Episode 9 of The Pitt season 2 commences with Dana rallying the troops as Robby endeavors to gain control of the chaotic situation. The pharmacy is not responding to medication orders, doctors are confused by patient clipboards, and the fax machine has malfunctioned. Despite clearing a paper jam, they need to replace the toner in the fax machine. Trying to find this during a holiday weekend at 3 pm? Good luck indeed. They require additional help, and the situation is dire, so Dana calls in a few favors to bolster their manpower.
A new patient, 12-year-old Jude Augustin, is wheeled in; he had a firecracker explode in his hand, resulting in the loss of two fingers. His parents were not present, and the injury is gruesome. However, he still possesses good motor skills in his remaining fingers, which is a silver lining.
Meanwhile, Mel King is struggling to focus and is spiraling in the wake of her upcoming deposition. To make matters worse, Becca has shown up with stomach problems. Naturally, she gets fast-tracked into the ER, but it's also tricky timing given that she needs to go soon.
Robby offers some encouraging words to Mel as she starts to spiral, reminds Santos that she can do her charting when the shift ends like the rest of them, and has Langdon look after Becca while she's indisposed.
In the ER, Baran secures some extra pairs of hands in the form of Dr. Barker and Nick, who work in radiology. They're here to essentially "wet-read" results to them, which allows the doctors to instantly see the X-Rays. However, the guy is quite good-looking, and that naturally attracts Perlah and the others over to take a closer look too.
Remember the mystery baby? Well, CYF has requested an emergency custody authorization. Once they get a court order, they can place her in foster care. There's a lot of confusion over beds and between Javadi not updating the board and other patients in limbo; it's not going well for the hospital.
As Chantal, Jude's sister, storms in and begins a relentless tirade against her brother for his supposed stupidity, it becomes clear that this family drama is far from over. What's worse, Chantal discovers that Jude has tested positive for blood alcohol levels, which triggers a social service consultation due to his age. This could potentially lead to Jude being taken away from the family.
The situation is further complicated when we learn that their parents were deported to Haiti nine months ago and that Chantal had to move back to take care of her brother, or he would have been returned to Haiti. When Robby exits the room, he's visibly unhappy and points out how "a lot of things aren't right."
Meanwhile, Mrs. Burns, one of Javadi's patients, seems to be experiencing mild abdominal pain. However, her condition takes a turn for the worse when she consults Whitaker for advice. Mrs. Burns crashes, and the doctors race over to try and revive her. Robby speculates that it could be a result of stress from her condition that put her in this situation.
Javadi is caught off guard and shocked at how quickly Mrs. Burns' condition deteriorated. She does stabilize, but it soon becomes clear that Claire Burns wasn't even on the patient board, nor did her orders make it to the lab. When they manually check the X-Rays, they realize she has a sigmoid volvulus, which requires immediate surgery. Mohan, not pleased with Javadi's oversight, chews her out and calls her a nepo baby.
Back in the ER, Dana finally manages to get some help in the form of Monica, a former clerk who was laid off a while back. She immediately gets the place moving, with blood samples moved up to the lab every 15 minutes by a runner.
Meanwhile, Howard returns from his trip to Presby but needs to stay awake to give consent. There's a small hole in his colon that's spilling bacteria into his abdomen, which could lead to peritonitis and sepsis if he's not careful. Howard obviously needs surgery but there's a 50/50 chance that he'll make it. If he doesn't have surgery, then he will die.
On his way to surgery, Howard wants to talk to his sister, and the pair manage to patch up their differences during a quick phone call outside where there's actually signal. Howard then eventually heads up for surgery, but we'll have to wait and see if he makes it.
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Robby and Jack share a heartwarming moment as they discuss Baran's capabilities. Jack admires her and believes she has a firm grasp of the situation. He also assures Robby that if things turn dark, he can always reach out. Robby forces a smile and walks away, leaving Jack with a lingering sense of concern.
Next, Robby speaks to Whitaker, emphasizing the importance of maintaining boundaries with patients. He also invites Whitaker to take over his responsibilities and house-sit for him during his sabbatical. It's clear that Robby sees Whitaker as a talented and dependable doctor, and this is a gracious way of almost passing the torch to him.
Now, after waiting for a major incident along with the power outage, they finally have it. There's been a deadly waterslide collapse at the local water park, and it's all over the news. Unfortunately, all those affected patients are coming to them.
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