09:31Hi, Rich.
00:09:31Hey, bud.
00:09:33How you doing?
00:09:35Good?
00:09:35Yeah, good.
00:09:36Yeah, you look.
00:09:41Right.
00:09:42Christmas Eve with Dr. Rogers.
00:09:45The rebels and the bells.
00:09:46Catherine, be nice to the sweet lady.
00:09:48She brought us cookies.
00:09:50Do you need a hand?
00:09:51Thank you, Monica.
00:09:51We already have decorations.
00:09:53The adding more just feels like a bit much.
00:09:56If you end up in the emergency room on Christmas Eve or even tomorrow, Christmas Day, do you
00:10:00want it to look like any other day?
00:10:02Well, if you're here, it's likely not the best day you've ever had.
00:10:04I don't think anyone even notices.
00:10:06So for Christmas, we try to change that.
00:10:09Staff changeover meeting.
00:10:10Ready?
00:10:11Yes.
00:10:11Oh, you okay?
00:10:20The baby is just doing some sort of solo Christmas pageant performance art in there.
00:10:25All right, let's make this quick.
00:10:26The snow is picked up.
00:10:27This storm will be measured in feet, not inches, people.
00:10:30Let's talk beds.
00:10:31Capacity.
00:10:3272% of our beds are filled.
00:10:34Waiting room is currently clear.
00:10:35Thank you, day shift.
00:10:36Uh, ICU is at 50%, and we have two patients currently in the ER.
00:10:41Oh, and, uh, there's one minor waiting for a scan.
00:10:44Everyone, this is Dr. Brian Davis, our new cardiologist.
00:10:48Dr. Davis will start in earnest in the new year, and as it happens, is the brother of
00:10:52Dr. Spencer.
00:10:53Dr. Spencer who's going off shift and will be on call for labor and delivery.
00:10:56And I'm not worried.
00:10:58Christmas is the second rarest birthday.
00:10:59Which one's the first?
00:11:00February 29th.
00:11:01Only happens every four years.
00:11:03Right behind that, though, Christmas Day.
00:11:06Mm.
00:11:06Speaking of Christmas, Dr. Rogers has planned her annual Christmas Eve events.
00:11:12Yes.
00:11:12We will be caroling in the chapel at some point, and I also found extra decorations for the
00:11:17tree in the waiting room.
00:11:18And she's also brought us cookies from Cookie Glory.
00:11:22Oh.
00:11:23Sorry, those are not for us.
00:11:24At midnight, we will be sneaking into rooms and delivering cookies to patients.
00:11:29We do need to label them according to dietary restrictions, so if anyone wants to...
00:11:33Uh, all of this while you're the attending ER doctor overnight?
00:11:36A hospital's a tough place to spend Christmas.
00:11:38We'd try to make it nice.
00:11:39Right, but with the storm, aren't we worried that there's going...
00:11:43If there's a problem, we attend to it.
00:11:45We've already ordered extra supplies be shipped down because of the storm, and we've checked
00:11:48the generators.
00:11:49Now, you are welcome to check them all on your own, if you would like.
00:11:54No, I'm good.
00:11:57Okay, have a good shift, everyone.
00:11:59Good night, Merry Christmas.
00:12:15Stay warm out there.
00:12:16Anything pressing?
00:12:18Phase one and two are probably good to go.
00:12:19They just need to be discharged.
00:12:20I'll start there.
00:12:21Oh, sorry.
00:12:23Sorry.
00:12:23All right.
00:12:27Okay, how did a small-town hospital like this end up with a full-time cardiologist?
00:12:31It's part of a program with other hospitals.
00:12:33He's based here, but he'll serve for other areas.
00:12:35Word is, he took a huge pay cut for this.
00:12:38And he definitely has a thing for Dr. Rogers.
00:12:41How can you tell?
00:12:42Well, she watches General Hospital and Grey's Anatomy, like, constantly.
00:12:45Dr. Rogers isn't the type for workplace romance.
00:12:47Okay, but how would we know?
00:12:49She's been here, what, three years?
00:12:50And we hardly know anything about her.
00:12:52That is not true.
00:12:53She is a good person.
00:12:54She's a great doctor.
00:12:55She's from...
00:12:56She's from, um...
00:12:58She has no idea.
00:12:59Okay, well, she's got hobbies.
00:13:00Like, she...
00:13:01Yeah, okay, we don't know much about her.
00:13:03Dr. Mystery.
00:13:05Dr. McArms-like.
00:13:08Dr. Rogers.
00:13:10Rooms one and two are ready to go home.
00:13:12What's room three?
00:13:12Possible torn meniscus.
00:13:14Ambulances prepped and ready for the storm.
00:13:16Well, last we heard, one ambulance was in the shop, so we're down to one.
00:13:18But let's just all hope that it stays nice and quiet around us.
00:13:20Oh, wait.
00:13:21Did you just say that out loud?
00:13:22Don't say that word out.
00:13:22Inside voices.
00:13:23Let's not jinx us.
00:13:24Sorry, I...
00:13:24We're gonna check out Bay 3.
00:13:26I didn't mean to...
00:13:27Richard.
00:13:30Sorry.
00:13:34Santa?
00:13:35Hurt my knee.
00:13:37Dare I ask how?
00:13:38Slipped.
00:13:39Throwing a sack of toys into a sleigh, if you can believe it.
00:13:44I've always believed in you, sir.
00:13:46Dr. Rogers.
00:13:48Dr. Rogers to labor and delivery.
00:13:50That can't be right.
00:13:51I really do mean you, Dr. Rogers.
00:13:54Okay, uh, Rich, we'll take you down to ultrasound.
00:13:58We're gonna get a good look at it.
00:14:01Are there any children here?
00:14:03I'd love to stop by if I can.
00:14:06Let's get you healed up first.
00:14:09You've grown.
00:14:10Yeah, you got me lifts last Christmas, remember?
00:14:11Oh, so I did.
00:14:13Is it high?
00:14:17It's been good, but I know it can change quickly.
00:14:19It's fine, really.
00:14:21What?
00:14:21You're kidding.
00:14:22Labor?
00:14:23Right now?
00:14:24Contractions started a few hours ago.
00:14:25I thought maybe it was Braxton Hicks.
00:14:26Let's start timing them.
00:14:27We should probably get some steroids in case the baby's lungs...
00:14:30If the baby's lungs are...
00:14:31No, you're okay.
00:14:31I'm gonna have to walk you through.
00:14:32We've all trained for this.
00:14:34I got you.
00:14:35Aww.
00:14:36What are you doing here?
00:14:37I thought you were going to mom and dad's.
00:14:38I was waiting for test results from Dr. Sullivan's patients, and someone told me you're in labor.
00:14:42Yes, I'll be fine, but the baby's early.
00:14:44You're 36 weeks.
00:14:45That's late preterm.
00:14:46You're okay.
00:14:47Okay, we're gonna need to get an IV line set up in case...
00:14:49Hey, doctor, I need you to give us some space here.
00:14:51I appreciate you wanting to step in, but right now, you're family.
00:14:53Uh, well, have you ever delivered a baby before?
00:14:55Have you?
00:14:56Okay, that is fair, but I just mean...
00:14:58Can you just get a hold of Jim?
00:14:59He's probably still on a plane, but if he's getting texts...
00:15:01And make sure to tell mom and dad, because I can't...
00:15:02Okay, okay, right now, I need everyone to take a deep breath.
00:15:09That's it.
00:15:09That's it.
00:15:10One more.
00:15:13That's it.
00:15:14There we go.
00:15:16Okay.
00:15:17Mm-hmm.
00:15:17Actually, I feel better if Jim were here.
00:15:21Brian's gonna get on that.
00:15:23Right now, let's get you some ice chips.
00:15:25Call Jim.
00:15:26Yep.
00:15:26We're gonna get you ice chips.
00:15:30That's it.
00:15:36Yeah, I...
00:15:36No, I will keep you posted.
00:15:38I promise.
00:15:39Yes, Jim knows, but his flight is delayed.
00:15:41No, no, no, you don't need to come down here.
00:15:43Please, do not drive in this.
00:15:44Promise me.
00:15:45Okay?
00:15:47Great.
00:15:47No, Merry Christmas, Mom.
00:15:50Natalie is fine, but she's gonna be a while.
00:15:52Baby's not too early?
00:15:53The baby's early, but not dangerously early.
00:15:56Okay.
00:15:57Look, um...
00:15:58You understand what...
00:16:00This is my kid sister, and so far, this hospital seems...
00:16:05It's just, with all of the decorating and the Christmas...
00:16:08What do you have against Christmas?
00:16:08Nothing.
00:16:09It just...
00:16:10It seems like a bit of a distraction.
00:16:12Okay, this hospital is in the center of a really small town.
00:16:16So if you're here on Christmas, you're missing family dinners, midnight mass, a whole host
00:16:21of fun parties.
00:16:22So this is for the staff, then?
00:16:23And the patients.
00:16:25Like I said, we know a lot of the people we treat.
00:16:28By law of lightning strikes, Natalie's already in labor, so we don't expect any more babies.
00:16:34So we'll do our best to handle whatever bumps and bruises and scrapes come our way.
00:16:39Because he bumped his head.
00:16:41It's just a quick trip to the ER.
00:16:43We'll be home by the time you get back from the airport.
00:16:46Whatever happens.
00:16:48Whatever the night brings.
00:16:50You really think you can handle all that?
00:16:52It's Christmas.
00:16:54We got this.
00:16:55All right, so you need to stay off it.
00:17:14That means no wrangling of reindeer or construction of bicycles.
00:17:17Oh, I have elves for that.
00:17:19I'm sure you do.
00:17:20But seriously, do you have a ride?
00:17:21Oh, again, elves.
00:17:23Don't worry about me.
00:17:25All right, Merry Christmas.
00:17:26Merry Christmas.
00:17:30Hey, that storm's getting worse.
00:17:31We need to make sure the entrance gets plowed.
00:17:33Yeah, I already called them.
00:17:34How are we on the ambulance?
00:17:35Slow goings, but they said they'll be able to get where they need to.
00:17:39How are you doing?
00:17:39You need anything?
00:17:40Hungry?
00:17:41No, I'm good.
00:17:44Hey.
00:17:45Hey.
00:17:47Let me know when it's time.
00:17:48In maternity.
00:17:49I love being in the room when it happens.
00:17:50I will.
00:17:51Uh, Davis Chart.
00:17:54Can you file that, please?
00:17:54Thanks.
00:17:55How is he?
00:17:58Um, I'm still waiting on some tests.
00:18:00Do you know where Ruth Camp is?
00:18:01Because I wanted to ask her.
00:18:02She's upstairs with Natalie.
00:18:03Wanted to see how she was doing.
00:18:06So labor can take a while if you have somewhere to be on Christmas Eve.
00:18:10This is my kid sister that we're talking about.
00:18:12I think I'll stick around.
00:18:13Plus, you're short-staffed.
00:18:15You have nurses already staying for a second shift.
00:18:17Maybe I can help out.
00:18:18You have emergency experience?
00:18:20Oh, well, I've got that big month and a half from med school.
00:18:23Good.
00:18:24Well, actually, I could use some help.
00:18:25There's cookies in the break room that need labeling.
00:18:27There's a list of patients and food restrictions.
00:18:30Cookies?
00:18:30Yeah.
00:18:35Merry Christmas.
00:18:37See you soon.
00:18:39Bye.
00:18:40Bye.
00:18:40Oh, and say hi to your dad for me.
00:18:42Bye.
00:18:48Ah.
00:18:4943 pies, 20 dozen cookies, and seven cakes.
00:18:53I could sleep till New Year's.
00:18:55Well, we better get used to it, because two weeks from now,
00:18:59we meet our baby.
00:19:01Mm-hmm.
00:19:02I still can't wrap my mind around it.
00:19:05What would they be like?
00:19:06Who are they?
00:19:07Yeah, well, whoever they are, they're perfect.
00:19:11You know what we always say.
00:19:12Family can be who you choose.
00:19:15Oh, which reminds me.
00:19:16We still have a feast for 12 to cook.
00:19:19Vote me to work.
00:19:19All right, this is the direction.
00:19:21We're going right here into the kitchen.
00:19:23It's going to be fun.
00:19:24We're going to have a good time today.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:25Bye.
00:19:26Bye.
00:19:27Bye.
00:19:27Bye.
00:19:27Bye.
00:19:28Bye.
00:19:28Bye.
00:19:29Bye.
00:19:38Hey, no caroling later?
00:19:41Absolutely.
00:19:52Dr. Rogers to the ER.
00:19:55Kid bumped his head.
00:19:56Day five.
00:19:57Oh, also, Dr. Dave...
00:19:58You'll see.
00:20:02Did he fall far?
00:20:03Did you fall far?
00:20:05He says no.
00:20:07Hi.
00:20:07Oh.
00:20:08Oh.
00:20:08Dr. Davis.
00:20:09Dr. Rogers.
00:20:10This is Dr. Rogers.
00:20:11She'll take over from here.
00:20:13Um.
00:20:13No.
00:20:14Yeah.
00:20:14Yeah.
00:20:15I'm sorry.
00:20:15I was just...
00:20:16No, it's okay.
00:20:16I was at the front when they came in.
00:20:18I got it.
00:20:19So we bumped our head on a...
00:20:22Hey, wait a second.
00:20:23Hey, wait a second.
00:20:24You hit me with a snowball earlier.
00:20:26I really am sorry.
00:20:28How about this?
00:20:28I'm gonna take a look at your brother's head, and that can be the last time you apologize
00:20:32for something you didn't do on purpose.
00:20:34Deal.
00:20:35All right.
00:20:35Charlie, right?
00:20:36Okay.
00:20:37Okay.
00:20:37Follow my light.
00:20:38Okay.
00:20:38Okay.
00:20:38Follow my light.
00:20:39Does it hurt?
00:20:41One to ten.
00:20:42Like a six?
00:20:43I think, ooh, you are gonna have a pretty big goose egg, but here's the thing.
00:20:48Geese are actually Christmas birds.
00:20:51Christmas Carol.
00:20:52You know Scrooge?
00:20:53He throws the shilling out the window, and he trusts the little kid to buy the bird for
00:20:57the family, right?
00:20:59You're laughing, so I think you're good, but I want to get an x-ray just to be safe.
00:21:03X-ray?
00:21:04X-rays are fun, and then you can have a fancy Christmas cookie after.
00:21:07Can I have a fancy cookie?
00:21:09Do you want to get your head x-rayed?
00:21:11Absolutely.
00:21:11Okay, you can't be in there when he gets his head x-rayed, but if you walk him to the
00:21:17x-ray, Christmas cookies for everyone.
00:21:20How does that sound?
00:21:26All right, Catherine will be in shortly.
00:21:28Oh, wow.
00:21:28You are astoundingly pregnant.
00:21:31I didn't notice with the coat.
00:21:32Twins, number six and number seven.
00:21:35There are more of you?
00:21:38Well, congratulations, Mrs. Elena, please.
00:21:41A nurse is going to be in shortly to take you to x-ray, and you're going to be out of
00:21:45here in the shake of a jingle or something, you know, something like that.
00:21:49Anyway, just, like, super fast.
00:21:55You know, you are really good with kids.
00:21:57You know you can talk directly to them, right?
00:21:59Kids understand a lot, even complicated than...
00:22:01Okay, you know what?
00:22:02None of my patients are under the age of 40.
00:22:03Didn't you just have one tonight?
00:22:05Technically, that's not mine, and at my last practice, I was a specialist.
00:22:09I mainly dealt with adults.
00:22:10People of all ages can have heart issues.
00:22:13That is true.
00:22:14So you chose this hospital coming from New York.
00:22:17Why?
00:22:17You looked me up.
00:22:19You changed the subject.
00:22:20Better hours, closer to home.
00:22:21Why did you come here?
00:22:24Okay, see?
00:22:25There you go again.
00:22:26You know, you ask a lot of questions for someone who does not like to talk about herself.
00:22:30Did you bag and wrap all the Christmas cookies?
00:22:33Also changing the subject, but okay.
00:22:36And it actually is a good system that you have here, because the reindeer have no dairy,
00:22:40the stars have no sugar, and Santa has got no salt.
00:22:46Excuse me.
00:22:47Oh!
00:22:47Oh!
00:22:47Oh, gosh.
00:22:48Wow.
00:22:49I am a little clumsy.
00:22:51I guess I don't need that extra coffee.
00:22:53Yeah, no, I think you're, uh, you're cut off.
00:22:58I just, um...
00:22:59None of my business.
00:23:00I applied for some jobs.
00:23:02Yeah.
00:23:03Looks like you got one.
00:23:04I just don't know which one I'm taking yet.
00:23:06Which one?
00:23:07How many offers did you get?
00:23:09Wow.
00:23:10Must be hard being so wanted.
00:23:12Turns out popularity's hard.
00:23:14Those kids in middle school made it look so easy.
00:23:17Thanks for the cookies, by the way.
00:23:20Yeah.
00:23:21Wait.
00:23:22Wait.
00:23:25So, you're leaving?
00:23:27Can we keep that to ourselves?
00:23:29I'm not giving notice till the beginning of the new year.
00:23:32Attention staff.
00:23:33Genesee County has ordered all roads closed within the next hour.
00:23:37We are in code gray.
00:23:38I repeat, code gray.
00:23:40The code gray doesn't really apply to you, since you're just stepping in.
00:23:44It just means the rest of the hospital staff has to stay till we're relieved.
00:23:47My sister's in labor.
00:23:48I think I'm going to stay.
00:23:50What kind of brother would I be?
00:23:52Okay, then.
00:23:53I guess we're both stuck here.
00:23:56I guess we are.
00:23:57I sent the kitchen staff home an hour ago.
00:24:12I've been with this hospital 20 years.
00:24:13You don't think I can see a code gray coming?
00:24:15And you can manage by yourself?
00:24:17Oh, I already am.
00:24:19I mean, I can't promise that we're going to have our regular Christmas brunch that we usually do,
00:24:23but I can get breakfast to the patients by the morning.
00:24:25That sounds like a huge job, Harold.
00:24:28Oh, it is.
00:24:29But you know what they say.
00:24:31The head chef goes down with the ship.
00:24:34That is not how the saying goes.
00:24:36Pretty sure it is.
00:24:37Okay.
00:24:43What is this?
00:24:48Nate.
00:24:53Hey, Ruth.
00:24:54I didn't know you were in here.
00:24:56Still waiting on some test results.
00:24:58I got to hear all about it.
00:25:01David's online with his heartmates.
00:25:03What's that?
00:25:04Abbott has this program that we're part of.
00:25:07Honestly, it's a godsend.
00:25:08The healthcare company.
00:25:10They made his device, right?
00:25:12One and the same.
00:25:13We've met a lot of kids with heart issues.
00:25:15The kids meet up online or in person.
00:25:17They swap stories.
00:25:19Helpful for families, too.
00:25:21Merry Christmas.
00:25:22I'll be at the huddle next week.
00:25:24Bye.
00:25:26I'm just waiting for someone to get out of x-ray,
00:25:28so I thought I'd put up these ornaments.
00:25:30Do you guys want to help?
00:25:31Sure.
00:25:32That sounds like fun.
00:25:33Oh, my goodness.
00:25:36Some of these ornaments predate even my time here.
00:25:40There's some fun ones in here, David.
00:25:43Sweet.
00:25:46Hi.
00:25:47There you are.
00:25:49David is all good.
00:25:50He's a little dehydrated,
00:25:52which probably accounts for the dizziness.
00:25:54Are we good to go?
00:25:55Unfortunately, not with the way the roads are.
00:25:57Hmm.
00:25:57Well, while we wait for the roads to clear up,
00:26:00Dr. Davis, would you like to join us?
00:26:03Okay.
00:26:05Okay.
00:26:06Okay.
00:26:08That's two more people
00:26:10spending Christmas Eve at the hospital.
00:26:13I guess it's a good thing
00:26:14that someone planned some distractions.
00:26:16I have not done this in years.
00:26:19Decorate a tree?
00:26:20No.
00:26:20Who has the time?
00:26:21Well, you make time.
00:26:24Dr. Rogers, 2-E-R, please.
00:26:33So, this all looks great.
00:26:37I just want to do one last check.
00:26:39Can you follow my light?
00:26:43You seem to be okay.
00:26:44No concussion,
00:26:45just a solid bump on the head.
00:26:47Thank you, doctor.
00:26:48And hey, you're welcome to come back
00:26:49for some cookies on your way home.
00:26:50You're in the greenhouse on the corner, right?
00:26:52Yes.
00:26:52The one with the Florent sign?
00:26:54Where are you going?
00:26:54Are you moving?
00:26:56Catherine, how are the roads?
00:26:58They're closed,
00:26:59but they may reopen
00:27:00once they've been plowed.
00:27:02But no one's going anywhere for now.
00:27:03Sorry.
00:27:04Hey, I got 745 people
00:27:05in my kitchen right now.
00:27:06I am more than happy
00:27:07to wait for a little while.
00:27:08In Brightside,
00:27:09there is a Christmas tree
00:27:10in the waiting room
00:27:11a kid your age is decorating.
00:27:12Go.
00:27:15I should go check on Dr. Spencer.
00:27:17Oh, can I come?
00:27:18I'd love to say hi.
00:27:19Sure.
00:27:19She's in maternity.
00:27:20This way.
00:27:21Great.
00:27:23That was very sweet.
00:27:26Oh, thank you.
00:27:26Who could that be?
00:27:44It's 11 o'clock.
00:27:58Yeah.
00:28:03Oh, hi.
00:28:04I'm just out plowing
00:28:05for some folks who need it
00:28:06and I saw your lights on.
00:28:08Oh, come on in.
00:28:09Come on.
00:28:10Come out of the cold.
00:28:10Thanks.
00:28:12Oh, yeah.
00:28:12We should have gotten out there earlier.
00:28:14Now we're elbowed deep inside dishes.
00:28:16Yeah.
00:28:16Well, I can plow you out of here
00:28:18if you want,
00:28:18free of charge.
00:28:19Oh, no, no.
00:28:20We'd insist on paying you.
00:28:21Oh, come on.
00:28:21It's Christmas Eve
00:28:22and we haven't had a storm
00:28:23like this in a long time.
00:28:25Plus, I'd, uh,
00:28:26I'd really like to pay forward
00:28:28an earlier favor.
00:28:29Well, then we'd insist
00:28:32on providing the baked goods
00:28:33and cocoa.
00:28:34Oh.
00:28:35I'm Samantha.
00:28:36Hi, Samantha.
00:28:37And this is Max.
00:28:38Hey, Max.
00:28:39And we absolutely insist.
00:28:41Yes.
00:28:41And I would love some.
00:28:44I'm Jake
00:28:44and it's very nice
00:28:45to meet you both.
00:28:46Let's get you fed.
00:28:47Yeah, come on.
00:28:48Sure.
00:28:50You okay?
00:28:51My due date is before yours.
00:28:53You weren't supposed
00:28:54to win this race.
00:28:55You are more than welcome
00:28:55to go first.
00:28:56I thought I was prepared,
00:28:58but...
00:28:59Oh, no.
00:29:00Oh, honey.
00:29:01I just don't...
00:29:03It's just...
00:29:05It's just a rush of emotion.
00:29:07I'm fine.
00:29:07I just...
00:29:08It's so nice of you
00:29:09to be here, Elena.
00:29:10It's snowing like crazy
00:29:11out there
00:29:12and you came to visit.
00:29:14Oh, honey, no.
00:29:15You know how often
00:29:16my kids end up in the ER.
00:29:17You think they take a break
00:29:18on Christmas Eve?
00:29:19I'm sorry.
00:29:20I'm so sorry.
00:29:21I'm just...
00:29:21Your apologies.
00:29:22The most powerful thing
00:29:23a human being can do
00:29:24and you're like,
00:29:24I'm sorry.
00:29:25I don't think so, my friend.
00:29:26Figured everyone
00:29:29could use a little boost,
00:29:30hot chocolate all around,
00:29:32except for Natalie.
00:29:34I'm afraid it's ice chips.
00:29:37Now I know how that feels.
00:29:39Are my kids behaving down there?
00:29:41Well, they were
00:29:41when I left them with Brian.
00:29:43Dr. Davis?
00:29:44Really?
00:29:45I mean, come on.
00:29:46If he's gonna live
00:29:47in a town this size,
00:29:48he should probably get used
00:29:49to the idea
00:29:50of being around them.
00:29:51Aww.
00:29:54So are you two
00:29:55in the same grade?
00:29:56Eighth grade, yeah.
00:30:02What about sports?
00:30:04I pay for two.
00:30:04I'm on the track team.
00:30:05We have different friends, actually.
00:30:06We don't really hang out.
00:30:07We don't really hang out.
00:30:08Always wanted to join band,
00:30:10but couldn't make it work
00:30:12for my schedule this year.
00:30:14Cool.
00:30:14Yeah, so different...
00:30:16Yeah, different friend group.
00:30:18That's, uh...
00:30:20You know, I-I-I ran track, too.
00:30:22Yeah, in high school.
00:30:24David went to state.
00:30:25Yeah?
00:30:27Huh, that's cool.
00:30:28Did you?
00:30:29No, I didn't, uh, get that far.
00:30:33Yeah.
00:30:34What?
00:30:35What?
00:30:35I didn't say anything.
00:30:36No?
00:30:37Oh, I thought you were...
00:30:39Okay.
00:30:40Dr. Davis to maternity.
00:30:41Dr. Davis.
00:30:43That's, uh, that's me.
00:30:44I, uh...
00:30:44It's been fun.
00:30:45I gotta go.
00:30:46Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:30:47Uh, yeah, it's, uh...
00:30:48Rich.
00:30:49Rich, right?
00:30:49Yeah, Rich, you get Brian.
00:30:50Uh, listen, do you think maybe you could
00:30:52entertain them for a little bit
00:30:53while I go?
00:30:54Oh, I was about to go on break.
00:30:55What, entertain?
00:30:56Like, what, juggle magic?
00:30:58Yeah, if that's what you want to do.
00:30:59Sure.
00:31:01Okay.
00:31:02Well, it is Christmas Eve.
00:31:05What do you say we find some stuff
00:31:06with sugar in it?
00:31:08I'm in.
00:31:09Oh!
00:31:09You're doing so good.
00:31:16Is there anything I can do to help?
00:31:18We're gonna take her to delivery.
00:31:19Why don't you go find a comfy seat?
00:31:21Oh.
00:31:22All right, Nat.
00:31:23You're having a baby.
00:31:24Let's do this.
00:31:25Promise me it's gonna be okay.
00:31:27I promise.
00:31:27I promise you everything
00:31:28is gonna be just fine.
00:31:29No!
00:31:30Not you, Brian.
00:31:31I love you, but get out.
00:31:33Nobody wants to do this
00:31:33in front of their brother.
00:31:35Then why did you page me?
00:31:36I didn't.
00:31:37That was me.
00:31:38I thought you'd want family around.
00:31:40Oh, pass.
00:31:41Okay.
00:31:42Okay, okay.
00:31:42Hey, hey, listen to me.
00:31:44You've got this, Nat.
00:31:45You can be just fine.
00:31:48Let's make you a mom.
00:31:50Good boy.
00:32:04Merry Christmas, sweet girl.
00:32:27Oh, Merry Christmas.
00:32:31Everything checks out.
00:32:33You have a healthy baby
00:32:36and a festive stocking.
00:32:40Look at her all wrapped up
00:32:42like a Christmas present.
00:32:44Welcome aboard, kid.
00:32:46Merry Christmas.
00:32:48Oh, she's so beautiful.
00:32:49Merry Christmas.
00:32:52Oh, she's perfect.
00:32:54She's perfect.
00:32:55Merry Christmas, everyone.
00:32:58I had a Christmas baby.
00:32:59She made it by one minute.
00:33:01Okay, here we go.
00:33:02Brian, are you out of your mind?
00:33:05Do you think that mom and dad
00:33:07and your husband
00:33:07and probably the local news,
00:33:10everyone we know
00:33:10won't be furious
00:33:11if there aren't photos of this?
00:33:12Brian, here.
00:33:13Come on, get in here.
00:33:14Come on.
00:33:15Okay.
00:33:16There we go.
00:33:18Okay.
00:33:19Okay.
00:33:20You ready?
00:33:20Say Christmas.
00:33:22Ready?
00:33:22Here we go.
00:33:23Say cheese.
00:33:24Beautiful.
00:33:24Merry Christmas.
00:33:26Oh.
00:33:27Cheat, cheat.
00:33:28Oh.
00:33:28Oh.
00:33:30It's a good picture.
00:33:32It's a good picture.
00:33:33Here's Jonathan.
00:33:34It's a girl.
00:33:35Here's Jonathan.
00:33:37It's a girl.
00:33:37It never gets old.
00:33:53That was amazing.
00:33:59I've assisted in deliveries before,
00:34:02but that,
00:34:04that felt different.
00:34:07Interesting.
00:34:07What?
00:34:09I've never heard you talk
00:34:10about your feelings before.
00:34:12We worked together for,
00:34:14what, a year and a half?
00:34:16Well, in all that time,
00:34:17I never once heard you
00:34:18talking about yourself.
00:34:21Despite your warmth,
00:34:22nobody really knows
00:34:24anything about you.
00:34:26You know what they call you?
00:34:27Dr. Unknowable?
00:34:29That's a new one.
00:34:31Before I retired,
00:34:32it was, um,
00:34:33Dr. Who?
00:34:34That's a good one.
00:34:38It's pretty good.
00:34:44It was seeing a family like that.
00:34:48Natalie, her brother,
00:34:50and suddenly the next generation.
00:34:53It's astonishing how beautiful that is.
00:34:58It took me by surprise, I guess.
00:35:00Did you know that I was the OB nurse
00:35:02when Natalie was born?
00:35:04Really?
00:35:05Brian, too.
00:35:06When that baby comes into the world,
00:35:09to be there for something so
00:35:11momentous,
00:35:14for a friend,
00:35:16colleague,
00:35:17like, honestly,
00:35:19we're a stranger, even.
00:35:21Makes you feel connected.
00:35:24Makes you feel like
00:35:25family.
00:35:27Family.
00:35:27Family.
00:35:27Okay, kids.
00:35:43Keep your eyes closed.
00:35:45No peeking.
00:35:46Oh, hey.
00:35:48Now,
00:35:49hidden in this room somewhere
00:35:50are three candy canes,
00:35:52three Christmas cookies,
00:35:54and three vanilla cupcakes.
00:35:56Mmm, mmm, mmm.
00:35:57Contestants, please,
00:35:59open your eyes.
00:36:00Now,
00:36:01the first of you to find
00:36:02one of each of these sweet treats
00:36:03will win
00:36:04a bowl of
00:36:06what's it gonna be?
00:36:08Organic vegetables.
00:36:10Are you serious?
00:36:12Okay, all right.
00:36:13Fine, fine, fine.
00:36:14I'm kidding.
00:36:14You get to keep whatever you find.
00:36:16You ready?
00:36:17Get set.
00:36:18Go.
00:36:19Yes!
00:36:20What is going on here?
00:36:22Just having a little fun.
00:36:24You need me at all?
00:36:25I told Catherine to come.
00:36:25No, no, you're good.
00:36:27Thank you for keeping the Christmas
00:36:28in Christmas Day.
00:36:29Carry on, little elves.
00:36:31Yeah.
00:36:34Give it, Kate!
00:36:38I found a cupcake!
00:36:40Woo!
00:36:42Cupcake, cupcake, cupcake.
00:36:44Well, at least your plane
00:36:47made it in okay.
00:36:48Yeah, my flight got in okay,
00:36:49but now I'm stuck at the airport.
00:36:51The storm is way worse
00:36:52than we thought,
00:36:53but I will get there
00:36:54as soon as I can.
00:36:55Oh, sweetheart,
00:36:56just be safe.
00:36:57We'll be here waiting.
00:36:58Can I see her again?
00:37:00Yeah.
00:37:04Wow.
00:37:06I love you.
00:37:07I love both of you.
00:37:09Love you, too.
00:37:10I will be there soon,
00:37:11I promise.
00:37:15Bye.
00:37:15Bye.
00:37:16You know, I'm glad you're here.
00:37:27Me, too.
00:37:28Yeah, but not just tonight.
00:37:30I mean, here in town.
00:37:32I know Mom and Dad are, too,
00:37:33which also means
00:37:34you have to hang out with them more
00:37:36and make sure they don't fall down
00:37:37in that house
00:37:38they bought with...
00:37:38With so many staircases.
00:37:40Why?
00:37:40Right?
00:37:40Why?
00:37:40I have no idea.
00:37:44I know the divorce was hard, Brian.
00:37:47Yeah, but I'm actually
00:37:48in a pretty good place with it now.
00:37:50I'm more looking forward
00:37:50to a fresh start.
00:37:52And you can get back out there
00:37:53in a fresh dating pool.
00:37:56Alice is single.
00:37:57All right, just cool it.
00:37:58First off, Alice is leaving,
00:37:59and that would never...
00:38:00Wait, what?
00:38:00What?
00:38:01Oh, uh...
00:38:02You're leaving?
00:38:04Um...
00:38:05I think I just let us
00:38:07look that you're leaving.
00:38:08Where are you going?
00:38:10Okay, I should be elsewhere,
00:38:12but we'll talk about this later.
00:38:14Yeah, um...
00:38:16Go.
00:38:18Go.
00:38:19Okay.
00:38:21Uh, hey.
00:38:22Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:38:23I'm really sorry.
00:38:24I didn't mean to...
00:38:25I wanted to give notice
00:38:26before I told anyone,
00:38:28and I didn't want to do that
00:38:29until after Christmas was over.
00:38:30I get that.
00:38:31She just made some crack
00:38:32about me asking you out.
00:38:34She just had a baby,
00:38:35and her first thought
00:38:36is we should go out sometime?
00:38:37She's always been that way.
00:38:38I haven't been on a date.
00:38:40Oh, I get it.
00:38:41ER, doctor hours.
00:38:42No social life, right?
00:38:43That's not true.
00:38:45Catherine's married.
00:38:46She has three kids.
00:38:47Monica has two.
00:38:48Rich dates a lot.
00:38:49I'm sure you charm
00:38:50all sorts of...
00:38:51Uh, not since the divorce.
00:38:53Oh.
00:38:54Three years.
00:38:55Oh, I'm so sorry.
00:38:57It's okay.
00:38:57Yeah, breakups are...
00:39:00They're sad.
00:39:02And then you get to this place
00:39:04that when a relationship's over
00:39:08and you've had some time
00:39:10to look back on it,
00:39:12you realize how much
00:39:13you've learned from it.
00:39:15Well, Ben, I'm sorry,
00:39:16and, um, I'm glad you learned.
00:39:19Me too.
00:39:20Well, I...
00:39:21I should get on
00:39:23with, you know, things well done.
00:39:25Um, I hate to be the bearer
00:39:27of bad news or good news,
00:39:29and I'm sorry to interrupt,
00:39:30but I think I might...
00:39:31Elena, what's wrong?
00:39:33I think I might be...
00:39:34Oh, yep.
00:39:36I'm in labor.
00:39:36Are you sure?
00:39:37Like, right now, right now?
00:39:38Five kids, I'm sure.
00:39:39Okay, um, here.
00:39:41Here we go.
00:39:42Okay.
00:39:43Right here.
00:39:44Here you go.
00:39:46Everything's gonna be fine, yeah?
00:39:47Of course.
00:39:48What's two more Christmas babies?
00:39:50Easy peasy.
00:39:52Oh.
00:39:55Oh, boy.
00:40:01Not so easy.
00:40:03Or peasy.
00:40:09Elena, honey, I know.
00:40:11Everyone is sleeping.
00:40:12I just wanna come stay with you
00:40:13for a few hours.
00:40:14Mason, the roads aren't safe.
00:40:15It's too dangerous,
00:40:16and it's gonna be hours
00:40:17before the babies come.
00:40:18Just stay with the kids.
00:40:19Generators are up.
00:40:20It's fine.
00:40:21Your parents are with them.
00:40:22I want to be there.
00:40:23I know you're there for me,
00:40:24and I will have them call you
00:40:25if anything changes.
00:40:25I promise.
00:40:27I love you.
00:40:28I love you, too.
00:40:30Merry Christmas.
00:40:32Ah!
00:40:33Merry Christmas.
00:40:41And lo,
00:40:43the shepherds saw a light.
00:40:46Hey, uh, generators are back up
00:40:48except for the ones in maternity.
00:40:49We can't get them going,
00:40:50but Rich and Catherine are on it.
00:40:53One thing I will give your nurses.
00:40:55They are good at seeing in the dark.
00:40:57First of all,
00:40:58the nurses are not mine.
00:40:59If anything, I belong to them.
00:41:01They keep this place running.
00:41:02Right.
00:41:05I'm really sorry about earlier
00:41:07when I let it slip to that movie.
00:41:08It's okay.
00:41:08I should have made a decision by now.
00:41:12Four job offers.
00:41:13Norwalk, Ohio.
00:41:15Mm-hmm.
00:41:16Incline Village, Nevada.
00:41:17Chicago, New York City.
00:41:18They all have their own advantages.
00:41:20A thing different to learn.
00:41:21I just...
00:41:21I have to choose.
00:41:23Okay.
00:41:24So I was holding up the decision.
00:41:28Wait, you can't even answer a simple question?
00:41:30I just bared my soul to you.
00:41:32Oh, really?
00:41:32Is that what you're calling it?
00:41:33I thought I was very open and honest.
00:41:36Did you?
00:41:36And also, I helped a patient decorate a Christmas tree.
00:41:39So?
00:41:39So?
00:41:41That is way outside of my comfort zone.
00:41:44I still think that you should have boundaries
00:41:45between you and your patients.
00:41:47No, that's important.
00:41:47It's really important
00:41:48because otherwise your patients
00:41:49might start seeing you as a human.
00:41:51No, no, no.
00:41:51See, I know what you're doing.
00:41:52And don't turn this around on me.
00:41:53We're talking about you.
00:41:56Dr. Rogers,
00:41:57the generator and maternity still isn't working.
00:41:59We should get some blankets up there.
00:42:00I'll take a look.
00:42:01You think that's a good idea?
00:42:02Yeah.
00:42:03I'm actually handier than I appear.
00:42:06I'll take a look.
00:42:17Hey.
00:42:18Holly.
00:42:19Merry Christmas.
00:42:20I brought an extra blanket, okay?
00:42:22How are the generators coming?
00:42:23We have our best people working on it.
00:42:25Good.
00:42:26Okay.
00:42:29It's okay.
00:42:30I've got it.
00:42:32Yeah, you just get some sleep, okay?
00:42:34Yeah.
00:42:35Shh, shh, shh, shh.
00:42:36Shh, shh, shh.
00:42:37Hi, sweetheart.
00:42:39Okay.
00:42:41Yeah.
00:42:44Shh, shh, shh, shh.
00:42:45Yeah.
00:42:48Hi.
00:42:50I'm your Uncle Brian.
00:42:53Yeah, this is our first Christmas together.
00:42:58This is actually our first day together.
00:43:00How do I love you this much when we've just met?
00:43:07You know what the really good thing is, is I get to hang out with you and I get to make
00:43:12sure that you're safe.
00:43:14You're really lucked out with your parents.
00:43:17They're great.
00:43:19Yeah.
00:43:20And the best part about being an uncle is I get to help.
00:43:25Hey.
00:43:34Hey.
00:43:36Everything under control in here.
00:43:39Yeah.
00:43:39i want to turn that ball is for labor and i'm sure it's a violation of some kind it's christmas i
00:43:55think we can bend the rules how's everyone doing in here it's like midnight mass honestly
00:43:59we will get these babies into the world if we have to use headlamps
00:44:02that's not my plan i've been working on it these babies are hours away that i can tell you
00:44:08i'm gonna check back in with you soon okay
00:44:10katie it's one in the morning you maybe want to go sleep or something
00:44:16here i can help with that shall we my lady of course all right come on let's go let your mom
00:44:25get some rest thank you hot chocolate oh thank you okay uh your entrance is plowed all the way to the
00:44:37street i'll work on the surrounding street some more thank you so much and you're okay you're not
00:44:43too tired no no i'm fine thank you we cannot have you exhausted on christmas morning well uh it's just
00:44:48me these days so i help out when i can how chocolate uh no i've had plenty thank you thank you
00:44:55you folks just uh keep up the good work
00:44:59why does he look so familiar i saw him earlier jake he he lost his life a couple years back
00:45:06oh that's right he was here a lot
00:45:12okay i'm off on a few rounds
00:45:17where's he now
00:45:22it says santa's still in the air but he doesn't show up until we're asleep though that's a rule
00:45:28are you sure santa comes to hospitals there aren't any chimneys he does i've spent a few christmases in
00:45:35hospitals santa comes believe me how about i tuck you in huh thanks for being so nice to her it's all
00:45:46good so when you were like out of school and in the hospital sorry i never reached out or anything
00:45:54it's still we didn't i mean we're not really close friends i know i know but
00:46:02maybe that was scary for you it's really okay i had a problem with my heart and i had it repaired
00:46:09with a small device to fix it right i'm glad it worked out thanks i mean it was scary at first
00:46:16but now i'm good and i'm back to living my normal life and i gotta dust my competition in track
00:46:24and you wanted to join band what instrument did you play trombone of course
00:46:32okay good night
00:46:35we got a stemmy two minutes out st elevation myocardial infarction let's prep for a heart
00:46:45attack and activate the cath lab looks like we do get to work together after all looks like i get to
00:46:49see some of that superhero cardiology announcement dr roger his contractions are speeding up we're
00:46:53gonna need you upstairs it's okay i got this go okay is there a power to maternity yet no not yet
00:47:01those generators have always been a little tricky but i have an idea
00:47:05okay there you go and then i remembered that ruth had once told me that this waiting room used to
00:47:17be the maternity ward before the remodel so power supply oxygen everything was still set up
00:47:22hi there hello how you feeling over there oh you know old hat how are my kids doing fast asleep
00:47:33ruth is keeping an eye on them so you get some rest you still got some time
00:47:37thank you all right patient is stable let's get him admitted to the icu right
00:47:48everything okay yep dr davis thank you patient is fine stable we'll fully recover
00:47:56i kind of snapped at your nurse in there again you have to stop saying the nurses belong yeah i know
00:48:02it's a bad habit so what happened sometimes when things get a little hairy and it did for a moment
00:48:08back there i can become terse okay and at your last hospital i know that people had an issue with it but
00:48:14no one ever really questioned it okay piece of advice we are a community hospital it says it in the name
00:48:21so you're gonna run into everyone the doctors the nurses the patients at the grocery store so i'm gonna
00:48:27have to be human okay in my defense i'm actually right about that plus they're putting your face
00:48:32on billboards like it or not you're getting a whole new life this christmas looks like we both are
00:48:38then we should make most of it there's still some time before elena delivers
00:48:42we have more kris kringling to do let's go come on
00:48:46okay favorite christmas movie and please don't say die hard that's what people say when they want to
00:48:53sound controversial or like a real man emmy daughter's jug band christmas yes see real men love whimsy
00:49:00merry christmas okay favorite christmas snack but see you know you ask a lot of questions for
00:49:12someone who does not like to talk about herself fine what do you want to know okay so all of the talk of the
00:49:17people here and the community why are you so keen to leave i'm not it's just i move i stay nimble
00:49:24i move every few years i grew up a military brat we moved all the time so you are telling me that you're
00:49:28just so used to new places that you just can't help yourself okay i i tell you what why don't you come up
00:49:36why don't you come up with an answer while i continue our mission and to see scrooge is heightened
00:49:43an excited face uh would have been a surprise to his business friends in the city in india
00:49:51oh thanks rich is in there and he is reading to a patient this place man i have to admit it feels
00:50:07pretty good okay so it's not just that moving is who i am there's also this i keep being in the right
00:50:15place at the right time hey what do you mean well every place i have ever worked i have stories of
00:50:22some day or night or hour where i am there for exactly the right reason like tonight yes i'm three
00:50:29babies on christmas i mean that has to be a record maybe that's why i'm here and maybe whatever happens
00:50:35in the next place that's why i'm going there it's the part i like the best i get to help
00:50:40no you know what no no i'm sorry i just i don't buy it maybe that doesn't work for you but moving
00:50:47around it it does it works for me yeah it's it's a great way to avoid letting people get close to you
00:50:53no no sorry dr rogers to labor and delivery but the makeshift waiting room one
00:51:00i i was it's okay
00:51:06well despite a full power outage we still managed to get everything done by
00:51:193 45 in the morning i can't believe how late it is you made fun of me for getting that little
00:51:26generator but blitzer on oh i saved the day you saved the day yeah
00:51:31what
00:51:35i know everything's gonna change and i'm definitely gonna feel different about this later but
00:51:44i've been looking forward to being up with you at 3 45 a.m for so long
00:51:52you're waxing poetic about us staying awake to feed a baby in the middle of the night
00:51:58yeah well they say babies are so beautiful you're just so tired all the time and i can't
00:52:07wait you're the best man i know
00:52:11now come on let's get this home so we could sleep before our house is invaded by everyone we know
00:52:22hello is anyone there
00:52:28hi hi i saw your lights were on i thought i could drive myself to the hospital quickly realized i
00:52:39oh oh are you all right oh my goodness yeah um contraction i think contraction oh come in come in
00:52:47yeah yeah come in come in thank you okay
00:52:51how's everything going in here i think it's time okay let's do this wait before we do this i just want to say thank you this is a room full of
00:53:10very very good women you ready to meet two more of your kids
00:53:14the children were snuggled asleep in their bed while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads
00:53:38does ruth watch your grandson full-time where are the parents you know that's all we've ever been told
00:53:44ruth's good at it make sure he gets the right care and support we help out where we can but two out of
00:53:49every five people care for a family member without any pay or help just on their own
00:53:53just relying on their community
00:53:55oh hang in there elena you got this
00:54:00oh somebody call mason and tell him this is it
00:54:03no need
00:54:03i'm here
00:54:04mason
00:54:05didn't think i missed six and seven
00:54:07mason and fuddy merry christmas merry christmas
00:54:10go go go go go go go go go go go go oh here they come
00:54:13oh here they come
00:54:17woo
00:54:18woo
00:54:19woo
00:54:21woo
00:54:22woo
00:54:32woo
00:54:33Merry Christmas, sweet girls.
00:54:44Can I have one of those cookies now?
00:54:46Oh, I'll get you one.
00:54:47Oh, no, no, I got it.
00:54:49You stay here.
00:54:50No, I got it.
00:54:51Why don't you go take a break?
00:54:53I actually have more Christmas tricks up my sleeve,
00:54:55as long as we don't have any more surprise babies.
00:54:58Uh, about that.
00:55:00You've got to be kidding me.
00:55:01Hey, this is Dr. Rogers.
00:55:07I jinxed it.
00:55:09Hi, my name's Zoe.
00:55:10I'm a patient of Dr. Spencer's.
00:55:13I know it's Christmas morning and all, but I...
00:55:15Don't worry about that.
00:55:16I'm covering for Dr. Spencer.
00:55:18I will absolutely check in with her.
00:55:20Okay, sorry.
00:55:21I didn't know what to do.
00:55:22No, no, you're good.
00:55:23You're good.
00:55:24Okay, so talk to me.
00:55:25Tell me how you're feeling.
00:55:26Well, I'm having contractions.
00:55:29They're about 45 minutes apart.
00:55:31And I...
00:55:32Shouldn't I be there already?
00:55:34No, no, no.
00:55:35You're still good.
00:55:36If contractions start coming sooner,
00:55:37I want you to call me right back, okay?
00:55:40Okay.
00:55:41I know this can be overwhelming,
00:55:43but trust me,
00:55:44you're going to be okay.
00:55:46Okay.
00:55:47I'll call if anything changes.
00:55:49Good.
00:55:50Hang in there, Zoe.
00:55:51Okay.
00:55:51Okay.
00:56:10Hey.
00:56:12You're out here.
00:56:13I was thinking about making a snowman.
00:56:20Three babies.
00:56:21Actually, the fourth is on the way.
00:56:23Really?
00:56:24Yes.
00:56:24Oh, okay.
00:56:26Well, the more the merrier.
00:56:27Everyone's pretty excited in there.
00:56:29You guys have only ever had one Christmas baby,
00:56:31and now I think you guys are going to break a record.
00:56:33I'm really sorry, okay?
00:56:38Because I wasn't trying to accuse you
00:56:40of holding people at a distance.
00:56:42I guess that's something we both can relate to.
00:56:45Yeah, I could probably be softer with patience.
00:56:49It's just...
00:56:50That's not what I want in a doctor,
00:56:53because...
00:56:55I've had my own heart challenges.
00:56:57And I want someone who's going to level with me.
00:57:03Tell me more.
00:57:05I'm a cardiologist with some tricky cardiac things.
00:57:10Had a procedure a couple years ago,
00:57:11and now I need to monitor my blood pressure,
00:57:14my lipid counts.
00:57:14Lipids?
00:57:15Did you just say lipids?
00:57:16Well, that's just flirting.
00:57:20And to a patient like this,
00:57:21I would tell them,
00:57:23you need to reduce your stress levels.
00:57:26But...
00:57:27our jobs are stressful.
00:57:29So that's why you moved here.
00:57:31Small town.
00:57:32Less stress.
00:57:34Fresh start.
00:57:35Yeah, but then I spend one night here,
00:57:38and I watch you handle all of the challenges.
00:57:42Man, I'm starting to think
00:57:43that maybe it's not the place,
00:57:45but it's...
00:57:46it's me.
00:57:47Well, if it is you,
00:57:48that's just a skill issue.
00:57:49You learn it.
00:57:51I think you're going to be great here.
00:57:53I mean, you're going to have to come down
00:57:54off your fancy pedestal
00:57:55and work amongst the little people.
00:57:57Can you do that?
00:57:58I don't know if you can do that.
00:58:00Well, you know what?
00:58:01It would be a lot easier
00:58:02if this really awesome ER doctor
00:58:07that I met was sticking around.
00:58:09No, that's actual flirting.
00:58:11Is it working?
00:58:11I'm leaving.
00:58:18Okay.
00:58:19So go out with me
00:58:20and then leave town.
00:58:23I'm a lot of fun.
00:58:24I bet you are.
00:58:28Dr. Rogers.
00:58:30Back at it.
00:58:31That car still won't start.
00:58:42I tried calling the tow trucks,
00:58:44but they're helping everyone
00:58:45on the highway.
00:58:46The hospital said
00:58:47they would send an ambulance
00:58:49as soon as possible.
00:58:50Oh, good.
00:58:52And we have some hot chocolate for you.
00:58:55Oh, wait.
00:58:56Can you have hot chocolate
00:58:57when you're in labor?
00:58:58Maybe just water.
00:59:00Right.
00:59:00Okay.
00:59:01I'm sorry.
00:59:02We just...
00:59:03They didn't learn a lot
00:59:04about this labor stuff
00:59:05with, um...
00:59:06Well, with the adoption.
00:59:08Adoption?
00:59:09Yeah.
00:59:11Our baby will be here
00:59:12in two weeks.
00:59:15Kendra, congratulations.
00:59:16Wow.
00:59:20You know what?
00:59:25I've only been in here
00:59:26once before.
00:59:28It's cozy.
00:59:30Christmas morning.
00:59:33I guess...
00:59:34It is Christmas morning.
00:59:36Here you go.
00:59:37Thanks.
00:59:38Yeah, no problem.
00:59:38Oh.
00:59:39Oh.
00:59:55My grandma brought me in
01:00:00just to get something checked out.
01:00:02Sorry I can't be there with you guys.
01:00:04But for once,
01:00:05it was a snowstorm
01:00:06making me spend Christmas
01:00:06in the hospital.
01:00:08We just wanted to be safe, you know?
01:00:09Turns out I'm fine.
01:00:11Of course you are.
01:00:13Hey.
01:00:14Uh, hey?
01:00:15You want to meet my friend?
01:00:16Sure.
01:00:18Just like you to make friends
01:00:19while trapped in a hospital.
01:00:21Charlie, this is...
01:00:22How are you talking
01:00:22to Damar Hamlin on your iPad?
01:00:24Well, he's my heartmate.
01:00:25I was supposed to hang out with him
01:00:27and some of the others today.
01:00:28Nice to meet you, Charlie.
01:00:29Merry Christmas.
01:00:30Uh, I'm sorry.
01:00:31How do you two know each other?
01:00:33I had a pretty big health situation
01:00:35during a football game.
01:00:36I'm not sure if you saw it.
01:00:37Everyone saw it.
01:00:39After that,
01:00:39things got pretty wild.
01:00:41And I wanted to meet other people
01:00:42who had gone through this.
01:00:43So I teamed up with
01:00:44Abbott's Heartmates community.
01:00:46It helps to talk it out sometimes.
01:00:47Speaking of,
01:00:48I'm here with Zeke
01:00:49and some of the others.
01:00:51Damn.
01:00:52Merry Christmas, man.
01:00:53We miss you.
01:00:54Miss you, too.
01:00:55I'll see you next week.
01:00:56All right.
01:00:57We should get back to it.
01:00:58We're glad to hear
01:00:59you're doing well, David.
01:01:00Merry Christmas.
01:01:01Um, Merry Christmas, sir.
01:01:03Call me Damar.
01:01:04Merry Christmas.
01:01:05Merry Christmas.
01:01:08I laid a cool life.
01:01:09What can I say?
01:01:14Did Santa come?
01:01:15Do you want to see
01:01:16what Santa brought you?
01:01:17Yes!
01:01:18Come on.
01:01:18Come on.
01:01:18Come on.
01:01:19Come on.
01:01:19Come on.
01:01:19Come on.
01:01:19Come on.
01:01:19Come on.
01:01:20Come on.
01:01:21Come on.
01:01:21Come on.
01:01:22You're so cute.
01:01:29You're so cute.
01:01:29Hey, Alice.
01:01:52Alice, I'm really sorry
01:01:54if I was too forward there.
01:01:55I didn't...
01:01:55No, I, um...
01:01:58Dr. Rogers, 2ER.
01:02:00Dr. Rogers.
01:02:01I think I'm in a fight
01:02:02with that loudspeaker.
01:02:04I think you might be.
01:02:14Hey.
01:02:15Hey.
01:02:16So, good news or bad news first?
01:02:18Well, it's Christmas.
01:02:19Let's go with good news.
01:02:20Well, the ambulance got pulled out of the snow
01:02:21by some good Samaritans.
01:02:22That's great news.
01:02:23But it broke a fuel line in the process.
01:02:27So we're down an ambulance.
01:02:28Can we get one from Shelbyville?
01:02:29Not until the roads are plowed.
01:02:31Right.
01:02:32Okay.
01:02:33Okay.
01:02:34Okay.
01:02:35Okay.
01:02:36Yeah.
01:02:37Take it easy.
01:02:38You got it.
01:02:39Oh.
01:02:40Okay.
01:02:41Okay.
01:02:42Okay.
01:02:43Yeah.
01:02:44Take it easy.
01:02:45Oh.
01:02:46You got it.
01:02:47Oh.
01:02:48Oh.
01:02:49We're definitely getting closer.
01:02:51You're 20 minutes apart.
01:02:53Okay.
01:02:54Okay.
01:02:55Okay.
01:02:57Listen, I don't mean to pry, but...
01:03:01Is there someone we should call?
01:03:04Oh.
01:03:04No.
01:03:06No.
01:03:07I'm okay.
01:03:08Okay.
01:03:09Got it.
01:03:10No set.
01:03:12Can I ask you a question?
01:03:14Do you know the birth parents?
01:03:16Oh.
01:03:17Uh.
01:03:17Well, we went through an adoption agency.
01:03:22It's weird.
01:03:23We don't know who the birth mother is.
01:03:25Yeah.
01:03:26All we know is that she's a single mom and she lives close by.
01:03:31And she's giving us a gift we've waited so long for.
01:03:35Mm-hmm.
01:03:42Hey, guys.
01:03:43Check it out.
01:03:44Yeah.
01:03:44Yeah.
01:03:44Yeah.
01:03:47That was nice.
01:03:48For you.
01:03:51Oh.
01:03:52Kids are building a snowman.
01:03:54Turns out snow woman.
01:03:55Katie told me.
01:03:57She lives in Palm Springs.
01:03:59She's an author.
01:04:00And she has to stay in the air conditioning.
01:04:03Okay.
01:04:04Mm-hmm.
01:04:04Kids really imagine things the whole way.
01:04:06Did you ever want them?
01:04:08Kids?
01:04:09Uh.
01:04:10Well, my ex and I said that we didn't.
01:04:14She's remarried now and expecting her first.
01:04:16Wow.
01:04:17No, it's okay.
01:04:18I'm happy for her.
01:04:19People are allowed to change.
01:04:22What about you?
01:04:22I think there are people in this world that are meant to focus on other things.
01:04:30You're one of those people?
01:04:31Before tonight, I would have said so.
01:04:34I mean, I pour a lot of my energy into my work.
01:04:37But like you said, people are allowed to change.
01:04:41Yeah, I think that they are.
01:04:42For now, I'm really excited about being an uncle.
01:04:47Because you get to have all the fun.
01:04:48Twice the sugar and you just give them back.
01:04:50You're a monster.
01:04:52Come on.
01:04:54So I gave it some thought about...
01:04:57Oh, and you've decided where you're going to work next.
01:04:59Because I say it's going to be Chicago.
01:05:01And I think that there's a wager going on in the break room.
01:05:04So...
01:05:04No, you asked me to dinner.
01:05:07Yeah, I know.
01:05:08But I kind of sense a rejection coming.
01:05:10So I thought I'd just charm my way through it.
01:05:12Is that what you were doing?
01:05:13Uh-huh.
01:05:13Okay.
01:05:15But I'm...
01:05:16I mean, I'm moving.
01:05:18And I've got to decide between five places.
01:05:21I thought it was four.
01:05:21It's four.
01:05:22Yeah.
01:05:22Right.
01:05:23But I'm flattered.
01:05:25And were I to stay in town,
01:05:28I would love to giggle my way through that really good burger place with you.
01:05:35I understand.
01:05:35I keep waiting for someone to page me or tell me that I...
01:05:43Well...
01:05:44Dr. Rogers.
01:05:46Harold in the cafeteria would like a word.
01:05:48You can set your watch by it.
01:05:49Harold!
01:06:01Hey!
01:06:01Hey!
01:06:02What was...
01:06:03Ruth, Jake, what are you guys doing here?
01:06:05Well, I stopped by to plow the emergency room driveway.
01:06:08Ruth asked if I wanted some coffee.
01:06:10One thing led to another.
01:06:12And I can spare ten minutes to help with the oatmeal.
01:06:14The three of us play cards twice a week because...
01:06:18None of us care for pickleball.
01:06:20None of us care for pickleball.
01:06:21I like pickleball.
01:06:22Listen, I've been meaning to ask you,
01:06:24do you still want to do the Christmas breakfast for the staff?
01:06:26Oh, Harold, I would love to, but you've been here all night.
01:06:29I mean, you don't have enough staff.
01:06:30It's already Christmas morning,
01:06:32and we've got to get breakfast to the patients.
01:06:33I think it's best we call it.
01:06:34Sure.
01:06:35Right now, we can't even get an ambulance to a woman in labor
01:06:38stuck at the Cookie Glory Bakery.
01:06:39I don't know when the next shift will arrive.
01:06:41Well, we've already made all of this.
01:06:44I'll hand them out when I can.
01:06:46I guess we'll try again next year.
01:06:48Right.
01:06:49Wait, what?
01:06:51We'll try again next year.
01:06:53Yeah.
01:06:55Merry Christmas, Harold.
01:06:57Merry Christmas.
01:06:57Merry Christmas.
01:07:11Merry Christmas.
01:07:12Merry Christmas.
01:07:14Hello.
01:07:15Hey.
01:07:17I'm just in, sir.
01:07:18You're Zoe's charting.
01:07:20Oh, wait, Nat.
01:07:21You're working?
01:07:22You just had a baby.
01:07:24Oh.
01:07:24Okay, we're going to need to get in touch with the adoptive parents.
01:07:27Rich is just waiting for your signature.
01:07:29Okay.
01:07:30Let's talk next steps.
01:07:31No.
01:07:32No, he's sort of right,
01:07:33as much as I hate to admit it.
01:07:35We've got this.
01:07:36Oh.
01:07:36Tell me you didn't already upset one of the charge nurses.
01:07:42All right.
01:07:42I always thought that if I was a strong enough leader,
01:07:44if I was confident enough.
01:07:48How are you so good at talking to people?
01:07:50Wait.
01:07:51Am I?
01:07:52Yes.
01:07:52You are a great doctor, Nat.
01:07:54You're the best.
01:07:55Even when you're doing it from a bed.
01:07:56What is going on with you?
01:07:58What do you mean?
01:07:58You get that crease in your forehead.
01:07:59Fine.
01:08:00Here.
01:08:00There.
01:08:00Is that better?
01:08:02It's much worse.
01:08:04Okay.
01:08:05Gotta get that fixed.
01:08:06All right.
01:08:09When Sarah left,
01:08:12I knew that she was right about how much I worked
01:08:14and about my stress levels.
01:08:16Yeah.
01:08:16So you moved here?
01:08:18Less cases, less stress?
01:08:20Yes.
01:08:21But I think if I'm being honest,
01:08:23I actually came back here to get better at that.
01:08:27At this.
01:08:28You know?
01:08:29People stuff.
01:08:30You mean human emotion?
01:08:31That's the one.
01:08:32Hmm.
01:08:33Sounds like being pretty grown up to me.
01:08:36Yeah.
01:08:37There's just something about this place the last 12 hours.
01:08:42I feel like I'm in the right place at the right time.
01:08:46Sorry.
01:08:47There.
01:08:48Those creases.
01:08:49You gotta get them checked out.
01:08:50I know.
01:08:50Those are getting a lot closer together.
01:08:56Are you sure there's nothing we can get you?
01:08:58A hot water bottle?
01:08:59A blanket.
01:09:00A cookie.
01:09:00You guys really don't need to go through all this trouble.
01:09:03Of course we do.
01:09:04We like to treat every customer like a return customer,
01:09:06and that's just good business.
01:09:07Yeah, exactly.
01:09:08Plus, our kids will be the same age.
01:09:09We could swap babysitters.
01:09:11That's right.
01:09:12Yeah.
01:09:13Yeah.
01:09:14I'm sorry.
01:09:14Who could that be?
01:09:19Look, honey, I know there's a lot going on right now,
01:09:22but hey, is everything okay?
01:09:26There's something you should know.
01:09:28I...
01:09:28Okay.
01:09:28Okay.
01:09:29Thank you so much.
01:09:30Okay.
01:09:30Bye.
01:09:32Oh, what is it, Max?
01:09:34What's wrong?
01:09:34That was the hospital.
01:09:36The birth mom's gone into labor.
01:09:38What?
01:09:39Yeah.
01:09:39Really?
01:09:40Really?
01:09:41Really?
01:09:41Really?
01:09:49I'm having a baby.
01:09:51I'm having a baby.
01:09:52I love you.
01:09:58So we should talk?
01:10:09So, what's it going to be?
01:10:12You heard.
01:10:15Well, you know how things are around here.
01:10:18Telegram, telephone, tele-nurse, and everybody knows.
01:10:26Tell me the truth.
01:10:29Do you really want to go?
01:10:32Or are you afraid to stay?
01:10:35Sometimes it's hard getting to know people.
01:10:37I don't mean, like, I have a hard time with it,
01:10:43but the ER is a place where sometimes we lose people.
01:10:52Yes.
01:10:54Every once in a while, someone walks through the ER.
01:11:01And you know them.
01:11:03You love them.
01:11:04I mean, to work in the ER, you sort of have to love everyone in the world.
01:11:10But the more people you know and love,
01:11:17sometimes we can't save them.
01:11:20And you're afraid that that's going to happen here if you stay?
01:11:26I'm afraid that will happen anywhere I go.
01:11:29It will.
01:11:30And I know that's a hard truth to carry.
01:11:37But maybe you've tried to remember
01:11:39that a hospital is also a place that welcomes new people into the world.
01:11:45I mean, three new people tonight alone.
01:11:48I mean, the delivery room is a magic portal.
01:11:51Everyone in there is beaming because they know they're about to witness a miracle.
01:11:57And we can hold on to loss and hope at the same time.
01:12:03It isn't easy.
01:12:05But it is possible.
01:12:14Sorry.
01:12:18Jake just called for you, all right?
01:12:20Oh.
01:12:22I should, uh...
01:12:24Hey, you volunteer for this same shift every year, too, right?
01:12:31Yeah.
01:12:31My family, they live like an ocean away.
01:12:42And I live a very different life than they do.
01:12:46And every year, I want my uncles and aunts are like,
01:12:50oh, but it's Christmas.
01:12:52You can't be alone.
01:12:53You shouldn't be working.
01:12:54And I try to explain to them...
01:12:57That you're not alone.
01:13:00See?
01:13:01Who says you don't reveal much about yourself?
01:13:08I'm not alone.
01:13:22Ma'am.
01:13:22Please.
01:13:24We weren't sure if we should push to ask more questions,
01:13:31or I appreciate that you didn't.
01:13:33I...
01:13:34It's complicated, and I...
01:13:36Oh!
01:13:36Oh, no.
01:13:37Oh.
01:13:38Oh.
01:13:39Let's get it closer together.
01:13:41Okay.
01:13:44Okay, just breathe.
01:13:46Yeah.
01:13:50Hey!
01:13:51Look who turned up.
01:13:52Oh.
01:13:54Heard you folks could use a ride.
01:13:56No!
01:14:00I gotta hand it to Ruth and Jake.
01:14:02Snowplow was a good idea.
01:14:03Mm-hmm.
01:14:03Hey!
01:14:04What's going on?
01:14:05Another Christmas baby, and you think we were gonna miss it?
01:14:08Um, this is for you.
01:14:12What's this?
01:14:14Harold had a key to the gift shop.
01:14:16Chocolate.
01:14:17Well, Monica and Rich told me they're your favorites.
01:14:23Dr. Clark, please report to the maternity ward.
01:14:27Dr. Clark to the maternity.
01:14:31Okay.
01:14:31Zoe!
01:14:32You're here!
01:14:33Um, my contractions are one minute apart.
01:14:35The doctor's here will help you.
01:14:36You're gonna be fine.
01:14:37Don't leave me.
01:14:38We won't.
01:14:39We're here, Pete.
01:14:39We got this.
01:14:40Come on, now.
01:14:40Take a deep breath.
01:14:41The first Noel the angels did say
01:14:59Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
01:15:08It fields where they lay keeping their sheep
01:15:17On a cold winter's night
01:15:22Yeah
01:15:23Excuse me.
01:15:26Sorry.
01:15:26Do you have a name for the birth certificate?
01:15:30We'd like to name him Jacob.
01:15:33Jake, for short.
01:15:35Oh, Jake.
01:15:38Oh, hey.
01:15:42Oh, hello.
01:15:44Merry Christmas, Jake.
01:15:50We actually got the heat back on in maternity
01:15:52So we can start moving you to private rooms.
01:15:55Could we just stay a little longer?
01:15:57Okay.
01:15:58Yeah.
01:16:00Um, I'll see what I can do.
01:16:08Oh, Dr. Rogers.
01:16:17Yeah.
01:16:17Hi.
01:16:18I just wanted to talk to you about, um...
01:16:21Are you trying to talk me out of leaving?
01:16:22What?
01:16:23No.
01:16:24I mean, I'd miss you, but I think people should go where they want and be who they are.
01:16:30That's no one else's business but yours.
01:16:32I actually thought, since we had a very busy night, and you had this plan to provide Christmas for everyone...
01:16:38I did get the tree decorated in the waiting room, and we handed out the cookies.
01:16:42The only thing we missed was the caroling.
01:16:44But I guess we did get the caroling.
01:16:46So we just missed the Christmas breakfast we usually do.
01:16:49Right.
01:16:50Yeah, um, about that.
01:16:53I have something to show you.
01:16:54I'd like your new friend.
01:17:00Okay.
01:17:01Dr. Davis.
01:17:02You know what?
01:17:03Why don't we go with Brian from now on?
01:17:05I am going to be your new cardiologist.
01:17:08And, you know, town is not very big, so I figured I should probably start to take in a few track meets every now and then.
01:17:15I'd like that.
01:17:16Yeah?
01:17:16Good.
01:17:18Look, I know that you didn't want to spend Christmas here.
01:17:22You probably don't want to spend any time here at all.
01:17:25And I know a little bit about that myself.
01:17:29Cool.
01:17:31So, if you have to come back here, I promise you I will do every single thing that I can to make sure that it's not too awful.
01:17:40You can be a heartmate, too.
01:17:42Yeah, I just reached out to sign up.
01:17:46All right?
01:17:49David, come meet the twins.
01:17:52What is all this?
01:18:02Well, with a lot of our day shift making their way in, we figured that we'd pitch in before we leave.
01:18:07Oh, also, there is another surprise.
01:18:13Come on.
01:18:16I told you we could do it.
01:18:17Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas.
01:18:22Ho, ho, ho, ho.
01:18:23Santa.
01:18:26Oh, hello, little one.
01:18:29That's for you, this one here.
01:18:31There you go.
01:18:32There you go.
01:18:32What is all this?
01:18:34Oh, and the big lad.
01:18:36We've got one for you as well.
01:18:38Well, he went through all the trouble.
01:18:40I figured I'd call and check in on him, and he insisted on coming back.
01:18:45Nice work.
01:18:45Merry Christmas, yeah.
01:18:47Oh, thank you.
01:18:49Merry Christmas.
01:18:50Hi, honey.
01:18:52Hi.
01:18:55Jim.
01:18:57Hi.
01:18:57Come meet your daughter.
01:19:02She's perfect.
01:19:10Hi, little Erin.
01:19:15We're going with Erin.
01:19:17Just like your mom.
01:19:22Hi, little Erin.
01:19:24I'm your dad.
01:19:25Hi.
01:19:26Gosh, let me look at her.
01:19:28Hey.
01:19:28Brian.
01:19:36Congratulations.
01:19:37Thank you for being here.
01:19:40Um, everyone?
01:19:43Uh, I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas,
01:19:49and to thank you, all of you, who were here overnight.
01:19:53And especially those who honestly just came dashing through the snow.
01:20:01We are always taught to keep learning, keep growing.
01:20:06And that's important to me.
01:20:08I've studied under brilliant doctors.
01:20:11I've moved to work at incredible hospitals.
01:20:13And the time has come.
01:20:21The time has come for me to stay put for a while.
01:20:26Now, I know that may not make sense to all of you,
01:20:30but this community of people should be proud of itself.
01:20:34Now, it's Christmas morning,
01:20:35so let's get this holiday started
01:20:38and get you all home with your families.
01:20:40Oh, my God.
01:20:42I'm so thankful.
01:20:47Is it you
01:20:49that's feeling like home to me?
01:20:55Is it you
01:20:56got me right where I'm supposed to be?
01:21:02There's something about right here, right now
01:21:06that I want to hold on to?
01:21:09Is it a feeling?
01:21:13Is it the season?
01:21:16Or is it you?
01:21:25Hey, Alice.
01:21:26Alice.
01:21:27Hey.
01:21:28Hey.
01:21:28Hey.
01:21:32I'm really glad you were here tonight.
01:21:34Right place at the right time.
01:21:37Can I ask you?
01:21:39What made you change your mind?
01:21:41Brian.
01:21:42Do you really not know?
01:21:46It was you.
01:21:48And when we're married one day.
01:21:51Uh.
01:21:54I'm just kidding.
01:21:55Oh.
01:21:55It wasn't you.
01:21:56It had nothing to do with you.
01:21:57I'm sorry.
01:21:58That is a relief.
01:22:01And also, uh,
01:22:02kind of sad.
01:22:07I saw a lot of people
01:22:09be their best self tonight.
01:22:11It's what Christmas does best, actually.
01:22:13Babies even cooperated.
01:22:15I think I've spent so much time
01:22:17running towards what's next,
01:22:19I never stop to think
01:22:20what would happen
01:22:22if I arrived where I actually belong.
01:22:25Right place at the right time.
01:22:26This is the place.
01:22:31Who wouldn't want to see
01:22:33where a life here goes?
01:22:42Okay.
01:22:44So is that a yes to dinner?
01:22:46That's definitely a yes to dinner.
01:23:08Merry Christmas, Brian.
01:23:15Merry Christmas.
01:23:16You're the best that I can find
01:23:20at Christmas time.
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