At the Carter Centre
Carol: Hey Doug, do you have anything you need for the great opening?
Doug: Yes, besides you of course!
Doug kisses her
Carol: Oh come on, I will be here all the time! County is close and I am sure that you ll get patients in that need transplants...
Doug: Yes but we are not working together anymore, I mean do you remember the times when you and me were
Carol: Yes but we had to go through some rough patches to become what we are now. Hey we see each other every day and you have 2 great nurses and got yourself a fantastic assistant so don't be sad that I can't be here every day to pamper you!
Doug: Pampering me? When are you pampering me?
Carol laughs: At home?
Doug: Well..
Doug kisses her again: Shouldn't we, the couch just go delivered.
Carol: Later...
Doug: Aren't you jealous?
Carol: Theses times are over, you have grown and I know how much better you work when you are surrounded by good-looking woman than guys. It brings out the charmer and you become better so for medicine that's better and as Junie and Sam are great friends and Julia is like a daughter, I am not jealous!
Doug: Great! Can you stay? Finished for today?
Carol: No, I ll have to go pop over to country.
Doug: What happened?
Carol: A mother of twins died...
Doug: I heard, that's the reason why I got Julia.
Carol: The father is donating the organs.
Doug: Sounds fantastic and very gracious of him.
Carol: It is, but Susan asked me to talk to him and I might help him to find a nanny or something like this. He has three boys, the new twin girls; you know how difficult that is...
Doug: I know, but you
Carol: I am ok with it. It's just this goes more to my heart more than others. Our girls are happy to have us, imagine I wouldn't
Doug: You did
Carol: I did but see that why I like to talk to him.
Doug: Go, I ll pick you up later!
At the ER
Carter: Mr Ghandi, may I talk to you for a second?
Mr Ghandi: Of course.
Carter: I am Doctor Carter and I am Julia's boss and
Mr Ghandi: I heard and I am doing it!
Carter: You are doing what?
Mr Ghandi: I am old, ill but not deaf. The walls talk, Dr. Lewis spoke with me, I am doing chemo, I am doing that at your new centre!
Carter: Really? I mean, what made you. I had this speech and now you are agreeing to it just like that?
Mr. Ghandi: Yes and that's what it's there for isn't it? To treat people in a human way even when they are about to die!
Carter: Yes it is and
Mr. Ghandi: She can see me every day, she can help me, watch me and my friends can come over and visit. It's not as big as the hospital here; it's more like a hospice but not quite like it. I thought about going to a hospice but this is better, a bit like a hotel, and I thought. Not everybody who goes there will be delivered to the cemetery, that gives me that tiny hope and maybe a few more day on this earth for the people that love me.
Carter: No, wow, I am speechless.
Mr. Ghandi: See, that's why I am doing it. I ll get my own room and she can come and look after me, I come and go whenever I want a bit like a hotel room...
Carter: What made you change your mind? Is it because
Mr Ghandi: It's the last thing on earth I can do for another human being! It's my good deed!
Carter sits down on his bed
Carter: Do? In which way do you mean that?
Mr Ghandi: Influencing a great doctor and woman to continue practise medicine and to make her belief that she might not be able to save everybody but that she can try and that sometimes wonders do happen, I ll live a bit longer for her, not that bad...
Carter: You might suffer but we can do something about that and, wow
Mr Ghandi: I don't think so and I if so, if through me she is able to save one more life, than my life and all the suffering, it was worth it!
Carter: You are a great man, thank you!
Mr Ghandi: Thank you Doctor Carter, can you help me with the treatment and tell her where I am as soon as everything is open?
Carter: Of course, of course
Carter gives him a hug
Mr Ghandi: That wasn't necessary
Carter: Oh it was...
Mr. Ghandi: Good, then ask somebody to prepare my room.
Carter: I am on my way.
At the Carter Center
Carrie: Carol, oh are you free?
Carol: For two seconds
Carrie: I just wanted to tell how first thing
Carol: What?
Carrie: I am replacing Anspaugh in 2 years!
Carol: Really?
Carrie: Yes and it will be great to have the Carter Centre and Country under my wings...
Carol: Yes, yes it will be congratulations.
Carrie: Thanks and your man is doing great as well. Did you see, he surrounded himself with beautiful women?
Carol: He did but Junie will keep an eye on him and Julia well one good doctor who can help treating the little ones.
Carrie: Yes, it was a bold move from Carter but like always I mean I saw her, I saw the look in her eyes. She never wanted to quit, she just needed a break from all the blood and tears.
Carol: That's why I am not working in the ER anymore.
Carrie: Well I think Carter created a pretty good team and with doctors taking extra shifts I mean I love the challenge of coordinating all that...
Carol: I know, you always did that and that is why you came back!
Carrie: Do you think we gonna make it?
Carol: Yes, with Carter idea of taking deadly ill patients in and letting them pay for it.
Carrie: An idea he hadn't had without Julia. Having a hotel for people that are ill but don't want or cant show it. A place for them to rest, for those who don't want their loved one to see them die in their own bed and who don't want to be in a hospice for month. Where people that are treated go out alive, that gives them an illusion of being the one where wonders happens.
Carol: He is a genius.
Carrie: Yes, but that's in his genes, believe me this Centre will be profitable and I just got your organisation to agree to give me some funding.
Carol: Really?
Carrie: Yes, a new doctor will coordinated a long-term study with people that live with donated organs...
Carrie: Carter is taking part isn't he?
Carrie: Yes!
Carol: He is one hell of a guy!
Carrie: He is, so I need your help with
Carol: Don't worry, I am on it!
Carrie: And there is more.
Carol: More?
Carrie: Yes, Carter told me that he wants the Carter Center to be open for those traumatised by an ER experience.
Carol: I like that thought.
Carrie: Me too. Those who make it need us. And with the plastics we are going to have money for all the charity projects, for the people on the street, homeless
Carol: It sounds like dream.
Carrie: It will be, you ll see.
The next day at the Carter Centre
Julia: Mr. Ghandi you are
: I am here, I am your patient and you have take care of me.
Julia: I will
Mr. Ghandi: I have to admit, this room is beautiful and I can have friends over whenever I want, there is the little park on the roof top and the gym
Julia: You are going to use the gym?
Mr. Ghandi: Of course, everybody here is sick so it doesn't matter if I look pretty or not.
Robert Mr. Ghandi partner comes in
Robert: Well I think you still do
Mr. Ghandi: Thanks sweetheart
Julia: I am sorry but I have to
Mr. Ghandi: Dont worry, I ll know that stuff you put into my veins will do me good.
Julia: I hope
Julia puts a needle into his arm
: My dear what do you think I should order today?
Julia: I always loved Italian food.
Mr. Ghandi: That is a wonderful idea, can I have to phone please.
Julia puts a band aid on his arm and hands him the phone
Mr. Ghandi: Are you staying?
Julia: No, Dr. Ross is waiting for me but I will come back.
Mr. Ghandi: Good, than I am just ordering for 2 but you are going to miss something.
Julia: What are you ordering?
Mr. Ghandi: I am going for linguini al oilio and a salad nicoise plus a little tarte de limone and for Bob tiramisu
Bob: Pizza sweetie, one with anchovies for me.
Mr. Ghandi: Of course and onions of course
Bob: Yes
Julia: It sounds so tempting
Mr. Ghandi: Can I have a glass of wine?
Julia nods: One glass
Mr. Ghandi: Thank you.
Julia hugs him spontaneously: Thank you for fighting.
Mr. Ghandi: Well, I think maybe I am having a chance afterall be together with Bob a bit longer and try to teach you a few things or two.
Julia: Teach me?
Mr. Ghandi: You ll see
Julia leaves her patients room
Bob: This was good
Mr. Ghandi: The centre is beautiful, more like a hotel and you can stay and we can close the door whenever we want.
Bob: It is a beautiful idea
Mr. Ghandi: I think we should give a bit of the money to the centre and fund something for our friends
Bob: They have to wait for the money...
Mr. Ghandi: Yes, yes and I think longer and longer, I am not doing it only for Julia but for you. More time for you and me in an atmosphere that doesn't hurt.
Julia runs into Dr. Carter on the hallway
John Carter: Julia
Julia puts on a little smile
John Carter: Are you better?
Julia: I think
Carter: You think? What did you do?
Julia: I took a longer shower, very hot and went straight into bed. I slept 14 hours, I got up, had a coffee and bagel for the first time in months at home, I went for out for run
John Carter: But it was raining
Julia: Yes but that was good and I went to get dressed, met Doug Ross and Mr. Ghandi, you did this, why?
John Carter: Because I saw talent in you. I talked to Dr. Benett and Susan Lewis and we agree that only because of have feelings you shouldn't quite. The ER is tough and sometimes not for everybody and you needed a break and we all need that sometimes and the Centre needs good doctors.
Julia: But Ghandi
John Carter: I told him about my transplant
Julia: You
John Carter: Yes, kidney 6 months ago.
Julia: Wow, you look
Carter: I am healthy and you can call me John, ok? You are part of the circle.
Julia: It sounds very secretive
John: No, its just a group of people that belongs together. I am happy that you are willing to risk that, I mean you are in the middle of everything.
Julia: Well, you were very convincing but you didn't answer my question.
John: True
Julia: So? Please, I mean
John: I built this centre or more the rooms but the people here filled it with ideas.
Julia: What do you mean by that?
John: Well in order to get more funding we thought that people might be happy when they do experimental treatment that they feel like in a hotel. For them it's like a vacation and they pay for it, that way we able to found project like helping the homeless or kids in school etc.
Julia: But he is going to
John: I spoke to him and he thinks that what I am doing is great. We will have another project that he is going to fund that helps gay people in all age groups from protecting themselves against HIV when they are teens, to help them find a job in the medical field after that adopting a child or help them in case their partner is sick and family makes problems.
Julia: It sounds like a dream.
John: He should tell you about his career he is a sociology professor in Berkeley since the 70s.
Julia: He lived in San Francisco?
John: He moved here 5 years ago because he felt that the big one would come.
Julia: You mean the big earth quake?
John: Yes but I think that was just an excuse because Bob his partner is from Chicago and has family here, I think he moved here out of love.
Julia: That sounds so wonderful.
John: I will give you the time to talk to him.
Julia: You really believe in me and him and that I am able to do a good job?
John: Yes, now go. Doug is waiting for you.
Julia smiles: He is a great guy and I think a wonderful teacher.
John laughs: Julia, you are not the only women that I have heard saying that.
Julia: If he wouldn't be married, he, sometimes, I mean yesterday I thought he can read my mind, he is so understanding and his hands.
John: I am leaving, go up but
Julia: Don't worry, Sanchez is more my type but as a teacher, I mean
John: He was mine and I learned a great deal from him so I know what I am talking about and he is a great guy with a heart on the right place.
Julia: Yes, I am
John: See you around.
John smiles to himself knowing that his strategy is working for Julia.
John walks up to the top where he meets Carrie
John: Carrie, what are you doing here?
Carrie: Same as you
John: So you are fascinated by what's possible.
Carrie: Yes and by your insight.
John: Julia?
Carrie: Did you know that she graduated top of her class at John Hopkins?
John grins: I might have checked that before I talked to her, yes.
Carrie: So you
John: You don't graduate that good when you are not destined to work in the medical field.
Carrie: True, so that is the reason why you
John: She thrives; she thinks Doug is a little David thou.
Carrie: She is
John: Totally teacher student relationship but she admires him a great deal and Mr. Ghandi
Carrie: The cancer patient?
John: Yes, he is not only our patient but as well the famous Berkeley Sociology professor.
Carrie: He is Antoine Ghandi?
John: Yes, the one and only.
Carrie: Why do
John: At the moment I don't know why I deserve this much luck.
Carrie: Well you suffered a great deal through years, you deserve everything.
John: Thank you for saying that.
Carrie: My pleasure, let's sit down here and let me tell you about my plans.
John: I am all ears!
Carrie: Carol and I discussed
In the ER
Susan: Rachel, I need you in Trauma 3
Rachel: Coming
Susan: Get me 5 litres of 0 negative
Rachel takes the phone and Susan shakes her head
Susan: No, get down to the blood bank and run if we want this patient to survive that is the only chance he has.
Rachel storms out of Trauma 3
Junie: Let's see how long she takes
Susan: You know that is unfair
Junie: Yeah, but a good training lesson
Susan: True and she told us that we shouldn't treat her like anybody else.
Junie: Yeah!
At the Center
Carter: I never thought it would be like that.
Doug: You created that.
Carter: Yep and I know some days I will miss working in the ER.
Doug: Yes but then you just pop over and work a shift or two.
Carter: Yes, you know I really missed having you guys around.
Doug: Oh I know, already feels great to be back. Julia is great, I will love working with her and Sam, she reminds me so much of Carol.
Carter: Yes but she isn't Carol and you have two wonderful girls so be a good guy and keep your hands off Julia, ok?
Doug: Hey I am a grown-up married man.
Carter: Yes, but you are still Doug Ross.
Doug: Of course, so let me tell you about my first day with her. I have to say she is great with kids, with the parents as well.
Carter: I hoped she would be.
Doug: Let me tell you, I mean there was this kid today and it was so afraid of injections. Parents told him to hold still and the situation got out of control, there was screaming but then Julia got the situation under control. She got the parents out of the room and went to the playroom with the kid, it was a girl and she showed the little girl on the doll that injections are necessary and then everything was easy because the doll got it and the little girl was then prepared to do it herself.
Carter: See...
Doug: She is really something
Carter: Graduated top of her class from John Hopkins
Doug: Really?
Carter: Yes and a talent like this I thought should stay in medicine.
Doug: Oh absolutely.
At the ER
Carol: Hey Junie
Junie: Carol hey,
Carol: How is it going?
Junie: Good, at the moment thank god its too cold for people to come into the ER.
Carol: Winter, that is what I wasn't really missing in Seattle. But everything else I really missed.
Junie: Donut?
Carol: Yes! So how you guys doing here?
Junie: Good, the old crew coming back. Fantastic!
Carol: You think its
Junie: I think everybody who left grew up and Doug, Carter, if Mark only lived and could see Rachel running around the ER like he did. He would be so proud, and she is so talented.
Carol: Marks genes.
Elisabeth comes in half heard the last bit
Elisabeth: Yes but I hope as well a bit of my teaching.
Carol: Elisabeth, hey
Elisabeth: Hey, what are you doing in here?
Carol: Oh I forgot the real reason why I am here, one of the organ donors is been transported here.
Elisabeth: Transported?
Carol: Yes, yes because, he was living in an assisted living facility, lying in a coma
Elisabeth: How old is he?
Carol: 27
Elisabeth: How
Carol: Motorcycle accident, the parents decided after 10 years its time to let him go.
Elisabeth: I am impressed
Carol: So am I and its not like they did gave up hope. It was more that the activity in his brain was going down more and more and then one day the mother decided that its time to let go and called UNOS.
Elisabeth: Wow, doing that after 10 years.
Carol: I think that is the time she needed to say goodbye and she told me that she had hope especially in the first years.
Elisabeth: I think she is doing an honourable thing now.
To be continued...