14x09 Skye's the Limit

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14x09 Skye’s the Limit

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Avec : Goran Vijnic (Luka Kovac) John Aylward (Donald Anspaugh) Kari Matchett (Skye Wexler) Leland Orser (Lucien Dubenko) Gil McKinney (Paul Grady) Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinsky) Chloe Greenfield (Sarah Riley) Troy Evans (Frank Martin) Laura Ceron (Chuny Marquez) Angela Laketa Moore (Dawn Archer) Dinah Lenney (Shirley)

Gates is coming down the circular stairs of his apartment calling for Sarah to get a move on. She asks if it’s okay to have a sleepover that night. Since she is back in Chicago she and her ‘BFF’s have some catching up to do. Gates is reluctant and there is some cute exchange about bedtimes…and pizza toppings. One friend is vegan, one has a soy allergy and one is lactose intolerant. As they are going out the door, Tony asks what is left to eat..air?
Cut to a shot of the Kovac medicine cabinet. Abby replaces a bottle of eye drops and takes the bottle of advil out. The door is shut and we see her swallowing the advil and then studying her reflection in the mirror. Cut to the living room where Niko is playing with Joe on the floor in the background. Luka is looking over the paper with a cup of coffee in his hand. Abby comes down the steps and Luka crosses the room and asks what time she came to bed last night. He kisses the top of her head as she goes on about writing up a patient for Grand Rounds into the wee hours. She says that it’s the only time there is quiet around there. Niko apologizes for keeping Luka up too late talking. He hands the baby to Luka as Abby tells him it’s okay. She is glad they can have this time together. She says she has to go and kisses Joe. Luka has a confused look on his face and then tells her he is coming by the hospital because Frank has been holding his mail and he needs to talk to Anspaugh about his schedule. She tells him to find her and moves hurriedly toward the door. Niko interrupts to tell her they should all go out sometime so they can talk more. That way he can tell people in Croatia what she is like. She says they will when she can get a break in her schedule. He goes on to say that he doesn’t know her very well yet but that someone who has been able to make his brother this happy is…he says something to Luka in Croatian and Luka translates for him. Niko turns back to her and says ‘extraordinary person.” She is embarrassed and smiles as she says bye and leaves. (Way cute background action with Luka dealing with a baby in his arms who definitely wants down.)
Cut to ER corridor as Skye and Dubenko are walking together. She thanks him for the Thai food recommendation and he says any time she wants to talk about this sinking ship over a bowl of sticky rice to call him. They pass the desk area as Pratt is riding Gates about a late CT, Morris comes through grousing at Frank who turns on Dawn about something, Chuny is reaming Sam out for accepting a med patient, Frank barks that ultrasound is on the phone and wants someone to pick up the ovarian cyst lady. Abby wanders past and looks up at the board as Chuny calls out that there is a 3 min ETA on three patients, one with a vascular injury. Anspaugh approaches and Frank calls for everyone’s attention. There is a camera sweep of the gathered staff as Anspaugh announces that Moretti will not be returning to the ER. He had planned for his absence to be temporary but the circumstances have changed and he does not know when or if he can return. Morris mutters ‘here we go again’ and Anspaugh continues that a search committee will convene to look for a replacement. Skye speaks up from the back of the group and tells him – with all due respect – the ER needs a chief now. There are communication problems with the staff and other departments, waiting room times are up and they need a chief now. Pratt agrees and Anspaugh then names an acting ER chief - Dr. Wexler. He walks away as there is a stunned reaction. They turn to look at Skye and then walk away leaving the camera to zoom in on her very stunned face.
Cut to Abby draining a cup of coffee as she waits in the ambulance bay. Morris and Grady come through the doors and Morris is belittling Skye’s stunned surfer girl act. He thinks she has been gunning for the chief position all along. Grady comments that she has only been there like a month as they head for the ambulance. What could she possibly know what they need there? A gurney is pulled out with a very bloody older man. The paramedic says it was a cannery accident, guy got his sleeve caught on a belt and his arm pulled through a cutter. Morris calls out for some tests as Abby asks the guy what his name is. He is kind of out of it due to morphine. Morris is going on about Skye and Abby tells him to let it go. Morris says that she totally wanted the job.
Flash cut to Skye as she is telling Anspaugh that she does not want the job. Dubenko is nearby and offers his congratulations. She goes on that she has no intention of staying there…that she fully intends to be surfing in Uluwatu by Christmas. She is not an administrator type….budget meetings, politicking, ass kicking. Anspaugh tells her she is the most experienced ER doc they have at the moment and he needs to step up. The bump in salary will give her more for board wax, sun screen and shark repellant. She just wants to do her shifts and get the hell out of Dodge. He tells her it’s either Dodge…or nothing.
Cut to surgery where Neela is operating under the guidance of Dubenko with Harold standing near by. Neela is verbalizing the surgery as Dubenko carries on a conversation with Harold regarding the Blues music genre. Dubenko is called to the ER and steps out of the surgery. Neela is a little panicky and asks if Dr. Crenshaw is available. Dubenko says no and he will pop his head back in later. Harold moves to assist Neela and tells her that she is the senior surgeon in the room. Neela is continues on in her first solo surgery.
Cut back to the ER and Skye is following Pratt telling him she had no idea Anspaugh was going to do that. She tells a slightly bemused Pratt that he has been there longer so if they work together they can get the place back on track. She intends to pick his brain and Pratt tells her anytime and place. He tells her that Abby and Morris are with the accident victim ad a second victim is imminent. She turns to check on them and says a bright hello to Frank. Frank leans over to tell Sam that he thinks Dr. Wexler will make a fine chief and he has no problem taking orders from a woman. Sam tells him good and tells him to call radiology…again. He scowls and tells her he liked her better when she was a blonde. Doris wheels in a gurney with an older woman on it. She says the patient was injured trying to free the first victim from the cannery machine accident. Gates and Sam move forward to take her. Gates is asking about medication and allergies and the woman asks if Mr. Murphy is okay. She says that her English is not good. Gates says his Spanish is bad and gestures to Sam. She says ‘high school French’…and then calls to Chuny down the hall. Chuny waves and then leads Murphy’s wife and son to the exam room doors where he is being worked on. Close up on a very bloody arm. Skye is observing Morris and Abby as they examine the arm. Murphy is in pain and a little out of his head. Skye thinks they might want to sedate and intubate but Morris says his airway is fine. He tells Grady to set up for a femoral and tells Abby to supervise. Skye asks if they really want an intern to do that on a critical patient. Morris is focused but a little pissed at her comments. He tells her that they just need to control the bleeding. Skye tells him they do…and soon. Dubenko enters and Morris says he has just tied off the artery but there is lots of nonviable tissue. They are going to need ortho and vascular if there is any hope of saving it. Sam pokes her head in to tell Skye that the second cannery victim has arrived. Murphy’s son is upset and asks if it’s the cleaning lady. Dubenko interrupts to tell Mrs. Murphy they will need her permission for surgery and possible amputation. The son is irate and Dubenko assures them they will do everything in their power to avoid it. Murphy’s son spouts off about his father losing an arm and ‘that dumb spic’ walks off without a scratch. Morris, Dawn and Dubenko are stunned and Morris tells the kid to calm down. The kid tells them they aren’t getting permission for anything. They want a second opinion.

Cut to Skye approaching the gurney with the older woman. Gates, Sam and Chuny are cleaning the cuts on her forearms. Sam introduces Skye and then Gates says that neurologically she is fine. One cut will need a two layer closure but the others can be steri-stripped. Skye asks her what happened and Delores tells them that she was cleaning and she heard some moaning. She saw a man, Mr. Murphy in a machine. She turns to Chuny and reels off the rest of the story in Spanish and Chuny translates. He begged her to help him and she said she called for help but there was no one. She knows the yellow box and the light is green. She pushed the red button and the machine stopped. She tried to free his arm but it was stuck. That is how she got hurt. Sam tells her she was a very brave woman and they should give her a raise. Chuny is translating as Delores’ son approaches. Dolores introduces him and says he is in college, the first Salazar to go. He is in law school. Manny is embarrassed and tells her it is pre-law. Gats asks Chuny to cover the sutured area with a loose dressing and then walks away as Manny says something to his mother in Spanish. Gates and Sam are headed toward the desk as his cell phone rings. He answers it and says the extra blankets are in the hall closet. Then he says “No….because it’s R rated….goodbye.” Sam asks how Sarah is and Gates says she is driving him crazy. She is getting ready for a sleepover and it’s turning into the Normandy invasion. Sam laughs and says she is a teenager and she is a girl. Gates retorts that it’s nothing he can’t handle as he walks away. Morris is on the phone asking someone to come down for a second opinion on Murphy. He hangs up and then rushes Sam asking if she has to do a strength test before being certified for transport? He has gotten her some fitness balls to work out with. He is demonstrating and Sam ruefully tells him he couldn’t pay her to touch his balls. (Yikes, 5th grade writers at work again…) Pratt approaches with one of Gates’ files and Tony tells him that for what it’s worth, he is bummed that they gave the job to Skye. Pratt shakes his head and tells him that she is welcome to the job. He says he is going for coffee and walks away. Morris studies him and then follows him into he ambulance bay. He asks if he is okay. Morris tells him to tell Anspaugh that he wants the job. Greg says he did…months ago. He says he doesn’t know what else he has to do. He knows he is not as experienced as Skye…Moretti… Kovac or Weaver….or even Clemente. He says he knows he would do a good job. Morris is called back to the trauma room and as he is backing up tells Greg he doesn’t know what else he can do. It’s not like he is going to quit in protest.
Cut to the trauma room where Abby and Morris are working on Murphy, who is bleeding again. Skye comes in and says she thought they had it under control. She asks if they pushed any more morphine and Dawn says Dr. Moretti said not to without written orders. Skye tells her that Dr. Moretti isn’t there so to push the morphine. Words are being tossed around that are familiar from past episodes – DIC, controlled hypotension etc. The situation is urgent and Murphy’s son looks through the glass at Dolores and starts yelling at her…calling her a bitch and telling her to enjoy her free medical care and free school for her ninos. Dubenko enters and takes control of the situation. Skye says she was trying to tell them the problem. Dubenko tells Mrs. Murphy that her husband needs the OR and have they made a decision. Dubenko asks if Anspaugh has been down yet and Morris says that he called him. Dubenko tells Morris to get Anspaugh down there NOW and then leaves. Morris is fuming and asks Dr. Wexler for a minute. She looks around and then follows him out. He reams her out about being critical instead of collaborating. He says he will make the decisions about his patients….and ten wants to know about the buddy-buddy business with surgery. He says that Murphy is their patient until he is handed over. Skye grins and tells him to get a life as she walks away. Morris tells her he is not done yet and follows her.
Gates is examining a laceration on a kid’s face from a kick in karate class. He tells him he is going to need stitches but they will make sure he doesn’t feel a thing. The dad follows Gates and apologizes because Tate is sensitive. He thought karate was going to toughen him up but he is definitely not his older brother. THAT is one tough kid.
Cut back to surgery where Harold, Neela and Shirley are ‘kicking butt’. Shirley asks Harold if he had any pictures of the Homecoming dance. Neela asks how it went because he never said anything and he was worried about the ‘expectations’. Harold says a gentleman never kisses and tells.
Cut back to Gates and Tate. The kid is refusing any pain meds because he thinks he can ‘take it’. Gates says he took a kick in the face and Tate says he cried like a baby. He doesn’t want anything. He wants to show his dad that he can take it. He is insistent.
Cut to the admit desk as Luka rounds the end and hugs Pratt. Greg says he just can’t stay away from that place. Frank tosses a plastic bag of mail to him. Frank tells him he can run but can’t hide from the US Postal Service. Luka thanks him for holding it and then Frank asks about his dad. Luka tells him that he’s better and on 24 hour care with a cousin is looking in on him. Sam pushes Dolores’ wheel chair toward the doors with Chuny and Manny near. She tells her she will have to come back in a week to have the stitches removed. Manny assures her that they will. Sam goes to get the worker’s comp paperwork and Manny tells her that she’s not eligible for it. She is paid off the books. Sam asks if she is undocumented. Murphy’s son comes up and says she is illegal. He asks why she doesn’t go back to Mexico and Manny says she is from El Salvador but to him they are all the same. Murphy Jr. goes on a rant about his dad ending up a cripple and it’s all her fault. Sam steps in to say that she was helping his dad…not hurting him. Dolores stands up and says something in Spanish and Murphy Jr. goes on about working for what they get and not caring if they come here but to wait their turn, not cross any borders. Manny tells him his mother has been working there longer than Murphy Jr. has been alive…and that he was born there himself. He is as American as Murphy Jr. The verbal argument continues as Murphy Jr. tells Dolores he is going to have her ‘housekeeping fruit picking spic and nic on the side of the road’….and Manny throws him to the floor as Sam, Luka and Pratt pry him off Murphy Jr.
Cut to security restraining Murphy Jr. as Pratt walks by. He says that Manny jumped him, he didn’t do anything. Sam grimaces and says right…someone held a gun to his head and made him says those things. Murphy Jr. says he was just upset because his dad is all messed up. Morris is sarcastic when he asks the ‘Chief’ what she plans to do. Skye starts to say something and then asks what he would do. Morris is surprised and then agrees that his dad is messed up and thinks he should be escorted back to the trauma room and security posted in the hall. Pratt says his racist ass should be kept in the waiting room Sam agrees. Skye goes with Morris’ suggestion and Murphy Jr. is released to go back to the trauma room. As he is walking away Morris tells Sam he left something for her in her locker. He tells her it’s guaranteed to pump..her…up. Luka rounds the end of the desk with his mail and is grinning. He asks Sam if Morris is giving her a pump? Sam says not if she can help it. She asks if he is playing tour guide for his brother. Luka says they have been to the Navy Pier and to the Sears Tower but what he really wants to do is see a taping of Oprah. Pratt interrupts to tell Kovac that he has perfect timing. Luka asks if they staged all that to welcome him back? Pratt laughs and tells him the break room is free if he wants to go through all his mail and the coffee is only about two hours old. Luka tells him to come along and he will buy him a cup. Pratt tells Skye he will be in the break room if she needs him. Skye approaches Frank and hands him some money, She asks him to buy a couple dozen donuts for the staff…her treat. Donuts? Frank is dumbfounded as she walks away. Sam asks him if he is okay. He tells her that he thinks Skye is an angel sent to walk among them. Hee.
Gates comes out of Tate’s room and approaches his dad who is on the telephone. He tells him that Tate has just told him he wants to have the stitches done with no pain meds. His dad is kind of proud. Tells him to do what the kid says. Gates asks him if it’s okay that his kid is going to be in a lot of pain? The dad asks if Gates has kids. Tony says no. he wants to know why he feels like he can tell him how to raise his. Sew him up. Gates is bemused.

Cut to Pratt and Luka in the break room. Pratt wants to know when Luka is coming back to work and he tells him next week. Pratt asks if there is any chance that he would want to take over as chief again. Luka laughs. Pratt tells him that Anspaugh made Skye the acting chief. Luka asks why not him? Pratt scoffs. Says he is years away from that. He is thinking about looking around, building up his resume. He asks for a letter of recommendation and Luka says of course he will write one. But leave County? Luka says there is no better place to learn if he wants to run an ER someday. Pratt says he feels invisible there. Luka asks what he has been doing to get attention? He tells him to be proactive. Think about what they always complain about and come up with a plan to fix it. A nurse interrupts to tell Pratt the stats are ready on his pneumonia guy. Greg stands and tells Luka that he will tell Abby that he is there…..he knows she missed him….and he will think about what he said.
Cut to Mr. Murphy’s trauma room where Anspaugh is examining his injured arm. He tells Mrs. Murphy that there has been significant nerve and tissue damage and he doesn’t think it can be repaired. If they leave a nonviable arm attached, it could kill him. She says she will sign the consent and her son is upset. He says that’s not good enough. He says without his arm he will be nothing. How can he work, drive, play pool with the guys? Anspaugh says there are a lot of good prosthetics out there. The kid slams out of the trauma room. Tony is walking in the hall talking on his cell phone to Sarah. He is astounded to know that her friends no longer think his impressions are funny…and don’t know who Elvis Presley is. He is fumbling with his card at the med lock up security check and tells her to stop calling him. Sam is in there and asks if there are problems with the Normandy invasion. He tells her that allies had it easier with the Germans…and he is fumbling around looking for something. He tells her they are going to keep him up all night telling them funny stories and DJing and such. He asks her where they keep the TAC in there. He asks her to mix 3 ccs with some fent and load it into an atomizer for him. She asks what he is up to and he tells her about Tate. Sam is apprehensive that he wants to give the kid pain meds without permission from the dad but Tony says the dad is an asshole and the kid needs the win. He tells her it’s a topical anesthesia with a tiny whiff of fent….zero risk. She studies him for a second and then agrees.
Cut to Neela and Harold wheeling her patient from recovery. She tells him she will tell his family that everything went well. The patient grabs Harold’s arm and tells him that he remembers his Homecoming date too. Way to go tiger, he says. Harold is crestfallen and Neela is jubilant. She holds up a hand for a high five slap and Harold moves away. She is astounded. She tells him they rocked in there. Harold tells her that his date left the dance with someone else. Neela says that was awful. Harold tells her that he doesn’t blame her. Ned Birnbaum is the president of the chess club. How can he compete with that? Neela tells him not to let Lacey or any other girl have the power to make him feel badly about himself. He did something well. Harold asks what good success is when you have no one to share it with and walks away.
Cut to Tate’s trauma room. Sam and gates are ready to do the stitches. Sam has the atomizer ready and Gates tells them it’s something to dry Tate’s nose so it doesn’t mess up the field. Tate sniffs it in and Gates starts suturing. He can’t feel it at all. Gates says he must have a high tolerance for pain. Way to go, buddy, his dad says. Sam and Gates shake their head slightly.
Cut to Abby (finally) finishing up with a patient waiting for a consult. She grins and moves forward as Luka approaches. “heard you had a fight,” she says. He laughs and says it was more like breaking one up. She asks if he brought Joe with him and Luka tells her that Joe is home helping Niko put up their tree. Abby grins a little too widely and says that it’s November. Luka tells her that Niko isn’t going to be there for the holidays and he wants to celebrate with them. She slams the file into the chart rack and he rolls his eyes a little. Asks if she doesn’t like his brother. Abby tells him that he is great but did he really have to visit like…now? He was gone for a really long time. He follows her as she walks through the ER and is saying that things have been a little tense and maybe it’s because they haven’t had time alone. She stops in front of the elevator and turns to him to ask if her really thinks it’s wrong to want him to herself. Luka says it was tough on him too. She says that from the stories Niko tells it sounds like it was a lot of fun back home. Fun? She says yeah…because she was there alone…working long hours…taking care of Joe and paying the bills…half the time she had no idea where he was or what he was doing! The elevator door opens and Dawn and Grady are front and center. Luka and Abby apologize and he says he was just leaving. Dawn comments that that was awkward and says that Dr. Kovac is a great guy…really. Grady says he thought he’d be taller.
Cut to the ambulance bay where Luka and Abby stride through the doors and carry on their argument. Luka says his dad has multiple myeloma and she is a doctor so she should know what that entails. Abby says she does…but his being there didn’t change the diagnosis or the course of the disease. His life is here. He asks if she thinks he enjoyed it and she says yes…at times. She could hear it in his voice. He loves his father and he needed his help....could he turn his back on that? She retorts that it is unfair and he asks if she really wants to do this here? She says no…she has to go. They will talk later. Luka retorts that he will send his brother to a hotel. Abby approaches the ambulance where Skye is bagging the patient. The paramedic says it is a 20 something male…baseball bat versus head. Friends said he was just standing on a stoop talking when a car pulled up and some guys jumped out and started whaling away on him. The family was following the rig. Dolores come racing around the corner into the bay calling Manny by name. Sam turns her head and says ‘OMG…it’s her son” and races in after the gurney.
Skye, Morris, Sam and Abby are working on Manny. He is V tach and shocks are not working. Dubenko comes in for consult and after hearing the worst says there is nothing they can do for him. Sky calls Denko back and quietly asks that they show the mother they did everything possible. He calls for another mig of epi and Abby tells Sam to put in a central line. Sam looks for a kit and Chuny tells her that someone was supposed to restock. Sam pushes through the door to Mr. Murphy’s room and overhears a conversation between the two men. Mr. Murphy said he was stupid to leave the cutter on….and he bypassed the safety guard. His son said that it was the cleaning lady’s fault…everyone said that…but he took care of it. Murphy says if it weren’t for the cleaning lady he would be dead. He asks the kid what he did. Murphy Jr. is looking pretty sick to his stomach right now. Sam finds her kit and goes back into Manny's trauma room. She tells an aid quietly that she needs to talk to security right away and to post a guard outside trauma one.
The team continues to work on Manny. Sam takes over for Abby and glares through the glass at the distraught Murphys as she does futile compressions on Manny. Chuny nods slightly at Skye and then the chief draws Dolores to Manny’s side. She tells her that they have been working on her son for almost an hour. Chuny translates this. Skye sass there has been too much damage to his mind and body. His heart has stopped beating and his body has stopped breathing. They are all still as she quietly begs them to continue and then covers her face to cry. Her hands drop and she croons to her son as the camera closes in on his bloodied head.
Cut to Sarah and her friends in the midst of a pajama party. They are all talking about this boy and that boy and texting and clothes as Tony enters with a pizza box. The talking stops and they scurry sit across from him. He drops down and opens a pizza box. He asks how it’s going and they are quiet. He settles down and wants to know what they want to do first. Watch videos? Want him to grab his harmonica? They are all looking at him with a teensy bit of disdain. Sarah takes him aside and asks for some privacy. He looks back at the girls and then asks if he can at least have some pizza. She grins and says yeah. He takes a slice of pizza and says that he is just gonna..…points upstairs and leaves with a smile. The talking starts again.
Abby crosses in front of the hall and Neela and Harold walk with her as they head for the elevator. Neela asks if she is off and Abby says no…she is on till 10. Neela says she and Harold are on all night. Neela says they heard Moretti is gone and wants to know the story…something about his kid? Did she even know he had a kid? Abby shrugs and is noncommittal. She puts her hand on the elevator door and asks Neela if it’s all right if she stops by the apartment for some things she still has there. Neela says sure…there is some stuff for her in the hall closet.

Cut to the break room and Sam opens her locker. She grimaces and takes the exercise equipment out. Skye walks in and Sam tells her that Dolores Salazar and her family just left. Hard case. Can’t stop thinking about how hard she worked to have a god life here. Hey deserved better. Sam thanks Skye for suggesting that she think about the transport position. She is going for it. Skye says it’s always good to have aspirations and quotes George Eliot and Sam says he was a writer. Skye says he was actually a she. Skye goes on about her needing to use a pen name because the work of a man was taken more seriously at that time. Like anything has changed, Sam scoffs. She asks how her first day as chief went. Skye says if she is clear and strong she’s a bitch. If she plays it loose and Socriatic, she is weak. Either way she is screwed. She even bought donuts for everyone….donuts! Sam says maybe she should get advice from Hilary Clinton. Skye says she is going to be strong when she needs to be and nice when she wants to be. Chuny approaches to says they are taking the Murphy kid and they watch as he is led out by the police. Skye asks Sam if she knows where room 25-315 is. Sam doesn’t but Dubenko does and he is on his way out.
Cut to a door opening and keys being dropped onto a small table. We see a purse being dropped on a table and Abby takes a paper bag from the purse and pulls out a glass full of ice and bottle of vodka. She opens the bottle and pours herself a glass as the television comes on. She settles back on the couch and takes a long drink from the glass.
Cut to another door opening and Skye and Dubenko entering a small crowded office. Skye looks around says it’s the perks of being chief. Dubenko tells her that he gets the feeling it’s not what she was wanting. She tells him that it’s not but it’s going to work out. He tells her they should celebrate. He makes a mean lasagna and could do it at her place…break in her new kitchen. Skye turns to him and says that she likes him and gets the feeling that he likes her. She wants to be honest and up front. He appreciates honesty. She goes on about being fluid with her relationships. When she is with them, she is with them. When she is not, she’s not. If he can handle a relationship with no strings and sex with no commitments, then they’re cool. He is looking a little freaked but says he’s not. He swallows hard and says what about drinks tomorrow night? She takes off her stethoscope and asks why wait? She starts undressing him and he tells her that yoga really relaxes him. She rips his shirt open and says she isn’t into yoga. She leans into kiss him and it becomes furious. He rips open her shirt and we see them in silhouette against the light from the corridor. So this is your office, he says as he studies her breasts. Nice desk.
Cut to the Kovac apartment. Abby opens the door and makes her way carefully down the steps to the coat rack. She seems slightly confused by the blinking lights on the Christmas tree. She struggles with her scarf and jacket. Luka is sitting on the couch in the dark and ask if she wants some help. She is surprised that he is still up and he asks where she has been. It’s 2 am. She can’t believe it’s that time. He stands up and moves into the light. He said he was worried. He called the ER and they said she had left…early in fact. He wants to know why she didn’t answer her cell phone. She is clearly tipsy and ponders that. She says she doesn’t know and wants to know why he didn’t answer his phone. He says she didn’t call him. She says not tonight….but when he was in Croatia and Joe was hurt and she couldn’t find him. Why didn’t he answer his cell phone? She heads for the kitchen and he asks what is wrong with her. She says nothing….she had a long day and where’s Joe? Luka says Joe is fine. He’s asleep. She is a little stressed and angry being put on the spot. She gestures to the empty beer bottles on the counter and asks why he does that…what? Drink in front of her? He never asked if she is okay with that and she…whoa, whoa….she had a problem but she is better now. Well, it takes what it takes. Luka is confused and asks what she means. She is quiet, arms folded defensively. He turns away and says he doesn’t want to get into it right now. She is incensed and says that it’s all about what he wants. Well, what about what she wants. He promised and she believed him. He wants to know what she is talking about. She said that he said let’s do this together and he said it in front of everyone….he promised. He is quiet and says it’s late and they need to go to bed. She says she is not tired and has some things she needs to talk to him about. They’re not going to talk tomorrow, they are going to talk right now. “Hey!” he says sharply. She stops and blinks and then looks up at him. “My father died,” he says simply. They look at one another for a long moment and then he turns away in resignation. He heads up the stairs as she stands still, letting his words sink in to her vodka addled, befuddled brain.