Molly realized she wanted to be a doctor very early on. Twenty years later, she finally became a medical intern at her dream hospital. Excited and starry-eyed, she attended her first orientation meeting. And her hopeful demeanor was quickly crushed. Molly saw that being a doctor is not about saving lives. It’s about corruption, overworking, trauma, and many, many lies.
Will this reality destroy her spirit, or will she fight for her dream of helping others?
Follow Molly’s story in the brand-new LOVEBUSTER series – Saving Hearts.
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00:00So, my father, he was a doctor, and my mother...
00:09Hey, what's going on? What are you doing?
00:11Line up straight so I can see you all.
00:16All right, let's skip all the unnecessary greetings and all that garbage and get to what's important.
00:22I'm Dr. David Gibson. I'm the chief of internal medicine at this hospital.
00:27And for the next year, I'm going to be your boss.
00:31Remember this day! Remember it! From now on, your lives are going to change dramatically.
00:37You can forget about good sleep. You can forget about proper nutrition.
00:41And you can forget about any kind of love and relationships. Do you got it?
00:46Shit.
00:56Sorry I'm late.
00:59Late for the first day of internship? Nice.
01:03I have zero faith in any of you. Zero! You're nobodies. You're nothing. Zero!
01:11But the patients behind those doors, they're relying on you. You're their last hope.
01:18Right. Patient assignment.
01:22These files, these files here, are the keys to your patient's health.
01:27I want you to study them closely. I want you to study them hard. Do you understand me?
01:32Johnson!
01:36Lee!
01:38Wachowski!
01:41Willis!
01:44Abowski!
01:46Yeah, that's me.
01:50Smith!
01:53Smith!
01:56Your patients are in your hands. They're relying on you. In your hands.
02:04Let's go! Let's go!
02:08I was actually thinking, you're very...
02:15Nice kidneys.
02:22Dr. Gibson.
02:24What, you don't have a folder? What's your name?
02:28Palmer. Molly Palmer.
02:32The thing is... Yeah.
02:35I'm sorry, I don't see it.
02:36That's why I want...
02:37Dr. Gibson, Ms. Kelly approved the transplant and 303 is ready to be discharged.
02:43Great, thank you.
02:45Listen, I've been assigned to another hospital, a central one, but this is where I want to do my internship.
02:54Right. Listen, can you put an IV in 304 immediately?
02:58Yes, Mr. Gibson.
02:59Great, thank you.
03:00I called the hospital where I was supposed to do my internship and tell them that I wanted to work with you,
03:06and they said that it's not up to them, so I decided to come directly to you.
03:11Why?
03:12What?
03:13Why this hospital? I mean, take a look. We're not the biggest, we're not the most successful,
03:17and obviously we're not the richest hospital in town.
03:20You chose us over a hospital downtown? I don't get it. Why?
03:25Because you are one of the best doctors in our country, and I want to learn from the best.
03:31Step aside.
03:33What?
03:34I said step aside.
03:41Listen, honey, your flattery is not going to work on me, okay?
03:44I don't care what you want. Couldn't care less, okay?
03:48And what makes you think that you can break all the protocols, okay, and expect me to back you up?
03:54No, it's not going to happen. And if I could, I mean, you're a woman.
04:00You're a woman, and I don't think that woman can make good doctors.
04:04You get distracted, you fall in love, you have babies, and then you get bored.
04:09Give me a chance.
04:12You want a chance?
04:17All right. Ward 303, help get ready the patient for discharge.
04:22Discharge? Are you serious?
04:24Yeah, I'm serious.
04:25Every good doctor should be able to do that at least. Knock yourself out.
04:32Discharge.
04:37If you're not going to be discharged here by 3 p.m. today, I will eat my own arm.
04:44Yeah. All right. Take care. Take some rest.
04:51Oh, hey. Late girl.
04:55Yeah.
05:02Good afternoon, Mr. Ayush. According to your file, you got in a motorcycle accident,
05:08but you got away with a minor injuries for your arm, and that's great.
05:15Because you are lucky. How are you feeling?
05:18I...
05:21I bad English, but understand. I tell you.
05:28Okay, you don't speak English.
05:32Can you tell me exactly how you got into this accident?
05:37I deliver fast. No deliver, no job.
05:43So, you are trying to deliver the order as quick as it possible, so you wouldn't be fired, right?
05:51Yes, yes.
05:54Why are you working there?
05:58Survive. Need to survive.
06:04Anyway, I have a good news for you. You'll be discharged right today, and you could work.
06:13So, don't worry.
06:15I'm more sick.
06:19What do you mean? You are not feeling well?
06:25Does your arm hurt?
06:28Arm? Don't understand.
06:31Arm.
06:32No.
06:38No? What do you mean no? I need that equipment.
06:43No, I don't care what the director says. I say yes.
06:49Dr. Gibson.
06:51Are you still here?
06:52Ayush can be discharged.
06:55Who?
06:57Ayush, the patient you gave me.
06:58No, no, no. I didn't give you any patient. I told you to discharge a healthy human.
07:04What, you can't even do that?
07:08Where's the sugar?
07:10Here you go.
07:13So?
07:14How did you know I take four?
07:16I didn't. It's just how I use it.
07:18Hold this.
07:20He's not doing well. He's complaining and he's still sick.
07:24Still sick?
07:25His chest hurts. It could be internal bleeding or some organ damage. I don't know.
07:29Did you check his file?
07:32Where is his file anyway?
07:35Listen, he got into an accident while on delivery.
07:38He just wants to sue the company he's working for.
07:41So he doesn't have to work another day in his life.
07:44How can you say that? He's in pain.
07:48Lying to a real, real, real naive little girl.
07:55And he's doing a good job.
07:58Thanks for the sugar.
08:10Look, I've tried my best, but the doctors, they're really interested in your case.
08:15So they want to take a closer look to all the, to all the, to all the vitals, you know?
08:20Vitals.
08:21Doctor, you promised me I'll be discharged by now.
08:25I promised you that if you wouldn't be discharged by now, I would eat my own arm.
08:32And I always keep my promises.
08:37Check this out.
08:52Oh!
09:10Um, so where the accident happened?
09:17What?
09:19Um, where accident, um...
09:30Oh, the...
09:31Happened.
09:32Ew.
09:43Get up.
09:49Lake Street, 23rd...
09:5624th Avenue.
09:58Oh.
09:59324th Avenue.
11:11Dr. Gibson.
11:13There is something seriously wrong with him.
11:16Do you have any idea where you are?
11:19Yeah, but...
11:20Stop!
11:22I want you to calm down and relax. Got it?
11:25I think I'll come back later.
11:26Rob, you're not going anywhere. I'm two moves from winning. You're staying here.
11:30David, the girl obviously needs your help.
11:35We'll finish the game later.
11:39No! You listen to me!
11:42You have absolutely no right to barge into my office like this. Do you understand me?
11:47I let you stay in this hospital today so you can discharge that patient.
11:52Now get out of my hospital!
11:54Now! Move it! Get out of here.
11:57Dr. Gibson, Aiyush is in trouble. His blood pressure is...
12:01Let me see.
12:02Rapidly.
12:04Let's go. Go. Go.
12:12Are you sure, Ma?
12:14X-rays. Quickly. X-rays.
12:16You know, I don't get it. I don't understand.
12:19The X-rays, they showed no damage.
12:21And the lab results are also normal.
12:24He should be up on his feet and breathing normally right now.
12:27He flew six feet over the gravel.
12:29His internal organs are definitely damaged.
12:36He can't have internal damage.
12:39Because...
12:41Hold on. What did you say?
12:43His internal organs are...
12:45No, no, no. Before that. Before that.
12:51He flew six feet over the gravel. I went to the scene of the accident.
13:02Can you see?
13:11No, no. Stop. Stop. Take him to the ventilator. Immediately. Go. Go.
13:15Dr. Gibson, we took this patient to the intensive care unit.
13:17You didn't hear what I said. He swallowed rubble. He's got an object in his tract.
13:22Go! Right now. Run!
13:25Oh, and nurse, if you ever challenge me again, you're fired. Do you understand me?
13:30Now go.
13:38The operation went well. And see?
13:42Look what we got from you.
13:50How are you feeling, Ayush?
13:53Give me your phone, please.
14:00Translate. Phone.
14:03Yeah, sure.
14:11Translate.
14:17If you weren't there, I'd be dead.
14:24Ayush, I'm glad you're doing well.
14:28No, understand.
14:32Okay. I have an idea.
14:34I have an idea.
14:39You should file a lawsuit against the company you work for.
14:50They can't put employees like that.
15:00Take care.
15:01Molly.
15:05Boy doctor.
15:09He likes you.
15:11Very much.
15:24Yeah, come in.
15:32You asked for me?
15:34Yeah, yeah, I did.
15:36I've already packed. I'll be out of here in ten minutes.
15:40Okay. Well, you know, I made some calls today, and it's not that easy to transfer an intern from one hospital to another.
15:51But, you know, you were at the top of your class, and your powers of observation, they helped save a life today.
16:01So, if it wasn't for you...
16:04None of it would have happened.
16:08If you actually believe in people, I wouldn't have had to prove myself to you.
16:14You are a cynical, rude, and cold person.
16:21And what pisses me off the most...
16:24No, no, don't hold back. Enlighten me. Seriously.
16:27What pisses you off about me? Tell me.
16:29That you are my father.
16:37What do you mean father? What's that?
16:41Well, but hang on a sec.
16:44I'm trying to put my finger on it.
16:47February 94?
16:49December...
16:51I had a lot of girlfriends back then. I can't remember.
16:55But what year were you born in?
16:56That would help out a lot, seriously.
16:59I just said that I'm your daughter.
17:02And that's all you wanted to say to me.
17:05What were you expecting, huh?
17:07You want me to open up my arms and have you jump inside? What?
17:13Is that why you wanted to get transferred here? Huh?
17:17Tell me. Is that the reason?
17:19So you could play daddy's little girl? Huh?
17:22Listen, just... Why don't you just close the door on your way out?
17:26Go ahead. Leave.
17:31I hate you.
17:34You hear me?
17:37I hate you.
17:51I love you.