Another end to ER
Its raining, outside the ER
Carter looks at her: Dr Greene, are you coming?
Rachel smiles: I am coming, I am coming...
Rushing into the ER with that patient on the gurney
Carter: Chaz, give her a hand, come lets go people! Let's move!
Chaz: She is just a first year med man.
Carter running both hands on the gurney
Carter: Well she is like you daughter of a legend, her dad was Mark Greene, that counts for something now run!
Chaz looks at Rachel and smiles
Chaz: Ok, come on I ll show you the ropes around lets save a life, Dr Carter
Carter: He needs an IV, Chaz call the Burn Department and we need more O negative and
Chaz: Ok, got that, I am on it
Chaz is on the phone in Trauma 1 making a call to order more blood from the internal blood bank.
Carter: Rachel, go find Junie, we need her in here, this guy has only a chance to survive if he gets the best care, I need another pair of hands!
Rachel runs away to find Junie
EMT: Police told me he has 3 kids, mother died 3 years ago, would be good if he
Carter: Oh my god, people lets hope we can save him! I need Brenner in her now, somebody please get him!
Rachel comes back with Junie right behind her
Chaz to Rachel from the phone, he is still on hold with Burn Unit
Chaz: Your dad was an amazing guy!
Rachel: So was your brother Pratt, Elisabeth told me he was great in his first year.
Chaz smiles and talks to the Burn Unit on the phone.
Dr. Brenner: What have we here?
Carter: Burn Victim male, 45% of his body is burned, he has a collapsed lung, we are pumping fluids and blood, he is critical, he might have further internal bleeding
: He hasn't got a
Carter: 3 kids, mother died 3 years ago
Dr. Brenner: Ok let's try it! Junie, I need more saline and
Junie: I am on it!
Chaz: Burn Unit can't take him
Dr. Brenner: What?
Chaz: They
Dr. Brenner: Get me some ice, where is the heart monitor?
Carter: Sir, can you hear me?
Patient tries to speak
Carter: You are in a hospital but we are trying everything to save your life please hold still, we are giving you morphine that should help with the pain ok?
Patient: Kkkk
Carter: We will call your kids and try to organize something for them, you will be ok!
Carter to Junie: Let the morphine run faster, I don't want him to suffer more than necessary. Where are the x-rays?
Dr. Brenner: Rips 3, 6 and 8 are broken, elbow left, and left ankle. We need to get down his temp too
Heart monitor is beeping
Carter: Code blue, where is the tube? I need the paddles
Junie: On
Carter: Charge them to 200
Junie: 200
Carter: Away from the table and shock
Junie: Nothing!
Carter: 300, shock!
Junie: No
Brenner: We should let him go.
Carter looks at Rachel then to the patient, he know he cannot let him die.
Carter whispering: Not tonight, 350
Junie: Shock
Monitor is beeping again and Carter smiles
Carter: And he is back, let's move him to the OR.
All are working on the patient, moving out of the room into the elevator.
A few hours later in the reception area
Carter to Rachel: And how do you feel? First life you helped saving, I remember my first patient and the feeling when your dad was able to save him.
Dr. Benfield: She should feel terrible because she is not a doctor, not yet working in this hospital and...
Rachel: I just observed, I really, I just observed and it was wonderful. Dr. Carter saved this man's life and it was really
Carter: She did great and it was close but we saved the guy, he has 3 children, it might take a while but he will be ok, I am proud and I think Mark would be too!
Morris: She did well, I saw that and I got to run, Brenner I am off, keep an eye on Chaz and Rachel because I am out meeting Claudia for dinner and maybe, maybe I ll find the courage to ask her to marry me today, she is the one, I know it...
Morris storms out and grabs another donut from the tray, Dr. Ross comes through the revolving door smiling being himself...
Dr Ross: I bet she did great exactly like Mark always did his best to be there for his patients...
Carter looks surprised goes over and hugs him
Carter: Doug Ross, what are you doing here in this city? I thought you lived in Seattle happily married with kids, dog and a great home! Man its good to see you!
Elisabeth: I called him, hi Rachel, Carter, I am so
Carter: You re back wow, I thought you wanted to go back to the hotel and sleep and fly home tomorrow.
Doug: Carol got the chance to be transferred from Seattle to Chicago and I couldn't resist...
Carter interrupting: Who does she work for now? I mean transferred, why transferred back to Chicago?
Doug looks guilty because he knows that he has some explaining to do. After 5 years the feeling of guilt is coming back to him, although he meant well this time and knows he did the right thing.
Doug: UNOS, Carol works for UNOS man and
Carter: Oh my god, oh my god, I was recently transplanted and
Doug looking even guiltier
Doug: Yes, it was a coincidence, Chicago always rings a bell and when, when I, I had her call and I needed and it was you and...
Carter: Doug, what is going on here?
Doug starts sits down and starts crying, the tears he was supposed to shed when he left, everything is coming back to him.
Doug: Carol will be back here helping and she also wanted to work a few shifts in county. When I found out that you were the doctor in Chicago that got the kidney I sat down and thought that this was a sign to come back and be here again, help and work with people I actually like and who know me, the good and bad Doug Ross. The one I wanna be again, not the clean one, the real one, me that is having a beer with you guys and not white wine in some fancy restaurant. Believe me, not that good, not that good.
All laughing and Elisabeth continues
Elisabeth: I had this list, stupid list and I remembered the wall, the people I worked with and when Rachel said that the only hospital she would work for is this one where her daddy worked his final days I remembered something, something I thought would be worth changing places again ...
Doug: She called me in the middle of the night and I sat down and although I love Seattle and I have the twins and everything it's, I called the babysitter and took the next flight immediately, I knew that this was the only way and
Elisabeth: We realized that working here was the greatest time of our lives, maybe not in the ER but here in Chicago at County and so I drove down with Rachel and saw you and then the Centre, I wanted to come back to get my old job but now, now that
Elisabeth starts crying as well while Carrie storms in
Carrie: Is the Carter Centre still in the need of a tough but brilliant boss?
Elisabeth hugs her deeply lying in her arms
Carter: It is but you are supposed to be on the plane to Miami, what has gotten in to you? I mean into you all?
Carrie: Good, I am in then. Note me down, I am jobless from tomorrow just told them that I hate sun and that I wanna sweat blood again and it's here where I belong. Realized that the minute I paid the driver at the airport and then I told him to get his butt back behind the wheel and drive, hey stop crying Elisabeth, my make-up still looks ok for once...
All laughing again
Carter: So that's why you all...
Elisabeth: Well, when the rental I got didn't start right way. Well you all know that I believe in signs and Peter helped me to call the rental company and then I realized something, that I belonged here and even if the weather and anything was horrible like transport and traffic and wind, I love this city, like I loved London when I was a child.
Peter rushes into the ER.
Peter: Guys, you got yourself a new surgeon, hey Elisabeth you re really here. I am so glad you decided to stay.
Elisabeth: Hey Peter!
Peter smiles and knows that this time Elisabeth wont get away and that in time everything will be exactly like it was always supposed to be, both working side by side.
Peter explains: Just told North western that they are great but that they will never be County and that they could kiss my ass and saying that I got to run, I already talked to Lucian, with Neela gone they need a new surgeon and I lowered my salary a bit for this old building. Hey Rachel you are coming with me, we got some work to do.
Carter: Sounds wow, wow that took some guts.
Peter: Sounds like the old days, Rachel Lucian is waiting and we need to fix a few of the burn victim guys, or are you too tiered? Come on!
Rachel: I don't think I am allowed to do this but I would love to, I mean
Peter to Elisabeth whispers: I will look after her and later we will talk.
Rachel still sits there and looks at all the doctors the doctors that used to work with her father.
Peter: Little Lady move your ass now, patient is waiting, already sedated, you wanna be a surgeon or not?
Dr. Benfield to Rachel: You can go, she is your responsibility Dr Benton watch her!
Rachel rushes out of her chair
Rachel: Coming, this day so great and Elisabeth thank you and Dr. Carter, Susan, I am so
Peter and Rachel are rushing away
Carrie: She is such an amazing girl!
Elisabeth: She is and she always was. Did you guys know that 1 month after I left County Rachel moved in with me and Ella leaving her mother behind?
Carter: Really? I didn't know that but it doesn't surprise me.
Elisabeth: Yes, she never wanted to become a lawyer, she was always her dad's child!
Dr Benfield looks at Elisabeth, knowing that everything will be ok now.
Dr. Benfield: I knew Mark for only a short amount of time but I think that's what Mark would have wanted, she is his blood, I realized that the moment I saw her but we shouldn't tell her that, I ll let her work here, she will do great Carrie...
Dr Benfield smiles and leaves the group telling nobody her secret. Elisabeth is beaming with pride, Rachel is amazing and she always loved her like her own daughter
Elisabeth: She is like all of us, a real doctor through and through, I said to myself that I can teach here as well and that, this is so. I mean my head is spinning and I need to plan a lot of things but I am so sure that this is the right thing for me.
Carrie: The Carter Centre is the perfect opportunity I think for all us, we can give back, work together and be together, I never found friends like you guys...
Doug: I agree. We can do studies, experiment, cure and reach breakthroughs by helping patients and by being together without going through the whole process that hospitals sometimes have in asking thousands of people when you know something is just right either for you or the patient!
Carter: So you all wanna work for the Carter Centre knowing that it's not sure that it survives because I can only afford to finance it for one year more or less...
Doug: Oh you were always the rich guy but hey you built the thing and we never treated you differently and you are
Carter: No you never let me buy all rounds of coffee, oh thanks man...
Doug: Oh well
Carter laughs: I never thought you all would be here, I thought I would have to start begging docs in this hospital to volunteer her time and work for me, I mean the centre hasn't got reputation yet, just a name and there are so many institutions and clinics and names out there, I mean are you guys sure about that? You are all leaving good paid jobs.
Doug looks at him: I know and that is true but this is home. I took the next plane when Liz called and the minute I touched ground I knew I was right to come here, even the coffee tastes the same...
Doug looks around, nurses rushing to patients, the ER clears, its early morning.
Doug: It's good to be home.
Doug takes a deep sip out of his plastic mug and bites into a donut, Carter pads his back
Doug: My god I am crying again, I am getting old. The Carter Centre is a great thing I even would have worked as a simple ER doc, now I want that corner office that every big dude gets.
Doug grins because he knows Carter will give it to him just for old times' sake.
Carrie intervenes: No, mine already too it old guy. I saw it when Carter gave us the tour this morning and you don't even know what it looks like.
Doug: Oh come on, you don't need that much light and space. Carrie
Carrie hits him
Carrie: You don't know that it has all this and why
Doug: Hey you are used to work in confined spaces. You just need a shoe box. I need light to...
Carrie: I want the best clean and simple! End of story! And you just wanted to work as a simple ER doc and
Carter: Guys, guys, one is on the left side and one right. Don't start to behave like children...
Doug: Old Carter always trying to make everything right, ok I get the one with river views...
Carrie: Deal, the other one is bigger anyway!
Carter: So you guys really wanna do that? Working practically for me, I was your student and I learned a great deal from all of you, I want this to work out, I want it to
Elisabeth interrupts him with a smile on her face.
Elisabeth: I called the Chicago University; we will work closely with the ER and later the Carter Centre, funding could come from there as well!
Carter: How could you arrange that? I mean, you didn't know that I
Elisabeth: I thought you would never reject help and made some calls and rang people out of bed, believe me I can do a lot when I am on it and I knew Rachel would love every minute here
Carter nearly cries: So this is really happening
Elisabeth: Yes, I continue teaching, have an eye on Rachel and work shifts in order not to lose my practical skills at the end I am a doctor and doctors are supposed to save lives and treat patients and not just to teach and work in administration.
Carrie: And I would love to organize everything and work a shift or 2 shifts as well if you agree, I mean you said yes to the corner office but...
Carter: Sounds great to me! I think with women like you there is not a doubt that the Centre will survive. Thanks Carrie!
Carrie: Well, I will try my best!
Elisabeth: Me, too!
Carter looks at Doug: Do you wanna be head of the new paediatrics department in the...
Doug smiling: Oh I thought that was clear already when I asked for the corner office and I gotta pick a personal nurse, what about the blonde one right there, good butt byth...
Dough touches Sam's butt who walks by Sam in an instant reaction slaps him in the face and everybody is clapping
Sam: What was that? And who are you some kind of idiot? How dare you touching my...Carter, who is he? Call security, the guy
Carter: I am really sorry Sam but this is Doug Ross he used to work here and had every nurse in town before married Carol Hathaway. Now we all thought he is settled but it doesn't seem that way. I am sorry for what he did! And I
Doug: Hey! I am a grown-up, you don't have to apologize for me! I can do that for myself, I am sorry but I couldn't resists and fell back in my old habits.
Junie: I don't think you are a grown-up, Carol will be furious Doug!
Doug: Hey for one time, can you please not tell my wife what I did?
Junie: Sorry but nurses always stick together!
Doug: Great this means no sex for a week. Thanks Junie!
Junie grins: You're welcome, you should think twice before doing something like this again then you don't have to suffer!
Sam has a bright grin on her face.
Doug: I am sorry Sam, ok? Besides that, would you be interested in working for me?
Carter: Don't think twice Sam. Say yes, he is a great guy, brilliant doctor although he needs some manners!
Elisabeth: The best for kids Sam!
Carter: You are not gonna regret it and
Sam: Hey, what is that? Are you trying something here?
Carrie: Sam, do it. He is one of the best in this country although he needs some manners around nurses thought you were taught better Doug after all those years...
Sam: Ok, ok, I am gonna do it but I have to warn you, left wing is even stronger, can you keep that in mind doc?
Doug: Oh yes!
Sam: Great then we have a deal!
Sam and Doug shake hands!
Doug: Thanks!
They continue to shake hands until Sam lets got and leaves.
Doug: What a woman, my god, she must be fantastic in...
Carter: She is like Carol so be careful what you do around her!
Doug: Why did you think I chose her? Saw that immediately! My infamous intuition with women, still have it.
Carrie: Sam will be great for you Doug and county will miss her but working for the centre might give her more time with her son, she has a son does she?
Carter: Yes, his name is Alex!
Susan comes out of Trauma 3
Susan: Hey Carter, this was so great thank you! Working in the ER feels amazing and...What are you guys all doing, Doug and Elisabeth, Carrie...
Carrie: Staying! We are all staying.
Carter: Meet the new boss of the Carter Centre!
Susan: Wow that's, can I hand in my application right now? And, my god the old crew and I thought I was the only one that had this idea...
Carter: Already accepted, would you work for the centre and county?
Jerry: Guy in 3 needs a hand!
Susan: Perfect and of course, let's go then, Carrie thanks, Carter! Thank you, I need to... !
Tony: She is a great doc showed me a triple bow to stop bleeding in a vein, hadn't that much fun in years, she is a wonderful woman, can we keep her, please? I mean not just for one night but for
Carrie: We know she is brilliant and yes, I think she will be your new boss Tony, I will talk to Anspaugh and now go...
Tony and Susan are seen leaving to help a patient
Carter: So we are all back with the children and friends, where we belong! See tomorrow, I need some sleep I guess!
Carter is thinking about Cam, realizing that it's over and that he needs to be with somebody else, he smiles and leaves the ER while the rest of the crew dissolves!