Transcript

The Pitt

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· 2 h 4 min · 18,449 words · 493 timestamped sections

This is the full, timestamped transcript of "The Pitt", an episode of Table Read Tuesdays published September 24, 2025 (2 h 4 min, about 18,449 words). It mentions 255 people, works and ideas, including Dr. Gloria Underwood, Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center, The Pit, Dr. Jack Abbott, Otis Weston.

What this episode is about

The discussion centers around a live reading of "The Pit," a medical drama featuring a diverse cast of characters, including attending doctors, residents, medical students, nurses, and EMTs, all involved in the high-pressure environment of a hospital. The reading highlights the complexity of the healthcare system through various roles while introducing the extensive cast and setting up the dynamic interactions between healthcare professionals and their patients.

Key takeaways

  • Casting calls at hell's gates: Late recasting sets fiery stage for medical drama's cold read chaos.
  • Doctors and layers like onions: Attending, resident, student—it's a medical parfait with nurses as sprinkles.
  • Alberta's own variety show: Actors double as dual citizens, post-menopausal heroes, and feline screen invaders.
  • In-character challenges: From Houston to Manila, characters promise complexity worth dozing off and waking up to.
  • Social media coordinates: For those craving encore quirks, follow eccentric handles and podcasts of a nerd heritage.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 15:00: YouTube, Dr. Jack Abbott, Dr. Jack Abbott, Pittsburgh
  2. – 30:00: Dr. Melissa King, Mr. President, The Pit, Dr. Cassie McKay
  3. – 45:00: Dr. Frank Langden, Mr. President, Samira, Dr. Yolanda Garcia
  4. – 1:00:00: Bart Whitaker (Thomas Bartlett Whitaker), Dr. Frank Langden, medics, Mr. President
  5. – 1:15:00: Dr. Frank Langden, Bart Whitaker (Thomas Bartlett Whitaker), Nepali, Samira
  6. – 1:30:00: Dr. Frank Langden, Mr. President, Bart Whitaker (Thomas Bartlett Whitaker), Gummies
  7. – 1:45:00: The Pit, the pit, The Pit, COVID-19 pandemic
  8. – 2:00:00: Crohn's, Dr. Jack Abbott, The Pit, nurses
  9. – 2:04:09: Valley of Shadows, Valley of Shadows, Mr. President, YouTube

Notable quotes from "The Pitt"

  • We're starting a little late just because we had to do some last minute recasting and for the most part, we're all doing this as a cold read. So, we have a huge cast of characters.
    about The Pit · at
  • Tonight, I will be playing Dr. Michael Robinovich, Dr. Jack Abbott, Amanda and Carol. And I just feel so honored to play these beautiful characters. Just God bless.
    about Heather Lee Cameron · at
  • B Virgil is Striker and also I will do the actions and descriptions season and you can find me on you can find me on social media on my official account on Instagram JC Gomez…
    about John Claris Gomez · at
  • Monolithic structure built into a hill Pittsburgh hospital medical center. Interior PHMC day. Robbie moves along the new part of the hospital right and inviting with a scent…
    about Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center · at
  • I've got a pregnant teen coming back today for me for crystal and a small bowel obstruction waiting on a surgery for the last three hours. And unfortunately, the Kraken is still.
    about Dr. Jack Abbott · at
  • I am. Endorphins, baby. I ran a quick six this morning followed by a 12minute ice bath. Eliminates an all inflammation in the body and boosts the immune system through all the really cool ways.
    about Dr. Frank Langdon · at
  • The charge nurse, Donna Ibans, joins the herd.
    about Donna Ibans · at
  • Other hospitals are managing the crisis much more effectively. You can either step up your game or step aside. And if you ever talk to me like that again, I'll have you fired…
    about Dr. Gloria Underwood · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Dr. Gloria Underwood — Person · Chief Medical Officer (administration antagonist) · 3 mentions · first at
    Chief Medical Officer who confronts Robbie about metrics, patient satisfaction, and departmental performance; represents administrative pressure on ED.
  • Dr. Jack Abbott — Person · Senior doctor / colleague · 9 mentions · first at
    Senior physician/resident (handsome with an edge) who appears on the roof contemplating suicide; provides a key interpersonal scene with Robbie and represents physician burnout.
  • Otis Weston — Person · Patient (triathlete) / case · 4 mentions
    Victim of sudden cardiac arrest during triathlon recovery; central medical case demonstrating ED management (hyperkalemia, tamponade, dialysis).
  • Heather Lee Cameron — Person · Reader / actor / organizer · 2 mentions · first at
    Host/moderator of the table read; introduced herself, listed roles she would play and social media handles; likely the session leader.
  • John Claris Gomez — Person · Cast participant / reader; also podcast host (self-referenced) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces himself, lists many roles he will read (including Dr. Yolanda Garcia and Dr. Ailen Shamsy), and plugs his podcast and social accounts.
  • John Claris Gomez — Person · Cast participant / reader; also podcast host (self-referenced) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces himself, lists many roles he will read, and plugs his podcast plus an upcoming interview with Sally Dashwood.
    On Instagram JC Gomez official and my second account which is my podcast the page of my podcast called the John Clavis Gomez show. Also after we do this read I will have I will…
  • Donna Ibans — Person · Charge nurse / nursing leader · 1 mention · first at
    Charge nurse who organizes ED flow, enforces unit rules, and is central to operations in the 'pit'; trusted colleague of Robbie.
  • Dr. Frank Langdon — Person · Fictional character being read (resident physician) · 4 mentions · first at
    Recurring resident character in the script; handles multiple cases and provides comic/energetic contrast.
  • Dr. Yolanda Garcia — Person · Surgical resident / consulting surgeon · 4 mentions · first at
    Surgical resident who leads trauma interventions (e.g., overseeing cases, decisive orders); appears during a subway-trauma case and coordinates surgical management.
    Good Samaritan dude has a small left temporal intraar.
  • Dr. Cassie McKay — Person · Fictional character (resident) read by cast member · 3 mentions · first at
    Second-year resident leading triage, supervising students, and flagging psychosocial concerns.
    Harbor Washington. and tonight I'll be reading action descriptions in act two. And my primary character is Dr.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant (reader/performer) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists major roles she will read, including Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer).
    Actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant / reader · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and states she will read Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer) among other parts.
    Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm from Penhold, Alberta. A small town, but it's right in the middle of the province. So, close to a major, city and then two very.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant / reader (actor) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists key roles she will read, including Dr. Heather Collins and chief medical officer Gloria Underwood.
    Actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant (reader/performer) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists roles she will read, including Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer).
    My pronouns are try, me, okay? I'm actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.
  • Tyler Weston — Person · Pediatric patient (sleepiness case) · 2 mentions · first at
    Four-year-old boy with sudden lethargy later found to have cannabis ingestion — pediatric toxicology teaching moment.
    Can you wake up for me, Tyler? Interior Central 13 Day. Langden and Mel look over a lethargic four-year-old Tyler Weston who is sleeping as his mother Amanda 20's stylish but…
  • Dr. Heather Collins — Person · Fictional character (senior resident) read by cast member · 1 mention · first at
    Senior resident who participates in multiple cases (trauma, procedures, team dynamics).
    Dr. Collins will place a femoral Quinton under ultrasound guidance. It's a great chance to learn.
  • John Gomez — Person · Cast participant / reader; also promotes his podcast · 1 mention · first at
    Introduces himself, pronouns, location; lists many roles he will read (including Dr. Yolanda Garcia, Dr. Ailen Shamsy) and plugs his podcast accounts.
    And I am playing the role of nurse Mateo Diaz, Nurse Pearla Alawi, Charlie, Dr. Yolanda Garcia, Cap Otis, Dr. Ailen Shamsy, Esme, Doug, Discol, Bennett Milton, intern and.
  • Dr. Frank Langden — Person · Fictional character (resident doctor in script) read by cast · 23 mentions · first at
    Prominent resident character; discussed by Haley as 'complex' and appears across multiple medical scenes (trauma, diagnostics).
    Characters. I know I'm reading some really cool ones. Heather let me know of so I think like Dr. Frank Langden, I think that's a very cool character.
  • Dr. Jack Abbott — Person · Fictional character (doctor) read by cast member · 5 mentions · first at
    Appears early on the roof/helipad scene; portrayed as a doctor struggling with the job's toll.
    I don't know. Had a guy come in hit by a drunk driver in a crosswalk. 39year-old bets. Survived three tours without a scratch. I spent the last two hours coating him.
  • Dr. Melissa King — Person · Resident (new to service) · 4 mentions · first at
    Third-year resident joining the service, contributes to procedures (e.g., ultrasound), supportive team member with VA experience.
    Robinich interior south corridor day. Wobbby and Abu turn to see resident Dr. Melissa Mel King, 28, bubbly and enthusiastic, bounding toward them.
  • Nurse Pearla Alawi — Person · Nurse (triage / bedside care) · 3 mentions · first at
    Filipina/Muslim nurse who assists in triage and later in resuscitations and procedures (e.g., helps with dialysis line, ultrasound prep); supportive nursing presence.
    Suddenly finds himself booken by a pair of Filipina nurses walking in step with him. Pearla Alawi 32 Muslim and weaving a hijab eternally happy and motherly and Princess de la Cruz 29 animated and spanky.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant (table read performer) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists roles she will read, including Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer in the script).
    Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm from Penhold, Alberta. A small town, but it's right in the middle of the province. So, close to a major, city and then two very.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant (actor) / on-stream introducer · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists roles she will read, including Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer) and Dr. Heather Collins.
    Actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant / reader (Zoom table read) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and states she will read Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood among other roles.
    Actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant (reader/actor) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists roles she will read, including Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer in the script).
    Actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast participant (actor) / introduced speaker · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists roles she will read, including Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer).
    Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm from Penhold, Alberta. A small town, but it's right in the middle of the province. So, close to a major, city and then two very.
  • Haley Elizabeth Byermeister — Person · Cast member / reader (cold read participant) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself, mentions characters she will read, and provides social media handles.
    Things. it won a lot of Emmys and stuff, so I'm excited. Excited to be here. And you can find me at Haley Elizabeth on Facebook. And then you can search Haley Byermeister B E I…
  • John Clave Gomez — Person · Cast participant / reader; also podcaster · 2 mentions · first at
    Reads action descriptions and multiple roles; plugs his podcast and mentions an upcoming interview with Sally Dashwood.
    On Instagram JC Gomez official and my second account which is my podcast the page of my podcast called the John Clavis Gomez show. Also after we do this read I will have I will…
  • Dr. Ailen Shamsy — Person · Fictional character (surgeon) in the script being read · 2 mentions · first at
    Surgery doctor who arrives for consult and is revealed to be med student Victoria Javadi’s mother; John lists playing her.
    Nurse Mateo Diaz, Nurse Pearla Alawi, Charlie, Dr. Yolanda Garcia, Cap Otis, Dr. Ailen Shamsy, Esme, Doug, Discol, Bennett Milton, intern and I am also taking the role of…
  • Eileen Shamsy — Person · Surgical attending / mother to med student (in read) · 2 mentions · first at
    Surgical attending who appears to be the mother of a med student (Jivati) — creates a personal dynamic and surprise in cast interactions.
    Takes a header, Robbie stops mid-sentence when he spots another doctor. Dr. Eileen Shamsy, 40, stylish, strong, and nononsense, heading toward him. He checks his watch.
  • Dr. Michael Robinovich — Person · Played character / alternate name for Robbie · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as one of the characters/roles played by an actor in the read — an attending-level doctor; likely an alias/variant of 'Robbie/Dr. Rob Minovich' in the cast list.
    One of those we see is Dr. Michael Vina aka Dr. Robbie 50 walking at a good pace as he listened to his AirPods carrying a satchel. Exterior Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center.
  • John Clarence Gomez — Person · Reader / actor / multi-role performer · 1 mention · first at
    Participant in the table read; lists many characters he will play including Mateo Diaz, Nurse Pearla Alawi, Dr. Yolanda Garcia, etc.; active contributor to the reading.
    And I am playing the role of nurse Mateo Diaz, Nurse Pearla Alawi, Charlie, Dr. Yolanda Garcia, Cap Otis, Dr. Ailen Shamsy, Esme, Doug, Discol, Bennett Milton, intern and.
  • Cat Wilson — Person · Reader / actor · 1 mention · first at
    Participant in the table read; plays Dr. Cassie McKay, second-year resident (42) and other roles; reads action descriptions.
    A second year resident Dr. Cassie McKay 42 wise and a little word. Weii escorts two med students. Victoria Jabadi 20 Persian petit but villian retaker 26. Caucasian.
  • Victoria Javadi — Person · Medical student (MS3) / observer · 1 mention · first at
    Medical student who participates in the trauma case and is later overwhelmed (faints/collapses) — illustrates stress on trainees.
    With all his strength and with an echoing thunk. The degloded foot is back in its proper place. Jivati suddenly collapses to the floor, merely taking Whitaker with her. Shaw is not amused.
  • Pearla Alawi — Person · Fictional character in the script being read · 3 mentions · first at
    Nurse character introduced early (Filipina nurse wearing hijab); John lists Nurse Pearla Alawi among his roles and the character appears in patient care scenes.
    They're always threatening to shut us down, but they never do.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast member / reader (cold read participant) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and lists roles she will read (Dr. Heather Collins, Gloria Underwood).
    My pronouns are try, me, okay? I'm actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.
  • Haley Byermeister — Person · Reader / actor in the table read · 2 mentions · first at
    Participant in the cold read; identifies herself and the roles she will read (e.g., Trinity Shaw, Nurse Donna) and shares social links.
    Hello everyone and YouTube. my name is Haley Byermeister. I go by she her pronouns. I am in Houston, Texas, and I've seen bits of the pit. I kind of I didn't mean to, but I fell asleep Audrey. I'm going to give it a second.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Reader / actor · 1 mention · first at
    Participant in the table read; identifies herself and the roles she'll play (e.g., Dr. Heather Collins, Gloria Underwood).
    I'm going to tell a joke before I tell my pronouns.
  • Dr. Gome Adamson — Person · Fictional character (deceased doctor; memorialized) referenced in script · 4 mentions · first at
    Shown on the hospital memorial wall as a COVID-era hero; his death anniversary contextualizes Robbie’s emotional state.
    During the pandemic. He posed at one photo with a ritualistic sense of deference. The photo is that of a distinguished African-American man identified as Dr.
  • Vicky Dykes — Person · Cast member / reader (participant on the YouTube cold read) · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces herself and states she will read Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood (chief medical officer).
    Actually she, her. today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.

Books & papers

  • Valley of Shadows — Book · Referenced work · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as another script read by the group, set in 2014, and involving personal elements.
    Other script is called Valley of Shadows and it talks it's it's set in 2014 and it's a very good read and we're working on another one that isn't completely about my life but it takes elements and mixes them into a nice stew pot of a story.
  • The Pit — Book · 9 mentions · first at
    Our reading of The Pit, a medical drama.
  • The Foundation of the World — Book · 5 mentions
  • A Nightmare Before Christmas — Book · 1 mention · first at
    Yeah, we did an early group. We tried A Nightmare Before Christmas and I honestly thought it was really fun and good, but the leader of it, Val, she was I just can't post it. I don't.

Companies & orgs

  • Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center — Company · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    Primary location where the medical drama unfolds, serving as the backdrop for all emergency department activities.
  • Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center — Company · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    The fictional hospital where 'The Pit' is set, central to the medical drama's plot.
    Day. Vobi makes his way toward a monolithic structure built into a hill Pittsburgh hospital medical center. Interior PHMC day. Robbie moves along the new part of.
  • YouTube — Company · Platform · 7 mentions · first at
    YouTube is mentioned as the platform where the reading is being live-streamed.
    I can be found on YouTube under the Storm and Latter Day Saint, Facebook under Heather Lee, Freelancer, and Instagram under Heather Lee Cameron.
  • Crave — Company · Streaming Service · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the platform where 'The Pit' was watched, indicating its availability for streaming.
    So, I grew up with a learning that medical terminology and just thank you er for helping me read the pit and I also studied the episode before now. I watched it on Crave just to refresh.
  • HBO Max — Company · Streaming Service · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the platform where 'The Pit' is available, indicating its distribution.
    Yes. And season one is on HBO Max or Crave.
  • Instagram — Company · Social media · 3 mentions · first at
    Instagram is mentioned as a platform where participants can be found.
    B Virgil is Striker and also I will do the actions and descriptions season and you can find me on you can find me on social media on my official account on Instagram JC Gomez…
  • Facebook — Company · Social media · 2 mentions · first at
    Facebook is mentioned as a platform where participants can be found.
    I can be found on YouTube under the Storm and Latter Day Saint, Facebook under Heather Lee, Freelancer, and Instagram under Heather Lee Cameron.
  • Memorial Herman — Company · Referenced institution · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of discussing medical facilities, indicating its recognition in the healthcare industry.
    Downtown Houston like big medical we have a great medical district here in Houston. It's actually amazing. the Memorial Herman is like that's like based in Texas. It's amazing.…
  • Tylenol — Company · 1 mention · first at
    Thousand of Tylenol, 400 of ibupen, and asalin dessing.
  • Sullivan's — Company · 1 mention · first at
    No, I never get sick. What did you have for dinner last night? My wife's birthday took her out to Sullivan's for a stick. Exams pretty I want to check for Gstone. If you have a…
  • Table Read Tuesdays — Company · 1 mention · first at
    A story and not just that we did the read with Table Read Tuesdays so you would be able to find us actually reading her script and it was a very good read that night. Yeah.
  • Table Tuesdays — Company · 1 mention · first at
    I'll treasure all my time with Table Tuesdays forever. The old and the new.
  • Memorial Hermann — Company · 1 mention
  • Press Ganey — Company · 1 mention

Products & tech

  • Cody / Lucas device — Product · Medical device in episode (LUCAS CPR device) · 1 mention · first at
    Mechanical chest compression device used for CPR on an elderly patient; appears as part of ED resuscitation equipment in the script.
    Medics, wheeling in a tiny, frail old lady, intubated and bagged while the Lucas CPR device pumps on her chest. 89y old woman from sniff history of empyma CHF MSV fib unresponsive to three shocks two rounds of epi witnessed arrest.
  • AirPods — Product · Incidental mention · 1 mention · first at
    AirPods are mentioned in passing as part of the script, not central to the discussion.
    One of those we see is Dr. Michael Vina aka Dr. Robbie 50 walking at a good pace as he listened to his AirPods carrying a satchel. Exterior Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center.
  • Ultrasound probe — Product · 4 mentions · first at
    Mel sets up the ultrasound probe and monitor.
  • Antibiotic ointment — Product · 2 mentions · first at
    Well, we need to numb up your palm, remove the dead skin, clean it, and put a sterile dressing with antibiotic ointment. Did you take anything for the pain?
  • Gummies — Product · 2 mentions · first at
    Your brother gave me some gummies he got in Cleveland. They were in my coat pocket.
  • Pulse oximeter (pulse ox) — Product · 2 mentions
  • Lucas CPR device — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Medics, wheeling in a tiny, frail old lady, intubated and bagged while the Lucas CPR device pumps on her chest. 89y old woman from sniff history of empyma CHF MSV fib unresponsive to three shocks two rounds of epi witnessed arrest.
  • LUCAS chest compression system — Product · 1 mention · first at
    The Lucas as Samira and Langden join in what is that thing Lucas chest compression system of robotic CPR Ready steady lift.
  • Translator app — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Collins pats the woman on her good hand, then opens a translator app on her phone and types in, Don't worry, we will take good care of you.
  • Band-aid — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Shawn nods, applies antibiotic ointment and a band-aid, then rolls up the chucks for the trash. As how about a 20year-old coffin nine? That should be easy. Probably viral.
  • Central line kit — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Then open a damn central line kit shop.
  • Triple lumen catheter — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Place the guide wire. Then the triple lumen catheter.
  • Portable ultrasound machine — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Tries to figure him out. Interior South 18 day. Whitaker enters, wheeling in a portable ultrasound machine to find Princess with Bennett Milton, 58, a bit overweight.
  • EpiCac — Product · 1 mention · first at
    I made myself sick with EpiCac to induce vomiting. Why would you do that? so that David would bring me here.
  • COVID containment gear — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Are assaulted by the CO surge. It's like a frightening side film, only it was real. Robbie is in full COVID containment gear, as is the rest of the staff. Dying patients line…
  • predinazone — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Totally okay and I get to a point where I'm in remission. Yeah. Right now I'm even on like predinazone.
  • prosthetic — Product · 1 mention · first at
    Like and they even honored veterans because Abbott is actually a veteran of the military who has a prosthetic.
  • Cmac — Product · 1 mention
  • Lidocaine with epi — Product · 1 mention
  • Propofol — Product · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

  • Stoicism — Concept · Mentioned concept · 3 mentions
    Stoicism is mentioned in passing, not central to the discussion.
  • Antifragility — Concept · 1 mention
  • Cognitive Biases — Concept · 1 mention
  • Cold Exposure — Concept · 1 mention
  • Compound Interest — Concept · 1 mention
  • Deep Work — Concept · 1 mention
  • First Principles Thinking — Concept · 1 mention
  • Incentive Design — Concept · 1 mention
  • Intermittent Fasting — Concept · 1 mention
  • Lindy Effect — Concept · 1 mention
  • Moore's Law — Concept · 1 mention
  • Network Effects — Concept · 1 mention
  • Pareto Principle — Concept · 1 mention
  • Power Law — Concept · 1 mention
  • Second-Order Thinking — Concept · 1 mention
  • Zone 2 Training — Concept · 1 mention
  • the pit — Concept · 9 mentions · first at
    Our reading of The Pit, a medical drama.
  • CT — Concept · 8 mentions
  • nurses — Concept · 7 mentions · first at
    Getting their doctorate. so we have all three layers of doctors plus we have nurses who go through a completely different training than doctors and then we have a bunch of…
  • emergency department — Concept · 6 mentions · first at
    Scent like calmness. At the end of the hallway is a pair of doors leading to the emergency department. He used his key card ID to gain access.
  • medics — Concept · 4 mentions · first at
    Nurses who go through a completely different training than doctors and then we have a bunch of medics who are going to be like EMTs and you know emergency technicians that come in and bringing patients in from ambulances and such.
  • Crohn's — Concept · 4 mentions · first at
    Yeah, I definitely I've had to sleep at the hospital. When I got diagnosed with Crohn's, I had to go. It was like a whole thing. Like how I found out was like really dark wave.…
  • DNR — Concept · 4 mentions
  • Nepali — Concept · 3 mentions · first at
    In the meantime, she plays the Nepali translation for the patient.
  • boarding — Concept · 2 mentions · first at
    For the last three hours. And unfortunately, the Kraken is still boarding in BH. Still, that guy's been here over a week waiting for a psych bed. Yeah, and he's only getting worse.
  • pan scan — Concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Pan scan her. Let me know when she stops screaming.
  • dialysis catheter — Concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Have you ever seen a dialysis catheter inserted?
  • Advanced directive — Concept · 2 mentions · first at
    They transfer the patient and an alarm goes off. Was there an advanced directive? Nope. Full code per the nursing home.
  • Cardiac tamponade — Concept · 2 mentions
  • cefazolin — Concept · 2 mentions
  • Gallstone — Concept · 2 mentions
  • gentamicin — Concept · 2 mentions
  • hyperkalemia — Concept · 2 mentions
  • LMA — Concept · 2 mentions
  • troponin — Concept · 2 mentions
  • attending doctors — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Just before I go through introductions, for those of you unfamiliar with how doctors work, we have attending doctors. These are like the official on staff doctors. Then there…
  • resident doctors — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Doctors work, we have attending doctors. These are like the official on staff doctors. Then there are resident doctors who have already gone through med school, but they…
  • med school — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Staff doctors. Then there are resident doctors who have already gone through med school, but they haven't finished the residency. So, we'll see some of those. And then we have…
  • residency — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    Doctors who have already gone through med school, but they haven't finished the residency. So, we'll see some of those. And then we have students that are still in med school…
  • medical director — Concept · 1 mention · first at
    So, five different levels of health care professionals today. Plus, we'll have the medical director and then and everyone else pretty much except for one cup is going to be a…

Places & events

  • Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    The primary setting for the medical drama, where most of the action takes place.
    Monolithic structure built into a hill Pittsburgh hospital medical center. Interior PHMC day. Robbie moves along the new part of the hospital right and inviting with a scent…
  • Pittsburgh — Place · Setting · 3 mentions · first at
    Pittsburgh is the setting for the medical drama 'The Pit', mentioned in the script.
    Something will be like baby by Robert Vadesley Blackwater Surprise Place as we play over the steel city of ves catching glimpse of point state park dukens.
  • COVID-19 pandemic — Event · Historical context · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned in the context of the memorial wall in 'The Pit', honoring those who died during the pandemic.
    Robbie continues on into the belly of the beast walking by photos on the memorial wall of COVID heroes who died due to their service during the pandemic. He posed at one photo with a ritualistic sense of deference. The photo is that of a.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic — Event · Historical context · 2 mentions · first at
    The COVID-19 pandemic is referenced in the context of the drama, affecting the characters and setting.
    Robbie continues on into the belly of the beast walking by photos on the memorial wall of COVID heroes who died due to their service during the pandemic. He posed at one.
  • Boeing? (not applicable) — Place · 1 mention
  • Manila, Philippines — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    The hometown of one of the participants, John Clarence Gomez.
    My pronounce is they them. I'm from Manila Philippines.
  • Alberta — Place · Origin · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the home location of some participants.
    My name is Heather Lee Cameron. I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, but I'm a dual citizen of Canada in the United States.
  • Alberta, Canada — Place · Mentioned location · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the residence of one of the actors participating in the podcast.
    My name is Heather Lee Cameron. I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, but I'm a dual citizen of Canada in the United States.
  • United States (states) — Place · Origin · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the home country of some of the participants in the podcast.
    My name is Heather Lee Cameron. I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, but I'm a dual citizen of Canada in the United States.
  • Houston — Place · Location · 2 mentions · first at
    Houston is mentioned as the location where one of the participants is from.
    Hello everyone and YouTube. my name is Haley Byermeister. I go by she her pronouns. I am in Houston, Texas, and I've seen bits of the pit. I kind of I didn't mean to, but I fell asleep.
  • Canada — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the home country of some of the participants in the podcast.
    My name is Heather Lee Cameron. I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, but I'm a dual citizen of Canada in the United States.
  • Lethbridge — Place · Location · 1 mention · first at
    Lethbridge is mentioned as the location where one of the participants is from.
    Of course I like I'm on like a high right now and it's like awesome.
  • Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    The hometown of one of the participants, Heather Lee Cameron.
    My name is Heather Lee Cameron. I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, but I'm a dual citizen of Canada in the United States.
  • Penhold, Alberta — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    The hometown of one of the participants, Vicky Dykes.
    Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm from Penhold, Alberta. A small town, but it's right in the middle of the province. So, close to a major, city and then two very.
  • Penhold — Place · Location · 1 mention · first at
    Penhold is mentioned as the location where one of the participants is from.
    Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm from Penhold, Alberta. A small town, but it's right in the middle of the province. So, close to a major, city and then two very.
  • Austin, Texas — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the location where one of the actors is from, contributing to the geographical diversity of the cast.
    Hello everyone and YouTube. my name is Haley Byermeister. I go by she her pronouns. I am in Houston, Texas, and I've seen bits of the pit. I kind of I didn't mean to, but I…
  • Houston, Texas — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    The hometown of one of the participants, Haley Byermeister.
    Hello everyone and YouTube. my name is Haley Byermeister. I go by she her pronouns. I am in Houston, Texas, and I've seen bits of the pit. I kind of I didn't mean to, but I…
  • Manila — Place · Location · 1 mention · first at
    Manila is mentioned as the location where one of the participants is from.
    My pronounce is they them. I'm from Manila Philippines.
  • Manila Philippines — Place · 1 mention · first at
    My pronounce is they them. I'm from Manila Philippines.
  • Philippines — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the home country of one of the cast members participating in the podcast.
    My pronounce is they them. I'm from Manila Philippines.
  • Gig Harbor — Place · Location · 1 mention · first at
    Gig Harbor is mentioned as the location where one of the participants is from.
    All right. You're welcome. my name is Cat Wilson. She her pronouns Gig Harbor Washington. and tonight I'll be reading action descriptions in act two. And my primary character is Dr.
  • Gig Harbor, Washington — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    The hometown of one of the participants, Cat Wilson.
    All right. You're welcome. my name is Cat Wilson. She her pronouns Gig Harbor Washington. and tonight I'll be reading action descriptions in act two. And my primary character is Dr.
  • Portland — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the home location of a character in 'The Pit'.
    Me, Dr. Collins. I'm from here, Portland, Oregon. And you?
  • Nepal — Place · Origin · 1 mention · first at
    Identified as the origin of a patient in 'The Pit'.
    Oh, let's hope you can hook us up with a translator from Nepal.
  • Emergency department — Place · 6 mentions · first at
    Scent like calmness. At the end of the hallway is a pair of doors leading to the emergency department. He used his key card ID to gain access.
  • Trauma 2 — Place · 4 mentions · first at
    Interior trauma 2 continuous. Robbie walks in the door as Collins, Langden, and Donahghue work on Mini Menu.
  • North One — Place · 4 mentions · first at
    Interior North corridor north one day.
  • ICU — Place · 2 mentions
  • Pittsburgh skyline — Place · 1 mention · first at
    The Pete, episode 101, 7:00 a.m. Written by Ars Scott paid in exterior Pittsburgh skyline day.
  • Point State Park — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Vadesley Blackwater Surprise Place as we play over the steel city of ves catching glimpse of point state park dukens incline etc. exterior Pittsburgh streets day. We also see those who call the city home a diverse crosssection of various.
  • Pittsburgh streets — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Glimpse of point state park dukens incline etc. exterior Pittsburgh streets day. We also see those who call the city home a diverse crosssection of various age, genders, and ethnicities.
  • Rochester triathlon — Place · 1 mention · first at
    I was fine until two weeks ago after the Rochester triathlon interior triage one day. McKay and Matteo talked to Otis, 31, chiseled in running shorts and a tank top as he sits in a triage chair.
  • South six — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Awkward as I hoped it would be? You have a mean streak. You know that as they pass a closed off South six theme.
  • South 14 — Place · 1 mention · first at
    What's with your syncopy on South 14?
  • Veno, Nebraska — Place · 1 mention · first at
  • June 2020 — Place · 1 mention · first at
    Hollow and full of echoes. And for a brief instant, he's blasted back to flashback to June 2020.
  • 2014 — Place · 1 mention
  • CCU — Place · 1 mention
  • Duquesne Incline — Place · 1 mention
  • Kissimmee, Florida — Place · 1 mention

Media & podcasts

  • The Pit — Media · Main focus · 9 mentions · first at
    The podcast transcript is a reading of 'The Pit', a medical drama, which is the central focus of the episode.
  • ER — Media · Referenced work · 85 mentions
    ER is mentioned as a show that influenced one of the participants, providing context for their interest in medical dramas.
    You know what? It didn't scare me because I was literally watching ER when I was a teenager. That was my happiness show and because my life wasn't so good then. So, that was my happiness show.
  • Valley of Shadows — Media · Referenced work · 2 mentions · first at
    Valley of Shadows is mentioned as another script the group has read, related to personal experiences.
    But yeah, it's going to be a good read when we get it done. It's called the other script is called Valley of Shadows and it talks it's it's set in 2014 and it's a very good read and we're working on another one that isn't completely.
  • Rent — Media · Referenced work · 1 mention · first at
    Rent is mentioned in passing as a musical, possibly in comparison or as a point of reference.
    And speaking of rent, you really got to want to live forever.
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas — Media · Referenced work · 1 mention · first at
    A Nightmare Before Christmas is mentioned as a previous project the group worked on.
    Yeah, we did that I think before you joined us. Sweet. And you and K joined us at The Nightmare Before Christmas and I played the scientist.

Sponsors

  • The John Clavis Gomez Show — Product · Promoted content · 1 mention · first at
    A podcast mentioned by one of the participants, who is also its host.
    With her today and tomorrow I will upload it and you can listen to it. So, please listen to my podcast called The Jack Clarvis Gomez Show and follow it on Instagram under the username the JC Gomez Show. And that's it. Thank you.

Full transcript with timestamps

And we're live on YouTube. Awesome. All right. Welcome to the pits of hell. Our reading of The Pit, a medical drama. Um, we're starting a little late just because we had to do some last minute recasting and um, for the most part, we're all doing this as a cold read. So, we have a huge cast of characters tonight. Um, and the majority of them are actually doctors of some flavor. Not surprising for a medical drama. Um, and just before I go through introductions, um, for those of you unfamiliar with how doctors work, um, we have attending doctors. These are like the official on staff doctors. Then there are resident doctors who have already gone through med school, but they haven't finished the residency. So, we'll see some of those. And then we have students that are still in med school working on getting their doctorate. Um, so we have all three layers of doctors plus we have nurses who go through a completely

different training than doctors and then we have a bunch of medics who are going to be like EMTs and you know emergency technicians that come in and bringing patients in from ambulances and such. So, five different levels of health care professionals today. Plus, we'll have the medical director and then um and everyone else pretty much except for one cup is going to be a patient or relative of a patient. So, this this cast I didn't count all the characters today, but um there is a ton of them and that's an awful lot to put into one pilot. So, I won't make everyone list their characters today um because uh there's just way too many. But if you want to list a major character or two that you were playing um those most likely be the um the doctor characters because the patients only kind of flit in and out of the script. So, um with so we'll go ahead and get started with that and we will start with Heather. If you could

tell us your name, pronouns, where you're at, who you're playing if you like and

um where people can find you on. social media. Of course I like I'm on like a high right now and it's like awesome. Um my name is Heather Lee Cameron. I live in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, but I'm a dual citizen of Canada in the United States. I am an actor and I am a writer. It's wonderful to be here. I love artistry of all kinds. I've been doing artistry of all kinds for ever. Um, I can be found on YouTube under the Storm and Latter Day Saint, Facebook under Heather Lee, Freelancer, and Instagram under Heather Lee Cameron.

Tonight, I will be playing Dr. Michael Robinovich, Dr. Jack Abbott, Amanda and Carol. And I just feel so honored to play these beautiful characters. Just God bless them. They're amazing. The actors behind them are amazing. and I'm just so honored.

Awesome. I studied for this. Oops. One sec. Cat coming across the screen. Okay. Um, let's go to Vicki.

Hello, I'm Vicky Dykes. I'm from Penhold, Alberta. A small town, but it's right in the middle of the province. So, uh, close to a major, uh, city and and then two very major cities only a couple of hours away, Edmonton and Calgary. I'm sure you've heard of them. Um, I'm going to tell a joke before I tell my pronouns. I identify as a post-menopausal woman. My pronouns are try, me, okay? I'm actually she, her. Uh today I will be Dr. Heather Collins and uh Gloria Underwood who is the chief medical officer and a plethora of other people you shall see.

Awesome. Um let's jump down to Haley. Hello everyone and YouTube. Um my name is Haley Byermeister. I go by she her pronouns. I am in Houston, Texas, and I've seen bits of the pit. I kind of I didn't mean to, but I fell asleep Audrey. I'm going to give it a second go. But this is exciting because I will kind of know what I'm getting into, and I I really am excited to see these characters. I know I'm reading some really cool ones. Heather let me know of um so I think like Dr. Frank Langden, I think that's a very cool character.

Complex. He's complex. Well, I'm complex, too. I'll do them justice. I'm kidding.

God bless Patrick V for taking that on. Yeah, I looked up the actor. I recognized he looks great. Um, Nurse Donnie U Donna Hugh. Yeah, a couple of cool ones. Um, I like Trinity Shaw from what I've seen. She seems awesome. Um, yeah, and I'm excited for this. I'm excited to be I love a medical drama. Um, and I've heard such great things. I mean, it won a lot of Emmys and stuff, so I'm excited. Excited to be here. And um you can find me at uh Haley Elizabeth on Facebook. And then uh you can search Haley Byermeister B E I E R M E I S T E R if you are so inclined to on YouTube. Um I'm all up on there with a couple of Zoom reads with other groups and then I have some of my um acting on there. I guess I always forget this. I can say my YouTube thing. My YouTube handle is really easy. It has no numbers. It's just random yet awesome. I scored that when I was a nerd and way younger, but a random yet awesome is my

my uh YouTube. Yeah. So, yeah, you can find me there. I'm happy to be back. Awesome. All right. And let's go down to John.

Hello everyone. Hello. I'm John Clarence Gomez. My pronounce is they them. I'm from Manila Philippines. And I am playing the role of nurse Mateo Diaz, Nurse Pearla Alawi, Charlie, Dr. Yolanda Garcia, Cap Otis, Dr. Ailen Shamsy, Esme, Doug, Discol, Bennett Milton, intern and I am also taking the role of Weaker and B Virgil is Striker and also I will do the actions and descriptions season and you can find me on you can find me on social media on my official account on Instagram JC Gomez official and my second account which is my podcast the page of my podcast called the John Clavis Gomez show. Also uh after we do this read I will have I will do an interview with with with an actress and dancer from Australia named Sally Dashwood. Today uh I have an interview with her today and tomorrow I will upload it and you can listen to it. So, please listen to my to my podcast called The Jack Clarvis Gomez Show and follow

it on Instagram under the username the JC Gomez Show. And that's it. Thank you.

All right. You're welcome. Um, my name is Cat Wilson. She her pronouns Gig Harbor Washington. Um, and tonight I'll be reading action descriptions in act two. And my primary character is Dr. Cassie McKay, a secondyear resident. um a very old secondy year resident, but 42 is an unusual age to be a resident doctor.

Her story is very complex. Well, we'll find out maybe a little bit of it. So, um and then um nurse Dana and Samira and a few other smaller parts. So, um we'll go ahead and get started here then and our read and I'm going to pull our script up onto the screen so we can all see it. Um and I did do a quick count. There are um 47 characters that we'll be reading between the six of us today. So um it'll be a little tough if you're out there in YouTube land to keep us keep us together, but that's why we've got our script on the screen, too.

Um is this too large? Can you see the whole thing? I have the script in front of me.

I know. I'm talking to folks who don't have it in front of them. Um do I need to make it smaller so you can see the whole thing or can you

Yeah, it's too big. Too big. Okay, let's make it down a little bit here. Um, see if this works. It should have changed size. It said it changed size, but it didn't change size. It's thinking about it. All right. All right. Is that too small?

It's all right for me. Sorry. Okay. All right. Then I'm going to back up here to the title. Um, and John, you are going to start us off with action descriptions.

The Pete, episode 101, 7:00 a.m. Written by Ars Scott paid in exterior Pittsburgh skyline day. Something will be like baby by Robert Vadesley Blackwater Surprise Place as we play over the steel city of ves catching glimpse of point state park dukens incline etc. exterior Pittsburgh streets day. We also see those who call the city home a diverse crosssection of various age, genders, and ethnicities. One of those we see is Dr. Michael Vina aka Dr. Robbie 50 walking at a good pace as he listened to his AirPods carrying a satchel. Exterior Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center.

Day. Vobi makes his way toward a monolithic structure built into a hill Pittsburgh hospital medical center. Interior PHMC day. Robbie moves along the new part of the hospital right and inviting with a scent like calmness. At the end of the hallway is a pair of doors leading to the emergency department. He used his key card ID to gain access. Interior emergency department hospital entrance day. Goi enters through the doors which is an instant assault to the senses. Nurse Honey Dunawe Africaname 20s upbeat most of the time approach a white board with various emergency department information including the number of patient waiting boarded in triage etc.

What's the good word Donnie? Dunawi changed those numbers and not for the better.

We're [ __ ] tonight. Night shift was down three nurses and a tech. We have 52 in the waiting room, but it's only 24 triaged and it's not even 7.

Sorry I asked. Happy Friday. Robbie continues on into the belly of the beast walking by photos on the memorial wall of COVID heroes who died due to their service during the pandemic. He posed at one photo with a ritualistic sense of deference. The photo is that of a distinguished African-American man identified as Dr. Gome Adamson 1948 to 19 to 2020. Hobby heads towards the interior central work area. Continues overhead monitors display the board a list of all patients currently being treated. Is it true suddenly finds himself booken by a pair of Filipina nurses walking in step with him. Pearla Alawi 32 Muslim and weaving a hijab eternally happy and motherly and Princess de la Cruz 29 animated and spanky.

Simei told Hector that Dr. Dean Jian said the hospital is up for sale. They might turn it into an ortho center with no ER.

They're always threatening to shut us down, but they never do. Do you believe him?

I never trust in doctor. Oh, nice. Gloria is looking for you. Wii turns to see charge nurse Donna Iban's 57 a non nonsense diaper approaching the death.

No gods know Gloria must be time for my weekly spanking. You're sure you're cool being here today?

Why wouldn't I be? I'm good. I wish I was spending the day with Jake as planned but

you decided to torture yourself. I've been replaced by his new girlfriend. Oh, that's sweet, though. Well, if you need to talk.

I won't, but thanks. Where's Abbott? Getting some air. Really? Unfortunately, Rabbi knows what this means. Exterior roof helicopter pad day. Wobbby exits and heads for the helicopter pod where another doctor is standing close to the edge like he's about to jump. Jack Abot pork is handsome but with an edge.

Morning Jack. What are you doing here? I'm working. Good for you man. You've beating yourself up long enough. And you? I don't know. Had a guy come in hit by a drunk driver in a crosswalk. 39year-old bets. Survived three tours without a scratch. I spent the last two hours coating him. Always a rough way to end the night. H I must have had a reason at one time to keep coming back, but I can't think of it now because this is the job that keeps on giving. nightmares, ulcers, suicidal tendencies. Besides, if you jump on my shift, that's just rude man.

I hope I'm never one of your patients. That makes two of us, my friend. Abot climbs down, heads back inside with Wabby. Interior elevator day. Wabby and Abot ride down the elevator together. I've got a pregnant teen coming back today for me for crystal and a small bowel obstruction waiting on a surgery for the last three hours. And unfortunately, the Kraken is still boarding in BH. Still, that guy's been here over a week waiting for a psych bed. Yeah, and he's only getting worse. He's catching some cypre disease at the moment, but when he wakes up, God help you. I wrote a note for the family at my dead vet if anyone shows up. Oh, and we've got the med students and and a new intern starting today.

The doors open to the chaos to the emergency department as a naked patient once by his poor bug dragging on the floor behind him with pla and princess in pursuit. A man in a wheelchair accidentally wheels over the trailing pork tubes, causing it to rip out of the runner's arm, leaving a trail of blood and of his scream.

You sure you want to work today, huh? And of Robbie, we may not be so certain after all.

Who left this mess? Interior central work area. Senior president Dr. Gther Collins 40y African American confident and smart approach the board with disdain as she eats much potatoes from a takeout container. Donna is still at the desk. Should I ask how you're feeling this morning?

I'm eating mashed potatoes for for breakfast. What else? What does that tell you?

Uh, say no more. Let me know if you need anything. Uh, Robbie's working the shift, by the way. Today's the day Doc Adamson passed. He usually takes it off.

Does this mean he's stopped blaming himself? I doubt it. Anna moves up as thirdyear resident. Dr. Frank Langdon, 32, energetic and upbeat, walks up.

Good morning, sunshine. You obviously haven't seen this board. Ah, we've seen worse. Nothing like a good challenge now and then to keep everyone on their toes.

Oh, your enthusiasm sometimes makes me think you're on drugs, Langdon. I am. Endorphins, baby. I ran a quick six this morning followed by a 12minute ice bath. Eliminates an all inflammation in the body and boosts the immune system through all the really cool ways.

I stopped listening at ice bath. Dr. Robinich Robinich interior south corridor day. Wobbby and Abu turn to see resident Dr. Melissa Mel King, 28, bubbly and enthusiastic, bounding toward them.

Melissa King, I'll be joining you today. Just finished two months at the VA. Welcome to the pits. This is Dr. Jack Abbott.

Nice to meet you. I can tell you how excited I I can't tell you how excited I am to be here.

Talk to me at the end of the day. Ignore him. He had a rough night and is having an ongoing existential crisis.

Oh, don't worry. You'll get there soon enough. The three of them which interior central work area day.

Sorry, I'm having some problems with my screen. One sec. There we go. Sorry. Interior central.

There we go. Interior central work area day. Bobby Abot and Mel join Collins and Langdon.

Morning people. This is Melissa King. She's joining our service today. Where are Samira and McKay?

McKay is giving out our giving our new med students and intern a tour of chairs and triage. And slow-mo is with a patient,

which means she should be done in a couple of hours. Colleen shares a look with Wobby.

She's smarter than all of us. Yeah, but she's only got one speed. I married my second husband, Everett, in 1964.

Interior central 14 day. Third year resident Dr. Samiva moan 36 Asian personable is beside with uh with an elderly woman Esther 80s alert and cheerful taking a history. He unfortunately passed in 1976 from a heart attack while we were vacationing in Kissame, Florida.

Bob Wi pops his head in. Good morning. We're going to round Dr. Mohan. Oh, excuse me, Estelle. I'll be right back.

Interior central hallway day. Samiva steps out to speak with Wabby as they head back to the central work area.

You know, we track every resident's patient seen per hour. I was just taking her history.

It's a brief backstory of what brought them in. Not an autobiography. I was almost done.

You hadn't even made it to this century. You're right. I'm sorry. She just led such an interesting life. Her grandfather lost a leg to the grizzly bear and a a cousin of hers. All right. Yep. I'll keep it brief. Patients check in with registration.

Interior chairs day. The dreaded waiting area is already full of the usual bookers, bleeders, and coarsers along with a colorful assortment of other will be patients. A second year resident Dr. Cassie McKay 42 wise and a little word. Weii escorts two med students. Victoria Jabadi 20 Persian petit but villian retaker 26. Caucasian good nature but nervous and internit 26 Asian competitive and asserbic who trail her like lost goings

and a nurse eyeballs them to be sure they're not dying if not they move into one of the two triage rooms for vitals and a quick chair exam where you can order labs and x-rays

and then they go back to the waiting room until a bed opens Oh, for how long? Eight hours if they're lucky. Sometimes 12, John, that's you. Is it always this busy?

No, it gets busier. They don't call the pit for nothing. We take her shares a look with the others, neither of which seem to be as concerned as he is. As McKay steps

into interior trace one day, McKay enter the triage one exams with we take her Sha and Jabati to fight a triage nurse Mateo Diaz late 20s with a killer smile who looks like he should be staying on a tel nolla with a young with a young Father Chevy sitting with their two kids, 10 and eight, that are barely awake. Chevy's right hand is covered up in a wash clothes.

Hey, Matteo. Morning, Cass. This is Sherry. I'm Dr. McKay. These are some student doctors. Would you mind if they observe?

Oh, sure. So, what's going on, Sherry? I burnt my hand pretty good on a sterno. McGingerly uncovers the palm to find largeborn blisters.

And what were you using the sterno for? Cooking. You're cooking with the sterno.

We were making s'mores. That's fun. My son loves s'mores. We've been here for hours and I have to get them to school. Any idea how much longer this will take? Well, we need to numb up your palm, remove the dead skin, clean it, and put a sterile dressing with antibiotic ointment. Did you take anything for the pain?

Not yet. Thousands of Oh, sorry. Go ahead. Thousand of thousand of Tylenol, 400 of ibupen, and asalin dessing.

Yes, please. McKay types in the orders as Langdon appears. Langdon, that's Haley. I think you might be muted. We're not here.

May we're going to round and the fun begins. We'll patch you up and get you out of here as soon as possible. I'll be back. McKay and damage students exit and Paulo Langor.

As you can see, we have some new faces this morning. Interior central work area. Robbie is addressing Abot Collins Langdon and Mel when McKay lands with Jabad with Taker and Sha.

Starting with second year resident Dr. Melissa King, fresh from the VA. Yes, everybody calls me Mel. I'm super happy to be here. Trinity Shaw, intern.

Victoria Javadi, MS3. She doesn't look old enough to drive. Dennis Weaker, MS4.

Welcome to the pit. The charge nurse, Donna Ibans, joins the herd. This is the most important person you're going to meet today. Dana is our charge nurse. She is the ring leader of this circus. Do what she says when she says it. As you can see, the house is always packed and most of our department is clogged up with borders. Those are the admitted patients waiting for a room upstairs, sometimes for days. Beds are a precious commodity, so be quick and efficient with your workups. We treat the sicker patients back here, but keep an eye on the waiting room to be sure no one's about to die out there. Senior residents got signups. All right, let's do this.

Donna push a workstation on wheels and Wii leads the gang stopping outside. Interior North Coidor day where a 20-year-old with a bandage shoulder sits on a gurnie joking and laughing as he facetimes with his friends.

Virgil Straker 9mm GSW to the left shoulder. CT and Giogram negative. Surgery wants to admit for overnight observation.

Good vitals. They repeat a crit. Langdon works at the computer on wheels. His stamp is a little shaky on the mouse pad.

Shouldn't have had that second cup of coffee. Or maybe self-induced hypothermia from ice bass isn't such a good idea after all.

Don't you worry about me. I run hot. Mama. Donna just rolls her eyes. Stable crits every two hours. Uh, two hours times three. Discharge on Septton and get a recheck tomorrow morning. He'll get way more rest at home. Good morning, Mr. Striker. You want to go home?

Hell yeah. Interior central corridor day. Peeken flyer alcoholic Louisie waves as Robbie steps up with London Collins McKay Dana Shaw with Taker and Jabadi.

Louis Cloverfield blood alcohol of 420 at 11 p.m. How's he still breathing? For you and me, that's lethal. For Louis, it's happy hour.

Sobered up. Had two round of Adavan. Hold your hands out, Louie. Louie holds holds out his hands and there's a pine tremor.

Another two of Adavan. I'm on it. And a script for Librium. Good to see you, Louie.

Always a pleasure, Doc. Interior South Corridor Day. Collins peasant Charlie 20s a little scuff up to to Robbie as Collins Mesa Jabadi and Wet Taker had around bar fight with complete evulsions of tooth number eight. Smile Charlie

Charlie smiles revealing the lost tooth. Who can tell me what tooth numb? Right, upper central and scissor.

Correct. Ready to be discharged on pen VK with a dentistry referral. Where's your tooth, Charlie? John, that's your line there. Charlie,

but if I know maybe it's on the barroom floor. Cancel the discharge and order a test X-ray. Got apiration

incoming. Boom. Medics Pony 30s big and burly and sprat 30s lean and tattoo and blast in with Sam Wallace 40 blue collar husky and unconscious on a gurnie sepine collar and backboard. His head is wrapped in a big bloody bandage and he's getting bugged through an LMA. 42year-old male Sam Wallace blunt head with a respirations dropped down onto the TA tracks. Couldn't tube him. M LMA in place.

And what's that attempt? Rescue. He's a good Samaritan. Took a pill helping an elderly lady who fell off the platform. She's right behind us.

Sure enough, another gourney is being wheeled in with an elderly woman on board. Mimu 70s Asian speaks a poem language. No one understands. She's screaming in pain and her right lower leg is bandaged with a bulky dressing. Elderly woman falls from tea platform. from good vitals. No head injury. Degloving injury. Right lower leg with open fracture. Dislocation of the ankle.

Hobby leaves and the ABD pad for a quick look revealing a delab lower leg and put missing all its skin with a deformed dislocation and fibula fracture. Nasty.

Trauma two. Let's go. All right. Switch to act one. That's Haley. Okay. Act one, fade in. Interior drama trauma. One day Ponyi exits with the gurnie while Sprat lingers. Robbie keeps an eye on Samira, Mel, Shaw, and the nurse and nurse princess. A respiratory therapist bags bags Sam as the team gets to work. Apparently, he jumped down to save the lady. When he climbed back up, he slipped, fell back on his head.

Good breath sounds, bilateral, but we need to protect his airway. Uh, set up the Cmac 80 ET tube.

Can I take the intubation? There's more of an R2 procedure. That's more right. Um, I need you on the EEST.

Mel sets up the ultrasound probe and monitor. Pupil 4mm and reactive. That's encouraging. What do you want for meds? Uh 120 ketamine, 80 of rock.

No blood in Morrison's. A fib on the monitor. And he's bleeding much more than expected.

Uh he's probably anti-coagalated for AIB. Check his medical record. See if he's on a dak. Um standby with four pactor PCC if there's a brain bleed.

What's in the PCC? M clotting factors 2 7 9 and 10 in case he's bleeding in his brain. Robbie, pleased. or pleased. Robbie nods, heads out the door.

Be right back. Mel quietly celebrates her correct answer. Yes. Interior trauma 2 continuous. Robbie walks in the door as Collins, Langden, and Donahghue work on Mini Mini Menu. Still screaming in pain.

Medic Morales loudly finishes his report as Javati and Whitaker enter to watch from the sidelines. 50 ft of fent didn't touch her.

Did she faint or did she trip off the platform? No one knows. The other guy jumped down, pulled her off the tracks just as the train was rolling in. Isolated injury to the foot.

The train ran over her foot. Got caught between the platform and the incoming train.

Langdon gets to work on the ultrasound. Three types uh a type three open fracture two grams sephisen 400 gent of gent ma'am what's your name screams in a language that no one recognizes

do you speak English continues to scream but no one understands airway and breathing are perfect

as is circulation BP 140 over 85 Five pulse 120 something for the pain. Draw 20 cc's of marine

students. What could have her what could have made her faint on the platform? Could be an aid to aritia card event.

Tia, CVA. So she needs EKJ and troponine head CT. Exactly. Senior surgical resident Yolanda Garcia, 27, Latinex, flashy and confident uh bordering on arrogance, barges in. And what do we got? Party people. A subway train deloved her foot with an open fracture dislocation. Oh, and I thought my heels were painful. Hemodnamically stable. E fast negative.

Ma'am, I'm Dr. Yolanda Garcia. Any pain in your chest or belly? Can you please push some morphine? No. It could drop her pressure, cloud her mental status. I can't do an exam like this. Push the damn morphine.

Colleen Collins moves the wrist. Oh, sorry. Collins moves to the waist to prep with chlorhexidine as Langden gets a sterile cover of on the ultrasound probe.

We're doing a fascia iliac block. Numbs the whole leg. No side effects. Collins shoots a look to Robbie. He nods his approval.

Oh, wonderful. Where's the other guy? Critical one. He's a bit worse. Pan scan her. Let me know when she stops screaming.

Robbie heads out with Garcia. Interior trauma 1 day. Samira watches as Shaw watches Shaw into intubate with a video lendoscope. On the screen, we see vocal cords and a blue bougie boogie bogey trying to pass. Patient Sam still has a backboard and sea collar. The cords are very anterior.

That's because you can't flex the neck. Keep the hockey stick straight up. Robbie and Garcia enter to see Shaw's bogey make its way past the cords. I'm in.

Well done. Samira slides the tube in over the bogy. Bogey and respiratory therapist bags.

Bring me up to speed. Intubated for agonal respirations. GCS5. Probably anti-coagulated

with what? Uh, first time here. There's no medical records on him. Call for FFF.

Now we got four factor PCC. Oh, 80 of manitol to reduce brain swelling. Then right to CT.

As the team preps to move, Garcia gets a phone call. Foot Lady stable. Guy with C on his way to CT. I'll meet you there.

As the team my attending. Oh, sorry. As the team rolls out the door, Robbie approaches Princess

with Donna who for a minute. Of course inter Oh, in the hallway, Chief Medical Officer Gloria Underwood, 50s and tough as nails, approaches on a mission.

A Dr. Ranovich, do you have a moment? Kind of busy. Gloria, me too. One sec. As they head as the head injury patient Sam moves to the CT with Jackson, Shaw, Samira, and Mel, Princesses, Princess, and Robbie enter into interior trauma 2 continuous. Langdon finishes the nerve block under ultrasound guidance on the elder elderly woman menu.

Bluffing out, Donahue. He nods and leaves as Robbie approaches the patient. Nerve block complete.

Seems like it's starting to work. Minu is only moaning at this point in her foreign language.

Takes 10 minutes for full effect. And the marine lasts a good 4 hours. She's next for CT.

Any idea what language that is? It definitely not tagalog. Maybe Hindi or Udu. I'll grab the sakra.

Don't you speak five languages? It's six. But that's not one of them. Six. And I thought Collins was smart. It's way too early for you to start being an ass, Langdon.

Open hostility in front of the patient. She doesn't speak English. Judgmental and dismissive.

It's truly a mystery how you're still married. But you're still single, right? And proud of it.

Collins throws a look to Robbie as he returns with an iPad on a rolling stand, turns it on, waits for it to boot up.

How's she doing? Uh, vital stable unlike these two. Look at you. Princess made a joke.

Why are you always an [ __ ] And I thank you for being that beautiful blessing. Namaste.

Do we have a phone? Something with a relative's name? EMTs said her purse got obliterated when the subway ran over it. A cop enters the room. Any chance I can speak with her?

Mu's heart rate spikes with the appearance of the cop, which doesn't go unnoticed by Robbie.

I doubt it. We're still trying to figure out her native language. Any chance she jumped?

She may She may have been poor. Jesus. Yeah. Could be looking at a possible hate crime.

Gloria pops her head into this room. I take it you're free now. Content that things are in good hands and under control, Robbie steps out to speak with Gloria. Interior trauma corridor continuous. Robbie tears off his gloves as Gloria hounds him.

We need to talk about your numbers of people we've saved metrics. Our door to balloon time beats the federal standards. I'm talking about press gainy scores patient satisfaction.

If they're still alive, they should be satisfied. Our goal is 36% very satisfied with their care. Your department is at 8. Do you know how likely patients are to recommend this hospital?

We're an emergency department, not a Taco Bell. Ah 11%. If you want people happier, don't make them wait 12 hours.

There's a nursing shortage across the country. Over half our patients are borders who should be upstairs.

We don't have the beds. Oh, that's bull crap. The beds are up there. You just don't want to hire the staff you need to care for them.

Oh, like I said, there's a nursing shortage. If you paid them well, they'd line up to work here. Ah, our budget can't support that.

Here's the dirty little secret. The hospital saves money by keeping the patients down in the pit. Way cheaper than staffing upstairs.

I've asked you repeatedly to stop referring to the emergency department as the pit. It's derogatory and incompatible with the institution's image.

You know what's incompatible with the institution's image? me talking to the press about people who code in the waiting room and patients who get crappy care waiting for an ICU bed for days.

I've heard about doctors who have tried that and find themselves out of work. I know today is difficult for you.

Every day is difficult down here. Boarding is a nationwide problem. Your pre pred predecessor Adamson sure as hell knew that. Or was that something he didn't teach you?

Screw you, Gloria. Other hospitals are managing the crisis much more effectively. You can either step up your game or step aside. And if you ever talk to me like that again, I'll have you fired on the spot. As she walks away, Robbie catches D. Dana has witnessed this. She gives Robbie an enthusiastic, albeit sarcastic, thumbs up. Interior trauma day or trauma 2 day. Collins and Langden are still with the patient menu on backboard and sea collar as Garcia from surgery and an intern shaw blow in.

Good Samaritan dude has a small left temporal intraar. Wait, wait, wait. That's me.

Yeah, Garcia, not Gloria. Oh. Oh. Good Samaritan. You're coming in. Good Samaritan dude has a small left temporal intraventimal bleed.

No epidural, no subdural, no midline shift in the brain. Good news, he could recover.

CT can take her in five. Let's have a look. Bage Caesars. As Garcia cuts, Langden and Collins assist. If an artery is totally transsected, the smooth muscle in the tunica media contracts with hemisto stasis.

But if it's a partial cut, get out your umbrella. They open up the dressing to reveal the open degloded fracture dislocation.

Grab a culture from the open fibula before you juice. Collins hands a culture swab to Javati. You're up.

Havati swab uh swabs uh the open fibula, trying not to dwell on it. I'll stabilize the knee for the reduction.

So does as Langden gets in place, ready to pull. Dr. Langden will be distracting posteriorly before moving anteriorly to clear the distal tibia. Langdon pulls with all his strength and with an echoing thunk. The degloded foot is back in its proper place. Jivati suddenly collapses to the floor, merely taking Whitaker with her. Shaw is not amused. Med student down. Interior central work area. Day. Robbie lands where Dan Dana is working.

Good catch on barfight Billy. He has an aspirated tooth on chest X-ray. He would have been dead in two days from lung access had you let him be discharged.

Put a co in the pulmonary. Donahghue steps up. Cardiac arrest ETA 10 minutes. Where should we put it?

Anywhere. We might have to put somebody in the hall. Dana moves off with Donahghue as

Dr. Robbie. Robbie turns to see Whitaker helping Jivati. Gee. Ah, two. I tripped on the gurnie. I I'm fine. Whitaker shakes his head in disagreement and gestures that she painted behind her back, which Javati almost catches before he walks away.

Why don't you grab a cold drink in the staff lounge? I'm fine. Really? I swear.

Oh, I know. What is hospital policy? Every time there's a paper cut around here, somebody has to fill out a work comp report.

Jivati reluctantly heads towards the lounge. Other way. She doesn't about base and heads in the other direction. other direction.

I was fine until two weeks ago after the Rochester triathlon interior triage one day. McKay and Matteo talked to Otis, 31, chiseled in running shorts and a tank top as he sits in a triage chair.

Um, any falls, injuries? Just tired, sore muscle. Yeah, I'd be in bed for a month. Uh, was this your first triathlon?

God, no. Oh, I do one every few months. Have you seen a doctor yet? No. I went for a run this morning. Had to quit after a minute. Sweety short of wet. No currant made. No allergies. This gas under your tongue.

Matteo puts the oral thermometer and attaches a BP puff uh cuff. McKay gets her te stethoscope in her ears and goes in to listen.

Let's check a few labs in an EKG. Uh, draw a red and purple top. Temp 98.2. Matteo puts a tourniquet on his arm.

Take a deep breath for me. Little pin freak now. As Matteo jabs him, Otis slumps in the chair unconscious. Oh miss.

Otis. Otis, wake up. Didn't take him for a lightweight. Oh. Oh [ __ ] No pulse. Get him on the floor. Crash cart.

They slide Otis to the ground and grab the paddles. B. Charging to 200. Clear. Zap. Otis' body arches off the floor.

Two. Fade in to interior triage one day. Maya and Matteo work to save Otis 31s. Beep beep beep.

He's back. Normal sinus. Need a girl knee in here. As McKay checks a neck pulse, Matteo works on a BP. Interior trauma one day. Good veritin is off the backboard and sea collar sitting up as Mel staples his head lack laceration. Um Don nurse Donna Hugh tends to the vent and multiple IV drips when Samira enters the type orders.

Radiology cleared the neck CT uh chest ab pelvis all negative. So it's just a brain bleed just adexate wait an alpha is on board. Mhm. What's the plan?

Uh I see you when we can get a bed and admit for supportive care. Repeat head CT in 3 hours or sooner if he blows a pupil.

Want a keer load? Orders ready in. Samir checks the stapling job as Mel removes her drape. Nice job.

You think he'll wake up? Maybe, maybe not. No good deed goes unpunished. Has anyone notified his family? I

I could try. Interior North corridor north one day. McKay and Matteo fly down the hall with Otis on the gurnie on route to North One, picking up Robbie and Collins. His Jenkins healthy 31-year-old VTEC arrest two weeks after triathlon. NSR with one shock. John Matteo

pulls 98 BP 110 over 60. They enter into the room and are met by Peara who works with Matteo to get Otis on the monitor with AP pads, start an IV, and draw blood. He's a little young for an MI.

Exactly right. What's in the differential, Dr. Collins? Drug overdose, electrolytes, long QT, Briata syndrome WPW.

How How you doing, Otis? Okay. What? Hop. Otis passes out again. BTE again. 200 jewels.

Charge and clear. Zap. Then beep beep beep. Back in sinus. Otis. Otis. Groaning's good. Five of nasal O2, CBC, CMP, tropamine, and D dimmer. Dimer.

Robbie has an epiphany, races to the crash cart, and grabs a vial. What are you doing?

Calcium gluconate, 1 g IV push. As Robbie draws up 10 cc's and preps for injection.

We don't have any labs back. Look at the monitor. Water and QRS and peak T- waves. Hyper hypercalemia. How'd he get that?

Intense exercise caused a muscle breakdown. Rabbiialysis that knocked out his kidneys. Now we can't clear potassium. It's got to be over 7.5.

Uh, wait 2 minutes for the eye stat. If he arrests again, we might not get him back.

If it's hypoglycemia, you could kill him. Wait. It's my butt, not yours. Robbie starts pushing the meds, hoping to hell he's right. Interior trauma to day. Garcia, Langden, and Princess roll in with the elderly woman, Mu now sitting up. Whitaker and Shaw follow.

Pan scan is negative. That means you can admit to orthopedics. But there may have been a medical ethiology. If she fainted,

then get an internal medicine consult or admit to medicine with or consulting. Either way, were of the case.

Thanks for noticing. and Sephin. I'll grab the gent. Did we figure out what she's speaking?

Last translator thought she might be from Pakistan. Oh, there are 77 languages in Pakistan. Mhm. Yeah. But I'll buy lunch for whoever figures it out. Okay. Good luck. If you need me, I'll be saving lives.

Langan exits, leaving Whitaker and Shaw alone with Mu. That was wicked. That was gross.

Too much for little miss crash and burn. What did you do with her? Nothing. I I think she'll be fine.

Are you kidding? If that put her down, she'll be lucky to make it through the this rotation. I got 50 bucks. Says she doesn't last doesn't last through this this shift. Come on. Put your money where your mouth is.

I didn't say anything. And I sure as hell don't have 50 bucks. I'll be this lady's age before I pay my pay off my student loan.

You want to sell a kidney? I can get you 30k as soon as this weekend. But that's just between us. Think about it.

Shaw moves off, leaving Whitaker to decide if she was kidding or not. Interior North one day. Collins and Pearl watch with McKay. Watch on with Maya and Matteo as Robbie B finishes up the calcium injection on Otis who is now sitting up on nasal oxygen.

One gram calcium on board. QRS is narrowed. Much better. Pearl pulls a little slip of paper off the ice machine.

Potassium is 7.7 tin 5.6. High potassium and renal failure. Just what you thought.

Today must be my lucky day. Collins ignores that. Types on the workstation. Ordering 10 units of regular insulin and 25 grams of glucose.

Why insulin and glucose? To shift the potassium intracellularly. Exactly. But the definitive treatment is

high himodialysis. I'll call renal and get a tech down with the machine. Have you ever seen a dialysis catheter inserted?

No. Dr. Collins will place a femoral Quinton under ultrasound guidance. It's a great chance to learn.

Before Collins can roll her eyes, Otis stirs. Ah, my chest. We had to shock your heart. You'll be sore for a bit.

You shock my heart. Long story, but Dr. Collins will fill you in. Or maybe Dr. Rob Minovich would rather mansplain it.

Colin shares a look with Robbie as he exits. Interior central work area day. Dana is working on the computer when Robbie walks up.

Abbott told me to keep an eye out for a pregnant teen coming back from my pri stone. Let me know when she shows. Bell obstruction still waiting for a surgery consult. What about Garcia? She was down for the traumas.

I think she was waiting for her attending to sign off. Oh, and one of our med students went down. I perked her in the lounge under the guise of a work compreport. Can you give her the one silver? Make sure she's okay.

She's going to miss the morning arrival of the living dead. How many we expecting?

We were getting three, but one died on route. I don't know who's luckier, us or them, continued. Robbie steps away to join the medics, wheeling in a tiny, frail old lady, intubated and bagged while the Lucas CPR device pumps on her chest. 89y old woman from sniff history of empyma CHF MSV fib unresponsive to three shocks two rounds of epi

witnessed arrest no um unknown downtime interior north four continuous Whitaker steps in for the transfer fascinated by the Lucas as Samira and Langden join in

what is that thing Lucas chest compression system of robotic CPR Ready steady lift.

You can count on getting a couple of elderly patients every day around 7:30 after the nursing homes and assisted assisted living facilities do their morning bed checks. You can practically set your watch. They transfer the patient and an alarm goes off. Was there an advanced directive? Nope. Full code per the nursing home.

Seriously? Everyone's look says this is crazy. Uh, right-sided chest lead is off.

Got it. Whitaker goes to reapply the sticker and his pinky tip slides under the Lucas. He pulls back, holding his hand.

Students are dropping like flies. Take a break. It's the finger. Whitaker nods sheepishly as he steps back, holding his finger.

Lucas off. Still vib fib. Lucas on. One more round of Epie. One more shock, then we'll call it. Robbie nods in agreement and moves into Interior Central 7day. Robbie comes back, comes in the back door as medics enter from central with Joseph Spencer, 79, handsome, well-kept, sitting up slightly on nasal oxygen. Collins Mel and Princess prepare to transfer. Uh, Joseph Spencer, 79, fever and cough from assisted living, history of mild Alzheimer's.

One, two, three. Pulse 130, BP90 over 60. Gave him 500 cc's of normal saline. Hi, Mr. Spencer. I'm Dr. King and this is Dr. Collins. How are you feeling?

Is it time for dinner? I'm not really hungry. Any paperwork from the facility? Um, he has a pulse. IV fluids and medications are okay, but no intubations, no chest compressions.

That's helpful. Of course. grow runchy here. Right middle lobe infiltrate temp 102 call a code seepus

a code to make sure we check all the boxes. Federal government audits our sepsis bundle performance and publishes the data online today. It better be perfect. Two sets of blood cultures, lactic acid, 30 cc's per kilo ns gram of nitroxion and 500 of ael thrums repeat lactic acid in 3 hours.

Nice. And Robbie steps back into interior north for a day. Samira and Langden work on the old lady as a nurse begs. Whitaker looks on, still holding his finger. Charge a 300

charging and Dana Burson interrupting. Stop. Call it. Nursing home just fax us the DNR.

Are you kidding me? Oh, power off the defibrill and the Lucas. Complete waste of time and money. Who the hell works at that place?

A nurse taking care of 60 patients who couldn't find the form. She called 911 so she could take care of the others.

Move her to the viewing room and call the family. One of the things we do here is take a moment of silence when we lose a patient to respect their humanity. They were someone's child, perhaps a parent or a sibling and a friend. Everyone lowers her head. Dana crosses herself. Samir whispers a little prayer as Langden does calf lifts despite having his eyes closed.

I like the sound of party music. Whitaker's phone explodes with his ringtone. Edwin stars funky music shown enough turns me on. Whitaker scramble scrambles to turn his phone off which is hampered by his sore finger.

Sorry. Maybe keep it on vibrate while you're working. Whitaker nods as Robbie steps way with steps away with Dana. Interior quarter continuous. Your med student is back on her feet. How old is that kid?

I didn't ask. What is she? some kind of savant. I don't know. Maybe Dr. Roanovich.

Robbie turns to see Jioati approaching. I just wanted to apologize for any trouble my clumsiness caused. I feel ridiculous.

I can't tell you how many times I've hit my head on an overhead lamp twice. I needed staples. Why don't you work with McKay or Yeah. Why don't you work with Dr. McKay in triage? That would help both of us. Robbie walks away. After a beat, Jivata goes after him. I don't need special treatment.

Good, because I don't give it. I know I might look like I'm too young, but I steadied my ass off to get here. Probably harder than the others. I earned this.

Look, I appreciate your dedication and determination, but while you're here, you're my responsibility. And when one of my responsibilities takes a header,

Robbie stops mid-sentence when he spots another doctor. Dr. Eileen Shamsy, 40, stylish, strong, and nononsense, heading toward him. He checks his watch.

Ab called for a surgical consult on the SPO 3 hours ago. You're lucky they haven't perfed.

I'm here to see my daughter. I'm sorry. Is she a patient? You're talking to her?

Rob quickly puts two and two together as Javati just stares at him, her eyes pleading with her him to not rat her out. Am I interrupting?

No, we're done. Thank you. Find me when you're ready to present your next case.

Robbie smiles and moves off, leaving Eileen with her daughter, who would just like to be anywhere else right now.

So, how your first date going? Great. Really great. A shot passes. Hey, Crash. They're going to do a dialysis catheter insertion in North One if you want to check it out.

She called you crash. Is that a nickname? Yes. No, not crash. She said crush because I'm always crushing it. She has a slight speech impediment. I think it's just a poorly fit retainer. Anyways, thanks for coming down, but I've got a patient. Bye, Mom. Couldn't have done it without you. And with that, Jivvati does another signature about face and heads in the opposite direction and into a patient room. Interior North 10day. Jivvat steps into the room as a patient is in the middle of using their bed pan. It is neither pretty nor quiet.

What do you want? Um, just to make sure you're comfortable. I'm taking a dump into a [ __ ] dust pan. I can feel the warm [ __ ] on my ass. What does that tell you? I'm clearly in the wrong room. And as Javat suffers the lesser of two evils, we smash cut to the end of act two.

Act three, fade in. Interior south corridor, central work area. Robbie finds Dana on the move.

Would have been nice if someone told me Eileen Shennessy's daughter was one of our med students

and ruined the surprise. Was it as awkward as I hoped it would be? You have a mean streak. You know that

as they pass a closed off South six theme. What's the story with the DBN 16? Um, that's Abbott's MVC vet from last night. Still waiting on Mexican supposedly on their way.

Can we at least move him to the viewing room? Nursing room DNR is heading there. Joining last night's Jane Doe. Corer's office is backed up.

Our morg needs to take her then. They land at the central work area where Samira is charting.

What's with your syncopy on South 14? Um, she's clear. Just waiting for the nursing home to come pick her up.

They can pick her up in chairs. That's why it's called the waiting room. Our head injury and trauma 1 needs an ICU bed.

Samira moves off to relocate her patient as Robbie dials another number on his hospital phone.

You already called them twice. They're sending two to Telly, but the rooms need to be cleaned. Robbie spots a gen janitor, Esme. 40's quiet and unassuming, pushing past with a cart, he ends the call.

Esme? Yes. Robbie pulls out his wallet and hands her some money. Can you go upstairs and check for clean, empty rooms in ICU and CCU?

Of course, but you don't need to pay me. It's okay. Grab some snacks for the break room on your way back. Got a feeling it's going to be a long shift.

I'm on it. As May moves off as Peara approaches from the north corridor. What's the status on Otis, our triathlete?

His table. Repeat. Potassium is 6.1. Venal diialysis order. Tech should be down in 15 minutes.

Good. Langden approaches and logs onto a computer station to make some chart notes. Language mystery solved yet?

No. What's your take on dogs? In what context? For kids. Kids and puppies go together like fish and chips. They're man's best friend. You know,

you don't have a dog. I don't have a best friend. Well, boy am I. You're my best resident. Big difference.

But we're still friends. Not if this conversation continues much longer. Mel approaches. I have a leth lethargic four-year-old with no PH, no antecedent uh illness or no fever or vomiting. Parents just couldn't wake him up this morning. In what room? Langden moves off with Mal as she continues. Central 13. No n no neutral rigidity rigidity. Riggity rigidity.

Rigidity. Thank you. No skin lesions, no uh focal neuro. Looks well fed and cared for. DKA from new onset diabetes. No. BG85 uh CBC uh M uh BMP UA UDS ordered interior trauma 2 day. Collins is checking in on the elderly woman menu who fell on the tracks. The woman continues to ask for someone to call her sister in the language no one understands. Apple.

Collins takes her by her good hand and tries to calm her down. I'm sorry, ma'am. We're doing everything we can to help you.

Collins gets an idea and uses the bedside computer to pull up a map of the world.

Me, Dr. Collins. I'm from here, Portland, Oregon. And you? Where are you from? Minu points to part of Asia, but the map is only so big and her fingers covers a large area.

China, India. I can't tell where you're pointing. Taj Tajistan. What? Collins expands the map, zeroing in closer. Minu keeps pointing to

Nepal. You're from Nepal. Nepali. All right. Oh, let's hope you can hook us up with a translator from Nepal.

Collins pats the woman on her good hand, then opens a translator app on her phone and types in, "Don't worry, we will take good care of you."

In the meantime, she plays the Nepali translation for the patient. Da V. The patient smiles. Can you wake up for me, Tyler? Interior Central 13 Day. Langden and Mel look over a lethargic four-year-old Tyler Weston who is sleeping as his mother Amanda 20's stylish but concerned and Father Drew 20's wearing a Steelers shirt and equally concerned hover over the gurnie. He's not usually this sleepy.

No, no, he wakes up at 90 m an hour and doesn't stop until he passes out at night.

He passes out? No, he just means he goes all day. Getting him to bed is a chore. He's usually up before the sun.

Langden gives Tyler a gentle sternal rub. Tyler groans softly and stirs, but falls back asleep immediately. What about this morning?

He was up by 6, came into our room, and we told him to turn on the TV. I got up about an hour later, and he was sound asleep on the couch. I left him until it was time to get him ready for school and then I couldn't wake him.

Hey Tyler, you want to see me turn this glove into a rabbit? Landon has tied off this the thumb and the ring and the pinky fingers of the glove, then blows it up into what looks a bit like an obese bunny. What do you think? Tyler doesn't engage. Langden starts his exam as any chance he could have ingested something. vitamins, pills, any prescriptions that may have been left around.

No, that's all kept in the logs in the medicine cabinet. The whole house is childproof.

What about alcohol? Anything left open? Amanda looks to her husband. No. Cooking wine?

Nothing in the fridge either. Any uh house plants he could have ingested? We don't have any plants. Like I said, the whole house is childproof.

Do you have any pets? No. You said he's quite active. Barry, has he had any injuries lately? Amanda and Drew share a look, but the answer is the same.

No. Hasn't bumped his head recently. Not that I'm aware of, but he loves roughousing with Drew.

But he never gets hurt. Oxygen level is normal. Good pulse and blood pressure. No signs of infection. We're going to start with blood and urine tests. Check for any meta metabolic um abnormalities.

Is he going to be okay? Time will tell, but we're doing everything we can for him. Interior central work area day. Whitaker, hand up on a Chucks, sits across from Shaw, who preps his bruised pinky fingernail with an alcoholic wipe.

It's really throbbing. Blood's under pressure. Got to drain it. She Shaw approaches the fingernail with an 18 gauge needle.

No anesthesia. I will stop before I hit the nail bed. I hope. Needle between thumb and index finger. Shaw starts to drill a hole as widers. Eyes go I go up in uh up to the board. Watch and learn. Eyes down here.

Just want the wing to see next. We're supposed to take them in the order they arrive.

I know how it works. Okay. Okay. No need to get your panties in a knot. You want me to pick it for you?

No. All right. Blood trickles out of the hole of the fingernail. Wow, pain is gone. Thank you.

Shawn nods, applies antibiotic ointment and a band-aid, then rolls up the chucks for the trash. As

how about a 20year-old coffin nine? That should be easy. Probably viral. I don't need an easy one.

Suit yourself, Huckleberry. I'm taking the splitting headache. Maybe I'll catch a severed wrench and lunoid hemorrhage or something like Cool. Oh, sorry. Shaw starts off. Whitaker follows after her.

Why do you keep calling me that? H M H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Baby

Just a term of endearment. Sounds like Sarska. You think? Bordering on harassment. Where are you from?

Veno, Nebraska. Jesus, what the hell is that? About three and a half hours west of Omaha.

Oh, yeah. That's just a little south of nowhere. What the hell do you do there?

My parents have a farm. You're a farm boy? I guess so. I rest my case, Huckleberry. As Whitaker tries to figure out what she just what this means, interior triage day. Jivati finds McKay talking to the ER social worker, Kiara Al Farro, 30's softspoken, but strong and caring.

Mom's got a bad burn that needs wound checks and hand therapy. I've got a sneaking suspicion she may be unhoused.

I'll talk to her. We can offer some help. I appreciate it. You're back. Dr. Robbie suggested I may be of assistance. I would love the company. Victoria Jioati Kiara Alfonso. She's a department social worker which pretty much makes her an angel.

Welcome. Thank you. Kira moves off and McKay turns her attention to Jivati. What rotation is this for you?

Uh third. I've done psych OBGYn and pets. Any favorites? Not really. What are you leaning toward? I'm not sure yet. H, you got time. Can I ask you a personal question? I'm 20 and I have earned the right to be here. Okay. Yeah, I don't doubt that for a minute. I was actually going to ask if Dr. Eileen Shamsy from surgery is a friend or relative. I saw you talking to her and thought maybe she's my mother. Wow, that's cool. Are you really only 20? Yes. And for the record, my father also works here. He's an endocrinologist.

Oh, so it's a family business. That was a joke. Sorry. I'm sure that comes a lot of pressure. The age thing. Hey. Hey. I'm a 42year-old R2, so I got my own haters. Thank you very much. Um, next to come back is Fred Sienna. Me pay after a fall. They open the doors and step outside to the interior waiting room day. But before they call can call for Fred, a very impatient patient Doug Driscoll, 40s large and imposing a costs McKay and Javati.

Hey dog, any chance somebody could see me now? I've been here for 2 hours. Unfortunately, Mr. Driscol, there are a lot of patients still ahead of you, some of whom are severely ill. And I've been having chest pains that woke me up in the middle of the night.

Chest pain? Yes. And no, it's not plural. It's just chest pain, not chest pains.

If I got more than one, then it's chest pains. Are you really a doctor? She's a student doctor.

Yeah. Well, keep her the hell away from me. I need to see somebody, but not her. Isn't chest pain in emergency?

You had an EKG 5 minutes after your arrival. It's not a heart attack. They were supposed to do a chest X-ray and a blood test.

Um, you're next in line for the lab tech. Listen for your name. Excuse us. McKay spots a young man, David, 18, slim and scared, helping his pale and sweaty mother, Teresa, 50s, at the registration window. They're second in line.

Get me a wheelchair. I'm Dr. McKay. What's going on? I found her on the floor in the bathroom. She can't stop puking.

What's her name? Teresa. She's my mom. Javati and returns and Teresa flops down in the wheelchair.

Teresa, are you taking any medication? No. Any previous stomach problems? No. As they move off to triage interior central work area day, Robbie is charting with Dana when Collins approaches her.

Mystery solved. Our lady with the d- glove foot is Nepali. Well done. Pearla comes continues running continued. Pearlla comes running in from the north corridor.

BP squashing 70 over 50. He's still waiting for dialysis. Robbie and Collins take off. Interior North one day. Robbie rushes in with Collins and Pa to find Shaw with Otis who is sweaty and semic-conscious.

How are you doing, Otis? Not good. Not so good. 15 L non-rebreather. Collins has grabbed the ultrasound probe. Checks the heart.

Oh crap. Diastolic collapse of the right atrium and right ventricle. Tampenod from uricusion.

That's why his BP is low. Oh, too much fluid and pressure around the heart. The chambers can't fill.

Otis, you've got fluid around your heart. We need to take some off. What? What's happening?

25 of propol, 10 cc's of lipocaine with EPI parcio sens. I have to get that from central

continued. Every alarm is going off like crazy. Then open a damn central line kit shop. Head of bed. Bag him if he stops breathing. Chest compressions if we lose the cor if we lose the corateed.

Robbie and Collins throw on sterile gloves. Prep the chest. Sterile cover for the probe.

Pearla helps with the ultrasound probe. Injecting lidocaine. Pressure down. 60 over 40.

Robbie grabs the ultrasound probe from Collins. You can't ultrasound and place.

You're right. That's why I'm taking the probe. Give Dr. Collins an 18 gauge thin wall and a 30 cc syringe.

Collins is surprised that Robbie's giving her the procedure. He shows a perfect view of fluid around the beating heart.

Start on top of my probe center and look for the hyperccoic trip. Slowly just into the sack, but do not hit the heart. Dr. Shaw, the eusion is a sea of black. The needle bright white. deafening alarms. It's tense as Collins advances until she sees the bright white dot on the ultrasound screen.

Got it. Aspirating. Collins's syringe fills with straw colored liquid. Continue.

Do it. And sure enough, every alarm stops. Place the guide wire. Then the triple lumen catheter.

Pulse ox is 99 CO2 20. Pressures up 124 over 78. Thank you. Looks like things are back to normal.

That was cool. And off the team catching their breaths from a frantic but god good save me.

Act four. Interior central 12 day. Teresa is still looking rough as PLO injects meds into her IV, then moves to the stat machine as McKay and Javati are trying to talk to Teresa and David.

Four of France on board. That should stop the nausea. David, have you had any vomiting?

David's focused on his smartphone. Seems withdrawn. No. Anyone else sick at home? It's just us. My husband died a few years ago. Co.

Oh, I am so sorry. David doesn't even look up from his phone. Potassium low 3.1.

It's not bad. It can cause heart problems, but we'll correct it. 10 in the bag, 20 p. Any questions, your body? Um, David, have you traveled out of the country recently? Uh, we never go anywhere. Is she going to have to stay here?

If the rest of the tests are good and she responds to treatment, she can go home.

David doesn't seem to care as McKay tries to figure him out. Interior South 18 day. Whitaker enters, wheeling in a portable ultrasound machine to find Princess with Bennett Milton, 58, a bit overweight.

Mr. Dr. Milton, I'm Dennis Retaker, one of the student doctor. I'll be seeing your seeing you first.

John, you're also nice to meet you. Um BP 140 over 90. Just a thought touch. Hi. I forgot my donapville this morning.

Oh, we'll get that for you. Tell me about your belly pain. It was right here. Woke me up at 2:00 a.m. Pretty intense. Lasted about an hour. Now it's gone. Any fever, vomiting? No, I never get sick. What did you have for dinner last night? My wife's birthday took her out to Sullivan's for a stick. Exams pretty I want to check for Gstone. If you have a stone and eat patty food, you get pain when the gall bladder contracts. Bingo. Right here. One stone. Do I need surgery? You might be able to manage with a low-fat diet.

Well, send off labs to check the liver and pancreas. Let us know if you have more pain. Okay. Thanks. Princess and Whitaker head out to the interior corridor day.

You want EKG? Heart attacks can present his upper abdominal pain. Realizing that the nurses know more than he does.

Okay, great idea. Interior central corridor work area day. Robbie is returning to the central work area as Mattio approaches, handing him a paper. EKG from triage.

Robbie looks, initial initializes the page, and keeps moving. Now, Stemi, thank you.

Robbie lands as McKay finds him. Need a fresh set of eyes on what? 47y old woman brought in for intractable vomiting by her 18-year-old son. I'm getting a weird vibe.

How so? I don't know. Like maybe mom was given something. some sort of elder abuse. There's just some strange dynamic I can't figure out. You're really good at sussing out this sort of thing.

I don't know about that. I do. Off their shared smiles. Interior corridor central 13 day. Mel approaches Langden with a tablet, anxious for answers.

Just about everything's back on our sleeping boy Tyler. 100% normal. Langden looks it over.

What are we missing? They head back inside where Drew and Amanda wait with Tyler.

Is he waking up? No. Still fall fast asleep. Lab tests are all good so far. Uh, no abnormal blood counts, no electrolyte abnormal abnormalities, no diabetes, no kidney disease.

What's wrong with them? We're still trying to figure that out. Langden re-examines Tyler, checks pupils, palpates the neck.

Did he have a play date yesterday by any chance? No. He had preschool, but he was fine when I picked him up.

Have any of the other kids in his class been ill? No. My phone tree would have lit up if someone else was sick. Langden checks Tyler's mouth, spots something, and uses a wooden tongue blade to scrape out a little green piece of jelly that was stuck to a tooth. Did he eat anything this morning?

No. Why? What is that? Looks like some sort of gelatin. Could Could he have gotten into some bath beads or laundry pods?

No such thing in our house. What about gummies? We're very strict about candy. Right.

Amanda looks to Drew for confirmation. Drew is suddenly looking a little pale himself. Oh [ __ ] Oh, Danny.

What? What about Danny? Your brother gave me some gummies he got in Cleveland. They were in my coat pocket.

Are you [ __ ] serious? Hot gummies? Yes. I'm sorry. Let me call the lab. Maybe his talk screen is back.

Langden snatches up his hospital phone and speed dials the lab. Hey, this is Dr. Langden in the ED. Can I get a fast check on a lab on a little boy? Yeah. Last name Weston, first name Tyler. Talks screen.

They're drug testing our fouryear-old. But he can sleep it off, right? You're a jerk. You need to leave. I'm not leaving.

Get out of here. I mean it. Drew looks to the docks for some help. Why don't we step outside and maybe you can help me figure out how much he may have taken

an alarm. Langdon steps out with Drew as Mel adjusts Tyler's pulse socks. Silencing the alarm and trying to navigate her place in all this. Interior corridor central 12 day. Robbie and McKay spot Langden with Drew outside the next room. As Langden speaks on his phone,

thanks. I appreciate the fast turnaround. He ends the call. Labs confirm it. Your son tested positive for cannabis.

This is a [ __ ] nightmare. It definitely is. But the scary part is over. We know what we're dealing with. Your son isn't going to die from this. He's going to be okay. And as Langden does his best to comfort Drew, Interior Central 12 Day, Robbie enters with McKay. Jioati is with Teresa and David typing on the computer.

Teresa and David, this is my attending, Dr. Roavich. We need to do a pelvic exam. David, I don't think you want to be in here for that.

No, no, I'm good. Dr. McKay, have Pearl join me. Robbie shares a knowing look with McKay, who escorts David out of the room with Jivati.

Um, can I get you a coffee or a soda? Definitely not. No, I'm good. Robbie is left alone with Teresa, sits down to speak with her. Why do I need a pelvic exam?

You don't. Your son seems like a good kid. He's clearly worried about you. Your exam and your labs don't fit any of the usual diagnosis. I'm not sure what's going on.

I'm not here for me. I'm here for David. I don't understand. According to your son, you've had non-stop vomiting, dehydration, and haven't.

I made myself sick with EpiCac to induce vomiting. Why would you do that? so that David would bring me here.

I don't understand. My son, I think my son has some problems. He needs professional help.

What kind of problems? Drugs, alcohol. I found some of his writing. I thought it was schoolwork, but it wasn't. It was lists of girls he wanted to hurt.

Hurt them? How? He said they should all be eliminated. Has David ever seen a therapist?

No. I've tried making suggestions, but he gets angry and tells me I'm the one who needs help. He's a good student, but he has no friends that I know of. And he's never had a girlfriend, and he seldom leaves the house except to go to school.

Have you spoken to anyone else about this? No, he's not a bad kid, but I'm afraid he's troubled. I didn't want to call the police because I was afraid they'd overreact. He's just a kid.

How old is David? He just turned 18 last month. Then he's considered an adult. He'd have to consent for treatment. Do you have guns in the house?

No, my husband did, but I got rid of them after he passed. David was angry about that, too. But but he seemed to get over it. He's a good soul. I just don't want him to hurt anyone or himself. And as Robin considers his next move, interior South 17 corridor day. Trinity Shaw is with her headache husband, our patient, Carol, 36, wearing a restaurant uniform, finishing a trigger point injection on the side of the neck.

Your headache was coming from this trigger point in the neck muscle. I'll be back in after uh the numbing medicine kicks in.

Starting to feel a little better already. Thanks. Shaw steps away to find Jivvati charting on a W. How you feeling, Crash?

I'd really appreciate it if you didn't call me that. Why not? It's a cool nickname. You earned it. You should own it.

I don't like it. Whatever. It was just a joke. If it makes you feel any better, I sharted the first time I saw an emergency C c-section.

Really? Of course not. Well, then why would you say that? Just trying to make conversation.

And with that, Shaw moves off. Interior corridor day. Robbie finds the social worker, Kiara, in with a patient and catches her eye.

Excuse me, I'll be right back. Kiara steps out to speak with Robbie. Not a situation. 18-year-old son brings his dehydrated mom. Dad died during the pandemic. Mom's vomiting is self-induced for the sole purpose of getting her son here. after she found his death list for classmates. I

Okay, what does she want us to do? Help him. Protect him. Save him. Where is he now?

Talking to McKay. As they move to find him. How are you doing? Me? I'm good. I'm always good. You know me.

Do I? Does anybody? I'm an open book. Yeah. Right. You do know you can always come talk to me, right?

Yep. Okay. Clearly, it's not happening anytime soon. Interior flabbotomy day. Robbie and Kiara find David in a secluded nook with McKay.

You can give it every four hours if needed for nausea. How are we doing over here? We're reviewing the afterare instructions. Prescription medicine, special diet for the next few days.

Dr. McKay, can you check orthostatics on mom? Got it. Robbie and Kiara, take a seat with David.

David, I'd like you to meet Kiara. She's a social worker who helps in situations like this. We heard about your father's passing, and we're very sorry. We know how much extra pressure that puts on someone your age. Combined with school and now having to help your mom, it's a lot.

Fine. Uh, well, we just want to make sure that when your mom goes home, you can handle it. You know, we we want to make sure you have someone to talk to if you need to. I'm okay. I don't need to talk to anybody. After a patient dies, sadness can last a long time. A parent, sorry. After a parent dies, the sadness can last a long time. How's that going for you? Not a problem. What about school? What about it? Anything you enjoy there? A lot of people have thoughts that can disturb them. If if you've had any, it's okay to talk about it. What's that got to do with my mom?

Is she going to be all right? Yes, she's going to be fine. Probably food poisoning or stomach virus. But she is worried about you.

She always worries about me. Does she have a reason to? No. David gets up, starts walking away through the door to interior chair stay.

You sure you wouldn't prefer to stay with your mom? I'm going to be late for school. You can call me when she's ready.

It would really help if we could speak with you some more. Instead, he breaks off into a run.

David, wait. Not a chance. Robbie gives Chase out of chairs. Exterior emergency department public entrance stay. Robbie runs outside, but David has already disappeared into the early morning rush.

Shoots. Robbie. He turns to see Dana in the entrance. Got a college kid. Repatory rest coming in hot. Dana disappears back inside as Robbie gives the entrance one last look, then heads back for the incoming trauma. Interior triage central corridor day. Robbie enters triage to the cacophony of alarms and monitoring equipment coming from the ER. His world starts to buzz as the s sound intensifies the closer he gets. He pushes through the doors to the central corridor and his world goes upside down. Interior central corridor day. Robbiey's world suddenly becomes hollow and full of echoes. And for a brief instant, he's blasted back to flashback to June 2020.

Interior corridor day. Flashback. Robbie finds himself in the same place, but a different time. The hospital and staff are assaulted by the CO surge. It's like a frightening side film, only it was real. Robbie is in full COVID containment gear, as is the rest of the staff. Dying patients line every inch of the available space. A nurse whose photo may have recog been recognized from the wall of heroes shouts for a room. Robbie, we need to incubate here. An intern who may have also been featured on the wall runs up from the other direction.

Dr. Rob Robbie Nabit Adamson just went down with a pulse ox of 65. Robbie. Dana Evans shouts from yet another direction as another two gurnies of patience rumble toward him. Robbie doesn't know what the [ __ ] is going on. And as his world spins out of control, we fade out. End of episode.

Yes. Well done. Yes. Great job everyone. All of us did a great job. That was awesome.

Yes. Bravo. What an acting workout. Oh, that's a pretty tough one for a cold read, especially with all of those medical terms and abbreviations in there.

You know what? It didn't scare me because I was literally watching ER when I was a teenager. That was my happiness show and because my life wasn't so good then. So, that was my happiness show. One of my traditions was actually to go to Walmart when a new season of ER came out on DVD and I would just watch it. So, I grew up with a learning that medical terminology and just thank you er for helping me read the pit and I I also studied the episode before now. I I watched it on Crave just to refresh.

Uh wait a minute. I I'm glad to say thing. Uh because my mom is calling me now. It is 10:56 a.m. in my county. 4 minutes. It is 11:00 a.m. now. Uh my mom is calling me to have Alice because 11:00 a.m. is our live today. Uh so I I need to go now. So bye.

Tell your mom hi from us. Bye. Hi mom. Thank you for reading with us. Yes. Bye bye.

See you next time. All right. Sounds good. Cool. Well, I'm glad we did it. Oh, I'm glad we did it, too. It was such a rush.

I don't know. As time went on, I seemed to be reading the medical terms better, except for when it was like eight syllables. I had a hard time with that.

Well, it was a cold read, so I don't think anybody expected perfection or got after you if it wasn't perfect. It was lovely to just be able to do something so intense and have an acting workout. Yeah.

Well, and the other real tricky part of course is just the sheer number of characters and trying to find out, you know, on the spot. Are you elderly? Are you young? Are you male? Are you female? What's your disease? Why are you sick? Why are you in the hospital?

You know, what's your motivation? Yeah, that's a lot of tough That's a tough one for a cold read for this size cast. The fun part about this, I don't know how much research you guys have done on the pit, uh, but the cast actually went and did like a medical boot camp so they'd know the procedures and stuff and they did so much work on this and no wonder they got their Emmys.

Yeah. No, it's quite the show and it's being noticed. Yeah. like health care workers no matter where you are in the health care system like you're respected like honestly I mean even like the therapeutic recreation people which I hope they eventually do if this goes on for a while which I hope cuz like back in I think 20 it was like 2010 2011 I was volunteering in um therapeutic wreck and just had an idea of like volunteering with seniors and and that and just having an idea idea of how much work goes into making sure they're happy and safe and well and just healthcare workers do a heck of a lot of work and they should be respected. And then again when my my dad was dying of cancer, I saw all sorts of healthcare workers then and they did so much work even though he had like um an advanced directive of no um extraordinary measures. There was still a lot of work to take care of him and they did very great things to make sure

he was comfortable. So I appreciate them. And me be me being a person with a chronic illness like even during COVID I still had to get my medicines and stuff and people were very good at making sure I was taken care of and all these healthcare workers had to work through all this crap and risk their own lives to take care of everybody because health issues don't stop just because COVID came into the world.

No, it certainly exasperated all the the the cracks in the system. or you know made made you aware of everything that could have gone wrong and highlighted all of those problems. Well, like I can give you an example. Like when I was waiting for a shot of endometriosis medication, there were days in the winter, I was standing outside minus 20 degree weather during the lockdowns because I couldn't go into the waiting room. And then it wasn't pleasant, but I needed the medication. And then finally, I convinced him, hey, since it's just me, can I just sit in there because it's too cold because the cold will exacerbate the disease.

So it's it was very just was hard on everyone. Yeah, I was also struck by the title of this episode, 7 a.m. and particularly the part where they talk about how um you're going to get an influx of elderly patients right after the nursing home folks do their rounds. Um you know, it had never occurred to me before that I mean, I know there's, you know, the patients numbers fluctuate, but 7 a.m. boom, soon afterwards you get several coming in. if you know if you're in a hospital that's near any nursing homes, which is is often the case.

That just kind of struck me. Yeah. Well, they're severely understood. I can tell you there's like maybe one or two nurses a shift, I guess, just because of shortages in nursing homes. And like elderly people are beautiful, but they're very difficult to take care of. And they can't screw around when it comes to any health issues. elderly people, they have to make sure they're seen too and taken care of. And even even like chronically ill people, you have to just jump on it right away because a little issue can just spiral out of control if it's not addressed immediately. I'm saying this as somebody who's volunteered with elderly people and as a daughter of someone who had cancer, who constantly had health issues, like a little health issue can just spiral into chaos really quickly.

So, it's important to be aware even if you're short staffed. And I think the healthcare workers do a wonderful job of doing that. Just really staying alert in the chaos and I lo them.

Yeah. The other line that caught my attention too was we may have to put them in the hallway. Um you know and I remember couple years ago it was actually New Year's Day when you know there's not a lot normally going on in the in the in the workplace. you know, it's a holiday and all and my dad had a stroke and had to be admitted to the hospital. And when we got there, there was like no one at all in the waiting room and I just wheel, you know, wheeled in. But then by oh no noon the entire waiting room was full of like people 40 50 people and there were patients just in beds in the hallway and and you could tell that was not not unusual because you know each room has its own number but the beds above the hallway also had room numbers too because they would take the private rooms for the ones that you know had contagious diseases and people who were sick but weren't contagious were wheeled

and put in a bed in the hallway so you can't sleep because you got lots of all those noises and beeping and people going back and forth and that's how understaffed that particular hospital was. It was just so

well many patients and not enough rooms and not enough nursing and doctor staff.

Well, I can tell you because I had to spend the night after I got my thyroid out. Uh, I can tell you that sleeping in the hospital sucks and I wouldn't wish it on anyone because you get all sorts of nausea and pain and getting rid of the anesthetic and the pain medication and you have to just and then you literally have nausea 20 times a night. So, you're buzzing the nurse and just begging for relief and you feel bad because you want to sleep, but your body will not let you. And God bless the nurses that came at 3:00 in the morning and weren't irritated with me constantly asking for help cuz I was by myself. My family could have stayed, but I I I was kind of by myself at that point and just kind of having to deal with this all on my own.

Like my mom stayed at my house after, but I was alone in the hospital. And it was it was because of the kindness of the hospital staff that I was able to get through the night.

Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Oh, we're all tired, aren't we? Yes. Yeah. My cold is uh definitely dragging me down.

Well, you did you did you both did amazingly. And you did amazing, too, Haley, wherever you are.

Yeah, Haley, you're amazing wherever you are, darling. And I feel like I'm talking too much, but I couldn't just

Yeah, I definitely I've had to sleep at the hospital. When I got diagnosed with Crohn's, I had to go. It was like a whole thing. Like how I found out was like really really dark wave. Like I was It was It was kind of It's funny to think about a little bit now cuz I was doing a dinner detective thing and uh I had to be like bludgeoned in the head, but the whole day I was Yeah. something down there and blood in the toilet. We'll just go with that. And uh yeah, my mom was like, "Okay, you need to come straight home." And so we go to the emergency room and I had like a tear in one of my like in my colon and something that's what was causing it. And there was nobody there to there wasn't a surgeon there to to do it. Um so I had to be in the ambulance shipped to uh the downtown Houston like big medical we have a great medical district here in Houston. It's actually amazing. Um the Memorial Herman is like that's like

based in Texas. It's amazing. Um, and we have like great cancer research here too. But, um, yeah, it was it was a lot. I like had to get a colonoscopy at like, you know, 30. And like it was sad to see like, you know, these older people really needing to get these routine things like that. Um, you know, in the room with me, you know, like and uh it was kind of sad. I could tell like the the workers were really nice to me. Um, the sorry, the nurses and everything, the doctors. Uh, but yeah, I had to like do that. I had well I had to spend the night before I could get it so I had to sleep two nights in the hospital and yes it is so not fun and it is like you feel bad for buzzing them but you're on this stuff. Totally agree with that. Yeah. And then the worst part was they had to do a a a feces sample and they take that very seriously. So there was all of a sudden these people in hazmat suits and I just

felt so like oh god with my life. But um yeah, my journey's been really interesting, but I found a really great doctor. They really care and they want like Crohn's is um there's not a cure for it right now. So they're they're happy to have you do a uh pay you to do like a like a what are they called? A

Yeah. Or they test on you. Um yeah, a trial clinical trial. And um yeah, I'm I'm now finally going to get some help with something um where like I have to like do a little jab in my stomach, but they showed me the device and you know that I just found a doctor that like literally was really cool and like gave me like a a full like breakdown of what I have to do and was really like positive about it in the sense of like you'll help us and we'll help you and and I think that's that's kind of cool. So yeah,

start a chronic illnesses club because we both have Yeah. Right. There's a couple people on Zoom I've worked with. Yeah. We were like, "Oh, you have one, too. Oh, shit." Yeah.

No, they're not fun with all the treatments and the constant shots and the surgeries. I think for mine, I've had at least three, but they were all days. So, thank God.

Yeah. I'm glad. Um I mean, the way that I found out and then they like while I got the colonoscopy, they he fixed it. So, he like cinched it like what was bleeding. So, that was like kind of Yeah. But but like I know people that some that like all of a sudden get Crohn's and it's like really really bad and they got to get the bag and then you know I'm not quite there yet and if I get help and there's always this research happening I'm hopefully hopefully in my lifetime I will be totally okay and I get to a point where I'm in remission. Yeah. Right now I'm even on like predinazone.

That's you know what I just want to pick you up and sit you on my lap and hug you tight. Is that okay?

Yes. You I would so allow that. I'm a hugger. I totally get it. Um, one of my best friends, we went to high school together.

Mhm. Um, she was diagnosed with it when she was 19. Now, think about that. That was like decades ago. And, um, yeah, she never did have a bag. And, uh,

the list of medication she was on was incredible. But again, she was like a guinea pig. the the name had just

come to be basically when she was diagnosed and they were just starting to understand what was going on.

So yeah, she's no longer here, but it actually wasn't the Crohn's that took her,

right? Okay. Yeah, she had she had a heart aneurysm like just out of the blue. Oh my gosh,

that was terrifying. Yeah, that's like um I don't know. I always think of Jonathan Larson with that stuff. That guy that wrote Rent just dropped. Oh my god. And it was a brain more a brain injury, but that can happen in the heart, too. O yeah.

Poor. Let's just pray. I mean, I don't know if any of you are religious, but let's just honestly pray in our heads that we live forever.

And speaking of rent, you really got to want to live forever. Speaking of rent, we should put that on the list. That sounds like a marvelous idea.

Heck yeah. Oh, I love that. Even if we just like spoke, sang a little bit. Oh, I would sing for every I would sing it,

right? I know. I've done that twice. Gotten to play um Morin and Mimi. Mimi I did not invite my friends to because I was like she's I'm like white and she says Spanish babies cry. But I have a video of it. I don't mind it. But yeah, I love that. It's a really powerful musical as well.

I would call dibs on Roger and Mark because they do some fun. Yes. I want to play Mark more. That Halloween song is like actually my favorite. It's like the silliest. I mean, it's like just a transitional song, but I love it. How did we get here?

Yeah. It's so good. We have done musicals. And by the way, all four of us that are here, we we are all brave enough to sing.

Even if we don't know the tune, we're just Yeah. Yeah. We keep going. But um it can be awkward doing musicals when you haven't had even one rehearsal. Um we've had some that were okay, but some that were like, "Oh boy,

I wonder if we should have done that." Yeah, we did an early group. We tried A Nightmare Before Christmas and I honestly thought it was really fun and good, but the um leader of it, Val, she was like, I just can't post it. I don't know. There's something that like it just didn't work out. And like a part of me was I was like we we like did the whole thing like at least can we see it?

The guy who played the OogieOogie Boogie Man was like so good. So I was like there's good parts. Come on.

Yeah, we did that I think before you joined us. Sweet. And you and K joined us at The Nightmare Before Christmas and I played the scientist.

Nice. Oh, I love him. Yeah. And there were parts of that were that were absolutely fabulous.

But any of the parts where you know it takes timing and there's a bunch of people and you're not sure of the tune and those parts were just horrible. It would have been torturous for people to listen. we grow over the years and that's that's the important thing you know I mean I think circling back to the pit I think it talks about growth and evolution and coming beyond what we were and you know that's kind of what like the conversation between Abbott and Robbie was on the roof just learning to become come beyond what you are and realize there's a value in growth instead of just dwelling on failures.

Yeah. Keep going. And the humor was spot on. There's always somebody in, you know, I'm sure like in this midst of of, you know, sad stuff that happens every day and what they have to deal with like that sense of humor that Shaw has. You know, some people deal with the darkness with humor. And I loved that this show touches on that, too. Like there's funny moments. You always need that in a drama. Anyways, um kind of idea. Yeah,

for for the record actually I think the show changed it to Sanentos to honor the actor's heritage. I think it's not Shaw in the show, it's Santos.

Oh, okay. Yeah, I loved the diversity of all the characters as well. Yeah, that was

like and they even honored veterans because Abbott is actually a veteran of the military who has a prosthetic.

So, that is and you don't see it in this episode, but it's there. I might as well spoil that tiny little bit for you because I have many relatives who are veterans. I respect the hell out of them. I respect the hell out of anybody who's a veteran. And I'm so glad I was able to read that particular role.

Yeah. So, I'm guessing in the second episode there's more to do with David and the mom.

Okay. So, the way the pit works is that each episode is every hour in a in a shift of I don't want to get this wrong. Oh, so it was 7 a.m. Next day it's 8 a.m. or is that what you're saying?

Let me get it. Yeah, I did like that. And then it goes to 9:00 a.m. Each episode of the season covers one hour of work shift and a 15hour work shift.

Oh wow. So it's going to be like like a 15 episodes is like the whole day or something.

Yes. And season one is on HBO Max or Crave. Okay. Heck yeah. I'm going to watch it tonight. I really am. So, are those hours supposed to be actually consecutive in one day? Is that

the premise of the show? Oh, okay. That was one hour of the day, that episode. Yeah.

Yes, that was one hour of the day. Okay. I kind of like gathered that, but it's cool to hear it out loud. That's so interesting. I don't think done that.

And as you gather, Jack Abbott's just coming off a rough night shift because that's why he's on the roof preparing to jump pretty much. That's what he was doing on the roof

because he was like, "Holy Christ, why is Yeah. life worth living. Oh, works hell. I want to jump. And he's just hanging out beyond the safety barrier.

And he's thinking, "Holy Christ, I want to jump." So Robbie, that's why Dana's like, "Oh, he's thinking on the roof." And Robbie's like, "Morning."

And they sat on the roof and Robbie convinces him to come back over the safety barrier.

I think I vaguely remember because I did I really just fell asleep. It wasn't like I was bored. I just like kind of crashed out. Um I think I remember that scene. It was really moving. And I was like, "Oh my gosh, I think that's what's happening here." Oh, this is a hell of a pilot, you know. Yeah. Really good pilot.

It was a really good pilot. It's interesting what you can do with time when it comes to movies and series like 24

with Kefir Southerntherland like Yeah, that that whole show was 24 hours. Yeah. every episode. That was so cool. Yeah, I love that.

And so much happened in a very short time if you think about it. Oh, good grief.

That's like the hospital. Yep. Well, I'm going to take this uh stuffy head that I have. And

I'm so pleased I didn't cough all over the place. You did. Really? Are you sure you don't have CO? We had this discussion the other day about

yeah we we don't need to keep talking about that. Um schedulewise real quick um my son has a tennis game for the next four Tuesdays. So um I need to find a ride for him. Um otherwise I can't make it here. Um and um so I'll have to let you guys know on my schedule on that one because his tennis games won't finish till after way after six o'clock by the time I get home. on these days and that's I said four weeks worth. So he's got some folks who live in the same town who might be able to give him a ride back. But I'll check on that and give you guys an idea of what our schedule could be.

Is he pretty good cat? Was that is he pretty good at tennis? Oh, this is his first year at tennis. Um his coach says he's getting better and he's consistent, you know.

Yeah, that's definitely still obviously a new tennis player. Yeah, tennis is hard. That's awesome.

Is tough. I've been watching some of the the senior kids play and they are really good.

Yeah. What what grade? What's that? 10th. 10th. Cool. Awesome. He's got a couple years.

Yeah. It's awesome. Yeah. Tennis is hard, but it's cool. It's a cool sport. All right. So, I'll let you guys go. I gota get some supper, too, and then um keep you guys posted on what our schedule will be like. So,

and we'll keep you posted on the project. Okay. Vicki and I are working through it. Working on assignments.

Cool. It's going lovey. It's just the best. Yeah, we're we're having a lot of fun doing it.

And yeah, we're we're polishing it up. It's basically discovery at this point. We're reading through it and as we read, we're discovering things.

The personal stuff actually got a little more emotional for me than I thought it would be, but it's very healing at the same time.

Yeah. Yeah. the we've had two sessions and the first one I had to take a break because I was playing her father and it's a very intense scene and I I ended up I was crying because like I said to Heather

like when I act I become the character and when you're playing an [ __ ] I'm sorry Heather

and he was the king of [ __ ] when he was alive because of his addiction he probably was outside of his addiction to, but I don't know. I didn't know that person

and you know, I just felt so icky inside. It was just I'm sorry, but I mean, you did very well considering your discomforts

and I've played her father before. So, and he was just as much an [ __ ] when he was sick because it was about his cancer and his dying days. And he was just as much an [ __ ] then as he was.

But you know what? I think it was a little window into how it felt for him. He felt he would have felt kind of icky inside being that way, you know. Yeah.

Yeah. Probably. I mean, that's why I tried to give him as much respect and grace when I was able to really understand, hey, he's dying and it's like, yeah, I didn't want to regret how I treated him. So, I was like, "Okay, I'm just going to put up with this cuz it's not going to last forever and I don't want to be the one with regrets when he's gone."

So, I guess that was a little bit of a spoiler alert alert that um little teaser.

Yeah, the other script is on my YouTube Haley and Cat if you want to read it. But yeah, it's going to be a good read when we get it done. It's called the other script is called Valley of Shadows and it talks it's it's set in 2014 and it's a very good read and we're working on another one that isn't completely about my life but it takes elements and mixes them into a nice nice stew pot of a story

and not just that we did the read with Table Read Tuesdays so you would be able to find us actually reading her script and it was a very good read that night. Yeah.

Yes. Valley of Shadows with this group was just beautiful. I'm glad I shared it with them and it was just something I'll hold in my heart and treasure forever.

I'll totally give it a watch. I'll treasure all my time with Table Tuesdays forever. The old and the new. You can PM me if you want, Haley. I can send you a link.

Thanks. Yes, we'll do. Well, on that note, let's call it. Yeah. I love you all.

Love you. Hi. Hi. I release you from the pits of hell. Bye, guys.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "The Pitt"?

Cat Wilson (Host), Heather Lee Cameron (Guest), Vicky Dykes (Host), Haley Byermeister (Guest), John Clarence Gomez (Guest), Dana Evans (Guest).

What is "The Pitt" about?

The discussion centers around a live reading of "The Pit," a medical drama featuring a diverse cast of characters, including attending doctors, residents, medical students, nurses, and EMTs, all involved in the high-pressure environment of a hospital. The reading highlights the complexity of the healthcare system through various roles while introducing the extensive cast and setting up the…

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255 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Dr. Gloria Underwood, Pittsburgh Hospital Medical Center, The Pit, Dr. Jack Abbott, Otis Weston, Heather Lee Cameron. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "The Pitt"?

The episode runs 2 h 4 min; the transcript is about 18,449 words in 493 timestamped sections.

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