Autumn in New York Page #5

- Wait, check me out.

- Excellent! Go! Go! Go!

Judges give it a ten!

A perfect ten!

Charlotte!

Doctor!

- Mr. Keane...

- Tell me.

The repeat MRl and CAT scan

show interval progression.

- The tumor's grown.

- Yes.

Considerably. It's begun to obstruct

the outflow from her heart.

I'm sorry, I wish there was...

There's very little we can do.

We may be talking about weeks.

- Weeks?

- I'm sorry.

- You said she had a year!

- No, I said a year at best.

That's not good enough!

You said a year!

- I want to have a year!

- This is inappropriate.

Alright, sorry, sorry.

You said there would be

a point when surgery...

- might be an option.

- If Charlotte agrees to it.

Let's assume that she did. When

would this operation take place?

When it's clear we're losing her.

- Would you perform it?

- I am not a surgeon.

The point is notfiinding someone

who's qualifiied.

It's fiinding someone who's qualifiied

who is willing to do the operation.

- Hey!

- Hey.

- How are you? You okay?

- Yes.

- How do you feel?

- Stoned.

You're killing my hand.

Charlotte, there's something I would

like to talk to you about.

Don't. Heavy. No heavy.

Sibley and I have been talking...

about surgery.

About the paper you signed.

No violins. Come on.

I'm fiine.

Woody, you're the head ofsurgery...

ifyou can't help me, who can?

Are you trying to tell me that in all

of Mt. Sinai, there is not one single...

Yeah, Sibley told me that.

The 30th. Yeah, fiine... blank.

Right. Got it. Thanks. When will

the doctor be out ofsurgery?

This is urgent. I have a friend

who says she's one ofthe few doc...

I'm sorry. Thank you.

Please, I don't... speak German.

Please, I'd like to speak to a doctor.

Where's the doctor?

He can't be in surgery for a week

and a half. No! You do not hang up!...

She doesn't have long.

- Weeks. Maybe less.

- And they can't do anything for her?

No, her doctor says when

it's hopeless at the end...

...surgery could be an option.

Heroic surgery, she calls it.

That's why I'm out looking for someone

to make sure that when the times...

comes, it's a hero that performs it.

I haven'tfound anybody yet though.

I can'tfiind anybody who's even

willing to attempt it. I will!

I'm going to fiind someone

because I can't lose her.

It won't happen.

She's too young.

I'm sorry. I'm here,

but I have no right to be here.

There's no excuse for

what I did to you, Lisa.

You were my child.

You needed me.

I'm sorry.

I want to help you... fiind a surgeon.

I'm a researcher. I can fiind anyone.

Even you.

What do you wantfor Christmas?

You can be really selfiish

about this... anything you want.

Or we can go somewhere... anywhere.

I'll take you to Bali...

Timbuktu... Buffalo.

Don't you have a restaurant to run?

What's more important,

is what do you wantfor Christmas?

No, you already gave me my present.

I forgot. Did you like it?

What was it again?

Misery, heartbreak, pain...

...happiness, love...

- life.

- I remember now.

What can I give you?

More ofthis.

- Yeah?

- I'vegothim.

Oh Lisa, hold on, hold on.

- Yeah, go ahead.

- His name is Tom Grandy.

Harvard undergrad. He's at

the Cleveland Heart Institute.

- Ohio?!

- It's one ofthe bestin the world.

He didhis residencyatBrigham,

cardiac surgery training at Cleveland.

He takes the cases no one else will

touch. Theysay he's a miracle worker.

He spends a lotoftime traveling,

a lotoftime lecturing.

Igotyou an appointment todayat 12:30.

Do notbe late. He only has 15minutes.

The surgeon thatrecommendedhim said

ifyou can gethim to take the case...

...you know Charlotte'sgota chance.

He hates the fail.

- Mr. Keane?

- Yeah, hi.

Thanks for a seeing me. I've got

everything that you asked for.

Just once I'd like

to get sent something simple.

That never happens anymore.

The downside of being good at myjob.

Good? My daughter was told

you were the best.

Like most people,

I do the best can.

Last time she passed out she regained

consciousness almost immediately.

Next time, or the time after, she won't.

When that happens, call me.

Room 17 is ready, Dr. Grandy.

They'll reach me wherever I am.

I'll coordinate with Sibley.

- I can't thank you enough. Thank you.

- I haven't done anything yet.

I'm home.

Hello.

There you are.

- Where were you today?

- What do you mean?

When you called,

I thought you were at work...

then when I called you back, John

said you hadn't been in all day.

I was in Montclair, New Jersey.

- Why?

- An opportunity.

Do you mean sexual or professional?

Sexual.

I mean, professional!

You get it in there without breaking

it, I'll give you another 5 bucks.

Six dollars... six ofyou.

It's way too crowded.

I'm way too claustrophobic.

- I'll take the next one.

- You sure? Okay... bye. Help.

- You're going away for the holidays?

- I doubt it.

- Did Mr. Keane enjoy his trip?

- What trip?

- Just yesterday.

- I wouldn't call that a trip.

I've never been to Ohio. It's amazing

how little I've seen ofthis country.

Cool... I'm gonna

get me some hot chocolate...

- Is it straight?

- Not straight.

What were you doing in Ohio?

I had a meeting with heart specialist.

He's willing to operate.

That's exactly what

I didn't want you to do.

You went behind my back.

You lied to me.

- This what we talked about...

- Cut it out! Stop!

No, we talked about that!

You do not want to die!

You want to live!

You think I haven't

been through this? So many times!

I don't want to give people hope

when there isn't any.

Why not? Maybe, we need hope.

Maybe, I need to know that I've

done everything that I could do.

If I'm gonna...

What would I do, Will

ifyou weren't here?

Where would I be? Seriously?

You'll never have

to worry about that.

I'll do whatever I have to do.

I'll tear up the papers. I'll tell

the doctors. Whatever you want.

Cause I really want...

I don't to leave you.

You know?

No. No,no,no.

- This is really good.

- What?

- This is much better than mine.

- No, you didn't!

- Yeah, I did.

- Oh, God!

- Forgeries!

- Yeah, a lot ofthem.

Mine... yours...

Will?

Will?

- What are you doing in there?

- Nothing.

Hey, no, no! Go back!

Give me another minute, alright?

- No, you're going to tire yourselfout.

- This I've got to see!

- Go back! Back!

- I can't believe it.

Oh, my God!

Alright. Almost.

Hold on, hold on.

Finishing up. Hold on now.

Just a second.

Here we are. Okay! Alright.

Surprise!

It's New York.

This is Grandy.

- You won't have long.

- All right.

"Time cannot break...

the bird's wing from the bird. "

"The bird and wing together...

go down, one feather. "

"No thing that ever flew... "

"... not the lark, not you... "

"Can die as others do. "

What have I done to you?

You ruined me for other women.

I saved you for them.

Is she typen' cross 6 for units?

What're we waiting for?

- Just you, Doctor.

- Let's move!

- I don't believe it.

- What?

I'm here with my father and my son.

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