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Slow down, sister.

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Actually, I need to speed up.

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Rachel woke up early with a fever and she's been terrorizing me all morning.

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I'm already late.

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Sorry, stakeout went longer than I thought.

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Have you ever been to a rave?

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Good-bye.

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You're already late and Rachel's sick.

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Neither of which can be solved by you leaving right this second.

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The entire hospital is depending on a proposal I've yet to finish and need to present at 8:30.

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It's 7:30.

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It's 7:37.

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I'll have you on the road in ten minutes.

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Come on, you don't want to go into your meeting all tight and stressed out, do you?

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That's yours.

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- It's House.
- Ignore it.

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It says "emergency page."

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I said ignore it.

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Sweet.

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I'm sorry. It's hard to pace yourself when you've been thinking about it for ten hours straight.

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That's great.

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Now I'm late, stressed out, and frustrated.

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- Sorry. If you give me a minute, I can--
- It'll wait.

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You can do it.

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Do what?

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www.gwedynn.com

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I thought you were coming in at 7:30.

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Rachel woke up with a fever and then I... just couldn't get here any sooner.

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There's a problem in the pharmacy.

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Hey, boss lady!

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You don't answer emergency pages anymore?

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Tell them all I'll be by as soon as I can and tell him I assumed it was either

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about the wolf again or the procedure I refused to approve yesterday.

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Turned out it wasn't a resistant staph, but I still say that if it had been, infecting him with malaria--

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Seriously, House, I don't have time for this.

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- You're lying.
- I have a meeting in 20 minutes.

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Not talking about your meeting.

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I'm talking about the phone call.

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I didn't ask what you were talking about, because I don't care.

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I was with your boy toy on a stakeout last night.

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You were with Lucas?

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He needed someone who could diagnose a soft tissue injury from across the street.

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Apparently he doesn't know any good doctors.

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Or the ones he does know actually have lives outside of work.

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Things got a little slow, so we made some wagers.

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One being whether I could get you to stop the miscegenation with an emergency page.

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- What made you think we'd--
- He said you guys do it every morning.

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Everybody lies. Remember?

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- So you weren't actually--
- Good-bye, House.

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I'm gonna need a definitive answer before any money changes hands.

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Sorry to interrupt, but the GRC called about the budgets,

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the pharmacy is still waiting, and your 8:30 just arrived on campus.

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He should be here in ten minutes.

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Figured this would be the one day he comes early.

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Can you proofread this for me?

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When are you gonna find your own assistant?

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Not today. Thank you. I'll be back in five.

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Dr. Cuddy.

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I know we're usually fine with two CS reps, but I want a few extra hands today just in case.

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And have IT recheck the network.

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I don't want to hear later that the new lines can only dial out or the computer crashed.

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- What's going on?
- Hopefully nothing.

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Just make sure you're ready if people start calling.

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You wanted to see me?

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Hey, Dr. Cuddy. Yeah, uh,

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I wanted to let you know there's a problem with one of the orders that came in last night.

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Which is?

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They sent double the amount of meds we ordered.

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Did you call and ask why?

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Yeah. They insist it's not a mistake.

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So fax them the original PO.

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Yeah, that's what I was planning on doing, but, um... I can't find it.

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Actually, I can't find any of them.

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Oscar, I don't have time to straighten out your paperwork. Where's Stan?

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He doesn't get in till 9:00 and it's actually not my paperwork.

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It's Gail's paperwork, and she's out sick today.

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So put it on her desk and let her figure it out when she comes back.

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- All right, but it's not my problem if--
- Oscar, not today, okay?

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Was it the whole shipment or just one med?

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It's just one.

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- Vicodin?
- No, 25 milligram ephedrine tablets.

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What?

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Call Gail. Tell her I want to see her in my office ASAP.

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But she's sick.

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This place is full of sick people. Just get her in here.

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Dr. Cuddy, your 8:30 is waiting in your office.

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Now.

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Oh, I got to make a quick trip upstairs.

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Can you get the guy in my office a cup of coffee? I'll be right back.

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I've gotten you coffee before.

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What's wrong?

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It's freezing in here. I can hardly feel my fingers.

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Please tell me you didn't send a 911 page to tell me the heater's broken.

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It's not broken.

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House bribed the physical plant to turn on the AC so I'd hurry up.

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So hurry up.

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This man's abdomen is wide open.

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His core temp is down to 95.

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Fine. I will deal with it.

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- You better or I'm gonna file--
- I don't care what he told you.

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Turn it back up now.

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Thought you had an important meeting.

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You're an idiot.

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What are you gonna do the next time one of your patients needs a liver transplant?

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Go talk to Wilson about something completely unrelated and see what happens.

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Mystery infection guy is now covered in boils and has an abscess big enough to put your fist in.

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He needs to get into an OR tout suite.

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Hourani will be done soon.

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Good.

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I'll have some hot chocolate waiting.

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Marina, hey.

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How's she doing?

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She vomited?

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Give her some more ibuprofen and put her in the bath for a bit.

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And call me in a half an hour if it doesn't go down.

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Sorry, Marina. I have another call.

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Just call me in a half an hour either way.

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What's up?

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Tell him I'm halfway there.

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He's the one who insisted on the early meeting.

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I-- all right, I'm coming.

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Morning, Eli. Sorry about the wait.

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Oh, it's all right.

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I hear you got a sick kid.

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Yeah, I know what that's like. Or I should say my wife does.

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So you guys ready to give some ground so we can make this deal?

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Why would we do that?

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We've been going at this for eight months.

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Soon as you decide to get reasonable.

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I'm the one that's unreasonable?

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You've taken weeks to respond to every proposal I've presented.

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Atlanticnet insurance is the largest healthcare provider in New Jersey,

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and you're not the only hospital whose contracts are up.

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So is your team ready to come back to the table?

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Yeah. We're not going to.

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This is our final offer.

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We're willing to go with a capitated structure,

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but we need at least 12% increase in reimbursements across the board.

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Well, the good news is I can give you a quick response.

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Not a chance.

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But as always, nice talking to you.

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Say hi to your sister for me.

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If you don't accept the offer, we're gonna terminate the contract.

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Gonna be hard to keep this place open if all your patients have to pay cash.

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Princeton Plainsboro is the smallest hospital in our entire network.

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- We're also the best.
- Doesn't matter.

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We are responsible for covering 13 million people.

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We don't have enough cash to buy them all Maseratis.

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I know what you paid Bergen, Newark Beth Israel, Robert Wood Johnson--

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'Cause they have leverage.

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You can be expensive or small, but you can't be both.

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I've engaged Jones/Curtin to handle the PR, and I'm prepared to make the announcement at 3:00 PM today.

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First lesson every good poker player learns is don't get emotional.

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You don't have the cards.

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And the sooner you realize that, the sooner a reasonable contract will get signed.

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You have until 3:00 PM to change your mind.

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I always did like your style.

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Gonna be sad to see you go.

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They're waiting for you in the conference room.

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Thanks.

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Uh, take this up to the call center and tell Claudia to give one to each CS rep

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and to start going over the answers to each question.

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Okay.

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And under no circumstances is any of this info to go outside that room.

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The scripts are numbered and I want a list of every person she gives one to.

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- Got it. Anything else?
- No.

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If you really wanted to make a deal, you should have ditched the push-up and gone with a demi.

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Nothing makes a guy wanna close like high beams.

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What have you heard?

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Your meeting with the weasel lasted less than five minutes,

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which means you either agreed to a completely sensible 30-day extension

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or one of you issued a completely ridiculous ultimatum.

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Oh, goody. You or him?

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- Me.
- Way to go, boss.

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- You just said it was ridiculous.
- Ridiculous to make. Fun to watch.

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As long as it's not just a bluff.

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Please tell me it's not a bluff.

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It is not a bluff, and it is not ridiculous.

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Just because we're not some huge--

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Mr. Pluta started hallucinating before we could put him under.

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His BP is plummeting. He has an elevated heart rate.

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Looks like congestive heart failure.

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Interesting.

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I don't care how interesting it is. You are not infecting him with malaria.

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Since when is malaria a cure for heart failure?

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It's not.

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It's not congestive heart failure.

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It's gotta be one of the...

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Just got off the phone with Hourani.

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I'm sorry, Dave. I don't really have time right now--

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Think I had time to listen to him go for 20 minutes about the damn temperature in the OR?

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I took care of it.

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It's not an "it." It's a "him" you need to take care of.

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You got the entire staff catering to House's every whim,

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and I can't get approval to hire a replacement for the surgeon he stole from my department?

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A doctor I only took on in the first place because of pressure from you.

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So you didn't want Chase, but now you're pissed you can't have him?

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You want to convene a search committee and start looking for a new chief of surgery?

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No, Dave.

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Then you better stop spending all your time putting out his fires and start doing your damn job.

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There a problem with Dr. Thomas?

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No, just refereeing a dispute about the OR.

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So we don't yet have a contract with Atlanticnet.

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We gave you an extra week and you assured us you'd have a deal by today.

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We could have a deal, just not the deal we deserve.

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So what do you want, approval for an extension?

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We've been at this for eight months.

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An extension isn't gonna change anything.

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So what's your plan?

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I presented a final offer.

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I told them that we would agree to a capitated structure if they increase reimbursements by 12%.

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A final offer? What does that mean?

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If they don't accept it by 3:00, we're gonna terminate.

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Are you out of your mind?

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If we don't accept Atlanticnet insurance, we'll lose 80% of our patients.

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We'd be lucky to last three months.

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We're not asking for anything they can't afford.

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Their last offer was a 4% increase and you're demanding 12.

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They're paying even more at some places.

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Units that have lower ratings than ours.

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In a perfect world, that would definitely matter.

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Sanford, they're all about growth.

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And they know they don't get new customers by marketing themselves as the biggest.

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They do it by claiming they're the best, and they can't do that if their patients can't come to us.

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What was Morgan's reaction when you told him?

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He didn't give in, but he will.

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I told him I'd make the announcement at 3:00.

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He'll call back before then.

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They need us.

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No, we need them.

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We need each other.

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The negotiation is your responsibility, so we can't stop you if this is what you want to do.

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But just so we're clear, if we don't have a contract with Atlanticnet, you're not gonna have a contract with us.

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Guess who didn't show up for clinic duty?

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Oh, don't tell me.

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The guy with all the boils needs a liver transplant.

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No, his doctor needs a nap. You want me to try to find him?

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- You really need him?
- I need someone.

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I have cancer.

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Why do you think you have cancer?

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I don't think I have cancer. I know I have cancer.

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I had surgery to remove a malignant polyp in my colon six months ago, and now it's spread to my liver and lymph nodes.

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So you're under the care of an oncologist?

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Yeah, but he won't give me the prescription I need.

245
00:16:06,630 --> 00:16:08,190
Do you need more painkillers?

246
00:16:08,190 --> 00:16:11,510
No. I need breast milk.

247
00:16:13,060 --> 00:16:14,130
Human breast milk?

248
00:16:14,130 --> 00:16:16,830
Yes. It has cancer-fighting qualities.

249
00:16:16,830 --> 00:16:20,280
Well, in newborns, it's been shown to reduce future risk.

250
00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,380
No, in adults with cancer too.

251
00:16:22,380 --> 00:16:25,030
I've read studies.

252
00:16:26,710 --> 00:16:31,030
Look... I even know a place where I can buy it.

253
00:16:31,030 --> 00:16:34,950
I just need a prescription so I can get reimbursed by my insurance company.

254
00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,830
They said they'd reimburse the cost of breast milk as a cancer treatment?

255
00:16:39,830 --> 00:16:44,390
They reimburse prescriptions, so if you write me a prescription, then they have no choice but to pay.

256
00:16:44,390 --> 00:16:47,420
Well, actually, they have a choice.

257
00:16:47,420 --> 00:16:49,910
What are you, some type of shill for the insurance company?

258
00:16:49,910 --> 00:16:51,130
No.

259
00:16:51,130 --> 00:16:56,720
Look, I've been paying premiums for 30 years, and I've never been sick a day in my life till this happened.

260
00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,700
Now I can't work.

261
00:16:58,700 --> 00:17:00,560
I got no money.

262
00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,230
And you want to help them screw me over?

263
00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:03,110
I'm not screwing you over.

264
00:17:03,110 --> 00:17:04,940
- Well, then give me the script.
- It won't help you.

265
00:17:04,940 --> 00:17:06,220
- Will it hurt me?
- No, but--

266
00:17:06,220 --> 00:17:11,140
Okay, so it won't harm me and it won't harm you, but it's this insurance company--

267
00:17:11,140 --> 00:17:12,130
This is not about insurance.

268
00:17:12,130 --> 00:17:15,200
Then give me the damn script.

269
00:17:20,660 --> 00:17:25,280
I'm sick. I need help.

270
00:17:26,790 --> 00:17:29,160
I need something.

271
00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,150
I'm sorry.

272
00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,260
Bitch.

273
00:17:46,570 --> 00:17:47,920
Anyone call?

274
00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,290
Yeah.

275
00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:53,930
The ER they said the vascular who's on call doesn't have privileges.

276
00:17:53,930 --> 00:17:55,680
Then why is he on call?

277
00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,330
Dowd's at a conference and got him to fill in.

278
00:17:57,330 --> 00:17:59,170
Be nice if he got somebody who can actually work here.

279
00:17:59,770 --> 00:18:01,120
Call Ereshefsky.

280
00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:02,310
Ereshefsky?

281
00:18:02,310 --> 00:18:04,090
- She's not gonna do it.
- She owes me a favor.

282
00:18:04,090 --> 00:18:06,200
She's still not gonna do it.

283
00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,650
All right.

284
00:18:08,650 --> 00:18:10,980
Oh, and there's a guy in your office. I think he's a lawyer.

285
00:18:10,980 --> 00:18:13,560
- Why is he in my office?
- Said he didn't want to sit around a bunch of sick people.

286
00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,870
I tried to stop him.

287
00:18:20,250 --> 00:18:22,790
Hi. I'm Dr. Lisa Cuddy.

288
00:18:22,790 --> 00:18:25,700
Ronald Westbrook. I appreciate your taking the time to meet with me.

289
00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:27,770
Hard to avoid since you're already in my office.

290
00:18:27,770 --> 00:18:30,800
Sorry about that, I just got over a wicked cold that didn't want to-

291
00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:34,160
- How can I help you?
- I represent Martin Acevedo.

292
00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:39,840
He's filed a suit against PPH and Dr. Robert Chase for performing surgery without consent.

293
00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:44,260
Yes, I saw that. I also saw the consent forms. They were all signed.

294
00:18:44,260 --> 00:18:48,820
Yes, but my client was assured that the procedure would just be a few minor sutures.

295
00:18:48,820 --> 00:18:49,970
Wait.

296
00:18:49,970 --> 00:18:52,530
Your client accidentally cut his thumb off with a table saw, right?

297
00:18:52,530 --> 00:18:55,020
- Yes.
- And Dr. Chase reattached it?

298
00:18:55,020 --> 00:18:56,580
Yes.

299
00:18:56,580 --> 00:18:58,640
You're saying he didn't want it reattached?

300
00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,880
No, he most certainly did not.

301
00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:07,420
His insurance only covered 60% of inpatient expenses, so he would only agree to the cheapest option.

302
00:19:07,420 --> 00:19:08,290
So what did you tell him?

303
00:19:08,290 --> 00:19:11,460
I said I'd sew up the skin over the exposed bone.

304
00:19:11,460 --> 00:19:16,530
Then I put him under, got his thumb from the paramedics, and reattached it.

305
00:19:16,530 --> 00:19:20,230
What's he gonna do? Tell the judge that I harmed him by reattaching a vital digit?

306
00:19:20,230 --> 00:19:24,410
Both he and the insurance company are suing to get out of paying the bill.

307
00:19:24,410 --> 00:19:27,630
- It's over $80,000.
- It was his thumb.

308
00:19:27,630 --> 00:19:31,160
I couldn't just let him toss it in the trash to save a few bucks.

309
00:19:35,060 --> 00:19:36,870
The pharm tech who called in sick is here.

310
00:19:36,870 --> 00:19:39,920
She's waiting in your office.

311
00:19:40,630 --> 00:19:43,590
He barely even looks at me anymore.

312
00:19:43,590 --> 00:19:45,660
We haven't had sex in months.

313
00:19:45,660 --> 00:19:48,600
You don't need pills to lose weight.

314
00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:52,280
There are healthier ways, legal ways.

315
00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,850
You don't understand how hard it is.

316
00:19:54,850 --> 00:19:58,300
Ever since our second child, no matter what I do.

317
00:19:58,300 --> 00:20:02,390
I just wanted to lose ten more pounds and then I was gonna stop.

318
00:20:02,890 --> 00:20:04,890
I'm sorry.

319
00:20:04,890 --> 00:20:10,300
- Forging pharmaceutical orders, stealing--
- Don't fire me, Dr. Cuddy. Please.

320
00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:12,300
I'm begging you.

321
00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:15,970
If Sam finds out, he'll divorce me for sure, and my kids--

322
00:20:17,020 --> 00:20:20,910
I will never do it again, I swear. Just give me a second chance.

323
00:20:23,140 --> 00:20:28,620
I won't report the theft to the DEA... but I have to fire you.

324
00:20:33,980 --> 00:20:40,000
Just take a few minutes to compose yourself, then go down to HR and they'll give you your last check.

325
00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,460
I've been a perfect employee for seven years.

326
00:20:43,460 --> 00:20:46,900
I know, but this is too big.

327
00:20:46,900 --> 00:20:49,690
I'm sorry.

328
00:21:09,980 --> 00:21:11,670
How's it going?

329
00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:16,070
Got three hours to save this place from bankruptcy, I just fired one of my best employees,

330
00:21:16,070 --> 00:21:19,540
and the woman taking care of my sick child isn't returning my calls.

331
00:21:19,540 --> 00:21:24,630
Rachel's gonna be fine, I'm sure whoever he or she is deserved it, and we're not going bankrupt.

332
00:21:24,940 --> 00:21:26,350
Are we?

333
00:21:26,350 --> 00:21:28,980
Don't worry. The board will fire me before they allow that to happen.

334
00:21:28,980 --> 00:21:31,270
They'd never fire you.

335
00:21:31,630 --> 00:21:36,390
I just told Atlanticnet insurance I'd terminate unless they gave us a 12% bump.

336
00:21:36,390 --> 00:21:38,540
They might fire you.

337
00:21:38,540 --> 00:21:40,320
Marina, hey, it's me.

338
00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,330
I haven't heard back from you. Can you call me as soon as you can?

339
00:21:43,330 --> 00:21:45,450
Thank you.

340
00:21:45,450 --> 00:21:46,960
You try Lucas?

341
00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,390
He's either sleeping or avoiding me.

342
00:21:49,390 --> 00:21:52,890
- You in a fight?
- Not yet, but we're gonna be.

343
00:22:01,700 --> 00:22:03,640
What do you think I should do about Atlanticnet?

344
00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,900
You're asking a guy who paid full sticker price for his last car.

345
00:22:07,380 --> 00:22:09,480
You ask House?

346
00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,650
He's a master manipulator who always gets what he wants.

347
00:22:12,650 --> 00:22:14,900
This situation is out of control enough already.

348
00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:17,900
House is the last person I want to get involved.

349
00:22:26,860 --> 00:22:28,240
Get out of my chair.

350
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:29,760
And the answer is no.

351
00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:33,300
You ever noticed how many porn sites have "mom" in the domain name?

352
00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:36,980
Hot moms, hungry moms, mature moms.

353
00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:39,500
That ought to make you feel pretty good.

354
00:22:43,260 --> 00:22:44,690
What do you want?

355
00:22:44,690 --> 00:22:49,830
Looks like boils, altered mental status, and heart failure was called by renal cell carcinoma.

356
00:22:49,830 --> 00:22:52,670
I need your signature to start treating it with malaria.

357
00:22:52,670 --> 00:22:54,150
Don't worry. I'm giving him chemo too.

358
00:22:54,150 --> 00:22:56,000
What is your sudden obsession with malaria?

359
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,800
Just trying to play my part cutting costs.

360
00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,950
Malaria is the simplest, cheapest method of delivering hypothermia.

361
00:23:01,950 --> 00:23:04,550
Right. The only money you care about--

362
00:23:05,250 --> 00:23:08,790
You bet someone you could use malaria as a diagnostic tool?

363
00:23:09,090 --> 00:23:10,520
That doesn't sound like me.

364
00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,060
Forget it.

365
00:23:12,060 --> 00:23:13,650
Okay, let me see if I've got this straight.

366
00:23:13,650 --> 00:23:16,690
A bet that puts one patient at minor risk is juvenile?

367
00:23:16,690 --> 00:23:18,160
And irresponsible and dangerous.

368
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:23,280
- But going all-in against Atlanticnet--
- Is not a bet.

369
00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,790
That is a carefully considered negotiating position.

370
00:23:27,750 --> 00:23:30,250
I'm gonna put this in your inbox.

371
00:23:30,250 --> 00:23:34,620
I just hope it doesn't get lost underneath all the other stuff you're carefully considering.

372
00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,200
Can you take a look at these per diem schedules? Let me know if you see any conflicts.

373
00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:45,200
Got it.

374
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,940
Oh, and Ereshefsky actually did come in.

375
00:23:47,940 --> 00:23:49,910
You catch her leaving a sponge in a guy or something?

376
00:23:49,910 --> 00:23:51,920
- Wasn't a medical mistake.
- What was it?

377
00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,590
Can't tell you now. She came in.

378
00:23:53,590 --> 00:23:55,020
Hey, Stan!

379
00:23:55,020 --> 00:23:56,730
Have you audited the ephedrine orders yet?

380
00:23:56,730 --> 00:23:59,430
- Why? You told me she confessed.
- Stan.

381
00:23:59,430 --> 00:24:01,490
- All right, yeah. I'll take care of it.
- Today.

382
00:24:02,950 --> 00:24:04,240
You know he's cussing you out in there now.

383
00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,490
I don't care as long as he does it.

384
00:24:05,490 --> 00:24:07,200
What a bitch.

385
00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:08,100
What are you doing here?

386
00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:11,560
Sounded like you were going to be too busy for lunch, so my specialty, spinach lasagna.

387
00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,770
Sure you didn't come looking for more people you could brag about our sex life to?

388
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:16,690
Okay. Sorry.

389
00:24:16,690 --> 00:24:20,120
From now on, I got nothing but bad things to say about our sex life.

390
00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:22,690
Or nothing to say.

391
00:24:22,690 --> 00:24:24,830
And what's going on with Marina? She hasn't called me back.

392
00:24:24,830 --> 00:24:25,990
She was gonna call.

393
00:24:25,990 --> 00:24:28,030
I told her I'd let you know everything was okay.

394
00:24:28,030 --> 00:24:29,630
So her fever broke?

395
00:24:29,630 --> 00:24:32,350
What exactly does that mean, "when a fever breaks"?

396
00:24:32,350 --> 00:24:34,990
Lucas, I'm very busy. Does she have a fever or not?

397
00:24:34,990 --> 00:24:37,000
That was gonna be your lunch?

398
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,210
And you didn't have breakfast either.

399
00:24:39,210 --> 00:24:43,540
No, she doesn't have a fever, and the rash was just, like, a little diaper rash.

400
00:24:43,540 --> 00:24:44,730
What rash? She has a rash?

401
00:24:44,730 --> 00:24:46,480
Little one.

402
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,150
Lisa, don't worry. I'm telling you.

403
00:24:51,570 --> 00:24:53,010
Come on.

404
00:24:54,470 --> 00:24:57,200
Oh, god. I must have grabbed Marina's cell by mistake.

405
00:25:02,130 --> 00:25:06,570
And I turned the ringer off on the home phone so I could sleep.

406
00:25:07,610 --> 00:25:08,710
What are you doing to me?

407
00:25:08,710 --> 00:25:10,130
I take it your deal's not done.

408
00:25:10,130 --> 00:25:11,560
Not yet.

409
00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,040
How about I take a quick look into the guy who's in charge of the negotiations?

410
00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,130
Or better yet, the CEO.

411
00:25:17,130 --> 00:25:19,710
If I get some dirt, you can use it as leverage.

412
00:25:19,710 --> 00:25:22,110
There's no time.

413
00:25:24,370 --> 00:25:26,820
How do you even find these guys?

414
00:25:26,820 --> 00:25:28,800
Thanks.

415
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:32,640
You should have seen the guy's face.

416
00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,790
I thought he was gonna have a damn coronary right there in the tee box.

417
00:25:35,790 --> 00:25:37,080
Excuse me.

418
00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:40,430
You're Keith Tannenbaum, CEO of Atlanticnet insurance, right?

419
00:25:40,430 --> 00:25:42,400
That's me. How can I help you?

420
00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:43,890
Well, actually, I think we can help each other.

421
00:25:43,890 --> 00:25:48,170
I am Dr. Lisa Cuddy, dean of medicine at Princeton Plainsboro.

422
00:25:48,170 --> 00:25:49,710
Oh, yeah.

423
00:25:49,710 --> 00:25:50,730
Well, how are you?

424
00:25:50,730 --> 00:25:52,110
Well, I'm a little unhappy.

425
00:25:52,110 --> 00:25:54,790
You're aware that our contract with your company is up this week?

426
00:25:54,790 --> 00:25:57,150
Yes, and we have a negotiating team that's working all that out.

427
00:25:57,150 --> 00:26:00,270
Princeton Plainsboro has the highest-rated ER in the state,

428
00:26:00,270 --> 00:26:06,040
the most advanced ICU, and the most innovative diagnostic medicine department in the entire country.

429
00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,100
Good to know. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to--

430
00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:14,390
While Atlanticnet insurance has a marketing budget that's more than our pediatric ICUs and transplant units combined.

431
00:26:14,390 --> 00:26:16,800
Your RGA sponsorship could pay for our walk-in clinic,

432
00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:22,300
and the money you spend to fuel your two private jets could fund our air ambulance service for the next three years.

433
00:26:22,710 --> 00:26:23,590
Your point being?

434
00:26:23,590 --> 00:26:27,470
Your growth may be good for your bottom line, but ours allows us to save lives.

435
00:26:27,470 --> 00:26:30,610
And I would rather not have to announce to the press

436
00:26:30,610 --> 00:26:35,550
how selective your company appears to be when it comes to cutting costs.

437
00:26:38,610 --> 00:26:40,870
Well, Morgan was right.

438
00:26:40,870 --> 00:26:43,640
You are one tough gal.

439
00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:51,870
You can portray me as a rich bastard in the press all you want, just as long as I stay rich.

440
00:27:03,430 --> 00:27:04,490
Stan is looking for you.

441
00:27:04,490 --> 00:27:06,460
- I'm busy.
- He said it's urgent.

442
00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,720
I don't understand how it's even possible.

443
00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,320
I've checked it twice.

444
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,440
- How much?
- Ten cases.

445
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,340
Ten cases?

446
00:27:18,340 --> 00:27:20,510
Going back three years.

447
00:27:20,510 --> 00:27:21,680
What the hell have you been doing, Stan?

448
00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,250
You're supposed to be managing this place.

449
00:27:23,250 --> 00:27:25,140
All the paperwork I signed was correct.

450
00:27:25,140 --> 00:27:27,350
She must have altered the orders afterwards.

451
00:27:27,350 --> 00:27:30,490
Didn't you ever cross-check it with the bills that came in?

452
00:27:30,490 --> 00:27:32,140
I delegated it.

453
00:27:32,140 --> 00:27:34,080
To whom?

454
00:27:34,740 --> 00:27:36,250
To Gail.

455
00:27:36,250 --> 00:27:38,500
Look, she seemed perfectly trustworthy. How was I supposed to know?

456
00:27:38,500 --> 00:27:40,420
- By doing your job.
- I'm sorry.

457
00:27:40,420 --> 00:27:41,850
Have you notified the DEA?

458
00:27:41,850 --> 00:27:43,880
- The DEA?
- Jeez, Stan. Hello!

459
00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:47,520
You don't steal $50,000 worth of pills because you want to lose weight.

460
00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,250
She's supplying a meth lab.

461
00:27:49,250 --> 00:27:51,180
Just get her back in here.

462
00:27:51,180 --> 00:27:53,310
- All right.
- Now.

463
00:27:58,380 --> 00:28:00,700
Oh, you ever want a job, trust me.

464
00:28:00,700 --> 00:28:02,680
He'll double whatever you're making here.

465
00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:04,560
Take it he liked my proposal.

466
00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,630
Enough to tell me to get my ass back over here today.

467
00:28:07,770 --> 00:28:09,270
Here.

468
00:28:09,550 --> 00:28:11,440
He's willing to go to 8%.

469
00:28:11,710 --> 00:28:14,190
- Eight?
- We were at four.

470
00:28:14,190 --> 00:28:16,590
Your board's gonna think you walk on water.

471
00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,430
I want 12.

472
00:28:21,490 --> 00:28:23,660
You're not gonna get 12.

473
00:28:23,660 --> 00:28:24,840
There's just no way.

474
00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,270
8% barely covers our cost inflation.

475
00:28:27,270 --> 00:28:30,310
But capitated structure should allow you to hold down inflation.

476
00:28:30,310 --> 00:28:33,560
And shifts all your risk onto us, which is why we deserve 12.

477
00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,250
Lisa, come on. The guy who mows my lawn makes more than my kid's teacher.

478
00:28:37,250 --> 00:28:39,640
Hell, the two guys whose lunch you interrupted could get fired,

479
00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:43,470
and their severance would be more than most of their employees make in a lifetime.

480
00:28:43,470 --> 00:28:47,070
It doesn't have anything to do with what you deserve.

481
00:28:48,030 --> 00:28:50,390
This is it.

482
00:28:52,950 --> 00:28:54,740
Take it or leave it.

483
00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,720
- What are you doing?
- Know any good transplant surgeons?

484
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,480
Turns out his kidneys aren't the only thing failing.

485
00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,000
And I know what you're thinking.

486
00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:36,080
But malaria wouldn't destroy his liver that fast, especially since we never infected him.

487
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,540
I thought you said--

488
00:29:37,540 --> 00:29:41,950
Apparently Foreman now thinks that he has the authority to overrule my orders just because the FDA wouldn't approve.

489
00:29:41,950 --> 00:29:43,480
Don't worry. I'll deal with him.

490
00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,000
If you could just talk to Hourani--

491
00:29:49,150 --> 00:29:51,290
What would you do?

492
00:29:51,700 --> 00:29:53,390
If you paged me during sex?

493
00:29:53,390 --> 00:29:56,890
About the contract with Atlanticnet.

494
00:29:56,890 --> 00:30:01,770
I got them to come up to 8%, but we should get at least 12.

495
00:30:01,770 --> 00:30:06,130
It's all numbers. Do the math and nothing else.

496
00:30:06,130 --> 00:30:08,490
It's not about my pride. It's about the principle.

497
00:30:08,490 --> 00:30:10,570
They're trying to screw us over because we're small.

498
00:30:10,570 --> 00:30:11,430
That's what they're supposed to do.

499
00:30:11,430 --> 00:30:15,780
They should be pressuring other hospitals to be more like us, not trying to make us more like them.

500
00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:18,320
It's stupid.

501
00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:22,120
Putting your job on the line in an effort to stamp out stupidity isn't?

502
00:30:23,730 --> 00:30:25,550
You would.

503
00:30:25,820 --> 00:30:27,140
Probably.

504
00:30:27,140 --> 00:30:32,310
But then I also wanted to try to cure cancer by infecting a guy with malaria to win a $50 bet.

505
00:30:32,310 --> 00:30:34,870
You really want to be like me?

506
00:31:01,090 --> 00:31:06,640
As you know, for the past eight months, we've been trying to renegotiate our contract with Atlanticnet insurance.

507
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,850
It's been a difficult process, but I wanted to let you all know

508
00:31:09,850 --> 00:31:13,620
before we made the formal announcement that as of 5:00 PM today,

509
00:31:13,620 --> 00:31:16,970
our contract with Atlanticnet will be terminated.

510
00:31:16,970 --> 00:31:20,930
We've doubled the number of customer service representatives in our call center.

511
00:31:21,150 --> 00:31:24,900
Current patients will still be allowed to remain in our care for 30 days,

512
00:31:24,900 --> 00:31:31,170
but starting tomorrow, we will no longer be accepting patients with Atlanticnet health insurance.

513
00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,190
Come on, Marina. Pick up the phone.

514
00:31:45,900 --> 00:31:47,760
I'm busy.

515
00:31:50,930 --> 00:31:52,130
We found a liver match.

516
00:31:52,130 --> 00:31:53,470
All right.

517
00:31:53,470 --> 00:31:55,460
Get him prepped. I'll straighten things out with Hourani.

518
00:31:55,460 --> 00:31:58,010
Hourani's not the problem. House is.

519
00:31:58,010 --> 00:31:59,890
Now he wants Chase to do the surgery.

520
00:31:59,890 --> 00:32:01,610
To prove to Hourani he doesn't need him?

521
00:32:01,610 --> 00:32:04,860
To prove to Thomas that Chase was his department's best surgeon.

522
00:32:04,860 --> 00:32:06,180
And what does Chase want to do?

523
00:32:06,180 --> 00:32:07,030
Chase wants to do the surgery.

524
00:32:07,030 --> 00:32:08,350
And you don't want him to do it because?

525
00:32:08,350 --> 00:32:09,900
- I don't care who does it.
- So what's the problem?

526
00:32:09,900 --> 00:32:13,150
In order to get our patient into the OR, we have to get him on the surgery schedule.

527
00:32:13,150 --> 00:32:17,410
In order to do that, we need someone to put him there who neither House nor Thomas can overrule.

528
00:32:32,810 --> 00:32:34,830
What?

529
00:32:35,170 --> 00:32:36,690
Would you rather I go back on Vicodin?

530
00:32:36,690 --> 00:32:38,120
She's not massaging your leg.

531
00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,910
She will... eventually.

532
00:32:40,910 --> 00:32:44,650
Why am I the only person here who cares what happens to this hospital?

533
00:32:44,650 --> 00:32:47,790
Get off your ass and get your department under control.

534
00:32:47,790 --> 00:32:50,090
At least for the next few days.

535
00:32:50,090 --> 00:32:56,770
Gonna take longer than a few days for a company the size of Atlanticnet to start feeling the squeeze of your PR campaign.

536
00:32:57,170 --> 00:32:58,040
If they ever do.

537
00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,480
And you know this how?

538
00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,470
From all the time you've spent researching them and their other contracts?

539
00:33:02,470 --> 00:33:03,780
The way they handle their press relations?

540
00:33:03,780 --> 00:33:06,140
I know they have a NASCAR team.

541
00:33:06,140 --> 00:33:09,740
Despite what you may have learned at Hebrew school or from Jimmy Cliff,

542
00:33:09,740 --> 00:33:14,220
sometimes the bigger they are, the harder they kick your ass.

543
00:33:21,950 --> 00:33:23,520
I'm not trying to be greedy.

544
00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:27,320
But he's also not interested in being forced into a medical bankruptcy.

545
00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,110
Mr. Acevedo, I am sorry you're having financial difficulties.

546
00:33:31,110 --> 00:33:33,750
But because of us, you still have a thumb.

547
00:33:33,750 --> 00:33:36,150
I assume that's something a carpenter might need.

548
00:33:36,150 --> 00:33:40,780
And I assume you didn't ask for this meeting so you could lecture my client.

549
00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:42,530
You have insurance.

550
00:33:42,530 --> 00:33:46,890
But by filing this suit, you've caused us to get paid nothing by them either.

551
00:33:46,890 --> 00:33:47,950
That's not our problem.

552
00:33:47,950 --> 00:33:51,920
Actually it is, since he's responsible for any expense we're not reimbursed.

553
00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:56,200
But if you drop this suit and make it clear that Dr. Chase was acting in your best interest

554
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,390
when he reattached your thumb, then we'll be able to resubmit the claim.

555
00:33:59,390 --> 00:34:03,520
And you'll cover his deductible, attorney's fees, and 50 grand for pain and suffering?

556
00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:09,750
Actually, I was thinking more like we'd cover half his deductible, which means you'd only owe $16,000.

557
00:34:10,410 --> 00:34:11,620
You mean you want him to pay you?

558
00:34:11,620 --> 00:34:14,560
Yes. Do you have any idea how much it costs?

559
00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,390
How many years it takes to train someone in microsurgery?

560
00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:20,890
We gave you back your life.

561
00:34:20,890 --> 00:34:22,250
You can still work.

562
00:34:22,250 --> 00:34:24,350
You can button your own shirt, hold a fork.

563
00:34:24,350 --> 00:34:26,890
Martin, let's go.

564
00:34:26,890 --> 00:34:29,570
I'm sorry. I know I should pay.

565
00:34:29,570 --> 00:34:32,650
But I just can't.

566
00:34:32,650 --> 00:34:34,210
I still cannot work.

567
00:34:34,210 --> 00:34:36,330
I'm already underwater on my house.

568
00:34:36,330 --> 00:34:38,950
And I have two kids with braces.

569
00:34:39,430 --> 00:34:41,810
You think you'd be in better shape without a thumb?

570
00:34:41,810 --> 00:34:44,850
Right now... financially?

571
00:34:44,850 --> 00:34:47,660
Yeah. I would be.

572
00:34:49,340 --> 00:34:50,660
Well, so would we.

573
00:34:50,660 --> 00:34:54,210
But when you came in, we didn't think about that, we just took care of you.

574
00:34:54,210 --> 00:34:56,820
Made sure we did whatever you needed to get well.

575
00:34:56,820 --> 00:35:00,200
Yeah, right, all you doctors care about is healing.

576
00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,830
That's why there's all those BMWs and Porsches in the parking lot.

577
00:35:02,830 --> 00:35:05,110
- Damn it.
- Come on, we're out of here.

578
00:35:05,110 --> 00:35:06,410
We'll see you in court.

579
00:35:06,410 --> 00:35:08,690
You're right, you will.

580
00:35:08,690 --> 00:35:10,640
You still have a thumb because of us.

581
00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,630
And like everyone else in this world, we don't work for free.

582
00:35:13,630 --> 00:35:14,950
We earn this money.

583
00:35:14,950 --> 00:35:17,350
And if we have to take your house to get it, we will.

584
00:35:24,950 --> 00:35:26,110
What's going on?

585
00:35:26,110 --> 00:35:28,240
I think they're fighting.

586
00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:31,150
Out of my way, now. Out of the way.

587
00:35:33,210 --> 00:35:34,890
What the hell is going on?

588
00:35:34,890 --> 00:35:36,860
I told them to use their words.

589
00:35:47,230 --> 00:35:49,590
That pharm tech is back. She's in your office.

590
00:35:50,020 --> 00:35:52,270
You, there. You, over there.

591
00:35:52,270 --> 00:35:55,370
I don't wanna hear a word out of either one of you until I get back.

592
00:35:59,170 --> 00:36:00,260
You lied.

593
00:36:00,260 --> 00:36:01,510
So?

594
00:36:01,510 --> 00:36:04,140
What're you gonna do about it?

595
00:36:04,510 --> 00:36:07,740
Well, for one... notify the DEA.

596
00:36:07,740 --> 00:36:11,200
Good. I'm sure they'll be very interested to hear how doctor House forced me

597
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:16,900
to help him steal the meds and the administrator who he's having sex with has been helping him cover it up.

598
00:36:17,650 --> 00:36:19,830
You really think you can lie your way out of this?

599
00:36:19,830 --> 00:36:21,840
Yeah, I do.

600
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,690
Anything else you wanna know... bitch?

601
00:36:33,460 --> 00:36:35,790
- The hospital board's chairman wants to speak to you.
- Tell him I'm busy.

602
00:36:35,790 --> 00:36:38,180
- I did, but he--
- Tell him I quit.

603
00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:19,370
You owe Lucas the money.

604
00:37:20,460 --> 00:37:23,060
We were having sex when you called.

605
00:37:28,010 --> 00:37:31,910
The breast milk guy finally found a doctor to give him what he wanted.

606
00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:35,890
If it works, it's way better than malaria.

607
00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,200
It was worth a shot.

608
00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:48,220
I... I thought they were the ones bluffing.

609
00:37:49,560 --> 00:37:52,730
No way they'd let us terminate.

610
00:37:55,470 --> 00:37:58,090
They're not gonna fire you.

611
00:37:58,090 --> 00:38:00,510
And you're not gonna quit.

612
00:38:01,860 --> 00:38:04,070
Why not?

613
00:38:05,090 --> 00:38:07,640
Because you're an idiot.

614
00:38:08,370 --> 00:38:10,320
This place needs you.

615
00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:13,080
And that matters to you.

616
00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:21,150
What do you think of that pharm tech?

617
00:38:21,150 --> 00:38:23,380
- Gail.
- She's a sociopath.

618
00:38:23,380 --> 00:38:24,700
You knew she was stealing meds?

619
00:38:24,700 --> 00:38:25,450
No.

620
00:38:26,670 --> 00:38:29,570
But have you seen the way she opens the mail?

621
00:38:29,570 --> 00:38:32,330
Why didn't you ever tell me?

622
00:38:32,330 --> 00:38:34,820
Figured it might come in handy one day.

623
00:38:46,670 --> 00:38:48,260
Gail, I like you.

624
00:38:48,260 --> 00:38:49,680
I always have.

625
00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:54,270
And I know you must've gotten sucked up into a situation you weren't able to control.

626
00:38:54,270 --> 00:38:57,100
Really, is that what happened with you and House?

627
00:38:57,780 --> 00:39:02,250
I'm not gonna back down just because you threaten to smear me.

628
00:39:02,670 --> 00:39:07,030
Now, if you agree to tell the truth, there are things I can do to help.

629
00:39:07,630 --> 00:39:11,820
Think about your husband, your kids.

630
00:39:11,820 --> 00:39:15,320
I know you're a good person deep down inside.

631
00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:20,620
You can't completely hide everything about yourself in seven years.

632
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,460
You're an idiot.

633
00:39:25,460 --> 00:39:30,120
I started stealing from here six months after you hired me.

634
00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:33,550
You still don't even know the half of it, and you never will.

635
00:39:33,550 --> 00:39:36,660
You wouldn't have even found out about this if I hadn't gotten sick.

636
00:39:36,660 --> 00:39:39,720
And you aren't as tough as you think you are.

637
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:43,680
There's no way you'd let this job get taken away.

638
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:48,610
And if I go down... you're going down.

639
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:07,660
Can you tell Stan to give this to the DEA agent when he comes by.

640
00:40:07,660 --> 00:40:08,830
A flower?

641
00:40:08,830 --> 00:40:10,170
Yeah, Lucas gave it to me.

642
00:40:10,170 --> 00:40:11,890
I thought he might come in handy one day.

643
00:40:11,890 --> 00:40:15,680
I started stealing from here six months after you hired me.

644
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:16,930
Nice.

645
00:40:18,210 --> 00:40:20,760
Least I came out on top once today.

646
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:21,740
Where you going?

647
00:40:21,740 --> 00:40:24,590
To hand the board my resignation.

648
00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:28,120
Hopefully whoever they hire to replace me can still get the 8%.

649
00:40:33,230 --> 00:40:34,550
Marina!

650
00:40:34,550 --> 00:40:37,590
I've been trying to get in touch with you all day.

651
00:40:38,230 --> 00:40:40,820
All right, I understand.

652
00:40:40,820 --> 00:40:43,320
Just how is Rachel?

653
00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:45,610
And the rash?

654
00:40:45,940 --> 00:40:47,020
Great.

655
00:40:47,020 --> 00:40:49,000
I'll be home early--oh!

656
00:40:51,300 --> 00:40:52,950
Perfect.

657
00:40:54,110 --> 00:40:56,760
You bitch.

658
00:40:58,530 --> 00:41:01,190
I didn't think you'd actually do it.

659
00:41:01,190 --> 00:41:03,610
I told you I would.

660
00:41:03,610 --> 00:41:06,750
Call the dogs off.

661
00:41:08,820 --> 00:41:11,260
You got your 12.

662
00:41:11,870 --> 00:41:14,650
Congratulations.

663
00:41:18,870 --> 00:41:19,950
Yes! Yes!

664
00:43:03,070 --> 00:43:04,150
You gonna get that?

665
00:43:04,150 --> 00:43:05,950
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