Dr. Will Halstead quotes from Chicago Med

I know this is a lot to process, but once Allison is stronger, the detective would like to come in and ask her a few questions.

JNJanelle Nicholson

Look, Ali just had a brush with death, and all she cares about is if she can still go to the junior high dance. She's so innocent. I don't want to take that from her. One day we'll have to, but not today.

We understand. We'll be back in the morning to check on her.

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You want to feed a patient against her will.

Dr. Will Halstead

A pregnant mother who's killing her baby.

We believe she has something called orthorexia, an obsession with healthy living that has limited her diet so severly that it's become dangerous.

Dr. Will Halstead

And has led to a pathologic distrust of the entire medical system. She won't let us do anything.

Well, is she delusional? Can she make decisions on her own?

No, she is very clear about what she wants and what she does not want.

Well, then we can't prove incompetence, and we can't force her to do anything to her body she doesn't want. The law sides with her.

Dr. Will Halstead

But there are two patients here.

Yeah, one of whom has no control over what's being done to it.

Dr. Will Halstead

This is child abuse.

Well, I can convene an emergency ethics committee. It's possible they may find grounds to override her decision.

And in the meantime?

See if you can find a way to help her trust us.

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But you have to tell me.

Dr. Will Halstead

And violate the sacred oath?

[laughing] It's not like you're guarding the Holy Grail. It's a holiday gift exchange.

Dr. Will Halstead

That we call "Secret Santa", because we're supposed to keep it a secret.

Okay, so who is it? Is it April?

Dr. Will Halstead

I'm not gonna tell you.

Fine. Don't tell me. But it's only a matter of time before you crack.

Dr. Will Halstead

Not a chance.

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How's Shannon's husband?

Dr. Will Halstead

Bruce Kim? Turns out he wasn't in Buffalo. He was in Aruba with another woman. Tested inconclusive for Zika.

What? Well, we have to tell Shannon.

Dr. Will Halstead

We can't. Not without violating his confidentiality. He refuses to tell her.

That's ridiculous. I mean, if he was HIV positive, we could break confidentiality. Doesn't Zika get the same exemption?

Dr. Will Halstead

No. Unfortunately, Zika's so new, there's no legal precedent.

But what if they have sex? What if he infects the fetus? I mean, you've seen babies with microcephaly.

Dr. Will Halstead

Natalie, I have spent the last hour trying to find a way around HIPPA. I've got nothing. He'll come after the hospital, and my license, incidentally.

So you're just giving up?

Dr. Will Halstead

There's nothing we can do. We can't justify breaking the law over an inconclusive test result.

[she sighs, and he sees the gears in her head turning]

Dr. Will Halstead

I know what you're thinking. Don't do anything.

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What did you do?

Dr. Will Halstead

I made some calls. Since Zika's a public health emergency, the CDC has to investigate all inconclusive test results.

I'm impressed.

Dr. Will Halstead

Natalie, back there, were you gonna...?

Let's just say it is a good thing you showed up when you did.

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What, you keeping a secret?

Dr. Will Halstead

Hey.

[taking his book] "Your Toddler and You". Is this business or pleasure?

Dr. Will Halstead

Both. I'm looking for ideas on how to get Owen to like me.

What makes you think he doesn't.

Dr. Will Halstead

[indicating his black eye] Oh, I don't know.

[she laughs] You worry too much.

Dr. Will Halstead

Hey, Owen's number one in Natalie's life. If I can't make it work with him, I got no shot with her.

Well, let me break down toddlers for you. They eat, sleep, poop, and play. Help 'em out with any one of those things, and you're gold.

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Dr. Will Halstead

Hey, Doc, I got a patient in 4, Brittany Coleman, stabbed her neighbor. Cops have her under guard. Seems pretty nutty. Wanna take a look?

"Pretty nutty". Is that a... is that a clinical term?

Dr. Will Halstead

She's had fentanyl, but no sedation.

I'll be right there.

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I think we're dealing with a case of folie à deux.

Dr. Will Halstead

Which is...

A shared delusion.

Jay Halstead

[approaching] Heads up, guys, I got an arrest warrant for Brittany Coleman, attempted murder. Gonna transfer her to the psych ward at Cook County.

Before you do that, there's somebody I'd like you to meet. Two minutes.

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Dr. Will Halstead

That guy who didn't immunize his kid, did I hear you call him an idiot? That was a very Will Halstead moment.

I just... I can't stand it. No matter how much science we give people, no matter how much proof, they just go on believing what they wanna believe. I mean, the guy who started this whole anti-vac thing has been completely discredited. So what is wrong with people? Why do they keep clinging to this myth?

Dr. Will Halstead

Mass hysteria.

Yeah, and that baby pays the price.

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Dr. Will Halstead

We found a large growth in your larynx. It's almost certainly cancer.

VTVic Thomas

All right.

Dr. Will Halstead

Now, the good news is we have an excellent oncology department, so I'd like to arrange for a biopsy and a consultation, so that they can determine...

VTVic Thomas

It's okay. I'm not interested.

Dr. Will Halstead

Mr. Thomas, the sooner you begin treatment, the better your chances of survival.

VTVic Thomas

You don't understand. I'm... I'm ready to die.

Dr. Will Halstead

I know it's a lot of information, and it can seem overwhelming, but I...

VTVic Thomas

I said no.

Dr. Will Halstead

Can you tell me why you're so resistant to treatment?

VTVic Thomas

Because I've made it 56 years without molesting a child, and I can't stand it anymore.

Dr. Will Halstead

I'm sorry?

VTVic Thomas

I'm a pedophile. And I wanna die.

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He fainted?

Dr. Will Halstead

Yeah, getting out of the shower. When I pressed for details, he confessed to being light-headed all week.

Labs?

Dr. Will Halstead

[handing him a tablet] Yeah, troponin's way too high. Left ventricular ejection fraction is 10%.

I've been treating Dan for six months. Steroids, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers. No matter what I try, he just keeps getting worse.

Dr. Will Halstead

Where is he on the transplant list?

Way too low.

Dr. Will Halstead

Don't let him give up.

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Dr. Will Halstead

Natalie, you can't sit on this.

If I report it, Catherine will likely be removed as Sam's guardian. I wanna pull in social services.

Dr. Will Halstead

This goes beyond family counseling. It's a criminal matter. She intentionally stopped trach care to cause her son's death.

To end his suffering. You know, she looked into moving to a state where assisted suicide is legal? But because Sam isn't terminally ill and can't express his wishes, he didn't qualify.

Dr. Will Halstead

Exactly. Which means you can't be certain this is what he wants.

No one knows what Sam wants more than his mother.

Dr. Will Halstead

Then she needs to go to court and make her case, petition a judge to get his feeding tube removed. Look, Natalie, I'm not arguing she's wrong, but what she did is illegal. You have to call the police.

No.

Dr. Will Halstead

Then I will.

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Dr. Will Halstead

[after Natalie proposes an experimental treatment] You gave him those drugs?

Mm-hmm.

Dr. Will Halstead

I told you not to, and you did it anyway.

His wife wanted to give 'em a try.

Dr. Will Halstead

You shouldn't have even suggested it.

She deserved a choice.

Dr. Will Halstead

You went behind my back. I can't believe you did that.

You wouldn't listen to me.

Dr. Will Halstead

I did listen to you. I just hope you haven't put a nail in this man's coffin.