Post by Praline on Jul 30, 2008 17:19:37 GMT 10
Ray comes back...
From TEex
It is Halloween, and several characters have experiences that remind them of something that has "haunted" them from their past.
Brenner treats Chris, a teenager who got a fork stuck in his chest during a school fight. He also treats a 14-year-old, Teddy, who was injured badly in a school fight, too. He arrives with his older brother, Scott. We are told that Teddy was defending his mom from rumors. It turns out that their mother, Marlene, is sleeping with Chris. Teddy attacked Chris in school. When confronted about the rumors, Chris calls Marlene a drunken whore or some such words.
Scott confides in Brenner that life is tough with a mother who drinks and never acts like a mom. Brenner seems to relate to the boys' bad childhood. As Teddy recovers from surgery, Brenner confronts the mother. She says Chris is 18 and loves her and didn't mean what he said. She tells Brenner to go to hell.
Gates' 6-year-old patient is accompanied by her mother and brother, who has a parrot with him. The mother says the parrot helps the boy express himself. He apparently has been withdrawn since their father left them for his pregnant girlfriend, Veronica. The parrot is pretty expressive ("I hate Veronica"). Later the bird gets away from the boy, who searches for it in a stairwell. Gates follows him and they get locked in. Alone with the boy, Gates tells him stories about his own experiences.
Morris and Banfield treat a man shot by a police officer who mistook his costume gun for a real one. The officer is distraught, and Banfield is very sympathetic, saying we can't let bad things that happen overshadow the good. The notes indicate she is talking as much to herself as to him.
In other news . . . Sam is a day away from taking the test to be a nurse anesthetist.
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As for Ray's visit: In these pages, we first see Ray in the ER talking with Neela and Brenner. Brenner observes that Ray has been lucky enough to work with the "brilliant Dr. Rasgotra," and Ray says he has had the privilege. Ray tells them he is practicing now in Baton Rouge. When Brenner excuses himself, Ray tells Neela Brenner seems like a d*ck. She suggests they go for coffee, but Ray thinks working out will be better after traveling. Neela has some things to do first, and Ray goes with her upstairs. There, Neela gets a compliment on a good call and helps a patient whose alarms are ringing. Ray smiles at Neela, and the directions say he is proud of her.
While waiting, Ray meets up with Morris in the break room. No details on their chat.
Later, Ray and Neela go for a run along the lake. Ray not only has standard "walking legs" but also special running prosthetics. Ray suggests a four-mile run to the aquarium, and Neela says the loser has to buy dinner. Ray takes off--he is "smooth, athletic and fast." Neela smiles and tries to catch up, and they run into the sunset.
Ray is in town for a conference set for the morning. At the end of the evening, he is ready to go to his hotel. Neela says he can stay with her, but Ray says that he is in a good space now and that Neela seems good also and so he is going to go. They share a lingering hug. He takes her face in his hands, kisses her softly, and leaves. It's not exactly how Neela wanted it to end. As he unlocks his car, she smiles and waves to him from her window and thinks about what could have been.
From TEex
It is Halloween, and several characters have experiences that remind them of something that has "haunted" them from their past.
Brenner treats Chris, a teenager who got a fork stuck in his chest during a school fight. He also treats a 14-year-old, Teddy, who was injured badly in a school fight, too. He arrives with his older brother, Scott. We are told that Teddy was defending his mom from rumors. It turns out that their mother, Marlene, is sleeping with Chris. Teddy attacked Chris in school. When confronted about the rumors, Chris calls Marlene a drunken whore or some such words.
Scott confides in Brenner that life is tough with a mother who drinks and never acts like a mom. Brenner seems to relate to the boys' bad childhood. As Teddy recovers from surgery, Brenner confronts the mother. She says Chris is 18 and loves her and didn't mean what he said. She tells Brenner to go to hell.
Gates' 6-year-old patient is accompanied by her mother and brother, who has a parrot with him. The mother says the parrot helps the boy express himself. He apparently has been withdrawn since their father left them for his pregnant girlfriend, Veronica. The parrot is pretty expressive ("I hate Veronica"). Later the bird gets away from the boy, who searches for it in a stairwell. Gates follows him and they get locked in. Alone with the boy, Gates tells him stories about his own experiences.
Morris and Banfield treat a man shot by a police officer who mistook his costume gun for a real one. The officer is distraught, and Banfield is very sympathetic, saying we can't let bad things that happen overshadow the good. The notes indicate she is talking as much to herself as to him.
In other news . . . Sam is a day away from taking the test to be a nurse anesthetist.
**************
As for Ray's visit: In these pages, we first see Ray in the ER talking with Neela and Brenner. Brenner observes that Ray has been lucky enough to work with the "brilliant Dr. Rasgotra," and Ray says he has had the privilege. Ray tells them he is practicing now in Baton Rouge. When Brenner excuses himself, Ray tells Neela Brenner seems like a d*ck. She suggests they go for coffee, but Ray thinks working out will be better after traveling. Neela has some things to do first, and Ray goes with her upstairs. There, Neela gets a compliment on a good call and helps a patient whose alarms are ringing. Ray smiles at Neela, and the directions say he is proud of her.
While waiting, Ray meets up with Morris in the break room. No details on their chat.
Later, Ray and Neela go for a run along the lake. Ray not only has standard "walking legs" but also special running prosthetics. Ray suggests a four-mile run to the aquarium, and Neela says the loser has to buy dinner. Ray takes off--he is "smooth, athletic and fast." Neela smiles and tries to catch up, and they run into the sunset.
Ray is in town for a conference set for the morning. At the end of the evening, he is ready to go to his hotel. Neela says he can stay with her, but Ray says that he is in a good space now and that Neela seems good also and so he is going to go. They share a lingering hug. He takes her face in his hands, kisses her softly, and leaves. It's not exactly how Neela wanted it to end. As he unlocks his car, she smiles and waves to him from her window and thinks about what could have been.