1 00:00:27,818 --> 00:00:30,239 - Look, I had my pick of hospitals, 2 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,700 and not just in Texas... Around the country. 3 00:00:32,740 --> 00:00:34,218 Around the world, if we're being honest. 4 00:00:34,241 --> 00:00:36,332 I'm talking about top spinal centers. 5 00:00:36,368 --> 00:00:38,289 But the reason I chose 6 00:00:38,329 --> 00:00:40,249 is because I believe in 7 00:00:40,289 --> 00:00:42,039 building something from the ground up 8 00:00:42,082 --> 00:00:43,843 and really entrenching the culture 9 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:46,796 into the DNA of the hospital, make sure that every doctor 10 00:00:46,838 --> 00:00:48,274 that walks through those doors after me 11 00:00:48,298 --> 00:00:49,968 knows how to do things the proper way, 12 00:00:50,008 --> 00:00:52,468 'cause I'm gonna change how we do surgery here in Texas, 13 00:00:52,509 --> 00:00:53,890 bring it into the 21st century. 14 00:00:53,927 --> 00:00:55,968 - Rolling out the red carpet for this guy, 15 00:00:56,014 --> 00:00:57,314 offering him heaven and Earth. 16 00:00:57,348 --> 00:00:59,018 Doesn't make any sense. 17 00:00:59,058 --> 00:01:01,939 So what's the plan to deal with this human hot air balloon? 18 00:01:01,978 --> 00:01:03,188 - It's incubating. 19 00:01:03,228 --> 00:01:05,649 - Well, we're off to a rollicking start. 20 00:01:05,689 --> 00:01:08,650 I ever tell you the broken arm story I heard in Landstuhl? 21 00:01:08,692 --> 00:01:10,283 - No, and I don't want to hear it now. 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,489 - It was right after Operation Phantom Fury. 23 00:01:12,530 --> 00:01:15,079 The Marines got this guy, Abdul something-or-other. 24 00:01:15,115 --> 00:01:17,218 He and his men had been leading these guerrilla attacks 25 00:01:17,242 --> 00:01:19,293 in Afghanistan, took out a bunch of Humvees. 26 00:01:19,329 --> 00:01:21,158 He's interrogated, doesn't say a word. 27 00:01:21,206 --> 00:01:23,415 They must have had him five, six days. 28 00:01:23,457 --> 00:01:25,087 They get these orders to release him. 29 00:01:25,126 --> 00:01:26,536 Everybody knows he's the bastard 30 00:01:26,585 --> 00:01:28,271 who's been attacking 'em, but now they gotta let him go. 31 00:01:28,295 --> 00:01:29,706 So you know what they did? 32 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:32,335 They broke both arms in four different places, 33 00:01:32,384 --> 00:01:33,894 wrapped him up, sent him on his way. 34 00:01:33,926 --> 00:01:34,887 Never heard from him again. 35 00:01:34,927 --> 00:01:35,945 - So you're saying that we should 36 00:01:35,969 --> 00:01:37,430 break Duntsch's arms? 37 00:01:37,472 --> 00:01:38,932 - Abso-fuckin'-lutely. 38 00:01:38,972 --> 00:01:40,533 - Before it was his hands, and now it's his arms? 39 00:01:40,557 --> 00:01:42,268 - I'll settle for his fingers. 40 00:01:42,310 --> 00:01:43,939 My God. 41 00:01:43,978 --> 00:01:46,608 - Feel free to share your nuggets of brilliance. 42 00:01:48,441 --> 00:01:51,990 - There's Sasani. We should go and talk to him. 43 00:01:52,027 --> 00:01:53,948 - Discuss our way to justice? 44 00:01:53,987 --> 00:01:55,817 Sexy plan, per usual. 45 00:01:55,865 --> 00:01:59,365 - I'm more than happy to do this on my own. 46 00:01:59,411 --> 00:02:00,751 - Lead the way. 47 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:02,097 - A city with a thriving medical community. 48 00:02:02,121 --> 00:02:04,751 But in looking around, UG wanted to find a niche, 49 00:02:04,790 --> 00:02:06,421 areas where we could specialize, 50 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:08,270 provide quality health care for those who don't have millions... 51 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:09,634 - Congratulations, bud. 52 00:02:09,670 --> 00:02:11,760 You wanted a neurosurgeon, you hired a Neanderthal. 53 00:02:13,383 --> 00:02:16,182 - This is Dr. Randall Kirby. We were in med school together. 54 00:02:16,218 --> 00:02:18,049 Been a kidder all his life. 55 00:02:18,096 --> 00:02:20,346 - Ever the kidder. - Now may we talk in private? 56 00:02:20,389 --> 00:02:21,658 - Well, we want to stick around, 57 00:02:21,682 --> 00:02:23,733 sing like canaries so everybody can hear. 58 00:02:23,768 --> 00:02:25,397 La-la-la-la-la! 59 00:02:25,437 --> 00:02:26,806 - Please come with me. 60 00:02:26,854 --> 00:02:29,645 Dr. Kirby, would you grab me a cocktail, a margarita, 61 00:02:29,691 --> 00:02:33,320 spicy, with one of those little umbrellas in it? 62 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:34,990 So I take it you heard about Duntsch. 63 00:02:35,030 --> 00:02:37,319 I've only heard good things. 64 00:02:37,365 --> 00:02:38,985 I've got X-rays of his handiwork 65 00:02:39,033 --> 00:02:40,373 in the trunk of my car. 66 00:02:40,409 --> 00:02:42,659 I could pass them out as party favors here. 67 00:02:42,704 --> 00:02:44,473 - Thought you were supposed to be the nice one. 68 00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:45,826 - That's funny. 69 00:02:45,873 --> 00:02:47,793 - He received a clean letter from Baylor. 70 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:50,003 There was no negative reports from Dallas Medical, 71 00:02:50,045 --> 00:02:51,965 nothing in the National Practitioner's Data Bank. 72 00:02:52,004 --> 00:02:54,835 - You've got to fire him. - On what grounds? 73 00:02:54,883 --> 00:02:57,932 - Whatever grounds you come up with. 74 00:02:57,968 --> 00:03:00,098 Isn't Baylor-Plano. 75 00:03:00,138 --> 00:03:03,018 We don't have investors lined up at the door. 76 00:03:03,057 --> 00:03:05,348 Hate to be crass, but the average neurosurgeon 77 00:03:05,393 --> 00:03:08,522 is worth $2.4 million in revenue. 78 00:03:08,562 --> 00:03:11,483 Our entire mission is to provide affordable health care 79 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:13,324 to low-income patients who've been turned away 80 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:14,627 by every other hospital in the city. 81 00:03:14,651 --> 00:03:16,782 - Duntsch is not the only game in town. 82 00:03:16,820 --> 00:03:18,281 - I just hired him. 83 00:03:18,323 --> 00:03:20,832 If I fire him without incident, I'll be facing a lawsuit. 84 00:03:20,866 --> 00:03:25,287 - So morality equals, what, dollars and cents? 85 00:03:25,329 --> 00:03:27,557 - If you've got some kind of personal vendetta against him, 86 00:03:27,581 --> 00:03:30,542 that's your matter, not mine. 87 00:03:30,585 --> 00:03:32,021 And you'd better be prepared to be called 88 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:34,664 the surgeon that turns against his colleagues. 89 00:03:34,713 --> 00:03:38,394 Now, I would have expected that kind of behavior from Kirby, 90 00:03:38,425 --> 00:03:41,256 but not from someone of your stature. 91 00:04:03,450 --> 00:04:05,080 I'm so sorry. 92 00:04:06,830 --> 00:04:07,830 - So... 93 00:04:09,164 --> 00:04:11,914 So was he fired or was he allowed to resign? 94 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,460 - That's confidential, Dr. Henderson. 95 00:04:14,503 --> 00:04:16,593 - Your hospital did not report him 96 00:04:16,630 --> 00:04:17,920 to the Texas Medical Board. 97 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:19,716 You did not report him to the Data Bank. 98 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:22,009 - He had temporary privileges. 99 00:04:22,052 --> 00:04:24,103 - So you weren't required to. 100 00:04:24,139 --> 00:04:26,928 You called me to perform the revision surgery on Mrs. Beyer. 101 00:04:26,975 --> 00:04:28,134 - Yes, I did. 102 00:04:28,184 --> 00:04:30,103 - So you saw firsthand what he did to her, 103 00:04:30,144 --> 00:04:31,247 what he did to Dorothy Burke. 104 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:32,360 And after all that, 105 00:04:32,396 --> 00:04:33,624 Dallas Medical let him walk away. 106 00:04:33,648 --> 00:04:35,437 - They were untoward outcomes, 107 00:04:35,483 --> 00:04:36,752 and we did what we thought was best. 108 00:04:36,776 --> 00:04:39,146 - Except for the patients. 109 00:04:39,194 --> 00:04:43,444 - Every neurosurgeon makes mistakes, Dr. Henderson. 110 00:04:43,490 --> 00:04:45,581 Have you had complications in your career? 111 00:04:46,952 --> 00:04:49,913 Someday the untoward outcome could be your own. 112 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:51,365 And you wouldn't want a rogue doctor 113 00:04:51,415 --> 00:04:53,286 breaking up your welcome party. 114 00:05:01,425 --> 00:05:02,636 - I'll have a shot 115 00:05:02,677 --> 00:05:04,257 of whatever's closest to your hand. 116 00:05:13,271 --> 00:05:15,021 I think I figured it out. 117 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,153 You wanted him under an exclusive contract 118 00:05:19,194 --> 00:05:20,863 with your hospital. 119 00:05:20,903 --> 00:05:23,494 Someone like Duntsch, from a program like Semmes-Murphey, 120 00:05:23,531 --> 00:05:24,490 he's the perfect target. 121 00:05:24,531 --> 00:05:26,122 Not only is he marketable, 122 00:05:26,158 --> 00:05:28,999 but Baylor makes a profit off of every procedure he performs. 123 00:05:29,036 --> 00:05:31,917 So if the hospital makes significantly more money 124 00:05:31,956 --> 00:05:33,600 from the ones it owns as opposed to the doctors 125 00:05:33,625 --> 00:05:35,284 who only have privileges, then it is about 126 00:05:35,334 --> 00:05:38,504 the goddamn bottom line in the end, am I right? 127 00:05:52,976 --> 00:05:56,057 - Got a minute? - Yes, sir. Please. Sit. 128 00:05:56,105 --> 00:05:58,435 - You told me you were going to stop him. 129 00:06:00,442 --> 00:06:01,533 - What are you doing here? 130 00:06:01,569 --> 00:06:02,922 - They're throwing a party for him. 131 00:06:02,946 --> 00:06:04,745 - Well, I know you're frustrated, and so am I, 132 00:06:04,781 --> 00:06:06,281 but I've got it under control. 133 00:06:06,324 --> 00:06:07,704 - Under control? How, exactly? 134 00:06:07,742 --> 00:06:09,742 - There's a process. - What process? 135 00:06:09,786 --> 00:06:12,406 Mrs. Beyer could have died. Dorothy Burke did, she died. 136 00:06:12,454 --> 00:06:14,557 And how about that hole in Elaine Johnson's esophagus? 137 00:06:14,581 --> 00:06:16,894 - Hey, whatever it is you think you're gonna accomplish today, 138 00:06:16,918 --> 00:06:18,457 I guarantee you it's not gonna work. 139 00:06:18,502 --> 00:06:20,423 I've used every tool in this system 140 00:06:20,463 --> 00:06:21,762 available to me to stop him. 141 00:06:21,798 --> 00:06:23,968 I contacted the Medical Board. 142 00:06:24,009 --> 00:06:26,509 I filed a report. I talked with Skadden. 143 00:06:26,552 --> 00:06:28,512 - And you've accomplished nothing, Robert. 144 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,175 All of the mechanisms that are in place 145 00:06:30,223 --> 00:06:31,783 to deal with these problems have failed. 146 00:06:31,807 --> 00:06:33,137 Your system has failed. 147 00:06:33,183 --> 00:06:34,444 I've always respected you. 148 00:06:34,476 --> 00:06:36,122 I thought you were a man of high moral standing, 149 00:06:36,146 --> 00:06:39,935 but you're just another spoke in the wheel. 150 00:07:10,971 --> 00:07:14,182 - Do I know you? 151 00:07:14,225 --> 00:07:16,845 - We never met. 152 00:07:19,355 --> 00:07:21,565 You look so familiar. 153 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,442 Just one of those faces, I guess. 154 00:07:29,574 --> 00:07:31,874 - I know you. 155 00:07:31,910 --> 00:07:35,209 - Well, I am the man of the hour. 156 00:07:35,245 --> 00:07:37,995 Mind passing me a towel? I'm out over here. 157 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:54,175 Dr. Christopher Duntsch. 158 00:07:54,223 --> 00:07:55,483 - Robert Henderson. 159 00:07:58,103 --> 00:07:59,353 - Robert Henderson. 160 00:08:02,189 --> 00:08:03,610 Robert Henderson. 161 00:08:10,531 --> 00:08:13,951 You're the one who turned me in to the Texas Medical Board. 162 00:08:15,661 --> 00:08:17,292 - I am. 163 00:08:21,042 --> 00:08:23,632 You came for me, and I'm still here. 164 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:25,339 Why is that? 165 00:08:25,379 --> 00:08:27,839 - Well, I can't figure out if you're just incompetent 166 00:08:27,882 --> 00:08:29,382 or you're doing all this on purpose, 167 00:08:29,425 --> 00:08:32,176 and that makes you insane. 168 00:08:32,220 --> 00:08:35,809 - Did you know that people used to say that Nikola Tesla 169 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:38,808 was possessed by demons? 170 00:08:38,851 --> 00:08:40,902 Regular folk had to come up with a negative label 171 00:08:40,937 --> 00:08:44,017 'cause they just couldn't comprehend his genius. 172 00:08:44,065 --> 00:08:45,684 - I've gone over all of your cases, 173 00:08:45,734 --> 00:08:49,033 and I don't see any signs of genius at all. 174 00:08:49,070 --> 00:08:51,700 - That's because you're staring into the sun. 175 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:55,539 My surgeries were perfect. 176 00:08:55,576 --> 00:08:58,037 Every one. 177 00:08:58,078 --> 00:08:59,459 Now, 178 00:08:59,496 --> 00:09:02,876 circulating nurses, X-ray techs, 179 00:09:02,917 --> 00:09:08,206 administrators, they can all be so distracting. 180 00:09:08,255 --> 00:09:11,086 We've all had complications, right? 181 00:09:11,134 --> 00:09:13,683 Even you, Robert. 182 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,389 Woodland Arp comes to mind, doesn't he? 183 00:09:19,017 --> 00:09:20,846 It's all so human, isn't it? 184 00:09:20,894 --> 00:09:24,403 You look at someone like me, 185 00:09:24,438 --> 00:09:28,568 someone younger, smarter, 186 00:09:28,610 --> 00:09:31,450 more capable, 187 00:09:31,488 --> 00:09:34,408 just filling up all the spaces, 188 00:09:34,448 --> 00:09:37,369 sucking up all the oxygen. 189 00:09:37,409 --> 00:09:39,830 And then there's you. 190 00:09:39,870 --> 00:09:44,211 Tired, old, weak. 191 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,419 - I'm gonna revoke your medical license. 192 00:09:51,924 --> 00:09:56,345 - Well, shit. You can try. 193 00:09:56,388 --> 00:09:59,057 Maybe you'll even succeed. 194 00:09:59,099 --> 00:10:00,639 But if you take my license in Texas, 195 00:10:00,683 --> 00:10:02,394 there's still 49 other states. 196 00:10:02,434 --> 00:10:05,054 Hell, there's an entire world out there. 197 00:10:05,105 --> 00:10:06,934 And everybody's looking for a good surgeon 198 00:10:06,980 --> 00:10:08,441 with good credentials. 199 00:10:10,693 --> 00:10:12,903 But if you come for me, 200 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:16,775 you better be ready for what I'm gonna do to you. 201 00:10:16,825 --> 00:10:19,325 I will take your money. 202 00:10:19,369 --> 00:10:21,619 I will take your career. 203 00:10:21,663 --> 00:10:26,173 I will take what little reputation you've ever had. 204 00:10:28,711 --> 00:10:30,461 You want to hit me? 205 00:10:31,923 --> 00:10:34,342 Go ahead, Robert. 206 00:10:34,384 --> 00:10:35,844 I'm right here. 207 00:10:38,013 --> 00:10:39,143 That's what I thought. 208 00:10:39,179 --> 00:10:40,179 You don't... 209 00:11:09,668 --> 00:11:10,999 Hey! 210 00:11:11,046 --> 00:11:13,005 If you need a plunger, there's one under the sink. 211 00:11:15,216 --> 00:11:17,005 - We're not going to Duntsch's welcome party. 212 00:11:17,052 --> 00:11:18,153 - Come on, you gotta be shitting me. 213 00:11:18,177 --> 00:11:19,322 What the hell happened in here? 214 00:11:19,346 --> 00:11:20,806 - It's not gonna work. 215 00:11:20,846 --> 00:11:23,307 We've exhausted every possibility. 216 00:11:24,725 --> 00:11:26,225 - So what do you wanna do? 217 00:11:26,269 --> 00:11:27,413 You wanna roll over on your back, 218 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:29,356 put your little paws up in the air? 219 00:12:20,115 --> 00:12:22,235 - Afternoon. - Good afternoon, Doctor. 220 00:12:22,283 --> 00:12:24,623 - Everyone in here today get a chance to meet Dr. Duntsch? 221 00:12:24,661 --> 00:12:25,750 - Welcome, Dr. Duntsch. 222 00:12:25,787 --> 00:12:27,181 - I just wanna say how thankful I am 223 00:12:27,205 --> 00:12:30,995 to have each and every one of you on my team. 224 00:12:33,378 --> 00:12:38,128 - Today, we're gonna do a TLIF at the L4-L5 level. 225 00:12:38,173 --> 00:12:39,527 It's gonna be challenging for me to do a surgery 226 00:12:39,551 --> 00:12:41,721 from over here, Dr. Duntsch. 227 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:45,061 Perhaps you'd allow me to squeeze in right there, 228 00:12:45,097 --> 00:12:47,388 since you're assisting. 229 00:12:52,522 --> 00:12:53,611 Scalpel. 230 00:12:56,359 --> 00:12:57,859 Scalpel. 231 00:12:59,486 --> 00:13:00,966 I'm gonna need a scalpel, Dr. Duntsch. 232 00:13:09,038 --> 00:13:12,418 - I thought that you were going to be observing my surgeries. 233 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:13,458 - Why is that? 234 00:13:14,711 --> 00:13:16,605 - Because that's what you told me in my interview. 235 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:19,918 Well, apologies for your misunderstanding. 236 00:13:19,966 --> 00:13:21,716 Bovie. 237 00:13:21,759 --> 00:13:23,220 I didn't... 238 00:13:23,260 --> 00:13:24,850 Misunderstand anything. 239 00:13:24,888 --> 00:13:26,072 - If it's all the same to you, 240 00:13:26,096 --> 00:13:27,365 we should have this conversation at a later, 241 00:13:27,389 --> 00:13:29,679 more appropriate time, Dr. Duntsch. 242 00:13:29,725 --> 00:13:30,885 Retractor. 243 00:13:32,644 --> 00:13:34,644 - How long until I'm doing my own surgeries? 244 00:13:34,688 --> 00:13:37,479 - Well, I guess we're having this conversation right now. 245 00:13:37,524 --> 00:13:40,945 Dr. Sompura is one of my finest surgeons. 246 00:13:40,986 --> 00:13:42,527 He assisted me for three years, 247 00:13:42,572 --> 00:13:44,951 plus an additional two years under my supervision 248 00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:47,540 prior to his performing solo procedures. 249 00:13:47,576 --> 00:13:50,157 - Five years? I graduated top of my class. 250 00:13:50,205 --> 00:13:52,115 I'm quite aware of your qualifications. 251 00:13:52,164 --> 00:13:54,284 You've reminded me several times. 252 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:56,634 That's why you were hired. 253 00:13:56,669 --> 00:14:02,009 This is where you hone your education to skills. 254 00:14:02,049 --> 00:14:03,259 I need to concentrate. 255 00:14:03,301 --> 00:14:04,721 So if you're not prepared to assist, 256 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,350 please step outside. 257 00:14:07,389 --> 00:14:10,229 I can finish on my own. Suction, please. 258 00:14:17,981 --> 00:14:19,293 - You don't need to worry about it. 259 00:14:19,317 --> 00:14:21,236 He just wants you to get your sea legs under you. 260 00:14:22,236 --> 00:14:23,907 It makes sense. 261 00:14:25,322 --> 00:14:27,623 Come on down here and let's eat. 262 00:14:27,658 --> 00:14:29,260 You're the one who is so desperately hungry. 263 00:14:29,284 --> 00:14:31,534 - Yeah, I'm almost done. - What do you want? 264 00:14:31,578 --> 00:14:32,859 The chow mein or the fried rice? 265 00:14:35,250 --> 00:14:38,549 - Looks good. Um, Kung Pao. 266 00:14:46,010 --> 00:14:48,350 - We need to get the fish tank started. 267 00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:51,138 I was thinking something exotic. 268 00:14:51,182 --> 00:14:53,601 You should be writing this stuff down. 269 00:14:53,643 --> 00:14:55,312 - I'm eating. 270 00:14:56,895 --> 00:14:59,686 - We need art for the walls as well. 271 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:00,822 Expensive art. 272 00:15:00,859 --> 00:15:04,068 From that... damn. 273 00:15:05,488 --> 00:15:06,881 What's the name of that fancy gallery? 274 00:15:06,905 --> 00:15:07,985 - Um, the mall guy? Kinkade? 275 00:15:08,033 --> 00:15:11,452 - No. no. The mall guy. 276 00:15:11,494 --> 00:15:13,043 Sotheby's. 277 00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:14,974 We need at least two or three pieces of art from Sotheby's. 278 00:15:14,998 --> 00:15:16,642 And I want you to coordinate with Jerry about the floors 279 00:15:16,666 --> 00:15:19,375 'cause I don't want any of that cheap-ass vinyl shit. 280 00:15:19,418 --> 00:15:21,798 I want it wall-to-wall marble. 281 00:15:21,837 --> 00:15:24,298 I want the patients to feel like they're walking on glass. 282 00:15:24,341 --> 00:15:25,775 - Is that okay for people with bad backs? 283 00:15:25,799 --> 00:15:27,610 - Because I want the patients wowing when they come in. 284 00:15:27,634 --> 00:15:29,794 You know, like they just walked into Graceland. 285 00:15:29,846 --> 00:15:31,157 - You sure you wanna do all this right away? 286 00:15:31,181 --> 00:15:32,471 It's gonna get expensive quick. 287 00:15:32,514 --> 00:15:35,134 - Wendy, when a patient is choosing between me 288 00:15:35,184 --> 00:15:37,184 and Dr. O'Connor with a boring office, 289 00:15:37,227 --> 00:15:38,706 who do you think they're gonna choose, okay? 290 00:15:38,730 --> 00:15:40,190 Which one are they going to remember? 291 00:15:40,230 --> 00:15:41,860 Trust me, it's gonna pay for itself. 292 00:15:42,524 --> 00:15:44,485 And I don't need to get my sea legs. 293 00:15:46,403 --> 00:15:47,403 - What? 294 00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:50,989 - I know how to operate. 295 00:15:51,241 --> 00:15:52,741 - I get it. - So fuck Bishara. 296 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:54,750 Fuck Bishara. 297 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:09,494 You ever thought of nursing school? 298 00:16:11,721 --> 00:16:12,931 - No. 299 00:16:12,971 --> 00:16:14,932 - I thought that was every stripper's dream, 300 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,563 to pay for nursing school. 301 00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:20,520 - I don't do that anymore. 302 00:16:20,562 --> 00:16:23,023 - I'm not saying it in a bad way. 303 00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:26,070 I just think you have potential. 304 00:16:26,110 --> 00:16:27,360 I think you're amazing. 305 00:16:27,403 --> 00:16:29,043 You're smart, smarter than half the nurses 306 00:16:29,072 --> 00:16:30,371 I've ever worked with. 307 00:16:34,744 --> 00:16:35,793 What? 308 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:39,534 Okay, then if not nursing, then what? 309 00:16:39,581 --> 00:16:41,081 What is it that you want to do? 310 00:16:42,626 --> 00:16:43,746 - Honestly? 311 00:16:45,797 --> 00:16:47,466 I just want to be a mom. 312 00:16:49,134 --> 00:16:51,094 Making school lunches, 313 00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:53,846 giving them those cute, little fruit cups for their snack 314 00:16:53,888 --> 00:16:57,138 or... 315 00:16:57,182 --> 00:16:58,942 I don't know, maybe even homeschool them. 316 00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:06,228 I know it's old-fashioned, 317 00:17:06,276 --> 00:17:08,945 but my Aunt Josephine, the one that lives in Ferris, 318 00:17:08,987 --> 00:17:12,567 she did it, and all of her kids are in college now, so... 319 00:17:18,121 --> 00:17:20,750 I just... 320 00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:25,994 - What? 321 00:17:26,046 --> 00:17:28,165 - I guess I just thought you had 322 00:17:28,213 --> 00:17:30,763 so much more potential, you know? 323 00:17:33,470 --> 00:17:34,799 You know, I think you're amazing. 324 00:17:34,846 --> 00:17:36,885 You're basically the pinnacle of human evolution. 325 00:17:36,931 --> 00:17:39,270 Two X chromosomes. Plus, you're smart. 326 00:17:39,308 --> 00:17:40,638 - You keep telling me I'm smart 327 00:17:40,684 --> 00:17:42,038 like you're trying to convince yourself that I am. 328 00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:43,247 - I'm trying to be supportive. 329 00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:44,789 - It feels manipulative. - Manipulative? 330 00:17:44,814 --> 00:17:46,791 - You didn't say anything about me becoming a nurse 331 00:17:46,816 --> 00:17:47,895 when we were in Memphis. 332 00:17:47,942 --> 00:17:49,002 And now all of a sudden we're here... 333 00:17:49,027 --> 00:17:50,253 - I'm just trying to help you out. 334 00:17:50,278 --> 00:17:51,698 - You got this fancy new clinic... 335 00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:53,458 - You're blowing this way out of proportion. 336 00:17:53,490 --> 00:17:54,842 - And you're trying to force me to go to nursing school. 337 00:17:54,865 --> 00:17:57,155 Don't point your fork at me! 338 00:17:57,201 --> 00:17:58,582 Are you embarrassed by me, Chris? 339 00:17:58,619 --> 00:18:02,579 - Of course not. I'm just making a suggestion. 340 00:18:02,624 --> 00:18:04,963 I'm just trying to help you out. 341 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:11,674 Wendy, come on. Just... 342 00:18:11,715 --> 00:18:17,256 - No. It's fine. - Okay. Hey. 343 00:18:22,268 --> 00:18:26,647 You know what? You're right. I'm sorry. 344 00:18:26,690 --> 00:18:30,150 Forget I said anything. I just... 345 00:18:30,192 --> 00:18:33,282 I'm wrong. I'm sorry. 346 00:18:36,574 --> 00:18:40,374 I'm sorry. 347 00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:47,247 I'm sorry. 348 00:19:07,896 --> 00:19:10,896 - Where do you see yourself in five years? 349 00:19:13,528 --> 00:19:15,817 What's next? "What's my greatest weakness?" 350 00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:17,953 - That was gonna be my third question. 351 00:19:21,786 --> 00:19:24,076 When I was looking for space for my clinic, 352 00:19:24,122 --> 00:19:27,832 I saw this vacant, eight-story building over on Frankford. 353 00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:29,228 It wasn't much, needs a lot of work, 354 00:19:29,251 --> 00:19:30,751 but I want to turn it 355 00:19:30,795 --> 00:19:34,664 into a multibillion-dollar neurosurgical center. 356 00:19:34,715 --> 00:19:36,925 Everything state-of-the-art and all in-house. 357 00:19:36,968 --> 00:19:40,427 Diagnostics, surgery, PT, nutrition, the works. 358 00:19:40,471 --> 00:19:42,142 - In five years? 359 00:19:42,182 --> 00:19:43,932 Meteoric rise, wouldn't you say? 360 00:19:43,974 --> 00:19:45,934 - I thought that was a conservative estimate. 361 00:19:45,977 --> 00:19:49,227 - Fortunately for MISI, Dr. Skadden didn't lock you up. 362 00:19:49,271 --> 00:19:51,362 - Dr. Skadden is an amazing doctor 363 00:19:51,398 --> 00:19:53,229 and a great friend and mentor. 364 00:19:53,276 --> 00:19:54,685 And for sure, 365 00:19:54,736 --> 00:19:56,547 the easy path for me would have been to stay in Memphis. 366 00:19:56,570 --> 00:20:01,621 But I wanted to challenge myself, expand my horizons. 367 00:20:01,659 --> 00:20:04,449 Plus, I was getting recruited from New York, San Diego, 368 00:20:04,496 --> 00:20:05,786 even UCLA. 369 00:20:05,829 --> 00:20:07,789 - How do you like working with Dr. Bishara? 370 00:20:10,125 --> 00:20:13,086 - He has a very particular way of doing things. 371 00:20:13,128 --> 00:20:15,509 - I know he's partial to keeping the training wheels 372 00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:17,798 on all his surgeons. 373 00:20:17,842 --> 00:20:20,221 - It would be nice to be doing my own surgeries. 374 00:20:20,260 --> 00:20:21,810 - Sure. 375 00:20:21,846 --> 00:20:23,365 Otherwise, what's the point of paying you all that money? 376 00:20:23,390 --> 00:20:25,019 MISI is a fine institution. 377 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:26,688 And please don't take this the wrong way, 378 00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:28,326 but I think for someone of your pedigree, 379 00:20:28,353 --> 00:20:29,903 it's a step backwards. 380 00:20:29,938 --> 00:20:32,688 You've studied under some of the best surgeons in the world. 381 00:20:32,731 --> 00:20:35,531 Your work at DiscGenics seems groundbreaking. 382 00:20:37,945 --> 00:20:40,155 - You've been in contact with DiscGenics. 383 00:20:40,198 --> 00:20:41,657 - We reached out. 384 00:20:43,492 --> 00:20:46,502 They said you stepped away from your day-to-day obligations, 385 00:20:46,538 --> 00:20:48,038 but you're still a board member. 386 00:20:50,208 --> 00:20:52,498 Lucky for us, you did. 387 00:20:52,544 --> 00:20:55,963 You should join the Baylor family. 388 00:20:56,006 --> 00:20:58,006 We're better suited for you than MISI. 389 00:20:58,048 --> 00:21:02,759 Well, MISI recruited me. 390 00:21:02,804 --> 00:21:06,394 I guess that call from Baylor must have got lost in the mail. 391 00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:09,522 - That was our mistake. I admit it. 392 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,601 But the timing couldn't be more perfect for you. 393 00:21:11,645 --> 00:21:14,516 We're in the process of new accreditation. 394 00:21:14,566 --> 00:21:17,066 The plan is to offer an even wider array 395 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:18,609 of surgical services. 396 00:21:18,653 --> 00:21:21,202 We're expanding our network of hospitals around Texas 397 00:21:21,239 --> 00:21:24,699 and need to recruit top surgeons to handle the influx. 398 00:21:24,742 --> 00:21:30,083 So from my perspective, you're central to our plans, 399 00:21:30,123 --> 00:21:32,212 and we can be to yours. 400 00:21:32,250 --> 00:21:34,880 - I'm under contract. 401 00:21:34,919 --> 00:21:37,709 - If your hesitation is about the 600,000 advance 402 00:21:37,756 --> 00:21:39,546 MISI gave you, I wouldn't worry about it. 403 00:21:39,590 --> 00:21:40,881 - Well, I don't exactly have 404 00:21:40,924 --> 00:21:42,068 that kind of money just laying around. 405 00:21:42,093 --> 00:21:44,052 - We have a relationship with Frost Bank. 406 00:21:44,095 --> 00:21:46,255 They can set you up with a loan to help pay it off 407 00:21:46,306 --> 00:21:47,465 and cover the expenses 408 00:21:47,515 --> 00:21:49,474 associated with opening a clinic. 409 00:21:49,517 --> 00:21:54,057 - I'm still not seeing the fine print. 410 00:21:54,105 --> 00:21:57,775 - I'm gonna lift the velvet rope for you, okay? 411 00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:00,106 You're gonna be successful here. 412 00:22:00,153 --> 00:22:03,113 Whatever you need, just make it known to me. 413 00:22:03,155 --> 00:22:06,195 We have marketing consultants to help build your brand, 414 00:22:06,241 --> 00:22:08,751 expand your business. 415 00:22:08,787 --> 00:22:11,406 Obviously, we can't point patients your way, 416 00:22:11,455 --> 00:22:14,665 but we help you draw them in. 417 00:22:14,709 --> 00:22:18,209 If everything goes as I imagine it will, 418 00:22:18,253 --> 00:22:22,844 one day, you'll be chief of neurological surgery. 419 00:22:28,181 --> 00:22:30,641 I can't be married to just one institution. 420 00:22:30,683 --> 00:22:32,943 I have to be free to pursue my own interests. 421 00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:34,663 - Seems to me you're looking for a springboard 422 00:22:34,688 --> 00:22:36,817 to launch your career. 423 00:22:36,855 --> 00:22:39,976 What better place to do that than Big Baylor? 424 00:22:46,532 --> 00:22:48,202 One day, your name's gonna be up there 425 00:22:48,242 --> 00:22:50,202 for all the world to see. 426 00:22:58,961 --> 00:23:01,011 I assume you're a sports fan? 427 00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:09,851 - America's Snoretime. - Come on, Jerry. 428 00:23:09,888 --> 00:23:11,308 This was very generous. 429 00:23:11,348 --> 00:23:13,388 - You said she had a picture of Cuban in her office? 430 00:23:13,434 --> 00:23:14,619 Think she can score 431 00:23:14,644 --> 00:23:16,943 tickets to the Mavs in the fall? 432 00:23:16,980 --> 00:23:19,650 - Beer's me. - Salty Jack is the lady. 433 00:23:19,691 --> 00:23:22,070 - Dom for me. 434 00:23:22,109 --> 00:23:23,900 To Baylor. 435 00:23:23,944 --> 00:23:25,944 You're taking the job, Chrissy. 436 00:23:25,989 --> 00:23:27,989 You're definitely taking the job. 437 00:23:28,032 --> 00:23:30,492 - I don't know yet, Jer. - Come on, horsey. 438 00:23:30,535 --> 00:23:32,721 This is the biggest no-brainer since brains were invented. 439 00:23:32,746 --> 00:23:35,115 Dude, you're Baylor's number-one draft pick, 440 00:23:35,164 --> 00:23:36,683 and you even have the arm candy to prove it. 441 00:23:36,708 --> 00:23:38,587 - Are you flirting with me, Jerry? 442 00:23:38,625 --> 00:23:39,936 - You're out of my league, but it's okay. 443 00:23:39,961 --> 00:23:41,590 One day, I'll find my Wendy. 444 00:23:41,628 --> 00:23:43,169 - When you find the right girl, 445 00:23:43,213 --> 00:23:45,683 all the strip clubs in Dallas are gonna go out of business. 446 00:23:45,717 --> 00:23:47,007 Truth. 447 00:23:47,051 --> 00:23:49,102 But seriously, dude, do you have any idea 448 00:23:49,136 --> 00:23:51,096 how much Baylor's gonna make off of you? 449 00:23:51,138 --> 00:23:53,929 Those billboards, all that shit generates business. 450 00:23:53,974 --> 00:23:55,661 They don't put any punk-ass doctor up on there, 451 00:23:55,684 --> 00:23:56,765 only the superstars. 452 00:23:56,810 --> 00:23:59,520 Wendy, can I get an amen? 453 00:23:59,564 --> 00:24:02,233 - I don't get it. - Get what? 454 00:24:02,275 --> 00:24:05,394 - The billboard, this box, the everything. 455 00:24:05,444 --> 00:24:06,815 It just seems fast, is all. 456 00:24:06,863 --> 00:24:08,782 - Not fast enough for my boy-genius. 457 00:24:08,823 --> 00:24:10,217 He's got that Brad Pitt thing going on. 458 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:12,040 Well, pump the brakes. 459 00:24:12,076 --> 00:24:14,116 Your boy's a lot of things, but he's not Brad Pitt. 460 00:24:14,162 --> 00:24:17,172 - Ooh. Ouch, a hater. - I'm just asking. 461 00:24:17,207 --> 00:24:18,957 - Wendy, when life gives you lemonade, 462 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,460 don't make fucking lemons. 463 00:24:20,501 --> 00:24:23,382 The more surgeries Chris does, the more elite he becomes, 464 00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:24,921 the more money they generate. 465 00:24:24,963 --> 00:24:26,901 - I don't even have the clinic up and running yet. 466 00:24:26,924 --> 00:24:30,964 And I still have to hire a PA. Still need my Bonnie. 467 00:24:31,011 --> 00:24:33,221 - Dr. Bishara sent over a list of recommendations. 468 00:24:33,263 --> 00:24:35,034 I'll start setting up interviews in the morning. 469 00:24:35,057 --> 00:24:38,597 - Jerry on the spot. - Okay. 470 00:24:38,644 --> 00:24:40,144 So I was gonna wait 471 00:24:40,188 --> 00:24:43,067 until we had the articles of incorporation, 472 00:24:43,107 --> 00:24:44,188 but screw it. 473 00:24:48,195 --> 00:24:51,615 - Did you make this? - Yeah. 474 00:24:51,657 --> 00:24:52,867 - I love it. 475 00:24:52,909 --> 00:24:55,749 - Really? - It's so good, Jerry. 476 00:24:55,787 --> 00:24:56,997 Thanks. 477 00:24:57,038 --> 00:24:58,248 - You know, that reminds me, 478 00:24:58,288 --> 00:25:00,709 I haven't hired a marketing director yet. 479 00:25:00,750 --> 00:25:02,460 You know, someone to promote the clinic. 480 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,461 - I'll put a list together. - No. You know what? 481 00:25:04,503 --> 00:25:06,094 I think I found the guy. - Word. 482 00:25:06,131 --> 00:25:08,431 Give me his contact info. I'll reach out. 483 00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:12,596 Okay, so his name... 484 00:25:12,636 --> 00:25:15,217 is Jerry Summers. 485 00:25:16,891 --> 00:25:19,520 - You fucking with me? 486 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:20,810 My God. Are you serious? 487 00:25:20,854 --> 00:25:24,074 - You just got a promotion! - Holy shit, dude! 488 00:25:24,106 --> 00:25:26,356 My God. I won't let you down. I swear. 489 00:25:26,401 --> 00:25:28,201 I'll make cards, I'll make flyers, everything. 490 00:25:28,236 --> 00:25:30,088 I've even got this dope-ass idea for a killer website, 491 00:25:30,113 --> 00:25:31,363 got a guy who can build it. 492 00:25:31,405 --> 00:25:35,326 - That's what I like to hear. - So... 493 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:36,867 Baylor? 494 00:25:36,911 --> 00:25:39,015 What's it gonna be, Chrissy? You gonna nut up or what? 495 00:25:39,038 --> 00:25:43,288 - Here's to Jerry Summers, Executive Marketing Director, 496 00:25:43,335 --> 00:25:45,295 and here's to Baylor-Plano, bitches! 497 00:25:45,336 --> 00:25:47,707 - Whoo! - Yeah! 498 00:26:12,696 --> 00:26:14,366 Hey. - Hey. 499 00:26:15,784 --> 00:26:19,913 - We're supposed to have lunch with Dr. Isaacs today. 500 00:26:19,953 --> 00:26:21,515 But one of my procedures got rescheduled, 501 00:26:21,538 --> 00:26:24,038 so can you call him and tell him I'm gonna be late? 502 00:26:24,084 --> 00:26:26,923 And Medtronics was gonna deliver all their screws. 503 00:26:26,961 --> 00:26:28,439 I might not be back in time; if I'm not, 504 00:26:28,462 --> 00:26:31,343 can you just sign for it and have them leave all there? 505 00:26:31,383 --> 00:26:33,343 Great. 506 00:26:33,384 --> 00:26:35,045 What's up? What's wrong? 507 00:26:39,057 --> 00:26:41,886 What is it, Wendy? What? 508 00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:54,355 - Are you serious? 509 00:26:54,405 --> 00:26:56,026 How? 510 00:26:56,074 --> 00:26:57,534 - A stork fucked me. 511 00:27:00,744 --> 00:27:02,035 - Are you sure? 512 00:27:02,079 --> 00:27:05,670 - I took a test. Twice. - Well... 513 00:27:05,709 --> 00:27:08,709 They give false positives. That could be a bad batch. 514 00:27:10,755 --> 00:27:11,835 - Okay. 515 00:27:13,758 --> 00:27:16,258 You're not happy? 516 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:19,102 Of course I am. It's just big news. 517 00:27:19,138 --> 00:27:22,058 Honestly, I'm a little hungover today. 518 00:27:22,099 --> 00:27:27,190 And I can't be late, but I am over the moon with joy. 519 00:27:27,230 --> 00:27:29,569 When I get back, we can celebrate. 520 00:29:49,247 --> 00:29:52,076 - You have a doctorate. Mind if I call you doctor? 521 00:29:52,125 --> 00:29:54,375 Kim will do. 522 00:29:55,670 --> 00:29:58,089 You last worked for Dr. George Clondike, 523 00:29:58,131 --> 00:29:59,357 but only for a couple months. Why? 524 00:29:59,382 --> 00:30:02,261 - Know him? - No. I'm new in town. 525 00:30:02,301 --> 00:30:04,182 - He's an ortho-oncologist and an ass, 526 00:30:04,220 --> 00:30:06,220 and that's the nicest thing I can say about him. 527 00:30:06,263 --> 00:30:08,604 What happened? 528 00:30:10,769 --> 00:30:12,078 I'm not even trying to get into all that, 529 00:30:12,103 --> 00:30:13,772 but it was a shit-show. 530 00:30:13,813 --> 00:30:15,232 Pardon my French. 531 00:30:15,272 --> 00:30:18,153 So I quit and went straight to Padre for some R&R. 532 00:30:18,192 --> 00:30:19,992 And Dr. Bishara called and told me 533 00:30:20,028 --> 00:30:21,948 you were looking for a physician's assistant. 534 00:30:21,988 --> 00:30:23,698 - Yes, he speaks very highly of you. 535 00:30:23,740 --> 00:30:27,450 - I just do my job very well. 536 00:30:27,493 --> 00:30:29,180 - You also worked for a neurosurgeon before. 537 00:30:29,203 --> 00:30:31,503 How was that experience? - We got divorced. 538 00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:33,959 - You married your neurosurgeon? 539 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,420 Interesting. 540 00:30:35,460 --> 00:30:38,380 - They're not that interesting. 541 00:30:39,130 --> 00:30:42,130 - You just haven't met the right one yet. 542 00:30:43,843 --> 00:30:45,302 So what happened? 543 00:30:45,345 --> 00:30:48,345 - What happened with what? - You said you got divorced. 544 00:30:48,390 --> 00:30:49,909 - Are you asking why I'm not working with him 545 00:30:49,932 --> 00:30:50,982 or why I got divorced? 546 00:30:51,017 --> 00:30:52,517 - Why you got divorced. 547 00:30:53,769 --> 00:30:55,359 - Sounds like an unprofessional question 548 00:30:55,396 --> 00:30:56,686 for a professional interview. 549 00:30:57,941 --> 00:31:00,030 - You're the one that brought it up. 550 00:31:02,612 --> 00:31:04,162 - It got stale. 551 00:31:05,030 --> 00:31:07,701 I needed excitement in my life. 552 00:31:10,452 --> 00:31:12,502 Buy one, get one at Target. 553 00:31:21,131 --> 00:31:22,671 So what do you know about me? 554 00:31:24,259 --> 00:31:25,929 - You graduated top of your class 555 00:31:25,969 --> 00:31:27,469 from University of Tennessee 556 00:31:27,511 --> 00:31:29,721 where you received a PhD and MD. 557 00:31:29,763 --> 00:31:32,273 While in the program, you also became the majority shareholder 558 00:31:32,307 --> 00:31:34,387 and Chief Science Officer at DiscGenics. 559 00:31:34,435 --> 00:31:36,435 The research you've done on stem cells 560 00:31:36,479 --> 00:31:39,269 is gonna change the face of spinal surgery as we know it. 561 00:31:40,066 --> 00:31:41,566 At least according to you. 562 00:31:43,318 --> 00:31:45,159 Yeah, I don't sleep much. 563 00:31:45,822 --> 00:31:48,072 My philosophy on the current state of neurosurgery 564 00:31:48,115 --> 00:31:49,695 is that it's primitive. 565 00:31:49,742 --> 00:31:51,163 It is, of course, 566 00:31:51,201 --> 00:31:53,162 every surgeon's goal never to operate. 567 00:31:53,203 --> 00:31:54,753 But so long as humans have bodies, 568 00:31:54,788 --> 00:31:57,419 spinal surgeries are gonna be necessary. 569 00:31:57,459 --> 00:31:59,288 I want to modernize it. 570 00:31:59,336 --> 00:32:00,855 What's the point of removing a diseased disc 571 00:32:00,878 --> 00:32:03,259 if you can use a stem cell to regenerate it? 572 00:32:03,298 --> 00:32:04,900 - You're either really smart or really crazy, 573 00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:07,304 but if you pull it off, 574 00:32:07,344 --> 00:32:09,763 that's one hell of an achievement. 575 00:32:10,305 --> 00:32:13,095 - So how is that for interesting? 576 00:32:14,433 --> 00:32:16,733 - I'll give you my answer if I get the job. 577 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:21,570 You see, that's why I need a PA who can keep up with me. 578 00:32:21,607 --> 00:32:23,107 'Cause I'm like the "USS Enterprise" 579 00:32:23,151 --> 00:32:24,211 moving at warp speed eight, 580 00:32:24,234 --> 00:32:25,315 and I need a Number One 581 00:32:25,362 --> 00:32:26,741 who can help me navigate the ship. 582 00:32:28,365 --> 00:32:29,467 - I don't know what any of that means, 583 00:32:29,490 --> 00:32:31,371 but I'll give you this one for free. 584 00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:35,249 Your clinic is being run by a bunch of dummies. 585 00:32:40,335 --> 00:32:42,795 And who is this guy? 586 00:32:42,836 --> 00:32:44,086 - Jerry Summers, 587 00:32:44,130 --> 00:32:45,920 Executive Director of Marketing. 588 00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:49,964 - So what do you do, like, hand out flyers or something? 589 00:32:50,010 --> 00:32:51,260 - Well, yeah. 590 00:32:51,304 --> 00:32:53,604 But I'm also his website guy. I'm building it. 591 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,940 Not my personal self, but I hired a guy. 592 00:32:57,394 --> 00:32:59,854 - So you're the website guy, but not the website guy. 593 00:32:59,895 --> 00:33:01,105 - I'm the guy that... 594 00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:03,106 - Jerry helps out around the office. 595 00:33:03,148 --> 00:33:06,108 - Okay, so you got this... 596 00:33:06,152 --> 00:33:07,402 fake website marketing guy, 597 00:33:07,444 --> 00:33:09,855 and I'm sorry... but not sorry... 598 00:33:09,905 --> 00:33:11,155 Your front desk girl is rude 599 00:33:11,199 --> 00:33:12,759 and doesn't have basic office etiquette. 600 00:33:12,784 --> 00:33:14,428 - Her name is Wendy Young, and she's a pretty good... 601 00:33:14,451 --> 00:33:16,872 - She's a temp. 602 00:33:16,913 --> 00:33:18,373 She was with us in Memphis 603 00:33:18,414 --> 00:33:21,325 and wanted to move to Dallas to be closer to her husband. 604 00:33:21,375 --> 00:33:22,478 But don't worry, she's pregnant. 605 00:33:22,501 --> 00:33:23,770 She's not gonna be here very long. 606 00:33:23,795 --> 00:33:25,704 - You need at least two people working the desk. 607 00:33:25,755 --> 00:33:27,295 One to do phones and scheduling, 608 00:33:27,339 --> 00:33:28,858 the other to handle all the intake stuff. 609 00:33:28,883 --> 00:33:31,512 I know a couple of girls that'll be perfect. 610 00:33:31,845 --> 00:33:33,424 And, dude, those construction guys 611 00:33:33,471 --> 00:33:35,141 are not gonna be done before you open. 612 00:33:35,181 --> 00:33:37,810 I get it. 613 00:33:37,851 --> 00:33:39,391 You're a whip. 614 00:33:39,435 --> 00:33:40,954 You're the type of person who's gonna come in here 615 00:33:40,979 --> 00:33:42,769 and make this place work. 616 00:33:44,356 --> 00:33:45,817 I'm more like a hammer. 617 00:33:47,192 --> 00:33:48,863 But I get what you're saying. 618 00:33:48,903 --> 00:33:50,492 My references are on the second page. 619 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:51,660 You can call any of them 620 00:33:51,698 --> 00:33:52,799 and they'll tell you the same thing. 621 00:33:52,824 --> 00:33:54,874 - You know, I'm more of a gut guy. 622 00:33:54,909 --> 00:33:57,868 I used to play football back in college, all-American. 623 00:33:57,912 --> 00:34:00,832 Coach was always telling us, the one thing in the world 624 00:34:00,874 --> 00:34:04,673 that will never lie to you, your instincts. 625 00:34:04,711 --> 00:34:06,590 That's kind of how I operate. 626 00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:10,134 - So what's your instinct telling you? 627 00:34:13,177 --> 00:34:15,557 - She's a stone-cold bitch. - I like her. 628 00:34:15,597 --> 00:34:17,615 - Doesn't bother you she was married to her neurosurgeon? 629 00:34:17,639 --> 00:34:19,309 She gives off that money-digger vibe. 630 00:34:19,351 --> 00:34:21,641 - Gold digger. - Money digger. 631 00:34:21,686 --> 00:34:23,556 No one digs for gold anymore. 632 00:34:23,605 --> 00:34:26,514 When were you gonna tell me about the baby? 633 00:34:26,565 --> 00:34:28,065 - You know, just didn't come up. 634 00:34:28,108 --> 00:34:29,818 - Well, that's great news. 635 00:34:29,860 --> 00:34:32,201 You, Wendy, baby. 636 00:34:32,237 --> 00:34:33,907 I'm happy for you all. 637 00:34:33,947 --> 00:34:36,407 Why did you say all that shit about Wendy? 638 00:34:36,451 --> 00:34:38,751 - What shit? 639 00:34:38,786 --> 00:34:41,746 - She's just a temp, she's married to some guy in Memphis? 640 00:34:43,625 --> 00:34:45,034 "Hello, Dr. Morgan. 641 00:34:45,085 --> 00:34:47,045 "Welcome to our state-of-the-art facility. 642 00:34:47,086 --> 00:34:48,336 "For your information, 643 00:34:48,380 --> 00:34:50,010 "our secretary used to be a stripper. 644 00:34:50,047 --> 00:34:51,817 Would you still be interested in the position?" 645 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:53,550 - She's about to be your baby mama. 646 00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:54,972 Who cares if she was a stripper? 647 00:34:55,010 --> 00:34:56,771 Some of the best people I know are strippers. 648 00:34:57,722 --> 00:34:59,351 Everybody you know is a stripper. 649 00:35:00,684 --> 00:35:02,233 Besides, 650 00:35:02,268 --> 00:35:04,478 Kim said she had two other candidates for the positions. 651 00:35:04,521 --> 00:35:06,110 - Chris, you know me. 652 00:35:06,146 --> 00:35:07,567 I've always been supportive. 653 00:35:07,606 --> 00:35:09,277 Don't fuck it up with Wendy. 654 00:35:09,317 --> 00:35:11,487 - What is that supposed to mean? 655 00:35:11,527 --> 00:35:13,858 - I mean, it was just me and my mom, 656 00:35:13,905 --> 00:35:15,735 you know, my whole life. No dad. 657 00:35:15,782 --> 00:35:17,742 And now I see it, this woman... - Jerry. 658 00:35:17,784 --> 00:35:19,010 - She's coming in all hot to trot. 659 00:35:19,034 --> 00:35:21,704 - Jerry, I'm not leaving Wendy, okay? 660 00:35:21,746 --> 00:35:24,456 And I'm not leaving the baby, okay? 661 00:35:26,458 --> 00:35:29,708 Kim is ambitious, she's confident, 662 00:35:29,753 --> 00:35:32,014 she has an impressive résumé, 663 00:35:32,047 --> 00:35:34,338 and I need the best people working for me. 664 00:35:38,512 --> 00:35:40,432 Kim's my physician's assistant. 665 00:35:42,809 --> 00:35:43,809 Okay. 666 00:35:58,407 --> 00:35:59,827 Not now, not now. 667 00:35:59,867 --> 00:36:02,748 - When are we gonna talk? - Babe, not now. No! Not now. 668 00:36:02,786 --> 00:36:06,496 - No, I don't give a shit. We're having a baby. 669 00:36:06,541 --> 00:36:08,170 And you haven't said a word about it. 670 00:36:12,172 --> 00:36:14,132 Fine. 671 00:36:14,173 --> 00:36:15,884 If you wanna talk, let's talk. 672 00:36:23,932 --> 00:36:25,893 - You don't want to have this baby? 673 00:36:29,063 --> 00:36:32,693 We've only been together a couple months, Wendy. 674 00:36:33,275 --> 00:36:35,106 Sorry if I'm not lighting cigars. 675 00:36:37,237 --> 00:36:38,277 - So that's it? 676 00:36:38,322 --> 00:36:40,492 "Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am"? 677 00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:42,123 - No. 678 00:36:42,159 --> 00:36:46,619 Look, I don't expect you to fully grasp this, 679 00:36:46,664 --> 00:36:48,713 but everything that I'm doing 680 00:36:48,750 --> 00:36:54,210 will help you live past your wildest dreams. 681 00:36:54,255 --> 00:36:57,875 I have a plan. 682 00:36:57,925 --> 00:37:03,215 All I need is for you to go to nursing school. 683 00:37:03,264 --> 00:37:05,063 - You fucking kidding me? 684 00:37:05,099 --> 00:37:07,269 I'm not an accessory in Chris's world. 685 00:37:07,309 --> 00:37:08,809 Wendy, give me a break. 686 00:37:08,853 --> 00:37:10,998 You had no problem playing the role of doctor's girlfriend, 687 00:37:11,021 --> 00:37:12,500 but now when it's not working for you, 688 00:37:12,523 --> 00:37:13,903 all of a sudden it's an issue? 689 00:37:13,942 --> 00:37:15,293 - Nothing with you has ever worked for me. 690 00:37:15,318 --> 00:37:16,628 - It's always been on your terms. - Bullshit. 691 00:37:16,652 --> 00:37:17,932 That is fucking bullshit, Wendy. 692 00:37:19,197 --> 00:37:21,237 I wanted to go to UCLA; that was my first choice, 693 00:37:21,282 --> 00:37:22,802 but you're the one that said you wouldn't move 694 00:37:22,826 --> 00:37:24,762 unless we came to Dallas because of your aunt in Ferris. 695 00:37:24,786 --> 00:37:26,195 So don't pretend like it's been me 696 00:37:26,246 --> 00:37:28,416 just dragging you along for this whole ride. 697 00:37:28,456 --> 00:37:30,206 - You're blaming me? - Jesus! 698 00:37:30,250 --> 00:37:34,130 Can you not play the victim? Just try it. See what happens. 699 00:37:34,170 --> 00:37:35,920 You're the one who wanted a boyfriend 700 00:37:35,963 --> 00:37:38,594 who could buy your shoes and your perfume and your makeup 701 00:37:38,632 --> 00:37:40,360 and pay your rent and whatever the fuck else. 702 00:37:40,385 --> 00:37:43,385 And you know what? Congratulations, you got it. 703 00:37:43,429 --> 00:37:45,559 You won in life. You got what you wanted. 704 00:37:45,597 --> 00:37:48,887 But life is a double-edged fucking sword. 705 00:37:48,934 --> 00:37:52,105 This is what it's like to date a god. 706 00:37:52,146 --> 00:37:53,356 Keep up. 707 00:37:53,398 --> 00:37:54,708 - You might be able to hustle these stuffy, 708 00:37:54,733 --> 00:37:56,193 buttoned-up assholes, but not me. 709 00:37:56,233 --> 00:37:57,653 I know you're a fraud, 710 00:37:57,693 --> 00:37:59,505 always acting like you know everything, but you don't. 711 00:37:59,528 --> 00:38:01,699 You can't even keep a job. 712 00:38:03,490 --> 00:38:04,911 - What the fuck does that mean? 713 00:38:04,951 --> 00:38:06,512 - They dumped your ass out of DiscGenics. 714 00:38:06,536 --> 00:38:09,286 - I'm on the board! - "On the board" 715 00:38:09,329 --> 00:38:11,250 means they're too embarrassed by you to fire you! 716 00:38:11,291 --> 00:38:14,791 - I made $1/2 million just by stepping foot in this city! 717 00:38:14,835 --> 00:38:17,126 And everything that you have is because of me! 718 00:38:17,172 --> 00:38:19,172 I picked you up out of the fucking gutter, 719 00:38:19,215 --> 00:38:21,505 and I can throw you right back there if I want. 720 00:38:21,550 --> 00:38:23,050 You'll end up some sagging hussy 721 00:38:23,094 --> 00:38:25,103 working the pole for chump change. 722 00:38:25,137 --> 00:38:25,967 And you know what? 723 00:38:26,014 --> 00:38:27,603 If I'm being perfectly honest, 724 00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:28,784 the best thing you could probably do 725 00:38:28,807 --> 00:38:30,387 is abort that fucking baby, 726 00:38:30,434 --> 00:38:34,804 because you are not the type of person who can raise it. 727 00:38:34,856 --> 00:38:36,646 And I'm saying that with love 728 00:38:36,690 --> 00:38:39,820 because I am trying to help you win in life! 729 00:38:39,860 --> 00:38:41,570 - Fuck you! - Fuck you! 730 00:38:43,030 --> 00:38:44,201 - Fuck you! 731 00:38:45,532 --> 00:38:46,742 Fuck you! 732 00:38:46,784 --> 00:38:48,137 - Hey, open this... open the... - Fuck you! 733 00:38:48,161 --> 00:38:49,791 - Fuck! - Tex-Mex, y'all. Hey! 734 00:38:49,829 --> 00:38:51,181 - Open this door! - Fuck you, Chris! Fuck you! 735 00:38:51,206 --> 00:38:52,557 - Ungrateful bitch! - Hey! What the fuck? 736 00:38:52,581 --> 00:38:53,726 - Open up! Open up! - Get out! 737 00:38:53,750 --> 00:38:54,851 - Hey, shut the fuck up! Both of you. 738 00:38:54,876 --> 00:38:56,126 - Get out! - Open the fuck up! 739 00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:57,668 Get out of my goddamn hotel room! 740 00:38:57,711 --> 00:38:58,672 - Get him out of here! - You need to calm down. 741 00:38:58,713 --> 00:38:59,713 - Get him out! - Fuck. 742 00:38:59,755 --> 00:39:01,085 - All right. - Get off of me! 743 00:39:01,132 --> 00:39:02,525 - Cool it, bro. Cool it, bro. - Get off of me! 744 00:39:02,550 --> 00:39:03,949 - All right. What the hell happened? 745 00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:08,141 Hey, we have to talk about this, okay? 746 00:39:30,161 --> 00:39:31,791 Fuck. 747 00:39:33,956 --> 00:39:36,996 Fuck. 748 00:39:37,043 --> 00:39:38,753 Fuck. 749 00:40:00,858 --> 00:40:04,358 Hopefully, in the future, you stay away 750 00:40:04,403 --> 00:40:07,244 from whatever unsavory character did this to you. 751 00:40:07,282 --> 00:40:10,791 I did it to myself. 752 00:40:12,996 --> 00:40:17,166 - You don't care to share, fine by me. 753 00:40:17,208 --> 00:40:20,547 Let's not kick this new phase of our relationship off... 754 00:40:24,215 --> 00:40:25,295 - With an untruth. 755 00:40:27,260 --> 00:40:29,599 - New phase? 756 00:40:36,686 --> 00:40:37,976 - Articles of incorporation 757 00:40:38,021 --> 00:40:41,320 for the Texas Neurosurgical Institute. 758 00:40:41,358 --> 00:40:44,318 You're officially official, Dr. Duntsch. 759 00:40:49,824 --> 00:40:53,244 Clinic's up and running, got a gnarly man scar. 760 00:40:54,244 --> 00:40:56,284 - So much to make whoopee about. 761 00:40:58,083 --> 00:41:00,132 Classy. 762 00:41:10,260 --> 00:41:14,971 - Most people are so close-minded... 763 00:41:15,016 --> 00:41:18,135 so narrowly focused on their tiny, little cocooned worlds 764 00:41:18,186 --> 00:41:21,266 that they don't even understand the greatness 765 00:41:21,313 --> 00:41:24,653 that I am offering them. 766 00:41:24,693 --> 00:41:27,112 But that's okay, 767 00:41:27,152 --> 00:41:29,992 because if I have to stand in front of them a thousand times 768 00:41:30,030 --> 00:41:35,371 to explain my genius to them to make them understand... 769 00:41:35,411 --> 00:41:37,831 then it's all worth it. 770 00:41:37,871 --> 00:41:40,251 And it starts at Baylor. 771 00:41:40,291 --> 00:41:44,800 I am going to make them understand. 772 00:41:48,507 --> 00:41:51,588 And this isn't the unstoppable force paradox, 773 00:41:51,635 --> 00:41:55,346 because there's only me. 774 00:41:55,389 --> 00:41:57,639 I embody everything. 775 00:42:02,771 --> 00:42:04,981 - And what am I looking at here? 776 00:42:05,025 --> 00:42:07,184 - A screw imbedded in soft tissue. 777 00:42:07,235 --> 00:42:09,565 - He missed the spine entirely. 778 00:42:09,612 --> 00:42:11,532 - If what you're telling me is to be believed, 779 00:42:11,572 --> 00:42:15,373 then it seems to me that this is a case of incompetence. 780 00:42:15,409 --> 00:42:17,500 I can train a couple of circus monkeys 781 00:42:17,536 --> 00:42:19,867 to do a better job. 782 00:42:19,914 --> 00:42:22,793 - How do you like your steak, Mr. Yarborough? 783 00:42:22,833 --> 00:42:24,793 - Do I feel an analogy coming on? 784 00:42:26,503 --> 00:42:28,173 - Texan born and bred. 785 00:42:28,213 --> 00:42:32,264 - When you slice into that perfect rare to bloody steak, 786 00:42:32,302 --> 00:42:34,681 it's soft, like you're cutting through a stick of butter. 787 00:42:34,721 --> 00:42:38,061 Now, if somebody stuck a piece of wood into that steak, 788 00:42:38,099 --> 00:42:39,389 when your knife made contact, 789 00:42:39,434 --> 00:42:40,911 you'd be able to tell the difference, correct? 790 00:42:40,934 --> 00:42:42,394 - Of course. 791 00:42:42,436 --> 00:42:44,331 - Well, the contrast between the wood and the steak 792 00:42:44,356 --> 00:42:48,065 is the same as the spine and the muscles surrounding it. 793 00:42:48,108 --> 00:42:50,398 And Duntsch couldn't tell the difference? 794 00:42:50,445 --> 00:42:52,405 - Which is a damn near impossibility unless he was 795 00:42:52,447 --> 00:42:55,077 actively trying to insert the screw in the wrong place, 796 00:42:55,115 --> 00:42:56,576 which would answer your questions 797 00:42:56,617 --> 00:42:58,327 about showing criminal intent. 798 00:43:00,829 --> 00:43:02,329 - To bring criminal charges, 799 00:43:02,373 --> 00:43:05,634 a certain threshold has to be met. 800 00:43:05,668 --> 00:43:07,838 I'm not sure we're there. 801 00:43:07,878 --> 00:43:09,418 What's evident, though, is it appears 802 00:43:09,463 --> 00:43:12,474 you have a compelling medical malpractice complaint, 803 00:43:12,509 --> 00:43:14,588 which should be taken up in civil court. 804 00:43:14,635 --> 00:43:16,675 - But pushing this off to the civil court, I mean, 805 00:43:16,721 --> 00:43:20,481 if that isn't passing the buck, I don't know what is. 806 00:43:22,893 --> 00:43:26,313 - We're dancing in a field of gray. 807 00:43:26,356 --> 00:43:29,726 This office deals with drug dealers and murderers. 808 00:43:29,775 --> 00:43:33,405 The law is explicit. Don't sell drugs, don't kill. 809 00:43:33,445 --> 00:43:37,195 It's an undeviating line any jury can follow. 810 00:43:37,242 --> 00:43:41,291 What you're presenting me is eight years of medical school 811 00:43:41,329 --> 00:43:43,789 that we'd have to shove down the jury's throats 812 00:43:43,831 --> 00:43:45,172 in a handful of days. 813 00:43:45,208 --> 00:43:46,998 They'd have to be so versed to the point 814 00:43:47,043 --> 00:43:48,463 that they could differentiate 815 00:43:48,503 --> 00:43:51,552 between sound medical practice and criminal negligence. 816 00:43:51,588 --> 00:43:53,509 - I don't think it would be that hard for them 817 00:43:53,550 --> 00:43:55,389 to understand the scope of what he's done. 818 00:43:55,427 --> 00:43:58,297 We're not asking the jury to perform surgery. 819 00:43:58,346 --> 00:43:59,824 - Well, tell that to juror number seven, 820 00:43:59,847 --> 00:44:01,097 who doesn't wanna be there 821 00:44:01,141 --> 00:44:03,271 'cause she's losing valuable days at work, 822 00:44:03,309 --> 00:44:06,728 and her kids' Christmas wish list is going up in smoke. 823 00:44:06,771 --> 00:44:08,690 - Duntsch has two deaths that we know of, 824 00:44:08,731 --> 00:44:11,862 and the state of Texas has executed people for less. 825 00:44:13,193 --> 00:44:15,244 - I'm not negating what has transpired. 826 00:44:15,864 --> 00:44:19,744 But you're asking us to start up a very steep mountain. 827 00:44:19,784 --> 00:44:23,463 Well, you know, the degree of difficulty 828 00:44:23,496 --> 00:44:25,496 shouldn't dictate how you do your goddamn job, 829 00:44:25,539 --> 00:44:27,559 otherwise we should all be selling hot dogs at a ballgame. 830 00:44:27,583 --> 00:44:29,503 I had a patient once. 831 00:44:29,543 --> 00:44:33,474 Woodland Arp, very successful lumbar spine fusion, 832 00:44:33,505 --> 00:44:35,175 recovered nicely for six months. 833 00:44:35,215 --> 00:44:36,860 Then he started having recurring back pain in the area 834 00:44:36,885 --> 00:44:38,885 where the device was implanted. 835 00:44:38,927 --> 00:44:40,347 And by then, the fusion was intact, 836 00:44:40,387 --> 00:44:42,032 so Mr. Arp decided to have the hardware removed 837 00:44:42,056 --> 00:44:44,306 to alleviate the discomfort. 838 00:44:44,851 --> 00:44:47,101 Straightforward, neat procedure. 839 00:44:47,144 --> 00:44:50,065 35 minutes, skin to skin, got the hardware out. 840 00:44:50,106 --> 00:44:51,876 I rounded on him later on; he was on his feet, 841 00:44:51,900 --> 00:44:53,400 walking around, no pre-op pain. 842 00:44:53,443 --> 00:44:55,362 He was ecstatic. 843 00:44:55,402 --> 00:44:58,032 The next morning, they found him dead on the bathroom floor. 844 00:44:59,657 --> 00:45:01,407 Pulmonary embolism. 845 00:45:04,621 --> 00:45:06,871 I did nothing wrong. 846 00:45:06,914 --> 00:45:10,284 I did everything by the book, and not a week goes by 847 00:45:10,335 --> 00:45:11,585 that I don't think about him. 848 00:45:11,628 --> 00:45:14,418 Now, whether he's doing it on purpose or not, 849 00:45:14,463 --> 00:45:19,264 Duntsch knows that he is not a competent surgeon. 850 00:45:21,137 --> 00:45:23,387 That's intent. 851 00:45:23,431 --> 00:45:24,617 And what's gonna happen if people find out 852 00:45:24,641 --> 00:45:28,900 that you had an opportunity to stop him... 853 00:45:28,936 --> 00:45:30,606 but you didn't take it? 854 00:45:53,836 --> 00:45:57,507 - George, take the lead on this. 855 00:45:57,548 --> 00:45:59,679 We'll conduct a thorough investigation 856 00:45:59,717 --> 00:46:02,047 and see where the evidence leads us. 857 00:46:59,110 --> 00:47:00,820 - Ready to rock? 858 00:47:00,862 --> 00:47:02,411 - Fuck yeah. 859 00:47:02,447 --> 00:47:06,487 - Next stop, Baylor-fucking-Plano Hospital.