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Brilliant Minds - Season 2 - Episode 04: Lady Liberty
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00:23Um, gentlemen.
00:31I'm all in.
00:33You think he's been slow playing us?
00:36Gaslighting is not really my style, Otto.
00:39You know how I feel about therapy speak, Wolf.
00:42I'm sorry. I didn't mean to trigger you in any way.
00:46Oh, oops. I did it again.
00:50All right. I call.
00:59I knew you were a snake.
01:00Okay, Otto, you're at a ten.
01:02I need you to bring it down to a five, okay?
01:05I'm not at a ten, okay? I'm at a seven.
01:07If you want to see a ten, I will show you a ten, okay?
01:13Otto, you better sit down, Otto.
01:16Okay, you want to see me at ten?
01:18I'll show you a ten.
01:19I can't get you to do a rabbit!
01:22I can't get you down!
01:23There you go!
01:24Hello.
01:27Wolf?
01:29Hello? You still with us?
01:30Uh, yes.
01:31You were saying that the hospital isn't a financial slump?
01:35Not a slump. A crisis.
01:36We're in the red across the board.
01:37As chief...
01:38Interim chief?
01:39It's my responsibility to keep us afloat.
01:41To that end, I need every department to start spending hospital money like it's your own.
01:44All due respect, Nichols, you can keep tap dancing around the real issue,
01:47or you can be straight with us.
01:49Wolf is the problem here.
01:50Nero does have the most bloat.
01:52Like I said, I always liked your mother, but she made a mistake recruiting you to work here.
01:55Carol recruited me.
01:56I had my reasons, though they are escaping me at the moment.
02:00Okay, I am feeling very ganged up on here.
02:02You reap what you sow, brother. You're bleeding the hospital dry.
02:05Money, resources, time.
02:06There is a nuance to what I do.
02:09So when I page Nero and I'm told you and your entire team are at church, that's just nuance?
02:13Pastor Thomas has glioblastoma. She mistook her husband for a hat.
02:17Wolf, please. Take it on the chin.
02:19No, I am not the problem here.
02:21Public trust in physicians is the lowest it's ever been. Why?
02:24Insufficient communication and rushed appointments.
02:27Just out of curiosity, chief Nichols, what are my patient satisfaction scores?
02:31Ninety-seven percent strongly satisfied.
02:33Wow, that high.
02:36Look, we live in a world where people would rather tell a chat about their symptoms than see a doctor.
02:41Some would rather die than step foot in a hospital.
02:44Yes, I invest time. I get to know my patients, every single one.
02:47But if they leave Bronx General with more trust in the system, then I am helping keep this hospital afloat.
02:55It just came back to me.
02:58That's why I recruited him.
03:11Do I always have to be so contrarian?
03:12I'm contrarian? You're contrarian.
03:15It is impossible to have a conversation with you, Wolf.
03:17I spent the bulk of my career at this hospital. It means everything to me.
03:21Dad practiced here, your mom ran the place. I know what it means to you, too.
03:24Do you really want to see it get bought out by some corporation just because you have a stubborn streak?
03:28I am not stubborn. I'm strong-willed.
03:30Okay.
03:30Okay, fine. What do you need me to do?
03:32I need you to button up.
03:33That means no more unnecessary procedures or highfalutin experiments or group field trips.
03:38And keep a healthy emotional distance from your patients. Same for your interns.
03:43Oh, that's cute. I like that.
03:45Does that mean I can trust you with a case involving the Burnett family?
03:47Am I supposed to know who they are?
03:49Yes, they're one of the hospital's biggest donors.
03:51Their name is literally on the outside of the building.
03:53You've never... you don't... okay.
03:55The matriarch, Ariana Burnett, is a retired entrepreneur known for her eccentric business practices.
03:59Oh, I like her already.
04:00She suffered a bad fall down a flight of stairs this morning.
04:02Possible head trauma.
04:03She was diagnosed with early-onset dementia two years ago, and she's petrified of leaving her home in Fieldston.
04:07So you and Carol need to make an emergent house call.
04:10Uh, that sounds like a field trip.
04:12I am told those are strictly forbidden.
04:14Stop being contrarian, and please, don't screw this up.
04:39Ready, Remy?
04:41Uh, actually, I'm gonna run to work.
04:45You're gonna run for, like, fun?
04:49Is this because you're mad at me for reporting Carol?
04:52Something you want to get off your chest?
04:53I'm good. Just need to clear my head before our shift.
04:57That okay with you?
04:58Sure, I guess.
05:19Are you actually finishing patient charts?
05:22Maybe you should get an MRI.
05:23Just, you know, out of an abundance of caution.
05:25An abundance of caution is no longer a reason to order scans.
05:28In fact, think of Bronx General as the opposite of abundance.
05:31I've literally thought of it that way since my first day here.
05:33Is this because we're living in the era of Chief Nichols?
05:36Interim, Chief. Temporary era.
05:38But yes, this new position is really brought out as God Complex.
05:42That's why I called you in.
05:43As your boss, I strongly advise you to play by the rules until further notice.
05:48Under these new mandates, ask yourself, what would Wolf do?
05:51And then do exactly the opposite.
05:53Don't worry about us, Dr. Wolf. I run a very tight ship.
05:56Team, shall we?
05:58Okay.
06:06If I had to put money on it, I'd say Wolf doesn't last till Halloween.
06:09Ready to round, doctors?
06:10I can round alone.
06:12Okay. More efficient for me.
06:13Although, let me remind you that your conduct is a direct reflection of my leadership.
06:18Speaking of which, I want you to start following the correct chain of command.
06:21You report to me, I report to Wolf. Understood?
06:23Yep. Sounds good.
06:25Love the enthusiasm.
06:26Make sure to tell your buddies Van and Jacob.
06:27And ruin their day off?
06:29Careful, Dr. Kinney.
06:30I could write you off for insubordination.
06:36Thanks for coming.
06:38She just tumbled all the way down the stairs.
06:41Poor thing.
06:42It's a miracle she didn't break her neck.
06:44Is your wife prone to falls, Mr. Burnett?
06:46Oh, David, please.
06:49And yes, Ariana can be clumsy.
06:52These last few months, she's been getting more aloof.
06:57In what ways?
06:59Well, you'll see for yourselves.
07:03I gave her some pain medication after the fall.
07:06Kept her awake.
07:08Oh, the cranes help keep her calm.
07:18Ariana, hi.
07:20We're your doctors.
07:21We're here to assess you.
07:24Is that okay?
07:28This could take a little time.
07:32Of course.
07:33I've got some tea on.
07:42Ariana?
07:44Can you tell us where you are?
07:47What happened?
07:57Ariana, can you look at my penlight?
08:00Follow it with your eyes.
08:06Look at my birds.
08:09If only they could fly.
08:24Dr. Fierce?
08:27Carol?
08:31Do you see what I see?
08:33See what?
08:35Oh, just her bruises.
08:38You know, a home visit isn't the best setting for a comprehensive review.
08:43It would be good if we could bring her to Bronx General, do a full workup.
08:47Ariana doesn't like hospitals.
08:49Um, head injuries can present as minor only to result in something much more serious.
08:54We'd really like to take her in, out of an abundance of caution.
08:58Of course.
09:00In that case, we'd be happy to go.
09:03Wouldn't we?
09:05Honey?
09:16We've got a new patient.
09:17Ariana Burnett, 52.
09:19Head trauma.
09:20Previously diagnosed with dementia.
09:22And her husband just informed us she's in a guardianship.
09:25As in conservatorship?
09:27As in hashtag free Britney?
09:29Britney.
09:30Spears.
09:30Baby, one more time.
09:31Oops, I did it again.
09:32If this is a pop culture reference, I'm going to need you to give me more.
09:35Dr. Wolf, are you trolling us?
09:37Ariana.
09:38Secretly asked for our help.
09:40It is our job to determine what that means exactly.
09:42Could mean that she's paranoid.
09:43Common symptom among dementia patients.
09:45Yes, but we still need to do our due diligence and proceed with caution.
09:48According to Nichols, the Burnetts are huge donors to the hospital.
09:51Hence the all hands on deck.
09:53Guardianships are extremely rare.
09:55Do we know how this happened?
09:56History of destructive behavior, gambled her fortune away, self-endangerment.
10:00So it's in place to protect her.
10:01Or control her and her money.
10:03Precisely that.
10:04Not only does the guardianship render its war and unable to control their finances,
10:08it can also mean that basic decisions like where she lives, when she uses her phone, aren't hers to make.
10:13No autonomy.
10:14Okay, so what are we supposed to do?
10:16I mean, it's not our job to get her guardianship removed.
10:18We convinced her family to admit her for an extensive neuroevaluation.
10:22That means she's in our care for a short window.
10:24I will evaluate Ariana.
10:26For once, I'd like us to work fast.
10:29I'd like to give you five words to remember.
10:32Shoebox.
10:34Apollo.
10:35Computer.
10:36Pineapple.
10:38Airsats.
10:39Now, can you repeat them to me?
10:41Shoebox.
10:44Apollo.
10:45Computer.
10:47Pineapple.
10:48Airsats.
10:49Good.
10:49I'll ask you to repeat them in a bit.
10:54Now, can you tell me why you signaled for help?
10:58The last time I opened up to a psychiatrist, they testified against me in court.
11:04I'm not against you.
11:06I'm here to help you, but I cannot do that until you tell me what's wrong.
11:12My memory gets worse every day I'm in that house.
11:17I am losing who I am.
11:20Who I was.
11:22Can you elaborate for me?
11:24They don't want me to be free.
11:26They're making me sick.
11:29They're poisoning me.
11:33Who is?
11:34My husband, David, and my daughter, Jill.
11:41Why would they want to hurt you?
11:43To control me.
11:44To take everything away from me.
11:47You don't believe me.
11:50I'm here for you, Ariana.
11:52This is a serious accusation, and if someone is poisoning you, we will get to the bottom of it.
11:59Now, could you tell me if you remember those five words?
12:06Shoelace.
12:10Shoestore.
12:14Shoefly?
12:17Shoefly?
12:33I'd want to be sensitive to your situation.
12:37It would be helpful to understand the reasons for the guardianship.
12:41I don't see why that's relevant.
12:42Well, it's patient history.
12:44It's always relevant.
12:46The court agreed to the arrangement two years ago.
12:48After Ariana sold off her businesses, we saw a dramatic cognitive decline and erratic behavior.
12:55She'd just disappear on us all night, sometimes days, and she didn't always remember where she was or what she
13:04did.
13:04The dementia diagnosis finally gave us some clarity.
13:07The guardianship ensures her safety.
13:09We don't think she'd be alive without it.
13:15Should I be worried that Ariana Burnett went from a house call to an inpatient?
13:19This is Wolf.
13:20You have to put a stop.
13:20I'm not doing this with you, Josh.
13:22Doing what?
13:23Spying on Wolf.
13:24I did this song and dance with Mario.
13:26I am not Wolf's keeper.
13:28We brought Ariana in for a proper assessment we are doing right by her and her family.
13:32Good, because she's a prominent donor.
13:35And I don't want to be a stick in the mud, but I've got to make a million decisions now
13:38and still be a doctor.
13:39Speaking of, my friend Harrison asked about you again.
13:42Oh, Josh.
13:43Remember him, the, uh...
13:43That geriatrician.
13:44You know, I've got a picture here somewhere.
13:47Thanks, but I'm not ready.
13:48The last first date I went on, flip phones were all the rage.
13:51Destiny's Child had foreign members, and bucket hats were still in style.
13:54Bucket hats are back.
13:57And so am I.
13:59One drink.
14:02One drink.
14:05One drink.
14:23Hey.
14:26Are you hungry?
14:28Do I know you?
14:30You're Sam, right?
14:32I'm Dr. Kinney.
14:33I work over at Probs General.
14:37You know, there's a great Euro card around the corner.
14:41My treat.
14:51So, where are you from?
14:54Well...
14:54Up.
14:57Does your family know you?
14:59They know.
15:00If I stay home, they make me go to therapy and take meds.
15:03I'd rather sleep out here.
15:05My parents are the opposite.
15:07Paying a stranger to listen to our problems?
15:09That would never fly.
15:11They'd pay if some doctor wrote schizophrenia and they're charting.
15:27Sam, have you ever had a brain scan?
15:29Well, sometimes people who we think have schizophrenia don't have schizophrenia at all, and they get better with different treatment.
15:40I could set one up for you.
15:44Why would you do that?
15:46Say I'm a doctor.
15:48It's my job to help you.
16:00Presenting.
16:01A kindly gentleman, 78 years young, with arthritis who suffered a fall after a mishap with...
16:07Wait for it.
16:08A penis pump.
16:10I was like, that's not the head I thought I'd be dealing with, the neuro, am I right?
16:15You know, you could be a really great doctor if it weren't for your personality.
16:22I'm both complimented and insulted.
16:26The sippy cup, the doodle notes, the jokes, you are a human mad lib.
16:30This is a patient case presentation, not your SNL audition.
16:35Next time, come back like an adult.
16:38Come back like an adult.
16:42Come back like an adult.
16:49ARIANA suspects her family is actively poisoning her to lock her into the guardianship.
16:54She thinks they're after her money.
16:57Carol, I'm supposed to be buttoned up.
16:59Josh will kill me if we accuse one of our biggest donors of poisoning his wife.
17:03But on the flip side, her MOCA score is concerning.
17:05And dementia can make patients feel paranoid.
17:08Yeah, but real paranoia can also be confused for dementia.
17:11Sure, but I also observe other early behaviors during our session.
17:15Yeah, according to her family, that's why they put her under a guardianship.
17:18Two things can be true.
17:20Oriana could have dementia and her family could be poisoning her.
17:23Only to get blood for tox labs to find out if she's right.
17:34Did the patient leave?
17:36No, no one in or out.
17:39Whoa.
17:40Carol?
17:47We've got a patient in the vents!
17:54It's all right, we got you nice and easy.
17:56There you go, take it through.
17:57Okay, everybody, showtime is over.
17:59We all have jobs to do.
18:01Let's get back to them.
18:03Oh my God.
18:04Mom.
18:04Honey, are you okay?
18:05Yeah, I'm fine.
18:06It's not a big deal.
18:07I just wanted to stretch my legs.
18:09Yeah, she actually got kind of far.
18:10Mom, you were in the vents.
18:12You're lucky you didn't get seriously hurt.
18:14This is why we didn't want her at the hospital.
18:16We understand, but crawling through the vents shows a certain level of desperation.
18:20Hey, Dr. Pierce, get a load of this.
18:24Shoebox.
18:25Apollo.
18:27Computer.
18:29Pineapple.
18:30Airsots.
18:31What is she talking about?
18:33Those were the five words I gave her to remember hours ago, and given her prognosis,
18:37her ability to repeat them is surprising.
18:40What does this mean?
18:42I assume she'd be worse, weaning off the medication.
18:44At this point, we have more questions than we have answers, but that is why we're here.
18:49By the way, you have rats in your vents.
18:52Where is all of our money going?
18:55I want to see a budget with line items.
18:58Surely we donate enough to keep this hospital rodent-free.
19:04Does she really need an fMRI?
19:06Yes.
19:07The structural information from an MRI isn't sufficient.
19:10A functional MRI would allow us to view her brain's activity.
19:13You know it's generally used for research purposes, not direct patient care application, right?
19:17I do.
19:18But I'm trying to assess early dementia, which is a diagnosis of exclusion.
19:22Since there's no test to prove it, it's on us to rule out any other cause.
19:25I hear you, Wolf.
19:26I just, I don't want you giving them hope, only to then have to deliver the same devastating diagnosis
19:31they've already been dealing with.
19:32We owe them the very best workup we have.
19:37Fine, run the scan.
19:38But, I want to see the results.
19:40The money the Burnett's provide this hospital keep the lights on, the machines beeping, and
19:43our patients breathing.
19:45The money didn't keep the rats out of the vents.
19:47You might want to look into that.
19:58Could I get a sign-off on a treatment plan?
20:01Standard neuro exam and imaging order.
20:03Mid-20s, diagnosed, schizoaffective, never given a proper workup with scans.
20:07Sounds excessive.
20:08What's the urgency now?
20:09I'm going on a gut reaction.
20:11A while ago, I assumed a patient was having a drug-induced psychotic break.
20:15Turned out to be a brain tumor that was causing hallucinations.
20:18I don't want to make the same mistake twice.
20:21Has there been an acute change in your patient's condition?
20:24No, but he could change it anymore.
20:26Then they should schedule an appointment.
20:28Like everyone else.
20:29Dr. Ramirez, you're needed to be honored.
20:31Dr. Ramirez, the ER staff, please.
20:39Ariana's amygdala.
20:40It's inactive.
20:41Scant response to stimuli and emotion threats.
20:45Consistent with her dementia diagnosis.
20:47Carol, when she first met with you, how was her mocha test?
20:50She couldn't remember a thing.
20:52And after the great vent event of 2025, her mental status improved.
20:56Her toxicology is clean.
20:57No heavy metals, no sedatives, no benzos, no barbs.
21:00Her family isn't poisoning her.
21:01But you actually thought her family was poisoning her?
21:04She made a very convincing argument.
21:07Sometimes paranoia is justified.
21:08And we saw a personality shift after she came out of those vents.
21:12A light was back in her eyes.
21:14It's not how I would expect a dementia patient flooded with adrenaline to react.
21:17I agree.
21:18We need to run more tests.
21:20Burn the midnight oil.
21:21Well, not you.
21:23You have a date tonight.
21:25A date?
21:27And you didn't tell me, Carol.
21:29I'm hurt.
21:30What's his name?
21:31Where did you meet him?
21:31Hotolizine.
21:32I'm not.
21:32His name is Harrison.
21:34It's a blind date.
21:34I set him up and he is, well, over six feet.
21:39Are you two done?
21:40No.
21:40Do you have any pictures?
21:41I got a picture.
21:43Okay.
21:43Well, you have to go.
21:44I'll hold down the fort.
21:46What does that entail exactly?
21:47A few tests, just the right amount, and then debrief with my interns.
21:51Teach, nurture, rinse, repeat.
22:13Are you up for another test?
22:21How about we break you out?
22:23Get rid of your cage.
22:24Let you spread your wings.
22:32If you do it, then you gotta do it, Pete.
22:35Round three.
22:36I thought we were gonna make our money last.
22:38Doctors don't make nearly as much as you think these days.
22:41Well, you should have gone into finance.
22:42$1,000 all in.
22:441.41% house advantage on the pass line.
22:47Zero on the odds.
22:49But this table limit, this is our best move.
22:51Is that a good, bad, or a risk?
22:54Well, you're gonna have to wait and see.
22:59Come on, come on.
23:00Come on.
23:02Eleven.
23:03Eleven.
23:09And you need to know when to leave.
23:12Are you thirsty?
23:13Uh, sure.
23:14Okay.
23:15Oh, yeah.
23:18Oh, yeah.
23:25Wow.
23:26Don't.
23:27I'm not.
23:27Where are you going?
23:28I'm not answering any questions.
23:29Wait.
23:40Now you're good.
23:41Don't do anything I would do.
23:57Sam, this is only gonna take a minute, okay?
24:13Give me the hell out!
24:15This is the fire control factory!
24:16Get me out!
24:17It's okay, it's okay, Sam.
24:18Sam, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
24:19Wait, wait, wait, wait, Sam!
24:20Sam!
24:21Sam!
24:22Hey, it's okay, I'm trying to help you.
24:26Get away!
24:27You want them to take me!
24:28I don't want anyone to take me, Sam.
24:29You don't have to do it.
24:29Sam, stand back, stand back, stand back.
24:31No, hey, hey, hey, hey, listen to me, listen to me, listen to me, all right?
24:35You have exactly two options here.
24:37One, you can try to calm down.
24:39Two, you can be sedated and restrained.
24:42What do you want to do, buddy?
24:44What do you want to do?
24:51There you go.
24:52Hey.
24:53Hey.
24:54That's it.
24:56All right.
24:58All right.
24:59All right.
25:02It's okay.
25:05It's okay.
25:06It's okay, Sam.
25:07It's okay.
25:10You okay?
25:12Mm-hmm.
25:13Good, because my next question is, what the hell is Sam doing in a scanner?
25:17Did we put you up to this?
25:18No, no, no.
25:19This is me.
25:21Sam agreed to a workup for once.
25:23I was just trying to help him.
25:26I respect your intention.
25:30But do you think that those security guards are equipped to deal with the patients with complex mental health needs?
25:36They were about to tackle him in a sad tribute to their JV football days.
25:40You're right.
25:42The patient with schizophrenia was more than I could handle.
25:45That's not my point.
25:45Your approach to schizophrenia might be more than anyone can or should handle.
25:55And I wonder where you picked that up from.
26:12We were called to consult on a 63-year-old right-handed man.
26:15Matt, what's your impression?
26:17Metabolic encephalopathy.
26:18This isn't neuro we can sign off.
26:20Which is what I'm doing, too.
26:23These consults can be soul-crushing enough.
26:25I don't need to dim my light just to suit you.
26:29Better.
26:30I don't want to dim any lights.
26:32You're funny.
26:33I like that about you.
26:34But you have to understand when to shine and where.
26:38Are you going somewhere with this?
26:41Medicine is about showmanship.
26:44It's about acting like people's expectations of a doctor.
26:47It might not be fair, but it's how you gain trust.
26:51It's how you advance.
26:53That's what I want you to understand.
27:05Don't spend it all in one place.
27:08Oh, I miss that, you know?
27:10Spending it all in one place.
27:13Ariana, your blood work came back negative.
27:16Your family is not poisoning you.
27:19Well, I suppose that's good news.
27:22I think they're so angry with me.
27:24I put them through a lot.
27:26I've been with my husband 30 years,
27:28and he looks at me like I'm a stranger.
27:31Can you imagine looking at someone you love
27:33and not recognizing them?
27:35I can.
27:37Actually, it's very painful.
27:39Well, that's my future.
27:41Not remembering anything.
27:43Losing everyone.
27:45Based on your test results and what I observed tonight,
27:49I don't think that you have dementia.
27:53Okay, don't mess with my head, Dr. Wolf.
27:55You have built your whole life around taking risks
27:58since you were a kid, right?
28:00Always climbed the biggest trees,
28:02always took the biggest falls.
28:04Not unlike when I threw myself down the stairs
28:05to get you to come over for a house call.
28:07A bold move, but a calculated risk.
28:10I don't think it's ever been about the money
28:12or the businesses for you.
28:14It's about the thrill, the chase.
28:17You are hardwired to seek it out.
28:21They are confusing your innate thrill-seeking for a disease.
28:26So I'm not going to get worse?
28:28I'm not going to wake up one day
28:29forgetting everything that matters to me?
28:34Um, I'm so sorry.
28:36I think it's the hospital.
28:37I'll be right back.
28:39Hello?
28:39He won't stop talking about his ex-wife.
28:42Who?
28:42Harrison, the guy Josh set me up with.
28:46Told him I went to the bathroom seven minutes ago.
28:49Wolf, I think I gotta make a run for it.
28:51Okay, well, that seems like appropriate behavior
28:54for a woman of your age and stature.
28:57Where are you?
28:58I'm with Ariana.
28:59You sort of interrupted our breakthrough.
29:04Uh, hold on, Carol.
29:08Hello?
29:14Ariana, wait!
29:18Ariana!
29:29You took her out gambling and now she's gone?
29:31I took her out to test a theory.
29:35You see this spot here?
29:37It's the amygdala, commonly known as the fear center.
29:40Ariana's scan showed this area as inactive,
29:43often an indication of early dementia.
29:45Which is why we felt the guardianship was the right option.
29:48Of course.
29:48You did what you thought was best
29:50with the information you had.
29:52But this scan isn't your wife's brain.
29:55It's Alex Honnold's.
29:57The guy who climbed El Capitan without a harness?
30:00He has dementia?
30:01No, but he does naturally possess an abnormal amygdala.
30:06Ariana's brain is exactly the same.
30:08So it's natural to steal motorcycles,
30:10climb into vents.
30:11Okay, if I may, um, Winston Churchill
30:14gambled the world's fate while drunk every night.
30:18Nikola Tesla fell in love with a pigeon
30:20while squatting in hotels.
30:22Men who take enormous risk while acting irrationally
30:25are considered geniuses.
30:26But women?
30:27We call them crazy and we try to control them.
30:30Before your mother retired, work was her outlet.
30:34Her investments were an acceptable risk.
30:37You have been reacting to the unacceptable ones.
30:41Every time she'd disappear,
30:42I used to watch the news,
30:45worry that that's how I'd learn that she died.
30:48Do you know what that feels like?
30:50I do, Jill.
30:52I do know what it feels like
30:54to worry so deeply about someone you love,
30:56to come home one day and realize
30:58you've already seen them for the last time.
31:00The thing is, I've been frequently told
31:03that I'm the cause of chaos myself.
31:05But luckily, the people I love
31:08accept me for my eccentricities.
31:14We are going to call the police,
31:17issue a silver alert, and get her home.
31:29I saw your consults.
31:30Strong work.
31:31You should go have a night
31:32with her little intern friends.
31:33Uh, it's all good.
31:34I'm used to a 20-consult day around here.
31:37I thought you and Kenny
31:39like to celebrate a tough day.
31:41Trouble in paradise?
31:41She must be jealous of your mastery
31:44of metabolic encephalopathy.
31:47You saved a life with that solve.
31:49And a penis pump.
31:50Porter, was that an attempt at humor?
31:56Erica is not the jealous type.
31:58That's not what this is about.
32:00What is it about, then?
32:05I don't know why I'm telling you this,
32:07but here goes.
32:10Dr. Pierce just came back
32:12from administrative leave
32:13because someone reported her
32:16for treating a patient
32:17despite a major conflict of interest.
32:19I've heard all about it.
32:20What you haven't heard is that
32:23I'm the one who reported her.
32:27Erica's upset with me.
32:30I did it because I do take this job seriously.
32:35Contrary to popular belief.
32:36If it makes you feel any better,
32:38no judgment.
32:40I would have done the same thing.
32:46Uh, can someone turn that up?
33:01I can't say I loved hearing about your circus
33:03and the CT from Dr. Thorne.
33:05It won't happen again.
33:06I swear.
33:07For the record,
33:08I understand what you were trying to do
33:09because it is exactly what I would do.
33:11But for each of my good habits,
33:13I have just as many bad ones
33:14and they're the ones I'm trying to spare you.
33:16And at the risk of sounding like my mother,
33:19I don't think I need to remind you,
33:21but Sam is not your patient.
33:23You went above and beyond for Ariana Burnett
33:25the last couple of days.
33:27Why?
33:28Because she has money?
33:29Because she asked for help.
33:32Sam did not.
33:39Erica, I need you to know
33:40that just because you couldn't save
33:41that young woman in the elevator
33:43does not mean you have to save everyone else.
33:47But why not?
33:51What are we doing here
33:52if not trying to save people?
33:57Just work on it, Kenny.
34:21Dr. Wolfe,
34:22you're going to want to see this.
34:26I am Ariana Burnett,
34:28former CEO of Burnett Family Investments.
34:31I am a mom
34:32and a wife
34:33and an entrepreneur.
34:34But today,
34:35I am speaking to you
34:37as a prisoner.
34:38Against my will,
34:40my family has trapped me
34:41in a guardianship
34:43and has taken everything away from me.
34:45But no more.
34:46I am taking my life back
34:47and I will do whatever I have to do
34:50to fight for my freedoms.
34:51I assure you,
34:52I am stronger than yesterday.
34:54My life,
34:56my choice.
34:56That was Ms. Burnett
34:58just a moment ago.
35:00Coming up next,
35:01what guardianship seems to me?
35:03I'm pretty sure we found her.
35:12Thank you for coming today.
35:14I know there's a lot of distrust
35:16in the family right now
35:17and maybe even with the hospital,
35:19but I am confident
35:20that this demonstration
35:21will help you understand
35:22each other better.
35:23Understand each other?
35:24I think it's pretty clear
35:25who's being misunderstood.
35:26And we're sorry, honey.
35:27We really are,
35:28but can we please
35:29just give Dr. Wolf a chance?
35:31Okay, let's just get on with this.
35:32You both agreed
35:33to be hooked up to EEGs.
35:35We're going to show you
35:36some images
35:36and then these monitors
35:37will indicate
35:38how your brains respond.
35:40Okay.
35:41Let's try base jumping.
35:52And mountain biking?
36:02Ariana's not reacting.
36:04And Jill and Ariana's brains
36:06are 99.99% genetically similar.
36:10Yet even still,
36:11there is a significant difference
36:14in their response to stimuli.
36:17Honey, you weren't afraid
36:18of any of that?
36:20That makes so much sense.
36:23Risk and danger
36:24make your mother thrive.
36:26The guardianship prevented her
36:28from being able to stimulate
36:29her amygdala,
36:29which caused severe depression
36:31and memory loss.
36:32And that all can be confused
36:34for dementia.
36:37Sometimes we have to let people
36:38live their lives,
36:40even if it scares us.
36:42And sometimes,
36:42if our actions scare
36:44the people we love,
36:46we have to take that
36:47into consideration.
36:50So where do we go from here?
36:51Do we just accept
36:52a lifetime of anxiety?
36:54Or captivity?
36:55What am I supposed to do?
36:57How do I get better from here?
36:58The treatment plan to start
36:59is simple.
37:00At least three activities a week
37:02that activate your risk center.
37:04Rock climbing,
37:05amateur Mike Knight,
37:06open water swimming.
37:07As long as it's
37:08not in the Hudson.
37:10To help rebuild
37:12your family's bond,
37:13I would recommend
37:14you all participate together.
37:16Without a court order.
37:19We'll get our lawyers
37:20on the phone.
37:21This could be
37:22a new beginning.
37:26You're looking at me like
37:28you recognize me.
37:36Sometimes we treat
37:37the people we care about
37:38as representations
37:39of ourselves.
37:43We want to mold them
37:44into what we need them to be
37:47so that our lives
37:48can be more comfortable.
37:53Sam!
37:56Dana!
37:58Dana!
37:58Katie!
38:00Anybody home?
38:01No, nothing
38:02tastes like sweet
38:04sweet home.
38:13We try to change people
38:14to manage our own anxieties
38:17when instead
38:18it would be so much easier
38:19to just accept them
38:20for who they are.
38:22Can't believe you haven't
38:23come to tell me
38:23all about your date.
38:25Who said anything
38:26about a date?
38:27Well, come on now.
38:28I just want to know
38:29if anyone else
38:30got his hands
38:30on that zipper last night.
38:34Uh, unfortunately
38:34your ER-encrusted digits
38:36were the only ones.
38:38Oh, alright.
38:39Apparently
38:39the dating scales
38:40part of my brain
38:41is atrophied
38:42during the last
38:4320 years of my marriage.
38:44Oof.
38:45The first date
38:46I went on
38:46after the divorce
38:47I fell asleep at dinner.
38:50Just came off
38:50a double shift
38:51and there was
38:52no zipper action
38:52that night.
38:55So what?
38:56Are we just hopeless?
38:57You will have
38:58no trouble
38:59getting your groove
38:59back, Dr. Pierce.
39:00I have
39:01no doubts.
39:06Oh.
39:08Gotta run.
39:09These digits
39:10are needed elsewhere.
39:11Somewhere they're appreciated.
39:12Oh, okay.
39:23I am pleased to report
39:25the Burnett family
39:26will enthusiastically
39:27continue to be donors
39:28to Bronx General
39:29and give credit
39:30where credit is due.
39:32That's thanks to you, Wolf.
39:35These are
39:36the billable charts
39:37you requested.
39:38All sorted,
39:39all signed.
39:41See?
39:41Not so hard.
39:44I will
39:45continue to write
39:46my reports
39:46to a bill on time
39:47to delegate
39:48to my interns.
39:49That's great.
39:50But we could have
39:51gotten here
39:51with a lot less
39:51grief and turmoil.
39:52Well, I understand
39:54you have your way
39:54of doing things,
39:55but do you ever
39:55stop and
39:57think about
39:57what it costs you?
40:01I can't stop
40:01being the doctor
40:02I am.
40:04If you want
40:05a neurologist
40:06who checks all your boxes,
40:08feel free to find one.
40:10I do what I do,
40:12how I do it,
40:12because it's what
40:13I believe in.
40:14Because my patients
40:15deserve it,
40:16and that will never change.
40:17I can
40:19learn
40:20to play by the rules,
40:21but
40:23I will not be controlled.
40:29No relationship
40:30can survive
40:30once we start
40:31compromising ourselves.
40:34Once we lose
40:35who we are,
40:36we lose everything.
40:38You want to see
40:39that, Dan?
40:40No, I don't do it.
40:41I don't do it.
40:42I don't do it.
40:43I don't do it.
40:43I don't do it.
40:45Hello.
40:46Josh.
40:46I'm at Hudson Oaks.
40:47They took away
40:48the phone you gave me.
40:49Listen,
40:49we don't have much time.
40:50They won't let me leave.
40:51I need your help.
40:51Slow down, slow down.
40:53Who said you can't leave?
40:54This place is awful.
40:55I have no control
40:56over anything.
40:56No autonomy.
40:57Just give me a minute, please.
40:59Down the phone.
40:59Now.
41:01Hello?
41:05You still there?
41:09Was that Dr. Wolf?
41:12It's so sad
41:13what's happened to Oliver.
41:15But don't worry.
41:16Things are running.
41:16Smoother than ever.
41:18I want you to know
41:19that this neuro department
41:20is in good hands.
41:30Rick, move your head.
41:33.
41:59I will come to you.
42:01I will continue to walk you
42:01because you're doing this program.
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