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Summary for "Chicago Hope," the Premiere 5 pageAaron tries to help Marcus by telling him how he's been paralyzed too since the shooting. But he realized after talking to Jeffrey that even if he didn't operate again he would be loved, and so would Marcus if he didn't walk right away. It's OK to be weak and need somebody else. Aaron massages Marcus' legs, and he can feel it. He starts to move them. Marcus is no longer paralyzed, and neither is Aaron. TOP Facts: Song: "High Hopes" - There are two artists who perform this song: Frank Sinatra, it can be found on his album Best of... TOP Quotes: KADALSKI: How are you feeling? PHILLIP: Listen, if you're going to snap, Aaron-- TOP Transcripts: Aaron asks if he could talk to Marcus alone: 7. "Genevieve and the Fat Boy" In Short: Dr. Geiger performs a risky heart operation on an overweight mob killer who's a key witness for the FBI. Two weary residents plot a practical joke to get even with the dour Dr. Geiger. The budding relationship between Dr. Shutt and Dr. Antonovich takes an unexpected turn. Guest Starring: Margaret Colin (as Dr. Karen Antonovich), Kristen Johnston (as Dr. Wendy Smythe), Ron Karabatsos (as Anthony Pelicanto), Deirde O'Connell (as Ellen Wheeler), Taylor Nichols (as Dr. John Bradley), Jon Favreau (as Dr. Tim Carney), and Christopher Curry (as Special Agent Tom Jerryman) Story: Michael Nankin and Dennis Cooper TOP Summary: Karen is watching over one of her young patients and singing to him when Aaron walks in. She's getting off soon, she tells him. That's exactly what he wanted to hear. They go to Aaron's office and start kissing; Karen pushes Aaron onto his desk. Then Karen starts laughing--first Aaron laughs too, then wonders if he's doing something wrong. He realizes something's wrong with her when she starts laughing hysterically and then seizes. Karen has an MRI done, she protests that she doesn't need it. Jeffrey has to treat an obese mob boss, Anthony Pelicanto, who's a witness for the FBI. Aaron tells Camille there is something going on between him and Karen. He's glad that it hurts her a little because he still loves her. Jeffrey barely speaks to Pelicanto. Aaron tells Karen she has multiple brain metastasies, and its inoperable. She doesn't want to try drugs; Aaron tells her they have to try. Jeffrey has a run-in with Pelicanto. A group of disgruntled residents form a plan to get back at Geiger, who is continually hostile towards them They're going to put a horse in his office with a note attached saying next time it will be just the head. Camille bonds with Karen. Karen says that she always thought that later she'd have time for a life, and now she doesn't have that chance. She hasn't lived, so how can she die? One thing meant something to her, though--a horse named Genevieve. Jeffrey blows up at Pelicanto, who tells him he could easily have him killed but he won't because he's a pro. And he knows when Jeffrey cuts him open he's a pro too. Aaron witnesses Karen having an episode. Jeffrey sees Pelicanto playing with his grandchildren but is unmoved. Aaron tries to tell Karen how he feels about her but she won't let him speak. She makes him leave after telling him she wants to be DNR. Pelicanto tells Jeffrey he's testifying for the FBI for his daughter and grandchildren. Geiger doesn't want to aid Pelicanto in being able to feel good about himself. Camille takes Karen out to a club to cheer her up. When she starts dancing she collapses again. Phillip chews Camille out for discharging Karen. Camille tells him she just wanted to make Karen's death nice. He understands. Pelicanto starts coding on the way to the OR and Jeffrey has to do the surgery right in the elevator. It goes fine...considering. The residents bring the horse in, but it gets away and runs down the hall. Camille is having trouble keeping Karen comfortable. Aaron enters and tells her to turn up the morphine. He says goodbye. The horse finds its way to Karen's room. It reminds her of Genevieve. She sings, and slowly closes her eyes. TOP Facts: TOP Quotes: KAREN: Flattery will get you everywhere. JEFFREY: If somebody comes to give you a test, it's because I told them to do it. If there's a given doctor there, it's because I want them there. See that light? It's shining because I said let there be light.
JEFFREY: Oh that's real smart. I'm going into your chest with sharp instruments and you decide to offend me. There's a lesson in common sense, isn't there?
Pelicanto: Am I going to make it to testify? 8. "Death Be Proud" In Short: A 12-year-old girl arrives for surgery to correct a severely cleft palate and suffers serious complications from another birth defect. A young nurse interferes in Dr. Shutt's care for the comotose Dr. Antonovich. Guest Starring: Margaret Colin (as Dr. Karen Antonovich), Robin Lively (as Maggie Atkisson), Jamie Rose (as Det. Stacy Halmora), Stephen Elliott (as Judge Harold Aldrich), Diane Venora (as Dr. Geri Infante), Allen Garfield (as Dr. Ray Kadalski), Ken Lerner (as Jonathan Saunders), Christine Avila (as Mrs. Pertierra), and Jon Favreau (as Dr. Tim Carney) Story: Dennis Cooper TOP Summary: Camille tells Aaron that Karen is still alive, even though she was put on a morphine drip. Aaron tells Nurse Atkisson to turn up her morphine. She's wary--that would kill her. She tells Phillip. It has to go to the ethics committee now. Jeffrey finds someone parked in his spot; Kadalski tries to calm him down. It's Geri Infante, a former med school colleague and foe of his. She tells him she's taking a job at Chicago Hope as head of Plastics. Jeffrey complains to Phillip, who explains an expanded plastics department will bring in a lot more money. Jeri treats a young third-world girl, Juanita, who has a severely cleft palate. Camille tells Maggie euthanasia is done humanely, but it's not supposed to be talked about. Now that she's said something to Phillip, Karen can't die quietly. Danny asks Maggie out for coffee. Jeffrey sees Geri doing a press conference and is disgusted. Saunders, the HMO guy, comes back to complain that Karen isn't dead yet. Camille tells Aaron that if he slept with Karen he shouldn't be the one trying to up her morphine. The board won't let Aaron help Karen. He tells them he'll get a court order. Saunders asks Aaron to have Karen transferred to a Texas hospital that will up her morphine. Aaron says OK, but Phillip doesn't. Alan offers to go to court for him. Juanita starts having more problems and Jeffrey has to operate on her. Aaron tells Judge Aldrich that Karen would have wanted the morphine. Aldrich says he can't allow doctors to decide who shall live and who shall die. Alan tells him that if he gives Aaron a court order euthanasia would be brought out into the open and therefore could become better monitored. "Wrong again, pipsqueak." Saunders tries to present his case; Aldrich makes him declare he's a toad. He denies Aaron's petition. Jeffrey encounters numerous unexpected problems during surgery. Juanita dies. Aaron laments that there's no one to mourn for Karen. Yes there is, Phillip tells him. Juanita's mother thinks her plastic surgery was done before she died so she can rest in peace. Jeri doesn't want to tell her. She tells Jeffrey this is why she went into plastics--she doesn't want to deal with people dying. Jeffrey tells her she has to tell the mother the truth. Jeri says she'll handle it. Karen finally dies. Phillip rails against Aaron, Camille, Maggie, and Alan, saying he wont have an autopsy done, but if he finds out someone upped her morphine he'll take it to the DA. Danny and Maggie do it in the hospital. Jeffrey finds Geri doing the plastic surgery on Juanita. He lends her a hand. Aaron says goodbye to Karen. Phillip tells him he's not looking for suspects, he just has to prevent a pattern. It's best to just assume God decided it was time to take her. "Oh my God" Aaron gasps--he realizes it was Phillip. Juanita's mother says goodbye, knowing her daughter won't die cursed. Geri and Jeffrey reach a kind of peace. TOP Facts: TOP Quotes: JEFFREY: Did you do it? AARON: Women find all kinds of ways to leave me.
Geiger to Infante: "You can get into a lot of trouble operating on the dead. I know. I've done it." 9. Summary for "Heartbreak" From bevsouth@aol.comMon Mar 20 00:44:43 1995Date: 19 MAR 1995 17:19:00 -0500 From: BevSouth Newsgroups: alt.tv.chicago-hopeSubject: Summary, 1-1-95 (repeated 3-6-95) CHICAGO HOPE, Season 1, Episode 1.9, "Heartbreak"Written by Michael NankinDirected by Bill D'EliaOriginal air date, January 1, 1995; repeated March 6, 1995 PRELUDE: HEY, ROOKIE!Dr. Arthur Thurmond enters his OR, and he isn't happy about it (apparentlyhe doesn't enjoy operating right after lunch). Camille Shutt introducesThurmond to Sarah Jane Petty, a new nurse who is doing her first scrubever; grumpy Thurmond's attitude won't help. As Thurmond waits for SarahJane to pass him the first instrument, she freezes, and Camille finallyhas to walk her through the steps. Thurmond ultimately demands that SarahJane leave the OR, which she does, in tears. PLOT ONE: THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER.Rabbi Taubler, the man who married Aaron and Camille, is about to have aheart transplant. To the Rabbi's comment that "marriage seems to beagreeing with you two," Aaron sadly tells the Rabbi that they areseparated. The Rabbi is surprised, but quickly recovers, saying "Ithappens to the best of them. This was the best of them, I thought." WhenAaron answers, "So did I," Camille glares at Aaron, and the room becomesvery quiet. Breaking the uncomfortable silence, Camille assures the Rabbithat he'll get the royal treatment, and Aaron tries to soothe his fearswith the news that Jeffrey Geiger is the best surgeon, the absolute best.Unbeknownst to Aaron, though, Geiger has asked Dr. Danny Nyland to do theprocedure, his first transplant. The Rabbi is moved into the OR, where Camille promises that she'll see himin the morning. Calling for the music to begin, Geiger tells Nyland thathe's on. An alarmed Camille finally learns that Nyland is doing theprocedure. When she reveals that the patient is a friend of hers andcontinues to argue, Jeffrey becomes even more stubborn, saying "I am incharge in this room, therefore what I say goes. Are we clear?" As Camillewatches nervously, the first incision is made. Alan Birch and Detective Stacey Haloran are in the theater observing, asAlan grows more agitated. Phillip Watters joins them, and Alan asks if heknew that Nyland would be doing the transplant, but that detail appears tobe news to everyone except Geiger and Nyland. Stacey, now dismayedherself, wonders if the patient knows that Nyland is performing his firstheart transplant, and Alan answers that the patient certainly does notknow. Asked if a patient doesn't have a right to know if his surgeon hasdone such a procedure before, Alan responds, "Certainly not. What patientwould consent to that?" In the OR adjoining Geiger's, the donor heart has been harvested as Geigerand Nyland have removed Rabbi Taubler's heart. Camille goes to get thedonor heart and is handed the basin containing the organ, but as shereturns to Geiger's OR, a medical technician knocks a stack of suppliesfrom a shelf by the door, which hit the basin, which overturns, dumpingthe heart on the floor. It slides to the opposite side of the room, whereanother technician kicks it back across the room underneath and behind asupply cart. Alan, in the operating theater, is stunned: "Oh my God! Oh myGod! This is NOT good! Where did it go?" The unflappable Geiger simplysays, "Somebody? Go pick the heart up?" As Billy Kronk pulls the heavy cart away from the wall without damagingthe heart anymore, Nyland crawls on the floor trying to reach it. Finallythe heart is retrieved, and Geiger assures his team that they'll be fine,telling them not to panic and playing down any concern he might have. Aterrified Camille brings the basin bearing the donor heart to Geiger,waiting for him to remove it, reluctant after the earlier disaster, butJeffrey instructs her to take it out and hand it to him, which she finallydoes. The transplant is completed, but when the heart is taken off bypass, it isfibrillating. Geiger shocks the heart with the defibrillator paddles;nothing. The defibrillator is cranked higher, and he shocks the heartagain; nothing. He shocks the heart once more and a sinus rhythm returns,to everyone's relief. As Geiger is ripping off his surgical gown andgloves, he reminds his silent team that no one is at fault and that whathappened in the OR should stay there. Camille, dejected, leaves the ORfollowed by Nyland, who is trying to reassure her that the dropped heartwasn't her fault. She explains to Danny that she didn't mean to bedoubting him, but he is apparently untouched by her lack of faith in hisability. Something has gone very wrong with the Rabbi though. His blood pressurehas dropped, and he's in full arrest. While Camille performs CPR, Geigerrealizes that he's bleeding internally, then decides to open the Rabbi'schest right there in the CCU. Shoving Camille out of the way, Geiger cutsthrough the bandages, then into the Rabbi's chest, retracting the ribs.The Rabbi can't be helped, though, and he dies. Camille is devastated;leaving the room, she leans against a hallway corner to support herself asAaron passes by, pausing for just a moment to look at her and walkingaway. Geiger, following behind him, stops and tries to convince Camillethat the Rabbi's death had nothing to do with what happened. As Geigerlater tells the Rabbi's family, "He was 76 years old . . . [the] rate ofsuccess especially at his age is marginal at best. We were all hoping tobeat the odds." Camille, talking with Phillip and Alan, discovers that they have decidednot to reveal the fact that the heart was dropped, justifying theirdecision with the explanation that it had no medical effect. They alsobelieve that telling the family would only compound their grief. Camilleis angry and charges them with a coverup, but it's more her guiltyconscience than true outrage. Learning that Rabbi Taubler's body is being used to teach medical studentshow to intubate patients, Camille and Nyland insist that the instructorstop using the Rabbi's body as a teaching tool. When Nyland asks if she'sstill feeling guilty, Camille responds, "How can I not? Everything on theline and I pull a Bill Buckner with the heart. How can I not? You?" Dannyis also downhearted, "My first transplant. I'm 0-for-1." A young woman is in labor, about to give birth, with Camille as her coach.The baby is finally born; the doctor hands the baby to Camille, who turnsand drops the baby. DEKE! It was all a dream. But Camille wakes up to anightmare: she's in Nyland's bed -- with Nyland! Realizing what time itis, Camille jumps out of bed, telling Danny that she is supposed to meetAaron at the Rabbi's home for pre-shiva and that she's terribly late. Shegrabs her nurse's clothes and makes her escape, with no time to spare andno chance to go home, shower and change. At the pre-shiva, Aaron is talking to the widow when Camille finallyarrives, wearing her raincoat, clasping it at her throat to cover hernurse's uniform. Mrs. Taubler, pleased to see them together, tells Camilleshe has something for her, then walks away. After Aaron glances at Camillestrangely, she presses him for a reason, and he tells her that she smellslike sex. Forcing a smile, Camille asks him what he's talking about. Aaronclarifies, saying that, "I'm talking about the fact that you get thisodor, not odor, but smell, nice smell, very slight, but nice, from sex.And after sex, I always used to smell it. I smell it now." Camille becomesself-righteous, asking how he can say such a thing at a time like this.When Mrs. Taubler returns, she presents Camille with the silver weddingcup the Rabbi used at her and Aaron's wedding ceremony. "It's a mitzvah. Ahappy deed. In death he brings you together. The cup from your own weddingis in your hands, something you maybe dropped along the way is returned toyou. Drink from it with joy." Camille can't stand it any longer, andlaunches into the true story of what happened in the OR. Her final wordsto Aaron as she leaves the gathering are, "And I did have sex!" Mrs. Taubler has sued the hospital. She, her son and their attorney aremeeting with Alan and Phillip. Alan maintains that the fumble had nothingto do with the Rabbi's death, but that circumstances certainly call for acomplete investigation. In order to do so, he informs them that he isordering a complete autopsy, which could take two or three days. The widowis horrified; her husband must be buried by the next day under Jewish lawand tradition, and she refuses to grant permission for an autopsy. WhenAlan asks if she is denying the hospital he right to investigate theRabbi's cause of death, it becomes apparent that Alan is using this as anegotiating tool since he knows the widow will never allow an autopsy onher husband, who must be buried the next day. After Mrs. Taubler and herparty leave, Phillip can only stare at Alan, who demands that he not lookat him that way. "I know he was a human being but someone's got to lookout for liability. And that's me, dammit, so don't look at me that way." At the Rabbi's funeral, the congregation, including Aaron and Camilleseated at opposite ends of the temple, is asked if anyone else would liketo say a few words. Camille steps forward, gingerly, amidst a sea ofwhispers. As Camille briefly pauses by the widow's side, the amazed widownods imperceptibly as if to give her tacit approval. From the pulpit,Camille announces her name, revealing to the mourners that Rabbi Taublerhad conducted her wedding ceremony -- "He used to joke that I was hisfirst shiksa" -- which almost didn't come off because of an argumentbetween Camille and her father 40 minutes before the ceremony. She haddemanded that her father leave, but Rabbi Taubler had pulled her aside,pointed at her father and said, "This man, he should be at your side."Camille says that she is telling us this because she was very close to herfather and for him not to be present at her wedding would have been agreat tragedy. Rabbi Taubler had reminded her that, "Such a fundamentalanger could only come from love and that deep feelings, even when theymanifest as hatred, are, nonetheless, deep feelings. I have been verylucky in my life. I have known great pain but I have also known greatlove. And because of Rabbi Taubler and his wisdom, I am able to remindmyself that in the eye of the deepest despair you do find love. I cling tothat. I cling to that like it's everything." Tears fall from Aaron's eyes. PLOT TWO: LOVE AND WARLeaving the Rabbi's room, Camille is infuriated at Aaron's inference thatit was her fault the marriage ended. Later, after the scene at thepre-shiva, Aaron scratches Camille from a procedure he is to perform. Sheconfronts him and he treats her rudely, telling her that she is actingerratically and that she looks tired. Unfortunately, the patient is stillawake; Aaron tells him he's canceling the procedure and will do ittomorrow. Phillip, trying to act as both arbitrator and chief of staff, remindsAaron and Camille of his earlier warning concerning domestic tensionbetween the two of them. Aaron, sarcastically remarking that there isnothing remotely domestic between then, insists that he threw her outbecause of her erratic manner, such as announcing at a shiva that shehelped killed the deceased and that she's having sex. Camille countersthat the real reason she was thrown out of the OR is because she had sex(and in the middle of their heated argument, all Phillip wants to know iswho Camille was having sex with). Their words grow more intense, andCamille finally throws Antonovich up to Aaron. Defending himself, Aaronrepeats his belief that no surgeon would want her on his team becauseshe's an emotional wreck, but Camille demands to know where he's beenduring this difficult time for her, reminding him that whenever hestumbled, she was always there for him. "Even Geiger showed some comfort."Aaron reminds her that this is what she wanted, for their lives to gotheir separate ways. But Camille maintains that she just wants Aaron tostop punishing her, though he insists that he isn't: "You want to leaveme, leave me. You want to feel sorry for yourself, do that too. I have theright to hurt!" Camille's answer shows her ambivalence: "And so do I. Justbecause the divorce was my decision doesn't mean I don't have the right tohurt, too." Camille leaves and stalks down the hall, angry and hurt, when Nyland seesher and asks if she's okay. She stops to tell Danny that what happenedbetween them was ". . . . just one of those things," but when he tells herthat's okay and acts rather casual, Camille is just a little bit crushedthat he didn't at least try to argue. Aaron, enters the OR to do the procedure he had canceled the day before.Ranting and raving over any number of things, including "how about nobodydrop anything," he learns that the patient hasn't been anesthetized.Looking down at him, Aaron tells his patient not to worry, that ". . . .everything is going to be fine, I'm at my best when I'm agitated." Butleaving the OR, he returns to the scrub room, stares at himself in themirror and slams his fist into the towel dispenser. Geiger, coming aroundthe corner at that moment, says, "Hey. That's my favorite toweldispenser." Aaron finally laughs, but in a way that suggests he's laughingmore at how ridiculous everything is than anything Jeffrey said. PLOT THREE: CAN YOU SAY "SETUP"?Dr. Thurmond is stalking the hallways of Chicago Hope when Sarah Janecalls out to him, apologizing and assuring him that nothing like that willever happen again, although he doesn't remember her at first. Once hedoes, he fires her, but she begs him not to since she's always wanted towork at Chicago Hope and will do anything to keep her job. Starting towalk away, Arthur tells her, "All right. You're not fired." But this isnot enough for Sarah Jane, who'd rather be fired since at least then she'dfeel "like a human being instead of some minor annoyance." This catchesArthur's attention, as he stops and answers, "All right. You're fired."Begging Thurmond to just give her five minutes in an OR to show what shecan do, Sarah Jane tells him that if he's not convinced she belongs, thenhe can fire her. Arthur asks her, "Are you a nut?" Later, in Thurmond's OR, Sarah Jane is waiting for Arthur, who tells herthey're going to do a liver resection, then asks her to tell him about theinstruments. Among other things, she notices that he will need more stats,that the forceps are in the wrong order, and that there are no sutures.Arthur seems to be impressed and they begin a fake procedure on an anatomytoy encased in a plastic box. As she hands him the instruments, hecommands her, "Harder! Faster! Anticipate!" Within moments, she is handinghim the right instrument, in the right way, with the right pressure, evenknowing an alternative when one method might fail. Finally, Arthur isconvinced, and after he tells her that she's a good nurse, Sarah Janeresponds by saying what a sweet man he is. Arthur reaches out with onebig, gnarled hand and clasps both of her smaller, smoother hands in his. Lurking in a hallway, Sarah Jane sees Thurmond leaving the office wing andthanks him for taking the time to see her work, saying that she reallydoesn't know how to thank him. Arthur tells her she can thank him by beinga pro every time she steps into an OR, and she promises to do her best."Also," Thurmond adds, "maybe we could have lunch." Sarah Jane seems takenaback, but agrees to be his guest for lunch one day soon. Sarah Jane describes her version of these few encounters with Thurmond toAlan and Phillip, claiming that although she's been rehired, she's notentirely sure why, but that she thinks Thurmond is interested in her.(After all, Sarah Jane "can . . . well, I can sort of tell when a man isattracted.") Telling Alan that Arthur has asked her out to lunch, SarahJane explains that she accepted because she didn't want to offend him andthat it could be innocent. Sarah Jane professes that she doesn't want tomake trouble, but maintains that she shouldn't have to be going out with asenior surgeon to avoid getting fired. Phillip promises that he'll talk toThurmond and deal with the situation. Confronting Arthur over his invitation to Sarah Jane, Phillip makes itclear that the invitation was inappropriate since Sarah Jane thinks thatArthur is hitting on her, especially considering how convincing she is inthe telling. Insulted, Arthur is indignant that anyone would construe hisactions in such a way, not to mention the fact that Phillip hasn't evenasked him for his version of the events in question. When Phillip asks,"Are you sexually attracted to her?" Arthur responds, "Phillip, of courseI am. I've been attracted to lots of nurses. Even that big one last yearwho turned out to be a gelding. I would never act unprofessionally. Youknow that." Trying to open Arthur's eyes to how these events could beinterpreted, Phillip explains that Sarah Jane seems to feel pressured togo to lunch with him and to be nice to him, which is unacceptable.Smarting from these words, Arthur can't believe it; he thought Sarah Janejust liked him. But Phillip reminds him, "You're Arthur Thurmond, thelegend. She's a first year nurse. She has to like you. Cancel the lunch." Thurmond, angry that his actions have been so wrongly understood, calmlyinforms Sarah Jane that he has been made aware of her concerns. She triesto apologize, but he's not buying it, realizing that she has cultivatedhim perfectly, using her charm to get herself rehired and buying herselftenure, so much so that if she were to be fired now, it would be perceivedas retaliation. Sarah Jane finally drops thebutter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth act and purrs at him, chin tilted downand eyes cast upward, "You give me too much credit." Thurmond knows thatshe's won this round and admits as much to Sarah Jane, but cautions herthat when she makes her next mistake, he'll be watching, warning her thathe doesn't make threats; only promises. FINALE: SOME DAYS YOU WIN, SOME DAYS YOU LOSE Sarah Jane has sued both Arthur and Chicago Hope, claiming a hostileworking environment. When Phillip asks him if he had threatened her withretribution, Arthur insists that he just told her to be careful. "That'snot sexual harassment, telling a nurse to be careful?" Face to face forthe first time since the suit was filed, Sarah Jane coolly answersThurmond, "You made advances, I complained to my employer, you respondedwith a threat. My attorney said it's actionable. It's not right thatdoctors bully nurses. Sooner or later somebody should take a stand. Ifigure, why not me?" As she haughtily walks away, Phillip is too stunnedto say anything more than, "That girl's gonna be trouble." Alan, confessing to Stacey how badly he feels about his treatment of Mrs.Taubler just to prevent hospital exposure, is beating himself up prettybadly. She reminds him that he was just doing his job, but he doesn't wantto hear it. Alan came from a family of doctors; he wanted to be a doctorall his life, but didn't have the stomach for it. He still believes thathe can contribute something: "I protect these doctors. I would do anythingto protect them. There are a zillion lawyers who could do what I do, butthey're doctors. I'm The Eel." Stacey is surprised, since he'd told herthe nickname was the Snake because it sounded better and commanded morerespect. Trying to comfort him, Stacey answers, "You're not an eel; you'renot a snake. You're an adorable man." When we last see them, they arekissing passionately on the couch in Alan's office. At Rabbi Taubler's gravesite, the final prayers are sung. Aaron andCamille are worlds apart, not just in spirit but in their places among thecrowd. The Rabbi's son rises from his seat, picks up a shovel, scoops outa pinch of earth from the pile next to the grave and drops it onto hisfather's casket, deep in the ground. He hands the shovel to his mother,who repeats the gesture with determination and strength, though herheartbreak. Mrs. Taubler then carries the shovel over to Camille and handsit to her, to Camille's astonishment. Camille repeats the gesture, thenlooks up, flustered, finally finding Aaron in the crowd. They catch eachother's eyes as she walks to him wordlessly, hands him the shovel, andtakes her place back among the mourners. After Aaron has taken his turn,the shovel is passed to the next person. Walking to Camille's side, Aarongently gropes for her hand. They clasp their fingers together, quietly butfirmly. ***************************************** RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS: As always, Chicago Hope has one (or more) themes running through thevarious subplots. My interpretation of this episode's theme isexpectations -- of ourselves, our friends, our families, others outsideour circle, and of events. Certainly, Camille, Geiger and Nyland wouldexpect that the Rabbi's transplant would come off like so many others,without a dropped heart. The Rabbi's family would expect that the hospitaland its staff would do what was necessary, all in a professional andtimely manner. Anyone would expect that mourners attending a pre-shiva ora wake would behave in a certain manner, not disclosing or revealingeither gory details or personal issues. Finally, Arthur Thurmond wouldexpect a new nurse to appreciate his attention and encouragement, and notconsider it sexual harassment! Well, everybody was relieved of their expectations, to put it mildly. Also, confrontation and resolution (or the lack thereof) have been one ofDavid Kelley's mainstays for many years, and here he and his staff fullydisplay that talent in depicting such events. Some of the best moments inthis episode are the result of conflict: Aaron and Camille, arguing infront of an exasperated Phillip, who eventually just leaves the roomquietly, his absence going unnoticed. Geiger in the OR, demanding thatCamille and the rest of his team recognize his authority. And Alan'smeeting with the widow after she has filed suit, using his lawyerly wilesto avoid costly litigation, even at the high cost of his personalfeelings. I only have a couple of minor quibbles: Mrs. Taubler wouldn't permit an autopsy (such antipathy towardsautopsies is common in the Jewish faith). Why, then, would her husband'sbody be used as a teaching tool? Was permission granted? If so, by whom? Camille accuses Aaron of not being there for her in her time ofcrisis, using the fact that she has always supported him as additionalammunition. While it's true that Aaron gave Camille little or no supportduring all the tumult, I have to comment that Camille seems to want tokeep part of their relationship alive, but only on her terms. Time andagain we've seen her "be there" for Aaron, holding him and giving himcomfort, then turn around and push him away. If I were Aaron, I'd beconfused, too, and probably wouldn't leap at the chance to be asweetie-pie and offer Camille the comfort she wanted. GREAT DIALOGUE (AS ALWAYS): Thurmond to Sarah Jane, "That's the anesthetist; his job is to prevent thepatient from running away." Geiger to his team in the OR, after the transplant: "One more thing. Thispatient has a fine strong heart in him. He'll probably out live us all.We're human. What happened here was nobody's fault. What's more, thispatient does not need the added stress of knowing we played kickball withhis new heart. Nothing leaves the room. We're agreed." Camille at the pre-shiva: "The doctors tell me that I didn't kill theRabbi, but during the procedure I dropped the heart, it went splat ontothe floor and it skidded over to a door where it got whacked again and Ialso think that one of the technicians accidentally kicked it. We pickedit up and put in your husband and now he's dead. They say you can playbasketball with hearts. Maybe they're right but I just can't keep thisinside any more, I just can't. And I did have sex!" FINAL NOTE:The hardest part about writing this summary was trying to forget that itoriginally aired immediately before the "Quarantine" episode. Knowing theevents that followed "Heartbreak" made it quite difficult to keepeverything in perspective."Heartbreak" Date: 2015-12-11; view: 740
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